[Shiro looks down and away. Stop him? How?] Aibou, if he took out all of the remaining Shinigami Captains working together... do you really think...[he trails off. He doesn't want to put him out too much.

.... except then he asks THAT question, and the Hollow visibly tenses, looking away. He stands up and walks over to the edge of the roof. He's silent for a long moment before he actually does say something] ... You... do you really want to know.