I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

"..."

Chunshui's lips twitched violently a few times: "That's true, but you..."

"Cough cough..."

Mima interrupted Shunsui's rant and continued, "If I hadn't done this, Seireitei would probably have been razed to the ground by the Captain-Commander or the enemy—emergency evasion, this is emergency evasion!"

"You really know how to come up with new ideas for me..."

Chunshui pressed his temples, looked at Mizhen with an unusually complicated expression, and after carefully calculating the trouble he was about to face, he rolled his eyes and came up with a vicious plan to perish together with her.

"Okay, I'll take the blame."

He straightened his floral overcoat, which had been blown into a mess by the long journey, and said, "But I have one condition."

Mima suddenly had a bad feeling. "Conditions?"

Chunshui patted him on the shoulder and solemnly said, "You will be the vice-captain."

"?"

Mizhen paused for a moment, then shook her head repeatedly.

Are you kidding me? I already have an enormous burden on my shoulders. If I were to take on a high-ranking position in the Gotei 13... even if I had thirty bodies, let alone three, they wouldn't be able to withstand such torment!

I didn't do anything underhanded, so why did I end up dying from overwork?

“I’m not being modest,” Mi Zhen quickly denied. “Captain, you know my personality. I can’t handle such an important job as vice-captain. You should find someone else.”

"That won't work."

Shunsui rejected Mima's veto with extremely reasonable reasons: "Even if, as you say, these things were my idea, you were the one who carried them out, so some of the credit should go to you—if you could use Bankai, you would be qualified to be the captain just for this."

"..."

Oh no, I can't find a reason to refuse.

When doing things, I only thought about solving the problem and completely forgot about the consequences.

“I think… there’s still room for negotiation on this,” Mi Zhen said seriously. “It would be a bit unfair to the others to jump from the fifth seat to the vice-captain all at once… so what I’m suggesting is… just a slight promotion would be fine. Captain, what do you think about the fourth seat?”

“Sigh…” Chunshui said seriously, “Yazhen, the Gotei 13 is, after all, a bureaucratic system, not a place where anyone can make their own decisions. You have made such a contribution, and if you are not rewarded handsomely, the other members will feel that they may also be treated unfairly. That’s what setting an example is all about. So what I mean is… you have to take this vice-captain position whether you want to or not!”

"..."

Thinking about the future she was about to face, Mima let out a miserable howl.

“Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!”

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On the other side of Seireitei, in the main hall of the Shihouin family.

Chojiro Sasaki put down his teacup, stood up, politely bid farewell to Rokuki Shihouin, and then ran towards the First Division barracks.

After confirming that he had really left, Rokuki Shihouin's expression immediately turned extremely gloomy.

The same was true of almost all the members of the Shihouin family sitting below.

Being stopped at home by a mere vice-captain, and even having to fawn over him, the Shihouin family had never suffered such a humiliation.

Even if Chojiro Sasaki was a confidant of Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, it would still be the same.

The Gotei 13 should have been nothing more than vicious dogs kept by nobles, but a dog... how dare a dog act like this!

Many people clenched their fists in anger, almost wanting to rush out and fight Chojiro Sasakibara to the death.

But no one dared to do it.

Therefore, these nobles are quite ridiculous in every sense. They are arrogant to the extreme, but they lack the strength to support their arrogance. They can only use their superb self-deception as a mental anesthetic, which often has little effect and only makes them more vulnerable.

Soon, a subordinate with a terrified expression rushed into the main hall, knelt down tremblingly, and began to report to Shihōin Rokuki.

"The tracking device left on Bones... has been destroyed."

He stammered, "If Lady Baiyue hadn't discovered something... I'm afraid... she's already..."

Shihōin Rokuki remained silent, gritting his teeth, and unconsciously crushed the armrest of his chair to pieces.

After a long silence, Rokuki Shihouin finally relaxed his tense body.

"The whereabouts of the previous generation are unknown, and the secret weapon of the Tsunayoshi generation has also been killed... It can be described as a great defeat."

He seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and continued, "Is the era of the Five Dukes... coming to an end after all?"

Almost everyone present understood this, but they didn't dare to chime in until Shihouin Rokuki said it.

"Lord Rokuhi, what should we do next?"

Someone asked uneasily, "Are we just going to watch Shihouin decline like this...?"

"What else can we do?" Rokuki Shihouin sighed. "We've already played our trump cards. What can we do if we refuse to admit defeat?"

"But……"

Chapter 143: Old Movies

"No buts. We were lucky this time at least, and we weren't caught with any dangerous evidence. Didn't that girl from the Bee family just use her Bankai? Let's train her well. She's very loyal to Yoruichi and doesn't seem like she'd rebel. Before Yushiro grows up, the Second Division needs someone to manage it."

"As ordered."

“There’s one more thing—the entire Seireitei saw it: the enemy appeared from the Tsunayashiro family,” Rokuki Shihouin said sternly. “It has absolutely nothing to do with us, remember that? It’s ‘absolutely nothing’.”

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"Now the entire Seireitei can see it!"

Inside the Tsunayo family home, Tsunayo Fumizuki was in a fit of rage.

"What do you suggest we do?!" The man, who had lost all composure in his rage, paced back and forth, sweating profusely. "Watanabe Yama will definitely tell Yamamoto Genryusai! Then we'll be in big trouble!"

The people in the hall were speechless.

Although no one dared to say it out loud, everyone clearly thought he was an idiot.

Ultimately, the one who couldn't withstand the pressure and arbitrarily released the Dark Azure Hand was Tsunayoshi Fumizuki. Before the rest of the family could even react, they saw a huge hole blasted into their second hall, and then a figure flew out of it.

Now this guy actually intends to share the blame with everyone in the Tsunayo family, which makes everyone present feel like they've had a lump of dung stuffed into their mouths, disgusting them to an extreme degree.

But considering Tsunayo Fumizuki's resume... it's actually quite normal for him to do something like this.

The story of Tsunayo Fumizuki's rise to power is very boring, so short that it can be summarized in one sentence—he was the only son of the previous head of the family.

Overall, Tsunayoshiro's predecessor as head of the family was a very capable individual, excelling in both literary and martial arts, with top-notch intelligence and emotional intelligence. Upon taking office, he made many commendable contributions and enjoyed an excellent reputation within the Seireitei.

However, that guy was unlucky; he participated in the war against the remnants of the Quincy eighty years ago.

No one knows why the previous head of the family chose to go to the front lines in person.

But the battlefield is cruel. A few days later, a body with an arrow in the head was brought back and given an extremely lavish funeral.

That's how Tsunayo Fumizuki became the head of the family!

This is the unique bloodline certification system of feudal society. Some people are born into poverty, while others are born into privilege. Being born into the right family is one of those things, and you have to admit it.

Tsunayoshiro Fumizuki is the type who has some ability, but not much. He can occasionally do a few good jobs, but most of the time he does bad ones. Under his leadership, the status of the Tsunayoshiro family has not fallen to the ground, but it has basically been declining step by step.

But since he's the head of the family, the people below have to keep quiet no matter how unhappy they are.

If we were to pinpoint the greatest achievement of Tsunayo Fumizuki in her life... it would probably be giving birth to a son with an incredibly unique thought process.

—It was Tsunayoshi Tokina sitting in the corner of the lobby.

Listening to Tsunayo Fumizuki's explosive speech that sent blood pressure soaring, Shitan's eyes flashed with the cold light unique to a filial son.

Unfortunately, Tsunayoshi Fumizuki was completely unaware of this.

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That evening, Mima returned to the Eighth Division barracks, which had luckily escaped being bombed. He hung a "Do Not Disturb" sign on his room door and then went straight to bed.

After talking with Shunsui, he told him about what had happened underground at the Tsunayo family's place. However, he was stopped before he could finish. Shunsui then told him to go back to the barracks for the time being, while he went to report to the old man of the mountain.

This attitude clearly indicates an intention to minimize the impact of the situation.

The Tsunayashiro family is still one of the rulers of Seireitei in principle. If they were to directly go and settle scores with them, it would be like asking "Why did His Majesty rebel?" The testimony provided by a mere fifth seat is not enough. If the Tsunayashiro family denies everything, the Gotei 13 will really have no other options.

The Seireitei is currently in a turbulent period, with half of its captains having defected and two dangerous prisoners from the Mukan roaming the outside world (Shunsui is unsure whether Shihouin Hyakugetsu is dead), making it unsuitable to create any major internal conflicts.

However, there will inevitably be some minor setbacks from all sides.

Even if I can't kill you, can't I at least disgust you?

Unless the entire Tsuna-Yayo family is completely brain-dead, they know they should behave themselves for a while.

As for assassinating Mima to erase evidence... are you kidding me? If Mima were to die now, the Tsuna-Yashiro family would be directly proven guilty of their crimes.

To exaggerate a bit, even if he swaggered into the Tsunayo family's house and stuck his neck out for them to kill, they probably wouldn't dare.

Let's just let it go. There are too many things to deal with right now, and he can't afford to play any more power games with the Tsunayo family.

Mizhen covered herself with the blanket, placed Liuyue across her lap, closed her eyes, and slowly sank into her own mental world.

More than ten hours have passed; Liu Yue should have calmed down by now.

They have to worry about the end of the world, and they also have to worry about everyday family matters. True strong people have unlimited energy!

As for whether it will lead to death from overwork... well, that remains to be seen.

And so, he slowly sank into his own heart.

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I've come to this familiar room again.

The extra jars are still a bit conspicuous, but after looking at them a few more times, they have a unique charm.

Liu Yue wasn't sitting at her computer desk, and she couldn't be seen anywhere in the room, but the large bulge on the bed easily gave away her whereabouts.

Mima sighed.

I walked to the computer desk, sat down, and clicked the mouse a couple of times.

I haven't touched this thing in twenty years, so I'm a bit rusty.

But after familiarizing himself with it for a bit, he remembered the feel of it from before, so he quickly opened the hard drive interface, browsed around a few times, and found a hidden folder.