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Chapter 219 The Adopted Childhood Sweetheart
The third squad dormitory and office.

At this time, in front of the desk, a student wearing the uniform of the Shinō Spiritual Academy was sitting there, looking a little restless and very uncomfortable.

"Is this Ai's office?"

Abarai Renji looked at the spacious and bright office and felt like he had broadened his horizons.

It was hard for him to imagine that such a spacious and beautiful place would be the exclusive office of his former "rival".

I am still a student, but the other person already has a personal office like this. It's really frustrating to compare with others...

When Abarai Renji was lost in thought, thinking about such things, the sound of footsteps was heard.

"How long have you been waiting?"

A half-smiley voice also reached Abarai Renji's ears, causing him to quickly raise his head and look outside.

There, Aize walked in with Sheba Chitetsu, with a familiar smile on his face, but he was wearing a Shinigami costume and a sleeveless white haori.

The figure that symbolized the pinnacle of Soul Society made Abarai Renji feel a little dazed. He vaguely felt that the person in front of him was both familiar and unfamiliar, as if he had become the most familiar stranger.

Of course, this was just Abarai Renji's illusion.

Aize is still the same Aize, and has never changed from the beginning to the end.

"Look at you, you have this silly expression again." Ai Ze sat down in front of Abarai Renji, looking at his dazed look, and said unhappily: "How long has it been? Why are you still the same?"

"...It hasn't been that long, has it?" Abarai Renji came back to his senses, and after hearing these words, he smiled bitterly and said, "I haven't even graduated yet. This amount of time shouldn't be a big deal for us as spiritual beings, right?"

The more powerful a soul is, the slower it ages. This is also the iron rule of Soul Society.

"Not bad. You now know how to refute me with a valid argument. It seems that you haven't completely changed. You have made some progress."

Aize smiled and asked Shechang Qiantie to make tea for the two of them.

"Thank you, thank you."

Abarai Renji couldn't help but get nervous when he saw Shoten Chitetsu making tea for him.

There was no way. The gangster aura from the other party was too strong, making Abarai Renci feel as if he had come to the gang leader's territory. He couldn't help but be afraid that he might do something wrong by accident and have his fingers chopped off by the other party.

Aize could understand him. After all, Shechang Qiantie was a person who dared to use violence to supervise the former captain. He really gave off the vibe of someone who had been in society for a long time and had done a lot of cruel things.

Unfortunately, Aize is not the former captain of the third division. He does not like to be bullied and his personality can become very strong sometimes. Knowing this, Sheba Chitetsu is usually very restrained in front of him, otherwise the two might really have a conflict.

"Why did you think of coming to my place today?" Ai Ze drank his tea casually, looking at the nervous Abarai Renci, still smiling and saying: "Don't tell me you just came here to sit casually, I have been in office for so long, and you haven't come once."

...I'm just a student in the academy. How could I dare to run into the Gotei 13's barracks and have tea with the captain?

Abarai Renji complained in his heart.

"By the way, where are Kira and Hinamori?" Seeing that only Abarai Renji was there, Aize asked, "How are they now?"

"They are very good." Abarai Renji said without hesitation: "After you graduated, Class 1 is finally no longer dominated by you alone. Everyone has shown strong abilities in their respective fields."

"Hinamori is now the top student in Kidō among the students of the same grade, and there is a huge gap between her and the second place."

"Kirara has excellent grades in all aspects of his courses, and he ranks among the top in every subject."

"In my case, it's the kendo class. When it comes to sword fighting, I'm number one in the whole grade. Even the sixth graders can't beat me."

Speaking of this, Abarai Renji seemed very proud.

After Aize left, the atmosphere in Class 1 actually changed a lot and it was no longer so harmonious.

The noble children, who had originally restrained themselves and become very low-key because of Aize's existence, gradually revealed their true colors after Aize graduated and left, and began to discriminate against the commoners from Rukongai.

Although no one was deliberately targeting them, Abarai Renji still felt despised and looked down upon.

This made him very unhappy, so he joined forces with Kira, Hinamori and others to dominate the first place in the whole grade, and suppressed those noble children severely under him, making them often have a grim face and look as if they hated them to the core.

Thinking of this, Abarai Renji felt a little happy, but he didn't know that the shooting ranger Chitetsu next to him had already set his sights on him.

Being able to get the first place in the sword-killing technique in the whole grade and even overwhelm the sixth graders, he is undoubtedly a good seedling and deserves special attention.

"Really?" Aize said with some emotion: "It seems that you all work very hard."

"Of course." Abarai Renji finally found his pace. Looking at Aize wearing the white captain's haori, he said solemnly: "We don't want to not even see your back, so we can only work hard."

That day, the words that Aize said had a profound impact on them. For this reason, everyone worked hard to hone themselves, whether it was him, Kira, or even Hinamori Momo.

Especially Hinamori Momo, who was a petite girl but worked harder than him and Kira, as if she had found an important goal in life. She rarely went home during holidays and often practiced alone in the academy.

To be honest, Abarai Renji still admires Hinamori Momo very much and feels that she works harder than himself.

In terms of the Ghost Way, Hinamori Momo's talent is indeed very strong. There are even some Ghost Way members who are paying attention to her and want to recruit her into the team.

Abarai Renji himself has almost no talent in Kidō, and until now he is still the worst in Kidō in the whole grade. Even the younger students who came later are better at Kidō than him.

But now Abarai Renji no longer feels unwilling, because he has confirmed that his talent lies in the art of killing. He is destined to use a sword and can only become a swordsman.

Recently, Abarai Renji sometimes hears a vague voice in his sleep, and the other party seems to want to tell him something.

Abarai Renji naturally knew what this phenomenon meant, and it made him very excited.

If Aize knew about this, he would definitely sigh again, right?
There are six grades of students in the Mao Spiritual Arts Academy, and almost no one can master Shikai before graduation. Even in the Gotei 13, only the chief officers can master Shikai. However, Abarai Renji already shows signs of hearing the sound of his Zanpakutō. No wonder he will master Bankai in the future and become a captain-level Shinigami.

"That's good."

Aize smiled and nodded, then returned to the topic.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Hearing this, Abarai Renji put away his smile and looked a little hesitant.

"Hurry up and tell me." Seeing this, Aize rolled his eyes and said, "When did you become so fussy?"

"...I just don't know how to say it." Abarai Renji sighed, and then seemed to have made up his mind. He looked at Aize and said, "Did you know that Rukia was adopted?"

After hearing this, Aize was stunned.

"Rukia was adopted?"

Aize met Abarai Renji's gaze.

"Yes." Abarai Renji nodded heavily and said, "Moreover, he was adopted by the Kuchiki family, the leader of the four great noble families."

Aize turned to the shooting range Qiantie.

"I have heard about this." Sheba Chitetsu immediately understood and said, "Captain Kuchiki of the Sixth Division once went to the Maou Spiritual Academy and accepted a student there as his adopted sister on behalf of the Kuchiki family."

"I think her name is Kuchiki Rukia, right?"

"This has been happening for some time."

Hearing this, Aize nodded and muttered silently in his heart.

"Has Rukia finally been adopted by the Kuchiki family?"

Rukia Kuchiki, this is the full name of the Rukia in Aize's memory.

"So how is she doing now?"

Aize turned to look at Abarai Renji.

"Rukia has graduated from the Shinō Academy." Abarai Renji said gloomily, "As the daughter of the Kuchiki family, Rukia no longer needs to waste time in the academy. The Kuchiki family will arrange for a professional Shinigami to teach her, and will also arrange for her to join the Gotei 13."

"I see." Ai Ze understood Abarai Renci's intention and said, "So, you want to see through me how your childhood sweetheart is doing now?"

"...That's about it." Abarai Renji lowered his head and said, "After Rukia was adopted by the Kuchiki family, I had no chance to get any news about her. I had no choice but to come to you. Please help me check."

I have to say, this is really sad.

Although she was only adopted, Rukia is now a real member of the Kuchiki family and a noble, no longer a commoner in Rukongai like Abarai Renji.

The other party is the daughter of the Kuchiki family, the leader of the four great noble families. Even if Abarai Renji wants to get close to her, he will probably be stopped or even treated unreasonably.

They were childhood sweethearts who grew up together, but now things have turned out like this. No wonder Abarai Renji came here to find me.

However, this should all be Renji Abarai's own fault, right?

Aize vaguely remembered that in the original work, when Rukia was adopted, she asked Abarai Renji what he thought. Not only did he bless her, he also deliberately distanced himself from Rukia who had been given the Kuchiki family's surname and became a noble.

So, this guy is now reaping the consequences of his own actions?
Thinking of this, Aize rolled his eyes at Abarai Renji again, which made Abarai Renji feel confused and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)