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

Chapter 259, Section 257: Making an Enemy of the Entire Soul Society
The South Rukongai in Soul Society is currently a hellish place.

The cries of the civilians, their painful pleas for help, and the despair of the Grim Reaper team members.

These suddenly appearing spirit puppets with the power of the first captain, even without self-awareness, are not something ordinary Grim Reapers can resist.

The siblings, Shiba Kukaku and Shiba Ganju, are doing their best to evacuate civilians.

However, countless civilians remained forever on their original land.

"Is this the trump card of the Tsunayo family?"

Shiba Kukaku gazed at the spirit reveling in the sky in the distance, feeling a pang of unease.

According to the information Higashino Shuichi gave her, these were just a small, unfinished part of the Tsunayo family's trump cards.

No one knows the true trump card of the Tsunayo family.

"Sister Sora"

Shiba Ganju clenched his fists.

Looking at the horrific scene ahead.

He suddenly remembered what Higashino Shuichi had once told him.

"Do you think that by helping some commoners in Rukongai every day, you can truly protect them?"
No, one day you'll realize that if you don't have enough power, your help will be a joke!

Shiba Ganju didn't understand the meaning of Higashino Shuichi's words back then, but he does now.

When a real threat arrives, if he doesn't have enough power, everything he cherishes will vanish.

Life is the most insignificant thing in the Soul Society at this moment.

"Higashino Shuichi, what trick are you up to this time?!"

The captains acted swiftly. This time, even Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was not focused on defending Seireitei, but instead came to face Higashino Shuichi.

Because he knew that in the current Soul Society, there weren't many Shinigami who could stop Shuichi Higashino. Apart from him, any of the other captains, except for Retsu Unohana, would not fare well if they faced Shuichi Higashino alone.

However, what Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni couldn't quite understand was that Higashino Shuichi didn't wreak havoc on this desolate land along with those few spirit corpses.

Instead, he had his subordinate, Kisaragi Shusuke, try to stop the attack from one of the spirit remains.

He himself sat on the rooftop, quietly waiting for the arrival of his captains.

"There's nothing fancy about it. All I've done is to hope that all the captains, especially you, the Captain-Commander, can see the true colors of the Tsunayo family."

The Tsunayo family, once one of the five great noble families, has long been corrupt and decadent.

They are no longer worthy of the title of the five great noble families!

Higashino Shuichi was alone, and only needed to be alone, sitting below, looking up at the captains who had come with Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Even though Higashino Shuichi was the one who was surrounded, every single captain present felt an immense sense of oppression.

Even Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was not spared.

"Higashino Shuichi, you have overstepped your bounds. As a Grim Reaper, you have no right to interfere in the affairs of nobles!"

Whatever the Tsunayo family is doing or planning to do is none of your business!
You are only responsible for your own actions!

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni angrily rebuked Higashino Shuichi.

"Heh. My dear Captain-Commander, are you saying you intend to turn a blind eye to these weapons manufactured with funding from the Tsunayashiro family?"

"Higashino Shuichi sneered."

"These remains will be handled by our Gotei 13, but Higashino Shuichi, this is not an excuse for you to shirk your responsibilities."

From the moment you led these spirit corpses into the Soul Society, you should have known your fate!

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni knew very well what Higashino Shuichi wanted to prove.

However, for Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the Tsunayoshi family was the Tsunayoshi family's business, while Higashino Shuichi was Higashino Shuichi's business.

It was Higashino Shuichi who brought these spirits to the Soul Society and massacred civilians; Higashino Shuichi has no way to defend himself on this point.

Of course, Shuichi Higashino never intended to prove himself.
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, if that's the case, then you should know that I could have stopped all of this in the present world. I could have even told you about the Tsunayo family's arrangements in the Western Frontier Bureau in advance."

But what would be the result of doing that?

Will the Tsuna-Yayo family send out a few scapegoats? Or will the Tsuna-Yayo family produce a few more Grim Reapers who have been confined for hundreds of years?
Or was the Tsunayo family completely overthrown?
I think the answer is obvious.

If none of the tragedies had occurred, you cannot, and would not, condemn the Tsunayoshi family based on a hypothetical tragedy.

The future will not change!

Higashino Shuichi stood up from his seat.

The captains who were standing next to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni all calmed down.

Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro, Komamura Sajin, Ichimaru Gin, Tosen Kaname, Kuchiki Byakuya, and Soi Fon.
They all understood what Higashino Shuichi truly wanted to express.

They also understood the true intention behind Higashino Shuichi's actions.

"Hideichi Higashino"

Kyoraku Shunsui looked at Higashino Shuichi at this moment, wanting to remind him that according to their original plan, things had come to this point and Higashino Shuichi's mission was complete.

He and Byakuya Kuchiki will do everything they can to save Shuichi Higashino's life.

However, before this, Kyoraku Shunsui did not anticipate that Higashino Shuichi would adopt such a more radical approach.

Normally, as long as there is evidence that the Tsunayoshi family secretly created these spirit remains, just like the Kasumi-Oji family in the past, it would be enough to convict the Tsunayoshi family.

However, as Higashino Shuichi said, that would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

"I don't care how you define my identity, Captain-Commander, whether you call me a Shinigami of the Tsuna-Yayo family or a traitor to Soul Society."

Even if you let other Grim Reapers describe me as a schemer or an ambitious manipulator, I don't care.

Higashino Shuichi's body slowly rose from the rooftop, a terrifying spiritual pressure gradually emanating from him.
"Today, I have shown you the evil of the Tsunayo family."

Just like I used to be, unable to bear the evil of the Kasumi family.

If you can't bring yourself to destroy the Tsunayo family, then please leave it to me.

I will bear all the sins and all the evil!
"From this day forward, the Tsunayoshiro family will cease to exist!"

Higashino Shuichi spoke slowly, and every word he uttered shocked every Grim Reaper present.

Even Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro showed respect for Higashino Shuichi after listening to his story.

Is Shuichi Higashino a bad person?

From the perspective of Soul Society, of course it is.

Because he could have prevented the tragedy that happened in South Rukongai today, but he didn't.

Is Higashino Shuichi a good person?
Kyoraku Shunsui thought to himself,
"No, because good people wouldn't do something like causing innocent people to die."
But Shuichi Higashino is a respectable person.

He did what countless Grim Reapers wanted to do, but dared not do.

From the moment Higashino Shuichi uttered those words, Kyoraku Shunsui knew that all the Shinigami in the Soul Society would become Higashino Shuichi's enemies.

Regardless of whether the Grim Reapers are willing or not, preventing Higashino Shuichi from harming nobles, especially the Tsunayo family of the Five Great Noble Families, is one of the reasons for the existence of the Gotei 13.

They drew their swords almost simultaneously!

Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro, Komamura Sajin, Ichimaru Gin, Tosen Kaname, Kuchiki Byakuya, Soi Fon, and all the other Shinigami who witnessed or heard this scene.

They may not have the courage or boldness to do the same thing as Hideichi Higashino.

But giving Higashino Shuichi the final respect is something they can do.

This is a battle where it's impossible to say who's right and who's wrong. The only solution is to give it your all.

"Bankai: Black Rope Heavenly Punishment Myooh!"

Even as an enemy, Komamura Sajin had to admire Higashino Shuichi's spirit.

However, due to differing stances, they ultimately could not become friends.

A gigantic black-armored warrior appeared in the sky.

"You are a true warrior, but today's outcome is undoubtedly a tragedy for you!"

Komamura Sajin raised his Zanpakuto high and launched the first attack on Higashino Shuichi.

However, before his Zanpakuto could fall, Higashino Shuichi's men had already arrived in front of him.

This unpredictable speed was something Komamura Sajin had never heard of before.

Higashino Shuichi extended a finger and pressed it against Komamura Sajin's chest. With his current spiritual pressure, he only needed to exert a little force to make Komamura Sajin's life wither away like a candle in the wind.

However, Higashino Shuichi chose another method, giving Komamura Sajin another memorable scene that was rightfully his.

"Ninety of the broken path, black coffin!"

A massive coffin rose out of thin air, and darkness engulfed Komamura Sajin.

The enormous black-armored warrior in the sky, the Heavenly Punishment King, was unaware of what was about to happen.

Cracks appeared in the armor, and the body began to fall.

He didn't even swing his sword once before vanishing with a crash as his master fell.

"Captain Komamura?!"

Soi Fon stared in surprise at Komamura Sajin, who fell from the slowly opening black coffin. He didn't look dead, but he seemed to be close to death.

"Did he just kill Captain Komamura, who had already activated his Bankai, with a black coffin?"

Gin Ichimaru narrowed his eyes.

The current Higashino Shuichi is a level stronger than the Higashino Shuichi when he was still the Great Sword Hunter in Soul Society.

But how long has it been?
It's only been a month.

What exactly did Hideaki Higashino experience during that month?
None of the team captains present knew.

"I'm sorry, Shuichi, but the affairs of the Tsunayo family are matters of internal nobility, and I really can't let you handle them like this!"

All the flowing waves become my shield, all the lightning becomes my blade.
Pisces theory!

After Komamura Sajin fell, Ukitake Jushiro silently stood on the only road that Higashino Shuichi had to take to the Tsunayoshi family, his twin swords spread out, and several divine divination symbols swirling in front of him.

In fact, like Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro always held onto his own sense of justice.

However, their sense of justice was always tainted by their aristocratic status.

Jushiro Ukitake admired Shuichi Higashino because he saw in Higashino the latter's unwavering commitment to justice.

But he also had to stop Higashino Shuichi.

Because of Higashino Shuichi's bold statement that he would destroy the Tsunayo family, the foundation of Soul Society was already being shaken.

However, given Jushiro Ukitake's physical condition, he could not possibly be a main attacker.

Kuchiki Byakuya glanced at Kyoraku Shunsui and saw a hint of certainty and helplessness in the latter's eyes.

This was Higashino Shuichi's choice, but they also have their responsibilities.

"Bankai, scatter, Senbonzakura Kageyama!"

Byakuya Kuchiki stood to the left and slightly in front of Jushiro Ukitake, releasing his Zanpakuto. The blade sank vertically downwards, disappearing into the ripples of the ground.

Then, on either side of Byakuya Kuchiki, thousands of enormous swords rose up.

"We will stop you, Higashino Shuichi!"

Kuchiki Byakuya looked in the direction of Higashino Shuichi and said.

Higashino Shuichi raised his head and looked back coldly in the direction of Kuchiki Byakuya.

Then, at almost the same moment,

The usually silent captain of the Ninth Division, Tosen Kaname, had somehow arrived near Higashino Shuichi.
"Bankai, Kiyomushi Final Style: Enma Cricket!"

Dark spiritual pressure emanated from Tosen Kaname's Zanpakuto, forming a huge ellipsoidal barrier in the sky that enveloped Tosen Kaname and Higashino Shuichi.

"In my Bankai, your hearing, sight, smell, and spiritual sense will all disappear completely, leaving only your sense of touch to perceive the pain of being slaughtered by me!"

In this pitch-black space, Tosen Kaname seemed to be explaining to Higashino Shuichi.

But in reality, Higashino Shuichi couldn't hear his explanation at all.

Senbonzakura Kageyoshi's blade danced in the air, while Tosen Kaname's Zanpakuto slashed wildly across Higashino Shuichi's body.

Whenever Shuichi Higashino tries to use his abilities to defend against these attacks, Jushiro Ukitake will use his divine divination to absorb them.

Everyone knew that Higashino Shuichi possessed an incredible and powerful regenerative ability, so no one dared to be careless in this situation.

Can we just wear down Higashino Shuichi like this?
The answer is naturally no.

After receiving the fragment of the left leg, which symbolized the supporting power of the Soul King, from Masato Miyazaki, Shuichi Higashino no longer had that concern.

For Higashino Shuichi now, apart from the rule-based abilities that can still pose a threat to him, ordinary physical attacks are no different from tickling him.

But even the power of rules
As everyone knows, the battle between Shinigami is actually a battle of spiritual pressure.

With just a thought, Higashino Shuichi's eyes, which had lost their color, regained their light.

"Even the strongest ability needs sufficient spiritual pressure to match it."

"Captain of the Ninth Division, Kaname Tōsen, you're at least not qualified!"

As they spoke, the oval-shaped, pitch-black barrier that had trapped Higashino Shuichi shattered inch by inch under Higashino Shuichi's immense spiritual pressure.

The blades that hovered in the air were also reduced to dust under the terrifying spiritual pressure of Higashino Shuichi.

Even the divine divination between Jushiro Ukitake's twin swords cracked at this moment.

Ultimately, there is a limit to how much spiritual pressure a creature can absorb.

However, under normal circumstances, it's practically impossible for any Grim Reaper to reach that level.

In that instant, the spiritual pressure absorbed by his Zanpakuto was so great that Jushiro Ukitake had no choice but to give up absorbing it.

Otherwise, the overflowing spiritual pressure falling on him would be too much for his body to bear.

Bankai, God Slayer Spear!

A flash of silver light streaked across the sky.

After waiting for a long time, Gin Ichimaru unleashed his Bankai on Shuichi Higashino.

That's close enough to the speed of light.

But Higashino Shuichi stretched out his left hand and blocked it in front of him.

"Show a great person"

Seeing this scene, Soi Fon couldn't find any more words to describe her feelings at that moment.

Is this terrifying suppressive force, this effortless movement, really still a grim reaper?

(End of this chapter)