4-2 Meaning and Motive

This is most unexpected. Why would you do something so foolish?

Actually, I am quite surprised myself. I thought you didn't trust anyone, Lord Tokinada.

What are you rambling on about? I knew you would betray me from the start.

What?

It's just that the timing of your betrayal is unexpected. I assumed it would've happened earlier than this, or later.

............!

What happened?

Ack!

Do you find it odd that you can't turn to mist and escape? That your Spiritual Pressure is disappearing so quickly?

I see. With your power, you can surely touch my Enrakyoten, seeing as it exists everywhere within this space.

I told you, didn't I? The Seireitei is a den of thieves.

I told you not to forget that even the average court guard could have a Zanpakuto that is lethal to you.

(There's no way I'm mistaken. It may be empty on the inside, but the feeling is the same.)

(Tokinada is attacking that woman with the power of Ruri'iro Kujaku.)

What a shame. If you were planning to betray me, you should have done it right from the start and worked alongside Shunsui and the others.

Judging by how easily Shunsui and his men were caught in Kyoka Suigetsu...

...I assumed you would betray me after everything ended here and Hikone's powers were more developed.

Why did you think I would betray you?

Hm? It's obvious, isn't it? I suppose I should call it your maternal instinct, ever since you gave birth to Hikone with your own hands.

You've started embracing emotions that you've never felt before, haven't you?

............

In that case, everything is going just as planned.

If someone as dull and uninteresting as yourself developed feelings, I could look forward to trampling those emotions underfoot, but...

...for some reason, you look rather composed.

It would have been fine if you'd felt nothing even as you raised Hikone, I suppose.

But my, it's rather exhilarating to have someone to grow and develop exactly as you planned!

Now I just might understand how Aizen and Yhwach felt when they were watching over Ichigo Kurosaki.

............

Haha! You sure didn't hesitate, despite your colleagues already being defeated.

Although, you did just meet that woman today. I don't see why you would get so worked up about...

What?!

What's wrong? You've let your guard down.

This can't be. It won't activate? You're still suppressing it, Aura?

Why are you still touching it? You'll just die a meaningless death at this rate.

It'll be far from meaningless.

What?