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

Chapter 469 Hirako Shinji's path has broadened!

Bane still had some impression of Shiro Cheng Shuangye.

This guy is ruthless. Kenpachi Kuruyashiki was ultimately defeated and killed by him. Although in that battle for Kenpachi's position, Sou Azashiro also had a bit of an opportunistic feel to it.

However, it cannot be denied that, setting aside the Kenpachi controversy, his strength has grown to a sufficiently formidable level.

He is a ruthless individual whose strength ranks among the top in Soul Society.

In particular, this guy's Zanpakuto Bankai is extremely outrageous, capable of completely fusing his own spiritual particles with those of other living and non-living beings, thereby controlling these spiritual particles.

As far as I can remember, the two mole-sama later merged the entire Seireitei.

In other words, he was omnipresent within the Seireitei.

This ability completely nullified Aizen Sousuke's Kyoka Suigetsu, making it impossible for Aizen Sousuke to hypnotize him.

"Yoruichi and Soujun want to protect him?" Bane asked with a hint of curiosity after hearing the story.

"That's right. It seems that Lord Yoruichi and Lord Sojun want to take this opportunity to completely eradicate the bad habit of execution grounds in the noble district," said Bee-Shō Aya.

"Those two really have some ideas," Bane muttered, then looked at Shinji Hirako and said, "Shinji, take some men and lock that guy up in the big prison."

"Yes, Lord Spirit." Hirako Shinji responded first, then asked, "On which level should I imprison him?"

"They haven't been convicted yet, and considering that Yoruichi and Souichi want to protect them, let's just find a comfortable place on the first floor to lock them up. We'll see what happens after the Central 46 Chambers has finished convicting them," Bane instructed after thinking for a moment.

"Understood." Hirako Shinji immediately replied, and then left with Hachiko Aya.

After Hirako Shinji and the others left, Kyoraku Shunsui stood up and said, "It's better to erase that rotten and sinful place like the execution ground from the noble district. I feel disgusted every time I pass by. I'm going to help out, so I won't drink with you guys."

"Then let's disband. I need to go back and train my little brothers." Kenpachi Kuruyashiki scratched his head and said casually.

"Shunsui, don't forget to bring the money to me tomorrow. Our Twelfth Division is counting on you!" Kiryuu quickly added.

Seeing this, Bane didn't say anything more and returned to the Ninth Division barracks with a nonchalant air.

After waiting for about an hour, Shinji Hirako came in from outside the courtyard and saw Bane sitting under the apple tree drinking tea.

"Spirit Lord," Hirako Shinji greeted.

"You don't look too good," Bane said, glancing at Hirako Shinji.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Hirako Shinji seemed to recall something and quickly shook his head, saying, "It was horrific, too horrific. You didn't see it for yourself. The execution site was a complete mess. There were limbs and fragments everywhere, and the blood had stained the entire place red. Just getting close to it made it hard to breathe. I've never seen such a horrific murder scene in my life."

After a slight pause, Hirako Shinji continued, "However, that Mochishiro Sou is quite cooperative, doing whatever he's told. I've already locked him up in the main prison. Um, Captain Yoruichi, Captain Soujun, and Captain Kyoraku have all gone to meet the Forty-Six Sages."

The Central 46th Chamber was a decision-making body jointly established by the so-called "46 Sages".

Claimed to be the highest decision-making body of Seireitei!

However, this statement is also correct, because the King's Palace has never been counted within the Seireitei.

The various noble families have actually infiltrated and expanded their influence over the Forty-Six Sages, but as things stand, the Forty-Six Sages remain relatively 'neutral'.

The selection of the forty-six sages also followed a well-established process that minimized external influences.

Those are the Forty-Six Sages, who are replaced every three hundred years. All members are selected from single backgrounds, that is, orphans without family or friends.

These orphans will be trained in the law for three hundred years, without any fighting involved, and will be thoroughly trained in the laws, cases, rules and so on of the Soul Society.

During this period, all outings were forbidden, and no outsiders were allowed to contact them. Three hundred years later, at the time of the change of leadership, the best performers among these orphans were selected to be promoted to the Forty-Six Sages.

This can be described as a setup to cultivate a legal machine.

Therefore, the Central 46th Bureau sounds like a rather autocratic and very terrifying institution.

But in reality, after so many years of investigation and observation by Bann, it has been a fair and just adjudicating body.

Undeniably, nobles at all levels still wielded considerable influence over the Central Forty-Six Chambers. After all, there are always ways to circumvent policies. No matter how sophisticated the system, it cannot be separated from people to implement it, and as long as people are implementing it, loopholes will inevitably appear.

However, the Central Bureau of 46 would not hesitate to take action against the nobility.

This is where their authority lies!

Just like in the original story, the Kuchiki family is the most prominent example.

Xiu Mu Xianghe was severely punished by the Central 46th Bureau, and in the end, due to various messy reasons, this excellent young man was forcibly turned into a villain.

If the Central 46 were truly just lackeys of the nobility, how could someone like Kuchiki Hibiki be convicted? When he was thrown into prison and heard that the Central 46 was going to try him, he was genuinely panicked!

This shows that he was well aware that the Kuchiki family did not have much influence over the Central 46 Chambers.

If the Kuchiki family, the head of all noble families, is like this, then the other noble families are even more so.

Later, the Central 46 was manipulated by Aizen Sousuke, who sentenced Kuchiki Rukia to death by double extermination. When the members of the Gotei 13 heard the news, none of them had much doubt.

It is evident that the image of the Central Forty-Six Chambers as "impartial and incorruptible" towards the nobility has deeply resonated with the public.

Without discussing the matter further with Hirako Shinji, Bane quickly asked, "Have you noticed any changes in Genjiro-san lately?"

Upon hearing this, Hirako Shinji frowned slightly and said with some doubt, "It seems that Mr. Genjiro hasn't been as hands-on as before lately. He's been assigning many things to me directly."

"That's because he's grooming you to be the vice-captain," Bane said, taking a puff of his pipe from his waist.

"Huh?" Hirako Shinji was taken aback. "Mr. Genshiro is planning to take a break from the team?"

"No, he's preparing to return to the First Division," Bane said, shaking his head.

After a slight pause, Bane said, "Back then, the Commander-in-Chief said he would send someone to assist me. Although no time limit was set, we all knew that when the time was right, the Commander-in-Chief would still send the person back."

"Mr. Genjiro has been following the Captain-Commander since the establishment of the Gotei 13. Over the years, although he has taken great care of me and been loyal to his duties, I know that the person he respects the most is still the Captain-Commander. Some time ago, he mentioned to me that he was going to return to the First Division. Although I was very reluctant, I had no reason to refuse," Bane said with a slight sense of helplessness.

Over the past hundred years, he had long been accustomed to the presence of Genjiro Okabe. It was as if any problem could be easily solved by handing it over to him, and so far, there had never been any mishaps.

Such an all-around vice-captain is leaving, which makes Bane somewhat reluctant to part with him.

"That's a real shame," Hirako Shinji sighed softly.

"So during this time, study hard under Mr. Genjiro and strive to become a vice-captain as admirable as him." Bane exhaled a puff of smoke, patted Hirako Shinji on the shoulder, and said earnestly.

Shinji Hirako rolled his eyes helplessly and said, "And then you'll solve all my problems and become the Ninth Division's all-purpose tool, right?"

"You little rascal, this is real training. When I get old and retire, won't the Ninth Division be left to you to inherit?" Bane quickly promised.

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"You'll get old? You'll retire?" Hirako Shinji quipped, "That's probably a scene I'll never see before I die. I'd rather you ascend to the Spirit King Palace and make room for me."

"Haha, just do a good job anyway." Bane said this while looking towards the courtyard gate.

Before Hirako Shinji could reply, a serene figure turned into the courtyard through the gate.

Her long, thick, and very smooth black hair was tied into a ponytail on each side and hung down in front of her chest. She wore a somewhat conservative haori, but it still couldn't hide her good figure. A gentle smile was on her face.

"Yachiru, what brings you here?" Bane raised his hand in greeting.

That's right, the visitor was Sister Hua.

"Captain Unohana," Shinji Hirako greeted him quickly and respectfully.

Sister Hua smiled and said to Hirako Shinji, "Thank you for your hard work, Shinji, Third Seat."

Then, she looked at Bane and said, "I haven't had much to do lately, so I've been researching new herbal combinations these past few days, trying to develop a more potent hemostatic and tissue-regenerating medicine."

"Oh, oh." Bane nodded in response, somewhat confused.

He has absolutely no idea what kind of medicinal combination is used to stop bleeding and promote tissue regeneration.

"But after searching the Fourth Division's herbal medicine storehouse and the Shinigami Academy's herbal medicine storehouse, I still couldn't find the herbs I wanted, so I'm preparing to go deep into Rukongai to gather them," Hana said, smiling at Bane. "It'll probably take about seven or eight days, but as you know, the depths of Rukongai are always dangerous. It wouldn't be good for a frail woman like me to go alone, so I've come to invite you. If you're free recently, could you help me with this?"

Bane?

Do you want to hear what you just said?

A delicate woman?

You've probably forgotten how you used to lead your teams deep into Rukongai to quell various rebels all the time, haven't you?

Seeing Bane's somewhat surprised expression, Sister Hua rested her hand on her chin, giving him an understanding look, and said, "Did I put you in a difficult position? I'm sorry, I didn't want to."

"Captain!" Shinji Hirako suddenly shouted from the side, "Captain Unohana has already said so much, what are you still hesitating for? Take responsibility for protecting Captain Unohana!"

After yelling at Bane, Hirako Shinji immediately said to Hana, "Captain Unohana, don't worry. Our Spirit Lord is usually quite free, and he doesn't have anything important to deal with these days. You can take him away! I'll do my best to handle the matter of the Ninth Division!"

Hearing this, Hana smiled and said to Hirako Shinji, "Oh dear, then I'll have to trouble you, Shinji. Although it might not be the best thing to say, if you ever get injured in the future, just come to the Fourth Division and I'll do my best to heal you!"

"I am extremely grateful!" Hirako Shinji replied immediately.

Looking at this guy's sycophantic manner, Bane thought to himself, "You've really made a name for yourself. With Sister Hua protecting you, you're going to be able to walk sideways in Seireitei."

For the veterans, Sister Hua was a deeply ingrained and feared figure. For the younger generation, however, Sister Hua was a highly respected Daoist master. Just because of that, she was respected and given face wherever she went.

After all, nobody knows if they'll ever need Sister Hua's help someday!

It's fair to say that its influence is all-encompassing!

"Well, shall we set off now?" Bane asked, turning his gaze away from Hirako Shinji, that lackey of Hana-nee.

"Yes, let's set off as soon as possible, lest some tactless fellows hear about it and insist on coming to join the fun," Sister Hua nodded gently.

Without delaying anything, after saying a few words to Hirako Shinji, Bann quickly left with Hana-nee.

About half an hour later, Shutara Senjumaru arrived. As soon as he saw Hirako Shinji, he grabbed him and asked, "Where's your captain?"

"The Spirit Lord left not long ago with Captain Unohana, saying they were going to gather herbs deep in Rukongai," Hirako Shinji quickly reported, not daring to offend him.

"Damn it!" Shutara Senjumaru gritted his teeth and said, "Running away is one thing, but to send someone to the Tenth Division to tell me is a provocation!"

However, since things had come to this, Shutara Senjumaru had no choice but to turn to Hirako Shinji and say, "From now on, if your captain has any special matters, you must report to me immediately, understand?"

Hirako Mako? ? ?

If I act according to your logic, wouldn't I become a traitor?

"What are you standing there for? Answer me!" Shutara Senjumaru urged Hirako Shinji when he saw him in a daze.

Hirako Shinji's face twitched twice. He sensed that the person in front of him was in a very displeased state, radiating murderous intent, and was clearly not someone to be trifled with. So he quickly replied, "I understand, Captain Shutaro!"

(End of this chapter)