"Toshiro-kun, although you are the youngest Captain in the Gotei 13, your strength and intelligence are among the very top-tier."
"Earlier, I had Gin frame you, then issued orders in the name of Central 46, wanting you to cooperate with the investigation, thereby achieving the goal of temporarily 'confining' you, in order to disperse the Gotei 13's combat power."
"But should I say, as expected of Toshiro-kun? I never expected you would completely refuse to cooperate with the 'Central 46 investigation' and instead choose to go into hiding. This greatly exceeded my expectations. You must have sensed that there was a significant hidden secret behind this matter, right?"
"And after going into hiding, it was only natural that you would want to find out the truth and prove your innocence. Moreover, with your intelligence, it wouldn't be hard to guess that your framing was related to Central 46."
"After all, you are at least the Vice-Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13 and the next Captain-Commander. Although Central 46 is usually dissatisfied with your assertive attitude, they wouldn't dare easily make a move against you out of fear of your identity and status."
"However, this time, Gin merely reported you to Central 46, and they directly issued a stern order for you to cooperate with the investigation, wanting to temporarily confine you. This reaction was a bit excessive."
"Although there was the letter I left behind as the so-called evidence, it was just a letter after all. Falsifying it would not be difficult."
"And for Central 46 to take such drastic action against you without sufficient evidence seemed abnormal no matter how you looked at it."
"So, with your intelligence, it wasn't hard to see the abnormality in Central 46. Therefore, I guessed you would eventually come here wanting to find out what was wrong with Central 46. And as it turned out, I was right. You eventually came, Toshiro-kun."
Aizen boasted 'smugly' to Toshiro about his deductions.
Toshiro did not refute Aizen's guesses either.
Just looking at the confident Aizen, Toshiro suddenly spoke: "Hey!!! Aizen, have you heard this saying? 'The villain dies from talking too much.'"
"What?"
Aizen frowned.
"In the face of absolute strength, all schemes and plots are futile. You can scheme all you want, but today you will ultimately die by my hand."
Toshiro's right hand unconsciously rested on the hilt of his Zanpakuto on his back.
"Oh? It seems my usual low profile has made you underestimate my strength, Toshiro-kun."
Aizen smiled.
"Although you and Ichimaru Gin are in cahoots, it looks like you are the leader, which means your strength might be even greater than Ichimaru Gin's, right?"
"Well, if that's all you're relying on, then let me show you firsthand the gap between you and me, like heaven and earth!"
Toshiro said with a contemptuous tone.
Clang!
Hyorinmaru was drawn.
"My Bankai's power is too great; to avoid causing damage to the Soul Society, I won't use it. Of course, you're not worthy of me using Bankai either. But considering you were once a Captain, I'll be a little serious and defeat you with my 'Pseudo-Bankai'."
Toshiro pointed his Zanpakuto at Aizen.
"Pseudo-Bankai! Daiguren Hyorinmaru!!"
Boom!
Powerful Reiatsu burst forth from Toshiro's body, sweeping through the surroundings like a violent storm.
At the same time, Toshiro's appearance changed dramatically. His right arm was covered in ice crystals, resembling a mighty dragon. A pair of massive frost wings behind him almost covered his entire body.
Next, three petals, each divided into twelve smaller ones, appeared behind him, making him look sacred and majestic.
Then, a bone-chilling cold aura emanated from Toshiro's body, permeating the entire hall.
Crack, crack...
Everything the cold aura touched froze. In an instant, the entire spacious hall was covered in a thick layer of ice crystals, as if carved from a massive ice block, looking magnificently beautiful.
However, the remaining Aizen and Gin remained unharmed, seemingly not greatly affected.
"Prepare to die, Aizen!!"
Toshiro shouted.
"Don't shout so loudly, Toshiro-kun. It makes you look like you're bluffing."
Aizen chuckled.
"Ryusenka!"
Without further ado, Toshiro's massive frost wings behind him suddenly flapped, instantly launching him towards Aizen. He then thrust his sword straight ahead, his speed rivaling instant teleportation!
Faced with such a rapid attack, 'Aizen' seemed completely unable to react, getting pierced directly by Toshiro.
Then, the immense power contained within Hyorinmaru exploded. 'Aizen' was instantly frozen into a huge cross-shaped block of ice.
"Hmph, all talk, but in the end, is this all the strength you have?"
Toshiro said, sounding disappointed.
Then Toshiro added with some 'regret': "But it's over, Aizen. Both your ambitions and your schemes will end with your death..."
"Yes, it's over..."
A voice suddenly sounded from behind Toshiro. At the same time, the 'Aizen' frozen in the ice block suddenly dissipated.
Swish!
A flash of sword light passed.
Boom!
With a resounding crash, the massive ice wings on Toshiro's back shattered into countless ice fragments.
Gush!!
Blood spurted from Toshiro's back like a fountain.
Thud!
Toshiro's body crashed to the ground.
"Indeed, it's over. It's just that the one ending is you, Toshiro-kun."
Aizen said calmly, his back turned to Toshiro.
Then Aizen looked at the hall, now covered in a thick layer of ice like a work of art carved from ice crystals, and couldn't help but sigh: "What a beautiful sight. Although the season is wrong, it's not bad to see ice at a time like this."
"Oh my, oh my, how impressive, Captain Aizen. Even Hitsugaya Toshiro, the Vice-Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13 whose strength rivals Captain-Commander Yamamoto, was easily killed by you."
Gin walked over from the side, a smile on his face as he praised.
But although his face was all smiles, Gin was inwardly cursing, and the target of his curses was Toshiro.
Earlier, when Toshiro swaggered into the Central 46 Compound, Gin thought Toshiro had some way to deal with Aizen. But he ended up putting on a big show only to be directly 'one-shotted' by Aizen when it came to the actual fight!
Faced with Gin's praise, Aizen shook his head and said: "No, this is nothing to praise. It was only relying on Kyoka Suigetsu's hypnotic ability. In a fair fight, even I am not confident I could defeat him."
"And, honestly, although I used Kyoka Suigetsu's [Complete Hypnosis], winning this easily still feels a bit unreal. After all, he is the Hitsugaya Toshiro..."
Saying this, Aizen unconsciously walked towards the 'corpse' of Toshiro lying on the ground, wanting to examine it carefully.
However, at that moment, a voice suddenly came through.
"So you were here after all, Captain Aizen."
"No, I should no longer call you Captain, should I? The great traitor, Aizen Sosuke!"
Aizen turned around and casually greeted: "Yo, hello there, Captain Unohana."
The sudden arrival was indeed the 4th Division Captain, Unohana Retsu, and her Lieutenant, Isane.