Chapter 49: Squad Zero Riden

So this is the Royal Palace.

That's right! You should be proud of yourself! It's not every day that an ordinary Soul Reaper is allowed in here!

But I'm not sure I can call you an ordinary Soul Reaper.

(So this is the place Aizen so desperately wanted to come to.)

H-Hey, wait! I thought you needed the Ouken to enter the Royal Palace!

When did you use it?!

This is it. "Ouken" is our bones that were altered by the power of the Soul King when we were selected for Squad Zero.

Therefore, there are two ways to enter the Royal Palace. We let you in by choice, or you come in with us.

Sosuke Aizen tried to create an Ouken. In other words, he tried creating US using his spiritual powers.

He schemed to become God himself by creating life and killing the king.

Sosuke Aizen. He is truly evil personified. However, listen to me carefully, Ichigo Kurosaki. These Quincies will be an even greater evil.

All right, stand right there! You standing?! All right, you ready? I'm gonna blast you. Don't move. You move and you die.

Ready! And! Blast--

Hey! Wait, wait! Hold on, man!

What?

What do you mean, what?! What the hell is going on here?!

Where am I about to go?! Am I gonna go see the king?!

Huh?! You stupid? You talking in your sleep?!

As if you'd get to meet the Soul King!

Ow, damn it!

Explain it to him properly!

Listen up. The Royal Palace obviously points to this entire space.

But where we are right now, to be exact, is the Royal Palace Entrance. This leads to the main Royal Palace Shrine.

You see that big cocoon-like structure floating up there?

That's the main shrine, Reio Greater Palace. That is where the Soul King is.

And those five tray-like things floating around it? Those are the Squad Zero Riden. They are our castles.

Each of those trays have cities on them. We've each been given one entire city by the Soul King.

An entire city...

You'll first come to Kirinden, which belongs to me! All you fools!