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

Chapter 325, Section 323. Trying to trick me? Dream on.
"Ah"

Faced with Higashino Shuichi's extremely arrogant declaration, Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro, who was standing beside him, exchanged a smile.

But a bitter smile
What Jushiro Ukitake meant was, "I told you long ago, the Urahara Kisuke of today is not the Urahara Kisuke they used to know. If you believe him, you'll most likely get scammed!"

Kyoraku Shunsui meant, "How could I not know? But you should also know that the higher-ups in Soul Society are clearly trying to avoid trouble. Even if they know that Yhwach has been resurrected, as long as Yhwach doesn't explicitly intend to attack Soul Society, they probably won't care."

After all, Yhwach isn't like Shuichi Higashino or Aizen. He only had ideas about Soul Society a thousand years ago. Who knows if he'll change his mind in the past thousand years?
But if it's someone like Shuichi Higashino or Sosuke Aizen, then you definitely need to be on your guard.

This is a passage from a conversation between Kisuke Urahara and his former friends Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku, after Ukitake personally visited Soul Society and met with them privately.

At this moment, the two of them understood each other without saying a word.

Jushiro Ukitake was a conservative from the beginning, while Shunsui Kyoraku hesitated between the radical and the conservative factions until he saw Yoruichi Shihouin agree to Kisuke Urahara's proposal, at which point he finally made up his mind.

Regardless of Urahara Kisuke's true purpose, or whether he was plotting to kill someone else, we should leave aside the question of what Urahara Kisuke's real purpose was, or whether he was using someone else to do his dirty work.

The mere fact that Yhwach, the Quincy King who had left a deep impression on the young Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro, was enough to make Kyoraku Shunsui take a gamble was worthwhile.

If he succeeds, he can use this opportunity, with Byakuya Kuchiki's help, to compete with his teacher for the position of Captain-Commander, based on his achievement in killing Yhwach.
Even if it's fake, he won't lose anything. He's just taking a break from work and going on a virtual trip to the real world.

However, if Kyoraku Shunsui had thought of replacing Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and taking the throne himself decades ago, he would never have had such a thought.

For a long time, no matter how much Kyoraku Shunsui disapproved of his teacher Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's actions in certain matters, he still regarded himself as Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's prized student and would not easily overstep this teacher-student relationship.

However, after experiencing a series of events, Kyoraku Shunsui changed his mind.

Looking at the Soul Society, ravaged after each great battle, with no end in sight and no end in sight, he always felt a nameless rage burning in his heart.

Kyoraku Shunsui knew that many times, things could have gone in a better direction.

However, it was because of his teacher, the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, that he always showed an unusual obsession with things that didn't seem that important on the surface.

For example, it included a group of Hollowfied Shinigami, including the captain of the 3rd Division, Shinji Hirako, and the vice-captain of the 11th Division, Shuichi Higashino.

These Shinigami clearly possess formidable combat abilities, yet Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni stubbornly clings to the age-old excuse that they have been Hollowfied, refusing Yoruichi Shihouin's request to allow Shinji Hirako and the others to return to the Soul Society's Shinigami system.

The result of this was that, in Kyoraku Shunsui's view, Soul Society clearly had a bunch of trump cards they could play, but their teacher, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, had broken them down into a bunch of cripples fighting the enemy.

I won't go into detail about his time fighting against Higashino Shuichi, because Kyoraku Shunsui was one of the Grim Reapers who deliberately held back at that time.

However, after Higashino Shuichi launched his attack, Urahara Kisuke and Aizen Sosuke, among other Shinigami, if Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had been willing to recall Hirako Shinji and the others back to Soul Society to defend together, how could such a shortage of manpower have occurred?

If it weren't for the lack of manpower, which kept these veteran captains with even greater strength busy with trivial matters, where would Aizen Sousuke and Urahara Kisuke have had the same opportunities to perform?
If he were the captain.
Kyoraku Shunsui gently closed his eyes, then opened them.

His thoughts drifted a little away. The battle was still raging, and Yhwach was still shouting. He really wasn't suited to thinking too much about the past and future in this kind of situation.

Live in the present!

The most important thing right now is to take down Yhwach!

What his teacher sacrificed himself to accomplish that most of the first captains couldn't do, he'll now leave it to him!

"A thousand years ago, you made your declaration with the same arrogance, and a thousand years later, your fate will remain unchanged!"

Kyoraku Shunsui responded to Higashino Shuichi in a firm tone.

Before Kyoraku Shunsui could finish speaking, Yoruichi Shihouin had already perfectly demonstrated the strength she deserved as a "Flash God" in Soul Society.

She appeared behind Higashino Shuichi almost instantly.

The division of the world?
Is Yhwach spouting nonsense?
None of this affected Yoru Shihouin at all. Her purpose in coming here was singular: to bury Yhwach here.

Higashino Shuichi sensed Yoruichi Shihouin behind him through his spiritual senses. His first reaction was to use Yhwach's omniscience and omnipotence to take a look at the future.

According to Higashino Shuichi's previous speculation, the reason why he couldn't use his foresight was because Tsukasa Rinpoche himself had mastered a forbidden time-related technique called Time Stop, and the two conflicted.

Now that Tetsuzai Wakami has died, his ability to foresee the future should have been restored.

One point that must be mentioned is that one must question Yhwach, understand Yhwach, and then become Yhwach.

The ability to foresee the future is truly amazing; once you've used it once, you'll subconsciously want to use it again as long as it's available.

This time, the result couldn't be described as a perfect performance; it was more of a passable one.

Shuichi Higashino did see a glimpse of the future, but not much.

He could see that a few seconds later, Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro both showed a hint of anticipation on their faces.

However, no scene could be seen from Yoruichi Shihouin's side. Even the large part of the area close to Yoruichi Shihouin, including Shuichi Higashino himself, seemed to be shrouded in a black barrier, completely unobservable from the outside world.

Furthermore, compared to before, when Higashino Shuichi could see the future for two hours at a time, this time he only saw less than half a minute of the future.

"So it's only half-failed?"

This was the first time that Higashino Shuichi had ever seen such a bizarre situation.

However, this did not stump Shuichi Higashino.

At least in that brief glimpse of the future, Higashino Shuichi saw a fleeting look of anticipation on the faces of Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro.

What are they expecting?
I hope that Yoruichi Shihouin can defeat herself in such a short time.

Higashino Shuichi believed that was impossible, not that in the eyes of Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro, Shihouin Yoruichi could not defeat him.

Rather, it's impossible to determine a winner in such a short time.

As everyone knows, even in a battle between captains, the time unit "Ryuguruma Kensei" would take quite a while if not too much time wasted, let alone the Quincy King that Higashino Shuichi is currently impersonating.
Furthermore, although Higashino Shuichi cannot see what his future self will be like, he is confident in his ability to cope. With such an overpowered ability as omniscience and omnipotence, even if Yoruichi Shihouin uses all her resources, he is certain that he can find a solution.

That would be even less likely to give Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro any glimmer of hope.

However, it is absolutely impossible for Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro, as experienced veteran captains, to make such a basic mistake at the same time.

Therefore, in Higashino Shuichi's view, the answer is actually quite obvious.

Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro did not develop expectations because they saw a glimmer of hope for Yoruichi Shihouin's victory.

It was because they were both hoping that Yoruichi Shihouin's attack would be effective, and that such an attack would be unfamiliar, or at least unknown, to both Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake.

This explains why Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro were not fully aware of Yoruichi Shihouin's attack, and thus could not figure out what kind of effect it would have on Higashino Shuichi.

And it was precisely because they were unfamiliar with each other that Kyoraku Shunsui and the others did not understand the mysteries and relationships involved.

That's why, because they couldn't be sure of the specific effects of Yoruichi Shihouin's attack, they developed a deep-seated, purely idealistic expectation.

As it happens, Higashino Shuichi knows that Yoruichi Shihouin is currently holding a weapon that did not originally belong to her.

The Eight Mirrors Sword, a sacred weapon passed down through generations of the Ise family, the Grim Reaper!

Shuichi Higashino still hasn't figured out why Yoruichi Shihouin is able to use the Eight Mirrors Sword.

However, since Yoruichi Shihouin was able to wield the Eight Mirrors Sword once, using it to break Nemu's scapegoat shield and the power of the Holy Script, the world was harmonized.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Yoruichi Shihouin used it a second time.

"However, did I already know that the Ise family's Eight Mirrors Sword would be effective against me?"

In an instant, more questions surfaced in Higashino Shuichi's mind.

And one question that Higashino Shuichi only realized belatedly was...

If the Ise family's sacred weapon, the Eight Mirrors Sword, is truly effective against Higashino Shuichi himself, then is the Eight Mirrors Sword's anti-god characteristic actually aimed at Hideo Shuichi's disguise as Yhwach?

It was still about Shuichi Higashino himself.

The former is easy to understand, but the latter...
That would be interesting. If Higashino Shuichi gets hit, his disguise will probably fall off.

From any perspective, this latter scenario is undoubtedly the worst possible outcome for Higashino Shuichi.

But deep down, Higashino Shuichi was secretly praying that the latter scenario would be true.

After all, for Shuichi Higashino, isn't this also a form of recognition of his long-term efforts?
The divine weapon, the Eight Mirrors Sword, does not harm ordinary people, but only slays gods.

In other words, an opponent that can make it effective is one that has been recognized by it; that opponent has transcended the category of "ordinary" and become a "god".

All of the above thoughts, just like Kyoraku Shunsui before, although many things were considered, have little impact on the actual time.

While thinking, Higashino Shuichi had already come up with a solution.

Higashino Shuichi still had his hands behind his back, looking relaxed and carefree.

However, Yoruichi Shihouin, who had used Shunpo to arrive behind Higashino Shuichi almost instantly, felt an immense pressure suddenly applied to her body. Before she could react, she was sent plummeting from the air at an appalling speed and was then embedded hard into the already thin ground of the broken, invisible empire.

"Although it hasn't been confirmed whether the sword in your hand will work on me, I'd better be a little more serious."

After all, I only enjoy slapping others in the face; I don't like being slapped in the face myself!

Higashino Shuichi remained standing in the same spot in the air, not even moving an inch.

"That's impossible! The Eight Mirrors Sword should definitely work on you!"
"Your subordinate, that guy named Hasward, was affected by the Eight Mirrors Sword's effects before, so how come you can still use your abilities to trap me?!"

Even with her entire body in direct contact with the ground, Yoruichi Shihouin still didn't forget to question Shuichi Higashino.

She genuinely didn't understand; wasn't the Eight Mirrors Sword supposed to be a special attack against gods?
Any enemy wounded by the Eight Mirrors Sword, or who touches the Eight Mirrors Sword, will bleed profusely from their wounds, their defenses will be easily broken, and their spiritual pressure will be temporarily sealed.

It can be said that any god is no different from a paper doll in front of the Eight Mirrors Sword.

However, none of the above occurred in that Yhwach!

Instead, Yoruichi Shihouin saw Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake being slammed into the ground before her body was smashed into it.

"It probably has some effect, but who told you that the direct cause of you becoming like this is my ability?"

Faced with Yoruichi Shihōin's questioning, Shuichi Higashino had a rare moment of free time to slowly explain to her.

After all, in another small world, Aizen was engaged in a fierce battle with Kisuke Urahara.

Higashino Shuichi could see that Urahara Kisuke had unleashed his rarely used Zanpakuto Bankai, yet he still looked quite different from Aizen.

However, Higashino Shuichi's ultimate goal is still to kill Urahara Kisuke, so he will not interfere in that matter until the battle there is over.

Whether it was Kisuke Urahara or Sosuke Aizen who survived in the end, it was not a bad outcome for Shuichi Higashino.

Therefore, even though Higashino Shuichi knew that Yoruichi Shihouin was trying to trick him into revealing information, he still readily gave his answer.

"All I've done is give this world dozens of times the gravity,"

Then it gave itself the attribute of 'anti-gravity,' and that's all~

(End of this chapter)