Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Araki's strength has improved even faster than I expected! Perhaps it won't be long before I can finally relax from my position as the captain of the Gotei 13."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni touched the corner of his red and swollen eye, and the corner of his mouth turned up slightly.

"Araki's strength is naturally immense! After all, he is a highly skilled disciple whom you, Lord Genryusai, have personally guided and nurtured..."

Upon hearing this, Sparrow immediately echoed Genryusai's words and continued speaking. Sparrow meant that no matter how strong Araki became, he was still Genryusai's disciple, and every bit of strength Araki gained was thanks to Genryusai as his master.

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Liuzhai burst into laughter, a rare occurrence, but the laughter soon ceased.

"By the way, Suzumebe! Did you hear what that 'evil spirit' (Kimi Mitsu Tomoe) said just now?!"

Yuan Liuzhai looked intently at the Sparrow Division and asked.

"Forehead……"

At this moment, alarm bells were ringing in his heart. He dared to say that if he had told Genryusai that he had not only heard what Yojimijiba said, but had even laughed out loud when he heard the words "fire poker", then the next second Genryusai's Bankai would have landed on his head.

"I didn't hear it! I didn't hear it at all!"

In response, Quebu looked at Yuanliuzhai and waved his hand repeatedly.

"I was born with a hearing impairment; sometimes I can hear, and sometimes I can't..."

After saying that, fearing that he hadn't explained enough, Sasakibe also made a point of revealing to Genryusai that his hearing wasn't very good. Yes, Sasakibe's hearing had been in a 'Schrödinger' state since birth.

"Oh, very good!"

Yuan Liuzhai nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"call……"

Quebu looked at Yuan Liuzhai, who nodded slightly to him, and knew that he had managed to fool him today.

"Hey, did you see who just punched me in the eye and made it swollen?!"

Before Quebu could relax, Genryuzhai's words rang in Quebu's ears once again.

"Lord Yuan Liuzhai is invincible, how could he possibly be injured? It was clearly caused by a mosquito bite!"

The moment Quebu relaxed, his heart leaped into his throat. An alarm bell rang in his mind once more, and as he lowered his head slightly, he solemnly addressed Genryuzhai in front of him.

"Yes, very good! Very good!"

"Chōjirō, you may leave now! I'm going to rest for a bit."

Upon hearing this, Genryusai was finally completely relieved. The reason Chojiro had remained by his side for so long, besides his unwavering loyalty, was also because Chojiro was incredibly perceptive and adaptable.

"Yes, sir. Lord Yuan Liuzhai, please get some rest!"

When he heard Genryusai change his address to Chojiro from Sparrowbeth, he breathed a sigh of relief. He was finally completely at ease. He first bowed slightly to Genryusai, and then slipped out of the First Division Captain's room.

"Now let me see just how much fresh vitality you can inject into this stagnant pool of Soul Society, Araki!"

With these thoughts in mind, Yuan Liuzhai walked towards the room in his team's headquarters where he would take a midday rest.

"Whoo~"

But as a cold wind blew from the sky swept over Yuan Liuzhai's head, he stopped in his tracks.

"Looks like I'll have to find some time to fix this roof."

Yuan Liuzhai looked at the roof that had been blown away by the aftershocks of his fight with Araki and muttered to himself.

Meanwhile, at the Eleventh Division barracks...

"I am back."

After returning to the barracks, Araki did not greet the members of his own squad, but went straight into his squad leader's room.

Welcome back, dear~

"Oh dear, who hit your eye and made it swollen? Let me take a good look. Sigh, it's quite swollen. It really breaks my heart."

"Darling, look, in the entire Gotei 11, only I care about you! I'm not like that wicked woman, Uno, she doesn't even know how to care about you~"

As soon as Araki pushed open the door to the captain's room, Saito, who was neither old nor dead, came over and chattered around Araki.

"This is what I got from Old Man Shan when I stood up for you! Since you feel so sorry for me, go and hang Old Man Shan up and give him a good beating!"

Araki first pinned down the 'immortal' creature that was running around him, then explained to Saito why his right eye was swollen and red. Well, although the reason for Araki's injury had little to do with Saito, it was mainly the result of his own reckless actions.

"Forehead……"

Saito was initially moved by the first part of Araki's words, but fell silent after hearing the second. Telling her to hang up that old man and beat him—what was the difference between that and suicide?!

"call……"

After Saito fell silent, Araki breathed a sigh of relief. With the chatter gone, Araki felt much more relaxed. Saito was perfect when he kept quiet.

"Araki, why are you fighting with Captain-Commander Yamamoto? The combined spiritual pressure of the two of you is engulfing the entire Seireitei!"

At this moment, Ueno Retsu had already poured tea for Araki.

"So you all sensed it?!"

Araki came to Uno and held down Uno's hand that was holding the teapot. After taking the teapot from Uno's hand, he poured a cup of tea for Uno and Saito, and then drank the whole pot of tea in one gulp.

"Phew..." After finishing a pot of tea, Araki finally let out a long sigh of relief, and then said to Uno and Saito, "Since you all noticed, then naturally they noticed too."

"them?!"

Both Uo and Saito were taken aback upon hearing this.

Yes, because Araki didn't control his spiritual pressure at all when he fought Genryusai, all the top Shinigami of the Gotei 13 noticed it.

The reason why Saito ran up to Araki with a smug look on his face after Araki entered the captain's room, greeting him while deliberately mocking Uo, was because she thought Araki had fought with Captain-Commander Yamamoto for her sake. But now it seems that Araki has other plans...

“Those noble groups…” Araki pointed out who they were, then added, “That old geezer Genryusai has never been our enemy. Our real enemies are the parasites of Soul Society, those noble ‘lords’ led by the top nobles…”

"Are the nobles our enemies?"

Saito and Uno exchanged a glance upon hearing this. This was the first time they had ever heard the argument of overthrowing the nobles in Soul Society. Logically speaking, in this world, nobles are justice, and wielding a sword against nobles is 'evil'. The reason they are called the great villains of Soul Society is not because of how many people they have killed, but because they were lawless people who did not take the nobles seriously back then.

“Of course~” Araki smiled slightly at Saito and Uno, whose faces showed surprise, and continued, “Next, we just have to wait for those nobles to come knocking on our door~”

First of all, Genryusai was not a subordinate of the nobles. His relationship with the nobles was more like a cooperative relationship based on certain agreements reached to protect Soul Society. He was also the first person in the long history of Soul Society to sit down at the same negotiating table with a group of nobles on his own.

The nobles greeted Yuan Liuzhai with smiles on their faces, but in their hearts they were cursing him out! In their minds, a 'country bumpkin' like Yuan Liuzhai was not worthy of negotiating with them, who were 'phoenixes', but due to Yuan Liuzhai's invincible power, they had no choice but to compromise.

Then, a ruthless character appeared, having returned from training with the Zero Division. In full view of everyone, he single-handedly defeated the members of the First Division and engaged in a fierce battle with Genryusai in the First Division barracks, leaving Genryusai helpless. So, what will the noble groups do? Of course, they will try to win over Araki and find ways to make him oppose Genryusai, thus further consolidating their interests.

Araki had accurately predicted the nobles' thoughts, and was waiting for them to try and win him over so he could gain even more benefits! As the saying goes, "Eat their clothes, then fire back their cannons!"

Today, he, "Grandpa Huang," sat calmly on his fishing platform. He had already cast his line, but there was no bait at all. He wanted to see which fish would be willing to bite his straight hook without any bait.

Then he swung his knife and killed them.

Chapter 58 Araki: I ask you, what does your Central Bureau of 46 manage?

Before Genryusai arrived in Seireitei and established the Gotei 13, the nobles controlled all of Soul Society's 'resources', 'knowledge', 'reputation', and 'power'...

After Yuan Liuzhai arrived, he demanded that these nobles hand over their resources. He wanted to integrate the resources, knowledge, reputation, and power controlled by the nobles and build a large academy on these four foundations!

In fact, this was a good thing in the eyes of some minor nobles who didn't enjoy many 'resources', since from today onwards they could also learn the knowledge that only the great nobles could learn!

However, Yuan Liuzhai had one condition for establishing this academy that touched upon the interests of all the nobles: Yuan Liuzhai demanded that the nobles allow talented commoners from 'Wandering Soul Street' to enroll and learn the same things as them...

Of course, this was not the most unacceptable thing for the nobles. Genryusai made an even more outrageous demand: he wanted these commoners who had completed their studies at the academy and passed the graduation exam to be able to selectively join the Gotei 13 and become Shinigami loyal to Soul Society, rather than becoming retainers loyal to the various noble families!

This was utterly heinous in the eyes of the nobles! Absolutely outrageous! Yuan Liuzhai actually wanted to use the knowledge they controlled to cultivate a group of independent-minded 'people,' instead of turning them into loyal 'dogs'—this was simply suicidal! Yuan Liuzhai actually gave a bunch of 'country bumpkins' a chance to change their fate, and actually talked to them about so-called fairness?!

This is a heinous crime, an extremely heinous crime!

If Yuan Liuzhai hadn't been the captain of the 13th Gotei 13, if his strength hadn't been so great that they felt utterly helpless, they would have already found a way to kill him!

Fortunately, they recently heard some good news: Araki, Genryusai's highly skilled disciple known as "Kenpachi," has returned from the Zero Division. The first thing Araki did upon his return was to fight Genryusai. According to intelligence from their informants in the First Division, Genryusai didn't gain the upper hand in the fight; half of his face was swollen! Clearly, Genryusai's disciple now possesses the strength to rival him!

When the nobles heard this news, they were filled with utter hatred! The power they had longed for had been so easily obtained by these lowly lads from Rukongai! Not only had they obtained it, but these two individuals also belonged to the same sect and were even master and disciple...

Fortunately, according to their intelligence, there was a 'deep' rift between the master and disciple, and their relationship was not solid! It was good that it wasn't solid, because it gave them an opportunity to take advantage of it.

According to their intelligence, Yuan Liuzhai had a fight with his disciple hundreds of years ago, and the two fought just like they did today. Of course, Yuan Liuzhai was the winner!

After Yuan Liuzhai's victory, in order to humiliate his disciple, he "forced" him to sell noodles in Runlin'an District, a place that had been in business for over a hundred years, to feed those "stupid," "lowly," and "humble" wandering souls!

Therefore, when Araki returned, he openly slaughtered the entire Eleventh Division to express his dissatisfaction with Yamamoto!

Upon seeing this intelligence, the nobles immediately laughed. This time, they were determined to have Yuan Liuzhai and Araki, those two 'vicious dogs,' put on a 'dog-eat-dog' show for them! At that time, they would take over the entire Gotei 13 without losing a single soldier.

The nobles' fantasies were grand, but reality was harsh.

Eleventh Division Captain's Room.

Inside the team's headquarters, Araki sat and continued drinking tea, one pot after another in front of him. His mouth was extremely dry after his fight with the old man. Uno and Saito had their brows furrowed, clearly still reeling from the shock of Araki's words.

"They've arrived!"

Not long after Araki drank his third pot of tea, his keen senses, enhanced by 'Observation Haki', detected the situation outside the barracks.

"Um?!"

Upon hearing Araki's words, both Uo and Saito immediately stood up from their seats.

"Come on! Let's go and meet these nobles' 'dogs'."

Araki then led Uo and Saito toward the outside of the Eleventh Division barracks.

At this moment, the area outside the Eleventh Division barracks was incredibly noisy.

A group of noble retainers dressed in white haori were seen confronting the Eleventh Division soldiers who were wielding Zanpakuto.

"what's up?!"

Araki walked out of the barracks and asked the Eleventh Division members and the group of noble retainers dressed in white haori.

"Captain! These 'noble retainers' are trying to force their way into our Eleventh Division's barracks."

When the members of the squad saw their Eleventh Division Captain Araki emerge from the barracks, they immediately responded respectfully to him.

"Forced entry? That's not quite the right word. You're the ones blocking us from entering the Eleventh Division. Do you even know who the person behind us is?!"

Before the Eleventh Division members could say anything, the group of noble retainers dressed in white haoris gritted their teeth and spoke to the members in a sarcastic tone.

"I don't care who you are! How dare you trespass on the Eleventh Division's barracks! Even if I kill you, you deserve it!"