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Chapter 216 Don’t Let It Happen Next Time

The third squad, the team dormitory.

This is a building located on the water's edge.

There are woods next to the building and a wooden road in front of the door. Although the location is not as beautiful as the Fourth Squad's barracks, nor as grand as the First Squad's barracks, it still makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Under the leadership of Shooting Ranger Chitetsu, Aize came to the team house and met the Shinigami belonging to the third squad.

They all gathered in front of the gate of the Third Division's barracks, all wearing the same Shinigami uniform, with Zanpakutō hanging around their waists, and were arranged in an orderly manner like an army.

"Oh?"

Seeing this scene, Aize stopped.

"Is this a welcome for me?"

Feeling the spiritual pressure spreading in the air, Aize looked at the shooting range Sentetsu next to him with a smile.

"Of course." Shechang Qiantie said calmly, "This is a necessary ritual."

"Really?" Aize said calmly, "Then why are you all blocking the gate like this and releasing your spiritual pressure without reservation?"

Rather than a welcoming ceremony, this was more like a gathering of gang members, ready to pick a fight.

"Captain, please understand." Shechang Qiantie looked at Aize solemnly and said, "The captain position of the third squad has been vacant for decades."

"That means we haven't had a captain for decades."

"Although I have tried my best to maintain the operation of the Third Division and prevent its functions from disintegrating, without the captain, the Third Division will still be inferior to the Gotei 13, which has caused us a lot of trouble."

"Now, we have finally welcomed a captain who can lead us. If the other party is incompetent, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing for us?"

Sheba Qiantie was particularly outspoken in saying such words, which fully displayed the fearless, domineering and arrogant temperament of the wife of the extreme way.

“So, this is a necessary ritual.”

"Captain, please prove yourself to them."

"Prove that you are capable of guiding them."

This is a very bold act.

Daring to challenge the captain was no small matter in Soul Society, where the hierarchy was extremely strict.

But Sheba Chitetsu did it without hesitation, which fully proved how much the people of the Third Division expected them to have a strong enough captain, and also showed their doubts about Aize.

Presumably, they know Aize's origins, right?
He was less than eighteen years old during his lifetime and graduated after only half a year at the Shinō Spiritual Academy. Such a person is certainly a genius enough to shock the history of Soul Society, but he is too young, so young that people doubt whether he is really capable of becoming a captain.

If this kind of doubt were to happen in a combat squad like the 11th Squadron, there might be more than just this kind of scene. If the captain doesn't fight once to prove his strength, it's impossible for him to be recognized by those combat fanatics.

Although the Third Division is not to this extent, they have also acquired some Yakuza characteristics under the leadership of Shooting Range Chitetsu. If you don't prove yourself to them, it will be impossible for you to become their boss.

Aize could see that this was not spontaneous, but a test deliberately set up by someone.

This person is undoubtedly Shechang Qiantie.

"As expected, you are praised by the vice-captain of the shooting range." Aize said with a smile: "I heard that you often used violent means to urge the former captain of the third squad. Now it seems that your demeanor is no less than before."

"...That guy is too fussy and always acts submissive. If we don't teach him a lesson, he will never accomplish anything." Shechang Qiantie was silent for a while, then said expressionlessly: "That's why that idiot ended up like that. He's really stupid."

The deputy captain dared to curse his own captain like this, which shows that he is really a tough guy.

It’s a pity that this time, she chose the wrong person to supervise.

"I'm not going to be like Zaraki and just draw my sword and cut you down."

Aize smiled and walked slowly forward.

"When I get to the door, if there's still one of you who can stand, then I'll have to admit that I'm not qualified to be the captain."

When these words came out of Aize's mouth, golden spiritual pressure emerged from his body.

The spiritual pressure did not burst out in one breath like when he fought against Kenpachi Zaraki, but it rose slowly like a tide, gradually filling the entire world.

Therefore, when the members of the third team were still on high alert, they suddenly found that their vision began to shake.

The sky is shaking.

The ground is shaking.

The space is shaking.

Even the spirit particles in the air were shaking, fluctuating violently as if they were burned by flames.

"------!"

At this moment, the expressions of all the Shinigami in the third division, including Shoten Chitetsu, changed.

They almost subconsciously stimulated their spiritual pressure, trying to resist the golden spiritual pressure that filled the entire world, but as soon as the spiritual pressure rose from their bodies, the golden spiritual pressure overwhelmed them all like an avalanche, causing the spiritual pressure of all the death gods present to be defeated almost instantly.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

The Death Gods of the Third Squad fell to the ground one after another as if they were struck by lightning.

The first to fall were naturally the ordinary team members and soldiers. They were unable to put up even the slightest resistance and in an instant they fell to the ground with faces full of fear.

Following closely behind were the officers one by one, starting from the one with the lowest seat all the way to the third seat closest to the deputy captain. They all fell down or knelt down one after another, their faces either pale or covered in sweat.

The last one was naturally Shechang Qiantie, who was closest to Aize and the person most affected, but she was the last to fall. The look in her eyes when she looked at Aize's back was particularly shocked.

"What an amazing spiritual pressure..."

Shechang Qiantie was trembling slightly.

As the vice-captain of the third division, Sheba Chitetsu had seen captain-level spiritual pressure before, but in her opinion, those captain-level spiritual pressures were undoubtedly inferior to Aize's spiritual pressure.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take the former captain of the third division as an example, his spiritual pressure was far inferior to that of Aize at this moment.

It can even be said that the two are not on the same level at all, which shocked and unbelievable Shechang Qiantie.

"As both captains...how come his spiritual pressure is so much stronger than that one?"

"How is this possible?"

"Didn't he just graduate from the academy?" Is this the true power of the second-class spiritual power?

Generally speaking, third-class spiritual power is already a captain-level spiritual power, and second-class spiritual power is only one level higher than third-class spiritual power. Is there such a huge difference between the two?

While Shooting Range Qian Tie was shocked by this, Aize had already slowly walked to the door of the Third Division, passing many Death Gods.

Along the way, no one could continue to stand, and no one could stop Aize's steps.

"I'm basically a humble person, but if someone thinks I'm easy to control because of that, I don't mind letting him see what temper is like."

Aize didn't turn around, just said this with his back to everyone.

"So, I'll only say this once, and you all should listen to me."

Having said that, Aize threw out those words as he walked into the team dormitory.

"Don't let it happen again."

After leaving these words, Aize disappeared from the team dormitory.

With his departure, the spiritual pressure that filled the entire world also dissipated, causing the members of the Third Division to gasp for breath, looking like they had survived a calamity.

Looking at this scene, Shechang Qiantie began to tremble again.

But this time, she was not shaking with shock, but with relief and excitement.

"It seems that our third squad has a remarkable captain."

Thinking about the difficulties he had gone through over the past decades, Shechang Qiantie felt a sense of sweet success after all the hard work.

"I'll give you ten minutes to adjust yourself!"

Shooting Range Chitetsu stood up and looked at the Shinigami from the Third Division who were still lying or kneeling there, and yelled like a madman on the spot.

"In ten minutes, everyone return to your posts!"

"If our captain sees you behave inappropriately again, you will all commit seppuku!"

"have you understood?"

Hearing this, all the Death Gods of the Third Division were startled and stood up.

"""""yes!"""""

Leaving this loud response behind, Shechang Qiantie walked quickly into the team barracks and chased after Aize.

As an adjutant, she would not allow herself to fail in any way.

…………

Each of the Gotei 13's barracks has an office and a personal lounge for the captain, and the barracks of the 3rd Division are no exception.

Having officially taken office, Aize returned to his territory and went to the office first to listen to the report from Shechang Qiantie who had caught up with him.

"Since the captain position has been vacant for the past few decades, our third division has lost a lot of competitiveness compared to other divisions."

"Over the past few decades, some Shinigami who were originally affiliated with the Third Division have applied to join other divisions. When the Third Division recruits new members, it is not favored because it has no captain, resulting in few volunteers to join the team."

"Therefore, Squad 3 currently has only 147 members, and the officers of each seat are also vacant. It is the smallest squad among the current Gotei 13."

Sheba Chitetsu told Aize about these things, not only the internal members of the Third Division, but also work matters.

"Over the past few decades, I have worked hard to maintain operations and have solved most of the tasks assigned to the Third Division. However, some things ultimately require the captain to step in and resolve them. These matters have been accumulating. Except for the time-sensitive parts that have been revoked, the rest are all here."

Shechang Qiantie put a pile of documents on Aize's desk.

"This is really..."

Looking at the thick pile of documents, Aize's eyes twitched.

He had thought that there might be some problems within the Third Division, but he didn't expect there to be so many problems.

There was no way. No one had taken the captain's position for decades. Even though Shooting Range Qiantie was capable enough to manage everything in order, as she said, some things ultimately required the captain himself to step in to resolve, otherwise they would just keep piling up like this, waiting to be dealt with.

Aize rubbed his temple, picked up a document and started reading it.

The third squad is a support team whose job is to provide support for the work of each squad.

No matter which squad it is, as long as there is a need and a situation occurs that is beyond their ability, the Third Squad has the obligation to step in and help them solve the problem.

Because of this, the business capabilities of the Third Division are the broadest among the entire Gotei 13.

When the 11th Division lacks combat power and needs someone to assist them in fighting, the 3rd Division has to provide combat power.

When the Eighth Division is short of manpower and needs help gathering intelligence, the Third Division has to provide the manpower.

Even if the Fourth Squad is short-handed and needs someone to help take care of the wounded and the patients, the Third Squad will have to send people over.

Under such circumstances, the Third Division is definitely involved in the most affairs among the entire Gotei 13.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of a captain, the number of team members in the third squad began to be insufficient, which undoubtedly led to the inability to carry out work in all aspects smoothly.

And this is just the main issue. The Third Division also has minor matters to deal with.

Things like the maintenance and repair of some buildings, the organization and preparation of various backup materials, and logistics and other matters all fall within the responsibilities of the Third Division.

Minor matters like this are handled by all squads, not just the Third Squad.

For example, the 4th Division, in addition to medical matters, is also responsible for the cleaning of Seireitei.

For example, the 9th Squad has an editorial office with people who are specifically responsible for reporting-related duties and even have other responsibilities.

The Sixth Division needs to deal with some disputes and demands among the nobles, the Fifth Division will be involved in some education-related issues, the Twelfth Division has to deal with various aspects of business such as communications, and the Second Division not only has assassinations, but is also responsible for monitoring the movements of the Shinigami, guarding the supervision tower, searching for missing Shinigami and quickly conveying orders to various troops. Each division is like this, with some side jobs.

These things have been piling up for decades, how much less can they do?
In other words, Shechang Qiantie is indeed capable and managed to handle most of the affairs in the absence of the captain. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Aize's desk not to be piled with documents today.

"In other words, the two things I need to solve first after taking office are the lack of team members and the problem of the accumulation of old team affairs?"

Aize put the document down and looked at the shooting range Qiantie.

"Yes." Shechang Qiantie nodded heavily and said, "Especially the latter, it needs to be solved first no matter what."

Hearing this, Aize knew.

I'm afraid I'll be busy in the next period of time.

(End of this chapter)