Shirou's clones number 30 million

"This...hahaha...this really is..."

Captain Aizen is even more arrogant than I imagined. Did I misjudge him?

Chapter 265 I really misjudged you

Chapter 265, Section 266: I really misjudged you.

"And are you sure you discovered it 'by chance'?"

Aizen paused, stared into his eyes, and slowly said:

"The other party has been hiding in the shadows for a thousand years without ever revealing a single clue. How did you manage to 'accidentally' discover their information?"

Kisuke Urahara paused for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

Indeed, having been hidden for a thousand years, how could it possibly be discovered by itself?

Looking back carefully, the discovery of the Quincy was indeed too coincidental.

But if those coincidences were all the result of the other party's deliberate actions, then it would make sense.

If we consider this line of thought—

"If they deliberately let me know this, what is their purpose? Captain Aizen, what are your thoughts?"

"I don't know. I'm not Yhwach, how would I know what he's thinking?"

Aizen shook his head slightly, then said casually again:

"Perhaps it's to declare war on Soul Society and let us know he's here; or perhaps it's to send us some false information to buy time to recover or increase our power; or perhaps he just accidentally revealed a flaw and then used a tactic to mislead us in order to cover it up."

The moment you become different from others, the original plot loses its reference value, and only some enemy intelligence remains usable.

At this moment, Kisuke Urahara fell into a long silence.

It would be such a pity if all these decades of effort were in vain.

After a while, he composed himself and asked with a light laugh:

"If Captain Aizen had been the one who discovered the Quincy were the ones who had been discovered, what would you have done?"

"Whether it was then or now, my approach has always been the same: prepare for war." Aizen answered without hesitation.

"Oh...? Captain Aizen has this side to him too."

Before calculating victory, one must first calculate defeat; in war, intelligence is of paramount importance.

Instead of considering intelligence, the reckless act of simply focusing on improving one's own strength and then winning head-on was actually Captain Aizen's suggestion.

Kisuke Urahara shook his head slightly and sighed again.

I really misjudged Captain Aizen. I thought he was like me, someone who planned things carefully before acting.

Now it seems that he and I are completely opposite types.

"The Soul Society has been at peace for too long, and has not encountered any major wars in the past thousand years. Under such circumstances, once war breaks out, there will inevitably be huge casualties."

"By then, how many of the team leaders and deputy team leaders who came to this meeting today will still be around?"

Aizen chuckled and said without hesitation:

"If you're not strong enough, then spend time training to improve your strength; if you lack combat experience, then simulate combat to improve your experience."

"No matter how strong the opponent is, or what tricks they have up their sleeves, there is only one thing we need to do: improve ourselves."

Kisuke Urahara was speechless; it just didn't make sense.

Can strength and combat experience be improved in a short time?

"Of course, we need to find ways to improve our strength and experience, but before that, shouldn't we gather intelligence and do everything we can to increase our chances of winning?"

"Special training can only be the icing on the cake; intelligence is the key to victory or defeat."

"No," Aizen immediately denied. "Strength is fundamental; intelligence is merely an add-on. It's best to have it, but it's not essential if you don't."

Kisuke Urahara immediately lost the will to argue with him, having thought that Captain Aizen was the only person in the entire Soul Society who shared his ideals.

Now it seems that he was just a reckless brute, no different from Captain Zaraki.

It's such a waste of all my hard work over the past few decades.

Because he firmly believed that Aizen would not refuse his proposal, he had made countless deductions about Aizen's defection over the decades.

He even considered many ways to persuade Aizen after being rejected.

Feeling that Aizen was like himself, he used himself as a reference to simulate and deduce countless possible future developments.

However, all these efforts came to an end at this moment.

However, I can only blame myself for misjudging Aizen.

“Teacher Genryusai, I still stand by my opinion. Since Captain Aizen is so adamant in his opposition, then it’s time to bring in a backup candidate.”

"Captain Aizen and I share the same opinion: we'll meet force with force and water with water. No matter what the Quincy are hiding, Soul Society will never lose."

At this point, Captain-Commander Yamamoto changed the subject and continued:

"However, if you insist on your opinion, then do what you want to do!"

"Thank you so much!"

Kisuke Urahara lowered his head slightly.

I will definitely prove to Captain Aizen that what I did was right.

"I wonder who Urahara's second choice is?" Aizen asked curiously.

"The backup candidate is Kisuke Urahara."

Kisuke Urahara murmured his name, then smiled.

"Although I am no match for Captain Aizen, I believe I have some ability to protect myself. If the Quincy information was given to me voluntarily, I think they would not refuse my surrender."

Although he kept being modest, his arrogance was by no means lacking.

Such an important mission as infiltration is something that only Captain Aizen and I can handle.

A slight look of surprise involuntarily appeared on Aizen's face as he thought to himself:

What is he thinking? My first choice was me, and the reasons I gave earlier were barely acceptable, but his second choice was himself.

"What are your selection criteria? My first choice was me, but your second choice was yourself. Does that mean you think I'm better than you?"

“Ah…that’s right.” Kisuke Urahara paused for a moment, then smiled and said, “I’ve always felt that Captain Aizen is stronger than me.”

Although I misjudged Captain Aizen's personality, it was only because I had too little contact with him. I will never misjudge his abilities again.

“In terms of strength, intelligence, vision, and even my greatest strength, innovation, Captain Aizen is superior to me in every aspect.”

"Most people in Soul Society think that Captain Aizen is a gentle, low-key, and kind-hearted person. However, I have always known that Captain Aizen simply sees through everything and disdains to get to know those ordinary people."

"I already know what happened a few days ago. Captain Aizen, like me, was affected by those symptoms and gave everyone a good scolding."

"At that moment, I thought to myself, Captain Aizen was exactly as I had observed."

Aizen chuckled, then burst into laughter.

Where did you get that conclusion? I'm just too lazy to move and prefer to leisurely sunbathe by myself.

He actually regarded this kind of retired old man lifestyle as deep-rooted arrogance.

As for swearing, that was entirely due to Clotte's cold and had nothing to do with her true nature.

"Perhaps you've misjudged me again."

Chapter 266 Danger! Run!

Chapter 266, Section 267: Danger! Run!

"This time it's absolutely impossible."

Kisuke Urahara shook his head slightly and said with a light laugh:

"You can tell a person's true nature from their eyes. No matter when or where, Captain Aizen's eyes always revealed a kind of indifference that made him the only one who was sober in a world of drunks."

"Is that right?"

Aizen smiled, but this time he didn't refute it verbally; his eyes were hard to hide.

When you know a person's past and future, how they died, and the secrets hidden in their Zanpakuto, you still have to suppress your strength during battle to create a situation where you are evenly matched.

Then, seeing his excited expression after the narrow defeat, it's hard to even bother to feign a change in his expression.

Rather, the fact that they didn't wear their sympathy on their sleeves was already a testament to their superb acting skills.

"I wonder what scenario you're planning for your defection?"

"For decades, I have been painstakingly creating an adversarial situation with Captain Aizen, all for this day."

As if thinking of something, Kisuke Urahara's voice unconsciously lowered a little, and finally he fell silent.

A few seconds later, he looked up at Aizen and said with a smile:

"Kisuke Urahara, after being pushed to the brink once again by the Captain-Commander's bias towards Captain Aizen, decided to take a risk."

"After failing to assassinate Captain Aizen and severely injuring him, he defected from Soul Society and could only hide in the human world."

"Subsequently, in order to find a way to take revenge, he began to experiment continuously, trying to combine the power of Shinigami, Hollows and Quincy."

Are you really going to stick with me like this?

However, having worked hard for this for decades, they certainly won't give up because of a few words from themselves.

Aizen looked at him speechlessly and said quietly:

"In that case, I'm afraid Miss Yoruichi will hate me to death. When you defect, please take her with you, thank you."

"Haha... That won't do. I'll do such a dangerous thing by myself. In fact, I was just thinking of asking Captain Aizen to take good care of her."

"How am I supposed to take care of her? She'd love to kill me. Besides, given Yoruichi's personality, once she finds out you've defected, she'll definitely think I forced her into it. You might leave and she could defect right after you."

"Well... I'll warn her before I leave Soul Society to stay there and find a way to uncover Captain Aizen's weaknesses."

Why not just take her with you? Before you leave, you even plant a nail next to me.