Death: This Death is a bit unorthodox.

The wooden bed slowly slid down, and a hidden door located underneath opened.

A thumping sound came from the dark passage, and the lights turned on automatically, gradually brightening the dim passage.

Hearing the rhythmic and pleasant melody, Aozaki Mayuki couldn't help but show a happy expression.

This is his first real laboratory. The underground of Rukongai was just a dilapidated room filled with equipment. Now even the equipment is gone, leaving only dirt and rubble.

"Bōgyoku".

Aozaki Mayuki took out a beautiful jade stone encased in crystals from his bosom and gave it the name he had longed for.

The gemstone, shimmering with a bluish-black light, seems to contain endless mysterious treasures, making it unforgettable at first glance.

This shape is almost identical to the real Hōgyoku.

Aozaki Mayuki understood that the Hogyoku was merely a shell.

Unlike before, he could sense a faint power contained within the Hogyoku, but he still couldn't do anything about it.

Let alone fulfilling the desire for evolution, they can't even break the boundary between Shinigami and Hollows.

"Don't worry, I'll fulfill your request as soon as possible," Aozaki Mayuki said with a doting smile, like a loving father looking at his child.

He placed the Hōgyoku into the specially designed Kidō protective mechanism and eagerly turned to look at the other side.

A black cloak hung on the wall; it was a spiritual pressure isolation device developed by Kisuke Urahara, modeled after the Shihōin family's divinely bestowed armor.

While working at the Technology Development Bureau, Aozaki Mayuki memorized the manufacturing method and secretly made a finished product herself, with the exact same effect.

Thinking back to Yoruichi Shihouin's promise to her through the gate, Mazuki Aozaki unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth.

Chapter 127 Want to Learn? I'll Teach You

The sounds of fists and feet striking the Kido wooden stake echoed in the room. Wearing a white training uniform, Kunan Shiro sat in the corner of the room with his hands supporting his chin, looking at Aozaki Mazuki standing in the center with starry eyes.

Looking at the man who was as elegant as a noble young master, yet also exuded a wild and unrestrained spirit, Jiu Nanbai couldn't help but fall into memories.

Like swordsmanship, haphazard fighting is divided into ten ranks, with the tenth rank being the highest.

Kunan Shiro's hand-to-hand combat skills have reached the eighth dan level. In the past, whenever the Ninth Division organized training for its members, Kunan Shiro would always serve as the members' hand-to-hand combat instructor, teaching with ease and grace under the admiring gaze of countless people.

This is why Kunan Haku's Hakuda style has always been highly regarded among the squad members.

However, all of this changed after she joined the Eleventh Division.

Originally, after becoming the third seat, she was waiting for job assignments and was still waiting for Yamazaki Gentora to let her serve as a white-handed instructor.

However, what she received was a regretful notification from Yamazaki Gentora.

"The three seats of the White Seat of Kunan, the members of the White-Handed Training Mission have unanimously requested that the Captain take charge. If you want to teach, I'm afraid you'll have to change the way you teach combat techniques."

Hearing Yamazaki Gentora's refusal, even Kunan Shiro, with her naive mindset, was immediately annoyed.

She wasn't one to teach, nor was she interested in teaching duties; she was simply upset that someone else had taken over her long-term responsibilities.

Hand-to-hand combat is her best and favorite fighting style, and she has a special fondness for it.

Even the Shikai form of her Zanpakuto is in accordance with her heart, used to complement the handguard form of Hakuda.

She wasn't interested in teaching, but as an instructor she could be assigned to her own white-hat dojo, so she wasn't opposed to the job of a white-hat instructor.

While Kunan Haku was only the fourth seat in the 9th Division, his white-hand fighting rank was the same as that of Captain Kensei Muguruma. In terms of skill alone, he could even slightly surpass Kensei Muguruma.

Now that she has been assigned to a new squad by the Captain-Commander, she has had her job taken by someone who doesn't even have a white-hat rank. Even she can't help but care.

Yamazaki Yantora's notification bluntly told her one thing: the team members did not recognize her skill level in hand-to-hand combat. They trusted the captain, who was without rank, more than her, the eighth-dan title holder.

This is also why Yamazaki Gentora is quite disappointed and hopes that she can change her teaching direction.

After all, he is a top-level executive. Even if he can't teach you how to fight, there are other aspects of him that are worth learning from.

Unfortunately, she is not good at other things. Her swordsmanship is not as good as Yamazaki Gentora's, her magic is not as good as Shimaru Gin's, and her Shunpo is not as good as Ryusui and Izumo, who came from the 2nd Division.

Simply put, she is no longer needed for teaching duties.

"Then, Vice Captain Yamazaki, may I ask when the captain's class starts?" Kunan Shiro, who was frowning, suddenly felt a sense of pressure and asked quite seriously.

"On weekends, Aozaki Kenpachi will hold free fighting classes at the main arena. Any member who is interested in learning can attend the classes."

Yamazaki Gentora said with a smile, clearly also longing for the White Class.

"Weekend? Okay, I'll go to class this weekend and see just how good the captain's white-hat skills are, that the whole team is begging him to teach." Jiu Nanbai said angrily at the time.

She appears innocent and naive, but she is actually quite perceptive and instantly understood the meaning behind Yamazaki Gentora's hint.

Judging from her expression, she was clearly not convinced, but she had never seen Kenpachi Aozaki use his physical skills to overwhelm the entire team, so it was understandable... Yamazaki Gentora gave a helpless bitter smile.

The Eleventh Division is the most martial-minded division in the entire Gotei 13, and every year countless Shinigami who love fighting rush to join this division.

Furthermore, the Eleventh Division has a tradition of determining status through strength and promotion through force.

In other words, without the ability, it's impossible to hold the position of captain.

The fact that his teammates even begged him to teach free fighting classes and showered him with praise and flattery shows how strong he really was.

Kunan Shiro, the third seat, is still too young!

Ignoring Yamazaki Gentora's pitying gaze, Kunan Shiro secretly thought to herself, "I hope he'll embarrass himself in front of everyone during class this weekend."

This was the greatest malice in her heart.

Until the weekend arrived, Aozaki Mayuki attended his scheduled day class at the main stadium.

There were more than two hundred members in the dojo listening to the explanation of the white fighting techniques, and there was no other sound except for the explanation and the sound of air being cut.

Listening to the gentle yet powerful voice on stage, and watching the perfect muscles and punches and kicks, Jiu Nanbai felt as if he were in an ocean of knowledge and posture, swimming freely.

Each punch and kick, each move, was as powerful and vigorous as ocean waves.

Listening to the magnetic voice, Jiu Nanbai was completely captivated by the figure standing on the stage.

As she finished performing the set of movements, she slowly withdrew her fist and stood in the center of the dojo, bowing to everyone.

This is basic etiquette and has nothing to do with position or ability.

"Amazing!"

boom!!

As one of the team members couldn't help but praise, the entire dojo erupted in thunderous applause.

"I never expected that the punch the captain threw that sent me flying was delivered with such force."

"The captain slowed down just now, so I haven't been able to see it completely yet!"

"This is outrageous! The power of their punches and kicks is comparable to spiritual pressure attacks."

"So the captain held back back then, otherwise I would have been torn to pieces like the ghost puppet on the stage that day!"

The soldiers stood up one after another, their eyes fixed on the handsome man who was bowing to them with fervor.

"Ten dan? He's definitely at the tenth dan level! He even surpasses martial artists from various schools within the Seireitei! And he's even younger than me!!"

The cute little face was wide open, and she was looking intently at the man that everyone was praising.

As an 8th dan in white-style fighting, Kunan Shiro naturally knew that 9th dan masters considered 8th dan to be at an amateur level.

The spiritual pressure of those masters might be nothing compared to hers, but their techniques required her to learn them diligently, and she had spent decades trying to reach their level.

At that moment, watching that sunny and cheerful man walk off the fighting stage, she remembered his name forever, and she would never forget it!

"Captain Aozaki..." Kunan Shiro greeted the man who walked up to her with a touch of shyness.

Aozaki Mayuki smiled and said, "Shiro, there's no need to be so distant. Just call me Mayuki."

This sentence made Jiu Nanbai realize that the man in front of her was not a good person, but the next sentence made her change her mind.

"Interested in fighting like this? Want to learn Captain-Commander Yamamoto's combat techniques? If you'd like, I can teach you!"

The scheming Aozaki Mayuki uttered these words without any restraint, completely disregarding the sect's traditions. Yamamoto had never said that the White Strike technique couldn't be passed on to outsiders.

Kunan Shiro personally experienced Aozaki Kenpachi's selflessness.

Chapter 128 Training

Inside the Eleventh Division's barracks is the captain's private dojo.

*Clap clap clap clap!*

As the sounds of striking gradually faded, the white-handed training was also nearing its end, and Kunan Haku's thoughts returned from the past.

"That's amazing, Shinjuku." Kunan Shiro quickly rolled up his sleeves and threw a few punches, while looking at Aozaki Shinjuku with his adorable big eyes and saying admiringly.

"Shingetsu's skill level is already high enough to be certified as a 10th dan by the White Fight Association. Just this power exertion movement has benefited me a lot. It's as if every cell in my body is urging me to practice quickly."

"The certification process is too complicated. For me, combat skills are what matter in combat. The recognition from so-called masters is not that important."

Aozaki Mayuki patted Kunan Shiro's little head, wiggled her fingers, and said with a smile.

Both Yamamoto and Hana have commented on him, saying that as long as he gets certified by the relevant association, he can get the highest rank of 10 dan in kendo, hakta, or kendo.

If Seireitei had a Shunpo Association, their Shunpo skills would probably have earned a 10th-dan rating.

However, in his view, getting these so-called ranks certified by the association was a complete waste of time and would also expose his own strength information.

There are benefits, such as receiving a rank title and association subsidies for achieving a certified rank, but compared to the risks, these benefits are negligible.

"I understand. Zhenyue is teaching me not to covet fame but to pursue true martial arts. I will work hard!" Jiu Nanbai said excitedly, gesturing with the large hand that was stroking his hair.

Aozaki Mayuki waved her hand and praised, "Hmm... Shiro, with hard work you can definitely reach my level too, keep up the good work!"

"I understand, but I'm far behind Zhenyue. I've been training for so many years and still haven't reached the ninth dan." Jiu Nanbai smoothed his hair and said somewhat dejectedly.

"It's already quite an achievement to reach a level close to 9th dan at this age. As long as you practice diligently and with my guidance, you'll reach 10th dan sooner or later."

Aozaki Mayuki led her to sit down and comforted her.

"This is also thanks to Mayuki's help. If Mayuki hadn't been guiding me all along, I wouldn't have improved so quickly."

The already sunny and cheerful girl instantly regained her energy, clenching her little fist and raising it with great spirit.

"That's because you're talented. Your talent in white-handed fighting is really good, second only to Yoruichi among my peers."

Aozaki Mayuki recalled Yoruichi's cheerful laughter after each match and couldn't help but sigh.