Death: This Death is a bit unorthodox.

"Commander-in-Chief, all squad captains have arrived!"

Yamamoto's expression became incredibly complex. After a few seconds of internal struggle, he finally regained his composure and sighed helplessly:

"Fine, let them in."

He glanced sharply at Zhenyue, his face expressionless, and said:

"Zhen Yue, you don't need to go. Go to the back and listen in."

Aozaki Mayuki was somewhat surprised. Normally, even the vice-captains are not allowed to attend the captains' meetings, so how could he, a student of the Spirit Arts Academy, be qualified to sit in?

He dared not continue to cause trouble in this situation; in such a formal setting, he had to give the teacher face.

He responded respectfully, walked behind the mountain, and stood against the wall.

Soon, the conference room door opened, and a figure walked in.

Second Division Captain, Yoruichi Shihouin.

She walked to Yamamoto's right, her eyes lit up slightly, and looked at Aozaki Mayuki, who also looked at her.

The moment their eyes met, the two began exchanging glances and winks, attempting to communicate information through their eyes.

The captains' senses were so sharp that their subtle movements couldn't escape their notice. The captains who entered later all had subtle expressions when they saw this scene.

Following closely behind entering the conference room were—

Third Division Vice-Captain, Iba Senetsu

Fourth Division Captain, Retsu Unohana

Fifth Division Captain, Hirako Shinji

Sixth Division Captain, Kuchiki Ginrei

Captain of the 7th Division, Aikawa Raibu

Captain of the Ninth Division, Kensei Muguruma

Captain of the 10th Division, Isshin Shiba.

Eleventh Division Captain, Kenpachi Onihiro

Captain of the 12th Division, Kirio Hikifune.

As one figure after another, clad in white haori, entered the room, Aozaki Mayuki finally got to know all the captains of the Gotei 13.

Once the captains were all present, Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro exchanged a glance and then took their places.

They were standing here not as Yamamoto's disciples, but as captains of the Gotei 13.

Shiba Isshin watched Aozaki Mayuki and Shihouin Yoruichi interact, pursed his lips, and looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

He seemed to be considering whether to tell his niece about Aozaki Mayuki and Shihouin Yoruichi's situation after the meeting.

In front of others, Unohana Retsu is a quiet Yamato Nadeshiko, with her head bowed and eyes downcast, seemingly indifferent to everything.

Kuchiki Ginrei, this serious old man, did take a moment to glance at Shinjuku, but only for a moment before looking away.

"That old man is really something... There's a reason why Xiu Mu Xiang He turned into that grotesque state."

Aozaki Mayuki secretly grumbled to herself, but on the surface, she maintained her obedient demeanor.

Aside from these team leaders who had already met before, or were simply old acquaintances.

The other captains also looked on with curiosity when they saw Aozaki Mayuki, wanting to see what the "legendary genius" chosen by Captain-Commander Yamamoto was like.

With a gentle tap of Yamamoto's cane on the ground, the captains all turned their attention back, and the captains' meeting officially began.

The main topic of this meeting was, of course, the attack on the sixth division vice-captain, Kuchiki Sōjun.

The reason why the matter of a vice-captain was brought up at the captain's meeting was mainly because his identity was that of the next head of the Kuchiki family.

A regular deputy captain doesn't receive this kind of treatment.

When the conversation turned to serious matters, all the team leaders became solemn.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Yoruichi Shihouin faced the captains and recounted what had happened the previous night.

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After reading the readers' comments, I noticed there's a lot of controversy surrounding Isshin Shiba (Kurosaki Isshin), so I'll explain.

Because this is fan fiction, the plot has already changed from the first chapter, so it's definitely different from the original work.

Kurosaki Isshin becoming the captain wasn't a mistake in the plot; rather, he was already the captain in the story of this book, and the reason will be explained later.

Just like in the first chapter, some readers were wondering about how Gin Ichimaru and Rangiku Matsumoto addressed each other, and they used their surnames and given names to address each other based on how close they were to each other.

The book intentionally assigned the surnames to the characters; it was not due to a mistake or a lack of understanding of the original text.

I've watched the anime and read the manga about Bleach, and I've also done a lot of research online.

This book may not be very well written, but please believe me, I will not make such a basic mistake.

Chapter 42 The Promise

Yoruichi's description contains a lot of embellishment, taking the blame for killing the captain-level rebels herself, while Aozaki Mayuki only provided minor assistance under her instructions.

This is certainly not about taking credit, but about helping Zhenyue reduce the trouble and danger she might encounter.

Because she couldn't be sure if any of the captains present had any connection to the Tsunayo family.

Aozaki Mayuki understood what she meant and didn't say anything more; in fact, she was even a little touched.

Merit is not important; in the Gotei 13, what matters is strength to improve one's status.

Knowing the truth, Yamamoto, Unohana, and Kuchiki Ginrei remained silent, seemingly acquiescing to Yoruichi's actions.

While Yoruichi Shihouin was explaining the situation to everyone, Maki Aozaki began to observe the other captains.

Each captain has their own unique characteristics, especially Kiryu Hikifune, whose broad-mindedness always attracts the attention of Mayuki Aozaki.

Kiryu seemed to sense Aozaki Mayuki's gaze and turned around to give him a kind smile.

Aozaki Mayuki responded with a smile.

Seemingly surprised by the captain's generosity, they decided to communicate with her more in the future.

Unfortunately, according to rumors, she will soon be promoted to Squad Zero, so we probably won't have much time left to spend together.

Besides Kiryuki Hikifune, Kensei Muguruma is another person who can distract Mayuki Aozaki.

This captain-level powerhouse, a well-known combat unit in the Bleach world (just kidding), indeed had a spiritual pressure level of three-tier spiritual power, just as Unohana had said.

Sensing his gaze, Kensei Rokusha turned and glanced at him.

What beautiful eyes!

That was his first reaction.

But he soon realized something was wrong, feeling that those beautiful eyes seemed to be hiding a deep malice towards him.

It wasn't that I wanted to do anything malicious to him, but rather... to inflict psychological harm on him.

It must be my imagination; this must be the first time we've met...

He shook his head, quickly dismissing the unrealistic feeling.

While Aozaki Mayuki was busy observing the captains and occasionally communicating with Yoruichi.

Yamamoto began by saying:

"The Central 46th Bureau has issued orders regarding the rebels arrested in this operation."

"The rebels and their cronies have committed heinous crimes, including plotting rebellion and disrupting the government. They are hereby sentenced to death and, effective immediately, to be taken to the Palace of Repentance to await execution!"

"Recently, the rebels have become increasingly rampant. All squads must do their utmost to wipe out the rebels."

With that, the matter has finally come to a conclusion.

Of course, this is only on the surface. How the two families fight behind the scenes is not something that the Gotei 13 should meddle in.

Yamamoto also had no interest in the struggles between nobles; the duty of the Gotei 13 was not to be a tool for nobles to fight for power.

As long as it's not too outrageous and threatens the safety of Seireitei or even the world, it's fine.

However, given Yamamoto's understanding of his friend, although his son was ambushed, he was not dead, and he would most likely choose to let the matter rest after punishing the attackers.

The Kuchiki family isn't like those crazy bunch from the Tsunayo family.

Their status is equally supreme, yet they are bound by rules and take it upon themselves to maintain the stability of the Seireitei, and will not trample on order for personal reasons.

Even if they were to deal with the Tsunayo family, they would not violate the rules of the Seireitei.

In contrast, if the Tsunayoshiro family were to encounter such a situation, they wouldn't care about any of those damn rules and would definitely turn into a mad dog, biting people indiscriminately.

To paraphrase the words of that ancient Western superpower on the other side of the world, "A gentleman can be deceived by his principles."

His friend was someone who could be easily deceived.

Yamamoto sighed and glanced at everyone.

"Today, all the captains are representing their respective squads at this meeting. Only the position of captain of the Third Squad remains vacant. Does anyone have a candidate to recommend?"

That was the real purpose of his meeting today.

As a support unit, the Third Division's duty is to replenish the casualties of other divisions in battle, which is of paramount importance.

The position of captain of the Third Division has been vacant for more than ten years. Due to the inability to find a suitable candidate, the vice-captain, Senetsu Iba, has been handling the division's affairs.

These are turbulent times, so it would be best to find someone to fill the vacancy.

Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively looked at Izaya Senetsu.

Under everyone's gaze, Isamu Sente shook his head slightly.

Yamamoto was somewhat disappointed, but it was within expectations.

If there were good candidates, they would have informed me in advance, so there was no need to wait until today.

Yamamoto glanced at the other captains, none of whom stepped forward to speak. Having already made his decision, he could only say calmly:

"Very well, we'll discuss the captaincy later. For now, I'm granting the deputy captain of the shooting range the position of 'acting captain' to temporarily handle the affairs of the Third Division."

Although Iba Sentetsu had been in charge of the Third Division for many years, Yamamoto's order finally officially confirmed her legitimacy in managing the Third Division.