Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 405 Interlude

Luca arrived at the Shinigami Academy almost nonstop with a burst of sparks and lightning.

They then realized that they had just arrived just as the final battle assessment was about to begin.

After waving to Renji and the others who had noticed him from below, Luca tiptoed into the ranks of the captains who had come to watch the ceremony.

However.
"Hey Luca, how can you be late at a time like this?"

A straightforward greeting revealed Luca's attempt to blend in, and the cheerful Kyoraku Shunsui immediately put his arm around Luca's neck, teasing him without a care in the world.

This scene immediately drew the attention of the others around them.

However, since the captain of the team still did not attend the graduation ceremony, only Soi Fon frowned slightly in displeasure, while the others did not show much change in expression.

After all, the so-called graduation ceremony did not require each squad to have someone participate.

The reason why several captains gathered together was because of Luca, a renowned genius, who appeared five years ago.

Looking around, Luca realized that Jushiro Ukitake from the 13th Division wasn't there, and he roughly understood why Shunsui Kyoraku had come to him directly.

"Band leader, mind your image! There are so many graduates watching!"

After struggling slightly, Luca broke free from Kyoraku Shunsui's 'grappling' which didn't use much force to begin with, and quickly straightened his disheveled clothes with a bit of helplessness.

"Is Luca starting to feel the need to maintain an idol image after becoming the third seat? Or are you planning to seize this opportunity to recruit some talented people from your classmates to your 12th Division?"

Kyoraku Shunsui didn't seem to care about Lucan's somewhat helpless expression at all, and continued to tease him with a smile.

However, seeing that Luca seemed to have no intention of answering him, he mysteriously leaned close to Luca's ear and whispered a question.

"How's the dark web preparation for that 'messenger' thing you mentioned last time coming along? After the swimsuit magazine got banned..."

"Cough cough cough!! Captain of the Jing Band, I don't understand what you're saying! You can't just spout nonsense!"

Upon hearing Kyoraku Shunsui bring up this topic, Luca quickly interrupted him by coughing repeatedly.

The people standing around him were either captains or vice-captains. Could he really hide his question from the others by lowering his voice like that?
Sure enough, several people were already casting unfriendly glances at the two of them.

It's important to know that the magazine Kyoraku Shunsui mentioned was banned because the editor-in-chief dared to create a poll to rank the female Shinigami in each squad.

As a result, several members of the Women's Death Association joined forces and stormed the entire editorial office, destroying it completely.

It is said that the editor-in-chief who came up with this 'genius' idea is still receiving treatment in the Fourth Division barracks.

When exactly they will be able to come out alive depends entirely on when Retsu Unohana, the captain of the Fourth Division and the chairperson of the Women's Shinigami Association, will calm down.

Now that Kyoraku Shunsui dares to defy the rules, does he think he's having too good a life?
Fortunately, most of the people present knew what kind of personality Kyoraku Shunsui was, so apart from Ise Nanao, the vice president of the female Shinigami Association, who gave her captain a 'step on the toe' that was a reminder, the others didn't seem to take his words too seriously.

However, looking at Unohana Retsu, who was walking towards her with a gentle smile, but whose shadow seemed to be growing ever larger behind her.

Luca's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily twice.

"Captain Unohana, don't listen to Captain Kyoraku's nonsense. The Messenger has no intention of setting up any dark web." "The next phase of the targeted upgrade is actually to provide association members within each squad with their own convenient intranet group chat! Captain Kyoraku must have misheard before!"

Seeing Luca's somewhat flustered explanation, Unohana Retsu simply maintained her smiling demeanor and listened quietly, without making a sound to interrupt.

Only after Luca had finished speaking did she gently offer her words of 'comfort'.

"Really? But I came to see Luca, the third seat holder, not because of that~"

"The body detection equipment you developed and the medical first aid kits that were distributed to ordinary soldiers have received very good feedback from the soldiers of our Fourth Division. However, we still have some suggestions and parts that need to be adjusted specifically, which have been sent to your Twelfth Division."

"I wonder when the specific improvement plan and samples will be completed and sent back?"

Seeing that after his explanation, the smiling First Generation Kenpachi didn't seem to have any intention of pursuing the matter further, Luca decisively went along with it, repeatedly making assurances as the other party offered him a way out.

"Go back, and as soon as I get back, I'll compile the feedback from the Fourth Division. The day after tomorrow—no! Tomorrow—I'll send the improvement plan to Captain Unohana for your personal review!"

Hearing this, the shadow behind Retsu Unohana finally dissipated considerably.

"Then I thank Third Seat Luca on behalf of our Fourth Division and those soldiers who were injured in the battle."

However, just before Unohana Retsu turned back to her original position, she spoke again in that gentle tone.

"However, since Luca has such important matters to attend to, I think we can put the internal network and other such things on hold for now."

"After all, club activities are just to enrich the lives of the members, and they're not as important as regular work, don't you think?"

Upon hearing this, Luca could only nod with a wry smile, too embarrassed to explain that his real job as the 'Head of the Communications Technology Department' was actually upgrading the communication machine.

After Retsu Unohana left, the Second Division Captain Soi Fon, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke in a cold tone.

"Third Seat Luca, I have some feedback on the Xingjun flight wings and aura-concealing cloak you developed earlier, which will be sent to the Twelfth Division later."

After saying that, Soi Fon didn't care whether Luca had heard her or not, and continued to focus intently on the combat assessment of the graduates below.

Seeing this, Luca could only glare helplessly at Kyoraku Shunsui, who was secretly laughing to himself, and kept the matter in mind.

However, in the past five years, Luca has been gradually accepted by various squads because he has developed many new products while learning new technologies.

His position as the third seat is considered quite prestigious among the young newcomers in the entire Gotei 13.

Although the team leaders' teasing remarks added a lot of extra work for him, it was also a testament to his popularity.

In fact, in recent years, apart from the successive appointments of new captains to the Third and Sixth Divisions, only Luca's occasional "new product launches" have brought some fresh topics to the unchanging Seireitei.

After the brief incident, everyone's attention returned to the exam below.

And at this moment, it was finally time for Renji and the others, whom Luca was familiar with, to make their appearance.

(End of this chapter)