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

Chapter 445 Yamamoto Genryusai: The dragon slayer may not necessarily become the dragon himself!

The third level of the underground prison: the Hell of All.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi's cell was completely different from the other prisoners'.

His cell had a sofa, a desk, snacks, and even drinks.

The most striking feature was the large bookcase in his cell, which occupied almost two-thirds of the cell's area and was filled with many books.

Clearly, these are all special treatments.

Under the care of Warden Bane and Orochimaru, his last few decades in prison were relatively easy.

"Mayuri Kurotsuchi, your sworn brother Orochimaru has come to see you again." Bane walked up to the prison gate with a smile and greeted him.

The Mayuri Kurotsuchi at this time was completely different from the Mayuri Kurotsuchi that Bane remembered. Bane had already noticed this when he first came to see him.

The gap is simply too large.

In the original story, Mayuri Kurotsuchi was basically always portrayed with a "terrifying and ferocious" face, with her face covered in paint and her clothing as provocative as possible.

Those who have never seen his true face cannot imagine what he originally looked like.

However, such treatment was not available in prison. Although Bane could provide these services, it was out of a perverse sense of humor, and he never paid any attention to the request.

Therefore, Mayuri Kurotsuchi always appears without makeup.

He had short blue hair, looked like a man in his early thirties, and had a calm expression, without much of a crazy or exaggerated demeanor.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi glanced at Bane, then said, "Looks like you're in a good mood today?"

"So-so," Bane replied casually.

Orochimaru stepped forward and said, "The paper we co-authored has been published. Given that it has contributed to the progress of Soul Society, our Shinigami Academy's Kido Institute has decided to apply for a reduction in your sentence. His Excellency, the Dean of the Kido Institute and the Great Prison Warden, has approved the application. From this moment on, you are free."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi paused for a moment. He was indeed concerned about his sentence. A few days ago, he calculated that he still had almost four years left before he could be released from prison.

As a result, Orochimaru and the Spirit Lord directly reduced his sentence?

No, why didn't you reduce it earlier? He's been in office for 160 years, and now you're giving me a reduced sentence?

Although he wanted to complain in his heart, he could at least distinguish between good and bad, so he thanked him very seriously and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Spirit Lord."

After a pause, he looked at Orochimaru, smiled, and said, "Thank you for your help."

"It's nothing," Orochimaru waved his hand, not taking it seriously.

Kensei Rokugura took out the prison key, opened Mayuri Kurotsuchi's cell door, and said, "Congratulations."

Mayuri nodded to him, and just as he was about to step out of the prison, he suddenly stopped.

Before he could even speak, Orochimaru said, "Actually, I've been thinking about whether you should leave this prison. After all, I can still visit you often while you're imprisoned here, and the Spirit Lord has been quite kind to you. But if you leave, the Second Division will immediately be watching you. The Nest of Maggots is prepared for people like you."

"The things you discussed with me are impossible without practical support, and once put into practice, you will inevitably violate the regulations. Hasn't the Second Division been keeping an eye on you?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi asked after a moment of silence.

"I am a retainer of the Spirit Lord, so they naturally have to give the Spirit Lord face. As long as I don't go too far, no one will dare to touch me," Orochimaru said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Bane looked at Mayuri Kurotsuchi with a smile and said, "How about it? It's good to have a powerful backer. I, Bane, still have some influence in Soul Society. Do you want to become my disciple? Then no one will dare to touch you."

"There's no need for that." Mayuri Kurotsuchi shook his head decisively and said, "Over the years, I'm very grateful for your special care, Lord Spirit Lord. But I can say without hesitation that Orochimaru might restrain himself because of your reputation, but I won't. If I were to become your disciple, you might personally send me away in less than fifty years. Rather than that, it's better not to disappoint you in the first place."

Orochimaru had no choice; from the day he arrived in Soul Society, he carried the indelible mark of Bane.

This was the price Orochimaru paid to see a wider sky and a broader world, and he never complained.

Therefore, as a retainer of Bane, he needed to protect Bane's reputation, lest Bane go out on the street and people point fingers and say that he was not strict in managing his subordinates and that his retainers were doing whatever they wanted without restraint.

Unlike Mayuri Kurotsuchi, he did not bear the mark of Bane, nor did he have Orochimaru's concerns in this regard.

Even after serving two hundred years in prison, he had no intention of changing his ways. "When I get out, I'm going to do research. And doing research means breaking the rules. Go ahead and arrest me if you dare!"

I won't accept being arrested. At worst, I'll just be a prisoner in a maggot's nest for a few hundred more years.

He knew he couldn't change anything, so he decided not to tarnish the reputation of the Spirit Lord.

This is good for both him and the Spirit Lord.

"You have such a temper." Bane smiled and shook his head, not forcing anything.

As Mayuri Kurotsuchi said, who knows what kind of damage this guy would do to his reputation if he joined his ranks? Maintaining this relationship of gratitude is enough; there's no need to go any further.

After a pause, Bane finally asked, "So, are we going to get out of prison or not?"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was silent for a moment, then finally said with a determined look, "Let's go. I've long heard of the infamous reputation of the Maggot Nest. I'll just go and take some further training."

"Suit yourself." Bane waved his hand, then looked at Kensei Rokusha and said, "Send those two out, and have this cell cleared out. I'll go and continue my inspection."

"Yes, Lord Spirit," Liu Chequanxi replied.

Soon, Bane, along with Shinji Hirako and Hiyori Sarugaki, continued their inspection tour downwards. Kensei Muguruma also summoned some members to help Mayuri Kurotsuchi move.

Meanwhile, at the First Division headquarters.

Yamamoto Genryusai was talking with Ukitake Jushiro and Hikifune Kiryu.

"Over the past ten years, the relocation of the Hollows in the human world has been moved to Edo Ward, but there are big problems. Our 13th Division's Purification Squad members stationed in the human world have repeatedly discovered the Quincy's activities. They are still doing things their own way as before, leaving no room for maneuver, and completely destroying any Hollows they see," Jushiro Ukitake said in a deep voice.

Kiryu, standing nearby, produced a monitoring report and said, "The number of Quincy in the human world has reached its highest point since the Great War. It must be said that, in terms of reproduction, Quincy, being human, have a tremendous advantage."

Back then, Yhwach led the Quincy into Soul Society, and Genryusai Yamamoto led the first Gotei 13 to massacre the Quincy.

However, considering the stability of the three realms and many other factors, the Soul Society ultimately chose to appease them and did not completely wipe out the Quincy.

After all, there are still some Quincy who haven't entered Soul Society and haven't joined Yhwach in causing trouble.

Only a small number of Quincy remained back then, and they had almost no impact on the operation of the three realms. Moreover, those Quincy were also very timid and obedient to the will of Soul Society.

Compared to Shinigami, Quincy do not have such a long lifespan, but their advantage is that they reproduce extremely quickly.

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

Take the Kuchiki family as an example. After so many years, when it was passed down to Kuchiki Byakuya, it was only the twenty-eighth generation.

However, the four noble families are special cases. Normal Grim Reapers don't live as long as they do, and even Yamamoto Genryusai wouldn't dare say that he lives longer than the old man from the Kuchiki family.

Nearly seven hundred years have passed since the bloody battle of that year. The Quincy who were killed back then have become a minority, but in these nearly seven hundred years, they have successfully multiplied and grown stronger, and have once again become a behemoth. The Seireitei can no longer turn a blind eye to them.

"Has there been any message?" Yamamoto Genryusai asked Ukitake Jushiro.

"Yes, for nearly fifty years, I have communicated with the Quincy leaders in the present world many times, asking them not to participate too much in the extermination of Hollows in order to maintain the stable operation of the three realms. But obviously, the effect is not very significant. After all, as the number of people increases, many factions have also emerged within them, among which there are more radical factions," Ukitake Jushiro said.

Yamamoto Genryusai could be said to hold grudges, but he was also quite magnanimous. Otherwise, after the bloody battle, he would have found all the Quincy, skinned them alive, and killed them all.

The fact that Yamamoto Genryusai was able to allow those creatures to multiply to this extent shows that he still had some magnanimity.

Since the Quincy were created, there has been a conflict between Shinigami and Quincy regarding their attitudes toward Hueco Mundo.

The Shinigami generally do not interfere in Hueco Mundo. Although they occasionally organize expeditions to Hueco Mundo to eliminate the Hollows, in reality, this opposition is to maintain the balance of the three realms.

It can be said that the Grim Reapers act as referees, treating Hueco Mundo and the human world as equals, with both humans and Hollows being the cornerstones of the three realms.

The Shinigami never allow Hueco Mundo to harass the human world and kill humans. Once discovered, they will dispatch the Gotei 13 to subdue them, either killing them or driving them back to Hueco Mundo.

This doesn't mean that death cherishes humanity, but rather that it's about maintaining order.

Conversely, the same applies to Hollows. As humans, Quincy naturally have no goodwill towards Hollows and wish to exterminate them all. However, their methods are somewhat cruel. When the Shinigami kill a Hollow, it becomes a spirit particle and returns to the workings of the world.

Quincy are different; when they kill a Hollow, it is truly reduced to ashes, leaving not even a trace of spirit particles!

Therefore, it is impossible to return the dust to dust and the earth to earth, and to return to the order of the three realms. So the Soul Society has long been aware of this problem. If the Quincy are allowed to develop so recklessly, sooner or later they will perish together with the world.

You're courting death yourselves, and now you're dragging the world down with you? That's not right.

Therefore, there are many conflicts and disputes between Shinigami and Quincy, and Yhwach's attack on Soul Society is also entangled with these grudges.

"Send the message again," Yamamoto Genryusai said calmly, "to make them restrain themselves and calm down as much as possible."

"What if we can't do it?" Kiryu Hikifune and Jushiro Ukitake exchanged a glance before looking at Genryusai Yamamoto and asking.

"Then at least distinguish them for me." Yamamoto Genryusai looked up at the two men and said, "You both refer to them as 'Quinness,' do you mean I should lump them all together and exterminate them all? Hmph, when Yhwach invaded Soul Society, I didn't make such a ruthless decision. Although I, like you, dislike and even loathe these guys, if we lump them all together, how am I any different from that beast Yhwach?"

Yamamoto Genryusai is a man of principle. He is no longer an assassin, but the captain of the Gotei 13.

As one's identity and responsibilities change, one's style of doing things will naturally change as well.

Especially after Yamamoto Genryusai gained a profound understanding of what kind of person Yhwach was during the bloody battle hundreds of years ago, he has always taken it as a warning and is unwilling to fall into that level.

Yhwach is very strong, and in terms of strength, he is a worthy opponent. However, in terms of his conduct, Yamamoto Genryusai despises his nature; he is cruel, tyrannical, and unscrupulous.

If power were to fall into the hands of such people, it would undoubtedly be a great tragedy.

Yamamoto Genryusai now wields immense power, and it is precisely because of this power that he possesses unbridled strength. Therefore, he must constantly demand of himself morality and justice, otherwise, he fears he might fall into the abyss.

Today, he can indiscriminately treat the Quincy as one entity, kill them all, and still have the righteous cause of "maintaining the order of the three realms" in his hands.

But now that he's taken this step, what's next? Will he find a plausible reason to kill all those who defy him tomorrow?

To dominate the Soul Society, to be the only one who is supreme, to become the tyrannical and cruel person he despised the most, and ultimately to end up like Yhwach?

The dragon slayer may not become the dragon himself, but Yamamoto Genryusai did not want that to happen!

(End of this chapter)