After reinforcing Aizen's seal once more using a Kidō barrier, Shimo opened a Senkaimon and sent him directly into a separate space he had personally created.
This was a secluded dinsion ford through the fusion of Spatial suspension and Spatial Severing—completely isolated from the outside world.
As for Aizen's ultimate fate, it would proceed much like in the original tiline: he would eventually be transferred to the Eighth Level of Muken.
Whether the Central 46 would impose additional punishnt afterward… remained unknown.
Shimo had no intention of imprisoning Aizen in his personal dinsion indefinitely.
...
Shimo descended from the sky and walked toward the gathered Shinigami, a faint smile on his face.
"Everyone… the war is over."
For a brief mont, the crowd froze, unable to process his words.
Then—
Joy gradually spread across their faces.
"We… we won?"
"Captain Shimo achieved victory! The Human World and Soul Society have been saved!"
"It's finally over…"
"I… I actually survived…"
Many Shinigami still couldn't fully comprehend what had happened.
Although the outco was favorable, nurous questions lingered in their minds.
For example—
How exactly had Shimo achieved victory?
What had happened after he rged with his Zanpakutō?
From their perspective, Shimo had simply moved his hand a few tis in midair—yet Aizen's spiritual pressure was completely suppressed.
Then—
Countless black chains extended from Aizen's body.
Chains that directly bound the soul.
They sealed Aizen instantly.
And soon after—
Aizen vanished completely from Karakura Town, leaving no trace behind.
At that mont, everyone understood—
This war, which determined countless lives…
Had finally ended.
However, although Soul Society achieved victory, the losses were devastating.
While no Captains or Lieutenants had died, the dignity of the Gotei 13 had undeniably been trampled.
Aside from a few individuals, including Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, many Captains and Lieutenants had suffered severe injuries—so even life-threatening.
And as Captain of the Third Division, Kyoraku Shimo had beco the greatest contributor of the war.
He alone sealed Aizen.
He alone ended the conflict.
Compared to him, the contributions of others seed almost negligible.
Additionally, the Gotei 13 lost two forr Captains:
Forr Third Division Captain Gin Ichimaru.
Forr Ninth Division Captain Kana Tōsen.
Tōsen's reappearance in Karakura Town—despite being presud dead—once again raised doubts about soul resurrection.
However, the truth proved otherwise.
Tōsen's "revival" was rely a reconstruction of mory and body.
His soul had already beco nourishnt for Szayelaporro Granz.
As for Gin Ichimaru, his actions surprised everyone.
During the battle, he released Bankai and ambushed Aizen, completely destroying his body.
Unfortunately—
The Hōgyoku's evolution rendered the assassination aningless.
Although no one denied Gin's contribution, neither did anyone forget his cris.
Simply defecting from Soul Society alone was enough to condemn him to thousands of years of imprisonnt.
Not to ntion the nurous cris he committed while serving under Aizen.
Returning to the Gotei 13 was impossible.
At best, they could only hope the Central 46 wouldn't sentence him to thousands of years in prison.
Just as everyone was imrsed in the aftermath—
A tear suddenly opened in the sky.
Deep darkness spread from within.
The Shinigami instinctively grasped their Zanpakutō.
"Yare yare… looks like we're late."
A relaxed voice echoed from the rift.
A figure wearing a pink haori stepped out.
Shunsui Kyōraku.
His eyes widened in shock.
The devastation before him far exceeded his expectations.
The city had been nearly reduced to ruins.
More terrifying still—
Among the Shinigami below—
His teacher, Captain-Commander Yamamoto, was burned black, his skin cracked, and his spiritual pressure extrely weak.
If Isane Kotetsu hadn't been treating him nearby, Shunsui would already be worrying about inheriting the position of Captain-Commander.
Shunsui led the reinforcents returning from Hueco Mundo and descended to the ground.
"Would soone mind telling … what happened?"
He stroked his stubble, looking troubled.
"We were only in Hueco Mundo for a short while…"
"And this place turned into… this?"
"And where's Aizen?"
The Shinigami exchanged glances—
Then burst into laughter.
The atmosphere suddenly beca lively.
Seeing this, relief flashed deep within Shunsui's eyes.
He looked toward Shimo—
And noticed Shimo was also looking at him.
Two mbers of the Kyōraku family exchanged smiles amid the ruins of Karakura Town.
"Though I hate to ruin the mood…"
Jūshirō Ukitake rubbed his nose and spoke.
"Shimo-kun… what exactly was that seal?"
"And… cough… where is Aizen now?"
His face was pale.
The battle had placed enormous strain on his body.
He would likely need to recuperate in the Seireitei dical ward for quite so ti.
Shimo smiled calmly.
He had expected this question.
Naturally—
He had no intention of revealing the power of his Third Shikai.
Let them speculate.
He simply wouldn't confirm anything.
Shimo turned toward Kisuke Urahara.
"You should ask Kisuke about that."
"As the creator of the Hōgyoku, his understanding of it far surpasses mine."
"All I did… was apply a spatial seal to the Hōgyoku."
The mont those words fell—
Urahara's expression froze.
As the Shinigami's gazes gathered on him—
A bad premonition suddenly surfaced in his mind.
…It seed Shimo-kun had just pushed the responsibility onto him.
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