"This is…"
"That unlucky guy who got one-shotted by Miracle Man in the real world?"
In Las Noches, the Arrancar whispered among themselves.
Though the Shinigami attire differed from his final battle suit, Hiyori's iconic bowl-cut bangs made him instantly recognizable!
Their eyes flickered with realization!
So…
This pathetic Shinigami Captain, along with the Visored who later attacked Miracle Man, must've been screwed over by Aizen back then!
"Oh? Hiyori Sarugaki?"
Aizen tilted his head, smirking faintly. "As I thought, it's not just the future—past secrets are being exposed too!"
"The creator of these videos… their methods and abilities are beyond my imagination…"
His calm words carried rare, genuine admiration.
Aizen had been searching for clues to unmask the mastermind behind the countdown videos.
But despite their continuous playback, no flaws had been revealed.
Impossible to trace!
"Yeah… Captain Aizen, I bet Hiyori and his crew hiding in Karakura Town are fuming right now!"
Ichimaru Gin added fuel to the fire, imagining Hiyori cursing at the screen!
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As Gin predicted, in a rundown warehouse in Karakura Town, the Visored's base, Hiyori's furious rant nearly blew the roof off!
"Damn it!!!"
"The video creator's screwing with me on purpose! Why am I always the one getting humiliated?!"
"Why is it that every time I'm on screen, I'm either flattened by a palm or slashed down?!"
"Do I, Hiyori Sarugaki, look that weak?!"
Hiyori trembled with rage in front of the screen.
The self-proclaimed "gentleman" was cursing like a street thug!
His mentality had collapsed…
The leader of the Visored, the only one who'd ever been Aizen's boss…
Why was he being portrayed as a weakling?!
It's unfair!
But while Hiyori vented, his Visored comrades had the opposite reaction.
"Hiyori… tone it down!"
"The point isn't you, me, or anyone getting slashed—it's that the truth of that night a hundred years ago is finally out!!!"
Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi said emotionally, his eyes glistening.
To him, no matter how much the Visored were humiliated or beaten in the countdown, as long as the truth cleared their names, every moment of their century-long suffering under hollowfication was worth it!
"Yeah…"
"With proof of our innocence, even Old Man Yamamoto and the Captains will feel guilty for blaming us, right?"
Kensei Muguruma said, his expression complex.
He was the most emotional and held the deepest grudge against the Gotei 13!
Even after scenes of cooperating with them, his hatred lingered.
But as the clock rewound to a century ago, Kensei wanted to reconcile with his past self.
Meanwhile, in the video, the camera shifted to Tōsen Kaname from a hundred years ago!
Gripping his bloodied Zanpakutō, Tōsen removed his mask, his face cold and indifferent to Hiyori's accusations!
"Damn it!"
"If Tōsen hadn't ambushed us with his Bankai, we'd never have been taken down so fast!" Love Aikawa gritted his teeth.
Tōsen's Bankai, Suzumushi, was deadly unless you knew him well and prepared.
In chaos, a moment's lapse was fatal!
"Yeah… My back still aches seeing this!"
Hiyori calmed down, his gaze filled with regret.
If they'd anticipated Tōsen's betrayal, their fates might've been better.
But as Tōsen removed his mask and Hiyori's accusations faded, a voice dripping with venom emerged from the bushes:
"You misunderstood, Captain Hiyori Sarugaki…"
"There's no 'betrayal'! Tōsen… has always been loyal!"
The mocking voice rang out in the desolate bushes.
Under the moonlight, the eerie atmosphere grew more sinister!
The camera panned to two figures stepping out!
Aizen!
And a young Ichimaru Gin!
This scene detonated like a nuke across the Gotei 13!
"What!!!"
"Seriously? Gin was Aizen's lackey even as a kid?!"
In the First Division, shocked gasps echoed endlessly.
The Captains, gathered by the Captain-Commander, wore expressions of utter disbelief!
Initially, seeing Tōsen, then a seated officer, attack the Visored Captains was only mildly surprising.
After Aizen's defection, nothing seemed too shocking.
But Gin's appearance—his childlike frame, shorter than Hitsugaya, and his immature face—sparked panic!
In the left row, Kyōraku Shunsui wiped sweat, laughing awkwardly: "I remember Gin had just joined the Gotei 13 then. Who knew he was already in cahoots with Aizen!"
Kyōraku's words echoed everyone's thoughts!
Until now, no one—not even the Captain-Commander—knew when Aizen, Gin, and Tōsen began plotting rebellion.
A few years ago? A decade?
They'd assumed a decade at most.
But a century ago?!
Unbelievable!
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