Shaking his head, Kyoya dispelled the thoughts in his mind.
People, once they reach a certain age, easily start reminiscing.
Kyoya was now over two hundred years old.
Although, by Shinigami standards, Kyoya was still considered very young, but Kyoya also possessed memories from his previous life.
Even after more than two hundred years, due to the 'fast-paced life' of his previous existence, his sense of time hadn't changed.
Perhaps precisely because of this, Kyoya decided to stay in the Bleach World only until after the [Thousand-Year Blood War] concluded, then leave this world.
In other words, barring unexpected circumstances, Kyoya had less than three years left in the Bleach World.
"Aizen!"
Ukitake was deeply shaken by Aizen's arrogant words, his pupils trembling.
Others might not understand the true meaning behind Aizen's words, but Ukitake knew.
When Aizen said Ukitake was too arrogant, he wasn't targeting Ukitake personally, but rather Ukitake and the [Mimihagi] residing within Ukitake's body.
And the true identity of the Mimihagi is the right hand of the Soul King, severed by an ancestor of the Tsunayashiro Clan.
To some extent, the Soul King's remnants all carry the Soul King's will and are considered part of the Soul King, so they are naturally 'arrogant'.
However, Aizen's attempt to guess the Soul King's intentions based on his own heart was, in itself, another form of 'arrogance'.
The Soul King possessed the ability to see the future.
From the very beginning, he knew he would be betrayed.
However, because the Soul King's birth was essentially this world's way of continuing its existence by giving birth to a 'god', the Soul King did not resist.
Instead, he allowed the Four Great Noble Families to betray him, using him as the 'linchpin' to stabilize the three worlds.
Even when seeking death, the Soul King never harbored the thought of letting this world perish.
Therefore, this world now has Yhwach, has Kugo Ginjo, has Ubuginu Hikone, has Jinta, and Ururu.
Each one of them possesses the potential to become the new [Soul King], the new linchpin stabilizing the world.
Because of that, even if the Soul King ultimately falls, the new world will not be destroyed.
Look at him, he even arranged matters for after his death.
And Aizen?
He only saw that the Soul King possessed invincible power but allowed the nobles to mess up this world.
Towards this world built upon 'betrayal', Aizen felt despair.
Therefore, he wanted to break through the limits of a Shinigami, overthrow everything in the Seireitei, replace the Soul King, and become the new 'god' of this world.
Whether in terms of breadth of mind or vision, Aizen was inferior to the Soul King.
Of course, Kyoya could understand this point.
Because he himself also wanted to become someone like Aizen, someone who could control everything!
The Soul King made such a choice because he was inherently a 'god'… he did not possess 'human' emotions.
To some extent, viewing the Soul King as an artificial intelligence wouldn't be incorrect.
The birth of Yhwach and the choices of many characters in the Bleach World can be seen as the Soul King acquiring 'humanity'.
Therefore, the Soul King's will chose such a future.
Up to now, Kyoya had taken many actions within the Gotei 13.
Yet the people who were supposed to appear and the events that were supposed to happen hadn't missed a single important one.
In other worlds, the 'butterfly effect' caused by Kyoya would probably have thrown the Bleach plot into complete disarray.
After all, although Bleach has the [Three Worlds], the area that truly affects the world is really just the Seireitei.
Kyoya had caused quite a stir in the Seireitei.
But under the will of the Soul King, everything returned to the correct track.
Perhaps the Soul King's will could, to some extent, be considered 'plot correction force'.
This must be unique to the Bleach World.
The Imu of the One Piece World and the Otsutsuki Kaguya of the Naruto World do not possess such an ability.
This is an ability unique to the Bleach World's Soul King as a 'god'.
After the Soul King was killed by Ichigo and his Reiatsu was absorbed by Yhwach and Ichigo, the Soul King could be considered completely fallen.
The new generation of Soul King, whether it be Yhwach, Ichigo, or anyone else, would merely be a simple linchpin stabilizing the world, no longer possessing the 'will' to influence the world's development, see the world's future, and choose the future they desired.
Although after the Thousand-Year Blood War, Yhwach became the new [Soul King] to stabilize the world...
In Kyoya's view, with the Soul King's will lost, how long this world could exist remained an unknown.
Although the Soul King was sealed, he would choose a future better for this world.
Over millions of years, the Three Worlds had faced crises capable of destroying them not just once, but ultimately, under the Soul King's will, they became mere small ripples in the history of the Soul Society.
After the Soul King's fall, without his will to choose a safe future, the future Bleach World was destined to be dangerous and fragile.
In the Hell Arc, Ichigo's son, Kurosaki Kazui, could summon the Gates of Hell.
And Hell is a world that existed even before the Three Worlds.
It was one of the original Three Worlds created by the 'god' who created this world.
But no matter how strong the 'god' born from this world is, could he possibly compare to the even stronger 'god' who created this world?
Hell had been expanding gradually over millions of years by absorbing the souls of evil individuals.
If the Seireitei couldn't find a way to curb Hell's expansion, then perhaps in several hundred thousand, or even several million years, the entire world would inevitably be completely devoured by Hell.
Without the Soul King's will, the number of evil individuals in this world's future would only increase, and the speed of Hell's expansion would only accelerate.
Thinking of this, Kyoya couldn't help but admire the Soul King's breadth of mind.
Even while planning his own death, he still had Ichigo take a trip to Hell, temporarily curbing its expansion.
Unfortunately, at that time, Ichigo had used the Final Getsuga Tensho, and his Reiatsu was constantly dissipating.
Breaking through Hell's space with complete Hollowfication and severing the chains of the sinners to bring Rukia and his sister, Kurosaki Yuzu, out of Hell was already Ichigo's limit.
Watching Aizen and the other two leave the Seireitei, the many Captains of the Gotei 13 turned their gazes towards the Revolutionary Army group led by Kyoya.
This Ryoka incident was triggered by Miyako giving her Shinigami powers to Ichigo.
But the subsequent developments, due to the Revolutionary Army's intervention, had caused considerable trouble for the many Captains over the past few days.
Now, the mastermind hidden within the Seireitei, Aizen and his followers, had left the Seireitei, confirmed to have entered Hueco Mundo.
But the Ryoka who invaded the Seireitei, and the Revolutionary Army's members, were still here.
Next, whether to continue fighting and arrest the Revolutionary Army within the Seireitei, or to negotiate amicably for the Revolutionary Army to withdraw from the Seireitei, depended on Yamamoto's decision.
The members of the Revolutionary Army also understood the current situation and placed their hands on the hilts of their Zanpakuto.
Although, judging from the battles over the past few days, the Revolutionary Army's Army Commanders still had some gap in strength compared to the Gotei 13 Captains, they were not incapable of putting up a fight!
As people who grew up through struggle in the Rukongai, they would never lose their fighting spirit just because the enemy was powerful!
For a moment, the atmosphere on Sokyoku Hill solidified once again.
"Surrender, Kyoya!"
After a long pause, Yamamoto said solemnly.
Although he and Kyoya had a previous understanding, it was something that couldn't be stated openly.
From the standpoint of the Seireitei and the Gotei 13, Kyoya and his group's intrusion into the Seireitei already classified them as 'Ryoka' that must be dealt with.
As the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, he must fulfill the mission of 'Protecting the Court'.
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, the Gotei 13 just lost three Captains. Instead of thinking about recuperating, you want to lose a few more Captains?" Kyoya raised an eyebrow and gestured with his chin towards Komamura. "Captain Komamura's current condition... if we start a fight, he will undoubtedly die."
"Hmph, from the day I became a member of the Gotei 13, I have already disregarded life and death."
"Captain Komamura..."
Komamura snorted and said to the Captain-Commander, "Captain-Commander, please do not worry about me. My justice does not allow me to retreat here."
Hearing Komamura say this, the Captains on the Gotei 13 side had complex expressions in their eyes.
Among them, many were close friends with Kyoya.
Rangiku was even Kyoya's sister.
Byakuya was Kyoya's disciple.
If possible, they also didn't want to cross blades with Kyoya.
But just as when Gin was declared a traitor, Rangiku placed her Zanpakuto against his neck...
If Yamamoto gave the order, those two would certainly also truly take action.
As people who were once closest to Kyoya, Kyoya had spoken to them about 'position'.
In short, it meant that whatever position they were in, they should act according to the standpoint of that position.
As for whether to go all out or show mercy, that was another matter, and they could decide for themselves.
"Truly worthy of being someone valued by Captain-Commander Yamamoto. Even as a member of a cursed bloodline, Captain Komamura's heart of justice is probably unmatched by few in the entire Seireitei."
Kyoya's words weren't meant to mock Komamura but were genuine admiration.
The legend circulated in the Soul Society says that the Wolfman Clan are the souls of evil humans from the living world who fell into the Animal Realm upon entering the Soul Society, thus being born in the Soul Society with the appearance of wolf-headed humans.
True to this legend, every member of the Wolfman Clan was of great villainy and evil.
The progenitor of the Wolfman Clan, or the first human-wolf, survived by devouring the hearts of his clansmen and is almost considered the longest-living existence in the Soul Society.
But Komamura was the only member of the Wolfman Clan who retained a heart of 'justice'.
Even when mocked and bullied by outsiders, he never vented his frustrations using his immense power but silently endured.
In Komamura's view, everything he experienced now was atonement for the evil he committed in the living world.
His heart of justice was recognized by Yamamoto, who personally instructed Komamura in his training and eventually made him the Captain of the 7th Division.
Because of this, Komamura regarded the Captain-Commander as the object of his loyalty.
After Yamamoto's death, Komamura traded his own heart to the Wolfman Progenitor for greater power, ultimately losing his sanity because his heart was devoured and turning into a true wolf.
This determination in his heart to avenge Yamamoto must not be defiled.
Even Kyoya could consider Komamura's strength lacking, but he could not deny Komamura's character.
"Tsk, the way you all are talking makes us seem like the villains."
Kyoya shook his head. "Since that's the case, then let's have a good, hearty fight!"
"Koga, I leave it to you!"
"Yes, Kyoya-sama!"
As Kyoya's words fell, the light and shadow beside him began to distort.
Finally, Kuchiki Koga's figure appeared before everyone.
"Everyone, long time no see."
The corners of his mouth slightly upturned, Koga drew the Zanpakuto at his waist.
"Although several decades late, I have finally returned to the Seireitei to openly display my Bankai to everyone."
"I hope it won't disappoint you."
Seeing Koga, Yamamoto's expression changed drastically.
"Everyone, run!"
Boom!
After speaking, Yamamoto instantly erupted his Reiatsu and charged towards Koga Kuchiki.
Among the many Gotei 13's Shinigami present, only he knew the terror of Koga's Bankai Ability.
Therefore, after warning everyone, he wanted to interrupt Koga's actions.
But unfortunately, standing before Koga was Kyoya.
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, trying to attack my subordinate right in front of me... are you looking down on me too much?"
Kyoya took a step and instantly appeared before Yamamoto. He drew the Zanpakuto at his waist and swung it down at the Captain-Commander.
Kyoya's Zanpakuto collided with Yamamoto's instantly erupting in a huge shockwave that blasted away all Shinigami below Captain-level around them.
Boom!
Even the Captains had to shield their faces with their hands, squinting as they watched the battle between Kyoya and Yamamoto.
"Bankai-"
"Mukojochu Muramasa!"
On the other side, Koga had already completed his Zanpakuto's release.
In an instant, the Shinigami on Sokyoku Hill felt as if they had lost something.
The next moment, familiar figures appeared beside them, walking towards Koga and standing behind him, staring at them with murderous intent.
Their gazes seemed to accuse the Shinigami of having wronged them in some way.
"How is this possible?"
Witnessing this scene, all the Shinigami were shocked.