"It's been a long time since I last saw your resentment."
"It's been a long time since I've seen such an expression on your face … It's … It's as if you've just awakened your understanding of the world's good and evil …"
Aizen looked at Dong Xian Yao and smiled with interest. He gently stared at Dong Xian Yao's face.
Dong Xian Yao's anger was ignited when he heard Aizen's words. He gritted his teeth and shouted.
"Aizen!"
"Why are you still alive!?"
"Evil people like you should disappear from this world. As long as you're not around, this world can achieve true justice!"
Hearing this, the corners of Aizen's mouth rose slightly. He glanced at him and laughed softly.
"Justice!?"
Saying this, he took a step forward with a gentle expression.
A sharp light flashed in his eyes, but the words that came out of his mouth were extremely cold.
"Yes. Have you forgotten what the justice you promised is?"
Dong Xian Yao's expression froze when he heard Aizen's words. He fell into silence.
At this moment, East Deity, who had come to this world, couldn't help but recall the warmest and most persistent memories that were deeply buried in the depths of her memories.
"Yes, I'm going out for a mission today. Sigh, you're full of confidence!"
A young woman whose face couldn't be seen clearly was wearing a brand new Death Lord outfit. She stood under the sunset of Drifting Souls Street and smiled at a blind young man.
Although the blind young man could not see her face, he could still sense her joy. He felt extremely happy inside as well.
Another day under the sunset.
"Sigh, it turns out that being the Grim Reaper is so tiring. However, when I think about how my actions have contributed to everyone in the Street of Drifting Souls, hehe, I regain my fighting spirit when I think about this!"
The woman whose face couldn't be seen clearly turned her head. The breeze blew her hair. She seemed to enjoy this moment of peace as she whispered to the blind young man beside her.
The blind young man was truly happy for her.
However, he was silent and didn't know what to say. Because … there was a clear difference between the two of them.
From that day onwards, the time that the woman would appear in Drifting Soul Street changed from a few days to a few weeks, and then to a few months.
However, she was always full of fighting spirit when she appeared in the past.
But when she appeared later, she was usually accompanied by the blind young man. She hugged her knees and sat under the sunset in silence. It was as if her life was filled with worries.
The blind young man could feel the pressure in her heart, but he couldn't share it with her. He could only stay by her side silently.
That day, the woman seemed to be especially tired as she murmured softly.
"Sigh, do you know, want …."
"Actually, the Death Gods don't care about the people in Drifting Souls Street …."
"My justice … To them, it's more like the childish innocence of a child. It's not worth mentioning …"
Hearing the woman's words, East Deity could feel the depression in her heart. She couldn't help but be startled as she muttered.
"But … to me, your justice makes me feel warm!"
"It's because of your justice that everyone is so relieved … because …"
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the woman.
The woman lowered her head and her eyes couldn't be seen clearly. Her voice was somewhat indistinguishable.
"I'm going to marry … want …."
Hearing this, Dong Xian Yao was stunned. At this moment, he felt as if his entire world had collapsed.
"I'm sorry …."
It seemed to be a soft murmur, mixed with an indescribable emotion ….
After the woman finished speaking, she turned and left.
However, at the place where she left, there seemed to be a drop of sparkling tear ….
On this day, the woman who was once like an innocent child and shouted for justice disappeared in Drifting Souls Street.
On this day, there was a lost blind man who seemed to have lost a treasure in Drifting Souls Street.
From then on, the woman never returned to Drifting Souls Street.
Until ….
"Dead … Dead …?!"
On Drifting Souls Street, a woman's corpse was sent back to her former residence.
In reality, she wasn't beautiful. On the side of her face, there was an ugly burn mark from the battle with Voids.
At this moment, her face was pale but she was peacefully lying on the ground.
Beside her was the blind man who could never see her face. At this moment, he seemed to have lost his mind.
The blind man's mind was buzzing. He didn't dare to accept it as he recalled the news he heard on the street.
"Damn it … those nobles!"
"She … She was such a nice girl, but they said she was killed because she was dissatisfied with Silent Soul Court's rule!"
"It's not like that at all. Actually … it was her husband … who killed her because of some argument … those nobles … are animals …."
As for the real reason, Dong Xian Yao didn't have the strength to find out.
That was because the woman who once shouted to uphold justice was now lying here, asleep forever.
He lowered his head and looked at the woman's face with his eyes that couldn't see anything. His expression was so gentle as he softly murmured.
"I'm sorry …
"All this time, I've let you bear the name of justice ….
"I'm sorry. It's all because I don't have the power that you ended up like this …."
As he murmured, he slowly held the only thing left by the woman, a standard Zanpakuto, and stood up shakily. His voice was neither sad nor happy.
"Now … I want power. I want the power to achieve peace …."
"If justice alone isn't enough, I'm willing to become the thing called justice."
"Then, all the evil in the world will be dispelled like clouds!"
"I'll bet all my justice!"
"My eyes will reflect the path where blood dries up. Justice exists here, and the path I walk is … justice!"
As his voice slowly fell, the Zanpakuto in his hand actually resonated with him.
"Cry, Qing Chong!"
The next moment, in his hand, the blade suddenly shattered into countless small knives that floated around him.
At this moment, in the room he was in, a magnetic voice sounded.
"Dong Xian Yao, nice to meet you. I'm Aizen Yuusuke Fuji."
"How is it? Are you satisfied with this power?"