Death: Starting as the Guardian of Avici Hell

After sending the criminals back to their cells, Naraku returned to his room alone.

However, when he opened the living room door, he saw Shutara Senjumaru waiting there.

"You seem quite tired on your first mission out in the field."

The wicked woman extended her smooth fingers, picked up her wine glass, and smiled, "Would you like a drink?"

Chapter 17 I'll do it myself...

When Naraku put down his wine glass, he suddenly felt all his fatigue disappear and his whole body felt refreshed.

Moreover, the jumbled thoughts in my mind disappeared along with the alcohol.

Originally affected by the evil deeds of the Araki family, he had been in low spirits, but now he has returned to his usual calm.

A deep sense of peace settled within me, as if I were devoid of any worldly desires.

Naraku quickly realized what was happening and looked down at the faint glow in the wine glass: "What is this?"

"The drug I borrowed from my friend is, to put it simply, an anesthetic."

Shutara Senjumaru rested his cheek on his hand and explained with a smile, "It's usually used in general medical centers to anesthetize the wounded to facilitate surgery."

"After a few minor improvements, the current effect is to slightly alleviate fatigue after battle and to calm the mind."

"I've been using you as a guinea pig these past few days, consider this a small compensation."

Naraku Sora grinned and lay down on the tatami without any regard for his image, completely disregarding the presence of Shutara Senjumaru beside him.

"This compensation alone is not enough; all the rewards we agreed on before must be included."

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Shutara Senjumaru narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone carrying a barely perceptible hint of doting affection.

"I am not the kind of person who goes back on their word."

"So, what were the results of your first mission?"

Upon hearing this, Naraku let out a long breath, slowly opened his eyes, stared at the ceiling, and murmured:

"Lord Prison Order."

"Ok?"

Is ambition really that important?

"For some people, ambition is everything."

After a brief exchange, the room fell into a deathly silence. After an unknown amount of time, Naraku Sora finally spoke again, giving a general account of what had happened in Rukongai.

"According to the Soul Society regulations established by that group, the Araki family violated the law without authorization, conducted research on emergency matters, killed civilians in Rukongai, and broke into the Shinigami prison."

Naraku Sora recited the regulations he had painstakingly memorized.

"With his crimes accumulated, he should be stripped of all his spiritual power and imprisoned in the sixth underground prison, the Fiery Hell."

"But because they are upper-class nobles, some laws do not apply to them. The worst that can happen is that they are imprisoned in the first level of the hell of waiting for death."

"They'll be released soon."

After witnessing those truly devastating mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and after Nishikawa specifically explained the laws and regulations of the Soul Society to him, he felt somewhat unwilling.

They were unwilling to accept that these so-called nobles, who had committed countless sins, should only suffer a little insignificant torment.

Just as Naraku was feeling melancholy, Shutara Senjumaru sighed with a sense of disappointment and frustration:

Sometimes I really don't know whether to call you kind or honest.

"Fool, you don't actually think those high and mighty guys from Cell 46 would lower themselves to come to Zhenyang Prison to check if the punishment has been properly administered, do you?"

Naraku was taken aback.

He looked up, stunned, at the wicked woman beside him.

“You don’t do this often, do you?” He discovered the blind spot once again.

Shutara Senjumaru glared at him and waved his hands repeatedly, saying:

"I didn't do it, I didn't do it, you can't slander someone's innocence out of thin air."

"I am simply stating the facts. Since I stepped down from my duties in the 12th Division and came to the Central Prison, I have never seen any of the 46 people come to check whether the punishment has been carried out."

"Of course, we can't go too far."

"For example, if someone who should be in prison suddenly appears outside and is seen by others, that is absolutely unacceptable."

Naraku Sora seemed to be deep in thought.

"Moreover, we have an even more appropriate approach, one that ensures we won't be punished even if we are investigated."

Shutara Senjumaru imparted his experience to Naraku Sora.

“Except for the eighth level of Avici Hell, the space in each level of hell is limited. If the hell where the person to be sentenced is not occupied, there will be no extra space.”

"According to the regulations, you can be transferred to another hell first."

"That way, even if those guys in Room 46 find out, they won't have anything to say."

Perhaps because he held leverage over Naraku Sora, or for some other reason, Shutara Senjumaru often showed a relatively genuine side when he was alone with him.

For example, he frankly commented on some of the decisions made by the 46th Division.

"I understand."

Naraku Sora nodded solemnly: "In short, even if things are exposed, as long as we say that it was taught by the Prison Commander, there won't be any problems."

Shutara Senjumaru: "?"

Why does this kid always look at things from a novel perspective?

You do all the good work, but I'll take the blame?

It looks like the intensity of the next test will need to be doubled.

Having resolved his biggest dilemma, Naraku Sora immediately perked up and leaped off the tatami mat.

After saying goodbye to the bad woman, he ran towards the detention room without looking back.

Since the ruling issued by the 46th Chamber is not important, there shouldn't be any problem with him taking action in advance, right?

Gazing at its departing figure, Shutara Senjumaru raised an eyebrow thoughtfully, a pleased smile playing on his lips:

"On his first mission, he almost brought down a high-ranking nobleman."

"Compared to those fools with their deeply ingrained ideas, this boy is much more in line with my thoughts."

"The future, which was originally unchanging, has become more and more uncertain. It's really exciting to see what it will turn out like."

……

……

Inside the detention room, Nishikawa was extremely busy and overwhelmed.

The criminals that Naraku brought back were not only not guarded, but were simply dumped here and then left without a care.

Several of them sustained very serious injuries and required immediate medical attention.

I'll die anywhere, just not in the detention room.

This is the area he is responsible for.

"Senior Nishikawa, please leave these criminals to me."

Naraku Sora took the chains from Nishikawa and, without saying a word, used Kido to restrain Araki Hideto and the others, then took them away from the detention room.

Xi Chuan hesitated, his heart full of words ultimately turning into a helpless sigh.

A scorching hell.

This level of hell contains a volcanic furnace, where intense heat scorches the entire space, and countless iron pillars stand within it.

Criminals were usually bound tightly to chains by jailers and subjected to the torture of branding with hot irons; or placed on iron beds and beaten with hammers, or poured boiling oil on them...

Compared to the previous levels, the punishments on this level are significantly more varied, cruel, and terrifying.

He casually locked Araki Hideto in the nearest cell.

Ripples like silk spread out, and the long-lost black light curtain appeared before our eyes.

[Successfully suppressed the sinner Araki Hideto, sin value 1172, participation rate 100%!]

[Your spiritual pressure has increased; your current spiritual power level is nine!]

[Your understanding of Binding Arts has improved, and you have perfectly mastered Binding Arts No. 39 - Round Gate!]

Your free-for-all skill has been upgraded; your current level is LV28!

[Your understanding of Shunpo has improved; current level LV24!]

Your spiritual strength has increased by 100%!

appeared again.

Naraku Sora stared intently at the words on the light screen. What did it mean to increase the strength of the spirit body by 100%?

Chapter 18 Ahead of us are only enemies.

The so-called spirit body is an existence born from the aggregation of spirit particles, and is the foundation upon which Shinigami and ordinary souls rely for survival in the Soul Society and other places.

Correspondingly, there are vessels in the present world.

Spiritual particles and physical particles can be transformed into each other, so to some extent, there is no distinction between them in terms of superiority or inferiority.

These are all basic pieces of knowledge, which were covered in the classes at the Spirit Arts Academy.

Naraku Sora carefully sensed the changes in every inch of his flesh and blood. Unconsciously, his crimson spiritual pressure was released, like a thin mist enveloping his body.

"call--"

A powerful force surged through his limbs and bones like a river, and the process of strengthening his spiritual body took much longer than expected.

Naraku Sora suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot, wisps of white smoke intertwined with spiritual pressure, and his heavy breathing was like a bellows.