After Shutara left, the Gotei 13 began to clean up the battlefield in an orderly manner.
Kirinji, Hikifune Kirio, and Unohana were responsible for treating Captain-Commander Yamamoto, while Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro stood by to keep watch.
Originally, Kyoraku Shunsui was supposed to stay behind to oversee the overall situation, but after Rosse shot him a look, he ultimately chose to stay by Captain-Commander Yamamoto's side instead.
Leaving treatment entirely to the first-generation Kenpachi and the members of Squad Zero was something he did not feel reassured about at all.
Under normal circumstances, Ukitake Jushiro would have been enough, but recently Ukitake happened to be in the middle of a relapse. If something really went wrong, that would truly be a buy-one-get-one disaster.
Because of this, Kyoraku Shunsui could only have Rosse stay behind to help, while he himself went over to watch Captain-Commander Yamamoto.
After Kyoraku Shunsui left, Rosse, who had previously been a spectator, naturally stepped in without hesitation as the one in charge.
"Captain Aizen, Captain Ichimaru, I'll leave the cleanup here to you."
Rosse looked toward the two standing nearby, gave a slight nod, and spoke in a purely businesslike manner.
Just earlier, while everyone else's attention had been drawn to Shutara, Aizen had already switched back with Tosen Kaname.
"Ara~ Ara~ Leave it to me."
Ichimaru Gin replied with a smiling squint, then led his vice-captain to begin tidying up the scene.
After all, this place had originally been the Central 46 chambers and residences. Although most of it had been destroyed by the aftermath of the battle just now, it still needed to be cleaned up.
"Don't worry."
Aizen nodded gently, but this was only his outward appearance.
From the perspective that only Rosse could see, Aizen still had not calmed down even now, and could only rely on Kyoka Suigetsu to conceal his loss of composure.
'Amazing. Truly amazing!'
The battle just now had been so spectacular that it made Aizen tremble.
Not only was he astonished by the power of Shutara and Captain-Commander Yamamoto's Bankai, what amazed him even more was the masterful deception Rosse displayed when he used Enrakyoten to imitate Kyoka Suigetsu.
Among all the spectators present at the time, he was probably the only one who clearly knew that Captain-Commander Yamamoto's final strike had actually cut through empty air.
After Rosse executed that final scene, he had already appeared right beside him.
The Shutara still standing atop the gigantic loom had been nothing more than an illusion.
And the revival spectacle that followed made Aizen feel as though he had learned something.
Rosse might indeed have already unified three kinds of power.
But Aizen was certain that the revival just now was absolutely not a manifestation of three powers becoming one. It was far more likely that Rosse simply wanted to display the effect of three powers unified.
Compared to Rosse's wildly imaginative deception, the way he himself had previously used Kyoka Suigetsu now seemed far too conservative.
However, having witnessed true pinnacle-level performance, Aizen felt even more confident about his own future.
Right now, his strength was inferior to any of those who had just fought, but as long as his spiritual pressure rose by another level, he was confident he could toy with everyone who had participated in that battle.
And among all of them, only Rosse was worthy of being his final opponent.
Whether it was Captain-Commander Yamamoto or those members of Squad Zero, they were nothing more than monkeys with empty strength.
Anything Rosse could do, he could do as well.
Watching Aizen leave with excitement he could not fully hide in his eyes, Rosse merely smiled inwardly.
He was actually quite looking forward to Aizen blooming with even more dazzling brilliance ahead of time.
After dealing with matters at the scene, Rosse turned his gaze to Kuchiki Byakuya, who had been standing quietly the whole time, "Captain Kuchiki, I'll leave the tallying of the sages' losses and the task of appeasing the nobles to you."
"As it should be," Kuchiki Byakuya nodded slightly and accepted it without hesitation.
His division was originally responsible for matters concerning the nobles, and with the Kuchiki family serving as a model among the nobility, an incident of this magnitude naturally required him, the current head of the family, to step forward.
However, the situation had grown a bit too large. Kuchiki Ginmei and the other judges had all died in this battle. Fewer than ten members of Central 46 had survived, and those were the ones who had fled early enough.
Anyone who hesitated for even a few seconds, or was just a bit unlucky, had all died in the aftermath of the recent battle.
In the future, Central 46 would need to be reselected, and all of that would be troublesome business.
"Captain Rosse, is there anything you need this old man to do?", Komamura Sajin walked up and asked, unable to hold back.
At this moment, because the captains present had all agreed to Rosse's command, the Shinigami on site had already tacitly accepted Rosse as the acting Captain-Commander issuing orders.
After all, with the veteran captains absent, and judging by strength alone, Rosse was without question the strongest present.
"Captain Komamura, you and Captain Tosen will assist by arresting everyone from the Feng family where Sui Feng belongs. Although no verdict was announced earlier, Captain Sui Feng's betrayal of Soul Society is already a fact," As Rosse spoke, his gaze swept over a fat Shinigami standing nearby.
When Rosse's eyes landed on him, Omaeda Marechiyo gave an awkward smile and hurriedly stepped forward, patting his chest as he spoke, "Captain Rosse, I thought Captain Sui Feng wasn't a good person from the start. Our Second Division had nothing to do with Captain Sui Feng's defection."
With their captain defecting from Soul Society, the ones who suffered most were the vice-captains and rank-and-file members like them.
Especially since they themselves were the Onmitsukido(Stealth Force), who had previously been responsible for interrogating others, offending almost every other division in the process.
At a time like this, if they were labeled as suspected traitors, the Second Division would definitely be crushed by the other divisions.
"Whether you were involved or not isn't up to you to decide. But if Vice-Captain Omaeda wants to prove his innocence, it's best to keep your subordinates under control at a time like this."
Looking at the smile on Rosse's face, Omaeda could not help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Although Rosse did not spell out the consequences of failing to keep things in check, it was obvious that if Omaeda failed to conduct himself properly, Rosse would definitely help him do so.
"Don't worry, Captain Rosse. I'll definitely keep the subordinates in line. Nothing will go wrong."
Omaeda pounded his thick chest with loud thuds. Even if it cost him his life, he could not let Rosse find any leverage on him, or it would all be over.
Rosse neither affirmed nor denied it, only shifting his gaze to Matsumoto Rangiku, who had just arrived. His voice was clearly much gentler than when he had addressed Omaeda, "Rangiku, you take Hitsugaya and keep an eye on the Second Division. I allow Hitsugaya to use Bankai."
"No problem, leave it to me!"
Matsumoto Rangiku agreed without a second thought. At this point, she supported Rosse unconditionally.
Aside from the very last step, she and Rosse had already done everything they wanted to do.
They had not taken that final step only because she had not found a suitable opportunity.
As for her first time, she still wanted to wait for the perfect moment.
Compared to Matsumoto Rangiku's affectionate gaze, Hitsugaya Toshiro appeared exceptionally calm. He simply nodded, stepped over, and stood beside Omaeda.
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