Shirou's clones number 30 million

"I see..."

Kurosaki Isshin sat down on the sofa and sighed softly.

The Shiba family is nominally a prestigious family in Soul Society, but it has been in decline for over a century. Especially now, with the family gone, they are forgotten. He could probably imagine their current predicament.

Especially the branch family he was in charge of, which had probably already disbanded after losing its head.

"Although I don't know what Captain Aizen intends to get from the Shiba family, unfortunately, the Shiba family is currently unable to meet your needs."

"I see. Well then, before you come with me to Soul Society, you'd better prepare a few coffins in advance." Aizen smiled faintly. "Where would you like to be buried?"

"Am I the only one facing the death penalty?"

"That's true, but the forbidden child born from the union of the living and the dead, or even between a Shinigami and a Quincy, surely some will suggest executing them outright?"

Kurosaki Isshin's face darkened, he clenched his fists, and remained silent.

Although he disliked Aizen's statement, he knew very well that the other party was right.

"Isn't there still a meeting? As long as more than half of the team leaders object, we'll be fine."

"Indeed, but if the captain insists on going his own way, the other captains are unlikely to oppose his opinion."

Aizen smiled and then said:

"Or rather, they had neither the courage nor the power to rebel against the Chief Commander."

Kurosaki Isshin stared intently at Aizen, thinking to himself:

Indeed, only Aizen, who is always mysterious and unfathomable, has the potential to oppose the Captain-Commander.

If everyone else is only a possibility, then he is certain.

"This really is... we've got your weakness covered. Just tell me, what exactly do you want from the Shiba family? The Shiba family has nothing left now."

Why do you people always think so complicatedly?

Aizen shook his head slightly. Urahara was like that, and so was Kurosaki Isshin.

"I have no intention of taking your lives or taking away what you value as your lives. I just want to take this opportunity to give my subordinates some benefits."

Kurosaki Isshin pondered for a few seconds, then suddenly "realized something" and tentatively asked:

"Do you want to go to the Spirit King's Palace? Is your goal to replace the Spirit King and become the ruler of Soul Society?"

"So why do you people always overthink things?"

Aizen sighed softly, and said with a hint of helplessness:

"Do I look like such an ambitious person? Soul King, Lord of Soul Society, what's the point? If I wanted to, I could slaughter the entire Soul Society in an instant."

"If it's not the Soul King, then is your target the secret techniques collected by the Shiba family? But the Shiba family has long since fallen, and the surviving texts are just useless notes..."

"Eh... this is like talking to a brick wall. But then again, if you were really smart, the Shiba family wouldn't have fallen to such a state."

"Why are you suddenly resorting to personal attacks?" Kurosaki Isshin frowned slightly, then tried to defend himself, "There are many reasons for the decline of the Shiba family, and it wasn't caused by me alone. Even without my defection, the Shiba family would have been defunct long ago."

"But in the end, the Shiba family's complete disappearance from Seireitei is still your fault, isn't it? Heartless, ungrateful Captain Shiba Isshin, who has no sense of responsibility whatsoever."

"Did you actually come here specifically to argue with me?"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at the two of them, his face full of confusion. Why did it seem like there were many misunderstandings between them? Their words didn't make any sense.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but lean closer to his father and whisper:

"Dad, weren't you a Shinigami before? You should have some savings in Soul Society, right? Why don't you just give Aizen some of the Soul Society's money?"

"Children shouldn't interrupt when adults are discussing matters," Kurosaki Isshin said, rolling his eyes at him. "How could someone like Captain Aizen possibly care about material things like money?"

"Why does it feel like the Captain Aizen we know isn't the same person? Dad, what kind of person is Aizen in your heart?"

"Ambitious, that's the best word to describe him."

"Uh..."

An ambitious man, him? There must be some misunderstanding.

Ichigo Kurosaki was speechless and decided to negotiate in person.

"Aizen, my dad is an idiot. He can't understand anything too complicated. Just tell me what you want."

boom!

Kurosaki Isshin tapped him on the head, his eyes gradually turning dangerous.

This stupid son not only caused trouble at such an important time, but also disrespected his elders. This son has been raised badly.

Aizen nodded slightly. Indeed, this family were all idiots.

Since that's the case, let's just get straight to the point.

"I'm not saying I'm going to take you away right away, but I can give you three days to prepare."

"Of course, in exchange... as far as I know, Captain Isshin suddenly disappeared back then, and no one knows where you went."

"Therefore, your record in the file is still missing, not dead or defected."

"Of course, your residence in Seireitei was simply sealed off; nothing inside has been touched."

"It's yours!" Kurosaki Ichigo said without hesitation.

boom!

Kurosaki Isshin couldn't help but punch his son again, this time with more force.

"Do you know how much stuff I left there? Giving it away so easily, it's so easy for me."

"Didn't you originally not plan to go back?"

"Whether I go back or not, how can I just give away such a big house?"

Kurosaki Isshin suddenly realized what was happening and quickly shifted his gaze to Aizen, asking warily:

"Is this the reason you came all this way?"

"Well... that's how it is," Aizen said with a smile.

Kurosaki Isshin looked completely bewildered, stood there for a few seconds, and then sighed weakly:

"I never expected that anyone would still covet my house in Soul Society. If this is all it takes to get you on our side, then take it."

“That won’t do.” Aizen shook his head slightly. “If it’s just a matter of you going to Soul Society three days later, I’d feel a little uneasy about it. But if I’m on your side, the bargaining chips aren’t enough.”

Chapter 356 I really misjudged you

Chapter 356, Section 357: I really misjudged you.

Clearly, this means they need to pay more.

Kurosaki Isshin stared at Aizen speechlessly, inwardly cursing him.

I never imagined you were like this, Aizen. I really misjudged you.

"You wouldn't be after our Shiba family's assets in Rukongai, would you? Impossible! That's all the Shiba family has left, there's absolutely no way we'd give it to you!"

"Money is just an external thing, isn't that what you just said?"

"I thought you didn't care about these material things."

Kurosaki Isshin paused for a moment, then said with a complicated expression:

"As a captain, making money shouldn't be difficult for you, right? There should be many people in the Soul Society willing to rely on you."

"Well... I entered Soul Society too late. All the land in Rukongai is already owned. There's really no way to get it without resorting to trickery or force."

Aizen smiled and said, recalling the past:

"I did try to do business before, but firstly, I'm really not good at it, and secondly, I'm too lazy to manage it."

The latter is the main reason.

"After careful consideration, the only option left is to collect protection money, but this is too low-class and the money comes too slowly."

Deep down, I don't actually like doing this kind of thing.

"Fortunately, I was just an ordinary Grim Reaper, and I didn't have much to spend money on."

That was a long time ago. The reason I took the captain's position through a challenge was because I was extremely dissatisfied with the low salary, lack of benefits, and many other reasons, which led me to rebel.

"But since becoming the captain, expenses have increased significantly, while income has been limited, so naturally I can only keep taking advantage of the chief captain."

"This is just a coincidence. Since you don't plan to stay in Soul Society anyway, instead of letting those worldly possessions go to waste, I might as well let you use them to benefit others."

Ultimately, it's just laziness. They don't want to work hard to get rich and earn extra money; they're only interested in being a salary thief within the system.

Taking advantage of this business trip, I can gain something for nothing with just a few words. Why not take advantage of it?

Kurosaki Isshin remained silent, never expecting that Aizen had really only come to extort money.

Was it easy for me to accumulate so much wealth? It looks like I'll have to give it all away this time.

"Urahara and I both misjudged you. We thought you were a schemer plotting against Soul Society, but we never expected you to be such a pragmatic guy."

"Heavens behold, why is there such a misunderstanding?" Aizen smiled helplessly. "I have never hidden myself. Rather, I have always been puzzled as to why the person you imagine me to be is so different from the person I actually am."

"Isn't this a perfectly normal judgment? Someone who rose to power by killing his own captain, since he's not a brainless battle maniac like Kenpachi Zaraki, can only be a cunning schemer."

“That makes sense. Now that you mention it, I also feel like I’m being suspicious.”

"Then...why did you kill the former captain, Hirako Shinji?"

"No, he's not dead. I just severely injured him and threw him into the mortal world. Haven't you seen him in the mortal world?"

Kurosaki Isshin seemed to be deep in thought. Now that he thought about it, he did seem to have seen someone in the real world who looked somewhat like Hirako Shinji.

"How did you do that in front of everyone? No, with your abilities, it's not actually that difficult."

"You still haven't said why you want to get promoted in this way? With your abilities, even if you weren't in the Fifth Division, you could easily have taken the position if a captaincy in another division became vacant, right?"

"As for the reason, it's probably because of a clash of ideologies, right?" Aizen paused for a moment, then continued, "I asked Hirako for a raise many times, but he completely ignored me and just kept brushing me off with empty words like honor and protection."

"Then, he repeatedly delayed paying my salary and deducted money from me for some inexplicable reasons. Shouldn't a boss like that be removed?"

Kurosaki Isshin didn't reply, but just looked at Aizen with a strange expression. After a long while, he said irritably:

"Now that you mention it, I also feel that Hirako isn't a good boss, but Soul Society isn't a modern company, so there's no such thing as a salary there?"