Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

Author: Dong Shisheng

Summary:

I, Shifengyuan Ichiryu, am an ordinary member of a declining noble family, a sunny and cheerful big boy.

Relying on his solid strength as a vice-captain, after the head of the Ye family left, he was recommended by this declining family as the vice-captain of the second team.

Thanks to my diligence, hard work, and some insignificant contributions, Mao's 46th Division valued me very much and entrusted me with an important task, establishing a supervisory organization within the Second Division to better serve Soul Society and assist the various divisions in completing their missions.

but……

I don't know why, but some captains think I'm a lackey of Mao's 46th Chamber and that I'm persecuting the Gotei 13.

I don't know why, but my own Captain Soi-Fong also doubts me and even thinks that I am hiding my strength.

For some reason, the old patriarch sneaked back and questioned whether I was a member of the Shifengyuan clan at all.

I don't know why, but Mr. Yamamoto, whom I respect the most in Seireitei, is wary of me...

Even now that there is a Traveling Disaster in Soul Society, you actually asked me why the young man leading the Traveling Disaster also has white hair?

Why don't you ask Dong Shilang?

I will refute these false slanders one by one!

I'm just a sunny and cheerful boy, what does this have to do with me...

Ps: The original design of this book is mainly based on comics and official novels (mainly the Four Great Nobles), animation originals and game plots as references. As for the settings of the official novels, I will explain them considering that many friends have not read them.

The settings of the present world have undergone major changes and no longer involve the real Earth. It is set against a fictional modern social background and should not be connected to reality.

Chapter 1 That Man

In Soul Society, Seireitei, the captain-general is holding a captains' meeting in the First Squadron's barracks.

Because it is not the highest-level captain meeting, the deputy captain is allowed to attend on his behalf.

At this time, the captain of the second division, Soi-Fong, the captain of the eighth division, Kyoraku Shunsui, and the captain of the thirteenth division, Ukitake Jushiro, were not present...

The one representing the Second Division is Vice Captain Shihouin Ichiryu; the one representing the Eighth Division is Vice Captain Ise Nanao; the one representing the Thirteenth Division is Vice Captain... Omaeda Kichiyo!

A hundred years ago, the former captain of the Second Division, Shihoin Yoruichi, defected. Fortunately, among the Shihoin clan, Shihoin Ikuryuu emerged as a rising star and was strongly supported by the Shihoin clan, whose power was shrinking.

However, in the end, because of her inferior strength, she was made captain by the stronger Soi Fong.

As a retainer of the Shihouin clan and the head of the subordinate noble Bee family, although Soi-Fong's actions were suspected of "rebellion against the superiors", after becoming the captain, she promoted Shihouin Ichiryu to vice-captain as promised, and Omaeda Kichiyo of the allied Omaeda clan was appointed to the third seat.

More than 30 years ago, the vice-captain of the 13th Division, Shiba Kaiyan, died. Under the operation of Shifengyuan Ichiryu, Omaeda Kichiyo was transferred to the vice-captain of the 13th Division.

Of course, what happened at this meeting had nothing to do with the Second and Eighth Divisions, but rather a mistake made by the Thirteenth Division!

The captain paused with his staff and said, "That's it! Squadron 13's soldier Rukia Kuchiki has granted the power of the god of death to humans without authorization. This is the biggest scandal of the Gotei 13 in recent years! Vice Captain Ohmaeda, I order you to go to the human world immediately and arrest Kuchiki..."

Omaeda had just been scolded by the captain and had lost his temper, but now he was about to agree with sweat all over his forehead.

But at this moment, Kuchiki Byakuya said, "Please wait a moment."

"Hmm? Captain Kuchiki, do you have any objections?" Captain Yamamoto asked seriously.

It was as if he really didn't know that Kuchiki Rukia's last name was "Kuchiki", as if he was simply blaming Kuchiki Byakuya for interrupting...

"That's not the case, Captain-General. As the head of the Kuchiki clan, I have no choice but to take responsibility for my sister's misconduct this time. Please leave the task of arresting her and bringing her back to Soul Society to the Sixth Division." Kuchiki Byakuya said indifferently.

Although he pretended not to care, he was obviously worried that if other people took action, things might get out of control, so he decided to go there in person.

Byakuya didn't know why, but he felt something was not right this time!

The captain is a little too serious...

"Well, that's fine. Then let the Sixth Division capture Rukia Kuchiki, and then... hand her over to the Forty-Sixth Division for trial!" Captain Yamamoto nodded.

But what he said made Baiya's face freeze!

As a noble, Byakuya naturally knew what the 46th Chamber was, but why...

Is this really that serious? Although it is true that very few Death Gods would do this, and it is indeed forbidden, but... is it really necessary to make such a big fuss?

Why would Room 46 be concerned about such matters?

Could it be the aftermath of the previous "Death Agent Rebellion Incident"?

or is it...

Immediately, Byakuya thought of something and looked towards the position of the second squad with sharp eyes!

It wasn't just Byakuya, many other captains also looked at Yilong, even... Captain-General Yamamoto glanced at him.

Yilong: ???

Are you all right? The 46th Chamber wants to arrest Rukia and punish her severely. What does it have to do with me?

Well, it is natural for everyone to have this kind of "doubt".

One hundred years ago, Shifengyuan Ichiryuu became the vice-captain of the second division, and then...

Relying on the name of the Shihouin clan, Ichiryu and the Forty-Six Chambers... this "decision-making and trial body" composed of noble representatives, established a good relationship, and corrected the procedural errors and omissions of the Gotei 13 several times.

Moreover, during the internal strife of the Shihouin clan, Ichiryu protected the safety of Yoruichi's younger brother and successor, Shihouin Yushiro...

He also urged the new head of Shifengyuan and the elders to compete for seats in the Forty-six Rooms - the more talented people who enter, the better!

As a result, although the Shifeng family's seats in the Kinyin Noble Council declined, its influence in the Forty-Six Chambers increased greatly!

Later, with the support of the 46th Chamber, Shifengyuan Ichilong established an inspection team within the second division, specifically responsible for supervising other divisions...

Indeed, Yilong admitted that he had caught some corrupt officials and might have wrongly accused some people in the process, but... this was all for the Soul Society!

It is wrong for some villains to secretly call themselves "running dogs of the nobles" behind their backs, right?

……

However, in the view of other captains, now that Room 46 suddenly asked about such a small matter, it must be someone's "slander"!

This... they say it's "slander", who else could it be?

What other people are thinking about now is, who is Yilong going to take this opportunity to target?

Is it Captain Kuchiki? Or Captain Ukitake?

Even Captain Yamamoto, after receiving the order from the 46th Chamber, was thinking "What are those bastards from the Shihouin family going to do next?"

Yilong had a stern face with an expression that said "no matter the wind blows from all directions" - at this time, Yilong had white hair that was slightly shoulder-length, which was not long among the captains. He was of medium build, and although he did not look old, he had a very mature temperament. He also wore a pair of rimless glasses, and what was even more conspicuous was that he wore a pair of exaggerated earrings on his left ear.

He looks fair and clean, and even a little gentle. From the appearance, he is completely opposite to the impression that the captains have of him!

The captain then stabbed his stick again and said, "Dismiss!"

The captain and vice-captains responded one after another and left the First Squadron's barracks...without even saluting.

Well, thirty years ago, Yilong caused an incident and indirectly instigated a few hot-blooded soldiers of the First Squadron, allowing the nobles of the Forty-Sixth Chamber to witness with their own eyes how high the captain-general's prestige among the Shinigami was...even to the point that the soldiers only knew of Captain-General Yamamoto, but not the Forty-Sixth Chamber!

That "room-team dispute" almost led to a crisis of division in Soul Society, and a large number of grassroots soldiers were implicated. In the end, both sides took a step back to prevent the turmoil from worsening.

Since then, many of the courtesies towards the captain-general have been abolished within the Gotei 13.

After preparing for a while, Yilong even suggested adding a long table and two rows of seats in the conference room.

It still feels a bit inappropriate that only the captain-general is sitting there - we are all the pillars of Soul Society, not the captain-general's retainers!

Of course, "after a while", there will be a great opportunity, and... now Yilong is only the deputy captain, so it is not his turn to sit.

……

On the other side, everyone just left the team house...

"Shifengyuan Yilong! What do you want to do?"

A loud shout came from Ise Nanao who had just attended the meeting...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 2 It’s not me

After the meeting regarding the "Rukia borrowing the power of the god of death" incident...

"Shihouin Ichiryu! What on earth do you want to do?"

It was Ise Nanao, the vice-captain of the 8th Division, who was the first to attack Yilong. The others... couldn't help but worry about her.

It's not surprising that Ise Nanao jumped out first. Although this matter seems to have nothing to do with the Eighth Division, but...

You know, just ten years ago, Ichiryu attacked the captain of the Eighth Division, Kyoraku Shunsui, for nepotism on the grounds that "Ise Nanao is Kyoraku Shunsui's niece" and "Ise Nanao does not have a Zanpakuto". Because of the teacher-student relationship between Kyoraku Shunsui and the captain-general, the attack even rose to the level of "the captain-general cultivating personal power".

Seeing the signs of the "room-team dispute" resurfacing, Ise Nanao had to temporarily resign. Later, in a special operation, Nanao risked her life to prove herself and the vision of Captain Kyoraku, and then she resumed her duties...

And it’s not just the previous “personal grudge”, Nanao even suspects that Ichiryu’s target this time is Captain Ukitake!

After all, Captain Ukitake is also the captain's student...

However, Yilong just adjusted his glasses and said, "What? So Vice Captain Ise knew. I have to check again. Is Captain Kyoraku of the 8th Division on sick leave?"

This time, Nanao attended the meeting on her behalf, and Kyoraku called in sick!

Nanao was stunned when she heard this and wanted to scold Yilong, but she was always calm and rational at the critical moment. She knew that there would be no benefit in getting entangled with Yilong at this time.

But she could hold back. Abarai Renji, who had just heard the exaggerated version of the meeting from Ichimaru Gin, had already put his hand on the hilt of the knife and shouted angrily: "Shifengyuan Ichiryu! You bastard..."

"Huh? What do you want to do?" Yilong just glanced at his hand, as if he didn't feel any hostility, but there was some provocation in his eyes.

This look seems to say...

Draw your sword now! Once you draw your sword, I will keep you in prison for a hundred years!

At this moment, a white long-sleeved haori with the number "Five" written on the back swept in front of Renji and held his hand tightly.

Everyone knows that it was the noble and arrogant Captain Aizen who stopped Renci from "losing his composure" so as to avoid giving Ichiryu the opportunity to "escalate" the situation.

"Vice-Captain Shihouin, although the Soul Society is peaceful now, there are still many threats. Now is the time when we need to work together...isn't it?" Aizen said in a seemingly gentle tone, but in fact, with a slight warning.

"Of course! Everyone knows that I, Ichiryu, and Captain Aizen care about Soul Society the most! Some people... just don't stand high enough. I think the most dedicated Shinigami in the entire Team 13 are Captain Aizen and I! Hahahaha..." Ichiryu patted Aizen with a fake smile.

Most captains have become immune to Yilong's "seemingly open-minded fake smile".

This guy is a smiling tiger!

But Aizen did not dodge or avoid it, as if he really believed this nonsense, and just said modestly: "No, no, Vice Captain Shifengyuan did devote his life to it, but there are too many Shinigami like me who are just loyal to their duties in Team 13."

While Aizen was blocking Ichiryuu, the two vice-captains, Kira Izuru and Hisagi Shuhei, pulled Renji away.

As for Byakuya Kuchiki...

The reason why he didn't show up in person was because he was confronting Ichimaru Gin at the time - Ichimaru Gin had just told those words to Renji, and it was obvious that he hadn't made up his mind. When Byakuya was warning him, Renji attacked him, but fortunately there was Aizen...

In the minds of most captains, Shifengyuan Ichiryu's strength is at the level of "not as good as me, but stronger than my vice-captain".

One hundred years ago, Shihouin Ichiryu wanted to inherit Shihouin Yoruichi's position as captain.

Although they didn't get what they wanted, the Shihouin clan brought it up because Ichiryu's spiritual pressure was barely at the captain level, but he didn't have Bankai...

Afterwards, Ikryu did lose to Soi-Fong in the competition - in fact, Soi-Fong did not have Bankai at the time, and was just fighting with normal Shikai, so Ikryu's fighting ability was inferior to Soi-Fong.

Now a hundred years have passed, and Yilong's spiritual pressure has not changed much, and he still has not learned Bankai. In the eyes of most captains, this guy is only focused on scheming and his potential is just so-so!

Renji graduated from the Maou Spiritual Academy more than 40 years ago and joined the 13th Division. That class was also full of talented people, including several vice-captains.

Maybe in a few decades, Renci will be able to defeat Yilong, right?

But if a real fight breaks out now, even in a one-on-one fight, Renci is no match for Ichiryu, and everyone understands that this is not a one-on-one fight!

If Renci had drawn his sword just now, Yilong would definitely have taken advantage of the situation.

Fortunately, there is still someone trustworthy like Captain Aizen in the Gotei 13...

After Yilong left, he was still thinking about Aizen, but on the surface he was humming a little tune, like a sunny and cheerful boy who didn't take anything to heart.

At this time, Omaeda caught up and whispered to Yilong: "Brother Yilong, um... are you too anxious? Even if I attack Captain Ukitake now, I don't have the ability to control the 13th Division..."

Omaeda had been dissatisfied with Shihouin Ichiryu who suddenly appeared and returned to his roots, after all, he was supposed to be recommended as the vice-captain.