Death: Then stood in the sky.

Moreover, with Jushiro Ukitake's permission, he could ask him to exile him to some inconspicuous area in the modern world at any time.

"Although there has never been a case of two people serving as vice-captains, the power to appoint vice-captains is entirely in the hands of their respective captains. This is a rule personally set by the 46th Division, and even the 46th Division has no right to question or refuse it."

In the rustic architectural complex, Jushiro Ukitake stood in the pavilion, still slowly explaining.

Seiji believed this, because these were indeed rules personally established by the 46 Chambers. They only had the right to make suggestions for the 13th Division of the Gotei 13, and could not directly interfere in the internal affairs of each division, including appointing vice-commanders and executive officers, bypassing the captains.

This trend is stable!

But the next moment, Aoshi's smile froze.

“But it failed.” Jushiro Ukitake said breathlessly, sighing, “Mr. Genryusai rejected my proposal, believing that you are qualified to be the captain, so you must take your responsibilities seriously.”

Aoshi looked at him with disbelief.

You should just say it all at once!

What, Jushiro Ukitake?

Absolutely unreliable!

It's fine if this older brother doesn't acknowledge it!

With amusement and amusement, Kyoraku Shunsui said, “Seiji, the old man said that the more talented someone is, the more rigorously they need to be treated. Only in this way can they truly grow into a qualified man.”

"That old man thinks you're a genius."

Aoshi glared angrily.

Get out of here too!

But Kyoraku Shunsui wasn't afraid at all. Because of Ukitake Jushiro, he and Ukitake Seiji had known each other for a long time and often went to taverns to have a drink together. They were already very good friends, the kind of reliable friends who could entrust their backs to each other.

Even if someone stabs him from behind, as long as it's a knife and nothing else, Kyoraku Shunsui can accept it.

"I do not want!"

Qing Si shook his head and said righteously, "Absolutely not! I can't be the captain at all. You all know my health condition. Even if I become the captain, I'll be a complete idiot."

Then she pointed with her little hand, "Just like him."

Jushiro Ukitake, who was pointed at, twitched his eyelids.

There's really no need to name names so directly.

Seeing his expression, Kyoraku Shunsui advised, "Although the old man of the mountain is reluctant to beat you, if you are so willful, he may make an exception and raise his iron fist to let you experience the teachings of Genryu."

Looking at the fist marks almost imprinted on Kyoraku Shunsui's face, with even the knuckles clearly visible, Aoji fell silent, feeling very unsure of himself.

This is definitely not cowardice, but composure!

"Besides, you could be like Jushiro and hand over all the team affairs to the vice-captain, only handling team affairs at crucial moments," Kyoraku Shunsui suggested.

The Thirteenth Division follows this model.

Because he was in a weakened state for a long time, the affairs of the 13th Division were basically handled by Shiba Kaien. He would only bother Ukitake Jushiro with things he felt he was not sure about or that were beyond his authority.

This is why Jushiro Ukitake was able to remain in a period of rest and recuperation.

This is indeed one possible solution.

But Aoji still couldn't accept it.

Who would want to be a team leader if they could just slack off and get by?

"Actually, I didn't want to be the captain either," Kyoraku Shunsui said, covering his face with his hand and sighing. "But the old man Yama clenched his fist and asked me if I wanted to be the captain, not giving me a chance at all."

Things are different now than before.

The earliest prototype of the Shinigami Academy was actually Genryu, also known as Genjijuku, which was the place where Captain-Commander Yamamoto taught his disciples.

It was officially renamed Shinigami Academy after defeating the Quincy about a thousand years ago. It mainly trains members of the Gotei 13, Kido, and the Onmitsukido. The curriculum includes "slashing fists and walking ghosts" training and in-life soul burial practice.

Furthermore, at Captain-Commander Yamamoto's insistence, schools in Rukongai were opened to the residents.

Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku, the two brothers, were the first students to become team leaders among the first batch of graduates from the academy.

Kyoraku Shunsui also tried to refuse.

But the old man, whose whole body was engulfed in flames and whose fists were oozing a molten spiritual pressure, was completely unharmed!

"You make it sound like I want to be the captain," Aoji said with a gloomy face. "I just want to survive in this dangerous world."

"I just want to live a leisurely life," Kyoraku Shunsui remarked. "If possible, I'd like to go to a tavern every day for a drink, have a few beautiful women around to chat with, and maybe even have like-minded friends."

"Please do not mention this to Master Genryusai." Ukitake Jushiro couldn't help but remind him, fearing that his younger brother and friend would be beaten to death by the master.

Aoji and Kyoraku Shunsui exchanged a glance, both seeing the other's shared pity.

We are both fellow sufferers in this world!

"Why are you so resistant to becoming the captain?" Jushiro Ukitake asked with a puzzled look. He had noticed his younger brother's extraordinary talent since childhood.

However, Ukitake Seiji refused to show it and strongly resisted taking on an important position in the Gotei 13.

They lived an ordinary, uneventful life.

He entered the Shinigami Academy in an unremarkable manner.

An ordinary graduation.

He joined the 13th Division in an unremarkable way.

And then I've lived an ordinary life ever since.

Despite his strength far surpassing that of most Shinigami, he still considers himself an ordinary member of the 13th Division and doesn't even compete for the position of Seat Officer.

"Because even a captain-level Grim Reaper is too fragile," Aoji said seriously.

Kyoraku Shunsui: "???"

Jushiro Ukitake: "???"

Question marks simultaneously appeared on the faces of the two fellow disciples.

A captain-level Grim Reaper?

Fragile?

I can understand these words, but why do they sound incomprehensible when put together?

Unohana Retsu, however, maintained her gentle smile, as if Seiji's answer had not surprised her.

"?"

Kyoraku Shunsui lifted the straw hat covering his eyes slightly, looking bewildered. "Captain-level Shinigami, Fragile? You mean a Captain-level Shinigami who stands at the pinnacle of Shinigami, whose spiritual strength is like a mountain, Fragile?"

Aoshi could tell at a glance that he hadn't understood what he meant.

That's true.

Before Aizen stood in the sky, who knew that the six-cart class Shinigami had become a unit of measurement?

And then there's that group of monsters from the Zero Division.

The conventional Grim Reaper is a joke to them, no different from a child who is so weak that he has just learned to walk.

Aoshi nodded and said, "That's right. In my opinion, a captain-level Grim Reaper is still too fragile. He might be killed by a powerful enemy who appears out of nowhere one day."

“The world is full of all sorts of dangerous abilities, and you’ve lived this long enough to know that.”

Feeling that he was being made to sound very old, Kyoraku Shunsui couldn't help but touch his chin upon hearing this.

Although he is very old, he is actually very young at heart, really.

"Those monsters in Hueco Mundo are no pushovers either."

“Those Vastodes are all monsters among monsters, their power is catastrophic. Even captain-level Shinigami have no advantage in front of them, and their spiritual pressure is even inferior to theirs.”

"Isn't that the old man?"

"Two thousand years ago, he was brutally beaten by a Vastodon, leaving him bruised and battered..."

"cough--!!!"

A loud cough suddenly came from inside the room.

The temperature in the courtyard seemed to rise by tens of degrees in an instant, as if steaming ash. The plants on the ground became listless and seemed about to be baked to death at any moment.

Kyoraku Shunsui's forehead was covered in sweat as he stared at Seiji with a knowing look, while Seiji swallowed hard and chose to keep quiet.

This wasn't from the heart; it was simply out of caution that I didn't want to get beaten up. It would be too embarrassing to have a fist mark with knuckles branded on my face.

"I think I'm still too weak."

As soon as he finished speaking, Aoshi continued without batting an eye, "At the very least, I have to be as strong as the old man, capable of suppressing the Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the Human World all by myself. Without the old man's strength, how could I be qualified to be a captain?"

"..."

After a barely audible snort, the spiritual pressure that had been poised to erupt like a volcano subsided, as if it had just been an illusion.

But is it really just an illusion?

Kyoraku Shunsui's expression was very strange. No wonder the old man liked Ukitake Seiji so much. Besides his extraordinary talent, his eloquence must have played a significant role.

He sat down in the pavilion.

"Is that how you view captain-level Shinigami?" Kyoraku Shunsui pointed to himself with a helpless expression, then to his friend. "Then I'm afraid there aren't many people in the entire Gotei 13 who are qualified to be captains."

When he said this, he deliberately ignored Retsu Unohana, who was standing gently smiling next to Seiji.

Clearly, even though Kyoraku Shunsui had never seen Unohana Retsu fight, nor had he ever witnessed how strong Unohana Retsu was at full power, this woman was the most terrifying level in Kyoraku Shunsui's eyes.

"Actually, there is still a way," Unohana Retsu suddenly said softly.

Upon hearing this, Qing Si straightened up. "What's the solution?"

Retsu Unohana smiled and said, "Captain Kyoraku has already said that to become a captain, one must pass an assessment."

Aoshi's eyes lit up. "So?"

“If you fail the test in a ‘reasonable’ way, then you naturally cannot become the captain. This is something Captain Kyoraku once said,” Unohana Retsu said softly.

"?"

Kyoraku Shunsui looked completely bewildered. He pointed at himself, "Me? I said that? When did I ever say such a thing? This is clearly..."

"Captain Kyoraku, you said that."

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

Kyoraku Shunsui looked over and saw Unohana Retsu smiling at him. Her gaze was gentle as water, but the chilling killing intent that could freeze one's bones poured down like needles, instantly lowering the originally hot temperature to freezing point.

"Did I say something wrong, Captain Kyoraku?"

Kyoraku Shunsui's expression turned serious, and he immediately said, "That's right, it was me who said it!"

I'm talking nonsense!

Chapter 102 What exactly have you been researching?

So why has the world become like this?

Walking down the street with his hands tucked into his sleeves, Kyoraku Shunsui looked up at the sky, questioning the meaning of life.

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have come here in the first place. Even if I had been beaten up by Old Man Shan with Yuan Liu, it would have been better than carrying this terrible burden."

Just thinking about the old man's furious appearance made Kyoraku Shunsui's expression even uglier than if he were crying.

"Let's go for a drink, Chunshui."

A cheerful voice came from behind.

Kyoraku Shunsui, who had been wearing a long face, suddenly perked up. "Let's go! A new tavern opened in Seireitei. The food is just as good as the one we used to go to, and the owner's daughter is really cute."

"I think you're clearly after someone else's daughter," Qing Si retorted, rolling her eyes.

"Don't slander me, I'm not that kind of person." Kyoraku Shunsui smirked and turned to ask, "Jushiro, do you want to come along?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately shook his head: "Well, let's not. Look at your ugly face. If Old Man Shan finds out that I took you out for drinks, he'll definitely break my legs."

Watching the two walk away arm in arm, laughing, a smile appeared on Jushiro Ukitake's lips.