Grayfia asked, "Are you really not bothered?"
Tatsuma shrugged, "There's nothing to be bothered about. I've done so many things. It would be abnormal if Sirzechs had no reaction."
"On the contrary, why did you refuse Kisuke's suggestion?"
Grayfia replied truthfully, "Because I don't trust him, so no matter what he says, I will refuse."
As the second-in-command of Sirzechs's faction, Grayfia was naturally not a fool.
As soon as Kisuke opened his mouth and said a few words, she saw through his true intentions. He wanted to use her to influence Sirzechs and indirectly restrict Tatsuma's actions.
Facing such a suggestion that stirred up internal conflict, Grayfia naturally wouldn't give him a good look, but...
"However, what he said wasn't entirely alarmist. Tatsuma, are you really planning to use the operation to rescue Rukia to take over Soul Society?"
Tatsuma nodded. "Yes, this is a good opportunity."
"What about the other factions? And Zero Division is not easy to deal with. If things get big, it will be very troublesome."
"That's just what you think will be very troublesome."
Tatsuma snapped his fingers and shared the power of Indestructible and Master of Time with Grayfia.
One second later, the trait sharing was canceled.
Tatsuma whistled and looked leisurely at Grayfia, who was stunned in place before him.
"Now do you still think it will be very troublesome?"
"..."
Grayfia did not reply immediately.
Recalling the vast power that flashed through her body just now, Grayfia was silent for a moment before asking, "What was that just now?"
"A part of my power. You should be very clear about it after experiencing the ability sharing."
"But..."
Although the power you shared before was exaggerated, it wasn't THIS exaggerated.
Grayfia opened her mouth as if to speak but hesitated, finally swallowing the latter half of her sentence.
Facts proved that even though she had been overestimating Tatsuma's strength before, she still underestimated him.
Suppressing the shock in her heart, Grayfia changed the question, "Are you going to tell Sirzechs about your plan to occupy Soul Society?"
Tatsuma tilted his head. "Out of everyone, you are asking me, the one being monitored, about this?"
"Come back to your senses. You weren't scared silly by my power, were you?"
"...I just think your approach might not be wrong, and I wanted to refer to your opinion." Grayfia replied after a moment of silence.
After witnessing Tatsuma's true strength, she recalled his statement not long ago that violence could solve most problems. At the time, she felt that Tatsuma's words were sophistry, but now it seemed to have some truth to it.
When one's strength reached Tatsuma's level, their approach might be more suitable than Sirzechs's.
"If reporting this matter to Sirzechs will interfere with your plan, I can help you suppress this information."
Tatsuma waved his hand and replied, "No need to go through that much trouble, just report it normally. Letting Sirzechs know about this matter in advance will allow him to prepare."
"Otherwise, if I report it after I've taken down Soul Society, he'll complain about me giving him overtime again."
"I understand."
Grayfia understood Tatsuma's attitude and took out a communication device from her storage space.
Mobilizing the demonic power within her body and injecting it into the device, Grayfia pressed the activation button.
A moment later, an image rose from the communication device, and Sirzechs appeared before them.
"Long time no see, Grayfia. Since you went to Kuoh Town, this is the first time you've contacted me, right? Is something wrong?"
"Tatsuma will have some major moves."
Grayfia reported about the Hero Faction and Soul Society.
"Occupying Soul Society?"
After hearing the report, Sirzechs was predictably stunned, a look of surprise on his face.
"Grayfia, are you sure this isn't a mistake?"
"No mistake, Tatsuma said it himself."
Grayfia turned the direction of the communication device, pointing it towards the office desk not far away.
"If you don't believe it, you can ask him yourself."
"Hmm? So Tatsuma, you were there."
Sirzechs was taken aback, then his expression became serious, and he asked about the truth of the matter.
"Everything Grayfia said is true." Tatsuma nodded slightly and directly admitted it.
"Tatsuma, don't be reckless." Sirzechs's expression turned serious.
"Compared to war, we have better ways to achieve cooperation with Soul Society. Forcibly occupying it with military might will only lead to resistance and cause endless hatred."
Tatsuma waved his hand and replied, "You don't need to worry about that. The internal problems of Soul Society are even greater than you imagine."
"Neither Aizen nor the Wandenreich are things the Gotei 13 can deal with."
"As long as I act as a savior and finally unite with the Four Great Noble Clans, occupying Soul Society won't be difficult."
"Wait a minute! What is the Wandenreich?" A question mark appeared above Sirzechs's head.
Most of the intelligence he received focused on Aizen. This was the first time he had heard the term Wandenreich.
"The faction created by the Quincy ancestor Yhwach. You can understand it as his snack storage."
Tatsuma explained the existence of the Wandenreich.
After listening, Sirzechs fell silent.
The ancestor of the Quincy who was wiped out a thousand years ago, the son of the Soul King who could see the future.
Just by listening to Tatsuma's introduction, Sirzechs could tell how difficult Yhwach was.
If it was an opponent of this level, Soul Society indeed had the possibility of being completely wiped out. In other words, the plan to rule Soul Society that Tatsuma spoke of was feasible.
"Tatsuma, I'll confirm one last time. No matter what, do you have to rule Soul Society?" Sirzechs asked with a serious expression.
In response, Tatsuma nodded, giving the same unchanging answer. "As long as the conditions are met, I will do it."
"...I understand." Sirzechs was silent for a moment, then sighed.
To be honest, he didn't support Tatsuma's plan. As a pacifist, he wanted to use this opportunity to gain Soul Society's friendship and establish an alliance.
But he knew very well that Tatsuma was the kind of person who wouldn't give up easily once he made up his mind. Since he had said this much, anything he said now would be useless.
"Tatsuma, let's have a fight."
"That's an unexpected answer." Tatsuma showed a hint of surprise on his face.
"Why do you suddenly want to fight me?"
Sirzechs's expression was calm as he said, "Because I am a Satan, every decision I make will affect tens of thousands of lower-level Devils."
"If you want to convince me to support you, then show me the corresponding power."
"If you can defeat me, then I will support your plan and provide assistance in all aspects. Correspondingly, if you lose, then give up on occupying Soul Society and follow my plan instead."
"No problem."
Tatsuma nodded and agreed immediately.
"Send me the coordinates."
"Coordinates?"
Sirzechs was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
"Tatsuma, you don't need to rush the duel. Just now Grayfia said that you still have an activity to encircle and suppress the Hero Faction this afternoon."
"It's not too late to schedule the duel after you've dealt with the Hero Faction."
"No, let's do it now." Tatsuma shook his head, his expression calm.
"It won't take too much power to deal with you."
"Still as confident as ever." Sirzechs laughed with relief.
"Since you've said this much, I can't back down either. Grayfia, I'll leave the task of leading the way to you. Please bring Tatsuma to see me."
Grayfia was stunned. "Me? I'm still in exile. Is it okay to go back without permission?"
"There will be some problems, but..."
"No problem."
Just as Sirzechs was about to say something, Tatsuma suddenly interrupted.
"Grayfia, just lead the way. With me here, no one can cause you trouble."
"I understand."
Grayfia thought of Tatsuma's true strength, understood, and turned to look at Sirzechs in the projection.
"Sirzechs, please prepare the venue. Tatsuma and I will arrive in Lilith in half an hour."
"...Hmm, I understand."
Sirzechs was silent for a moment, then responded.
Ending the demonic power supply, the communication device stopped working the next second, and the projection disappeared.
Sitting on the chair, Sirzechs didn't prepare immediately, but recalled Grayfia's reaction just now.
Having known Grayfia for hundreds of years, this was the first time he had seen her respond so readily when dealing with high-level Devils.
From that attitude, he could see that Grayfia had absolute trust in Tatsuma. And this was something he hadn't been able to do in the past few hundred years.
Could it be that Restia was telling the truth? Was Tatsuma really more reliable than him?
Recalling what Restia had said when they had a conflict of opinion more than ten days ago, Sirzechs clenched his fist, a sense of unease rising in his heart.
"There's one more reason to win."
Taking a deep breath to calm his emotions, Sirzechs contacted Ajuka.
A few minutes later, the office door was pushed open, and Ajuka walked in from outside.
"Sirzechs, what do you need me for?"
"I'm going to have a fight with Tatsuma next."