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Chapter 233 I'm Older Than You...

By now, Aize had already recognized the identity of the woman who was drinking in broad daylight.

She is Matsumoto Rangiku, the former vice-captain of the 10th Division and current third seat in the 10th Division. She is also Ichimaru Gin's childhood sweetheart and the main reason why Ichimaru Gin came to the Gotei 13 and became a close confidant of Aizen Sosuke.

She and Gin Ichimaru entered the Maou Spiritual Academy together, but Gin Ichimaru graduated and left after only one year. After that, he deliberately distanced himself from her, leaving her unable to understand why her childhood sweetheart became like that.

Now seeing the other party drinking in broad daylight, Aize knew that although he seemed very happy on the surface, there was actually always a hint of complexity and pain flashing in his eyes.

"Shiro, Rangiku-sister."

At this time, Hinamori Momo spoke up and stopped the two people who were arguing.

"Hinamori?" Hitsugaya Toushirou turned around and saw Aize and Hinamori Momo. He was startled at first, then asked in surprise: "And Captain Ai? Why are you here?"

Not only Hitsugaya Toshiro saw Aize and Hinamori Momo, but Matsumoto Rangiku also saw them.

"Isn't this little Hinamori?" Matsumoto Rangiku seemed really drunk. She actually smiled and raised the bottle in her hand to the two of them, saying, "Even Captain Ai is here? Do you want to have a drink together?"

Hearing this, before Aize and Hinamori Momo could react, Hitsugaya Toushirou couldn't stand it anymore.

"Don't act drunk like that, Matsumoto. He's the captain. Watch your attitude!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro scolded Matsumoto Rangiku like a little adult.

"Yes, yes, yes." Matsumoto Rangiku said to Aize indifferently: "Hello, Captain Ai. I am the demoted third seat of the Tenth Division, Matsumoto Rangiku. Thank you for your guidance."

"You guy..." Veins bulged on Hitsugaya Toushirou's forehead.

"Okay, you guys better stop paying attention to me." Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Aize immediately said, "I just came with Hinamori to see Hitsugaya. I'm not here to do any important work. There's no need to be so serious."

"Did you hear that, Vice Captain Hitsugaya?" Rangiku Matsumoto laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter. She said happily, "Captain Ai doesn't care about this kind of thing, but you are the only one who is acting so arrogant."

"It's because you're too unreliable!" Hitsugaya Toushirou said angrily, "Captain Shiba is unreliable to begin with, and you, the vice-captain, are also unreliable. If even I were unreliable all day long, the 10th Division would have been finished long ago!"

From these words, we can tell how hard Hitsugaya Toushirou's life is in daily life.

"Isn't this to give you more practice?" Matsumoto Rangiku not only did not reflect on herself, but laughed drunkenly: "You are someone that the captain and I are optimistic about. If it weren't for Captain Ai's example, you would definitely be the most talented Shinigami in the entire Gotei 13."

"Isn't it? If you hadn't lost to that bastard...you would be the captain now."

"What do you call this? Those who are more capable should do more work?"

Matsumoto Rangiku's messy words made Hitsugaya Toushirou's mental state visibly worse.

Even Hinamori laughed bitterly, looking at the bottles of wine scattered all over the floor, she said in shock, "How much did you drink, Rangiku-sister?"

"How much?" Matsumoto Rangiku held the bottle of wine and muttered in a daze, "It doesn't seem to be much, right?"

"Not much." Hitsugaya Toushirou said coldly, "After Ichimaru took over as captain and I succeeded him as vice-captain, every time I saw this girl, she would always have a bottle of wine in her hand."

"Sister Rangiku, please drink less." Hinamori Momo said worriedly, "If you keep drinking like this, even the god of death will get into trouble."

"What could it be?" Matsumoto Rangiku said disapprovingly, "At worst I can go to the Fourth Division and ask Captain Unohana to help me with the treatment."

As she spoke, Matsumoto Rangiku started drinking again, causing Hinamori Momo to quickly come over and start to persuade her.

"Ugh……"

Hitsugaya Toshiro could only sigh, ignore Matsumoto Rangiku, and look at Aize instead.

"Captain Ai, are you here to see me?" Hitsugaya Toushirou returned to the point and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Hitsugaya Toshiro thought that Aize and Hinamori Momo came this time because of his promotion to vice-captain.

Unfortunately, he guessed wrong.

"Just like you said, the former captain and vice-captain of your team were both unreliable, so you, as the former third seat of the Tenth Division, have taken on everything that your position shouldn't have. For someone like you, even if you were promoted to the position of vice-captain, you shouldn't feel uncomfortable, right?"

Aize smiled at Hitsugaya Toushirou and told him his purpose.

"We didn't come here because we were worried that you wouldn't be able to adapt to the job of vice-captain, but Hinamori said that you haven't been in good shape recently, so we came to see you."

Hearing this, Hitsugaya Toushirou fell silent.

"Are you still thinking about the last time you fought Gin Ichimaru?"

Aize sat cross-legged and asked Hitsugaya Toushirou.

"...I just wonder if I can fight that battle well if I am given a little more time."

Hitsugaya Toushirou actually said this.

"That shouldn't be possible, right?" Aize said bluntly, as if he hadn't considered Hitsugaya Toushirou's feelings at all, "As long as you can't use Hyorinmaru skillfully, it will be difficult for you to defeat Ichimaru Gin in your entire life."

Aize's blunt statement did not change Hitsugaya Toushirou's expression.

"Captain Ai also thinks that the reason for my defeat is that I failed to skillfully use the Hyorinmaru?"

Hitsugaya Toshiro was sitting in front of Aize and asked with a serious look on his face.

"Of course." Aize said without hesitation: "Hyorinmaru is the strongest Zanpakutō of the ice and snow type. Do you know who has the most powerful Zanpakutō now?"

Of course Hitsugaya Toushirou knew this.

Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, the deeds of that man and that Zanpakutō had long since become an indelible legend in the history of Soul Society.

"Ryujin Jakka, the strongest and oldest Zanpakutō of the heat-type."

Hitsugaya Toushirou muttered in a low voice.

"The person who holds this Zanpakutō is the most powerful god of death in a thousand years, the captain and founder of the Gotei 13 - Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni."

That’s right, the original owner of Ryujin Jakka is Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the strongest god of death today.

"Hyorinmaru is the strongest Zanpakutō of the ice and snow type. It should be on the same level as Ryujin Jakka, the strongest Zanpakutō of the heat type." Aize said leisurely, "Relying on Ryujin Jakka, the captain-general has become the strongest, and is even considered to have the strongest attack power in Soul Society."

"Do you think you can compare to that guy?"

Faced with this question, Hitsugaya Toshiro shook his head without hesitation.

Again, although he had never seen him take action, his opponent's deeds had already become a legend. Even with just a cursory understanding of him, Hitsugaya Toushirou did not dare to say that he could be on par with him.

To put it bluntly, the opponent may only need one sword to defeat me, even if I use Bankai.

Captain level?
In front of that person, ordinary captains are just children who have just learned to walk. There is no need to go through much trouble to deal with them. If one sword doesn't work, use two swords, or at most three swords, and the job will be done.

Not to mention a fledgling captain-level Shinigami like Hitsugaya Toshiro, even most of the veteran captains would find it difficult to survive more than three moves at the hands of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Only those who are considered the best among the best in the captain level can fight against Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, but they will also lose. It can be said that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni is not on the same level as other captains, and he is definitely beyond the scope of the captain level.

Compared to this person, Hitsugaya Toshiro wouldn't feel qualified even if his head was caught in the door.

"If you can fully master the power of Hyorinmaru, you will definitely be qualified to fight him." Ai Ze looked at Hitsugaya Toushirou and said, "Unfortunately, you are too young and your use of Hyorinmaru is very superficial. That's why you couldn't even beat Ichimaru Gin."

"You are young..." Hitsugaya Toushirou said unconvincedly: "I am older than you..."

The corner of Aize's mouth twitched.

If we only talk about age, Hitsugaya Toushirou is indeed older than Aize.

Hitsugaya Toshiro is definitely over 100 years old. Although Aize looks older than him, his actual age combined, whether before or after his death, may be less than half of his.

You say that a person over 100 years old is too young. Is there something wrong with that?
But... this is the norm in Soul Society.

"Just tell me if what I said is right." Aize said unreasonably, "Do you think you have completely mastered the power of Hyorinmaru?"

"Of course not." Hitsugaya Toushirou shook his head and said, "If I fully mastered Hyorinmaru's power, I would definitely not lose to Captain Ichimaru. I still have this confidence."

"That's right." Aize curled his lips and said, "In my opinion, you grew up too smoothly and were too eager for quick success, which led to this situation."

"Generally speaking, those who can master Bankai must have been able to fully master the power of Shikai."

"But what about you?"

"In my opinion, you haven't even figured out Hyorinmaru's Shikai yet, but you've already mastered Bankai in a hurry. How can you not lose?"

Aize spoke as if he was talking freely.

"Ichimaru Gin's Zanpakutō abilities aren't particularly outstanding, but his Bankai is very powerful."

"Looking at him, he should have already mastered both Shikai and Bankai of his Zanpakutō. But you are just the opposite. You can't even reach the passing line for either Shikai or Bankai."

"That's why you two were able to fight evenly before you released your Zanpakutō. As soon as you released your Zanpakutō, you immediately fell into a disadvantage. After you released your Bankai, the gap between you and me widened immediately. It would be strange if you didn't lose."

These words made Hitsugaya Toushirou understand a little.

"So, if I want to master the power of Hyorinmaru, I should start with Shikai instead of Bankai?"

Hitsugaya Toushirou's question made Aize smile.

"You come with me."

Having said that, Aize stood up and walked out of the room.

"team leader!"

Seeing this, Hinamori Momo wanted to follow.

"You stay here, Hinamori." Ai Ze called Hinamori Momo and pointed at Matsumoto Rangiku, saying, "She is in your care."

Matsumoto Rangiku was already very drunk and couldn't even speak clearly.

"That's...ok."

Hinamori Momo hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

Only then did Aize walk out of the room.

"…I'll leave Matsumoto to you, Hinamori."

Hitsugaya Toshiro took a deep breath, said something to Hinamori Momo, then stood up and followed Aize.

As Aize walked out of the room, he glanced at the corner next to him inconspicuously, with the corner of his mouth slightly raised, and then walked out of the team dormitory.

Suddenly, only Hinamori Momo and Matsumoto Rangiku were left in the room.

"Rangiku-sister, you should take a break and stop drinking."

Hinamori Momo's admonishing voice came from the room.

However, Matsumoto Rangiku seemed not to hear anything. She held the wine bottle and muttered blankly with her eyes.

"Why... Silver..."

Hinamori Momo didn't hear these words, and neither did the people outside the door.

He just leaned against the door, listened for a while, and then left quietly.

There was suddenly a hint of sadness in the air.

…………

Beiliu Soul Street, the 80th district, Zaraki.

At the very edge of Zaraki, in the border area where Aize first met Achukas who had entered Soul Society, two figures appeared in an instant, one in front and one behind.

"Not bad." Aize landed on the ground and looked at Hitsugaya Toushirou who followed closely behind him. He praised him and said, "You were able to follow me all the way here without falling behind. Your instant step level is higher than I thought."

Hitsugaya Toshiro couldn't say anything, he just stood there staggering, gasping for breath.

There was no other way. After coming out of the 10th Squad's barracks, Aize used instant movement all the way and rushed here non-stop, making it particularly difficult for Hitsugaya Toshiro to catch up.

This is the border of Soul Society!
And Seireitei is in the center of Soul Society!

Running all the way from Seireitei to here is equivalent to running half the distance of the entire Soul Society in a straight line!

To walk such a long distance in a flash is simply a death sentence!
"Should I give you a little more time to rest?"

Seeing that Hitsugaya Toushirou was breathing heavily for a long time, Aize said this kindly.

"...No need." Hitsugaya Toushirou took several deep breaths, trying to calm his breathing, and said, "Why did you bring me here?"

"You'll know soon." Aize smiled and said, "Draw your sword first."

Draw the sword?

Hitsugaya Toushirou frowned.

Then, Hitsugaya Toshiro slowly drew out the Zanpakuto from his back, but did not assume a fighting stance.

However, the next second, Hitsugaya Toshiro's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a needle tip.

Because he saw a familiar Zanpakuto.

(End of this chapter)