Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 419 Byakuya's Few Things, and His Conspiracy with the Tsunayoshi Family.

On the plaza of the Shinigami Academy.

Yoruichi Shihouin strolled around, saying with some emotion, "That's great, Byakuya, Soi Fon, you two can come to the Shinigami Academy for classes."

"Lord Yoruichi, I am not yet qualified to inherit the name Soi Fon." Aya Hachiko said with a slightly shy expression.

"Hmph, be more confident, Sho, I believe you will become the next Soi Fon." Yoruichi Shihouin patted Sho's head and encouraged her.

Aya immediately exclaimed excitedly, "I will absolutely not let you down, Lord Yoruichi!"

Kuchiki Byakuya, standing to the side, said with a very indifferent expression, "When the headmaster of the Kido Academy gives lectures, there are always captain-level figures attending. You're about to join the team and become the third seat of the second division. When you come to attend his lectures, won't that also satisfy your regret of not being able to attend classes at the academy before?"

"I've heard that the new school of jutsu using hand seals is quite powerful, but I just returned to Seireitei after completing my mission as a detective in the Execution Army, and I haven't met the headmaster of the Kido Institute yet." Yoruichi Shihouin said, then looked at Kisuke Urahara and asked, "Kisuke, aren't you working at the academy's research institute? Have you met him?"

Yoruichi Shihouin performed exceptionally well in the Executioner's inspection mission, and as a direct descendant of the Shihouin family, she was able to directly assume the position of the third seat of the Second Division upon her return.

Kisuke Urahara shook his head and said, "No, I've been researching spiritual pressure shielding devices for a while now and haven't left the research institute for a long time. If you hadn't come to the academy today, I would have had to entertain you. I'm probably still doing experiments right now."

"Really?" Yoruichi Shihouin stroked her chin, and after a moment, grinned. "How about we audit his lecture next time?"

"Alright then," Kisuke Urahara nodded.

Yoruichi Shihouin wasn't particularly interested in Zanpakuto, perhaps because she came from the Shihouin family, known as the "Heavenly Weaponry Company," and had seen too many divine weapons since childhood.

Therefore, although she has a Zanpakuto and has developed it quite well, she prefers to use Hakuda, Kido, and Shunpo to resolve battles in her daily life.

This is actually a tradition of the Shihouin family. More than 500 years ago, when the first Gotei 13 was established, the direct descendants of the Shihouin family have been accustomed to fighting without using Zanpakuto.

So if given the opportunity to learn a completely new Kido (demonic art), Yoruichi Shihouin would be very interested.

"Kisuke, I'll be taking over as the third seat of the Second Division in a few days. What do you think? Want to come work for me? My father admires you a lot. If you're willing to join the Gotei 13 and our Second Division, he can directly put you in the supervisory team of my Third Division." Yoruichi Shihouin invited.

"But..." Kisuke Urahara said with a slight hesitation, "Compared to my work in the Gotei 13, I actually prefer doing research."

"What's so difficult about that? Once I'm familiar with the work of the Second Division, I'll soon be promoted to captain of the Second Division. At that time, I'll fund the construction of a research institute for you within the division," Yoruichi Shihouin said generously.

The current captain of the Second Division, Ryoya Shihōin, is Yoruichi's father and the current head of the Shihōin family. Although he is not old, he has a rather eccentric personality and has already begun to consider retirement. If Yoruichi Shihōin performs exceptionally well and gains the approval of the other captains of the Gotei 13 in a very short time, demonstrating sufficient ability, then given Yoruichi's status and position, she could potentially inherit the position of captain of the Second Division at any time.

"A personal lab?" Kisuke Urahara was slightly intrigued. He scratched his head and said, "After I finish this research, I'll apply for resignation from the academy and then come find you in the Second Division."

"Then it's settled." Yoruichi Shihouin was quite happy to see that Kisuke Urahara had finally given a definite answer.

After a moment of joy, Yoruichi Shihouin looked at Aya Hachiko and said, "Aya, you must work hard too. I hope that after you graduate, you can become my right-hand woman!"

"I will definitely work hard towards this goal, Yoruichi-sama!" Aya said excitedly.

"Boring," Kuchiki Byakuya muttered to himself, pursing his lips.

However, you could tell there was a hint of envy in his eyes.

He is the typical cold-on-the-outside-but-warm-on-the-inside type, and he values ​​relationships very much. However, due to his family tradition and his father's poor health, he strictly adhered to all the standards of nobility from a young age. In addition, the Kuchiki family's elite education had a heavy academic workload, so Kuchiki Byakuya actually didn't have many friends.

Therefore, he would occasionally envy Yoruichi Shihouin, that dashing guy. Of course, most of the time he would hate her, since this girl would always steal the star-binding cloth from his head, which was the symbol of the Kuchiki family. Byakuya was so angry that he chased her around every day and eventually mastered an extremely skillful Shunpo.

While Byakuya Kuchiki appeared calm on the surface, he was actually very excited about his upcoming academy life.

Perhaps I can make many good friends here?

Just then, from the main gate of the academy, a person emerged surrounded by a group of academy members, as if they were the center of attention.

This person was none other than Ise Kyoga.

"Senior Xianghe, we will definitely follow your example!"

"Keep up this high spirits!"

"Wishing you continued success and glory in the Gotei 13!"

Kyoga Ise looked flustered and embarrassed. Clearly, although he had won the top spot this year, he was not a very outgoing person, but rather a rather shy one.

"I am so grateful, so very grateful."

Just as Ise Kyoga was thanking his juniors, he suddenly saw Kuchiki Byakuya and the others.

As if he had seen a savior, he immediately squeezed through the crowd and walked towards Kuchiki Byakuya, greeting him with great respect: "Young Master Byakuya."

After a pause, he turned to Yoruichi Shihouin and said, "Lord Shihouin."

Byakuya Kuchiki also had a good impression of the man who was about to become his uncle, because he was not much younger than his aunt, Kanon Kuchiki, so the two were very close. He often heard his aunt mention Kyoga Ise, and they had met a few times before. After talking with him, he thought that this man was indeed very talented and worthy of respect.

"Uncle Hibiki," Kuchiki Byakuya replied respectfully.

The students who were originally following Ise Kyoga, upon seeing these nobles gathered together, hesitated to approach and quickly dispersed.

"So you're the man who's going to marry Kanon?" Yoruichi Shihouin casually looked Hibiki Isegado up and down.

Judging from her tone, it's clear that Yoruichi Shihouin and Kanon Kuchiki have a good relationship.

Kyoga Ise responded to these inquiries with a touch of shyness, and as a senior student, he also shared some so-called 'secrets' with Byakuya Kuchiki.

"The new head of the Department of Reiwa is very capable. I think she is better at lecturing than the previous head of the Department of Reiwa. It's a pity that I have already graduated, otherwise I would really like to stay longer and listen to her lectures."

"The headmaster of the Kidoin Academy is very strong. Just walking past him before, I felt my spiritual pressure stagnate."

"Professor Shiba is in charge of teaching Hakuda, but people don't really like his classes because he seems to have a habit of talking to himself."

"I'll give you a list later, containing professors' lectures that you absolutely can't miss. These professors are all incredibly talented; for example, Professor Shutaro is the captain of the Gotei 13."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Kuchiki Byakuya was quite excited to have received this information before even officially enrolling, and happily said, "Thank you, Uncle Hibiki."

"Haha, no need to be so polite. We're family now, Byakuya-sama." Ise Kyoga said with a smile, then praised him with great anticipation, "With your talent, Byakuya-sama, you'll definitely be the top student this year."

Meanwhile, in the noble quarter of Seireitei, the Tsunayoshi family...

Several key members of the Tsunayo family are secretly discussing something here.

The fourth division captain, Tsunayoshiro Tokinada, is not the head of the Tsunayoshiro family, but merely a member of the family, though he is indeed a direct descendant.

Compared to the authority of the captains of the Gotei 13, the Tsunayo family values ​​their control over the Great Spiritual Library more, and thus the head of the family has been in charge of the Great Spiritual Library for generations.

"I have been searching the Great Spirit Book Corridor in detail during this period," said Tsunayoshi, sitting in the head seat of the family.

As soon as he finished speaking, a senior member of the Tsunayo family asked, "Have you found any information about the Pure Land and that man? He is unusually familiar with the Soul Society; it's impossible that he hasn't been to the Soul Society before."

Unfortunately, Tsuna shook his head on behalf of Makoto, saying, "No matter how hard we search, we can't find any records about Pure Land or that man. What's even more unbelievable is..."

"What?" another old man asked, frowning.

"To date, the Great Spiritual Library has not included any information or records containing the words 'Pure Land' or 'Spiritual Venerable'!" Tsuna said, speaking on behalf of Makoto, with a somewhat uneasy tone.

Upon hearing this, many senior members of the Tsunayo family said with expressions of surprise and doubt, "Impossible, the Great Spirit Book Corridor is omniscient in Soul Society."

The Great Spirit Book Corridor is incredibly powerful; it is an entity that is not subject to the will of the Shinigami and can forcibly record everything that happens within the Soul Society.

Therefore, the Tsunayo family is known as "omniscient" because they can always find the answer to any event that happens in the Soul Society by carefully searching the Great Spirit Book Corridor.

Bane has been in Soul Society for so long, yet the Great Spirit Book Gallery has failed to record his existence, which greatly alarms the Tsunayo family.

This means that some things have developed beyond their control.

"Why!?" Tsunayoshi Tokina asked in surprise.

"The answer is unknown." Tsuna shook his head on behalf of Makoto, "But that's the fact. If I had to guess, I think it's related to his extremely special identity. You know, even those people in the Spirit King Palace initially thought he was one of the Spirit King's remains that appeared in the mortal world."

"You mean, he might actually possess a very high rank, like a Spirit King?" a senior figure asked hesitantly.

The only thing that could not be recorded in the Great Book of Spirits before Bane appeared was the Spirit King at his peak!

It wasn't until the Spirit King was cut into human form by the five noble families and sealed in the Spirit King's Palace as a wedge that it was finally recorded in the Great Spirit Book Corridor.

"Then we must get our hands on him!" another veteran said greedily.

"Our ancestors were able to seal away the Spirit King back then, so why should we be afraid of this so-called Spirit Lord now? Originally, we wanted to recruit him as our son-in-law and make him one of our own, then everything would have been fine. But it seems he's ungrateful. Since that's the case, don't blame us for being ruthless."

"To obtain an individual with abilities similar to a Soul King, and an undeveloped Spirit World comparable to Soul Society—that's tantamount to gaining a head start in Soul Society's future for at least a million years!"

"We, the successors, may very well become the new royal family!"

(End of this chapter)