The only ones present who were unaffected were Wriggling Iron, Urahara Kisuke, and Yoruichi Shihōin.
Not to mention Urahara Kisuke and Yoruichi Shihōin, but even Wriggling Iron, the grand Soul Reaper captain, knew that based on the current situation, if they returned to the Seireitei, the Wise Men of the Central 46 would absolutely sentence them to death.
After quickly checking the condition of Hirako Shinji and the others, Urahara Kisuke walked over to them, his face grave. He said, “There’s nothing we can do! The Hollow portion of their souls has already merged with their souls!”
“That means…” Yoruichi Shihōin started but trailed off.
Wriggling Iron then spoke. “But wasn’t it the case, Urahara-san, that you injected them with a certain kind of reagent at the beginning? Is it not working?”
In response to Wriggling Iron's question, Urahara Kisuke explained, “I underestimated the danger of this accident! I didn't expect the Soul Reaper and Hollow souls to merge so quickly!”
“The reagent I injected them with at the beginning can now only suppress the Hollow portion, shrinking it to the deepest part of their respective souls!”
“To completely solve this, I need more time!” Urahara Kisuke declared with unwavering resolve.
Yoruichi Shihōin, smiling at Urahara Kisuke, said, “I understand! It seems you’ve already made your decision, Kisuke! But that’s alright. With the way things are developing, I think the Seireitei should already know our situation! After all, Aizen Sousuke would never leave anything to chance! We need to hurry!
Urahara Kisuke and Wriggling Iron nodded.
It seemed that they had decided to leave the Soul Society.
Urahara Kisuke turned his head to look at Genji Takamitsu and asked, “So, Genji-kun, what are your plans?”
Genji Takamitsu shrugged and said, “You saw it just now. I’ve already made a deal with Aizen! Because of me, he abandoned his plans against you. Although I wanted to leave with you, because he’s not sure he can defeat me, there’s a high probability he won’t have any subsequent plans against me! But you…”
Urahara Kisuke nodded and said, “Yes… If we stay in the Soul Society, not only Aizen, but also those people from the Central 46 won’t let us go! To be able to heal Hirako and the others, we can’t just sit around and wait!”
“Well… then, we shall part ways here, Kisuke!” Genji Takamitsu turned around and then said playfully, “After all… I’m only taking a leave of absence from Captain Unohana!”
“Whoosh!”
As soon as these words left his lips, Genji Takamitsu’s figure disappeared before Urahara Kisuke and the others.
Without too much sadness, Genji Takamitsu quickly returned to the 4th Division.
After all, it wasn’t like they would never see each other again!
Time didn't actually mean that much for a Soul Reaper!
Especially for a Soul Reaper with high-level spiritual pressure.
As long as there wasn’t damage to their core, a Soul Reaper would never truly die!
“You’re back… Genji-kun!”
Unohana Retsu’s voice sounded behind Genji Takamitsu.
Genji Takamitsu froze. He could already feel the killing intent coming from behind him!
“Unohana… Captain…”
Looking at the travel-weary Genji Takamitsu, Unohana Retsu smiled and said, “Well now… it seems you’ve been through a rough battle! I wonder what Genji-kun was doing while you were on leave from me? Oh right…! I seem to sense intense spiritual energy fluctuations in the direction Urahara-san was supporting! I wonder… could you give me an explanation for that, Genji-kun? After all, that energy… I seem to be very familiar with it!”
“Oh no!” Genji Takamitsu’s heart tightened.
He completely forgot that Unohana Retsu had already memorized his own spiritual pressure fluctuations!
At this moment, Genji Takamitsu’s mind was working at high speed, trying to find an excuse to deal with Unohana Retsu.
Seeing drops of sweat rolling down Genji Takamitsu’s forehead, Unohana Retsu seemed to be very pleased.
“It seems… it’s a very serious matter! But forget it… After all, it wasn’t work time back then!”
Hearing Unohana Retsu say that, Genji Takamitsu immediately relaxed.
He knew that Unohana Retsu was letting him off the hook!
“But…”
Unohana Retsu’s voice sounded once more, and Genji Takamitsu’s heart tightened again.
“….Genji-kun, you should think carefully about how to deal with Captain Yamamoto! Unless something unexpected happens, you, who has close ties with Urahara Kisuke, will definitely be investigated!”
In a moment, Genji Takamitsu understood what Unohana Retsu’s words meant.
He himself was very clear that once Urahara Kisuke’s defection from the Soul Society was confirmed, he, as his friend, would definitely be investigated about that day’s events.
While Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni might not know about his involvement, Aizen Sousuke might not hesitate to stir the flames.
“I understand!”
Hearing Genji Takamitsu’s heavy words, Unohana Retsu didn’t say anything more.
As the saying goes, a loud drum doesn’t need a heavy mallet, that’s the idea.
The consequences will be borne by him!
This must be Unohana Retsu’s attitude towards talented individuals!
…
On the other side, Aizen Sousuke walked heavily down the corridor of the 5th Division.
“Yo! Aizen! Just back from outside?” Hirako Shinji’s voice seemed to come from somewhere along the corridor.
Aizen Sousuke stopped, pushed his black-framed glasses up his nose, and said quietly with his head lowered, “Goodbye… Captain Hirako!”
“Cough cough…”
“Thump!”
After coughing a few times, Aizen Sousuke suddenly fell to his knees. A pool of blood flowed out onto the wooden floor.
Aizen Sousuke steadied himself, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his right hand, and forcefully stood up.
“Heh… it’s really quite sharp, isn’t it? Genji Takamitsu!”
Aizen Sousuke turned his head to look at a dark corner and said, “Don’t you think so, Gin?”
“Ah… after all, Vice-Captain Aizen is very strong! Who knows if the current situation is just Vice-Captain Aizen pretending?” Gin smiled with his mouth.
Aizen Sousuke looked at the bloodstain in his palm, smiled, and said, “Yes! Who knows?”
Gin didn’t reply, instead turning the conversation to something else.
“Tousen’s injury… seems different from Vice-Captain Aizen’s! They’re both wounds caused by Zanpakuto! But Vice-Captain Aizen’s wound seems like it was caused by Kidō!”
“Hmm!”
Aizen Sousuke said, “That person is indeed an all-rounder! He has no weaknesses! Whether it’s swordsmanship or Kidō!”
“So… what happens next?” Gin asked.
“Next…”
Aizen Sousuke looked up at the blue sky and said, “Soon, many positions in the Gotei 13 will be vacant! I’ll become the captain of the 5th Division first! So, Tousen, and Gin, you both try to improve your strength!”
“Understood!”
The next day, a great storm was brewing, caused by the defection of Yoruichi Shihōin, captain of the 2nd Division, Urahara Kisuke, captain of the 12th Division, and Wriggling Iron, the grand Soul Reaper captain, and the disappearance of investigators from the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th Divisions…
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