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Chapter 435 There's no need to capture Aizen, just kill him!

All three betraying captains were single men, the kind who weren't married.

But they still left behind two huge problems.

First is Hinamori Momo, the vice-captain of the Fifth Division. Because she had the most contact with Aizen, she was deeply affected by the hypnosis, and her mind has been completely distorted, resulting in cognitive impairment.

Because of Retsu Unohana's awakening, Momo Hinamori, under the influence of the butterfly effect, did not go to the Central 46 Chambers, nor was she personally stabbed by Aizen. She lived a healthy life until Aizen's conspiracy was exposed.

But precisely because she wasn't stabbed in the back, this psychologically twisted girl completely refused to acknowledge the fact that her captain had betrayed her.

She firmly believed that Captain Aizen had been murdered and that the accusations of betrayal were rumors, and even resolutely resisted the Captain-Commander's order to eliminate any traces of Aizen's treason.

Now, Hinamori Momo has been arrested by Captain Kyoraku for resisting the Captain-Commander's orders with force. After her spiritual pressure was sealed, she is imprisoned in the Fifth Division's cell to reflect on her actions.

But she naturally refused to reflect on her actions and firmly believed that everyone was lying to her.

Retsu Unohana was very troubled by this, as she was not good at hypnotherapy and could not find a solution to the problem.

Xia Zuo, unconcerned, advised, "Sister Hua, don't be sad for this silly girl. She's just been overprotected by some white-haired idiot, which is why she seems so naive."

"We failed to defeat Aizen this time, but he will definitely be able to develop well in Hueco Mundo. Once he is fully powerful, he will reappear and cause trouble."

"Only when Aizen stabs Hinamori Momo will things take a turn for the better, opening the first crack in that girl's twisted logic."

"Before this, Sister Hua, you didn't need to worry about her at all; there were other people taking care of her anyway—"

Retsu Unohana covered her mouth and laughed, "Don't talk about Toshiro, that kid has been so pitiful lately. Sigh, I feel a little sorry for him when I see him."

Xia Zuo also thought of Hitsugaya Toshiro's appearance in the past few days. His clothes and hairstyle were a mess. In addition, he was under great pressure, had a mental breakdown, and suffered from insomnia, which resulted in sunken eyes, dark circles under his eyes, and dry, cracked skin.

He couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "This guy is really unlucky."

That's right, the 10th Division Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya's misfortune was doubled, because another female Shinigami who was deeply hurt by Aizen's betrayal was his lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto.

This fierce, alcoholic, and unrestrained woman is the childhood friend of Gin Ichimaru, the captain of the Third Division.

Now that Rangiku's beloved childhood friend, the white-haired one, has run away with the domineering CEO Aizen without saying a word, Rangiku feels heartlessly abandoned and is completely devastated.

She's like tempered glass; normally, no matter how you touch her, she won't break. But if a strong enough force hits her vital parts, she'll shatter into pieces.

There wasn't even a chance for it to crack open.

Rangiku Matsumoto abandoned all her work and rushed into an izakaya (Japanese pub), where she began to drink herself into a stupor.

She's a famous beauty in the Gotei 13, easily ranking in the top five for looks.

For seasoned perverts who frequent izakayas, Ms. Matsumoto is more attractive than even the most beautiful women, because she has a bold personality and a large bust, making her incredibly alluring and seductive.

A beautiful woman like her drinking alone in silence—isn't that practically inviting someone to pick her up after she's dead?

As the captain of Matsumoto Rangiku, Hitsugaya Toshiro couldn't help but take care of her.

Although Toshiro is still young and cannot drink alcohol, he will bring team documents and sit with Rangiku at the drinking table, handling team affairs while dealing with his vice-captain's drunken ramblings.

Matsumoto Rangiku: "Who does Gin think he is? He decided to go with someone without even telling me, and then he left without saying goodbye—I'm so angry!"

Toshiro didn't even look up: "Yes, it is quite infuriating."

Matsumoto Rangiku: "That white fox has such weird eyes, he's not handsome at all, I don't like him at all!"

Toshiro continued grading the documents: "That's right, he looks strange, you don't like him."

Matsumoto Rangiku: "Traitor! If I ever see him again, I'll kill him with my own hands!"

Toshiro sighed and wrote down his opinion seriously: "No problem, I'll kill him for you."

Matsumoto Rangiku, drunk, began to dance wildly, her soft flesh trembling uncontrollably, while shouting, "Kill him! Stab him to death! Chop him into eight pieces!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro skillfully put away the documents, his sharp gaze sweeping across the lecherous old men in the izakaya, startling them away from their lustful eyes.

Then, he thoughtfully took out two pillows and gave them to Hisagi Shuhei and Kira Izuru, who were already drunk, to place under their heads.

That's right, today it's three vice-captains drinking. Kira Izuru is Ichimaru Gin's vice-captain, Hisagi Shuhei is Tosen Kaname's vice-captain, and then there's his childhood friend Matsumoto Rangiku who ran away. The three of them make up a table of true melodrama.

There was only wine on the table, no food, and a faint sadness filled the air. The words spoken were mostly bitter complaints.

The three losers in life vented their frustrations wildly, causing Hitsugaya Toshiro to make several mistakes in his document corrections, and he was so frustrated that he wanted to draw his sword and kill them several times.

He's clearly the most miserable one, so why should he have to listen to those three bastards vent?

Fortunately, Matsumoto Rangiku was a master of drinking, and he quickly knocked out Hisagi Shuhei and Kira Izuru, leaving them weak and slumped under the table, convulsing and foaming at the mouth.

It wasn't until midnight that Matsumoto Rangiku became completely drunk and started rambling incoherently.

Toshiro waited patiently for another two minutes, and Matsumoto Rangiku drank the last cup of sake, then fell straight backward onto the ice platform that Toshiro had prepared in advance.

Then, the captain of the 10th Division pulled his vice-captain along as they headed towards their 10th Division barracks.

With the help of two female team members, Matsumoto Rangiku was settled in, and Hitsugaya Toshiro returned to his team barracks.

Continue to revise team documents.

Hinamori Momo's semi-madness caused the young captain great anxiety, while the vice-captain slacked off and lost interest in his work, leaving him with all the responsibilities of the 10th Division.

Toshiro hadn't expected that Matsumoto Rangiku would take on so much, such tedious work.

He realized that he had been too relaxed before and had no experience in handling these matters, which took him several times longer than Rangiku, resulting in his current predicament.

After finishing reviewing a document, Toshiro glanced at the remaining stack of documents, which was still a foot thick, and couldn't help but sigh.

I didn't have time to sleep again today.

The following afternoon, Komamura Sajin finished all his work and went to the Fourth Division alone. Led by the team members, he entered a special sterile prison.

This place holds Kaname Tosen, the former captain of the 9th Division, a traitor to Soul Society, and Komamura Sajin's only close friend.

Moreover, it is a two-section Tosen Kaname.

In the massive explosion caused by the severing of the protective membrane, Tosen survived because he was at the center of the blast.

His body, which had been cut in two, survived the explosion, except that his hands and feet at the ends of his body had disappeared.

However, Tosen knew he couldn't live.

Because Xia Zuo's [Wind Wing Sky Slash] was extremely powerful, but he had not yet mastered it, he was in a state where he could unleash it but could not retract it.

The mysterious power of the phoenix lingered on Tosen Kaname's wound. Although it wasn't particularly strong, it couldn't be removed, healed, or treated.

Even if another section of the wound is cut off, it won't change the fact that the Phoenix Force remains.

Shinigami are incredibly resilient, and Tosen, as a captain-level Shinigami, is an even more formidable monster.

But now this vitality has become his greatest torment, because he is doomed to die, yet he cannot die for the time being.

This temporary period could very well last a year, or even several years.

After learning the whole story, Tosen was filled with despair and broke down.

He pleaded, "Kill me, please, everyone, give me a quick death."

"Please, for the sake of our century-long partnership, I beg you!"

"Let me die with some dignity, don't let me suffer terribly and rot away like a maggot."

"Komamura Sajin, for the sake of our past relationship, draw your Zanpakuto and cut off my head! Pierce my heart!"

But no one helped him.

Those Grim Reapers who hated him wished he would suffer more, but Komamura Sajin couldn't bring himself to do it no matter what. However, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the captain of the 12th Division, was very interested and wanted to take him away to study him.

However, Captain-Commander Yamamoto did not grant Mayuri Kurotsuchi's request. He believed that although Kaname Tosen was a damned traitor, he was still a former captain and deserved some respect.

This courtesy isn't for Tosen, but for the other squad leaders, so no exceptions can be made.

After Mayuri Kurotsuchi reluctantly gave up, Kaname Tosen was left in the 4th Division's dormitory, enduring the immense pain of being cut in half at the waist, waiting for death to slowly descend upon him.

He has already started a hunger strike. Although he will still die very slowly, it is much better than enduring a year or two.

Komamura Sajin would visit him every day after work. The two would talk through the fence, but Komamura would be the only one there, reminiscing about the past and the various things that had happened between them.

Tosen didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Or rather, this is how Tosen Kaname has been ever since he realized that no one would kill him.

Although Aizen's betrayal caused a huge shock, it ultimately did not shake the rule of the Soul Society. Although the three vacant captain positions remained unfilled, the Central 46 were filled again in just five days and began to operate.

As the buildings destroyed in the battle were repaired and the vegetation was restored, even the execution platform was re-erected, the claim that Shuangji possessed the power of a million Zanpakuto began to circulate again.

But in the last hundred years, probably no one would believe that.

Rukia Kuchiki's crimes were proven to be completely fabricated, and she naturally resumed her identity as a Shinigami, continuing to serve in her brother-in-law's squad.

The Ryuka who came to rescue Rukia were naturally pardoned. After Ichigo Kurosaki refused the invitation from Vice-Captain Sasakibe, the 12th Division activated the machine and sent them back to the human world, back into their respective bodies.

Ichigo Kurosaki, Chad, Uryu Ishida, and Orihime Inoue returned to their normal high school lives.

The last member of the Ryuka, Shiba Ganju, a native of Rukongai in Soul Society, also returned to the Yorozuya and continued to work under his sister's guidance to restore the Shiba family's honor.

But both siblings could sense that this incident was a turning point in the fate of the Shiba family, and that hope lay in the not-too-distant future.

On the surface, the Soul Court has recovered from the blow.

However, the power of the Soul Society has shifted, with the Gotei 13 replacing the Central 46 and taking control of the Soul Society's highest authority.

After investigation, the reason why Aizen Sousuke betrayed Soul Society and entered Hueco Mundo to establish his own faction has been found.

Captain-Commander Yamamoto personally led a team to thoroughly investigate the Fifth Division, searching through every detail to find Aizen's motives for betrayal and his purpose in seizing the Hogyoku.

Finally, when Ukitake was inspecting the Great Spirit Book corridor, he discovered records of Aizen borrowing books.

Based on the ancient books, sealed archives, and research materials on the 12th Division that Aizen borrowed, after comprehensive analysis, Jushiro Ukitake finally found a clue. All the clues obtained after investigation ultimately pointed to one final target—the King Key!

The Royal Key, also known as the Royal Key, is the key to unlocking the space where the Spirit King resides.

Aizen Sousuke plots to seize the key to the throne; his ultimate goal is only one thing: the Soul King protected by the Zero Division!!

The four noble families and Captain-Commander Yamamoto realized the danger, so they reached a power transfer agreement and agreed that the Soul Society would remain in a state of war until Aizen was defeated.

Everything must prioritize killing or capturing Aizen.

While Yamamoto Shigekuni was negotiating with the four noble families, Ukitake Jushiro, Kyoraku Shunsui, and Sasakibe Chojiro continued to study the documents and traces left by Inazome.

They then confirmed that Aizen was unaware that the King Key was being protected by the Zero Division, but he possessed the method for creating the King Key invented by Kisuke Urahara.

Chojiro Sasakibara gasped, "This situation is even more terrifying than Aizen knowing where the King's Key is."

Ukitake Jushiro coughed twice and said, "You're right, this time we're really in big trouble."

Kyoraku Shunsui laughed and said, "Ukitake and Sasakibe-senpai, you are too pessimistic."

39

"Wang Jian isn't so easy to manufacture!"

"Look at Kisuke Urahara's manufacturing formula. The materials alone require a spiritually rich area within a radius of one spirit mile, as well as the souls of more than 100,000 living people."

"If we find a suitable location for a powerful spirit, we can ambush Aizen."

The vice-captain of the Sparrow Division stroked his mustache and nodded, saying, "Chunshui, you're right. This is an opportunity."

"Now we need to confirm how many spirit lands in the world actually meet the criteria."

"Hopefully there aren't too many, otherwise, if we spread out, our forces might not be enough to stop Aizen."

But Chojiro Sasaki was overthinking it; there is only one suitable resurrection site in the world.

Coincidentally, this sacred site is Ichigo Kurosaki's home, Karakura Town.

Jushiro Ukitake breathed a sigh of relief: "Now the problem is simpler. We need to protect Karakura Town and shatter his delusion of creating the King's Key!"

After receiving the report, Captain-Commander Yamamoto only said one sentence: "As for Aizen, there is no need to consider capturing him. Kill him immediately as soon as he appears."