The Soul King wants to die?
Seiya fell into silence at this moment.
His lips pressed together slightly, eyes tightly closed, showing an expression of being unable to accept the current situation.
How could he just accept reality like this?!
Even through the content in the original work, Seiya could somewhat predict the development trend in this regard.
But this was definitely not a reason for the Soul King to arbitrarily 'backstab' them.
Seiya silently clenched his fists, using considerable force, so much so that his nails pierced through skin and flesh, embedding in his palm like steel needles.
Pain brought clarity, and made one even more furious.
"Why betray us at this particular moment?!"
If he had decided to take action, it would have been better not to give hope from the beginning.
But he chose precisely before the final step to kick Seiya and others back into the abyss.
Was this simply wanting to toy with people? Was the so-called Soul King such a malicious person?!
Seiya's voice had become somewhat hoarse, emotional changes causing his body to become agitated as well.
Faced with the accusation, Ichibē at this moment just silently lowered his head.
"This old man is the head of Squad Zero, the Soul King's will is my direction forward."
"Logically speaking, this old man shouldn't respond to your accusations... after all, following the Soul King's will is my mission."
"But you are somewhat different."
The monk who had regained his memories also knew the causes and consequences.
Toward this unlucky and pitiful guy before him, he really couldn't say anything harsh.
Having reached this point.
He could only shoulder the responsibility that the Soul King should have borne.
"Seiya, I have no authority to point fingers at the Soul King's actions..."
"But if you're dissatisfied with such behavior, then with this old man's life as compensation..."
"Would that be enough to barely quell some of your anger?"
You want to die?
Seiya snorted, almost reflexively rolling his eyes.
This behavior itself had no meaning.
After all, the other party possessed part of the Soul King's power within him. Even if the three worlds were destroyed, these Squad Zero members wouldn't...
No.
Wait a moment.
"It seems you've already understood, Seiya."
Ichibē said with a smile.
"This old man and others' lives exist based on the Soul King. If the Soul King disappears, we would naturally lose the ability to resurrect."
In other words.
"If you really acted against this old man now, then you probably truly wouldn't see this annoying face again in the future."
The crowd watching at this moment still didn't quite understand, after all, no one knew why things had suddenly reached the point of 'turning against each other'.
Only Aizen silently cast his gaze over, showing a meaningful expression.
After long silence.
Seiya finally sighed deeply, raising one hand to gently press against his forehead at this moment.
"You... explain the situation in detail."
Venting itself had no meaning.
What was most important now was to resolve things and bring the situation that had already begun to go out of control back under control.
The monk nodded slightly, and without waiting for Seiya's agreement, quite casually sat beside him.
"This old man doesn't know too much, after all, the Soul King didn't notify even me in advance this time."
"So this old man can only make some simple speculations at this moment."
"First... just as this old man said before, the Soul King's own will is the most important link..."
The Soul King no longer wanted to live.
This was an absolutely unquestionable core narrative, and also the key point of this conflict.
—How did this old thing suddenly get tired of living?!
Though he really wanted to complain like this, Seiya still swallowed it back down.
One could only say this guy's motivations were mysterious to begin with. In the original work, he also had mysterious behavioral logic that was completely unpredictable.
But this time, Ichibē was present.
This Soul King Palace administrator surely had some different insights.
"In this old man's view, this matter might be split into two things to consider."
The monk spread his hands, slightly raising his left hand and saying at this moment.
"The Soul King's will determines everything. He doesn't want to continue living... but among the three worlds, there must be a great anchor point capable of supporting everything."
The problem lay here.
The support of the three worlds couldn't do without a pillar.
Otherwise, it would be like the description in the original work... after the Soul King lost his life, the living world, Soul Society, and Hueco Mundo all faced collapse.
At that time, the boundary between life and death would become chaotic, finally moving toward a completely different 'new world'.
Though Seiya wasn't clear what was good about the 'world without life or death' that Yhwach spoke of, considering the other party's worldview, it obviously wouldn't be anywhere good.
Though this content wasn't known to everyone, certain things were also recorded in treasured books.
And thus known by certain people.
Kyōraku, who had gathered around at this moment, was no exception.
"This... honestly, I used to just listen to it as mythology. But thinking back now... this matter is really quite complex."
Seiya made no comment on this known intelligence, at this moment just quietly waiting for the other party to provide subsequent supplementation.
Aizen had already silently stood behind him.
The monk who held the right to speak waited for everyone to express their opinions. After a slight pause, he continued.
"Though I don't know why the Soul King would have such thoughts, in any case, for the Soul King, the three worlds are things that absolutely cannot be destroyed."
"This is an absolutely unquestionable fact, and also what this old man considers the bottom line."
"Only this matter is something this old man is willing to guarantee with his life as important."
This wasn't surprising at all.
The Soul King's starting point might be problematic, but on some important matters, he could still reach consensus with everyone.
Seiya, who had calmed down somewhat, began to re-examine this content, and at this moment tried to calm himself down through adjusting his breathing.
"So what exactly are you trying to say?"
"This is the other content I want to mention..."
The monk raised his other hand, saying softly at this moment.
"Making an irresponsible speculation, I think... the Soul King might want to make Yhwach the next important anchor point supporting the three worlds."
Everyone present was in an uproar.
"Let that guy replace the Soul King? How could such a thing happen!"