People are in death, unlimited sword control at the beginning.

Chapter 328 Haiyan retires

"Now, I have avenged them all, and the nobles of Seireitei have all received the punishment they deserve..."

"So, I feel like there's nothing left I want to do now."

"For the next time, I just want to return to Zhiba's house and spend the rest of my life with Miyako."

"I'm sorry, Captain Ukitake, I failed to live up to your expectations and let you down."

"Please also allow me to retire."

Under the watchful eyes of all the vice-captains, Shiba Haiyan solemnly took off the vice-captain's armband on his left arm, bent down towards Ukitake Jujuro, and respectfully handed the vice-captain's armband to Ukitake Juju with both hands. In front of Shiro.

"Ugh……"

Ukitake Jushiro sighed.

He also didn't expect that Shiba Haiyan would choose to retire when he wanted to push him to the position of captain.

"It's me who should say sorry, Haiyan."

"As my vice-captain, you have been doing your best for so many years. Although you are called the vice-captain, you are the one helping me deal with many of the captain's matters."

"It is precisely because of your help that I have had these decades of leisure."

"On the contrary, Haiyan, you have helped me so much, but when you need my help, I can't do anything..."

Jushiro Ukitake gently stretched out his hand and took off the vice-captain's armband from Shiba Haiyan's hand.

"Haiyan, I agree to your request."

"However, you also know that now that Captain Aizen has defected to Hueco Mundo, Rukongai may also be attacked by the Hollows in Hueco Mundo."

"In this case, Haiyan, I will not take back your Zanpakutō. I hope that when Ukyo comes to Rukongai, I can still see you fighting to protect everyone."

The Zanpakutō is the iconic weapon of the Shinigami.

Every Zanpakutō will be recycled by the Gotei Thirteen after the Shinigami retires.

Of course, there are also some Zanpakutō lost due to special reasons, and the Gotei Thirteen Team will not pursue them too closely.

For example, the Zanpakutō of Kaname Tōsen, the former captain of the ninth division, was not obtained by him when he was a fifth-year student at Mao Spiritual Arts Academy. It was the Zanpakutō of Tōsen Kaname's close friend.

After the death of Tōsen Kaname's close friend, this Zanpakutō was picked up again by Tōsen Kaname. After several years of gestation, it became Tōsen Kaname's Zanpakutō - Qingmushi!
Also, Zaraki's Zanpakutō was obtained from a dead Shinigami. He had followed Zaraki to fight for hundreds of years, and Zaraki unconsciously gave birth to his own "spirit" and became Zaraki. ’s exclusive Zanpakutō.

Jushiro Ukitake didn't take back Shiba Kaiyan's Zanpakutō because he felt that Shiba Kaiyan was also a well-known figure in this noble purge operation.

The remaining nobles, unable to help Captain Aylin or Rukia, would most likely vent their anger on Shiba Haiyan.

After losing his Zanpakuto, Shiba Haiyan's strength will be greatly reduced. Who knows, he may also fall into the hands of these nobles, causing the Shiba family to end before them.

And with the Zanpakutō in hand, Shiba Haiyan is a complete captain-level powerhouse.

Give those nobles some courage. They don't dare to take action against Shiba Haiyan, who has captain-level strength.

Even if they are really crazy and want revenge, Shiba Haiyan, who has captain-level strength, can protect his sister and brother.

"Thank you, Captain Ukitake. I'm grateful."

Shiba Haiyan bowed to Ukitake Jushiro again.

He knew that Captain Ukitake's failure to take back his Zanpakutō meant that if he used this Zanpakutō to do evil in the future, the Seireitei would never let Captain Ukitake go.

But despite this, Captain Ukitake still gave him a lot of trust.

Even if it is not the duty of a noble, Shiba Haiyan must protect the people near Shiba's house and not embarrass Captain Ukitake.

After turning around, Shiba Haiyan smiled at the vice-captains and scratched the back of his head.

"Everyone, my family lives in the East 8th District of Rukongai. It's easy to find."

"In the future, if you are free during vacation, you are welcome to come to my house to play."

"Oh!"

The deputy captain of the seventh division, Tetsuzaemon Kiba, grabbed Shiba Haiyan's head and shouted loudly: "Isn't that natural?"

"Haiyan, let me tell you, if you dare not open the door when I go to your place in the future, my door will be smashed by you!"

"That's right, Vice Captain Shiba, you can get such high praise from Captain Ukitake. We still have a lot to learn from you."

"When the time comes, please feel free to teach me!"

Hisagi Shuhei, the deputy captain of Division 9, also came to Shiba Haiyan with his arms folded.

"Hahaha, definitely."

"However, Hisagi, I am no longer the vice-captain. You should still call me Brother Haiyan from now on."

With the blessings of all the vice-captains, Shiba Haiyan waved and left the first team.

Looking at his leaving figure, the vice-captains didn't know what to say for a moment.

However, for now, I wish Shiba Haiyan to be surrounded by happiness for the rest of her life!
……

"Rukia, let's go."

"Although Haiyan has retired, you are still here."

"I have nominated you to be the alternate captain of Division 9. You can go to the captain meeting with me now."

"Yes, Captain Ukitake."

Following Shiba Haiyan, Ukitake Jushiro also left the waiting room with Rukia.

"so good……"

Looking at the back of Rukia and Captain Ukitake leaving, Hisagi Shuhei's eyes flashed with a trace of envy.

Whether it is Shiba Kaiyan or Rukia, these two people have completed the swastika of Zanpakutō and have captain-level strength.

Otherwise, Captain Ukitake would not recommend the two of them to become captain candidates.

You know, the current situation is comparable to when five captain-level experts disappeared more than a hundred years ago.

What Seireitei is facing now is the attack of the Hueco Mundo Group led by the former captain of the fifth division, Sosuke Aizen.

With Captain Aizen's character, Hueco Mundo's attacks on the world and Seireitei will not stop. This situation will continue until the two sides decide the winner.

In addition, more than two years later, Seireitei will face an even greater war.

Although Hisagi Shuhei has never fought a Quincy, he still knows that a Quincy was an existence that could rival the God of Death a thousand years ago.

If it hadn't been for Captain Yamamoto in that battle, the Seireitei might have been destroyed by the Quincy of the Empire of Light.

Under such circumstances, the captains of the Gotei 13 must be those who have strong strength and can bring peace of mind to the team members.

Otherwise, if they are not strong enough and lose their lives in the battle with the enemy, it will definitely be a fatal blow to the faith of the Shinigami team members.

After all, as the highest combat power of Seireitei, if all the captains fall, what will they do as ordinary Shinigami?
"Are you envious?"

As if he heard Hisagi Shuhei's muttering to himself, Tetsuzaemon from the shooting range came to Hisagi Shuhei's side and asked.

"Huh? Oh."

"If you say you're not envious, you'd definitely be lying."

In front of Tetsuzaemon at the shooting range, Hisagi Shuhei didn't make any attempt to conceal himself. Both of them are from the 11th Squadron.

However, the turmoil a hundred years ago caused the Seireitei to lose four captains and three vice-captains.

At that time, when high-end combat power was extremely scarce, the two of them were transferred from the 11th Division to the 7th and 9th Divisions to serve as deputy captains.

Over the years, Tetsuzaemon Kikuchi has been taking care of Hisagi Shuhei as his eldest brother. The relationship between the two can be said to be the closest brothers.

"Yeah, I'm envious too."

"But Xiubing."

"If you are envious, then go and pursue it!"

Tetsuzaemon of the shooting range patted Hisagi Shuhei on the shoulder: "We are people who came out of the division led by that gentleman."

"Although we can't compare to geniuses like Haiyan and Lucia, we still have our efforts!"

"Come on, Xiu Bing!"

"I hope I can see your name on the captain's waiting list next time."

Hisagi Shuhei looked at Tetsuzaemon's back at the shooting range, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but in the end, he just stroked his Zanpakutō.

Since completing the first liberation of his Zanpakutō, Hisagi Shuhei has almost never freed his Zanpakutō again.

No matter how hard the battle was, he relied on his own strength to end the battle and was unwilling to borrow the power of his Zanpakutō.

Because, when he first liberated his Zanpakutō, Hisagi Shuhei was "fearful" of the power of his Zanpakutō.

Hisagi Shuhei's Zanpakutō "Fuushi" is a double-headed spiral-blade sickle strung together by a chain.

The sickle looks like an "S" shape.

When attacking, "Wind Death" will rotate like a windmill, and under the control of the chain, attack the enemy in an unpredictable direction.

Hisagi Shuhei didn't like that his Zanpakutō "looked like a shape that was specially designed to cut off the enemy's heads and take people's lives", and he became afraid of the power of his Zanpakutō.

Over the years, Hisagi Shuhei has not continued to practice Zanpakutō.

However, now that the war is about to begin, Hisagi Shuhei has to consider whether his own "fear" is more important, or the "power" to protect his comrades.

Of course, the two are not comparable at all.

"Haha, really, what other choice is there?"

Hisagi Shuhei stroked the hilt of his Zanpakutō with his mind made up.

"The Zanpakutō is a 'spirit' born from the soul of the God of Death. To a certain extent, the ability of the Zanpakutō symbolizes the nature of the God of Death."

"Feng Shi, is it true that my essence is that I can take people's lives without any scruples?"

"Then I'm really, really bad..."

"Feng Shi, please lend me your power!"

"Whether it's fear or killing, I want to have the power to protect everyone!"

At this time, Hisagi Shuhei suddenly remembered what Captain Aylin once said when he was in the 11th Division.

"In this world, strength is the power we must have to protect ourselves and the people we care about."

"We can stop using our powers to hurt other people."

"But when our friends and relatives are about to be harmed, we cannot fail to protect them..."

The current Hisagi Shuhei has no idea that the "Fuushi" he thinks is a cruel weapon that takes people's lives. In fact, Fuushi's swastika is a combat artifact that can make everyone quiet and listen to him. ——

Because he is afraid of killing, Hisagi Shuhei's hope is "peace".

His Zanpakutō also responded well to Hisagi Shuhei's wishes.

Even Soyousuke Aizen rated it as a very good swastika because of its ability to force a 50-50 out-of-standard ability - Wind Death Strap!
As long as it is locked by Hisagi Shuhei's swastika, unless it encounters the power of Ippei, the military commander, who can erase the name, otherwise, even if Yhwach is linked by Hisagi Shuhei's swastika , we must also abide by the "50-50" rule, and spend his spiritual pressure to restore his injuries while killing Hisagi Shuhei again and again.

In the end, both sides exhausted their spiritual pressure and ended in a draw.

……

"Captain, Rukia has arrived."

In the captain's conference room, Ukitake Jushiro took Rukia to the center of the conference room and saluted Captain Yamamoto.

"Lord Captain."

Rukia followed Ukitake Jushiro and quickly bowed.

"I'm sorry, Captain."

"I originally recommended Shiba Haiyan, the vice-captain of the 13th Division, to be the alternate captain of the 5th Division..."

"However, Vice-Captain Shiba said that he had no intention of becoming a Shinigami anymore, so he applied to me to retire."

"So, for now, only three Lucias will attend the captain meeting."

"It doesn't matter."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni opened his eyes and looked at Rukia.

"Rukia, everyone who wants to become the captain of the Gotei 13 must pass the captain's assessment and be recognized by at least three captains before they can truly become the captain of the Gotei 13."

"Now, Rukia, are you ready for the captain's assessment?"

"Well, I'm ready, Captain."

Rukia straightened up and looked directly at Captain Yamamoto.

"Not bad courage!"

"Although everyone has taken the captain assessment by heart, I still have to repeat it here."

"Rukia, the contents of the captain's assessment are divided into two types."

"The first is to show your own understanding of swastika to the captains."

"The second is to challenge a certain current captain and obtain the recognition of at least three captains in the battle."

"Rukia, which test do you choose?"

"Captain General, I choose the second assessment method and challenge the current captain."

"Is it?"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was not surprised by Rukia's choice.

Unless the Shinigami's swastika is in the same line as Hajime like Byakuya Kuchiki and Toshiro Hitsugaya, there is no need to hide it.

Otherwise, the Death God's Swastika is his strongest special move.

Just like Tosen Kaname.

Before his swastika ability was exposed, the former captain of the third division, Hobashiro Juro, the former captain of the seventh division, Aikawa Ratake, and the deputy captain of the first division, Takubu Chojiro, were all instantly killed by his sneak attack. beat.

(End of this chapter)