Gin was also looking forward to what was to come. He should be able to return to Soul Society soon, right? Although Soul Society might not welcome a traitor like him, he had killed Aizen. It should be fair to say he'd made up for his mistakes, right?!
Even if Soul Society didn't welcome him, he could return the soul fragment to Rangiku, and that would be a life without regrets.
After seeing the truth behind Gin's actions, Kaname Tosen found it very difficult to accept.
"Damn... Gin!"
"I originally thought you had some legitimate reason, but I didn't expect it to be for such a romantic relationship."
"Don't you know the ideal goal of Aizen-sama and the just world he wants to create?"
He questioned Gin loudly at this moment!
Gin continued restoring his fox-like expression. After a faint smile, he said:
"Tosen, are you preaching to me?"
"I'm sorry, I don't seem to understand these complicated things..."
"Are you really sure that the future created by Aizen is the future you expect?"
"Do you think the future Captain Aizen is really worthy of your respect?"
"Or if there were no Ichigo, what would he have done to the world? Can you imagine it?"
Seeing he couldn't convince Gin, Tosen said indignantly:
"Damn it, don't try to disrupt our morale! It seems we have different paths and cannot work together!"
Gin continued narrowing his eyes and said with a smile:
"I suggest we don't rush into a fight now. If there's a chance, we might as well continue watching the future projection."
"Then everyone can see what the final battle between Captain Aizen and Ichigo will be like!"
"Maybe everyone will know what happened next and whether I did the right thing."
After hearing this, Ulquiorra and Tosen looked at each other. They didn't know what to do. Without Aizen as their leader, they really didn't know how to proceed.
At this time, a familiar voice sounded.
"Very good, Gin. It seems you haven't been blinded by your success. You're still quite calm!"
"I finally know your true purpose."
"Although... you still don't understand me deeply... but at least I have a deeper understanding of you."
"It really makes me sigh!"
This voice, very familiar to Gin, quickly made his whole body stiffen.
Click!
Gin's heartbeat thundered like a drum. As Aizen's loyal follower, how could he not recognize this voice? Wasn't this Aizen's voice?
Why... wasn't he dead yet?
Before Gin could react accordingly, he was blown away by extremely powerful spiritual pressure.
BOOM!—————
"Gah..."
Gin kept spitting blood while being knocked away. At the same time, he opened his eyes and saw a familiar figure.
It was Aizen, looking calm, his clothes spotless, appearing as if nothing had happened. Aizen, the King of Hueco Mundo!
Seeing this scene, Hueco Mundo was once again in turmoil! Ulquiorra, Tosen, and others were all overjoyed and asked the figure in trembling voices:
"Are you really Aizen-sama? Are you still alive?"
"So what happened just now?"
"Can Lord Aizen access the Hogyoku's power now?"
With extremely shocked emotions, they all looked at where "Aizen's" corpse had originally been. They found it was just a corpse puppet everyone was familiar with!
This was indeed Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu! The rebellious Arrancar such as Baraggan and Nnoitra were all struck by lightning, as if hit by a massive hammer.
How was this possible? This Aizen could actually be resurrected? Was it really Kyoka Suigetsu? Then what had he been doing just now? Had he used Kyoka Suigetsu from the beginning?
But why did he suddenly come back to life after being dead for so long? Was this Aizen's twisted sense of humor?
Facing their shocked expressions, Aizen seemed to enjoy it somewhat.
"Baraggan... You all have expressions I haven't seen in a long time."
"Have you finally remembered the fear and awe you felt when you first met me?"
"It seems I haven't used my strength for so long that you almost forgot about it."
"Whether it's my Kyoka Suigetsu ability or my spiritual pressure, you can't deal with them!!"
While speaking, Aizen's spiritual pressure exploded!
BUZZ!!!!
The extremely powerful spiritual pressure swept over and instantly crushed the Arrancar. The weaker ones fell to the ground and lost consciousness. The stronger ones were half-kneeling on the ground, only able to grit their teeth and endure.
Even Baraggan and Nnoitra felt as if facing a great enemy, experiencing trembling from their souls. Such force was definitely not something they could handle.
Aizen showed no signs of serious injury at this time, and it was obvious he was still the strong man who could defeat all of Hueco Mundo!!
Then Aizen also looked at Gin in the distance. At this time, Gin's abdomen was churning, blood gushed from his mouth, and he fell to the ground, unable to rise.
He felt that most of his internal organs were shattered. There was no doubt this was the invincible Captain Aizen! Relying on spiritual pressure alone, he was a god-like existence Gin couldn't deal with.
Gin could only smile bitterly and said weakly:
"Captain Aizen, have you been watching our performance? I didn't expect that."
Aizen said calmly:
"You should have figured it out long ago, Gin. After all, you know the way to crack Kyoka Suigetsu is to touch the blade with your hand..."
Gin couldn't help but smile sadly:
"Yeah, that's what I thought of initially."
"But I didn't expect Captain Aizen was still so mischievous and could endure for so long..."
"You've been lying on the ground pretending to be a corpse for so long, just to laugh at us?"
At this time, Gin looked at the Hogyoku in his hand that he had snatched away. This was just a dull little stone, not the Hogyoku with the Soul King's power at all. It seemed this was just an illusion...
He had actually worried at that time that Aizen would use Kyoka Suigetsu and his attacks wouldn't work at all. However, because Aizen hadn't launched a counterattack until his own Bankai ability activated, shattering Aizen's core body and snatching the Hogyoku...
Gin naively thought Aizen really had no power to fight back. Who would have thought he could endure for so long?
Aizen looked serious at this time, speaking with a very emotional and regretful expression:
"I didn't want to act for so long..."
"On one hand, I wanted to see if anyone wished to resist me."
"Just in time, Gin, you provided me with a great opportunity! I should thank you for this."
"On the other hand, just as my future self in the projection asked, I also wanted to know why you betrayed me and how you betrayed me."
"This is what I care about most."
After hearing this, Gin's face became increasingly ugly. It was obvious he had completely failed.
"Okay, Captain Aizen, you win, so you can kill me as much as you want, just like your future self in the projection..."
However, upon hearing this, Aizen shook his head mysteriously.
At this moment, Ulquiorra and others also echoed:
"You're right! Lord Aizen, please kill him quickly."
"Don't give him another chance to stand up!"
But at this moment, Aizen still shook his head:
"I don't intend to attack you. I've said it before, Gin, I actually always wanted to gain your understanding."
"I originally thought that you, who had been with me for so long, would be someone who could understand me."
As he thought about it, Aizen's face became increasingly filled with emotion.
"I also know you're doing this for your childhood friend, Rangiku!"
"But haven't you ever thought..."
"Even if you kill me, will Rangiku be better off?"
"You've seen the future scenes. Don't you know how much of a threat the Quincy's appearance will pose to Soul Society and every Shinigami within it?"
Gin was naturally very clear about this. This was also why he had such complicated feelings toward Aizen before.
As if seeing through his thoughts, Aizen continued speaking.
"I can even see there seems to be a clear difference between you when you attacked me just now and you in the future scene."
"I'm not as strong as I'll be in the future."
"And you don't seem as determined as your future self. I think you should realize this!"
"You may have this subconscious thought deep in your heart, thinking that killing me alone may not be the best way to save Rangiku."
"It's this little hesitation that prevented you from doing your best in the assassination!!"
As the one who understood people's hearts best, Aizen had analyzed Gin's mentality very clearly at this moment, making Gin gasp.
He admitted what Aizen said was indeed correct. It was precisely because of this thinking that he was somewhat soft in the end! In terms of execution, it was more or less affected.
Of course, whether Gin going all out could pose a fatal threat to Aizen was another matter...
Seeing Gin's increasingly gloomy face, Aizen directly extended his hand to him.
"So admit it, Gin, you know my existence is the best outcome for Rangiku."
"And in the future, you, because you don't know about the Quincy and Yhwach, you can attack me with determination!"
"But now you can no longer be so firm."
"You acted hastily against me at this moment only because you saw your future plans exposed and worried I would kill you right now."
"But now you don't need to worry at all."
"Sooner or later I'll prove that my existence will be the best thing for you."
"You can totally trust me!"
"I will create the best future for you, Rangiku, and this Soul Society!!"
Aizen, like a startup CEO, once again began explaining his ideals to those present. It was as if he was convincing people with reason!
"So I won't kill you."
"On one hand, you're no longer a threat to me."
"On the other hand, I also want you to continue watching and see how beautiful the Soul Society will be in my future."
After hearing this, Gin couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Well! Captain Aizen, I have to admit what you said does make sense."
"I really want to know who will save Soul Society in the future."
"If I really have to depend on you... then maybe everything I did was very wrong?"
"If you defeat this Yhwach..."
"Then I guess I won't bother with it anymore."
Gin coughed a few times and spat out the blood in his mouth. He continued speaking with difficulty despite his serious injuries:
"I admit, I know Rangiku lost a piece of her soul because of you, so her strength hasn't improved much in the past hundred years..."
"Although she became a lieutenant very early, she's still a lieutenant even after so much time."
"Maybe the soul fragment you obtained from her will find the best destination for her?"
"In that case, I might be able to let go of this knot in my heart."
At this point, he felt like he had just awakened from a dream. It really wasn't easy letting go of this obsession of hundreds of years.
Indeed, this was actually a very important knot in Gin's heart. Aizen actually didn't have any vicious plans to impose on Rangiku. At least he hadn't killed Rangiku.
Gin also admitted that he and Aizen weren't people who were natural enemies. If Aizen could really use this fragment of Rangiku's soul to gain more powerful strength and protect Soul Society, then this might also be very meaningful!
He really needed to be flexible...
So just like this, Gin and Aizen reached a temporary reconciliation.
Of course, Aizen's other subordinates were still somewhat dissatisfied!
"Lord Aizen, he betrayed you, how can you let him continue being at ease?"
"He's not qualified at all."
"You absolutely cannot be merciful to Gin!"
"There are other Arrancar who want to betray you. They must be severely punished."
Ulquiorra and Tosen stared at the other Arrancar. They couldn't wait to annihilate them all! This was the fate of betraying Aizen-sama!
After hearing what these subordinates said, Aizen just smiled faintly, shook his head and said:
"Don't worry! Whether it's Gin or other arrogant ones, they can't pose much threat to me."
"Even if I want to punish them, I have other ways."
"Gin is doing this for his love."
"I already knew he was going to betray me."
"So I hope he can see how I create a better future now."
"This is the most meaningful thing."
At this moment, gentle and domineering images were perfectly combined in Aizen. People didn't know how to evaluate Aizen at this moment.
Countless Arrancar could only admit... such an Aizen was indeed a charismatic leader!
Aizen continued saying leisurely:
"Besides, Gin is one of the few who can still hurt me even after fusing with the Hogyoku."
"He really made me admire him."
"Give him some time to grow. He'll really become stronger in the future, to the point where he can barely compete with me!"
"I'm very optimistic about you."
"No matter what, you're a genius Soul Society rarely sees in a century."
Of course, this possibility was actually very small... After all, if Gin was a genius that appeared once in a century, then Aizen could be said to be a genius that appeared once in a millennium!
In this regard, Gin smiled with mixed feelings. He did accept the scene at this moment. His betrayal plan had indeed failed.
But this might not be a bad thing... He would simply continue watching with peace of mind and see what Aizen's experience would be in the future! Let him completely defeat Yhwach to achieve true peace in Soul Society!
At that time, he might have a chance to meet Rangiku again. Compared to letting Rangiku watch him die, this result was obviously better.
Of course, after that, Aizen also cast an unfriendly look at the other trembling Arrancar!
"But your situation is another matter."
"Arrancar created by the Hogyoku actually dared to betray me, the master of the Hogyoku. How truly foolish!!"