Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 242, Question 240: What exactly is your purpose?

"Long time no see, Captain Yoruichi."

"Long time no see, Miss Yoruichi~"

"Nice to meet you, Yoruichi Shihouin!"

As Yoruichi Shihouin was trapped, Shusuke Kisaragi, Sayaka Kabuto, and Ousho Yushima all appeared one by one beside Shuichi Higashino to greet him.

"It seems you've prepared very well, Higashino Shuichi. So, can you tell me what exactly you want to do?"

Yoruichi Shihouin noticed that among the newcomers were some familiar faces and others she didn't know well, and for a moment she couldn't quite figure out what Shuichi Higashino was thinking.

"Haven't I already made my question very clear to Captain Yoruichi?"

Tell me, what exactly are you and Kisuke Urahara planning to do?

"I think if everything you're doing now is beneficial to Soul Society, then there shouldn't be anything you can't say, right?"

"That's what I'm saying," Higashino Shuichi replied.

"And what about you, Higashino Shuichi? What is your stance?"

Yoruichi Shihouin glanced at Shuichi Higashino and the others before speaking.

"I used to just want to live a good life, now I just want to live a better life."

Therefore, my position is to live, while simultaneously maintaining overall world peace, preventing the collapse of order, and allowing everything to continue developing normally.

There's a saying that goes something like this: the highest level of deception is to deceive yourself as well. That's exactly what Higashino Shuichi is doing now.

His words might fool Kisaragi Shusuke and the others, but for Yoruichi Shihouin...
Do you think I would believe you if you said that?
During my brief stay back in Soul Society, I heard a lot about Shuichi's deeds. Given what you've done before, you could be in any position now!

Yoruichi Shihouin doesn't need to determine the authenticity at all.

The mere fact that Higashino Shuichi accepted the position of the chief swordsman of the Tsuna Yayo family is already a stain on his life.

The words "not trustworthy" are practically written all over Higashino Shuichi's head.

Therefore, from Yoruichi Shihouin's perspective, it doesn't matter how much she tries to smear Shuichi Higashino.

But even Yoruichi Shihouin probably didn't expect that what she said was actually true.

"Captain Yoruichi is absolutely right~"
"Aren't you right, Rangiku?"

At this moment, standing in Higashino Shuichi's room by the beach, looking at the specially made large screen in front of him, Aizen Sousuke smiled and said.

"Yes, yes, yes, whatever you say is right!"

Matsumoto Rangiku had lost count of how many times Aizen had asked her in this tone; wasn't he just trying to show off how much he knew?
Is it necessary to keep showing off in front of her?

Why didn't Shuichi take her with him back then?! Leaving her behind to keep Aizen company is pure torture!
But this can't really be blamed on Higashino Shuichi. The main reason is that Higashino Shuichi didn't dare to leave Kisaragi Shusuke and Yushima Osho alone at home with Aizen. Otherwise, if Aizen had any wicked thoughts about Kisaragi Shusuke and Yushima Osho's Baku and Zanpakuto, Higashino Shuichi, who was currently entangled with Shihouin Yoruichi, wouldn't have the ability to return and stop Aizen for the time being.

In the past, Higashino Shuichi didn't have to worry about this problem because he was nominally Aizen's subordinate. Given Aizen's arrogance, he wouldn't stoop to touching the things belonging to his subordinate's subordinate.

But things are different now. Now, Higashino Shuichi has broken away from Aizen and is working independently. The two are both partners and rivals, so Aizen naturally doesn't need to be polite or courteous to his rivals anymore.

Higashino Shuichi was absolutely convinced that Aizen was capable of designing Kisaragi Shusuke and Yushima Osho, and then seizing the opportunity to obtain their ability data for research.

After all, Kisaragi Shusuke and Yushima Oshu are both highly valuable for research. One can seal the release of a Shinigami's Zanpakuto, and the other can freely manipulate space.

That is, Matsumoto Rangiku is still a weakling at the moment, and Higashino Shu is not worried at all that Aizen will have any ulterior motives towards her.

As for talk of romantic love or physical desire, that's even more impossible.

Higashino Shuichi has always believed that such things only exist in ordinary people like him. Villains with style and ambition like Aizen have long since transcended such low-level interests.

"By the way, this thing is called a bacteria monitor, right? It seems pretty useful~"
Do you have any extras here?

Aizen glanced at Matsumoto Rangiku and found it quite boring. Compared to Higashino Shuichi, these Shinigami who followed Higashino Shuichi were all too uninteresting.

"If Lord Aizen wants it, he can simply go to the 12th Division in Soul Society and get it, since it was Captain Kurotsuchi's invention."

Satomi Nagasawa answered Aizen very respectfully.

Unlike Matsumoto Rangiku, Nagasawa Satomi had heard about Aizen's terrifying strength from Kisaragi Shusuke.

A powerful individual who can hang Kisaragi Shusuke up and beat him without even using his Zanpakuto's release, deserves to be treated with utmost care.

"So it was that guy's invention?"
That's normal then.

Aizen's lips twitched slightly.

If you were to ask him which names he least wants to hear right now, Mayuri Kurotsuchi would definitely be among them.

Because not long ago, he was tricked several times by Higashino Shuichi using Mayuri Kurotsuchi's invention, and ultimately lost to Higashino Shuichi because of this.

In Aizen's view, 70% of the blame for this failure should be placed on Shuichi Higashino, while the remaining 30% should be placed on Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who provided Higashino with these inventions.

(Mayuri Kurotsuchi: Have you forgotten that I have a vice-captain who is a die-hard fan of Shuichi Higashino?)
Aizen's original purpose in coming here was simply to share with Higashino Shuichi the information he had gathered from his Hollows that might lead to Yoruichi Shihouin's whereabouts, and to also deliver a few Gillian and Adjuchas that Higashino Shuichi had requested.

Unexpectedly, Higashino Shuichi actually managed to find Yoruichi Shihōin using this information.

Upon learning that Higashino Shuichi planned to attack Yoruichi Shihouin, Aizen did not hesitate to stay and watch.

Of course, this comes at a price: it negates the information Aizen provided to Higashino Shuichi about Yoruichi Shihouin.

However, Aizen was somewhat disappointed by Higashino Shuichi's subsequent actions on the screen. The battle between Higashino Shuichi and Shihouin Yoruichi that he had expected did not occur. Instead, the first captain, Kuminai Enteki, clashed with Shihouin Yoruichi.

However, this result doesn't seem so bad?

On the other side, at the other end of the monitoring screen, right after Higashino Shuichi and the others finished their brief "greetings" with Yoruichi Shihouin, the main character finally made his appearance.

"Tell me, little girl Yoruichi, where do you intend to go with that spirit body that Nikoku has hidden?"
I remember we had an agreement, didn't we? If we, the original captains, were to perish and our souls were to return to Hell, you would have to destroy the remains that carried our souls!
"Otherwise, we wouldn't have agreed to let you return to Soul Society from Hell!"

Hisami Kentei dropped a bombshell right from the start, the amount of information in which almost overturned some of Higashino Shuichi's previous deductions.

"In other words, these spirit remains possessing the power of the first captain might not have been created independently by Masato Miyazaki, but rather with the help of Kisuke Urahara?"

Higashino Hideichi never expected things to develop this way.
However, upon careful consideration, Higashino Shuichi realized that this outcome was not entirely unexpected.

Even without Masato Miyazaki's help, Kisuke Urahara had already mastered the technology to create spirit remains with souls decades later, when the original story truly began.

It's just that this time has been brought forward by a few decades.

As for why this was possible, even Higashino Hideichi didn't understand. He wasn't a scientist, didn't do research, and didn't know.

That's probably the truth anyway.

"Please forgive me, Hisamii Kentei-senpai, for not being able to tell you!"

Yoru Shihouin opened his mouth, but after glancing at Shuichi Higashino behind Ente Hisamii, he ultimately didn't say what he had initially wanted to say.

This also marked the beginning of her battle with Hisamitsu Entei.

Lightning formation.

Instant coax!

Yoruichi Shihouin faced Ente Hisamenai and immediately unleashed her strongest form.

However, Kyūmeni Yōtetsu was not to be outdone. After realizing that his Shikai was almost impossible to touch even a hem of Yoruichi Shihōin's clothes, Kyūmeni Yōtetsu unleashed his Bankai right in front of Yoruichi Shihōin.

"A glimmer of light in the darkness, Bankai, Sin!"

"First, judge your sin of arrogance. You actually thought you could fight against me, against the judge of punishment; that is blasphemy!"

Hisami Ente pronounced his judgment to Yoruichi Shihouin, then raised his Zanpakuto upwards.

Yoruichi Shihouin had a bloody gash on her left arm.

And at the very moment the bloodstain appeared, Yoruichi Shihouin could clearly feel her left hand become heavy and weak.

However, this minor negative buff doesn't have a significant impact on Yoruichi Shihouin. At least she can still maintain her Instantaneous Roar stance.

However, this change does not only occur when the bloodstain appears, but at any moment after the bloodstain appears.

"Next, we will judge you for your sin of greed! You have earned so much of our trust from the First Generation, yet you have squandered it time and time again! And you greedily desire more!"
This is the sin of greed!

Hisami Ente quietly disappeared into the darkness and said.

Then, Yoruichi Shihouin felt her legs begin to feel heavy. Her Shunpo stance, which was previously so fast that Kyūmeni Entei couldn't even react, had now become at the level of an ordinary Shinigami.

"Then, it will be time to judge your sin of jealousy."

Hisami Kentei practically brought out every one of the seven deadly sins from Higashino Shuichi's memories and forcibly convicted Shihouin Yoru.

Some of these claims, in Higashino Shuichi's view, were simply fabrications by Hisamii Kentei, who, in a way that suggested he was accusing someone, forcibly pinned the blame on Yoruichi Shihouin.

However, what's outrageous is that Hisamii Kentei's ability actually acknowledged these judgments by Hisamii Kentei, which could even be said to be completely unrelated to reality.

However, the extent of punishment that Hisamii Kente's ability user ultimately receives depends on how realistic Hisamii Kente's fabricated reasons are.

The closer one gets to the truth, the more tragic their crimes and fates become.

Conversely, just like when Hisami Entei inflicted the sin of arrogance on Yoruichi Shihouin, it would only cause slight changes to Yoruichi Shihouin's body, and would not be able to directly kill Yoruichi Shihouin.

Therefore, the strength of Kyūmeni Yōtetsu's Bankai ability does not lie in his ability to find a crime that fits each opponent.

The key lies in Kyūmeni Yōtetsu's Bankai ability. Ultimately, the interpretation of this ability rests with Kyūmeni Yōtetsu himself. If Kyūmeni Yōtetsu is willing to accept the label of the Seven Deadly Sins, he can easily pin it on his opponent.
Higashino Shuichi watched as Yoruichi Shihouin was afflicted with countless debuffs by Kyūmeni Yōtei, and secretly felt fortunate that he had outmaneuvered Kyūmeni Yōtei back then.

Otherwise, his battle with Hisamii Kente would inevitably be a bitter one.

As for now? It seems like Kyūmeni Yōteki has completely suppressed Yoruichi Shihōin, but in reality...
As bolts of lightning appeared around Yoruichi Shihouin, the negative effects on her caused by Enetsu Hisamii's Bankai ability gradually disappeared.

Then, amidst the boundless lightning, Yoruichi Shihouin flashed and pierced the heart of Enetsu Hisamichi with a spear of lightning.

For any normal Grim Reaper, this blow would have been fatal.

Unfortunately, Hisami Ente is not a normal Shinigami, so his spirit body is not afraid of having its heart blown out.

All of this looked like a normal clash between two captains, one old and one new.

The two sides fought back and forth, but Aizen Sousuke, who was in his room far away on the beach, offered a different perspective.

"Was the first captain's ability really that weak?"

Even if one cannot personally use their spiritual sense to feel the power of Hisamii Ente's ability, it is still a buff-type ability, and the negative effects are dispelled by lightning.

This is very similar to some cultivation novels in modern times, where lightning is the nemesis of all evil~
But this is Soul Society, this is the Shinigami world!
Lightning is just lightning; how could it possibly dispel the power of Hisamii Kentei?

It was at this moment that Aizen realized that, for some time now, Higashino Shuichi's movements and expressions hadn't changed much in a long time.
(End of this chapter)