Soul Society, Fifth Division barracks.
"Yo! Captain Aizen, good evening."
Leaning against the edge of the door, Ichimaru, who had appeared out of thin air, squinted his eyes and looked inside the room.
"Calling me out at this time, is there a mission you need to assign?"
Aizen said, "Rukia has been found."
Ichimaru said, "As expected of Captain Aizen, your efficiency is as high as ever."
"So... where did that young lady from the Kuchiki clan hide?"
Aizen replied concisely, "Kuoh Town, at the Red Dragon Emperor's house."
After listening, Ichimaru was taken aback and opened his squinted eyes slightly. "That's an unexpected answer. Why would the Red Dragon Emperor be involved with Rukia?"
Aizen said, "Probably Ukitake's request."
"Exposed?"
"Not yet."
"I see. It seems Captain Ukitake has really changed a lot after losing his lieutenant." Ichimaru's face showed understanding.
The former Jushiro was a person who was strategic and could remain calm at all times. However, ever since he lost his lieutenant, Kaien Shiba, he had changed a lot.
Just because his subordinate was temporarily missing, he entrusted the famous Red Dragon Emperor to help search. This would have been absolutely impossible in the past.
Ichimaru asked, "Captain Aizen, what do you say? Do I need to go there myself and bring Rukia back from the Red Dragon Emperor's house?"
Aizen said, "Gin, you will die if you do that."
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"Like Ichigo, the Red Dragon Emperor is also that kind of unreasonable monster."
Aizen opened a drawer, took out a piece of the latest intelligence from it, and threw it to Ichimaru.
Ichimaru took the intelligence and quickly read the content on it. After a moment, he finally understood what Aizen meant.
"Defeating a Longinus wielder and a descendant of the past Asmodeus in a one-on-two battle..."
"Captain Aizen, are you sure the Red Dragon Emperor has only awakened for two months?"
Aizen corrected, "To be precise, it's been fifty-nine days, not yet two months."
To stand above all beings, he had always been paying attention to the situation of various forces in the outside world.
The Red Dragon Emperor, who had recently become famous, and the Khaos Brigade, which was gradually surfacing, were also within Aizen's scope of attention. Because of this, he knew better than anyone else about Tatsuma's abnormality.
The so-called Red Dragon Emperor was just a mask the other party wore on his face to deceive everyone.
When someone uses power targeting Sacred Gear to deal with Tatsuma, they will discover that even if that man loses his Longinus, his power is still terrifyingly great, not inferior to any existence.
Ichimaru stroked his chin thoughtfully, a look of inquiry in his eyes. "Oh my. How rare. This is the first time I've seen you praise someone like this."
"Before today, even those high and mighty gods haven't made you pay such attention, right?"
"What are you planning to do? Wait for an opportunity to ambush the Red Dragon Emperor after he leaves Kuoh Town?"
"No, that won't solve the problem."
Aizen took out a black envelope printed with an Ouroboros pattern.
"Come with me to the Human World, Gin. Counting the time, it's time to meet the legendary Infinite Dragon God."
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Underworld, capital Lilith.
Looking at Ajuka who pushed the door open and walked in, Sirzechs greeted him and got straight to the point.
"The Japanese government just sent a contact, the Khaos Brigade has made a move again."
"I already know about this." Ajuka nodded slightly in response.
He had several strongholds in Japan, and he was more well-informed than ordinary people.
"The Red Dragon Emperor has become stronger again. His growth rate is truly abnormal."
Sirzechs shook his head. "That's not the point."
Tatsuma's performance this time was indeed somewhat beyond Sirzechs's expectations. However, compared to his strength, what he cared about more was the matter itself.
"Although we had received similar intelligence before, this time it can be said to be completely confirmed."
"The Old Satan Faction within the Khaos Brigade is composed of the descendants of the former Four Great Satans."
"Those guys, for revenge, have already started targeting the people around us."
Ajuka asked, "What are you planning to do?"
Sirzechs said, "The existence of the Infinite Dragon God is a big problem, but we can't keep getting hit without fighting back. I have already sent people to clear out the Khaos Brigade's strongholds."
"Also, regarding Tatsuma's arrangement, I plan to change it slightly and directly grant him the position of Ultimate Class Devil."
Ajuka said, "That's not in line with the rules, the old guys will cause you trouble."
The relationships within the Devil faction were not stable.
Aside from the descendants of the former Four Great Satans, who were hidden in the shadows and expelled to the edge of the Underworld, led by the first head of the Bael clan, there were many old Devils within the Devil faction who advocated for bloodline supremacy, promoted, and maintained a system that only benefited the Pure-Blooded Devils.
Promoting a reincarnated Devil like Tatsuma directly to Ultimate Class naturally did not align with the ideas of these old Devils, and conflicts were highly likely to occur afterward.
However...
"Special cases are handled specially, there's no need to accommodate them in everything."
Sirzechs took out a prepared document and said with a serious expression, "Ajuka, I'll leave this matter to you."