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Chapter 232 Hmm... It's quite abrupt
The inauguration ceremony of Gin Ichimaru as captain was held on the third day.

The reason for being so anxious is, firstly, because the former captain Shiba Isshin has been missing for some time, and secondly, because the positioning of the Tenth Division is different from that of the Third Division, the captain's position cannot be left vacant for a long time.

The third squad is a support team. Even if the captain is vacant and there is a shortage of manpower and they are unable to support other squads, the other squads can find ways to complete their duties on their own. Generally speaking, the third squad does not have to take action.

The Tenth Division is different. As a patrol security team, once problems arise within the team and they are unable to perform their duties normally, it will be easy for chaos or even a crisis to occur in Seireitei or Rukongai.

This is also the reason why Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni couldn't wait to select a new captain of the Tenth Division after he couldn't find Shiba Isshin for a long time.

If the functions of the Tenth Division cannot be fully operational, it may have a great impact on the Soul Society. Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni dare not let the position of captain of the Tenth Division remain vacant for decades like the Third Division.

Therefore, the inauguration ceremony of Gin Ichimaru was expedited and was held on the third day. He was made to wear the captain's haori of the 10th Division and officially took office as the captain of the 10th Division.

Interestingly, on the first day after taking office, Ichimaru Gin announced a job transfer.

That is, to let Hitsugaya Toshiro, the former third seat of the 10th Division, replace Matsumoto Rangiku, the former vice-captain of the 10th Division, and become his adjutant.

"Good boy, here's the trick."

When Aize learned the news, his expression was particularly playful.

He was still wondering how Gin Ichimaru would face Rangiku Matsumoto, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so straightforward and strip his childhood sweetheart of his position, just to pretend that he didn't see anything.

If Matsumoto Rangiku is still the vice-captain of the 10th Division, then as her adjutant, she naturally has reason to go in and out with Ichimaru Gin, the captain.

But when Hitsugaya Toshiro took over, Matsumoto Rangiku naturally dropped a rank and replaced the former as the third seat of the Tenth Division. In this way, she had no reason to follow Ichimaru Gin, and Ichimaru Gin could successfully avoid him.

The key point is that Ichimaru Gin's reasons are particularly sufficient.

"Third seat Hitsugaya... No, it should be Vice Captain Hitsugaya."

"Vice-Captain Hitsugaya is very powerful, far superior to the vice-captain. It would be the greatest injustice to him if he continued to stay in the third position."

"Since the captain's position has been taken away by me, at least the vice-captain's position should be given to him."

This is indeed reasonable and no one can object to it.

After all, Hitsugaya Toshiro has even learned Bankai and is qualified to be the captain. So why not give him the position of vice-captain?

Rather, even the position of vice-captain is a waste of talent for Hitsugaya Toushirou.

Therefore, no one could say anything unreasonable about Ichimaru Gin's behavior. Even Matsumoto Rangiku herself silently took off the vice-captain badge and handed it to Hitsugaya Toshiro.

To be honest, Hitsugaya Toshiro didn't really want to answer it.

It's not because he feels the position of vice-captain is not worthy of him, but because he doesn't want to take away Matsumoto Rangiku's position.

You know, it was Rangiku Matsumoto who spotted him in Rukongai, discovered his talent, and brought him into the Soul Society, which enabled him to embark on the path of becoming a Shinigami.

In other words, Matsumoto Rangiku was the guide of Hitsugaya Toushirou and could be considered his mentor.

This is also the reason why he joined the Tenth Division, because Rangiku Matsumoto invested in him early on.

But now, he has to take away the other party's position, which makes Hitsugaya Toshiro very reluctant.

Unfortunately, the captain's order had already been issued. Even if he refused, Ichimaru Gin would not let Matsumoto Rangiku return to the position of vice-captain. In addition, due to the persuasion of Matsumoto Rangiku herself, Hitsugaya Toshiro finally took over the position of vice-captain of the 10th Division and became Ichimaru Gin's adjutant.

"But Xiaobai doesn't seem to be in a very good mood all the time."

In the captain's office in the squad 3's barracks, Hinamori Momo said these words while making tea for Aize.

"Have you visited him?"

Aize was reviewing a report. He held the report in his hand and flipped through it while taking the hot tea handed to him by Hinamori Momo.

"Yeah." Hinamori Momo nodded, and said with a bit of melancholy: "He seems to care a lot about Rangiku-sister, and also about his loss to Captain Ichimaru."

"Really?" Aize said nonchalantly, "Didn't he analyze things very rationally that day? Didn't he say that he had little chance of winning before the fight even started?"

As a result, the calm analysis that day was just a casual remark, and in fact, the boy still wanted to win?

Aize's idea was quickly rejected by Hinamori Momo.

"That's not the case. What Xiaobai cares about is that he lost so quickly."

Regarding the duel that day, Hinamori Momo was not present, so she didn't know what exactly happened.

But she heard from Hitsugaya Toshiro that he was defeated by Ichimaru Gin before he could launch a single attack even after using his Bankai.

Before releasing their Zanpakuto, the two had been fighting back and forth, and neither could do anything to the other, but the situation changed after they released their Zanpakuto.

After his Shikai, Hitsugaya Toshiro's performance started to deteriorate. He was unable to defeat Ichimaru Gin for a long time, and even lost directly after his Bankai, which was really hard for him to let go.

"Xiao Bai himself said that his use of Hyorinmaru is not yet mature, otherwise he would not have lost so badly."

Hinamori Momo explained Hitsugaya Toushirou's idea, and Aize finally put down the report in his hand.

"It seems that he is not stupid and knows where his problem lies."

Aize's calm statement made Hinamori Momo curious.

"Captain, do you also think that Xiaobai's problem lies with Hyorinmaru?"

The answer to this question is naturally no.

"The problem is not with the Hyorinmaru, but with the person who uses it." Aize glanced at Hinamori Momo and said, "Tell me, why did you come to me and mention that kid? What do you want to do?"

"That..." Hinamori Momo suddenly laughed awkwardly, with a look of embarrassment at being exposed, but also of satisfaction at getting to the point. She said cautiously, "Both the captain and Xiaobai are geniuses. I was wondering if the captain could guide Xiaobai like he did to me?"

Although Hinamori Momo was led by Shooting Ranger over the years, Aize did not ignore her.

Shoten Chitetsu taught Hinamori Momo how to familiarize herself with team affairs. When he was free, he would train her and teach her how to use her Zanpakutō and Kidō.

It was precisely because of his guidance that Hinamori Momo was able to master the Shikai of her Zanpakutō so quickly, and her abilities in Kidō were also greatly improved, providing strong support for her subsequent becoming the vice-captain.

Today, Momo Hinamori is not only an excellent adjutant, but also a vice-captain of the third division. She is also exceptionally strong, ranking in the upper middle class among all the vice-captains, or even in the top five. The evidence is that in the gathering two years ago, Momo Hinamori defeated Izuru Kira head-on, and tied with Renji Abarai without using Kidō, which almost made the two grown men autistic.

...No, I heard that Kira Izuru seemed to have withdrawn himself afterwards, and then became extremely hardworking. For a while, he even pushed aside all team affairs and went into seclusion to practice on his own. If Ukitake Jushiro had not fallen ill again and urgently needed him, the vice-captain, to go back and take charge of the situation, he might not have returned so soon.

Of course, Abarai Renji is almost the same.

In view of this, Hinamori Momo has great trust in Aize's coaching ability, and asked Aize to coach him privately when Hitsugaya Toushirou was still studying at the Maou Spiritual Academy.

Now, Hitsugaya Toshiro is in a dilemma, and Hinamori Momo wants Aize to help her childhood sweetheart.

"Guide..."

Aize glanced at Hinamori Momo with a half-smile and sighed secretly in his heart.

"Although this girl was desperate and tried all kinds of treatment, she really found the right person."

Aize didn't know whether others could guide Hitsugaya Toushirou, but he could definitely guide the other party.

It should be said that apart from him, no one is more suitable to teach Hitsugaya Toshiro how to use Hyorinmaru.

Hinamori Momo found the most suitable person by accident.

"If I go and coach him, how are you going to thank me?"

Aize said this in a teasing tone, causing Hinamori Momo to blush.

"I, I helped the captain sew a new dress these days, and also made a scarf and socks. Captain Unohana also taught me flower arrangement. I want to give my work to the captain, and also..."

Hinamori Momo said a lot of words in a shy manner, which made Aize's eyes twitch slightly.

He was not surprised, because in the past, Hinamori Momo had always been like this, quietly doing a lot of things for herself behind the scenes.

Sometimes she makes new clothes, sometimes she cooks, and sometimes she gives small gifts. Her thoughtfulness has completely exceeded the scope of an adjutant and is almost like a young wife.

What's worse, sometimes, when Aize went back to his room to sleep, he would find that his bedding had already been made, and after lying down, he didn't feel cold at all, but warm, as if someone had just slept in it not long ago, and there was a faint and pleasant smell...

Once, Aize accidentally broke into Hinamori Momo's room, and saw various small items he had used there. Some of them were given to Hinamori Momo by him, and some were thrown away by him. As a result, they were all in Hinamori Momo's room, like collections.

Well... it was quite abrupt, so abrupt that Aize was a little afraid of Hinamori Momo.

"cough……"

Seeing that Hinamori Momo was still speaking hesitantly, Aize coughed and quickly stopped her from continuing.

"Let's go and see what that Hitsugaya brat is doing."

After saying that, Aize stood up and fled out of the office.

"Captain! Wait, wait for me!"

Hinamori Momo reacted and quickly trotted after him.

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Squad 10, squad barracks.

This is a building with an interior style that tends to be European.

It is located in a relatively important area in Seireitei. Since the job of the Tenth Squad is to patrol and guard Seireitei and Rukongai, there are often team members coming in and out here. Each of them looks hurried and serious, giving people the impression that they are loyal to their duties.

Hinamori Momo seemed to come here often. She took Aize and walked into the team barracks with ease.

"Shiro didn't change rooms after becoming the vice-captain of the 10th Division, so we'll go straight to him."

As she spoke, Momo Hinamori carefully stretched out her hand and held Aize's hand. Seeing that Aize did not resist and seemed to be admiring the 10th Squad Barracks and letting her pull him, Momo Hinamori was unnoticeably happy and took Aize to Hitsugaya Toushirou's room with somewhat cheerful steps.

After arriving here, Aize and Hinamori Momo did not see Hitsugaya Toshiro at the first time, but smelled a strong smell of alcohol first.

"Come! Drink with me!"

A somewhat delicate female voice came from Hitsugaya Toushirou's room, making Aize's expression become a little strange.

"Ah!" Hinamori Momo was stunned at first, then she remembered something and said with sudden realization: "Could it be..."

It was unknown what she had figured out, but Hinamori Momo directly opened the door, allowing the scene inside to come into Aize's sight.

Suddenly, a stronger smell of alcohol wafted out, and a room with wine bottles rolling on the floor appeared in Aize's sight.

"Hey! Don't drink in my room! Why are you drinking in broad daylight?"

There was a "well" character printed on Hitsugaya Toushirou's forehead, and he was roaring at a woman angrily.

"Well, don't be so angry. Drink another bottle. You won't drink anymore after this one!"

The woman, who ignored Hitsugaya Toshiro's roar and still had a smiling face, spoke while hiccuping.

She was a woman with big orange wavy hair and a black mole on her lip. She was dressed very sexy, and her death suit was worn in an especially provocative way, leaving her majestic chest open. She was also wearing a pink shawl, a necklace with a silver ring on her chest, and the belt of her trousers was tied into a bow on the side.

The woman looked quite mature, sexy and very charming, but at this moment she was sitting carelessly in the middle of a pile of wine bottles, holding a bottle in her hand, drinking heartily while arguing with Hitsugaya Toshiro with red cheeks, looking like a drunkard drinking in broad daylight.

"Come on, come and drink too." The woman tempted Hitsugaya Toushirou and said with a smile, "How about celebrating your becoming the vice-captain?"

"No! Need! To!" Hitsugaya Toushirou seemed to be tormented. He looked furious but still trying to stay rational. His eyebrows twitched as he said, "Who drinks and celebrates in the team dormitory in broad daylight? Besides, you were demoted, right? What's there to celebrate?"

"Isn't this worth celebrating?" The woman seemed to disagree and shouted, "If I'm demoted, I won't have to deal with so much work anymore. I can turn down the jobs of deputy captain and assistant captain in the future. Isn't this worth celebrating?"

Hearing this, Hitsugaya Toshiro's mouth twitched, and even Aize was speechless.

What a refreshing reason to celebrate.

(End of this chapter)