"Indeed, Captain-Commander Yamamoto, you said the Seireitei's nobles could continue maintaining this world's stability for millions or even longer years."
"But have you forgotten what this world's most important thing truly is?"
"Millions of years ago, why was the Soul King born?"
Kyoya said solemnly: "You claim it was to exterminate the most ancient Menos Grande, preventing it from devouring all souls and returning the world to chaos."
"But this 'stability' maintained by Seireitei for millions of years… isn't it another form of 'Menos Grande' that devours everything?"
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, I believe you also realized this, which is why you forcefully entered Seireitei a thousand years ago, wanting to bring some new vitality to this world, right?"
"The Soul Society that has existed for millions of years hasn't truly contributed to this world."
"Look at the living world!"
"Compared to the living world, the previous Soul Society seemed stuck in the chaotic era of warlord conflicts from centuries ago."
"If I hadn't created the Revolutionary Army, Captain-Commander Yamamoto, do you think this world would change over the next millions or countless years?"
"Is this world everyone's world, or merely the Seireitei nobles' world?"
Yamamoto remained silent.
And silence, in many instances, conveyed an attitude.
Slowly, the pressure emanating from Yamamoto dissipated.
Naturally, Kyoya also withdrew his Reiatsu.
Of course, what made Yamamoto silent wasn't just these 'truths' Kyoya spoke… Kyoya's strength was another factor Yamamoto had to consider.
"You want the Revolutionary Army to replace the Gotei 13?"
"Why not?"
Kyoya came before Yamamoto and sat cross-legged: "The Soul King, having seen the distant future, didn't resist when his subordinates betrayed him, instead allowing them to use him as the wedge stabilizing the world."
Actually, with the Soul King's power, creating a stable three-world system wasn't impossible.
But those traitors grasped the Soul King's mindset, confident that as long as they used him as the world's stabilizing wedge, he wouldn't destroy the world to escape.
Thus, they used the Soul King's power to create this fragile world balanced around him.
And events unfolded as they predicted.
Despite possessing invincible power, the Soul King offered no resistance when they mutilated him.
Limbs severed, internal organs removed, flesh shattered and scattered across the world...
"Actually, we both know the Soul King could break free anytime he wishes."
The Soul King's power was the 'omnipotent power' nurtured by the world.
However, the Soul King only developed the Quincy's power to exterminate the ancient Menos and the Shinigami's power used by Shinigami.
As for Hollow's power… since the world produced Menos Grande, the Soul King's power could naturally develop Hollow's power too.
Additionally, there was the Fullbring's power derived from humans merging with the Soul King's discarded flesh according to their wishes.
These four powers were merely secondary powers derived from the Soul King's power.
Though sealed, the Soul King could develop power to break the seal anytime he wanted to leave.
"Of course, Captain-Commander Yamamoto, you can rest assured."
"I can guarantee you that during your tenure as Gotei 13's Captain-Commander, my Revolutionary Army won't conflict with Seireitei."
Facing Yamamoto, Kyoya gave his promise.
He wouldn't promise Yamamoto that the Revolutionary Army wouldn't enter Seireitei.
Actually, both Kyoya and Yamamoto knew that once an organization developed to a certain level, it would inevitably expand outward.
In Soul Society, only the Revolutionary Army possessed the capability to challenge the Gotei 13.
The Revolutionary Army's goal was to give Rukongai's residents better lives.
And this couldn't avoid Seireitei.
Seireitei was the world's center, and only Seireitei possessed the capability to monitor the three worlds and know how to maintain their balance.
Without entering Seireitei, the Revolutionary Army wouldn't know whether the Hollows they killed invading Soul Society would affect the three worlds' Reishi Balance.
Rather, since the Revolutionary Army's establishment, it had already affected the three worlds' Reishi Balance.
This was unavoidable.
When Gotei 13's Shinigami received reports from the 12th Division about Hollows invading Soul Society, from departing Seireitei to purifying the Hollows, the Reishi from souls devoured by Hollows and those purified by Shinigami basically balanced out.
But the Revolutionary Army was different.
Basically, Hollows arriving in Soul Society were killed by patrolling Revolutionary Army's soldiers before they could devour Rukongai's residents.
Long-term, Hueco Mundo's Reishi Cycle would naturally tilt toward Soul Society.
If Seireitei's Shinigami ignored this, letting Revolutionary Army's soldiers continue this practice, then when the three worlds' Reishi cycle was about to lose balance, they declared the Revolutionary Army an 'evil organization intending to destroy the world'-
Then even with thousands of mouths, the Revolutionary Army couldn't clear the stains on its name.
Indeed, Revolutionary Army's soldiers protected ordinary people who might be devoured by Hollows.
But more people would consider the Revolutionary Army's actions unnecessary.
After all, they didn't believe their luck would be so bad as to become Hollow food during an invasion.
This benefited from Seireitei's effective propaganda and Rukongai's previous situation.
Previously in Rukongai, except for the first few districts, people in later districts struggled to survive… how could they consider other matters?
"Hmph!"
Yamamoto snorted coldly but said nothing more.
Kyoya's guarantee, in Yamamoto's view, indeed showed sufficient sincerity.
He was the Gotei 13's spiritual leader.
Yamamoto was confident that as long as he lived, no matter the enemy, the Gotei 13 would fight desperately.
And Yamamoto had the confidence to back everyone up.
But if the opponent was Kyoya...
Yamamoto wasn't sure how many more years he could suppress Kyoya.
On one hand, he was aged, his physical strength not what it used to be.
On the other hand, Kyoya's strength seemed continuously improving, as if not yet reaching its limit.
One increasing, one decreasing… the gap between them would become more obvious over time.
"Speak, why have you come to Seireitei to find me."
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, for the next twenty years, I want to obtain at least ten Asauchi from Seireitei annually."
"Kyoya, do you know what you're saying?"
Yamamoto said gravely.
Indeed, in Yamamoto's view, Kyoya's request was utterly unreasonable.
Asauchi, even within Seireitei, were controlled items.
Although Kyoya requested only ten annually-
These were Shinigami exclusives.
Why hadn't the Gotei 13 launched campaigns against the Revolutionary Army despite knowing about its growth in Rukongai?
On one hand, they feared Kyoya's strength.
On the other, the nobles knew that except for some geniuses, ordinary Shinigami's strength differed greatly with and without Zanpakuto.
Zanpakuto release not only provided several-fold Reiatsu Amplification but also various special abilities.
These abilities could even enable Shinigami to 'challenge beyond their level'.
Of course, 'beyond level' specifically meant below 3rd-Class Reiryoku.
Below Captain-level, a Zanpakuto with powerful abilities could boost a Shinigami's strength to Lieutenant-level.
Even those who hadn't completed Zanpakuto release training would experience some Reiatsu improvement during Zanzen, training faster than those without Zanpakuto.
Revolutionary Army's soldiers, lacking Zanpakuto amplification, whether in Reiatsu improvement speed or actual combat ability, were considered considerably inferior to Gotei 13's Shinigami by nobles and some Shinigami.
But these people never imagined Kyoya possessed techniques like Rokushiki.
Even if most Revolutionary Army's members hadn't completely mastered all Rokushiki, those who deeply practiced one style for decades reached very advanced levels in one or several styles, deriving various Rokushiki's derivative techniques.
When used, their attack power and evasion ability nearly matched Shinigami's seated officers with released Zanpakuto.
If Revolutionary Army's soldiers obtained Zanpakuto, even just some, the Revolutionary Army's strength would greatly increase.
Then how could Gotei 13's Shinigami maintain their advantage over the Revolutionary Army?
Knowing the Revolutionary Army and Gotei 13 would inevitably conflict in the future, how could Yamamoto possibly give Asauchi to Kyoya's Revolutionary Army?
"I cannot give you Asauchi!"
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, don't speak so absolutely."
Facing Yamamoto's refusal, Kyoya wasn't surprised.
But simultaneously, Kyoya was one hundred percent confident about persuading Yamamoto.
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, aren't you curious why I specified twenty years for obtaining Asauchi, not ten or thirty years?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you think that after the Revolutionary Army has two hundred Zanpakuto in twenty years, its strength will surpass the Gotei 13's?"
"So then you won't need more Zanpakuto because you believe the Revolutionary Army can crush the Gotei 13 and enter Seireitei?"
"Kyoya, do you think I won't live another twenty years?"
If Kyoya hadn't said this, it might have been better. Upon hearing it, Yamamoto's beard began trembling with anger.
Kyoya had just promised him that as long as he lived, the Revolutionary Army wouldn't fight the Gotei 13.
But now he mentioned needing Asauchi for only twenty years… what this implied, how could Yamamoto not know?
"Hahaha, Captain-Commander Yamamoto, you're overthinking."
Kyoya waved his hand but didn't correct Yamamoto's statement about not living twenty years.
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, do you remember the battle a thousand years ago?"
Seeing Yamamoto's gaze turning dangerous, Kyoya stopped being cryptic.
"The Quincy King took nine hundred years to restore his heartbeat, ninety years to restore consciousness, nine years to restore power..."
"Finally, nine days to seize the world!"
"This is a prophecy about the Quincy King Yhwach recorded in the Great Spirit Book Gallery."
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, you shouldn't be unfamiliar with this Quincy King, right?"
The Great Spirit Book Gallery was a very mysterious place in the Bleach World.
It recorded everything since the world's creation, with its key kept by a certain great noble family.
In the Great Spirit Book Gallery, one could find everything that happened in this world that they wanted to know.
Of course, precisely because of this, the great nobles who betrayed the Soul King established very strict screening mechanisms for entering the Great Spirit Book Gallery.
Only fellow great noble family's heads could obtain permission from the family guarding the library to enter.
Later, when Yamamoto entered Seireitei, Gotei 13's Captains also gained one opportunity to enter the Great Spirit Book Gallery to select Kido or other powerful techniques.
Within the time limit, without specific targets, almost all Shinigami's Captains entering the Great Spirit Library selected powerful Kido or techniques that could enhance their strength.
The Quincy King-
Yhwach-
Boom!
Hearing Kyoya's words, Yamamoto's mind shook, massive Reiatsu bursting forth.
Around Kyoya and himself, powerful wind pressure generated from Reiatsu Conflict.
"Kyoya, do you know what you're saying?"
"Captain-Commander, whether what I say is true or false, you can check the Great Spirit Book Gallery yourself."
"You don't think I'd fabricate such a clumsy lie just to scam two hundred Asauchi, do you?"
"From the Quincy King restoring heartbeat to restoring power, it totals nine hundred ninety-nine years."
"I checked… it's been nine hundred eighty years since you last killed the Quincy King."
"The millennium deadline has twenty years left."
"After all, I'm also a Shinigami."