Although everything seemed settled at this moment, Gin was also somewhat apprehensive.
If Aizen truly developed to that stage in the future and continued merging with the Hogyoku, he would never be able to kill him through direct confrontation!
If it weren't for Aizen wanting to deal with Ichigo's friends while maintaining that cat-and-mouse mentality... if he had been so reckless, it would have been difficult for his future self to find an opportunity to touch Aizen's blade and eliminate him.
Of course, Gin didn't care about the future scene in the projection at this moment. After all, what was more important now was dealing with the crisis in Hueco Mundo.
Baraggan soon became a firm leader opposing Aizen. He rallied a large number of Hollows to serve as his subordinates.
Even Gin, who had just assassinated Aizen, wasn't taken seriously by Baraggan! After all, Gin had only succeeded by relying on his strange ability.
Baraggan didn't think Gin could cause him harm through direct combat. Even if Gin could grasp the Hogyoku now, he wouldn't have the opportunity to completely integrate it into his body, right?
I should deal with external threats first, and after completely eliminating these remnants of Aizen, I'll find a way to handle Gin! Besides, Gin doesn't seem very interested in ruling Hueco Mundo, right?
The more Baraggan thought about it, the more arrogant he became! In the future, if he wasn't plotted against by Shinigami with special tricks, he wouldn't die so quickly.
He believed his Respira was still tremendously powerful and could defeat everything except Aizen. Even the Primera Espada Starrk - Baraggan didn't take him seriously. After all, he didn't have much fighting spirit.
At this moment, after Aizen's death, he was even more depressed, and probably posed no significant threat.
And Starrk was indeed in decadence and confusion. Originally, because of Aizen, he had been able to find opportunities to have so many companions.
However, now that Aizen was dead, these friends also fought amongst themselves. He didn't know what he could do at this moment.
Even if he wanted to support Aizen, it was useless. If Aizen was dead, even killing Gin would be meaningless! And Starrk couldn't possibly have the temperament and ability of a commander.
He could only return to that lazy state, listless about everything. Ah... what a boring world... I'll be a neutral party! Whether supporting or opposing Aizen, there's no great significance.
As for Harribel and Ulquiorra, they despised Gin's actions!! But seeing his formidable strength, they didn't dare act rashly.
Although Ulquiorra possessed Segunda Etapa, seeing that Aizen was already dead, their side didn't have much superior military strength, making it difficult to pose much threat to Gin's faction!
In the past, many Arrancar actually didn't respect Aizen much. They were only subdued because of his overwhelming power. So many Arrancar began joining Baraggan to resist Aizen's forces!
The faction supporting Aizen and the faction opposing Aizen soon began drawing swords.
The audience, unaware of what was happening in Hueco Mundo at this moment, continued watching the Three Realms projection.
While the audience anticipated developments, the projection continued playing.
[With Gin's command, the poison spread instantly, corroding a massive hole in Aizen's chest. His Hogyoku was also exposed to the air.
Gin wasn't one for lengthy speeches and quickly began seizing his target.
SWISH!
After snatching the Hogyoku, he rapidly departed from Aizen's location without saying a word. After all, he didn't know whether Aizen still had a chance to counterattack!
For safety's sake, he quickly found an alley to hide in.
Looking at this Hogyoku so close, he felt deeply emotional. This Hogyoku that had taken him hundreds of years to obtain was truly remarkable!
However, at that moment, before he could finish considering what to do next, a more terrifying spiritual pressure wave appeared behind him.
BUZZ!!!!!
Aizen, who had fallen to the ground apparently dead, actually climbed up. He half-knelt on the ground and roared toward the sky!
"AHHH..."
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[The extremely powerful oppressive force descended upon the scene again!
And Gin, who had just obtained the Hogyoku, was equally shaken. He didn't understand what had happened to Aizen.
Could it be that after such a long ambush, he still couldn't kill Aizen? He had obviously destroyed Aizen's vital center and stolen his Hogyoku. How could he continue recovering?
Under the shocked gazes of countless audiences, after a burst of blue light, Aizen's figure appeared again from the light column.
His body had gained three additional pairs of wings. It could be said he was emerging from a cocoon and transforming into a butterfly.
But for some reason, the audience didn't think he was evolving at all... It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was slowly degenerating into a Hollow! Like degenerating from human to beast.
To put it nicely, it was like transforming into a butterfly soaring through the sky! But to put it bluntly... it was like becoming a giant moth!
He once again regained his god-like arrogance, looking down on everyone, not caring about any living being, and said in a cold voice:
"How unfortunate!"
"It appears I've won this time."
"The Hogyoku you took away, even if it's not in my body, still belongs to me."]
Seeing this scene, the audience truly gaped in amazement and got goosebumps all over their bodies.
They had seen Aizen's wings before, but didn't know what was happening. They only knew it was the result of Hogyoku evolution.
They hadn't expected that after losing the Hogyoku, Aizen still possessed such strong recovery ability! Wasn't this incredible?
This was just like when he was hit by Ichigo's Mugetsu...
The Shinigami could only feel desperate, gritting their teeth and constantly swallowing saliva.
[Isshin Shiba]: Can Aizen be reasonable? You don't look like my son, so why can you keep cheating?
[Retsu Unohana]: Such recovery ability is indeed unreasonable. Even if I were there, it would be hard to say whether I could save him, right?
[Kisuke Urahara]: Even though his Hogyoku was taken away, he was still able to recover. Does that mean it doesn't matter whether the Hogyoku is inside his body or not? This is incredible power. I didn't expect you, Aizen, had developed the Hogyoku to such an extent...
[Gerard Valkyrie]: Hmph, such an injury is nothing to me. I'm not afraid at all. A mere Aizen isn't worth mentioning!
[Jugram Haschwalth]: I'm very concerned about what will happen to Aizen's lieutenant, Gin, next?
[Askin Nakk Le Vaar]: I haven't figured out what's going on with Gin. Why does he want to be Aizen's enemy? What lofty goals does he have?
At this moment, the audience was indeed very curious. Simultaneously, they wondered what would happen to Aizen and Gin in the real world.
After Gin exposed his assassination attempt, would Aizen leave him a way out? What would happen to Hueco Mundo at this time?
Unfortunately, everyone in Hueco Mundo had no time to pay attention to other matters. Just seeing Aizen's resurrection was surprising enough, and naturally they had no leisure to continue chatting in the group.
Gin, Baraggan, and others just sighed. They hadn't expected Aizen to be able to revive again at this level.
Fortunately, he was killed before becoming stronger, otherwise, there would be no chance of success in the future!
And Ulquiorra and others were devastated. Damn... If Lord Aizen now had the power of Hogyoku fusion like in the future! How could he be killed by Gin? It's outrageous!
Now Aizen was stabbed in the heart by Gin, and half his chest was blown up... Can he stand up again and kill Gin like in the future? It seems unlikely... What can we do for Aizen-sama now? Just kill Gin to vent our anger? But facing other Arrancar who rebelled together, we really don't have much chance of winning, right?
While everyone was contemplating their own concerns, the screen continued broadcasting.
[The next moment, the resurrected Aizen instantly moved behind Gin. At this moment, Aizen struck Gin without reservation.
SLASH!!!
Gin was disemboweled, blood immediately gushing forth! At this moment, the seriously injured Gin still extended his hand. He opened his eyes very rarely, revealing his beautiful deep blue eyes. In vain, with strong unwillingness, he reached toward the Hogyoku in Aizen's hand.
Of course, he didn't covet the Hogyoku's power much - he simply wanted to use it to recover his lover's soul.
At this moment, the screen began switching, entering Gin's memory sequence!!
It turned out that when Gin was young, he saw Aizen killing countless Shinigami, using their souls for Hogyoku experiments. So after that, Gin had been vowing to lurk beside Aizen! In order to reclaim the complete part of his lover's soul.
This was concealed for more than a hundred years. Even Aizen couldn't see his inner feelings and true purpose.
Gin was born in a very poor area of Soul Society. When he was a child, Gin was wandering and met Rangiku who had fainted from hunger, so he gave her a piece of dried persimmon to fill her stomach. The day he met Rangiku was set as Rangiku's birthday.
And it was precisely because Rangiku had a fragment of the Soul King within her body that Aizen attacked her. Gin was deeply pained seeing this scene.
Although Rangiku survived by chance afterward, Gin knew her soul was damaged, so he vowed to help Rangiku recover it.
Gin decided to join the Gotei 13, approach and assassinate Aizen. Later, he enrolled in the Shin'o Academy with Rangiku. It took him a year to graduate from the academy and enter the Fifth Division. He was appreciated by Aizen! He even reluctantly distanced himself from Rangiku!]
Then, the audience before the screen also understood! Gin had been patient until now just to reclaim Rangiku's soul fragments! And launched a fatal attack!
After seeing this scene and knowing the whole story, all beings in the three realms were very surprised.
The Quincy in the Wandenreich all sneered:
"It turns out Aizen's lieutenant did this for a woman! How boring!"
"After watching for so long, I thought Gin wanted to replace Aizen. If that were the case, I would have some respect for him..."
"But in the end, it's just for such a lengthy love story. It's really speechless."
"The actions of these Shinigami are totally unworthy of our attention!"
For the cold-blooded Quincy who basically couldn't show much affection between men and women, or even lacked basic emotions, Gin's actions were completely incomprehensible! To lie in ambush for hundreds of years for such emotion... and finally attempt to kill such a powerful Aizen... was simply fantasy.
If it weren't for the authority of the Three Realms Projection, they probably wouldn't believe such a ridiculous story.
In Soul Society, the Shinigami were also filled with emotion. It turned out that Gin, whom they initially regarded as a traitor, had been enduring humiliation and carrying heavy burdens. But he did such a great thing for the woman he loved!
Although after seeing the truth, many Shinigami felt conflicted. They originally thought Gin was a pawn secretly arranged by Captain-Commander Yamamoto, his identity not exposed until later! Or he was a Shinigami who endured humiliation for Soul Society... or an ambitious person who wanted to overthrow Aizen and become the next Aizen...
In that case, Gin's image would indeed be more admirable. However, after seeing the truth at this moment, countless Shinigami' thoughts were extremely complicated.
Sure enough, just as Gin described himself! He was a snake, and no one could guess his feelings.
Of course, Gin made so many sacrifices for sincere emotion, and objectively made outstanding contributions to Soul Society! Although later, because of the Hogyoku's existence, he would indeed likely fail... it was also very admirable! Worthy of their respect!
And Rangiku had already cried and wailed. First, she was deeply moved by Gin's sincere feelings! Such a man who loved her deeply, in order to restore her soul's integrity, had been hiding silently for so long!
Even having to endure his beloved woman's misunderstanding and countless Shinigami' misunderstanding, he had to complete such a great goal. This was definitely the deepest love!
Secondly, she felt very guilty for misunderstanding Gin. Gin had always loved her so deeply, but she had once doubted him.
And most importantly, thinking that at this moment, Gin's deeds had been exposed... Then he must not be able to successfully carry out the assassination plan against Aizen as in the past? It was even possible that at this time, he had been killed by Aizen in Hueco Mundo.
How could she accept such a thing? She couldn't help thinking of a sad sentence - "When you say goodbye, you must do it with all your strength, because this may be the last time."
What a pity. Rangiku believed the farewell between her and Gin wasn't so beautiful... Only Gin's affectionate apology in Soul Society made this farewell less regrettable, but it was still full of regrets!
In Hueco Mundo, after seeing his feelings for Rangiku exposed, Gin also had mixed feelings.
"If that's the case, will Rangiku on the other side also see this scene?"
"It's really a bit embarrassing!"
"Haha, I haven't felt this kind of emotion for a long time."
Gin murmured to himself mockingly, while changing his thoughts. However, he had successfully completed his mission, killed Aizen in the real world, and retrieved Rangiku's soul fragments!
So it shouldn't matter if he lost face for a while, right?
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