Suddenly, Gin Ichimaru reached out and grabbed Kyōka Suigetsu.
"Captain Aizen, leave something this trivial to me!" Gin Ichimaru said with a smile. At the same time, his other hand had already gripped Shinsō, pointing through his robes at Aizen's heart.
Just as he was about to activate his Bankai, he suddenly realized... he could not even move a finger.
All the nerves in his body were paralyzed, and he fell stiffly to the ground.
"Gin!" Rangiku Matsumoto stood directly in front of Gin Ichimaru and happened to witness him preparing to assassinate Aizen.
Yet she had no idea why Gin Ichimaru had suddenly lost the ability to move and fallen rigidly to the ground.
Aizen made no further move, merely watching the two of them quietly.
"Gin. Do you remember a conversation we had more than a hundred years ago? We were both drunk that day, and you asked how to break Kyōka Suigetsu. I deliberately told you that touching the blade before Kyōka Suigetsu activated would dispel it. But... did you really think I would not guard against such an obvious weakness?" Aizen asked with a smile.
Gin Ichimaru's emerald eyes fixed on Aizen.
"You may not know this, but I am not merely exceptional in battle. I am also skilled in poison and medicine. After all, my teacher was the finest doctor in the Gotei 13. He taught me how to make all kinds of poisons when I was young. I coated my Kyōka Suigetsu with anesthetic. The moment it touches skin, your entire body will soon be paralyzed. Otherwise, why do you think those Captains could not get back up after taking a single slash from me?" Aizen said.
"And you, Rangiku Matsumoto. If Yamabuki Chidori had not protected you, you would have died a hundred