The Alchemist in Bleach

At this point, it can be considered that the losses were cut in time.

only……

Thinking of the chaotic situation to come and his own actions over the past century, the captain couldn't help but sigh. It seemed it was time to admit defeat...

"Everyone, come out. Stop hiding. I have something to tell you."

After a moment of silence, the captains who had been hiding in the shadows finally emerged, looking slightly embarrassed, because according to prior arrangement, they should now be waiting for orders in their respective squads...

"You guys come out too," the Captain-Commander said, looking at the corner behind Soi Fon and Yuushirou with a hint of helplessness.

"Oh my, as expected of the Captain-Commander, you even noticed that." Urahara lightly adjusted the brim of his hat and led Yoruichi out from the corner.

However, the Captain-Commander didn't pay attention to Urahara's flattery. Instead, he turned to another corner and said in a deep voice, "You can come out now. The Central 46 is gone. There may be a new plan for your fate. I guarantee that you can leave Soul Society safely."

A moment later, to everyone's surprise, Hirako and the others walked out with displeased expressions. To be honest, they had actually been planning to leave Soul Society, but just as they were about to set off, they were suddenly locked in by a powerful spiritual pressure, which is why they were delayed until now.

"What, do you want me to treat you with utmost respect?" After Pingzi and the others came out, the captain looked at the last corner and said coldly.

"Cough~ No, no, you're too kind. I just... strained my back, oh right, strained my back." Yixin walked out with an embarrassed laugh, rubbing her back in a pretentious manner.

"Captain Kurosaki!"

"Uncle Yixin, you are indeed alright."

"Hahaha, long time no see, Toshiro. By the way, my son caused you trouble. I apologize in advance, Kaien."

"We're all family, this is what Haiyan should do."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, everyone turned their attention to the captain.

"Ahem~" The captain coughed lightly, and just as he opened his mouth, "This old man..."

"Excuse me, Captain, could you wait a moment? I have some things to attend to."

Upon hearing this voice, Ichiro froze, his smile instantly turning to the side. He slowly turned around, forcing out a stiff smile.

"Captain! That's great! You didn't..."

"Why did you stop talking?"

"Captain...why don't you tie your hair up..."

"Bad mood."

"...Who's making you upset! Tell me! Your dear disciple is very strong now! Your two grand-disciples are also very strong! Let's beat him up together! Is it that old geezer Yamamoto? I'll seal his Zanpakuto right now! Let's vent our anger!"

"Ninjazuki, this brat who's going through a rebellious phase is yours to play with. Have fun, play as much as you want, play until you're happy."

"ah!!!!"

"!!!" Hearing the overjoyed cry from Ninjazuki behind him, Ichiro's face instantly turned pale. "Captain! Let me explain! It's all the fault of the World and the Moon..."

"Captain! Yue Ling and I have tried our best to dissuade Lord Ichiro, but he insists that it's okay for kids to be a little rebellious and it has nothing to do with us."

"Yes, it was all at Father's behest!"

"I have other missions in Soul Society, so I'm not sure." Satoshi, who was standing next to him, felt the captain's gaze and turned his head slightly to avoid Ichiro's eyes.

"you……"

"Ah puff!"

Before Ichiro could continue to argue, the meat-eating beast behind him had already opened its mouth wide and swallowed him whole!

"Do not!!!"

"Captain, I'm all set now, you can continue," the captain said with a smile, styling his hair up.

The captain glanced at Ichiro, who was making strange noises coming from Meatball's stomach, and swallowed hard. He didn't know why she was so angry, but it was best not to provoke her...

"Ahem~ Here, I mainly want to announce one thing: from today onwards, I will no longer serve as the Captain-Commander-in-Chief of the Gotei 13. The new Captain-Commander-in-Chief will be Kyoraku Shunsui, the Captain of the 8th Division!"

Everyone: "!?"

"Old Man Shan?"

The captain raised his hand to interrupt Chunshui and said, "This is the result I came to after thinking about it for a long time. This position should have been handed over to you long ago, but there was the Central 46 before. As a nobleman, there are some things that are not easy for you to do. I am getting old. Ichiro's reply can make my body younger, but not my mind. It is time to let go."

Upon hearing this, Chunshui fell silent, and Fuzhu, who was standing to the side, swallowed the words he wanted to say.

Because that's the truth.

The current captain is indeed not suitable for future work. In times of peace, his experience can stabilize most situations, but in today's chaotic world, he has long lost his edge and will find it difficult to cope with this ever-changing world.

Especially now that the Captain-Commander of the Thirteenth Division also has to take on the role of Sage, he has already become the ruler of the Seireitei in terms of function. Given his current state, it is not suitable for him to be the Captain-Commander.

As for the position of Captain-General, there are currently three suitable candidates among the Thirteen Teams: Shunsui, Ukitake, and Ichiro.

Ichiro is strong enough in both ability and reputation, but he probably doesn't have that idea himself, and he's prone to getting carried away, which is dangerous. As for Ukitake, he has no problem with strength or strategy, and he's also quite steady.

There's just one downside...

Too cunning...

The reputation isn't very good.

Therefore, after careful consideration, he chose Shunsui, who was cunning but had a good reputation, to be the captain-commander. Moreover, judging from his collaboration with Byakuya in establishing the Council of Five Sages, he was not lacking in adventurous spirit, which was perfect for the current era!

"And me. From now on, I will step down as captain of the Fourth Division. I recommend Ichiro to take over. As for the Fifth Division, he was already the temporary captain, so let's choose him as well this time."

“Uh…” Chunshui paused for a moment, then slowly turned her head to look at Grandpa Yamamoto.

"Now that you're the captain, it's your decision to make this decision."

"..." Shunsui looked at the old man, then at Captain Unohana with a "smile" on her face, and finally at Ichiro who was "playing" with Nikushizuki. "I have no objection, but Ichiro doesn't seem willing to take on the position of captain of the fourth division, since this was mentioned before."

"It's okay, he's agreed now."

"Waaaaah!!! I'm different!!!"

"Look, he's very happy about it!" Captain Unohana's smile grew even brighter.

"..." Shunsui silently mourned for Ichiro for three seconds, then nodded and agreed to Captain Unohana's request. "Old man Nayama, and Unohana-senpai, what are your plans for the future?"

"I have only resigned from the position of Captain-Commander. I have not resigned from the position of Dean of the Shinigami Academy. Perfect timing. I will take this opportunity to reorganize the Shinigami Academy. The reform that Ichiro mentioned before can be put on the agenda. Retsu, come and help me."

Hana nodded, having no objection. After stepping down, she didn't have many places to go. She couldn't stay in the Fourth Division, otherwise Ichiro would definitely ask her for help with matters. And she never had much resistance to Ichiro's requests, otherwise the position of captain of the Fourth Division wouldn't have been delayed for so many years before being given to Ichiro.

She didn't want to serve those nobles, so the Zhenyang Pharmacy was out of the question, leaving only the school.

"In that case, the vacant positions will be the 5th and 8th Divisions. Let's disband them for now. Go back and draft two suitable candidates. We'll discuss it in three days. As for you guys..." Shunsui looked at Hirako and the others.

"What happened in the past was a mistake made by the Central 46th Bureau. To be honest, it would only take a word to overturn your case, since you were the victims. But I think you probably don't want to come back now, do you?"

"Just say what you want to say." Hirako stood in front of the group, staring at Chunshui.

"It's very simple. We'll wipe the slate clean and drop the warrants for your arrest. If you need compensation, we'll try our best to meet it. But there's only one condition: you must stay in Soul Society!"

"You want to place us under house arrest?" Hirako's eyes narrowed, a cold glint shooting out from them.

"You can understand it this way: this is the current situation in the Three Realms. In the future, the Three Realms will inevitably become opposing sides. I don't want you to become an ally of our opponents, even if you are just a potential enemy!"

"What if we disagree?"

“You have no choice. This time, because of the promise made to you by Old Man Yama, I can let you go. But do you think you can hold out for long if we hunt you down with all our might? Almost all the captains are here. You understand the difference in strength. Besides, Urahara and the others will no longer be able to protect you.” Harumi looked at Hirako with confidence.

Hirako was speechless and turned to look at Urahara. Urahara shrugged helplessly. Shunsui was right. After this, they would only go back to the Urahara Shop in the present world occasionally, because the Shihouin family needed Yoruichi now.

Having been out there for so long, it's time for her to come back and take on some responsibilities. There are some things that Yuushirou can't handle on his own. (Note: In the original work, after the Blood War arc, Tsunayoshi gathered representatives of the four noble families at Tokinada. Yoruichi, not Yuushirou, represented the Shihouin clan. This means that although she had defected, she returned and became the clan head.)

So, just as Chunshui said, we can only rely on them from now on.

So, can we rely on them?

Hirako glanced at the numerous captains and sighed silently. This was definitely not going to work; the difference in strength was too great...

Among so many people, he probably had a sure thing about Komamura... but accepting house arrest... Hirako looked back at his unwilling and angry companions behind him and sighed again.

"You know, we'd rather die than be placed under house arrest!"

Although Hirako spoke with great conviction, Shunsui laughed. At this crucial moment, he didn't want to start a war with Hirako and the others, especially since there were some of his acquaintances among them.

"The conditions are negotiable. You can go back and think about it, and we'll discuss it further later to try to satisfy both sides. After all, we still need to find two suitable candidates to fill the vacancy of the team leader during this period."

Upon hearing Chunshui's words, Pingzi's eyes flashed; there was a hidden meaning in his words.

Hirako nodded, protecting his companion behind him as he thoughtfully stepped back slightly, while Shunsui, who had conveyed his thoughts, revealed a satisfied smile. So, he liked smart people.

After roughly dealing with Hirako and the others, Shunsui looked at the Zero Squad members who had not yet left. Since there were many people around, and the high-level combatants were all there, he wanted to have a proper discussion about some things.

"Senior Hyosube, as you probably know, our Seireitei has undergone significant reforms. Therefore, we hope that the Zero Division, which has always been independent of the Thirteen Divisions, can be changed. We hope to have a closer cooperation with the Zero Division."

Seeing the smile on Chunshui's face, the monk's expression turned somewhat ugly. This guy is even more ruthless than Yamamoto!

Yamamoto was only trying to stop him from poaching people from the Thirteenth Squad, but this guy actually wants to swallow them whole!

Deceiving too much!

"That's impossible!" The monk instinctively refused, but then noticed the sharpening aura around him. His anger subsided abruptly. Putting aside the others, with Tenshin Ichiro around, their Zero Division was no match for the Thirteenth Division. Therefore, the monk softened his tone slightly, "The Zero Division's duty is to protect the Spirit King, on par with the Central Forty-Six Chambers. We only obey the Spirit King!"

"I don't believe you have the ability to protect the Spirit King! Protecting the Spirit King is no small matter, and I think it's better for the Three Realms to work together on this."

'The Three Realms... What grand ambitions!' While inwardly marveling at Chunshui's ambitions, the monk replied, 'I'm sorry, this matter requires the consent of the royal family. I will convey your requests to His Majesty the Spirit King, and I will inform you whether he agrees or not.'

The monk did not directly refuse, since he really couldn't win; he simply brought up the excuse of the Spirit King again.

The Spirit King Card is a shield; anyone who uses it knows how effective it is!

'Tch, the same old routine.' Chunshui thought to himself, he now knew more or less about the current state of the Spirit King in the Spirit King Palace. Ask for instructions? Forget it. However, things were different now.

Thinking about it, Chunshui looked at Yueling, who had put away her simulated Spirit King form, changed back into her Death Knight outfit, and was standing obediently next to Huajie with the world, and said with a smile.

"No need for that complicated process. Things are changing rapidly these days, so it's best to get some things settled first."

Noticing Chunshui's gaze, the monk's expression changed drastically!

There were so many unexpected events that he forgot that Yue Ling was likely an existence on the same level as the Spirit King!

And it is highly likely that they will be able to communicate with the Spirit King!

"Lord Yueling, I wonder if you could ask your elder brother, His Majesty the Spirit King, for permission? These are turbulent times, and Chunshui wants to get this done as soon as possible."

Yue Ling stared speechlessly at this guy who had been flirting with her like a girl not long ago. She had to admit, his attitude changed incredibly quickly...

Just a while ago she was Little Moon Spirit, and now she's Lady Moon Spirit...

"My brother has his own plans and will not respond to you at the moment."