Hearing the implied threat in Kenma's words, the corners of Aizen's mouth turned down, then immediately rose again, his gaze revealing a chilling coldness.
"Senior speaks as if you could kill me!"
"I advise Senior not to be too arrogant, or it will only expose your weakness."
Kenma spread his hands towards Aizen, then clenched his fists: "Sōsuke, I told you, it is you who is too arrogant."
Whoosh, whoosh!
As Kenma's voice fell, Toji and Fugaku, who were originally behind Kenma, had unbeknownst to anyone, moved to stand at two corners behind Aizen.
Aizen withdrew his peripheral vision and looked at Kenma in front of him.
"How scary. Is Senior counting on eating me alive?"
"But gathering even more ants like this is nothing more than something I can trample to death with one foot. It is completely useless against me."
"Why don't you try it yourself?" Kenma sneered. "Don't forget, there's also me."
"My Zanpakutō's ability is a direct-attack type that strengthens attacks. Unlike your weak Kyōka Suigetsu, which basically provides no significant boost to combat."
"Senior really does know Kyōka Suigetsu's ability." Aizen sighed with emotion.
His gaze moved down slightly to look at the Zanpakutō at his waist.
Just as his Senior said, his Zanpakutō, Kyōka Suigetsu, had powerful hypnotic abilities, but that was all.
In terms of combat enhancement, it wasn't even as good as any random direct-attack type Zanpakutō.
For battles at his level, the effect it could play was better than nothing.
If he were given a powerful Zanpakutō, he would dare to flip the table on the Seireitei just like his Senior Kenma right now.
Unfortunately—
Aizen's heart moved, and the chill in his eyes suddenly faded.
His face was replaced by a look of extreme interest.
"Killing you all wouldn't take much of my time anyway, so there's no rush for that."
"I am more interested now in knowing what Senior wants to do."
"From Senior's words just now, it seems you regard our Head Captain as an enemy threatening yourself."
"Does this mean Senior intends to become an enemy of the Seireitei?"
Kenma didn't answer immediately but extended a finger and pointed upwards.
Aizen followed the direction of Kenma's finger, looked up, and his pupils constricted slightly.
When he looked at Kenma again, a trace of surprise flashed across his face.
Kenma said earnestly, "My matter is of the utmost importance, and I do not wish for any accidents to occur."
"If possible, Sōsuke, I don't want to kill you."
Hearing Kenma's naked threat, Aizen not only didn't show coldness like before but became increasingly interested.
The curious expression on his face was almost undisguised.
"Then, Senior can talk about that question."
"Seeing that Senior's goal is such, as long as I can answer, I will definitely tell Senior the truth."
Seeing Aizen's undisguised expression, Kenma couldn't help but frown.
Such straightforwardness was very different from the Aizen in his impression who insisted on speaking in riddles.
"Sōsuke, during the time of Kuchiki Kōga's turmoil, you went to the Great Spirit Book Gallery, didn't you?"
"The Great Spirit Book Gallery?" Aizen smiled. "Why does Senior ask that?"
"Setting aside whether I went or not, perhaps it's even my first time hearing this name."
"Is Senior so certain?"
Kenma sighed in his heart: "Sōsuke, is this your attitude of telling the truth?"
"Sorry, just a habit. Senior doesn't need to mind."
Aizen paused upon hearing this, and restrained the expression on his face.
"So, why is Senior so certain that I went?"
Kenma sighed inwardly; talking to Aizen was exhausting.
Just a moment ago he had that attitude of telling the truth, and in the blink of an eye, he turned back into this probing manner of speaking in circles.
"Previously, when Kuchiki Kōga went to the place of Central 46, besides killing those who framed him, he had another purpose: to go to the Great Spirit Book Gallery."
"My people discovered his residual Reiatsu at the Great Spirit Book Gallery."
"The Great Spirit Book Gallery is managed by the Tsunayashiro family, and many members of the Tsunayashiro family hold positions in Central 46."
"Kuchiki Kōga killed everyone in Central 46, then killed the guards of the Great Spirit Book Gallery. Unable to find a way to enter, he returned resentfully."
The Great Spirit Book Gallery was the core database within the Seireitei, located beneath the underground assembly hall of Central 46.
It could automatically collect intelligence from the Soul Society and the World of the Living, storing records of major events and top-secret data since ancient times.
Outside, there were thirteen layers of defensive walls and warning barriers. The defense was tight, and forcibly breaking the door would trigger the self-destruction spell inside.
To enter, one needed documents from Central 46 and also had to pass the Reiryoku verification of the Tsunayashiro family gatekeeper.
With such complete supervision, Kuchiki Kōga couldn't break through easily for a time and even triggered the barrier alarm, which was why Yamamoto Shigokuni came aggressively at that time.
Aizen asked, "Then how is Senior sure that I entered?"
"Very simple. Because of traces."
"Senior, I remember I didn't leave any traces like Reiatsu or footprints at that time."
Aizen's words were basically an admission of the matter.
However, his focus now was obviously not on this aspect.
Seeing this, Kenma continued, "Not traces at the Great Spirit Book Gallery, but traces at the Tsunayashiro family."
"In such a short time, the entire main Tsunayashiro family was wiped out. Isn't that very strange?"
"Even if Kuchiki Kōga had planned it long ago, he couldn't have killed all the Tsunayashiro people scattered in various places in such a short time."
"Then naturally there is only one explanation: he wasn't the only one who took action."
"I sent people to examine the traces at the places where those Tsunayashiro members died. Connecting the events before and after, it is easy to see that during the short time Kuchiki Kōga's riot broke out, a full four separate groups of people launched attacks on the Tsunayashiro family."
"Although there are only clues and no decisive evidence, I can still assert that you must be one of these four groups, Sōsuke."
"Don't forget, when Kuchiki Kōga's incident occurred, I met you near Central 46."
Aizen asked, "I wonder if Senior can tell me who the four groups were?"
"Naturally, they were Kuchiki Kōga, you, and the current head of the Tsunayashiro family, Tsunayashiro Tokinada," Kenma said with certainty.
"Senior, that's only three people. What about the last one?"
"Isn't he right in front of you?"
Hearing Kenma say this, Aizen wasn't much surprised; instead, the smile on his face grew stronger.
Clap, clap, clap—
The sound of light applause rang out.
Aizen clapped three or five times before putting his hands down.
"As expected of Senior."
"I did indeed go to the Great Spirit Book Gallery. But regrettably, like Senior Kuchiki Kōga, I didn't successfully enter."
"I wonder what Senior is so desperate to enter for? What do you want to obtain?"
Kenma's eyelids lowered, and he looked at Aizen in front of him, his expression incredibly solemn.
"Naturally, for the million years of history of the Soul Society."
"And all the information about the Oken hidden within that long history."
Hearing this, Aizen's pupils constricted slightly.
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