Soul Society.
Captains' Meeting Room.
Shin and Soi Fon were also present.
Shin had contacted Yamamoto through Soi Fon yesterday, which led to today's Captains' Meeting.
Shunsui spoke first, "Nohara-san, what's the situation with that Arrancar beside you?"
Shin recounted Nel's situation once more.
"Additionally, today I mainly want to share information about Aizen and his subordinates with everyone."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing Aizen's name, most of the captains became fully alert, except for Mayuri, who was only ever interested in research.
Shin said, "The Hogyoku's awakening level is currently around 50%, and Aizen is still conducting Arrancar experiments."
"He currently has at least a hundred Arrancars under him."
"What?"
"So many?" Jushiro looked surprised.
Shin continued, "Aizen must have started the Arrancar experiments a long time ago, definitely not just after his defection."
"He has an 'Espada' army under him, who are the strongest among the Arrancars, ranked from one to ten. Each Espada member has their own Fraccion."
In fact, the Espada are ranked from 0 to 9, and one to ten is merely the superficial ranking.
Toshiro asked, "Were those two from yesterday among the Espada?"
"Yes, they were the Fourth Espada and the Sixth Espada. Only numbers 1 to 4 among the Espada were transformed from Vasto Lorde-class Hollows."
"Here's the detailed information on the Espada, please take a look."
With that, Shin distributed the compiled information on the Espada's appearances, personalities, and abilities to each captain.
The captains were astonished by the detailed information, as it essentially brought Aizen's hidden forces into the open.
Even Mayuri, who had been indifferent, became interested.
"Hoho! No.8 Szayelaporro Granz, a scientist?"
Shin silently mourned for Szayelaporro for three seconds in his heart. Being targeted by Mayuri was going to be a real pain.
Except for Zaraki, who merely flipped through it, everyone else read it very carefully.
About ten minutes later, the captains had all finished reading.
"Nohara-san, where did you obtain such detailed information? It's truly unbelievable."
"Nel was once the Third Espada. She was ambushed by fifth and eighth Espada and her two 'brothers' were her former Fraccion."
When he had introduced Nel earlier, he only mentioned that she was ambushed, which led to amnesia and loss of power, but he hadn't mentioned Nel's identity or those of her companions.
Jushiro voiced his guess, "So, all this information was obtained from Nel's Fraccion?"
Shin smiled without speaking, letting them guess. They would come up with a suitable reason themselves.
Seeing Shin remain silent, Jushiro took it as his tacit agreement.
Shin said, "Today, I'm here to propose forming a joint Hueco Mundo Extermination Squad with Soul Society."
"Hueco Mundo Extermination Squad?"
"Exactly. Aizen isn't ready for war yet, this is his weakest period. We can't just sit back and wait. We must take the initiative, especially now that we have concrete intel. This is an excellent opportunity."
The captains all fell into contemplation.
As Shin said, the reason they hadn't taken the initiative before was due to the unknown situation, with the enemy in the dark and them in the light. Rash action could lead to irreversible consequences.
Now that the situation was clear, if they still didn't act and allowed Aizen to fully control the Hogyoku, things would only get worse.
Shin wasn't afraid they would disagree. If they dragged it out, Aizen would make them agree eventually.
Finally, Yamamoto spoke, "We still need to discuss this matter. Let's end here for today."
...
The next day, Shin received news from Soi Fon that the Central 46 had issued an order for the Gotei 13 to deploy.
Shin hadn't expected the Central 46 to make a decision so quickly. It seemed Soi Fon hadn't reported his trip to Hueco Mundo. Otherwise, given the Central 46's typical behavior, they might have suspected it was a trap set by him and Aizen.
The Central 46 must have been scared by Aizen, after all, they had just been slaughtered once, and no one wanted to be next.
However, Soul Society still needed a few days to prepare for this expedition.
Additionally, according to Soi Fon, Yamamoto had already sent someone to contact Kisuke, hoping that the Shinigami Research and Development Institute and Kisuke would jointly develop the Tenkai Ketchū.
Tenkai Ketchū can transfer Karakura Town, leaving only a fake Karakura Town in the Human World.
This was a multi-pronged preparation. If Aizen attacked Karakura Town, they could fight him in the fake Karakura Town, avoiding damage to the real one.
Shin had no objections to this arrangement. He planned to return to the Human World after the squad members were selected.
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Second Division Captain's Office.
Soi Fon was handling official duties.
In fact, Soi Fon had been absent from Soul Society for some time, and most of the Second Division's official duties were handled by her Vice-Captain, Omaeda. Only a few undecided matters would be referred to her.
"Soi Fon, you're really a workaholic. Back to work as soon as you return." Shin said.
"I am the Captain of the Second Division; this is my duty." Soi Fon replied while handling her work.
"I've been in the Human World for so long, my hands are out of practice, and I'm not as fast as before."
Shin smiled at Soi Fon. "Hahaha, so do you prefer Soul Society or the Human World?"
Soi Fon paused her pen. "Does it matter?"
"Of course it matters."
Shin didn't explain what the connection was.
Soi Fon pondered, thinking carefully.
She had been very happy during her time in the Human World. Aside from a troublesome surveillance mission, everything else was good.
In Soul Society, apart from occasionally attending gatherings of Shinigami Women's Association, she had virtually no other recreational activities.
Thinking this, Soi Fon shook her head. She felt she must have become lazy, only thinking about entertainment, almost led astray by Shin.
Soi Fon no longer hesitated and gave a firm answer, "Of course, it's Soul Society."
Shin watched Soi Fon's expressions shift from joy to worry, then to shaking her head, and knew that the scales in Soi Fon's heart were no longer balanced, tilting towards him.
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Night.
Shin had just left the Second Division Captain's office, preparing to return to the Shihoin clan residence to rest.
Whenever he came to Soul Society, he basically stayed at Yoruichi's house, and Yushiro was very enthusiastic towards him.
As he walked, Shin suddenly noticed a gorgeously dressed woman in front of him.
She looked very young, like a noblewoman, wearing a beautiful purple kimono, with her eyes covered by a black leather band.
Shin observed carefully.
Hmm... large and generous.