Chapter 148 Tearing Off Aizen's Mask

The fact that there might be a Quincy hiding in the Soul Society made Yoruichi and Urahara Kisuke look serious.

At first, Yoruichi guessed that the death of Central 46 might be related to Natsuki.

Although killing the Central 46th Chamber is a violation of the rules of Soul Society, it is possible for Xia Mu to do so. Of course, the premise is that Xia Mu can quietly escape from Wu Jian, and as long as there is no evidence to prove that Xia Mu has secretly escaped from Wu Jian before, Xia Mu is innocent.

But now, Xia Mu revealed some secret things again.

Ye Yi couldn't help but come up with a new guess.

Could it be that the deaths of the second batch of the Central Forty-Six were really related to the Quincy?
Was it a Quincy lurking in the dark of Seireitei who did these things on purpose in order to muddy the waters?

"This matter is of great importance. You'd better not tell outsiders easily."

Xia Mu spoke in a deep voice to the two people in front of him.

Yoruichi and Urahara Kisuke nodded at the same time.

Especially Urahara Kisuke, he realized the burden he had.

There is no doubt that he will be the one to investigate the whereabouts of the Quincy, especially to find the Quincy.

……

Xia Mu didn't worry too much about the Quincy affairs.

It’s still the same problem. It will take a long time for Yhwach to wake up.

But some things have to be done.

The Tsunayashiro family, the mastermind behind the incident, has paid a heavy price for the Hell's Gate incident.

When the head of the family, Tsunayashiro Tokisai, died, the powerful Yanra Kagami, which had been passed down from generation to generation, was forcibly taken to hell. The power of the entire family was greatly weakened. You know, when the gate of hell appeared and the strange chains spread and plundered souls, it was not only aimed at the Gotei 13, but also many members of the Tsunayashiro family who were under the gate of hell and had the power of the god of death were also affected.

The Tsunayashiro family had suffered a weakening many years ago due to the incident involving Tsunayashiro Tokinada.

And now, it has been weakened again.

Originally, among the five great noble families, their strength was not the strongest, but it was not the weakest either. At least, in terms of population, they had more than enough members compared to the Shiba, Kuchiki, Shihouin and other families.

The Shiba family was the most declining family among the five noble families, and it was only because of the head of the family that it was holding on in the Tenth Division.

But not now.

After this battle, Tsunayashiro was completely ruined.

More importantly, the family's reputation has been completely lost.

The entire Gotei 13 knew that the previous incident at the Hell's Gate was related to Tsunayashiro. All the Shinigami who had previously not known about the Tsunayashiro family, after this, also knew what kind of family the Tsunayashiro family was.

The struggle between the nobles and the common people has never been eliminated.

In the past, the great nobles could use the Central 46th Room, an organization that claimed to be righteous, as a black glove, hide themselves in the dark, and let the Central 46th Room help them do those dirty things, and also put the name of justice on it.

All civilian reapers, from the moment they entered school, accepted the ideas instilled in them by the academy, and subtly accepted the rule of the Central 46th Room.

But this does not mean that the nobles hiding behind the scenes can really rest easy.

Things are different now, with the growing power of civilian death gods and the decline of the great nobles, they are gradually unable to control the situation.

Just like this moment.

After the black glove of the Central 46th Room disappeared, Tsunayashiro appeared directly in front of many civilian death gods. Because of the death of their companions and team members, all the anger was vented towards Tsunayashiro.

The status of the entire Tsunayashiro family became increasingly precarious.

Many small and medium-sized nobles who had previously served under Tsunayashiro also began to seek other ways out and took the initiative to show goodwill to nobles such as Kuchiki and Shihouin.

According to Yoruichi, they were discussing whether or not to deprive the Tsunayashiro family of their status as a great noble.

However, this matter involves the great nobles, so it is not easy to negotiate a result.

The Outer Court of Seireitei.

A man wearing glasses walked slowly by.

Suddenly, the spirit particle communicator on his body made a buzzing sound.

He picked up the Reizi communicator and answered the "phone call". "It's me, the vice-captain of the 5th Division, Aizen Sosuke."

"Vice Captain Aizen, are you interested in chatting?"

On the other end of the communicator, Natsuki's voice sounded and fell into Aizen's ears.

Aizen raised his eyebrows slightly, and a strange color flashed in his eyes under his glasses. In the end, he did not intend to reject Xia Mu.

Rukongai is much larger and more extensive than the vast Seireitei, and the souls living here are far more powerful than those in Seireitei.

That's why.

There are also many secrets in this vast area.

Normally speaking, if Natsuki and Aizen were planning to have a private meeting, Rukongai would seem to be a good place.

But Xia Mu gave up.

So, we are still in the Soul Society.

Ever since his trip to the Underworld, Xia Mu is no longer afraid of wearing shoes when he is barefoot. It is nothing more than another trip to the Underworld. He has gradually seen the truth about this world.

Before this, I only felt that although there was a lot of darkness in this world, it also had some good points.

As long as the darkness did not affect him, he could tolerate it. But now, he understood.

This world has long been corrupt. The so-called system and justice have never existed.

In this case, you might as well follow your own heart and make your life more comfortable and happy.

After all, the purpose of practicing so hard is to make your life better.

"You are very punctual."

When Aizen arrived, Natsuki glanced at the newcomer with a sharp look.

"After all, it's Captain Xia Mu's invitation, I dare not neglect it."

Aizen still looked gentle, and then he asked Xia Mu: "I wonder what Captain Xia Mu wants to talk to me about?"

"Of course I have something to ask you. After all, you and I weren't that familiar with each other before, so it's impossible for me to go drink with you alone."

Xia Mu said casually at first, and then his tone became cold, "Aizen, I have a score to settle with you."

"About you colluding with Tsunayashiro Tokio to frame me."

A strange color flashed in Aizen's eyes under his glasses, and soon disappeared. He looked at Xia Mu with a confused look on his face: "Captain Xia Mu, I don't understand what you are talking about?"

"Don't play dumb with me."

"Manipulating the Central Forty-Six Chambers and forging traces of me using my Zanpakutō, these things were all done by the Tsunayashiro family. After all, they have a high status and they also own the strange sword of Yanra Kagano."

"But since then, those witnesses who claimed to have seen me near the Confession Palace were probably you!"

As he spoke, Xia Mu's gaze became more fierce.

The confusion on Aizen's face became more and more intense. Even at this time, he continued to pretend. After all, he had been pretending for many years, until Natsuki said another word.

"Through the Looking Glass."

The bewildered look on Aizen's face completely disappeared.

What replaced it was a look that many death gods had never seen before.

In the eyes of the Shinigami in the Gotei 13 who are familiar with Aizen, Aizen is a very gentle person. This cold look at the moment has never appeared in Aizen before.

"Why did Natsuki Kenpachi mention my Zanpakuto?" Although his expression became cold, the tone of his voice did not change much.

"I noticed that you, Vice Captain Aizen, have a habit of showing off your Zanpakutō in front of outsiders. Even many students who have not yet graduated from the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts know that your Zanpakutō is a water-based Zanpakutō that affects the enemy's line of sight through the refraction of mist and light, thus defeating the enemy."

"Don't you think that this ability is a bit too rubbish?"

"Rubbish? I don't think my Zanpakuto is weak." Aizen said calmly.

"Of course you would think so, because the ability you revealed to the public before is not the true ability of your Zanpakuto at all..." Xia Mu continued, with a sneer on his face, "It feels good to hide behind the scenes and play with others, right?"

"Aizen Sosuke!"

Although Natsuki did not reveal the true ability of Aizen's Zanpakuto, there is no doubt that through his words, Natsuki must have known a lot of things.

Apart from anything else, the fact that he mentioned Tsunayashiro proves that Natsuki was not completely ignorant of what had happened before.

"Natsuki Kenpachi, what a person you are that surprised me."

Aizen sighed and asked the question in his mind again.

"Since you know so much and you are so powerful, you could have resisted at the beginning. Why did you accept the slander and be locked up in hell?"

After cooperating with Tsunayashiro Tokio to frame Natsuki.

Aizen was actually looking forward to the scene where Natsuki resisted the trial and rebelled against Soul Society.

At that time, the entire Gotei 13 would definitely be very lively.

After all, anyone who can bear the name of Kenpachi is not a weakling.

It’s hard to say about the previous two generations of Kenpachi, but as for Kenpachi Natsuki, Aizen had also been to Hueco Mundo and knew about Natsuki’s glorious record.

Even Bylergan, who called himself the King of Hueco Mundo, was killed by Kenpachi.

If Xia Mu really resisted the trial.

This means that in the entire Soul Society, there will no longer be a place for Kenpachi.

Even if he was not wrong originally, he will become the one at fault.

As a result, Xia Mu actually obeyed the trial, did not resist at all, and was willing to be imprisoned in hell.

Of course, this is also a good thing.

This was a disguised way of achieving Tsunayashiro Tokisei's goal of destroying Natsuki.

"Yeah, so why is that?"

Natsuki did not directly answer Aizen's question.

After all, he couldn't possibly tell Aizen that he had used the power of his Zanpakuto to glimpse the future in advance, and that not resisting was the best option.

However, this sentence was not only used to respond to Aizen, but also a question that Natsuki asked Aizen.

"I have no grudge against you, why are you helping Tsunayashiro against me?"

(End of this chapter)