Help! I am bound to Aizen!

Chapter 116

Chapter 116

Kaelith blinked and leaned back tactically.

He raised his hand, instinctively wanting to clap twice.

However, as soon as he moved, Soifon, who was standing beside him, guessed what he was about to do.

The girl quickly grabbed Kaelith's hand.

Kaelith was slightly taken aback, then affectionately held her hand in return.

Soifon: "..."

If it weren't for the difference in their ranks, she really wanted to punch this guy.

Ginrei Kuchiki looked solemn. "K?ga, explain clearly what's going on."

K?ga nodded.

Under everyone's gaze, he quickly recounted his experiences that night.

After entering the courtyard where Takatori Tsunayashiro was located, just as he was about to act, he realized he had fallen into an ambush.

Takatori had anticipated that he might be attacked, so he had hidden more than a dozen skilled fighters in the courtyard.

Initially, K?ga didn't intend to confront them head-on; he fought while retreating, looking for an opportunity.

Midway through the battle, he used Kid? to create the illusion that he had escaped. In reality, he hid inside an artificial rock formation in the courtyard, planning to capture Takatori when his pursuers left to chase him.

Unexpectedly, the enemy had a Kid? expert who easily saw through his illusion and found him.

Under heavy siege, K?ga had no choice but to use his Bankai.

On the spot, everyone's Zanpakut? rebelled against their owners, plunging the battlefield into chaos.

Takatori's sword seemed to hold a deep grudge against its master.

As soon as the battle began, his Zanpakut? delivered a fatal blow.

His subordinates didn't even have time to rescue him and could only watch as Takatori was pierced through the chest by his own Zanpakut?.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the Tsunayashiro household, K?ga finally seized the opportunity to escape the scene.

After listening, Ginrei Kuchiki nodded.

He stood up. "Lord Shih?in, Lord Kaelith."

"I need to handle this matter... Please excuse me."

Before leaving, he reminded them:

"There might be significant turmoil soon; please be cautious."

With that, Ginrei walked out of the room and disappeared using Shunpo.

Kaelith looked at K?ga, just about to ask for more details, but saw that he also bowed slightly to him and then quickly left.

In the following days, just as Ginrei had said, a massive upheaval occurred in the Soul Society.

First, all the branch families of the Tsunayashiro clan donned plain hemp mourning clothes, and the gates of their estates were decorated with white funeral banners.

Although the Tsunayashiro family didn't explicitly announce what had happened, it was clear that an important figure had died.

Immediately afterward, an unprecedented internal conflict erupted within the Central 46 Chambers.

The faction led by the Tsunayashiro family launched a fierce attack against the Kuchiki faction.

If it weren't for the assistance of the Shih?in family, the Kuchiki clan might have suffered significant losses.

Various noble families sensed something unusual from this fierce struggle.

For a time, some chose sides, some remained neutral, and others sat on the fence, observing.

As the truth gradually surfaced, the nobles' reactions became more intriguing.

Kaelith had thought that these nobles would resent the Kuchiki family upon hearing that they had acted so ruthlessly.

However, upon learning that the Kuchiki family had acted so decisively—after their ally was killed, they turned around and eliminated the third-generation heir of the opposing side—the nobles began to

respect and fear the Kuchiki clan.

Many smaller noble families who had been undecided expressed goodwill toward the Kuchiki family.

Upon hearing this, Kaelith couldn't help but sigh.

"As expected of the strength-oriented Soul Society—so realistic."

Because the matter had escalated so much, there wasn't much Kaelith could do for the time being.

After reporting the situation to Captain-Commander Yamamoto, he returned to his usual... ahem, leisurely life.

In a secret laboratory somewhere in Rukongai.

Aizen stood in the room, holding several test tubes, squinting as he observed the reactions inside.

Not far away, Kaelith lounged lazily on a sofa like a carefree old man, humming and swaying.

After comparing several experimental samples, Aizen nodded with satisfaction.

At this rate, he would soon find suitable soul wave data.

Perhaps he should take advantage of the recent opportunities to try capturing a Menos Grande?

As he was contemplating this, he heard Kaelith talking about K?ga.

Originally only paying five percent of his attention to Kaelith, Aizen suddenly exclaimed and turned his head upon hearing this part.

"Wait, you just said that K?ga mentioned he didn't intend to confront them head-on and planned to stall for a time at first?"

Kaelith nodded. "Yes... Wait, why are you focusing on that?"

Aizen didn't answer but continued, "How long was he gone in total?"

Kaelith flipped over and sat up, his expression thoughtful.

"Um... about two hours?"

Aizen narrowed his eyes.

He held the test tube, lost in thought.

Seeing Aizen's reaction, Kaelith suddenly had a bad feeling.

Under his gaze, Aizen pondered for a moment.

Then, he suddenly looked at him with a somewhat strange expression.

"Kaelith, be cautious of K?ga."

"There's something wrong with him."

Listening to Aizen's calm statement, Kaelith inexplicably felt a chill down his spine...

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Inside the west gate of Seireitei.

Over two hundred excited young men and women in school uniforms gathered together.

Their eyes shone with anticipation; sometimes they whispered among themselves, and other times they looked up, glancing around.

In the crowd, Aizen stood quietly, appearing innocent and adorable, as if he could be whisked away by some strange older sister at any moment.

Today was the day when new recruits were assigned to their divisions.

Many divisions had their captains personally come over.

Those whose captains couldn't attend sent their lieutenants.

At the very least, they dispatched senior seated officers.

These representatives would select the talents they wanted based on the students' applications.

Those like Seinosuke Yamada and Kaelith, who had been pre-assigned to divisions, naturally didn't need to participate.

By the way, on Aizen's application form, he had written: "Willing to accept any assignment."

In this era where the young man's personality was gradually beginning to shine, such a considerate application made the captains who came to select recruits feel touched.

Moved, they then began to compete for him.

In the promotion exam, although Aizen's performance wasn't as dazzling as Kaelith's, it was still impressive.

With his potential, he was guaranteed to become a lieutenant in the future, and perhaps even go further.

With such expectations, various divisions extended olive branches to Aizen.

Originally wanting to keep a low profile and casually join a division, Aizen couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.

Suddenly, amidst the noise, he looked over a crowd of heads and saw a familiar figure.

Kaelith, wearing a black Shihakush?, was sitting at the Second Division's interviewer table,

enthusiastically chatting with a group of female graduates.

Aizen couldn't help but hold his forehead.

He really didn't want to admit that he was friends with such a guy...