"Sensei?"
When Byakuya and Unohana came there, they were obviously a little surprised seeing Mazuru sitting on the throne, but they didn't pay much attention to Sojiro, who was wearing animal skin and a mask.
Compared with an unknown person, it was obvious that Mazuru being present in the main hall of Las Noches and sitting on the throne made them more concerned.
Then, Unohana also noticed the dead body of Szayelaporro which was placed next to the throne by Mazuru, "Did Captain Mazuru killed him?"
For Szayelaporro, the arrancar who once wanted to ovulate in her body and turn her into a mother for his rebirth, Unohana had a fresh memory. Even though Szayelaporro escaped a second time, after knowing the details of his techniques, she had already made up her mind that if she meets Szayelaporro again, she would never give him another chance to escape.
"Yes, I killed him."
Mazuru admitted it frankly.
Byakuya stared intently, and asked Mazuru another question in a complicated tone, "Why is sensei here?"
They had interrogated Maki earlier, after his belief was hit, Maki told some truths due of his inner turmoil, but it was these "truths" which Maki said that made Byakuya feel complicated, and even somewhat unacceptable.
"I was here from a long time ago."
Mazuru said calmly.
Hearing this, Byakuya raised his eyebrows again, and he continued to ask another question, "Where are Kurosaki Ichigo, Rukia, Renji and the others?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, they should be on the other side of Las Noches. By my calculations, they will soon find the location of Inoue Orihime." Mazuru answered Byakuya's question truthfully.
On the other side, Ichigo and others were indeed approaching where Orihime was held.
But before that, they still had a big difficulty to face.
That was Grimmjow who suddenly appeared in front of them.
Grimmjow, who had recovered from his injuries, seemed to be out seeking revenge. As soon as he appeared in front of Ichigo and the others, he directly attacked them. The Sexta (6th) Espada was still in a hard opponent, but because Ichigo had fought Grimmjow earlier, he had some understanding of Grimmjow's fighting style and methods.
Because the intelligence about his enemy was no longer missing, he will not fall into a disadvantage from the beginning.
Returning to the main hall of Las Noches.
Byakuya fell into deep thought when he heard Mazuru's words.
Unohana also asked a question, "Captain Mazuru seems to know the situation of Kurosaki Ichigo and the others a little too well…"
"Indeed, I really do understand it."
Mazuru made no secret of this.
After saying this, his eyes fell on Maki who was behind Byakuya with a complicated expression. At this moment, Maki was supporting the seriously injured Zaraki together with Yachiru.
Zaraki's injury was too serious, even if Unohana liberated her Zanpakuto and gave him treatment, he was not cured completely.
Maki felt Mazuru's gaze, and seemed a little guilty, and his expression became a little complicated.
It was indeed because of him that Byakuya and others arrived there so smoothly. For Mazuru, he might be a traitor, but from his point of view, it was indeed the right thing to do for Yachiru, the one who saved and Unohana who healed him.
Mazuru looked away from him, and looked at Unohana again.
"What does Captain Unohana want to ask?"
Unohana's expression was calm, and she diddn't show her true thoughts on her face, "From the information given by this shinigami named Ichinose Maki, we learned some... unbelievable truths, precisely because these truths are somewhat unbelievable, so we came here and wanted to ask Captain Mazuru some questions."
"So forgive me for asking bluntly." Unohana's gaze suddenly became extremely sharp.
"Where has Aizen Sosuke gone?"
She asked another question, but it wasn't about Mazuru, but about Aizen.
"Aizen has taken most of Hueco Mundo's strongest arrancars to Karakura Town in the world of living long ago, and they should still be fighting the so-called decisive battle against the captains at this moment."
Mazuru said indifferently, to be honest, he was actually quite curious about the situation of the decisive battle in the world of living, after all, because of him, the participants of this decisive battle were slightly different from the original book.
Unohana got to know the whereabouts of Aizen, and at the same time understood why they did not encounter the obstruction of any more powerful arrancars after they came to Las Noches. It turned out that those powerful arrancars had already followed Aizen to the world of living for a decisive battle.
But after learning that the decisive battle has begun, Unohana inevitably had some concerns.
This time the head-captain asked them to come to Hueco Mundo to help Ichigo rescue Orihime, the purpose was because Ichigo had never seen Aizen's Kyōka Suigetsu's release, and his strength could be one of the decisive factors in this battle.
As a result, she did not expect that when they were in Hueco Mundo, Aizen had already started a decisive battle in the world of living.
'But if one thinks about it, it makes sense.'
After all, the Soul Society had sent four captains to Hueco Mundo. When Gotei 13's strength was reduced by such a large part, if she was Aizen, she would also choose to start the decisive battle at this time.
Although Unohana was a little worried, she still asked the next question towards the truth.
"When Aizen went to the world of living, was Captain Mazuru present?"
From Mazuru knowing that Aizen had gone to the world of living for a decisive battle, there was no doubt that he arrived at Las Noches a long time ago, and Mazuru might have already come to Las Noches when she and Byakuya were still hanging out in Hueco Mundo in search of the palace.
Mazuru nodded and said, "Yes, I was there at that time."
He also answered the questions truthfully without any intention of hiding it.
After hearing Mazuru's answer, Byakuya's mood completely sank.
For him, the most unlikely truth, it seemed to about become reality.
Unohana's expression was as calm as ever, and then she asked the next question, which was also the most important and the last question.
"Has Captain Mazuru betrayed the Soul Society?"
After hearing this question, Byakuya looked at Mazuru seriously. Even though he was in a complicated mood, he was still waiting for Mazuru's answer.
Mazuru did not directly respond to this question.
Instead, he sat on the throne, looked at Byakuya, Unohana, Yachiru, Maki, and the seriously injured Zaraki, and said calmly in the tone of the owner of that place.
"Yokosho watashi no Las Noches (Welcome to my Las Noches)."
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