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

Chapter 443 Bane: I have been ruined by wine and women, and I am so haggard.

The next day at noon, Bane finally got out of bed, feeling a bit of a headache.

He clutched his head, feeling a bit hungover.

Every time there was a drinking party like this, it would eventually turn into a drinking contest between him, Kyoraku Shunsui, and Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, until they were all drunk and had to be sent back to the barracks.

After sitting on the bed for a while, Bane gradually came to his senses.

He got up and went to the bathroom to tidy himself up. Looking at his sallow complexion and bloodshot eyes in the mirror, clearly still suffering from a hangover, he was stunned.

A moment later, Bane's expression hardened with anger, and he declared, "I have been ruined by wine and women, and I am now so haggard. From this day forward, I will abstain from alcohol!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his spiritual pressure flickered, cleansing his spiritual body. The smell of alcohol on his body instantly dissipated, and his face returned to its heroic appearance.

When it comes to drinking, people like Bane, Kyoraku Shunsui, and Kushiyashiki Kenpachi only care whether they want to get drunk or not; there's no question of whether they'll actually get drunk.

If they didn't want to get drunk, given their spiritual pressure, they could drink all the sake in Seireitei and still not get drunk.

But how can you not have a good time drinking with friends?

Therefore, when they drink together, they never use spiritual pressure to eliminate the alcohol and intoxication in their bodies.

"Hmm, it looks much better this way. I guess I don't need to quit drinking." Bane immediately retracted his statement about quitting drinking.

After tidying himself up, he walked out of the room with a flourish.

After passing through the corridor, they arrived at the courtyard, where Hirako Shinji and the others were already having breakfast at the dining table set up in the courtyard.

The Ninth Division's barracks are quite large, as they are meant to house the living quarters of 500 soldiers and over 200 servants. Naturally, they have all the necessary facilities, from a canteen to a laundry room.

Why do so many souls want to become official members of the Gotei 13?

The reason is that once you become a member of the Gotei 13, you'll live a life of luxury. You only need to complete your missions on time, and the Gotei 13 will take care of everything else. You won't even have to wash your own clothes, as there will be servants to take care of everything.

Meals and accommodation are provided, and a salary is paid.

If you work for two years, you can basically reach a comfortable standard of living in Soul Society.

Once you've saved enough money, you can go out, get married, have children, start a family, and become a member of Seireitei.

Meanwhile, members of the Gotei 13 are also very sought after in the marriage market. Of course, the 11th Division is an exception, as their casualty rate is too high. The 6th Division is the most sought after. Commoners can hardly find anyone from the 6th Division. Many lower-ranking nobles like to marry members of the 6th Division to recruit talented people into their families. They can also use this as a channel to establish some connection with the Kuchiki family, the head of the noble families.

The Ninth Division is also very popular because it is safe. Unless there is a major incident that requires the combined efforts of the Gotei 13, the Ninth Division is just guarding a prison. It is a shift system, so the work is easy and safe. And it is stationed in the Seireitei. Isn't that the kind of person you should look for when you're looking for a partner?

In the Ninth Division, all members of the rank of Seat Officer and above had to report to Bain every day. Therefore, ever since Bain reorganized the Ninth Division, Hirako Shinji and others would come to Bain's courtyard every day to eat and drink, listen to the captain's arrangements, and then disperse to carry out their own daily tasks.

Upon seeing Bane appear, Shinji Hirako immediately remarked, "Is he really that reluctant to let Hiyori leave? He got himself completely drunk over such a trivial matter."

While drinking her porridge, Hiyori Sarugaki said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible. The Spirit Lord is just making up an excuse. Even without this, he would be dead drunk."

Kensei Rokusha, ever the perceptive one, served Ban En a bowl of porridge, saying, "After a hangover, it's good to drink porridge early in the morning to soothe your stomach."

"Thank you very much." Bane sat down at the table and took the bowl of porridge.

He paid no attention to the teasing from Shinji Hirako and the others. The atmosphere in the Ninth Division was indeed very relaxed, and even ordinary members dared to make a few jokes when they encountered Bane.

Not to mention the officials who spent every day with Ben.

"Who brought me back yesterday?" Bane asked after taking a sip of hot porridge.

"As usual, Captain Unohana carried your head, Captain Shutara supported your legs, and Kensei went to the street to welcome you back. Otherwise, those two might have torn you in two and taken half of you home with each of them," Hirako Shinji said numbly.

The rumored relationships between their captain and Captain Unohana and Captain Shutara were a well-known and popular topic within Seireitei.

Just like the ongoing debate about whether Bane or Yamamoto Genryusai is the strongest Shinigami, Captain Unohana and Captain Shutora each have their own supporters, forming two opposing factions.

Of course, there is another faction, the vast number of young male Shinigami, who secretly support everyone in launching a full-scale attack on Bane, to quickly kill this scumbag and liberate the gentle and beautiful Captain Unohana and the noble and elegant Captain Shutara.

The reason they did it in secret was that they certainly dared not say it openly, lest they be caught by Bane and imprisoned in the underground prison.

Meanwhile, Kyoraku Shunsui and other veteran Shinigami had no intention of "replacing Bane." On the contrary, within the Seireitei, whether it was the Gotei 13 or people at other levels, anyone over 160 years old strongly supported Bane.

Because they are the ones who know the truth!

What? The Fourth Division Captain, Retsu Unohana, is gentle and generous, and is the most trustworthy and reliable person in Soul Society?

Are you kidding me?

160 years ago, if she didn't like you, you would have died in a ditch the next day!

It was a case of the body being dismembered!

That's an unprecedented and unparalleled villain in Soul Society!

Shutara Senjumaru is a well-known female psychopath and the only one who can rival Unohana Retsu. Can you treat her as a normal person?

You might treat her like a normal person, but she doesn't treat you like a human being at all.

However, because Hana is now very sensitive about people mentioning her past, almost no one in Soul Society dares to talk about her behind her back. 150 years ago, there was a group of people like that who were later inexplicably invited into the Fourth Division and almost became the Fourth Division's "physical education teachers." After they came out, none of them dared to gossip anymore.

This is why Sister Fa's image and reputation have been reversed so quickly over the past hundred years.

From the perspective of someone who is over 160 years old, how could the Spirit Lord of the Ninth Division be a scumbag who deceived Captain Unohana and Captain Shutara?

He is clearly everyone's savior!

It's like they've put these two scourges on the reins; we must hope nothing goes wrong!

So whenever they heard people discussing these things, they would step forward and interrupt, saying, "They're a perfect match, a match made in heaven. Who are you monsters to criticize them?!"

"Captain, everyone has been waiting for over a hundred years. When are you going to marry Captain Unohana and Captain Shutara?" Hirako Shinji asked, stepping forward to press Bane when he saw that he was not speaking.

"Exactly!" Hiyori Sarugaki couldn't help but exclaim, "What's the point of dragging this out for so many years?"

"What do you little brats know? I, the captain, am a staunch non-marriage advocate!" Bane said without hesitation.

"Wow, what a scumbag's words!" Hirako Mako said with a sneer.

The honest Kensei Rokusha said in a muffled voice, "If the Spirit Lord marries Captain Unohana and Captain Shutara, then the Gotei 13 will be in big trouble. There are already quite a few people trying to sow discord between the Captain-Commander and the Spirit Lord, but neither of them is paying attention. If the three captains really unite, then they will seize on this problem and continue to escalate it."

The Soul Society does not practice monogamy, so when people discussed this topic, no one thought there was anything wrong with the three of them getting married together.

It is not only not a monogamous system, but also very egalitarian.

Tenshoin Chika, the head of the Tenshoin family, has long, wavy blonde hair, a slender figure, and is as beautiful as a flower. She is known as the most beautiful flower among the nobles, but she has thirteen husbands!

She might want to set up a mini Gotei 13 at home!

That's right, both men and women can marry multiple times; it all depends on status and ability.

Of course, there are also many people who are quite devoted to one woman, like Sojun of the Kuchiki family, who only has one wife. He is also the only direct descendant of the Kuchiki family with only one wife.

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

It's likely that Byakuya will inherit his father's views on this matter, and he will only have one wife. Even after his wife passed away, he didn't mention remarrying. He had no intention of leaving any descendants for the Kuchiki family!

I wonder if this old man, Kuchiki Ginryu, who has six wives, feels heartbroken when he thinks about this.

As the direct descendant of a great noble family, how could he only have one wife?

Huh? Speaking of which, Kuchiki Ginryu had another daughter not long ago. This old lady is having a baby at home, but she says she's too old to play and needs to retire. It's outrageous!

"Kensai, it's fine for you to say this here, but don't say it outside this door. Captain Unohana and Captain Shutora are already used to the scumbag remarks made by the Spirit Lord earlier, but if they hear you say this, I'll only be able to offer incense to you next year," Hiyori Sarugaki said earnestly.

"Nothing better to do, huh? Gossiping about me here?" Bane interrupted the group, then asked, "Kenshi, have you been slacking off on the boxing techniques I've been teaching you these past few days?"

"No!" Kensei Rokusha immediately replied.

In the original story, Kensei Muguruma somehow managed to become a unit of measurement.

But in the nearly 160 years of contact, Bane still greatly admired and liked Kensei Muguruma.

He is honest and straightforward, willing to work hard, and has considerable talent. He is capable of rising to the level of a captain, so it's impossible to say he's bad.

Over the years, Bane has been training this kid in white-handed fighting, and it has to be said that he is quite obedient in this regard and willing to put in the effort. He probably won't be used as a unit of measurement anymore.

"Shinji, you haven't mastered Bankai yet? Let me tell you, in a few days, Captain Kuchiki, Captain Shihōin, and Captain Tenshōin will all be taking a break, which will leave three captain positions vacant." Bane said to Shinji Hirako.

Hirako Shinji immediately retorted, "That's the head of one of the three great noble families. What does that vacant position have to do with me?"

"After this, the Tenshoin family will no longer be involved in the power of the Gotei 13, so at least the captain of the 7th Division has a chance," Bane said, clicking his tongue. "Unfortunately, some people are disappointing. More than a hundred years have passed, and as the current top student, they still haven't mastered Bankai. Look at Hibiki Kakeru; he only graduated a year earlier than you, and he already mastered Bankai decades ago. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Hirako Shinji said with some helplessness, "I also want to achieve Bankai, but I can't. My Shikai is already very difficult, and I can't even grasp the beginnings of Bankai."

"If the opportunity isn't right, spiritual pressure will make up for it. There's no problem that spiritual pressure can't solve. Your reversal of Bankai might be because you feel your spiritual pressure isn't enough to support it. Train hard and don't always train sporadically. If you put in even half the effort as Kenshi, I'd be at ease," Bane advised.

After reprimanding the unreliable Hirako Shinji, Bane turned to Sarugaki Hiyori and said, "Mr. Genjiro should have already told you, right? Yesterday, Captain Kiryu even specially prepared a delicious meal and brought some fine wine to bribe me."

Upon hearing this, Hiyori Sarugaki, who had been enjoying the spectacle, suddenly became complicated.

Before she could speak, Bane said with a smile, "Don't make it sound like some life-or-death situation. The Twelfth Division is only two districts away from here. If we use Instant Step, we'll be there in two minutes."

At this point, Bane suddenly seemed to remember something, slapping his thigh and saying, "Then you can bring us breakfast from Captain Kiryu every day! I'm so tired of Kensei's breakfasts after all these years!"

She was initially feeling somewhat complicated and sad, after all, the Ninth Division was the first division that Hiyori Sarugaki joined after graduating, and especially since the Ninth Division was weak back then, she practically grew up alongside the Ninth Division.

It's hard to leave, no matter how you look at it.

But after being bothered by Bane's unreasonable behavior, I suddenly felt less upset.

"The more I think about it, the more sense it makes. Don't you guys agree, Mako? Kensei?" Bane asked, looking at the two of them.

"Spirit Lord, are you already tired of the breakfast I make?" Kensei Rokusha asked with a forlorn expression.

"Don't even mention him. At least the captain gets Captain Shutara and Captain Unohana to bring him food occasionally so he can have something different. I've been eating this properly for over a hundred years, and I'm really tired of it!" Hirako Shinji said bluntly.

Then, he patted Hiyori Sarugaki on the shoulder and said, "From this moment on, you are appointed as our Ninth Division's food delivery ambassador. Hiyori, even if it's just for our breakfast, you must go and meet up with your Kiryu mother!"

Without hesitation, Bane finished his bowl of porridge in one gulp and said, "It's settled then. Don't hesitate here, little girl. You know how to open the door to our Ninth Division. You can come anytime. Tomorrow morning, I'll transfer your personnel file to the Twelfth Division. You'll leave my command and become a vice-captain. That will make me proud too."

Seeing everyone's carefree demeanor, Hiyori Sarugaki finally smiled and said, "Yes, Lord Spirit Master!"

(End of this chapter)