The Unforgiven from Shinigami
His blank expression and bewildered tone revealed his sincerity, without a trace of falsehood.
This only fueled Retsu Unohana's growing doubts. "You've never even seen Shinji Hirako's face, so why do you like them? Why do you trust his words?"
Shiraishi was speechless for a moment. He couldn't very well say that he had watched an anime called Shinigami, which clearly explained who the good guys and bad guys were.
The Visored is not their real enemy.
A brief silence fell over the empty Underground Relief Prison. A cool breeze gently caressed his skin. He thought of a good excuse, "It all comes down to intuition. I think you understand. When masters clash, the clash of blades reveals the other person's character."
You lied to me again.
Retsu Unohana easily saw through his lie. She reached out, ignoring the woman's murderous gaze, and stroked his cheek, lifting his silver-white sideburns. "When you lie, your right eyelid always twitches involuntarily."
Why lie?
Because you do have contact with Hirako and the others.
Ignoring her inner jealousy, Kūkaku Shiba asked in astonishment, "You really have contact with Hirako?"
"No."
Shiraishi, unwilling to be falsely accused, loudly defended himself, saying, "If Azashiro hadn't suddenly stopped responding, I could have called him out to prove that his ability is to fuse Reishi, and that the entire Seireitei is under his surveillance."
He knew Aizen's every move very well, and even understood that Aizen was conducting Hollowfication Experiment to trick people.
The true power of "Kyōka Suigetsu" is Complete Hypnosis. Anyone who watches its Shikai once will fall into a hallucination when it is Kyōka Suigetsu Shikai, making it impossible to defend against!
Now that things have come to this, in order to prove his innocence, he has no choice but to shift the blame onto Sōya Azashiro.
Anyway, for some reason, that person couldn't be called out, so there's no way to verify it.
Retsu Unohana fell into deep thought; Sōya Azashiro's abilities were just as she had guessed.
The super-concentrated sleeping pills she created, which worked by infecting spirit particles, were indeed effective, rendering Soujiro Mokujo, who had fused with the spirit particles of Seireitei, unconscious.
Aizen's ability is Complete Hypnosis.
If that's the case, it explains why Tsunayashiro Tokinada was able to deceive the nobles.
But there's no evidence for any of this, and it's impossible to convince Captain-Commander Yamamoto.
Moreover, even at this point, Shiraishi is still hiding something, specifically which part.
Retsu Unohana couldn't tell, and toying with Aizen's sideburns, asked, "What evidence do you have that Captain Aizen is a bad person?"
"No."
When the topic of evidence came up, Shiraishi immediately wilted.
Aizen is meticulous in his work, so finding something to use against him is not difficult, but practically impossible.
Unless he voluntarily chooses to reveal his true colors.
Shiraishi said with a helpless expression, "Hey, how can I explain it to you for you to believe me?"
Retsu Unohana pinched his cheek and said with a smile, "Silly boy, it's no use me believing you. The problem now is how to get Captain-Commander Yamamoto to believe you."
"Wait a minute," Kūkaku Shiba said seriously, his eyes scanning the area between them, "You two... are you having an affair?"
Shiraishi avoided answering, saying, " Kūkaku, it's quite uncivilized for a girl like you to say you have a relationship, um."
Retsu Unohana covered his mouth with her lips, and only after a short while did they reluctantly separate.
We know each other inside and out.
Kūkaku Shiba narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling provoked. "In terms of friendship, Shiraishi and I are clearly closer."
"Heh, is he really that strong?"
"Perhaps it's because someone is just a little less attractive that he seems weak."
The atmosphere suddenly became a little off.
Hearing the tension in their words, Shiraishi, forgetting the memory of their kiss, said with a serious expression, "Let's talk about serious matters."
It's fine if they don't speak, but once they do, they ignite a storm of hatred.
Kūkaku Shiba knew that Shiraishi was having an affair with another woman, and even after seeing it with her own eyes, she was still filled with jealousy.
I can't achieve that state of perfect tranquility.
She pinched Shiraishi's soft waist and said fiercely, "Why aren't you taking off my handcuffs?"
"Okay, I'll unlock it right away." Shiraishi was thick-skinned and didn't feel any pain from being pinched, but he still had to show his attitude. He turned around and tried to break the handcuffs.
Retsu Unohana grasped his hand and whispered, "Not yet. Without the handcuffs, would Ms. Shiba still stay here obediently?"
They'll only go out and cause trouble, disrupt my plans, and worsen their crimes.
" Shiraishi! Will you listen to her or me?"
A life-or-death dilemma was suddenly placed in front of Shiraishi; whichever he chose, he would offend the other.
Choosing neither will offend either of them.
Those who are opportunistic and fickle never end well.
Shiraishi racked his brains and finally came up with a way to break the deadlock. "Removing Kūkaku's handcuffs won't be very effective. I have a way to make Aizen reveal his true colors."
Retsu Unohana withdrew her hand and asked, "What's your plan?"
"Don't waste time arguing with people who are good with their brains. I'll just use force to fight Aizen and expose his true strength."
Shiraishi was confident that with his current Reiatsu and strength, he was capable of going toe-to-toe with Aizen.
No need to use Bankai, just Shikai. The ultimate's true damage and critical hits should be enough to take down a mana-dead enemy.
Retsu Unohana shook her head, saying, "Even if he concealed his strength, it doesn't prove he did anything wrong in the past. He has every right to defend himself."
" Aizen is very arrogant; if I defeat him, he will never offer any explanation."
Shiraishi answered confidently, adding, "If you doubt that I have a problem, you can watch from the sidelines. If anything goes wrong, you can step in and stop me at any time."
Having said that, Retsu Unohana said helplessly, "You're always like this, not playing by the rules, always thinking of flipping the table. Do you know what the consequences of failure are?"
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Shiraishi's face was resolute.
"Whatever you want," Retsu Unohana sighed inwardly. She wouldn't help Shiraishi break the rules of Seireitei; she could only offer him assistance within those rules.
For example, faking Kūkaku's death serves two purposes: to disrupt the situation and to protect Kūkaku.
If Kūkaku Shiba and the Urahara, it could be stopped before she commits any serious crimes.
With her plea for leniency, the trial will be much lighter.
In that case, Shiraishi wouldn't need to think about breaking him out of prison anymore.
The same thought applies to Shiraishi.
If the crime isn't serious, then there's room for maneuver.
However, given their personalities, Shiraishi and Kūkaku Shiba were destined not to accept this well-intentioned idea.
Especially Shiraishi.
What benefits him is called rules, what harms him is just a thin veil; when it's time to break through, he will not hesitate for a moment.
If all else fails, we'll fight it out; if we can't win, we'll just go far away.
Come back when we can win the fight.
The phrase "compromise and seek peace" has been relegated to a distant memory for him, and he has no intention of bringing it up again.