Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

Is there anyone safer than them in Seireitei?

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Chapter 5 Death Penalty

The Shihouin family's inheritance reform may seem unorthodox, but it does have some basis.

Because Soul Society accepts the "dead" from the real world, its culture is also indirectly influenced by the real world. More than 2,000 years ago, You Yang, the last emperor of the "You" Dynasty, the tenth of the twelve ancient dynasties, once carried out reforms, but because he was too impatient to touch the interests of the nobles, he died in a civil war...

In today's world, these are easy-to-get-points questions in high school history.

However, although the Dayu Dynasty changed and You Yang was nailed to the pillar of shame, this inheritance system gradually became popular.

The changes in the real world will gradually affect the Soul Society!

Especially in recent years, the Shin'ō Academy of Spiritual Arts even has a course called "Modern Studies". (Note 2)

The inheritance system of the Tsunayashiro family, one of the four great noble families, is similar to this, except that it is not easy to ascend to the next level.

The current head of the Shifengyuan family, while consolidating his own legal basis, did, on the surface, allow the branch family to increase their inheritance rights by making meritorious contributions, which also seemed reasonable.

Unfortunately, some people have missed the "free points"...

……

"Ichigo, Ichigo? What's wrong with you? Are you distracted again? The same is true for the exam. How could you do so badly in history? Aren't [The fundamental reason for the failure of the You Dynasty's reform] and [The impact of the demise of the Celestial Empire] easy questions? Are you okay?"

In the classroom of Class 1, Grade 3, Karasuma High School, Arisawa Ryuki looked at Kurosaki Ichigo worriedly.

Even though Ichigo has white hair, fierce eyes, and often gets into fights, like a bad boy, but... his grades are always at the top.

But I don’t know what happened this semester. I was completely out of shape during the final exam.

"Ah? Oh... I'm fine, I just didn't sleep well recently. Don't worry at all." Ichigo said immediately after being stunned for a moment.

The real reason why he has been in such a bad state recently is something he cannot express out loud.

after all……

The matter that really distracted him, "Rukia being taken back to Soul Society", was not mentioned at all - everyone had even forgotten about "Rukia", their former classmate.

"Sorry, I have to go home quickly today too. See you later." Ichigo replied casually to Ryuki, then packed up and went home in a hurry.

However, on the way, he was stopped by his classmate Inoue Orihime, and what surprised him even more was...

"Kurosaki-san...Where is Kuchiki-san? Why doesn't anyone remember her?"

……

On the other side, in Soul Society.

Just seven days after Kuchiki Rukia was arrested, Mao's Forty-Sixth Room issued a verdict - death penalty, to be executed in 25 days!

Almost instant execution!

It is the custom of Soul Society to execute criminals on the eighteenth day of every month.

To execute the Grim Reaper, one needs to use the "Double Execution", and it would take more than a day or two to activate it, so it would definitely not be possible to make it on July 18th...

After hearing the news, the members of the Gotei 13 were also very surprised - the sentence was so heavy?

Outside the 9th Division, Byakuya Kuchiki had just been to the prison, met Rukia, and met Renji. He informed them of the verdict of Mao's 46th Cell, but was yelled at by Renji!

Although he was in great pain in his heart, on the surface... Byakuya remained calm, as if he accepted it with pleasure, and even seemed eager to remove the stain of the Kuchiki family!

In fact, Kuchiki Byakuya suspected that the reason why the sentence was so heavy was not only because of the instigation of Shihouin, but it was probably the Forty-Sixth Room... no, it should be said that the guys from the "Gold Seal Noble Council" wanted to plead for mercy themselves.

As long as he went there, Rukia's behavior would probably become "righteous" and "flexible", and directly change from "capital punishment" to "commendation" - at least that's what Byakuya thinks now.

But because of this, Byakuya Kuchiki cannot go... just like the oath he once made!

Even when questioned by his vice-captain Renji, Byakuya still kept a deadpan face.

However, his dull perception proved that he was not calm at this moment!

I saw Ichimaru Gin and Shihouin Ichiryu, two of the top three annoying captains and vice-captains of the Gotei 13, waiting for him outside with smiles on their faces.

Because he was distracted, Byakuya didn't notice the two until he turned the corner.

Bai Ya frowned slightly and asked calmly, "Captain Ichimaru, Vice Captain Shifengyuan, what are you waiting for me here for?"

Ichimaru Gin, who was sitting on the corridor railing, smiled and said, "Don't be so cold! I came here to comfort Captain Kuchiki after hearing that your sister was sentenced to death."

The tone was both sincere and perfunctory. Then Ichimaru Gin said, "I was worried that Captain Kuchiki would be too depressed, but it seems I was worrying too much."

Yilong then continued, "How can I not be depressed? Captain Kuchiki is just pretending to be calm... After all, as a noble, if such a scandal happened in my family, I would be heartbroken and wish I could personally supervise the execution tomorrow."

……

At this moment, a little black cat far away in the world couldn't help but sneeze.

……

"Hahaha, you're worthy of being the vice-captain of Shihouin. You're really devoted to Soul Society!" Gin Ichimaru laughed after hearing this.

Bai Ya took a deep breath and said, "It is a blessing to have a role model like you among the nobles... I will not accompany you any more!"

If he continued talking to these two guys, Byakuya couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't take action!

"Since Captain Kuchiki is fine, I'll take my leave first." Gin Ichimaru looked at him with an attitude of "I really came to see you" and followed Byakuya Kuchiki away.

Yilong continued to walk inside, saying, "I'm here to interrogate the prisoner and see if there's anything she hasn't explained clearly..." He then said with a busy tone, "Hey, this Soul Society... How can it survive without me?"

Bai Ya paused slightly when he heard that, and couldn't help but tighten his grip on the scabbard.

But Yilong seemed to feel nothing and continued to hum "Sunny and Cheerful Big Boy" as he walked inside.

When Byakuya turned his head slightly and looked back, he saw Ichimaru Gin's smiling face, so he calmed down a little, suppressed his anger, and did not take action.

Yilong continued to walk into the 9th squad...

Since he has been sentenced to death, he should be transferred to the "Confession Palace" soon, but he is currently being held in an ordinary prison, which is the prison under the charge of the 1th Squad. (Note )

"Vice Captain Shifengyuan!"

When Yilong passed by, the soldiers of the 9th Squad around him stood up and saluted - no matter what they thought in their hearts, they certainly did not dare to offend Vice Captain Shifengyuan in person.

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Note 1: In the original work, Rukia was imprisoned in the prison of the Sixth Division at this time, but now with the presence of Vice Captain Ichiryuu, the "Light of Righteousness in Soul Society", the execution is of course more in line with procedures, and the Ninth Division is the "Prison Division".

Note 2: This course is mentioned in the official novel Kenpachi, and when Zaraki Futari mentioned it, it was assumed that all captains of the divisions had learned it. Of course, in reality, since the lifespan of the shinigami is too long, the knowledge of the present world is definitely not updated in real time.

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Chapter 6 has become

As we approached the cell where Rukia was being held, we heard...

"Ken, it will be okay! Captain Kuchiki will definitely mediate! Don't give up..." Renji himself was a little panicked as he comforted Rukia.

In contrast, Rukia was very calm.

"Huh? Is there anyone else visiting? Isn't the time up yet?" Yilong asked the soldier in charge of guarding from the 9th Squad.

"Yes... yes! I will urge Deputy Captain Abarai to come out immediately!" the guard said hurriedly.

"Rukia Kuchiki is a serious criminal. If we don't guard her properly, we will betray the trust of your Captain Tosen." Yilong said seriously.

When Renci heard the voice outside, he couldn't help but lose control of his emotions. When he turned around, he was already summoning his spiritual pressure...

On the contrary, Rukia, who had been very calm and even had the leisure to tease Renji, hurriedly stopped him and said, "Renji! What are you going to do? Vice Captain Shifengyuan is here to interrogate at this time, which is also what the inspection team should do. The visiting time is indeed up... Go back quickly!"

After hearing Rukia's voice, Renci calmed down a little, but his expression was still scary.

When walking out of Rukia's cell and passing by Ichiryuu, Renci stared at her with red eyes and threatened in a low voice: "If anything happens to Rukia... I will never let you go!"

After saying that, Renci continued to walk forward, but Yilong, who was already behind him, turned around and called him with a smile: "Hey..."

Renji stood still for a moment, and heard Ichiryu say as a matter of course: "You should go and tell Mao's Forty-Sixth Chamber, and the Kinsei Noble Council about this... huh? You don't dare, do you?"

When Renji heard this, a vein on his forehead throbbed, but Ichiryu ignored him and went straight into the solitary cell where Rukia was imprisoned.

When Renji wanted to turn around and talk to Ichiryu, a soldier from the 9th Squad stopped him and said, "Vice Captain Abarai, please don't make things difficult for us..."

"Tsk!" Lianci then left angrily.

……

After Yilong entered Rukia's solitary cell, he found that there was also a separate detention area inside. Iron bars separated the prisoners from those who visited and interrogated them.

After all, he is from the Kuchiki family...

Although she was just an "adopted daughter", she was still given certain preferential treatments and the environment here was relatively clean.

At this time, Rukia was wearing a spiritual pressure restraint device and sitting on a chair that looked very uncomfortable.

In order to conduct the interrogation, Yilong specially had someone bring him a table and chairs and sat down outside the fence.

"Rukia Kuchiki, right? We should have met a few times before." Yilong naturally knew the girl with the jellyfish head - considering the age of a "Death God", she could indeed be considered a girl.

"Yes, Vice Captain Shifengyuan." As a member of the 13th Division and a member of Ukitake's team, Rukia naturally knew who Ichiryu was... at least she thought she knew him very well.

"Well, then tell me the situation!" Yilong said carelessly.

"I have explained everything clearly to the six judges," Rukia said calmly.

Of course, what Rukia was referring to were the six in Chamber 46… Mao Chamber 46 was made up of forty noble sages and six judges.

"Oh? Those people will ask very clearly now? Haha, Soldier Kuchiki, it's really difficult for me to do this... It seems that something really may have gone wrong in the real world. I have to apply and go to the real world to investigate in person." Yilong said threateningly.

Rukia was anxious when she heard this...

When facing her "brother" and "childhood sweetheart", she could also put forward conditions and ask them to let Ichigo go. Fortunately, the guys in Room 46 did not ask any detailed questions and just made a hasty judgment. During this period, she had not met those people many times.

but……

Facing Shifengyuan Ichiryu, who had already gained a bad reputation when she entered the Maou Spiritual Academy, she was unable to make any demands!

But since she was in a hurry, she naturally did not notice that what Yilong questioned was "those people will ask very clearly now" - it can be seen that Yilong knew that the situation in Room 46 was not ordinary.

Rukia was not surprised that Ichiryu would predict Mao's attitude towards the Forty-Sixth Chamber. Everyone knew that this was the Forty-Sixth Chamber's dog... and a loyal minister who had benefited from the life and death of Soul Society?

It was under Yilong's influence that the Shifengyuan clan began to compete for a seat in the Forty-Sixth Chamber, and their situation improved slightly.

Even the "Pure Pagoda Forest" where the 46th Chamber usually rests and lives, which was originally not allowed to be approached by any of the Gotei 13, is now guarded by Ichiryu's supervisory troops...

"It was just because I was injured... and I was afraid of death, so I temporarily lent the power of the god of death to a human. It is true that I regret it very much now..." Rukia began to perform.

However, Yilong did not expose her at this time, but interrupted: "What kind of person is he?"

"Eh? Just a normal guy…" Rukia hadn't expected to ask that, fearing that Ichigo might attract the attention of Shihouin Ichiryuu.

"I feel very embarrassed when you do this." Yilong rested his elbows on the table and made a posture of Commander Ikari. His glasses reflected the light, giving Rukia a great sense of oppression.

However, Rukia swallowed hard, but still said stubbornly: "Captain Kuchiki...has...retracted...his Death God ability."

Just when Yilong was about to speak again, he suddenly felt a distinct spiritual pressure approaching, so he looked outside the door.

"It's a pity that I don't know the details... But it seems that he is a man who can make girls keep secrets for him even at the risk of their lives..." Yilong said as he stood up.

Rukia was stunned when she heard that. She didn't hear clearly the second half of the sentence, but she always felt that it was more like a sigh about "growth"?

Normally, Rukia should just be afraid, but now...

Perhaps it was some emotion that Yilong had just inadvertently revealed? In any case, it made Rukia suddenly less wary of him.

At the same time, the sound of conversation was heard outside the door.

"Captain Dongxian!"

"Is that guy in there?"

"Yes……"

At this time, the long-haired captain Tosen Yaoi, with a black face and blindfold, walked in.

Although his eyes could not be seen, Tou Sen Kaname's attitude was obviously very serious: "Shi Feng Yuan Yi Long, what are you doing here?"

"Interrogation." Yilong said as a matter of course.