Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

"Captain Shifeng, Commander-in-Chief SoiFong, I have filled out the application form. Do you want me to open the portal immediately?" Rukia said very seriously.

Yilong: ...

Although Rukia's face looked serious, Yilong still felt that underneath her serious expression, there was a hint of excitement!

"Ha...haha, why do Commander-in-Chief Soi-Fong and I need to go there in person? Besides, Ichigo is a kid who sometimes doesn't listen to me, and he only responds to soft words and not hard ones. I think...it's most appropriate for you, Rukia, to go there. He will definitely listen to you!" Yilong said immediately.

Soi-Feng rolled her eyes at him...

Rukia was also a little at a loss: "How, how could he listen to me? If he really listened to me, he would never have come to Soul Society before..."

Rukia didn't know about the relationship between Shihouin Ichiryu and Ichigo, but now that she knows, she always feels that he has something else to say.

"How can they be the same?" Yilong waved his hand, and then said in a tone of entrustment: "Rukia, I have always admired your steadiness. Ichigo just lacks this kind of steadiness. If you can be with him, I will feel at ease..."

"No, no, no, Ichigo is a substitute god of death. I rarely handle missions that require me to go to the real world!" Rukia immediately played dumb.

When Soi-Fong saw Ichiryu arranging Ichigo's affairs here, she couldn't help but curl her lips: "I want to see Hitsugaya Toshiro as soon as possible!" After saying that, she turned and left.

In fact, Soi-Fong had already heard Ichiryu's inference about "Kusakano Sojiro" - and therefore discovered that he went to Kasumigaoji's house last night... Of course, this is not the point.

After receiving this hint, Soi-Fong also recalled what happened thirty years ago. As a result, the key to solving the case lies with Hitsugaya.

To Kusanagi, Hitsugaya must be special. He must have deliberately revealed his identity in front of Hitsugaya before, otherwise Hitsugaya would not have chased after him without saying anything to Rangiku.

Now Hitsugaya is seriously injured and wandering in the world. Could it be that... Kusanagi is going to seek revenge on Hitsugaya?

Seeing Soi-Fong leave, Ichiryu whispered to Rukia: "Ichigo is still young after all, it's normal for him to have more friends around him. Look... Ichigo brought other friends to save you before, you have to know the big picture..."

Before Rukia could react, Ichiryuu already felt that Soi Fong, who had not walked far yet, was bursting with spiritual pressure - obviously, although Soi Fong had left, she was still listening!

"Ahem, go back to the human world quickly and ask Ichigo to send Hitsugaya back... Well, since he encountered the seriously injured Hitsugaya and fought with someone who is suspected to be an Arrancar, he may have come into contact with some clues. As a substitute Shinigami, he should come back and cooperate with you." Ichiryu said righteously.

The main thing is that Yilong understands that with his stupid son's brain, he will never stay out of this matter at this time. If he is not allowed to get involved, he will never let the Soul Society take Hitsugaya away - even if Rukia goes to say it, it may not be of any use!

As for Yilong, let him speak for himself...

That's even more unbelievable of Ichigo!

On the contrary, if Ichigo is told that the two "arrancars" were Ichiryu's men and that Hitsugaya was injured by Ichiryu, he will believe it...

"Yes, I think so too, ahem..."

Just then, Fuzhu walked in. He did not try to hide his footsteps, but Yilong had already heard them.

Ukitake continued what Ichiryu said, and apparently he also agreed to summon Ichigo to the Soul Reaper Palace as a substitute!

Apart from anything else, if his son is present, someone can at least be a little more restrained and not be such a jerk, right?

"Captain, I'll be off then." Rukia saw that Ukitake had also returned, so she had no more worries.

As Rukia's back disappeared, Yilong even said to Ukitake: "Rukia is such a good girl..."

Ukitake didn't respond at all. Kuchiki Byakuya didn't even talk to you, and you came to talk to me? How can I decide to marry Rukia to your son?

Seeing that he remained silent, Yilong couldn't help but curl his lips.

However, Ukitake took advantage of Rukia's absence and asked, "Captain, you should have some clues about the 'Grass Crown', right?"

Earlier, Kyoraku was in the library, trying to find information about the Shinō Academy during the years when Hitsugaya was in school, but he found that Ichiryu had gotten there first...

Fortunately, this also made them realize that they had found the right direction!

"Kusakanushi? Oh, that classmate of Hitsugaya? Well, I originally wanted to investigate whether Captain Hitsugaya had any accomplices, so I checked his classmates at the same time." Yilong said seriously.

However, Ukitake did not believe what Yilong said.

Although they were one step ahead of Shifengyuan, they were not too depressed. This was not the first time they fell behind Shifengyuan Yilong...

On the contrary, Ichiryu only took away the information and did not do any cleanup or misleading things to influence their judgment. In the eyes of Kyōraku and Ukitake, this was already a rare human being.

more importantly……

This also proves that this incident should have nothing to do with Shifengyuan Yilong at least!

As for the records of Maou Spiritual Academy, although they were taken away by Ichiryuu, but... Kyoraku and Ukitake also hold the title of honorary instructors of "Mao Spiritual Academy".

The two went to the Maou Spiritual Arts Academy and easily found out about the "Grass Crown"!

After all, only thirty years have passed, and many of the teachers at that time are still there.

Although there is a gag order, the captain of the "Service Force" and the captain of the "Intelligence Team" came to ask in person, so they would naturally not be restricted by the gag order.

"We went to the Maou Academy to ask about the Kusanagi matter... Although we don't know why, in the records of the Maou Academy that year, there was no record of any students being attacked by Hollows, yet one student died. The captain-general should know why, right?" Ukitake asked sincerely.

The instructor at the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts didn't know about the duel, but...

At least we know that Kusanagi was summoned by the 46th Chamber together with Hitsugaya, and then the news of "Kusanagi's death" came, and his file was cleared. Hitsugaya was also depressed for a long time afterwards, and he rarely appeared until graduation...

Even if you don’t know what happened specifically, at least you know it’s “not normal”.

After hearing this, Kyōraku and Ukitake had their imaginations run wild - they knew exactly what the Forty-six Rooms were!

Kyoraku specifically asked for the exact time, and then he was even more relieved because...

During that period of time, Shifengyuan Ichiryu was planning the first conflict between the chamber teams, which intensified and publicized the conflict between Shan Laotou and Chamber 46. Shifengyuan Ichiryu, who was doing such a "big thing", should have nothing to do with the affairs of "Kusa Guan"!

That is, after they inquired at the Maou Spiritual Academy, Ukitake received the news from Rukia, so he immediately rushed back to the team barracks, while Kyoraku... went to another place - since it has nothing to do with Shihouin Ichiryu, then... it is necessary to go to Tsunayashiro's house to take a look.

(End of this chapter)

188. Chapter 187: Zanpakutō

188.

2023-10-01

"Even if I don't say it, Captain Ukitake should be able to guess roughly, right? Captain Kyoraku's words are fine, he only changed to two swords later, but Captain Ukitake had two swords from the beginning [Shikai]. Although I was not there at the time, if I think about it, I am sure he must have been examined, right?"

Facing Ukitake's questioning, Yilong calmly asked back.

If "two people possessing the same Zanpakutō" is a dangerous thing, then if one is not careful, it will break through the "safety valve" in disguise, causing irreversible damage to the three realms, or even lead to their destruction...

Then, regarding "one person possessing two identical [Zanpakutō]", there should be similar concerns.

This is fine for Ichigo - his two swords are obviously different at first glance, with completely different abilities.

Kyoraku's Zanpakutō was inherited from his sister-in-law, and in order to keep it safe, he wrapped it with his own "Hataten", which formed the "Kyoukotsu"...

Not only do his acquired dual swords not seem to be the same ability, but Kyōraku's "Shikai" is extremely scattered, and is used in several regular games, and it doesn't look like it can break through the limit.

What's more, by the time they really became dual swordsmen, Kyōraku was already very strong. He was born into a high-ranking noble family and was Yamamoto's favorite student. The Forty-Sixth Chamber also turned a blind eye.

But Ukitake's [Double Fish Carp] is different. When he first starts "Shikai", he has two...

Moreover, a branch of the lower nobles like Ukitake Jushiro does not have much status in the Soul Society.

Indeed, Room 46 conducted a review of this at the time!

However, the investigation was not complicated, because... it was soon proved that these were not really two swords, but were connected by a rope with a "magic talisman" strung between them.

[Single Fish Carp] does not double an ability, but only when combined can its special ability be brought into play - absorbing the incoming spirit particles and then releasing them.

Even so, if Fuzhu was really just an ordinary branch of a minor noble family, it would probably be wiped out because of the saying "better safe than sorry", but...

Ukitake's parents proved Ukitake's other identity at the time, which made the Forty-Sixth Room dare not take action against him. After confirming that [Single Fish Carp] was safe, they did not pursue the matter any further.

[Shuang Yu Koi] is not only a set of two swords, but also not a purely energy-type [Zanpakutō], but rather one that has special abilities.

Therefore, Ukitake only knew that "paired Zanpakutō" would be subject to additional scrutiny, and it seemed that some very bad situations might occur. However, Ukitake was not clear at the time as to what specific situation they wanted to avoid.

However, later, as Ukitake learned about the power of Master Genryusai, he gradually guessed it!

If Genryusai's [Ryujin Jakka] was two swords...

There won't be much difference at first, but when the strength of the spiritual pressure reaches the extreme of the god of death, if you can concentrate the spiritual pressure on one sword, and then practice the second one, until you can burst out your extreme spiritual pressure at the same time, I am afraid that the moment of bursting power will cause irreversible damage to the three realms, and it will be easier to destroy the three realms!

"Kusakano... he also has a pair of Zanpakutō?" Ukitake misunderstood what Ikryu meant.

"No, the reason why pairs of Zanpakuto make them nervous is because they are worried that someone will possess two identical Zanpakuto and the power they unleash will exceed the upper limit of their spiritual pressure... You should understand, right?" Ichiryu confirmed with Ukitake.

As old man Yamamoto's favorite student, Ukitake naturally understood this truth, which is why he had made that guess before.

then……

Although Ichiryu did not say anything, Ukitake still reacted when he met his gaze: "Could it be... the traces of Hyorinmaru at the scene... his Zanpakutō is also Hyorinmaru? No... how is it possible..."

Ukitake had already guessed the truth, but he couldn't believe it - this didn't conform to the principles of [Zanpakuto]!

"I don't know why, but that's exactly what happened. At that time, the 46th Chamber asked him to duel with Captain Hitsugaya. The loser would be executed. They also called the [Secret Mobile Force] to supervise the execution. However, because the [Royal Seal] not far away had an accident in its collection place, it moved the severely injured Kusanagi away, allowing him to escape."

Yilong even suspected that the effect of the [King's Seal] should have exploded at that time, directly sending the Grass Crown to the "real world" or "Hueco Mundo".

Otherwise, if he was still in the Seireitei or even in the Soul Society, he would probably still be discovered.

Only by leaving Soul Society and disappearing completely would the Forty-Sixth Chamber be forced to assume that he was truly dead.

"But... Zanpakuto should..." Ukitake still couldn't accept it, but seemed to have thought of something.

Yilong said it for him: “The Zanpakutō was probably created by the Sword God Wang Yue, a special blade that can absorb the spiritual pressure of the user and gradually form a unique sword spirit within it.

"I have checked the information. Before Nimaiya Wang Yue joined the Zero Division, his special ability was to create a knife with a sword spirit and make the sword spirit materialize to assist him in battle.

"The so-called [Zanpakutō] is the rough 'shallow strike' that he created, which can be used by other Shinigami to cultivate sword spirits that are in harmony with their own abilities!

“The sword spirits cultivated in this way will be endowed with special abilities based on the individual Death God’s own innate qualifications, acquired experiences, and other factors. This ability should be the same as the Death God’s own potential ability, and even represent the result of the potential being developed to the extreme.

"It is equivalent to allowing an ordinary Death God to directly possess a sword spirit that is equivalent to the ability developed to the extreme. If it really succeeds, it will be a revolutionary improvement for the Death God.

"However, later, Nimaiya Wang Yue discovered that the sword spirits of other death gods could only appear in the inner world of the sword and could not materialize. They would not even interact with the death gods and had no effect. At this time, the invention of [Zanpakutō] could be said to have failed...

"However, the captain of the Zero Squad, the monk Real Name Call, was optimistic about this invention and used his own power of words to give the Zanpakutō another attribute, that is, the Real Name. In this way, the god of death can call the sword spirit to his inner world by saying its real name, that is, 'Real Name Call', and thus establish a connection.

“In this way, although it is still impossible to make those sword spirits materialize and directly participate in the battle like Wang Yue of Ermeiwu’s own special ability, it can at least allow the god of death and the sword spirits to communicate in their inner world.

"Not only is it equivalent to having an additional tailor-made guide, but it can also temporarily mobilize the power of the sword spirit after the real name is called. This has quickly become the mainstream power system of the god of death. Nimeiwu Wang Yue was also taken to the Spirit King Palace by the real name monk and became one of the captains of the Zero Squad...

"This is roughly what I understand about the principle of Zanpakutō..."

Yilong said, looking at Ukitake.

After a moment of silence, Ukitake said, "Great! The captain-general has a very thorough understanding of the [Zanpakuto]. " He clapped his hands as he spoke.

"Hehe, when [Zanpakuto] was first created, all the Shinigami knew this, right?" Yilong was not impressed by this compliment.

When [Zanpakuto] first appeared, it was naturally explained clearly. Otherwise, the Shinigami at that time were all nobles, and each family had its own unique abilities and treasures. How could they use [Zanpakuto] of unknown origin for no reason?

Of course, that was two thousand years ago...

After everyone used it, they found that... it is really useful!

Thus, [Zanpakuto] became the standard equipment of the God of Death, and also provided a certain conditional basis for the rise of civilian God of Death a thousand years later - otherwise, the only weapon of civilian God of Death without many special treasures would be [Kido], and in the later period, they would have to rely on extremely high attainments in Kido to activate their own special abilities, and the threshold would be much higher than it is now.

Until now, a thousand years have passed since the establishment of the Gotei 13, and there are only a few Shinigami who know about this.

Due to the deliberate mystification of the Zero Squad, ordinary Shinigami don’t even know the sword god Wang Yue and the real name Hu Heshang, and they just think that "Asada" grew out of the warehouse of the Maou Spiritual Academy!

Ichiryu obviously didn't want to hear Ukitake's compliment, and continued, "But if that's the case... Ukitake, you would also feel strange, right? How could two people with different innate talents and acquired experiences have the same [Zanpakutō]?"

"What do you think, Captain?" Ukitake could tell that Shifengyuan probably had his own guess.

"It's very simple. Zanpakuto was invented by two people. If its principle is different from what we know, then there are two possibilities... One is that Sword God Wang Yue lied, and the other is that the real name Hu Heshang lied."

Yilong paused here, then said suddenly: "Oh, there is another possibility, that is, they all lied." He smiled slightly.

Regardless of whether there are two possibilities or three possibilities, what Yilong expressed is exactly the same meaning - there is something wrong with the provider of the [Zanpakuto]!

However, when he heard Shifengyuan directly questioning the Zero Division, especially on such a sensitive topic as [Zanpakuto], Ukitake immediately shook his head and said, "No, there is a fourth possibility! That is, there are no two [Hyorinmaru] at all, and Kusanagi just has some kind of imitation ability."

If the Shinigami suspected that Squad Zero had tampered with the Zanpakutō, then it would be a big problem...

Yilong said disdainfully, "Oh? In order to hide his true ability, he didn't reveal it even when he was executed by Chamber 46... and he never imitated anyone else?"

"Well... maybe he himself doesn't understand his own abilities." Ukitake forced an explanation.

In fact, Yilong had also considered this possibility, but... he deliberately didn't say it!

Seeing that Ukitake had also reacted, Yilong did not object to it. In short, as long as they found the grass crown, everything would be clear.

"By the way... could the [Hyorinmaru] they are calling out be the same one? According to the rules of [Calling by Real Name], if their real names are really called [Hyorinmaru], then they should be referring to the same sword spirit, right?" In Ukitake's opinion, Yilong looked like he was "hoping for chaos in the world" at this time.

“Who knows…” Fuzhu was already on guard and stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)