"So, from the very beginning, there was no animosity between us and shinigami."
Mazuru once again stated his position.
His position had never been in particularly favorable of Hueco Mundo, nor was it particularly opposed to the shinigami of the Soul Society, but rather, he wanted to break the existing order and build a new one. Whether shinigami are good or whether hollows are evil, they all would become a part of the new world.
And there, the only ones who would lose their interests were probably those nobles who enjoyed the supreme privileges when the first world order was established.
This is why the Soul Society cared so much about Aizen's defection.
Aizen's defection, for Gotei 13, was certainly an infuriating thing, but is it really that serious? Not so, you know, the loss caused by Aizen last time to Gotei 13 was not even comparable to the loss of the night of soul disappearance all those years ago, six captains were lost at that time but how much effort was put behind capturing Kisuke, Yoruichi and others?
Gotei 13 or rather the whole system of Soul Society cared so much about Aizen, this time that even the head-captain would personally attack to get rid of Aizen himself, it's because Aizen slaughtered the Central 46, and then attempted to get his hands on the Soul King.
This was undoubtedly shaking the foundation of the world, and shaking the foundation of those nobles who were used to being high above.
As for the real controllers of the Soul Society, those nobles obviously wouldn't let this kind of thing happen, so under their orders, Yamamoto, their number one thug, had to take action himself.
As for why the head-captain obeys the order of the nobles so much?
Over the years, Mazuru seemed to have some understanding of the reason.
Was he really following the orders of the nobles? No, from the very beginning, what he was doing, was upholding was the order of this world.
What is the world's order?
The division of the realms is the order of the world.
Even if those nobles enjoyed great privileges during this period, compared to the chaotic primitive world in which neither concept of advance nor retreat were present, the current world was undoubtedly stable.
Although there were still hollows, as long as shinigami actively removed them, the world of living and the Soul Society were generally in a state of peace.
Yamamoto could not afford to let Aizen invade the domain of the Soul King, disrupting the existing order, and then destabilize the Three Realms.
It was not only Yamamoto, but also the Zero Division guarding the Soul King, each of them was powerful and detached from the outside world. In fact, they don't really care about those nobles. What they guard is the order and stability of the world.
"This time I will show mercy to them. Apart from the fact that there is no animosity between me and them, there is another reason that the Soul Society must retain enough power to deal with a crisis that may come at any time. It would be best for them if they become stronger than they currently are."
"Zaraki Kenpachi awakened his Zanpakuto, and even learned Bankai, which in a way, is a good thing."
Sojiro became more and more confused.
Even though they were talking about nobles and Soul King before, why did Mazuru suddenly talked about some crisis that might come at any time? And according to him, if the Soul Society was not strong enough, it might even be fatal for them.
Could it be that, for the Soul Society, the biggest crisis they face was not the Hueco Mundo headed by Aizen?
Mazuru glanced at Sojiro's curious eyes, but didn't explain anything to him this time.
After knowing that the ancestor of all quincy was still alive and was hiding in the shadow of Seireitei with many powerful quincies, he and Aizen have had always regarded the remaining quincies as an enemy whom they would eventually face.
Aizen thinks that group of quincies were obstacles to his success. After all, Yhwach almost overthrew the Soul Society in the past, and was only stopped because of Yamamoto. Now after a thousand years of dormancy, the Soul Society was completely unprepared. Once the quincies choose to attack, the situation would only be worse than it was a thousand years ago.
However, he still chose to bring arrancars to Karakura Town to fight against the Soul Society at this time because if he could succeed in this war, he would successfully create the Ōken, and then he could enter the Palace of the Soul King, and then succeed in replacing the Soul King as the new Soul King.
As long as he becomes the new Soul King, even if Yhwach strikes again, it was not a cause for concern to him.
But Mazuru was different from Aizen, although he also regarded the secret quincies as a great enemy, and also wanted to build a world with a new order, but he doesn't think it was the correct time now.
Not to mention whether Aizen's creation of Ōken could be successful or not, let's just say that he really broke into the Palace of the Soul King, the Zero Division that guards the Soul King was enough for him to get a reality check.
Rather than starting a war against the Soul Society now, it would be better to wait until Yhwach officially launches an attack on the Soul Society and when the time comes, the two sides would fight each other, which would provide the best chance to seize the power of the Soul King.
And because the Yhwach side had prepared too much, that is, a thousand years of preparation, and they were in the shadow of the Seireitei, anything in the Soul Society could not escape their observation.
Mazuru wanted to be the fisherman who reaps the benefits of the competition between the snipe and the clam, so he had to find an opportunity to pick himself out of the current conflict.
So there was this timing of his rebellion, and even in front of Byakuya, he told him the relationship between himself and Aizen in detail, and confirmed his rebellion.
The previous battle in the main hall of the Las Noches was also a special training for Byakuya.
He gave Byakuya an early taste of what it's like to face a stronger enemy.
And because he was his teacher, his betrayal would definitely make him angrier than Aizen and others, and then stimulate his determination to become stronger.
Let's not mention anything else, as long as Byakuya could become stronger before the upcoming big battle, then it could be regarded as an explanation to Mazuru's painstaking efforts.
He did the same for Zaraki as he knew about him suppressing his power, but, Zaraki awakening his Zanpakuto in the middle of the battle was something even Mazuru didn't expect.
Moreover, the power of Zaraki's Bankai was so strong that it even destroyed his enchantment, he's really outrageous. But generally speaking, this was a good thing.
At the same time, this betrayal was also for another reason.
After Aizen's failure, Mazuru would inherit Aizen's position, and then become a sword of Damocles, keeping the Soul Society in a state of combat readiness for a long time, so that they are not unprepared during the times when it matters.
Even if the targets of the preparations were different, but generally speaking, it would be beneficial that they would be in a state of combat readiness.
Without explaining all these reasons to Sojiro, Mazuru ordered to Ulquiorra who was at the side, "Ulquiorra, open up a Garganta to the Soul Society."
Sojiro's heart thumped.
"The time to settle accounts with those nobles has come."
Mazuru was going to do what he was most looking forward to.
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