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

Chapter 89, Section 88: A Sense of Crisis from Yamamoto
Soul Society, Seireitei, First Division Barracks.

The wind here is unusually noisy today.

It seemed as if the team members had already been sent away.

When Higashino Shuichi stepped into the area, the huge barracks were completely empty.

After walking several dozen more steps, Higashino Shuichi finally saw a familiar face: the vice-captain of the First Squad, Sasakibe Jūjirō.

"You've arrived, Shuichi-kun."

Chojiro looked at Shuichi Higashino and said.

"Hello, vice-captain of the Sparrow Club."

Higashino Shuichi greeted him normally.

Then, the two of them walked towards the captain's rest room without saying a word.

Along the way, the barracks remained empty.

The Grim Reapers, who should have been a constant stream in the past, are now almost nowhere to be seen.

There is absolutely no doubt that there is a problem here.

Higashino Shuichi knew this, but he had no way out.

A terrifying aura locked onto him the moment he stepped into the First Division's barracks.

Without even guessing, Higashino Shuichi knew who the owner of that aura was.

If he wanted to escape, in the current Soul Society, even Aizen might not be able to save him, let alone Aizen would most likely not save him.

They've only been missing for a long time, surely it doesn't warrant this kind of commotion?

Higashino Shuichi was half a body length ahead of Chojiro Suzaku. He knew this was no coincidence; it must have been Chojiro Suzaku's deliberate act.

Who are we guarding against?
It's clear at a glance.

Because he was directly summoned to the First Division barracks by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni in a commanding tone.

Shuichi Higashino hadn't even had a chance to find out from anyone he knew how long he'd been missing, or what had happened in Soul Society during that time.

So much so that he is now completely in the dark.

Cold sweat dripped down his forehead, one drop after another.

When Higashino Shuichi arrived at the entrance of the captain's lounge, his collar was already soaked with sweat.

His mind was racing.

"The Captain is waiting for you inside, Shuichi-kun."

Chojiro Sasaki stopped five meters behind Shuichi Higashino and spoke to him.

This is a delicate distance, because when Higashino Shuichi was training with Unohana Retsu, five meters was the optimal distance for him to instantly execute the strongest slash he had ever mastered, the "Slash of the Brush."

Beyond this distance, the effectiveness of the slash will be greatly reduced.

Clearly, Chojiro Sasakibe had done his research.

No, that's not right. Chojiro Sasaki's status is simply not enough to make Retsu Unohana speak.

Only Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the man even Unohana Retsu admires, could make Unohana Retsu willingly reveal these things.

Higashino Shuichi swallowed hard, turned around and took a small step forward. "Vice-Captain of the Sparrow Club, does Captain Unohana know I'm back?"

As expected, Chojiro Sasakichi answered Higashino Shuichi's question while taking a tiny, almost imperceptible step back.

No more, no less, the distance between the two was precisely five meters again.

"Yes, I've already sent someone to inform them. Captain Unohana must know by now, right?"

Although they could have maintained a greater distance, Chojiro Sasakibara deliberately chose the sensitive number of five meters.

Higashino Shuichi knew that this was putting maximum pressure on him.

The vice-captain, who was somewhat killed off in the original story, is far less bad than he was portrayed in the original anime.

Or rather, it would be absolutely impossible for Chojiro Sasakibe not to have some real talent to have been able to stay by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's side and hold the position of vice-captain for hundreds of years.

"I understand, I'll go see the captain right away."

Higashino Shuichi forced a smile as he spoke.

In his mind, however, he was already calculating what his chances of winning would be if he immediately activated both Bankai upon entering, catching Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni off guard with his strongest form.

Pushing open the door, I saw Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni standing in the very center, his expression solemn and dignified.

The number that Higashino Shuichi was calculating in his mind instantly dropped to 0.

Faced with Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who had already arranged everything and was caught off guard, what was the point of him struggling?

I just don't know if my current spiritual pressure is enough to go to hell?
If he's qualified, when Ichigo Kurosaki's son, Kazuyuu Kurosaki, goes to Hell in the future, he might be able to find a way to return to Soul Society.

But if you're not qualified
"Captain, I'm back."

Okay, Higashino Shuichi chose to give up and just lay low, deciding to reveal his entire plan to go to hell.

As long as the dirty work done for Aizen isn't revealed, there should still be room for redemption.

At least this time when he went to hell, he was going under the banner of the Kabuto family, one of the five great noble families.

"How much do you know about hell?"

However, to Higashino Shuichi's surprise, before he could reveal the truth, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni on the other side threw a straight punch even earlier than him.

The main point is to get straight to the point and not beat around the bush.

"Shinigami or Hollows with excessive spiritual power will be sent to Hell after death and become 'sins' in Hell. The Shinigami or Hollows who bear the deepest sins will be given new powers by Hell and become culprits."

These wicked beings are immortal and their only task each day is to kill each other, otherwise they will suffer the most severe torture and die.

This cycle repeats itself.

Higashino Shuichi told everything he knew, combined with what he learned from Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, without reservation.

In any case, judging from Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's attitude, it was clear that he had figured out the purpose of his trip.

Higashino Shuichi simply stopped acting. "Do you know the former captain of the 10th Division, Maki Kurato?"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni continued to ask.

Higashino Shuichi was stunned after hearing this.

Zangren Maki?

He quickly guessed that the matter of Maki Kurō had not been kept from Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni.

It's even possible that it was Maki Kurama, whom Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni helped the Kabuto family find.

Given Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's personality, this is indeed a possibility.

In order to maintain the balance and peace of the three realms, as long as the Kabuto family lays out the pros and cons of the matter to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the latter will most likely agree.

This can be seen from the fact that in the future, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni ordered Mayuri Kurotsuchi to kill those Rukongai civilians.

If that's the case, then Higashino Shuichi can find a reasonable explanation for why Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was the first to find him.

After all, who could sense his return from hell faster than the true master of the Worldly Realm?
"I know, Captain-Commander. Ten years ago, on the night of the Kasumioji family's rebellion, Captain Maki gloriously sacrificed his life."

Higashino Shuichi felt a little more at ease.

The image of that poor, innocent girl flashed through his mind.

If it were her, Higashino Shuichi believed that she would never intentionally harm him.

"Wrong, it's fifteen years. You went to hell this time and stayed there for a full five years, while Maki Kurato only stayed there for half a day back then."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni shook his head.

"Do you know what this means?"

Higashino Shuichi bowed to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and apologized, "I'm sorry, Captain-Commander, I didn't know I would be inside for so long, and I don't understand the meaning of it."

"Maki Kurato died because his body couldn't handle the power from hell, and even his body was dragged into hell."

Higashino Shuichi was taken aback once again.

He only knew that the Seireitei had not made any statement about Maki Kurō's death, but he did not know that Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni had already privately determined that this was the cause of his death.

No wonder that the subsequent investigation into the Kasumi clan's rebellion did not include an investigation into the cause of Maki Kurama's death.

After all, at this point in time, apart from Higashino Shuichi, the transmigrator, and Aizen, the cheater who peeked into the Great Spirit Book Corridor beforehand, there are very few people in the entire Soul Society who know about the existence of Hell.

It's understandable that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni didn't want the other Shinigami to know.

"Is the Captain-Commander worried that I'll end up like Captain Maki?"

Higashino Shuichi seemed to know the real reason why Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had summoned him.

If that's the case, then his safety should be guaranteed.

"Unleash your Bankai here."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni didn't waste any words and remained as straightforward as ever.

In his view, the most prominent characteristic of being corrupted by the power of hell is that one's own Bankai will be replaced.

But this was actually due to Maki Kurato's lack of strength at the time.

"it's here?"

Higashino Shuichi knew he was innocent, but he had to react with suspicion.

"right here."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni nodded solemnly.

After receiving another affirmative answer, Higashino Shuichi cautiously drew his Zanpakuto and bowed to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was standing not far away.
"Well then, I'm sorry, Captain-Commander, Tracing the Origins of Military Strategy, Bankai!"

With his spiritual pressure increased dozens of times, Shuichi Higashino completed his Bankai.

But for Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, this felt like nothing more than a tickle.

"No change at all?"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had naturally seen Higashino Shuichi's Bankai. He saw that Higashino Shuichi's Bankai was almost unchanged from before, except that his spiritual pressure was twice as strong as he had ever seen before.

But that's not a problem at all.

"Yes, Captain-Commander, although I don't know what Captain Maki's situation was back then, I strictly followed the instructions given by that lord from the Kabuto family in Hell this time."

Immediately afterwards, Higashino Shuichi told Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni everything he had seen, heard, and done in hell, including his encounter with Kuroyashiki Kenpachi.

However, Higashino Shuichi omitted the fact that Kenpachi Kuruyashiki asked him to return to the present world to find Kenpachi Azajo.

When Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni heard the name Kenpachi Kuruyashiki and the description of Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's Shikai ability by Higashino Shuichi, the furrowed brows that had been tightly knit ever since Higashino Shuichi entered finally relaxed a little.

Given Higashino Shuichi's seniority, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to know about Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, the former captain of the 11th Division, let alone his Zanpakuto's Shikai ability.

With Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's strength, protecting Shuichi Higashino in Hell would be no difficult task, according to Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto.

Just when Higashino Shuichi thought he was about to get through this ordeal, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni made him an unbelievable request.

He was to fight against him, and was limited to using the concept designed by the Kabuto family. He was also required to use the Kido that he and Kenpachi Kuruyashiki had created as much as possible.

Are they going to use themselves as guinea pigs? To test the danger level of the Kabuto family's idea?
Higashino Shuichi was able to roughly guess Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's thoughts.

After all, he had already learned from the Kabuto family girl, Kabuto Sayaka, that the Kabuto family had only proposed the idea, but no one had ever actually realized it.

That Maki Kurama was the closest they came to realizing their vision.

Therefore, if Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was also one of the people who knew about this plan, it is perfectly normal for him to have such concerns.

The normal human thought process would be to find a few death row inmates to test the danger if it is discovered.

Some, like Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, personally took to the field.
Well, all Higashino Shuichi can say is that this is probably the confidence that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni has gained from being the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society for a thousand years.
No wonder they were subjected to all sorts of underhanded tactics later on.

Because this old man really does take care of things himself when there's trouble.

Seeing that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had extended such a warm invitation, Higashino Shuichi felt too embarrassed to refuse any further.

He nodded timidly and followed Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni to the Avici Hell beneath the Central Forty-Six Chambers.

(End of this chapter)