Skirt-Flipping Maniac: S-Story?
Doujin Artist: Konan, you're seriously not acting like yourself! You need to stay away from Aizen—he's totally corrupting you! You never used to think like this!
Shark-Faced Guy: Inspired by Lord Aizen, so she's… awakened?
Amegakure Village's Angel: I guess you could call it that. Either way, I find it fascinating.
Curly-haired Guy: Cut it out! What's so fun about this kind of plot?
Doujin Artist: Yeah, Konan, snap out of it!
Curly-haired Guy: This kind of overused shonen trope isn't going to impress anyone. If you want a real impact, you need a better script!
Doujin Artist: ?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: ?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Gin… are you just stirring the pot?
Amegakure Village's Angel: A better script?
Curly-haired Guy: Exactly! How many times have we seen stories about best friends turning against each other? No matter how flashy the effects are, a predictable plot is still boring!
This is an Actor: So?
Curly-haired Guy: So what really matters is *tension*! Drama! For example, what if Konan gets pregnant with Aizen's child, forcing her to break up with Nagato, her poor boyfriend? But because he won't let go, she falls into despair and has a miscarriage. Heartbroken and full of rage, she vows revenge against all men! Thus, the "Black Widow of the Shinobi World" is born!
This is an Actor: …Heh.
[Notification: Curly-haired Guy has been muted by the group admin for 30 minutes.]
Doujin Artist: Good call!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: I support this decision!
Shark-Faced Guy: …
Amegakure Village's Angel: "Black Widow of the Shinobi World" sounds awful. I don't like it.
Doujin Artist: Konan, that's *not* the main issue here! That guy was just straight-up insulting our intelligence!
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: And seriously, you can't just throw a woman's reputation around like it's nothing.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: The logic is completely messed up, and the whole thing sounds like some third-rate soap opera. Big thumbs down.
Amegakure Village's Angel: So, we're sticking with the story I originally planned.
Doujin Artist: Wait, you're *really* going through with this?! If Nagato finds out, he's definitely going to cry. No doubt about it!
Amegakure Village's Angel: It's fine. Everything is under control.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Whoa! So should we start calling you "Little Blue" now?
Doujin Artist: "Little Blue"? You mean like a fusion of Konan and Aizen? Ruiko-chan, that's genius!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Ehehe.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Since Konan has made up her mind, we should support her.
Shark-Faced Guy: That's fine, but if Konan doesn't bring Nagato into Aizen's group… aren't you worried Aizen will see him as a threat?
Doujin Artist: Oh, right! Aizen is still a huge obstacle!
Amegakure Village's Angel: I trust Aizen won't harm Nagato. Isn't that right, Anzen-san?
At that moment—
The Arrancar faction's strategy meeting had just ended. Aizen remained seated high on his throne, while Konan stood at his left side, staring at him without blinking.
This is an Actor: You've figured it out?
Doujin Artist: ?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: ?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Are you two playing some kind of role-playing game again…?
But this time, Konan didn't stop like she usually would. She kept staring at Aizen and said, "Aizen-san, when you saw Gin's message just now, the corner of your mouth twitched."
This is an Actor: And that's all it took for you to confirm my identity?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Of course, that's not the only reason. Actually, I started having doubts not long after Kisame joined the group. Then, during the battle at Konohagakure, you casually mentioned Jiraiya-sensei's future fate, didn't you? That's something only someone who's seen Naruto would know!
This is an Actor: So you finally caught that little clue I dropped. Not bad.
Amegakure Village's Angel: So you did it on purpose? Why?
Doujin Artist: Haha, are you two so into acting that you can't stop? Just get married already and act all you want behind closed doors!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: If I hadn't been through so much, I might've actually believed you.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Wait, this… doesn't seem like they're acting.
This is an Actor: Why? Do you really need to ask? If I didn't drop hints, it would've been way too hard for you guys to figure me out.
Amegakure Village's Angel: Oh wow, thanks soooo much!!!!
He was the one getting exposed, yet he still had the nerve to act smug? Was that even reasonable?
This is an Actor: No need to thank me. After all, this is what I wanted. It just took longer than I expected.
Amegakure Village's Angel: ...
Konan's mouth twitched hard. Was he calling her slow? Was he saying that it took so long to expose him because she wasn't smart enough?
Not only did he not feel guilty about what he did, but he was even mocking her?
She glared at Aizen and muttered, "You bastard!"
This is an Actor: You've smelled me?
Aizen didn't say it out loud—he sent it through the chat instead. If he had spoken, he might've lost his composure, and that wasn't worth it.
Amegakure Village's Angel: …Hmph!
Doujin Artist: What kind of weird conversation is this? So Aizen-san really is Aizen?
Shark-Faced Guy: I told you so, but no one believed me.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: How could anyone believe something like this?! Even now, I still can't fully believe it. What if you guys suddenly say it was all just a joke?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: If that's the case, then what about that memory clip Aizen uploaded before?
This is an Actor: I am Aizen, but Aizen is not me. To be precise, I have the ability to take on roles. The memory I uploaded is real—it belongs to me.
Amegakure Village's Angel: So that's why your username is 'Actor'? As in role-playing?
This is an Actor: You're getting smarter, Konan-senpai.
Doujin Artist: Must feel great, huh? Watching us all struggle over Aizen's identity, I bet you had a blast, huh? Lord Aizen Sosuke!
This is an Actor: It was alright?
Doujin Artist: Wow, you're really shameless! Doesn't Lord Aizen feel even a little bit guilty?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Exactly! You tricked us for so long, and we're only now finding out the truth! And you don't even have the decency to apologize!
This is an Actor: So, what do you want?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Spiritual pressure!
Doujin Artist: Kyoka Suigetsu!
Shark-Faced Guy: Hogyoku!
[System Notice: Shark-Faced Guy has been muted for 10 minutes.]
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