Death: This Death is a bit unorthodox.

Shiba Kaien finally faced reality, stopped deceiving himself, rolled up his sleeves, and ran home.

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The outskirts of West Rukongai District 1.

A group of Shinigami dressed in Shinigami uniforms slowly advanced.

The two leading Shinigami were dressed in white haori, followed by Shinigami with powerful spiritual pressure; they looked like elite troops from the Gotei 13.

The commoners and thugs in Rukongai stared in disbelief at the orderly group, all of them wielding Zanpakuto and radiating powerful spiritual pressure. They instinctively retreated and scattered, deeply shocked.

This small force could easily sweep through the entire West Rukongai!

Shiba Isshin and Kyoraku Shunsui led the group of Shinigami towards the suburbs, with Yadomaru Lisa, wearing the team badge, following closely behind them.

"This house..."

Kyoraku Shunsui looked at the strange building in the suburbs with two stone arms holding up a banner that read "Shiba Kukaku" in large characters, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Is this something a normal person could make?

Shiba walked to his side and whispered a few words in his ear.

"I see... Your niece has quite unique taste!"

Kyoraku Shunsui couldn't help but make a comment.

Shiba sighed inwardly. Although he usually liked to joke around and be silly, he really didn't like this architectural style and could only shake his head helplessly.

stomping on...

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from the woods in the distance.

Shiba looked up and a gentle smile quickly spread across his face.

A little devil with short, black hair was seen leading four children, riding a wild boar and hurrying over.

"Uncle Yixin!"

The five of them approached Shiba Isshin and happily raised their hands to greet him.

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding villagers were all taken aback.

Isshin, that Shiba Isshin, the head of the Shiba family's branch family, is now the captain of the Gotei 13!?

"Hmm, very good. Little Rock Vulture has grown quite a bit taller since I last saw him."

Shiba Ichizane looked at the five Shiba Ganju members in front of him, his eyes gradually filled with a look of loving kindness.

In his spiritual perception, the spiritual pressure of the eagle was much stronger than when he entered Seireitei!

"It's clear that Mazuki and Kukaku care about you quite a bit."

Speaking of his troublesome older sister and future brother-in-law (?), Shiba Ganju and the other four all wore wry smiles.

"But then again, why are there only a few of you?"

"Where are Haiyan and Konghe?"

Shiba looked around and asked.

"Brother Haiyan is cultivating in District Three, and Sister Konghe..."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a soft laugh came from the other side of the woods.

"Uncle Yixin, Senior Brother Jingle, and Miss Lisa, what brings you all here?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

Shinjutsu, dressed in white casual clothes, strode over. The back of her clothes bore the insignia of a "falling sky collapse vortex pattern".

"Two captains and one vice-captain, does the teacher value me that much?"

"Where's Kukaku?" Shiba Isshin asked with a smile.

"She's tinkering with fireworks. We've made a small improvement to the materials used to make them." Aozaki Mayuki grinned and pointed behind her.

Zhibo was stunned for a moment, and finally understood what the children's "bitter smiles" meant.

Shiba Kukaku has a penchant for conducting high-risk explosive experiments, which often result in accidents.

I wonder how many houses Zhenyue and Kukaku blew up this time.

"Come with me." Mazuki waved and led them toward the Shiba family's house.

"I remember you're not from the Shiba family, are you?"

On the way, Kyoraku Shunsui seemed to have thought of something interesting. He walked up to Mayuki and asked in a low voice with a gossipy look:

"Why are you living here, kid?"

Zhenyue smiled and said, "That's a long story..."

"Then let's get to the point." Kyoraku Shunsui clearly wasn't going to let him off so easily.

"Didn't I participate in the Soul Burial internship?" Zhenyue shrugged and said helplessly, "After completing the internship, I received my graduation certificate."

"I was planning to go directly to the Second Division to report for duty, but I don't know what happened."

“A group of people came out, claiming to represent a certain noble family, to investigate the situation of the Soul Burial internship.”

"We can't go to the Gotei 13 for the time being, and we have nowhere else to go, so we came here."

He spread his hands, then said resentfully:

“Just a few days ago, those guys were still guarding outside, restricting my personal freedom, making me feel like a criminal.”

"And the teacher too, he hasn't sent a single word of concern in all these days. Does he know how heartbroken his student is?"

As she spoke, Aozaki Mayuki began to beat her chest and stamp her feet, looking heartbroken.

"What are you thinking? It's very troublesome for the inspection team to arrest people. As the captain of the inspection team, your main responsibility will just be guarding the prison!"

Kyoraku Shunsui said with a sullen smile, then took out a sake bottle and handed it to Mazuki.

whisper:

“I know you have grievances in your heart, but the teacher did do something.”

"Those people were able to leave because the teacher did his best to help you."

Aozaki Mayuki took a sip of her drink, patted her chest, and said, "If you ask me, the teacher is just too kind to those nobles. If I were the teacher..."

"Cough cough."

Kyoraku Shunsui, a high-ranking nobleman and captain of the 8th Division, suddenly coughed twice.

Aozaki Mayuki said awkwardly, "I'm not targeting you, senior brother. Anyway, that's the gist of it. You get the idea."

Chapter 55 Reputation

Soul Society.

The Shiba family home in the outskirts of West Rukongai District 1.

The others had all left the room, leaving only Aozaki Mayuki, Matsumoto Rangiku, Ichimaru Gin, Shiba Isshin, Kyoraku Shunsui, and Yadomaru Lisa seated.

Everyone acted very casually.

Aozaki Mayuki took a sip of tea, glanced at Yadomaru Lisa who was looking at the strange books, then turned to Kyoraku Shunsui and smiled:

"I wonder what brings you here, Senior Brother. Please speak freely if you have anything to say!"

Looking at his senior brother with a listless expression, Aozaki Mazuki found it somewhat amusing.

Of all the captains of the Gotei 13, they just had to pick him, the one who loves to slack off the most, to be in charge of this matter.

Besides the fact that the Eighth Division's duties were somewhat related to this matter, it was also because he was an upper-class nobleman with outstanding abilities.

Therefore, those nobles were willing to trust him.

It's all wishful thinking on my part.

Kyoraku Shunsui chuckled lightly:

"You really don't know what happened?"

He picked up his teacup and took a sip, his deep gaze sweeping over the faces of Zhenyue and the other two, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Aozaki Mayuki shook her head.

"I only know that it is related to the Soul Burial internship and the great nobles, but I don't really know much else."

Kyoraku Shunsui nodded.

"The purpose of our visit is precisely because of this matter."

"During the Soul Burial practice five days ago, something happened that shocked the Seireitei's higher-ups."

"Tsunayo Asahiro, a student of the Shinigami Academy who was participating in the Soul Burial internship, died on the spot in an accident during the internship."

The moment the words left his mouth, Aozaki Mayuki's expression changed drastically, and he abruptly stood up.

"What?! How is this possible?!"

Both Gin Ichimaru and Rangiku Matsumoto wore expressions of shock, as if they had heard something unbelievable.

Shiba Isshin was so preoccupied with the problem that he didn't notice the expressions on the faces of the three men.

Meanwhile, Yadomaru Lisa was daydreaming, reading extracurricular books, her mind already far away.

Only Kyoraku Shunsui seemed to sense something, and the smile on his lips suddenly became meaningful.

"The attack on the Tsunayo family members is still under secrecy, but the teacher has received orders from the Central 46 to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter."

Kyoraku Shunsui sighed.

"We went to the crime scene, but haven't been able to find any useful clues yet."

"But what can be deduced is that the attacker was extremely powerful... From the start of the battle to his death, Tsunayo Asahiro's time was no more than five minutes."

"We have come here to ask you for relevant clues."

As he spoke, Kyoraku Shunsui stroked his chin, observing Mazuki's expression.

Zhenyue also rubbed her chin in his manner, pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but murmur: