Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 21. Overestimating One's Abilities
"you saw it?"

Shi Yan Jiuzhu's face was cold and gloomy.

Upon discovering that the visitor was merely an ordinary Grim Reaper, his panicked heart instantly calmed down.

Perhaps it's because I've only recently acquired captain-level power and am still not proficient in it, which is why I didn't notice him...

Ishii Kyusuke comforted himself in his heart.

Across from him, Shuichi Higashino spread his hands, looking rather helpless.

"Clearly and distinctly~"

"Then you can follow in their footsteps! Car Flame Dragon Fang!"

Without giving Higashino Shuichi a chance to explain, Ishiiwa Kyusuke launched an attack on him.

A pillar of flame suddenly rose from the ground, creating a wave of heat. Watching the figure engulfed by the flames, Ishii Kyusuke let out a cold snort.
"Another fool!"

To be so careless in the face of the enemy, he deserves to become the second sacrifice after he gains the power of the captain.

However, the next second, the expression on Ishii Kyusuke's face froze.

"You know what? Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't even give you a chance to speak to me. But this time I'm a little curious: what would happen if a Shinigami with a Zanpakuto picked up a Baku-tō?"

Where the flames had burned out, Higashino Shuichi stood calmly in place, enveloped by a circular, transparent protective shield.

"Impossible! Isn't this the 39th Binding Spell Round Gate?! How could it block my Car Flame Dragon Fang?!" Ishii Kyusuke instinctively took a half step back and roared at Higashino Hideichi, "In that case... Bankai! Raikou: Karasuka!"

The Baku Yao Dao Raiho once again unleashed its Bankai, but unlike the Bankai wielded by Sengoku Ryu before, this Bankai unleashed by Ishiiwa Kyusuke was on a completely different level in terms of both momentum and the degree of spiritual pressure release.

Based on Higashino Shuichi's own experience, Sengoku Ryu's Bankai is about five carts (as is well known, a unit of measurement for captain's combat power), while Ishiiwa Kyusuke's Bankai is probably less than half a cart.

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi didn't even bother to release his Zanpakuto, but simply took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of Ishiiwa Kyusuke, then gently placed his left hand on the latter's forehead.

"A person who hasn't learned to walk yet will fall while running!"

boom!
The next instant, Ishii Kyusuke was pinned to the ground, his head even buried in the sand.

The fire that had just started on the thunder and fire was also extinguished.

"No, that's impossible! I'm already the captain. How could you?"

Even so, Ishii Kyusuke's unwilling voice still emanated intermittently from beneath the yellow sand.

"Captain? Ridiculous. If the Baku Blade could truly grant an ordinary Shinigami like you the strength of a real captain, then Soul Society wouldn't just have five noble families now. The Kasumi clan would definitely be the sixth noble family!"

Higashino Shuichi's cold voice revealed the chilling truth.

Seeing that Ishii Kyusuke was still struggling to get up, Higashino Shuichi finally felt a pang of pity and, with a swift stroke, ended Ishii Kyusuke's tragic life.

Then Higashino Shuichi looked at the Baku Yao Dao Lei Huo on the ground, which had once again lost its master. He seemed to be able to sense a trace of anger from it.

Thinking about it, this is quite normal. Both of his previous food supplies died at his hands. Anyone would have written down Higashino Shuichi's name in their notebooks if he were in that situation.

"Sigh! I was planning to follow them, but I ended up collecting their bodies. Now what am I going to do? Explain this to them?"

Higashino Shuichi sighed again; he was actually quite troubled as well.

If the others had put in even a little effort, Higashino Shuichi could have secretly helped out and tripped up Ishiiwa Kyusuke a bit. Who would have thought that those people would be so utterly useless, easily dealt with by Ishiiwa Kyusuke.

Unfortunately, it's inconvenient for Higashino Shuichi to make a public move. Otherwise, without Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu ability, he wouldn't be able to explain why he's in this place, and they might even find something to use against him.

It's clear that Higashino Shuichi is not going to let Ishii Kusuke go either. Judging from his open break with the Kasumioji family, this guy is either a madman or he has already decided to join the Gotei 13 and report this matter. No matter what the outcome is, Higashino Shuichi will not let him live.

However, things turned out the way they did, which was something that Shuichi Higashino had never anticipated.

Now, they either have to wait here for the second group to come and collect the knife, or...
Higashino Shuichi chose to report to his boss and have Aizen "clean up his mess".

After all, as the saying goes, if you have a ready-made strategist and don't use him, wouldn't you be a complete idiot?

"Interesting, what a betrayal drama!"

After listening to Higashino Shuichi's report, Aizen found it surprisingly interesting.

"Then, Lord Aizen, should I continue to wait here?"

Higashino Shuichi decided to give up thinking about it.

In any case, Aizen doesn't care about the effects of the Raihou sword right now. In addition, after Ishiiwa Kyusuke touched the unclaimed Raihou, his own Zanpakuto quickly degenerated into Asauchi, which shows that the Baku and Zanpakuto are indeed not compatible. Higashino Shuichi knows that he won't need to think about Raihou for at least a long time, so he doesn't care much about the subsequent development of this matter.

"Anyway, the thunder and fire can't destroy it. As long as I keep an eye on the Kasumi clan, that's all that matters. I'll figure out how to get it back once I find a way to resolve the coexistence issue between the Baku and Zanpakuto!"

This is what Shuichi Higashino is thinking right now.

Things have changed. Previously, Higashino Hideki was afraid that if the Kasumioji family took back the Raiho, he wouldn't be able to get it back.

Now that he has personally experienced Ishii Kyusuke's fighting power, he has realized that only a few Shinigami can perfectly master the Lightning Flame like Sengoku Ryu and the future Amagai Shusuke. The next master of the Lightning Flame may not be his match. So, where the Lightning Flame is is not really important.

As for how to deal with the lightning, Aizen obviously needs to think about it. The matter of Ishii Kyusuke is not only beyond Higashino Shuichi's imagination, but it is also not in Aizen's plan.

"You said they went straight to the location of that Zanpakuto without any hesitation or stopping in between?"

After a moment of silence, Aizen asked Higashino Shuichi.

"Yes, Aizen-sama."

Higashino nodded in response.

Without needing to say anything more, Aizen understood perfectly what this meant.

Sure enough, on the other side, Aizen, who was already sitting in his room in Soul Society, smiled and said, "Then take that Zanpakuto to Soul Society. During this time, you stay by its side. I'm sure more interesting people will come looking for you!"

Because Higashino Shuichi did not reveal that one of the Shinigami had inadvertently mentioned the Kasumiji family, Aizen was unaware that the Kasumiji family was involved. However, this did not prevent Aizen from surmising the extent of the power behind the Zanpakuto.

However, this arrangement would be really hard for Higashino Shuichi to handle.

What happened to Aizen's promise that he would personally handle any situation?
In the storyline I remember, even trivial matters like attacking civilians in Rukongai and extracting their souls were handled by Aizen himself. Why is it that when it comes to him, it becomes his job?

"It must be because I always do my job so well!"

After Higashino Shuichi agreed to Aizen's mission again, he secretly resolved in his heart that he would continue to slack off when he needed to, because sycophantic employees never have a good ending!

(End of this chapter)