The Alchemist in Bleach

"Really? I understand." The extra's best friend nodded, then instantly appeared behind Tiancheng, who was about to swing his knife!

In the next instant, Tiancheng was transformed into a sky full of blood mist!

The replica of the dead beast not far away also dissipated. The Great Serpent looked at Kamui and Stark, who were standing by in a state of high alert, spun around, and slowly shrank back into its waistband, transforming back into its Zanpakuto.

After dealing with Tiancheng, the supporting character's best friend turned her attention to Godmother Stark, or more accurately, to Stark himself.

She was considering whether to finish this guy off while she was at it, but Kamui...

“Feiyun, Mother? Please allow me to call you that. If you intend to make a move against Stark, then I will also take action, and our Las Noches will officially declare war on the Seireitei!” Kamui stepped forward slightly, blocking Stark’s path.

The extra's best friend's eyes lit up, and she nodded thoughtfully (with satisfaction), then looked at Kamui with a smile: "Alright, anyway, you guys should have nothing to do with Tensei Shiro."

After saying that, she turned and walked into the dark cavity behind her. She felt that Kamui was right. The Seireitei was currently beset by internal and external troubles and it was indeed not suitable to declare war on Hueco Mundo.

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Chapter 370 The Council of the Five Sages

"Whoo~"

After his friend, who was just a background character, left, Shenwei breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness... the crisis was averted...

“…” Stark looked at Kamui in silence for a moment, then remarked, “You have… quite a lot of mothers…”

"..." Kamui glanced at Stark silently. "I suspect you're swearing, but I have no proof..."

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, Inoue, who was running towards the Palace of Penitence, stopped and looked solemnly at the female Shinigami who was slowly walking towards him.

With her braid tied in front of her chest and the white haori with the number "four" on her body, Retsu Unohana is the captain of the Fourth Division and also Tenshin Ichiro's teacher!

By all accounts, he should be her grandmaster, but now is not the time to acknowledge kinship. This is truly...

trouble!

"Fourth Division Captain Unohana-senpai..." Inoue bowed slightly, his right hand resting on Chiryu's waist.

"Chiryu?" The captain glanced at the sword Inoue had placed on the ground, raised an eyebrow, and smiled slightly. "As expected, Ichiro taught you your swordsmanship. Infinite Trials and Sword King Mode? Not bad ideas. I watched your fight with Chojiro, and you performed very well."

"..."

Well, now this person not only knows about the Infinite Trials, but also about the Sword King Mode, which she herself didn't know about. So why did I have to emphasize the hidden information to her so many times...?

"Excuse me, senior, please let me pass! I have a reason to go through!" With that, Inoue drew Chiryu, and at the same time, six little Pokémon flew out from his body, ready for battle.

A hint of approval flashed in the captain's eyes: "Not bad, you have much more courage than that kid Ichiro. He's gotten worse over the past few hundred years. Now he doesn't even dare to draw his sword against me first. You're quite good!"

"..." Faced with the captain's praise, Inoue froze. Oh no! She had just subconsciously drawn her sword, and only now did she realize that this was Ichiro's teacher! Her grandmaster!

She can't even beat Ichiro, who was holding back, how dare she!

This damn instinct!

However, since the knife had already been pulled out, it would be rather awkward to put it back in now, so she could only leave it there, not daring to make the first move.

Fortunately, the side effects of the Infinite Trials haven't worn off yet. Now that Inoue is in battle mode, he still has that expressionless face, showing no signs of change.

"But let's forget about it. You're no match for me right now. Although the Infinite Trials have familiarized you with Sword King Mode, they can only help you this far. If you want to improve your swordsmanship further, you'll have to rely on a long period of time to comprehend it. You're no match for me right now, even with your little blue friend."

After saying that, the captain smiled slightly at the blue sprite Chun.

"Furthermore, your goal should be to rescue Rukia, right? If that's your only goal, then you can give up."

"!!! Could it be..." Upon hearing this, Inoue's eyes widened in shock. Was it still... too late?

“That’s right, her execution has been suspended, but she should be pardoned soon, so you don’t need to go.”

"Really? We're still late... um..." Inoue suddenly froze halfway through his sentence, staring blankly at the captain and asking, "Interruption? Pardon? What do you mean?"

"Just now, Kuchiki Byakuya, the head of the Kuchiki family, together with the five major noble families, issued a declaration that due to the extremely low work efficiency of the Central 46 Offices for many years, the Central 46 Offices will be officially abolished from today onwards, and a new political system will be established—the Council of Five Sages. Kuchiki Byakuya, the head of the Kuchiki family and Rukia's brother-in-law, will serve as the first Great Sage of the Council of Five Sages."

Inoue blinked. Did this mean... a coup? That simple?

Wait a minute... Suddenly, Inoue thought of something and frowned.

"Brother-in-law? Isn't it my brother?"

"No, Rukia is the younger sister of the head of the Kuchiki family's wife. It's just that he's used to Rukia calling him 'brother'."

"..." Inoue's lips twitched. So, that handsome guy was a siscon, huh? And a super siscon at that, willing to overthrow a regime for his sister...

terrible!

At this point, Inoue understood the whole story. Given her special relationship with the captain, she chose to trust her, put away Chiryu, and walked with her toward the Fourth Division.

Of course, the main reason is simply that we can't beat them...

On the way to the Fourth Division, Inoue couldn't help but wonder, was a coup really that easy?

Of course, it's not that easy. Even if Byakuya unites with the other four noble families and the five noble families, including the Shiba family, it's still not that simple.

After all, a large portion of the forty sages in the Central Forty-Six Chambers were elected by nobles outside the five major noble families. How could they be willing to have their rights stripped away so suddenly?

Therefore, the Seireitei is now in complete chaos, and a major battle could break out at any moment!

However, Byakuya had anticipated this situation, so the newly established Council of Five Sages began to operate rapidly, suppressing the rebellions in various parts of Seireitei with lightning speed.

The so-called Council of Five Sages is a meeting of five sages that condenses the forty sages and six judges of the forty-six chambers into a single council. The power is held by the five sages, and the mechanism of the forty-six chambers still exists, but the personnel have been re-elected and now they are simply handling official business and do not have as much power as before.

The Five Sages are not each held by one of the five noble families. The head of the Kuchiki family serves as the Great Sage, representing the interests of all the noble families. The Shiba family serves as one of the Sages, representing the interests of Rukongai, and is responsible for merging Rukongai, a region that has developed rapidly over the past few centuries, with the Seireitei.

The head of the Shihouin family also holds a position among the Sages, and they represent the interests of the rest of Soul Society!

Simply put, Byakuya wants to bring the other Soul Society under the rule of the Seireitei once again, which means... war is imminent!

Thus, the Sage's seat occupied by the five noble families was gone. The Tsunayo family, due to Tsunayo Tokinada, could not enter the power structure of the Seireitei, since he was now a member of the Zero Division. Of course, as compensation, Tsunayo would continue to run the Great Spiritual Library Corridor and could enter it at will.

However, while this seemingly gave the Tsunayoshiro family leverage over everyone, it actually planted a seed of future trouble. If any classified information were leaked, the Tsunayoshiro family would be the prime suspects…

Furthermore, with the research conducted by the Technology Development Bureau in recent years, although the technology to block the Great Spiritual Book Corridor is costly, it is still achievable, so there is no concern about the leakage of their own intelligence.

The last family voluntarily relinquished this right; they simply wanted a peaceful life, and given their lineage as members of the five great noble families, they certainly had the confidence to do so. (Unfortunately, the original work provided absolutely no information on this, so I couldn't find anything to make up...)

The last two seats for the Sage were given to...

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Chapter 371 The Invisible Empire! Mobilize!

The last two spots were given to the Captain-Commander of the 13th Division of the Gotei 13. This was a major reform. In the past, although the 13th Division had a lot of power, it was mostly because Yamamoto was powerful enough that the Central 46 dared not disregard his opinions too much.

At most, he'll just keep bouncing around the edge of his bottom line.

But in essence, the Gotei 13 remains a subordinate agency of the Central 46.

In the past, this approach was indeed feasible, but the current Squad 13 is different from before. In the past, the Squad 13 only had one exceptional captain, namely Captain-Commander Yamamoto, and apart from that, their overall strength was actually quite average.

But the current Team Thirteen is different. Their strength has increased significantly. As their strength has grown, the power they possess has gradually become disproportionate. There are definitely many like Tensei Shiro, but they may not be as strong as him.

Therefore, Byakuya's move officially elevated the political status of the Thirteenth Division. Although it still couldn't completely prevent incidents like Tensei Shiro's, it did bring about some change.

However, this is not the craziest thing Byakuya has done. If the Five Sages Council had only gone this far, it wouldn't have been a big deal, because upon closer inspection, it's actually not much different from before, except that the forty sages and six judges have been replaced.

Under the original system, they still did not have real decision-making power; ultimately, the power was in the hands of the five noble families.

This is merely the five noble families officially stepping onto the stage.

What truly sparked the widespread rebellion within the Seireitei was the last remaining slot for a Sage...

The last sage position will be selected through a rigorous process involving all citizens of Seireitei and Rukongai!

Those elected must not have any relation to nobles!

Even an ordinary soul with no power is acceptable, as long as it has enough ability and can be recognized, then it can assume the position of sage!

As for the spiritual pressure issue, the Technology Development Bureau will resolve it and ensure that it will not be affected.

A dedicated department will be established to oversee the entire election process.

This is why so many nobles seized the opportunity to rise up in rebellion!

How can ordinary people stand on their heads?

How can commoners wield great power?

Therefore, Byakuya's decision can be described as extremely insane!

One wrong move and the entire Seireitei will be destroyed!

However, he knew that this was necessary, because Ichiro's goal was to create a world full of variables, a world that he wanted to revitalize.

Ichiro's decision was something Byakuya and the others believed they couldn't stop; that monster was too strong.

Therefore, one can only adapt, and a corrupt system is clearly unable to adapt to a changing world.

At the same time, Byakuya could roughly guess what Ichiro wanted to do. He and the Tsunayo family had checked the Great Spirit Book Corridor. Although the traces had been cleaned up, a careful inspection still revealed some clues of a long stay.

Based on this information, combined with Byakuya's understanding of Ichiro, the only thing he could think of was that matter...

Although it felt incredible, Byakuya's intuition told him that Ichiro's goal was that...

Therefore, whether it's the region represented by the Shihouin family or this commoner sage, Byakuya has only one goal!

To rule the entire Soul Society!

Lead the five noble families back to their peak!

This is his ambition!

His current ambitions!

Because of this incident, he realized that the prestige of the five noble families was not enough to completely intimidate everyone. Staying behind the scenes for too long meant that any Tom, Dick, or Harry would dare to jump out and grope him.

How dare they sentence Rukia to death!

Now that I've taken back my power, let's see who dares to make a judgment now!

.......