Fantasy Library.

Chapter 220 Is this really good?

Division 6, team building.

This is an elegant and clean building.

The building has three floors, one side of which is connected to the street. From the street, one can clearly see the windows of each room inside the building on the street side, and the internal layout is also clear at a glance. The shape of the rooms on each floor is nearly square, with wooden window frames and upright walls facing the street. There is no terrace or any decoration.

As the barracks of the Sixth Division, which is associated with the nobility, this building is neither gorgeous nor grand, but its style is very unique, giving people a sense that everyone inside has noble rationality, highlighting the style and taste of the nobility.

In fact, the purpose of the Sixth Division is noble rationality. The members of the Sixth Division may not all be of noble origin, but since they have entered the Sixth Division, a team exclusively for nobles, they are equivalent to the royal guards of the Seireitei nobles. Naturally, they cannot lose their style, let alone their nobleness.

Staying rational at all times and displaying noble moral character is what the Sixth Division requires of every member who joins.

When Aize learned this, his first thought was...

"This has nothing to do with that guy Abarai, right?"

Standing in front of the Sixth Squad's barracks, Aize complained.

He really couldn't imagine what was so noble, rational, or noble about Abarai Renji.

But such a guy will actually join the Sixth Division in the future and become the vice-captain of the Sixth Division... ?
There must be something wrong!
"If it's not Abarai who has a problem, then it's Byakuya Kuchiki who has a problem."

After all, vice-captains are basically promoted from the captain, and the captain of each team has the right to directly nominate the candidate for vice-captain, even if that person does not have the strength of the vice-captain level.

In other words, the reason why Abarai Renji became the vice-captain of the 6th Division was most likely because he was chosen by Kuchiki Byakuya.

Either Abarai Renji's strength was valued by Byakuya Kuchiki, or Byakuya Kuchiki knew the relationship between this guy and Rukia, so he gave him a backdoor.

Anyway, Aize didn't believe that guy would be chosen because of his noble rationality and noble character.

"After all, that guy doesn't look like a member of the Sixth Division. He looks more like a Death God from the Eleventh Division."

Aize complained in his heart as he walked into the squadron barracks of the Sixth Squad.

He had sent a visiting card before his visit, so no one stopped him and he was able to walk freely in the Sixth Squad's barracks.

Not long after, Aize arrived at the reception room of the Sixth Squad.

Here, he met the person he came to see.

"...Long time no see, Captain Ai."

Kuchiki Byakuya was sitting in front of a low wooden table. He looked at Aize who walked in and spoke indifferently.

Beside him, Rukia was also sitting, looking at Aize who was wearing a sleeveless captain's haori with a complicated expression.

Aize took a look at her and found that she was no longer wearing the uniform of the Maou Academy of Spiritual Arts. Instead, she was wearing a Shinigami uniform like the regular Shinigami of the Gotei 13, with a shallow sword next to her.

Looking at her attire, anyone would think that she is a regular member of the Gotei 13. Little do people know that this member entered the Gotei 13 through the backdoor, and did not graduate from the Shinō Spiritual Academy and join the team based on her own abilities.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Just like before, Aize did not choose to sit upright, but sat cross-legged. He first greeted Kuchiki Byakuya, and then turned to Rukia.

"It's been a while since I last saw you, Rukia."

The way Aize greeted her with a smile made Rukia's expression even more complicated.

"...I haven't seen you for a long time. Please forgive me, Captain Ai."

After a while, Rukia saluted Aize very politely.

That was a courtesy that the old Rukia would never use. It was a way of greeting that only nobles would use.

Obviously, after being adopted by the Kuchiki family, it is still unclear whether Rukia has been taught to be a qualified Shinigami, but she must have been taught to be a qualified noble, otherwise the old guys in the Kuchiki family would not let her go out to meet guests, so as not to lose face for the family.

"It's no use saying that to me, okay?" Aize smiled and said, "The person you should apologize to for not saying hello for a long time is not me, but some idiot who is worried about how you are doing."

Rukia naturally knew who Aize was referring to.

But her lips moved a few times, and finally she said nothing, choosing to remain silent.

Seeing this, Aize looked at Rukia meaningfully for a few times, then turned to Kuchiki Byakuya.

"It seems that the Kuchiki family has indeed taught her a lot, making her think twice before asking anything."

Aize's meaningful words not only made Rukia's expression change slightly, but also made Kuchiki Byakuya raise his eyes and look at him.

"Captain Ai, are you dissatisfied with the teaching methods of our Kuchiki family?"

Kuchiki Byakuya said with a blank expression.

"It doesn't matter whether it exists or not, right?" Aize shook his head and said, "Even if I am dissatisfied, it is someone else's business. Who am I qualified to interfere?"

"Besides, even if you are the captain, you cannot interfere too much in the affairs of noble families, especially the big nobles. This is what the captain-general has instructed me to do."

"You're right, right? Master Kuchiki?"

Hearing this, Kuchiki Byakuya ignored Aize's implication and just said it lightly.

"You are not a member of the Sixth Division, so you have no right to interfere in the affairs of the nobles, especially the affairs of the Kuchiki family."

This is not a warning, it is simply stating the facts.

The affairs related to the nobility were basically the responsibility of the Sixth Division, and the other divisions really had no right to interfere. Of course, the Third Division had some exceptions.

"These words really sting when they fall on me, a person who even had his noble family confiscated."

Aize said this with a smile, causing Kuchiki Byakuya to frown.

"Is this what you came here to say today, Your Excellency?"

Kuchiki Byakuya was obviously unhappy.

"How could that be?" Aize said leisurely, as if he hadn't seen anything: "I just came to see how my friends from college are doing. Otherwise, I wouldn't have deliberately mentioned when I sent the visiting card that your sister should attend, right?"

Kuchiki Byakuya stopped talking and just closed his eyes.

On the other hand, when Aize looked at him, Rukia unconsciously avoided his gaze.

"…I'm doing fine. Thank you Captain Ai for your concern."

She said so.

It’s a pity that he looks so melancholy and doesn’t seem to be living a good life.

There was no way. After all, Rukia was a commoner from Rukongai, and from a very backward place like the 78th District. With such an identity, how could she be treated kindly by the Kuchiki family?

Although no one dared to bully her openly, Rukia must have been looked down upon, ignored, and even verbally abused behind her back.

The Kuchiki family is the head of the nobles, and there are many arrogant people in the family, especially some elders, who may have deliberately made things difficult for Rukia, thinking that her joining would be a shame for the Kuchiki family.

But the decision to adopt Rukia was made by Byakuya Kuchiki. With the most outstanding heir in the history of the Kuchiki family coming forward, no matter how much objections others had, it would be of no avail.

Not only within the family, but also outside the family, Rukia must have been subject to a lot of rumors.

Who made her the one who was unilaterally arranged by the Kuchiki family to join the Gotei 13?
It is easy to imagine how many people would look down on Rukia because of this blatant backdoor approach.

Poor Rukia, she enrolled in the Shin-O Academy in order to have a better living environment, determined to become a god of death, but she was adopted by the greatest noble in Soul Society and became the big shot that others dreamed of. Her living environment undoubtedly became better than anyone else, but she felt frustrated.

"Is this really okay, Captain Kuchiki?"

Aize picked up the hot tea brewed by Rukia on the table, and while drinking it, he said something intentionally or unintentionally.

"It seems like it's not a purely good thing for her to adopt her like this, huh?"

Aize's words, again with a hint of meaning, made Kuchiki Byakuya open his eyes.

"This is the Kuchiki family's business."

Kuchiki Byakuya emphasized coldly.

However, Aize simply put down the hot tea in his hand and smiled.

"Are you sure this is the business of the Kuchiki family, and not yours?" Aize suddenly said this, and then said, "Or, should I say, are you sure this is not about your late wife?"

As soon as these words came out, a cold spiritual pressure suddenly emanated from Byakuya Kuchiki.

"My deceased wife..."

Rukia murmured.

She knew that Byakuya Kuchiki had a wife who had died of illness not long ago.

She knew this because Byakuya Kuchiki told her that the reason he wanted to adopt her was because she looked very similar to his deceased wife.

Rukia thought that Aize was referring to this.

But this is a wrong perception.

"It seems you don't know yet, Rukia."

Aize seemed to have no taboos and spoke directly to Rukia.

"Captain Kuchiki's deceased wife is actually yours..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the cold spiritual pressure emanating from Aize suddenly reached its limit.

"Varied……?!"

The sudden and terrifying spiritual pressure made Rukia's head explode and she lost consciousness for a short time.

Because of this, Rukia did not see that a figure was reaching out to Aize at an astonishing speed and grabbing his neck.

Aize reached out and grabbed the wrist of that hand almost at the same time.

But the owner of the hand quickly stretched out his other hand and grabbed Aize's shoulder with lightning speed.

"Shh!"

The next second, the two figures disappeared at the same time, as if they rushed outside, causing a window to suddenly open.

"Captain Ai? Brother?"

Rukia finally came to her senses, but she saw only an empty room, which made her stand there in a daze.

(End of this chapter)