Death: This Death is a bit unorthodox.

Origin: A soul from the present world

Area under responsibility: Flower withering in the 62nd district of East Rukongai

Spiritual Pressure: Level 17

Assessment: Appears kind and easygoing, extremely indulgent, but is actually ruthless and ambitious.

Note: He/She possesses the qualifications of a vice-captain.

"Tosen, this is his final test."

After saying that, he picked up a pen and began making changes to the document.

The "Spiritual Might" category has been changed to level sixteen, and the "Note" category has been changed to "Captain's Qualification".

"It seems you think highly of him and want him to stand by our side?" Tosen Kaname couldn't see, but he could tell Aizen's attitude from his tone.

"Four years ago, I first saw him when the flowers withered. At that time, his spiritual power was not even 20th grade, belonging to an insignificant soul."

Aizen glanced at Shingetsu's evaluation in the document and said in a calm tone:

"But four years have passed, and his spiritual power has reached level sixteen, which is already the level of an ordinary team member."

"The most crucial point is that he is a soul from the present world, living in Rukongai. Such talent is too rare, he shouldn't stay here."

"So you're letting him get into the True Central Academy of Spiritual Arts?"

Aizen had a gentle smile on his lips, and his kindness was immediately apparent, making people feel good about him involuntarily.

“That’s right. His talent shouldn’t be wasted here. Seireitei is where he should be.”

Zhenyue grabbed a spirit by the neck, lifted him up, and looked at the distant tree. He couldn't see anything, but he knew someone was standing there watching him.

He was somewhat excited, not because he was about to enter the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy, but because he was one step closer to the Hogyoku.

After meeting Aizen in Ward 62 and being noticed by him.

He has been here all along, hunting down souls with Shinigami potential for Aizen and seizing their spiritual power. Besides exchanging them for resources, he also wants to get close to Aizen and see if he can find an opportunity to steal the Hogyoku.

After all, he lived in 1878!

The Hogyoku experiment never officially began; it was a treasure that could manifest people's thoughts and guide their potential to achieve evolution.

Aizen is still in the stage of collecting materials to make the Hogyoku, and it will be about a hundred years before he can fuse with the Hogyoku.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni remains the strongest Shinigami, still vigorous despite his advanced age.

There are only three Arrancar at most: Stark, Lilynette, and Ulquiorra. Yhwach hasn't even invaded Soul Society yet, and Ichigo Kurosaki hasn't even been born...

In this era, the war between Shinigami and Quincy continues, the heirs of the Soul Society nobles fight for power and assassinate each other constantly, and the Hollows of Hueco Mundo never give up trying to fill the void in their hearts. There is only chaos and slaughter in the three realms!

He doesn't have that much ambition; he just wants to seize a Hogyoku to increase his strength. That's not unreasonable, is it?

They ignored the blood all over the ground.

Rangiku walked calmly to Aozaki Mayuki's side; she was already used to such bloody scenes.

Living in District 62 meant they couldn't avoid this kind of thing happening.

"Matsuki, let's hurry, the selection for the Shinigami Academy is about to begin."

Just a little closer, Rangiku jumped and danced, full of energy, and shouted loudly.

Shinju threw out the last enemy, hugged Rangiku who was rushing towards him, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"How could I forget? I just wanted to earn some extra money for living expenses before I left." Mayuki smiled and ruffled Rangiku's hair.

Although she's not a mature, sophisticated woman yet, she's really cute.

"It's not like we'll pass the test just because we go there..." Rangiku puffed out her cheeks and nudged Mayuki's chin with her head in dissatisfaction: "Don't touch my head, it'll mess up my hair. I spent so long getting ready today."

Shinzuki chuckled and hoisted Rangiku onto his shoulder: "Men, strip them naked, don't leave them anything!"

"Yes, Boss Aozaki."

The younger men were fast and their movements were skillful.

In less than a quarter of an hour, more than twenty souls from District 63 who came to seize the territory were stripped naked.

Shinjuku only accepted the money and headed towards Seireitei with Rangiku and Gin.

As you walk through the increasingly improved neighborhoods, you can look up and see tall buildings, which are luxurious and magnificent, completely different from Rukongai.

Just then—

boom!

Suddenly, smoke and dust filled the air ahead, and a tall stone wall fell from the sky.

A tall, rugged figure with short black hair walked out with a bright smile.

"You're all here to take the entrance exam for the Seireitei Academy, right? I am Wei Wan, the guardian of the Seireitei East Gate Seiryu. If you wish to enter, please wait here. Once you pass the test, you can leave this place."

Wei Wan, wielding a giant sword, glanced at the crowd gathered in front of the door, smiled, and opened the stone door. A group of death gods in black uniforms walked out, presumably teachers from the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhenyue squeezed out of the crowd, quietly walked to Weiwan's side, and tugged at his sleeve.

Wei Wan glanced at Zhen Yue's palm, put away the ring that had appeared out of thin air, looked around, and then took a step back.

"Mr. Zhenyue, what brings you to District 1? What business do you have this time?"

"I'm not here to do business," Mazuki said with a smile. "I'm here to take the entrance exam for the Shinigami Academy."

"So you've finally decided to become a Shinigami? With your spiritual pressure, you could have taken the exam a long time ago. I really don't know why you waited so long." Wei Wan looked regretful.

"But then there won't be any extra income to be earned."

"You, one of the four gatekeepers of Seireitei, are you that short of money?"

"Don't mention the Four Gatekeepers. He's just a gatekeeper, his monthly salary is meager. And my husband always likes to compare himself to those noble ladies..."

Wei Wan shook his head as he spoke, then waved the coins in his hand.

"You never come here unless you need something, so this money must have another purpose."

"What are you talking about? We're like brothers, aren't we?" Zhenyue said, putting her arm around Weiwan's shoulder. "Actually, I just wanted to make sure that this year's entrance exam is no different from previous years, right?"

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Spiritual power is a classification of spiritual pressure levels in the original work, representing the concentration of spiritual pressure contained in spiritual particles.

In the original work, the spiritual power level is divided into 20 levels, with level 3 and above being the captain level, level 4 and 5 being the vice captain level, and the remaining 15 levels of spiritual power are not detailed.

This book divides ranks six through twelve into officer ranks, while ranks below twelve are ordinary soldiers.

Chapter 3 The Examiner

"That's all? Why would you give me money for something like that? You're being too polite..."

That's what she said, but Zhenyue saw Weiwan put the money in his pocket as soon as he finished speaking, showing no intention of returning it to her.

"Don't worry, just like every year, it's a spiritual pressure test... Actually, passing this test is already very difficult."

"In Rukongai, it's already good enough to be able to solve the problem of food and clothing. There aren't many people whose spiritual power can reach the upper level."

"If the admission requirements continue to be raised, there simply won't be many people in Rukongai who can pass the test."

"That's true, then I'll go register first." After saying that, Zhenyue took out some money and gave it to Weiwan.

This guy has always been the one to make things easy for him.

The nobles in Seireitei were used to a good life, and some of them liked the junk items in Rukongai. The two of them made quite a bit of money doing this business.

Not to mention, he also took this opportunity to meet many beautiful noble ladies and wives, had some in-depth exchanges with them, and made some money along the way.

Of course, his criteria for selecting service recipients are just as strict as those for training himself.

There's not much to say about Shinjuku; she can only thank herself for her good looks.

Shingetsu... Now that he's become a Shinigami, he'll be living under the noses of the nobles, so he should be more discreet.

Wei Wan thought to himself.

But this is something I can only think about; I don't have the guts to say it out loud.

Those nobles valued their reputation above all else; when they got ruthless, they would even kill their own brothers and sisters. No one would care whether he, the gatekeeper, lived or died.

Several years ago, Tsunayoshi Tokina, a member of the Tsunayoshi family, tortured and murdered his colleagues, assassinated the family heir, and eventually even killed his own wife.

The band leader reported him, and the 46th Chamber sentenced him to house arrest for several hundred years.

Compared to the lifespan of souls, which can be two or three thousand years, a few hundred years is nothing!

Compared to the worried Wei Wan, the culprit Zhen Yue seemed completely unaffected, chatting animatedly with the female examiner from the Zhen Yang Spiritual Arts Academy.

"Examiner, after talking for so long, I still don't know your name!"

"..." The beautiful examiner remained silent for a moment, then finally said slowly, "Yadomaru Lisa."

"So it's Lisa, the third seat. I heard that Captain Kyoraku thinks highly of you, and I reckon it won't be long before you're promoted to vice-captain," Mazuki said with a smile.

"You know me?"

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually a businessman, and I have some connections within Seireitei."

Zhenyue reached into her pocket and pulled out a stack of cards.

"This is my business card. My name is Aozaki Mayuki. Please take care of me."

Lisa Yadomaru picked up a business card: "Yorozuya..."

“That’s right, it’s the Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop). As long as the money’s right, we’ll do anything.” A captivating smile appeared on Mayuki’s face. “We offer all kinds of services…”

“We offer all kinds of services…” Lisa glanced at Zhenyue, snorted coldly, put away the business card, and said indifferently, “Hmph, I’m not interested in these services.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lisa seemed to feel ashamed, and a blush of anger spread across her face.

This bastard named Mayuki actually said something like that to her. For Lisa, who had studied sex education books for many years, it was simply impossible to refuse... to accept.

Not to mention, she came from the Eighth Division this time with the mission of the Gotei 13 to select talents, and this was done in front of everyone, during the Shinigami Academy test.

If someone like that can become a Shinigami and join the Gotei 13, they absolutely need to be properly disciplined!

"Aozaki Mazuki!"

The shouts coming from the spirit gate interrupted their conversation.