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

Chapter 308, Section 306: All for nothing.
Urahara General Store.

Higashino Shuichi stood by the window, habitually looking out.

Behind him, Kisuke Urahara sat smiling in his seat, holding a small white folding fan in his hand.

"So, all this time you've been helping me, showing friendliness towards us Quincy, just so you can get me to give you information about that place?"

Higashino Shuichi was in a fairly good mood.

Because after Yhwach launched the first Apostle, Kisuke Urahara finally found him and told him his thoughts.

Kisuke Urahara once went to the Wandenreich, but due to the special properties of the Shadow World and the limitations of the Wandenreich itself, Urahara, a Shinigami, was discovered as soon as he entered.

Then Kisuke Urahara was almost chased and beaten by Haschward, who had become Yhwach's Stand at the time. Before he could even begin to investigate the Wandenreich, he was crushed out of the Wandenreich.

Even the gate that was originally intended as a retreat, connecting to the mortal world, was locked away from the Unseen Empire by Hasward.

As a result, Kisuke Urahara never had the chance to return to the invisible empire of the shadow world.

This opportunity does not mean that Kisuke Urahara cannot find a way to return to that shadow world.

Given Kisuke Urahara's research capabilities, as long as he knows about the existence of the Shadow World, it wouldn't be difficult for him to develop a way to enter it.

If Mayuri Kurotsuchi could handle it in just a few days, how much more so Kisuke Urahara?

Kisuke Urahara simply couldn't find a way to deceive the Invisible Empire's detection methods.

Unless Kisuke Urahara is willing to give up his Shinigami powers, or trains to become a Quincy and uses the Quincy as a cover for his Shinigami powers.

Otherwise, if Urahara Kisuke were to set foot on the land of the Unseen Empire again, he would surely be discovered once more.

This is beyond doubt.

Before Higashino Shuichi appeared, Urahara Kisuke had been cultivating a good relationship with the Ishida family and trying to persuade Ishida Sogen and his parents to help him return to the Wandenreich.

Unfortunately, the Ishida family had gone to great lengths to escape from the invisible empire precisely because they couldn't bear the suffocating social environment there.

To this day, the Ishida family is still on the wanted list of the Invisible Empire. Sending them back to the Invisible Empire would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths.

So no matter how much Kisuke Urahara tried to win him over, neither Sogen Ishida nor his parents ever agreed to Urahara's request.

However, the character Takuya Kabuto, disguised as Shuichi Higashino, is different.

Higashino Shuichi portrays himself as an orphan genius who secretly escaped from the Invisible Empire. He has no ties to the Invisible Empire and is not on its wanted list like the Ishida family.

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi, disguised as Kabuto Takuya, is the best tool for Urahara Kisuke to investigate the Unseen Empire.

Kisuke Urahara originally planned to wait a while longer, to get closer to Shuichi Higashino before making such a request.

However, Yhwach's sudden holiness completely disrupted everyone's plans.

Including Urahara Kisuke's.

Kisuke Urahara keenly sensed that this was the best opportunity to get Shuichi Higashino's help.

In fact, Kisuke Urahara's considerations were correct.

If Higashino Shuichi is indeed the character he designed.

Given Takuya Kabuto's stance and personality, he certainly wouldn't just stand by and watch Yhwach recklessly unleash the Sanctity, threatening his life.

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi knew that when Urahara Kisuke came to him about this, he actually had no other choice.

If he still intends to maintain his public image.

Granting Kisuke Urahara's request was his only option.

"Isn't this a completely beneficial thing for Kabuto-kun?"
If Kabuto-kun still had feelings for that place, he wouldn't have been so reluctant to go back after running away from there.

Now that your king has activated the power of Sainthood, hasn't Kabuto-kun worried that one day this Sainthood will also affect you?
Imagine, you ultimately didn't die at the hands of us Shinigami or those Hollows, but at the hands of your own king. How tragic would that be?

Kisuke Urahara confidently laid out the stakes to Shuichi Higashino.

Higashino gripped the windowsill tightly with his right hand, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

"But this is an internal matter for us Quincy. What happens to us is none of your business, Shinigami."

If I do as you request, carry those collection devices with me, and then transmit all the intelligence from our empire to you...

I'm afraid that in the end, more of your comrades will die at the hands of death, won't they?

"Mr. Urahara, do you think I'm the kind of Quincy who would choose to become a sinner for all time?"

Higashino Shuichi concealed his movements with his body, but Urahara Kisuke was still able to glimpse some subtle changes in Higashino Shuichi's hands.

Kisuke Urahara could tell that although the Quincy Takuya Kabuto in front of him was verbally defending the honor of the Quincy, his body was trembling with the effort he was putting in.

Takuya Kabuto was trying to hide his true feelings; he was far from calm.

This was Kisuke Urahara's judgment.

However, all of this was within Kisuke Urahara's expectations.

He knew that powerful Quincy like Takuya Kabuto, who acted impulsively, would even dare to go to the Soul Society alone just to save Nemu, a Shinigami who was theoretically their mortal enemy.

Takuya Kabuto would absolutely not tolerate their so-called Quincy King doing something as outrageous as Saint Seiya.

Keep pretending, let's see how long you can keep it up~
Kisuke Urahara laughed loudly, while simultaneously fanning himself quickly with his small folding fan.

"Hahaha, Kabuto-kun is joking. I don't believe that after going to the Soul Society, you can't see how the Soul Society treats me now."

The relationship between me and Soul Society has now reached a point where we are essentially irreconcilable.

In order to fight against the Soul Society, I was able to win over Quincy like Ishida Sogen and Kabuto, so why can't I try to win over the Quincy behind you?
Gathering intelligence is simply to help me confirm which Quincy in that place I can win over, and which I don't need to contact at all!

Or does Kabuto-kun think that if I hand over the information about the Wandenreich to Soul Society, the Shinigami there will let me off the hook?

After listening, Higashino Shuichi suddenly realized that Urahara Kisuke had sent Saito Immortal and the others to Soul Society to fight the Shinigami. Was there another reason behind this?

Not only did he significantly boost his friendliness in front of his disguised self, Takuya Kabuto, but he also used this opportunity to establish an irreconcilable feud between himself and Soul Society.

In this way, they can gain complete trust.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This is a very simple and easy-to-understand principle.

Kisuke Urahara's plan was to kill multiple birds with one stone.

"As expected of Kisuke Urahara, a Shinigami who can intellectually rival Aizen and even slightly outmaneuver him in the end is truly remarkable."

Shuichi Higashino felt that he had completely understood Kisuke Urahara's previous design.

It could be said that, on the surface, Aizen seemed to be the biggest beneficiary of the last incident.

But in reality, Kisuke Urahara achieved several of his goals at once through this design. If Takuya Kabuto's core personality wasn't that of Shuichi Higashino, he probably would have been completely led by the nose by Kisuke Urahara in this situation as well.

Thinking about this, Higashino Hideichi felt both lingering fear and a sense of relief.

Sure enough, he still had to be careful in front of Aizen Sousuke and Urahara Kisuke. It was best to hide his true self if possible, otherwise he might be tricked by their schemes at any time.

"From what Mr. Urahara is saying, it seems I have absolutely no reason to refuse."

Higashino Shuichi turned around and looked at Urahara Kisuke.

He really had no reason to refuse, and Higashino Shuichi was not actually opposed to accepting Urahara Kisuke's assistance.

Because his next goal is to kill Yhwach, whatever Kisuke Urahara plans to do will not conflict with Shuichi Higashino's goal.

However, given Kabuto Takuya's personality, it would be impossible for him to agree to Urahara Kisuke's request so readily.

The smell of gunpowder is a must.

"Yes, for example, you still mind the difference in our social status;
For example, Kabuto-kun, you are very confident that you will not need anyone's help when you go back this time;
Or perhaps, Kabuto-kun, you deeply admire your king and are willing to be a tool whose power or even life could be taken away at any time.
There are as many reasons as you could want, but…

Kisuke Urahara stopped what he was doing and looked sharply at Shuichi Higashino.

"But Kabuto-kun, are these reasons all your true thoughts?"

Inside the room, it was as if time itself had been paused.

Shuichi Higashino and Kisuke Urahara stared at each other without saying a word; silence was the best form of communication.

Until Higashino Shuichi suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hehehe, you've hit the nail on the head, Mr. Urahara."

I really think you shouldn't have opened this grocery store. Maybe you should have opened a mental health clinic instead; you would have made much more money there!
"Then I'll leave it to you when I return to the Empire to see what the situation is like there!"

Kisuke Urahara was very satisfied with this result.

Aizen Sousuke, however, was starting to lose his composure.

This includes Dong Xianyao, who is currently hiding in the newly rebuilt Lingxu Palace.

Just as they had everything prepared, a message came back from Higashino Shuichi's side.

The invisible empire in the shadow world originally had a certain death monitoring mechanism.

However, because of Kisuke Urahara's rash intrusion, the Wandenreich has now not only hidden itself deeper into the Shadow World, but has also essentially completely closed off any channels of entry from the outside.

Furthermore, they have strengthened their monitoring of Shinigami, including Hollows.

Previously, Kisuke Urahara could stay in the Wandenreich for more than ten days before being discovered.

Now, I'm afraid that Tōsen will be detected as soon as he steps into the border of the Invisible Empire.

In other words, unless Aizen can now miraculously recreate the Quincy power of Tosen Kaname.

Otherwise, Aizen's wish for Tosen to enter the Wandenreich with Higashino Shuichi would be dashed.

Of course, Higashino Shuichi also proposed a solution: Aizen should go along too, and together they could crush the Wandenreich.

Unfortunately, this extremely violent solution was, unsurprisingly, rejected by Aizen.

Is Aizen really such a violent person?
He just wanted to see how much the Quincy King named Yhwach had recovered. If he had recovered to his peak, he would find a way to drag him out and publicly teach him a lesson in front of everyone.

If he hasn't recovered to his peak condition yet, just wait until he does.

That's it.

Another reason was to guard against Higashino Shuichi taking advantage of the situation to steal something.

He eliminated Aizen's supposed rival ahead of time.

As the sun and moon bear witness, and as heaven and earth swear, Aizen has no intention of fooling around with Higashino Shuichi within that invisible empire.

Even if Yhwach were killed, who would see it, who would know?

At most, only Shuichi Higashino and Kisuke Urahara would know, but neither of them would tell anyone.

He can't just tell others about it later, can he?

That's too embarrassing!

"So, Lord Aizen, what should I do now?"

Tosen asked Aizen somewhat awkwardly.

This all happened so suddenly.

You should know that they even faked their deaths in order to get to that so-called invisible empire.

Just when they were about to succeed, Higashino Shuichi pulled this stunt.

"Fine, you can stay here."

As for Shuichi Higashino, since he has already accepted Kisuke Urahara's assistance, I think he certainly won't show his true strength in front of Kisuke Urahara.

If he doesn't unleash his true power, Shuichi definitely won't be able to defeat that Quincy King.

"Then he'll still come back to me."

Aizen comforted himself with these words.

There was actually another reason why he didn't agree to go with Higashino Shuichi at this time.

That is, he hasn't yet figured out the principle behind the Hogyoku's ability to evolve, or how to control the direction of that evolution.

Back in Soul Society, Aizen was tricked by Shuichi Higashino, and the three stages of evolution that occurred in his body still trouble him to this day.

Although these three stages of evolution helped Aizen at the time, he later discovered that his power seemed to be solidifying in a direction he did not want.

This is something he did not expect to see.

Furthermore, with the Wandenreich to be traveling with Shuichi Higashino, Aizen couldn't guarantee that no unexpected events might occur during the journey.

"What if Shuichi manages to handle it?"

"I suddenly asked," Tosen asked.

Aizen snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"Then, that Quincy King is not worthy to be my opponent!"

(End of this chapter)