Bleach: The Captain of the Fifth Division Becomes Stronger Through Training.

Chapter 46: Release your Zanpakutō, Shizuya-kun

The definition of Soul Society is actually quite broad.

Apart from the Soul Society where the gods of death and nobles gather, the area is divided into four large areas in the east, south, west and north directions.

This is the place called Refugee Street. According to the intelligence information provided by the Gotei 13, Refugee Street is also divided into different blocks.

The further you go forward, the closer you are to Seireitei, and the security situation will be much better.

Relatively speaking.

The further back an area is, the more common murders and arson are. It is basically a lawless zone.

"Just because you took a fancy to my sword and some valuables on my body, you can kill a stranger."

"It's so sad. Human values ​​have no value at all in the eyes of these people."

"Shizuya-kun, Tou-sen, you two are also from the refugee streets, so you should understand this pitiful situation that makes people sigh."

Aizen played with the small crystal in his hand, his expression as calm as water.

At this moment, three spirits that looked like gangsters had fallen to the ground. They were limp all over and were completely dead.

Arima Shizuka also watched the liquid souls being extracted one by one and stored into translucent spheres.

Something hazy and ethereal was brewing in it, as if some invisible shadow was wriggling in it.

Broken jade.

Aizen has just explained the origin and use of this thing clearly.

It possesses extraordinary power, and the spiritual pressure emanating from it alone proves this.

"It's really strange... It looks like an object, but I can feel the fluctuation of consciousness from it."

The broken jade is absorbing souls.

This is also one of the reasons why Aizen needs to come to Rukongai.

For this lawless place, human life and death itself has no special meaning.

Even if they were missing and had no news, at best they would just become the writing in the hands of the god of death...

Become a short and simple unit of measurement.

Unlike the other half of the Hougyoku created by Urahara Kisuke, its raw material is a large amount of Hollow.

But what Aizen creates now is made from the raw materials of many powerful souls.

That is - a refugee who has the potential to become a god of death.

Killing people does not cause any mental stress for Aizen...

No, it would be better to say that for the so-called refugee street, the residents there themselves have no special significance.

It is set on the eve of the thousand-year bloody battle in the original novel.

Because the Quincies destroyed a large number of Hollows, in order to maintain balance, Captain Nirvana ordered the unauthorized elimination of 20,000 residents of Rukongai.

As for Yamamoto, all that was left was "Why didn't you report it in advance?"

There may be some helplessness here, but no matter what, the core concept of the Gotei 13 has nothing to do with the so-called refugees.

After wandering for two hours, Aizen's soul collection came to a temporary end.

Everyone originally planned to turn back.

But I heard a few screams coming from not far away on the street.

Not long after, a refugee covered in blood ran out from the corner screaming. He screamed continuously, and his left hand was missing.

"Save me, save me..."

The words have not yet fallen.

A twisted monster arrived first and used its webbed forelimbs to press the opponent to the ground.

It was a white shadow as long as a python. It twisted and opened its snake mouth, licking all the rotten flesh on the ground clean.

It is false.

After devouring all the remaining flesh and blood on the ground, it glanced over here cautiously, then slowly retreated until it disappeared into the woods farther away... It was not uncommon for Hollows to invade Soul Society.

As early as when she lived in the refugee street, Arima Jing often heard about similar "family massacres".

These guys are much more active at night than during the day. For this reason, although there is no curfew in Resident Street, most people stop their activities after dark.

The three of them just watched each other disappear calmly without taking any action.

The reason is still Aizen’s previous warning.

Eliminating the Hollows that are causing chaos in the refugee streets is essentially the job of the Soul Reincarnation in the Soul Society...but we are not here for this, so let's just pretend we didn't see it for now.

"After all, normal subjugation missions all start with investigations. After determining the area where the Hollows are active, the Thirteenth Squad will send out soldiers to carry out the subjugation."

The fixed process is not an excuse. Essentially, we don’t want to increase the probability of exposing ourselves.

After all, Aizen didn't know whether these active Hollows had been targeted by other Shinigami.

If one's true colors are exposed because of this kind of "heroic act", it would be a loss-making behavior.

not to mention……

"The weak are preyed upon and die. This is just part of the natural cycle. All we have to do is watch."

The fact that he could make such a cold statement was enough to show that Aizen's view on refugees... was almost the same as that of Yamamoto and the others.

At the same time, Arima Shizuka also noticed that Aizen's eyes looked slightly different when he looked at Hollow.

Think of what happened in later generations.

The other party may have already come up with the idea of ​​tampering with these monsters and trying to merge the God of Death and the Hollow.

After finishing today's trip, Aizen led the two back to Soul Society.

"That's all for today, Shizuya-kun, Touxian. Three days from now, it will still be the same time. I'll be waiting for you at the same place."

"Of course, if anything special happens, I will contact you in advance."

The action cycle of three days is not Aizen's own will.

But it was because as the vice-captain of the 5th Division, he now had a feeling of being "too busy to handle everything".

and.

"Captain Hirako seems to have some issues with me, so he has been keeping a close eye on me recently. To ensure that you are not suspected, please try to reduce your contact with me during normal activities."

It turned out to be the case.

It seems that the three-day plan is also a buffer for Aizen to get out of this situation.

"So, has Hirako Mako also begun to be on guard against Aizen?"

Even though it feels like nothing has changed.

But in fact, many things are brewing rapidly in invisible places, rushing towards a predetermined direction.

It's a bit unsettling.

But no matter what, the focus at this stage is still on improving strength.

After all, only when you become strong can you have enough ability to resist risks.

Three days later.

It was a normal training session outside to feed the Broken Jade.

I thought today would end here, but unexpectedly Aizen chose to "train more" before turning back.

"Well, it's quite remote, so let's stay here."

...Hmm? What do you mean?
Aizen smiled and looked at Arima Shizuya, his eyes sparkling.

"As a reward for sticking with the full training twice, I can give you special instruction on your Zanpakutō."

and so.

"Release your Zanpakutō, Shizuya-kun."

(End of this chapter)