Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

However... Xiaochun felt a little uneasy because she didn't even have time to notify Kotetsu Qingyin before leaving!

A few days ago, Xiaochun discovered by coincidence that Vice Captain Suzuki had opened the [Gate] without following the regulations or approval, and the destination was the very sensitive Hueco Mundo, and... he learned about it while he was secretly investigating the matter in the Supervisory Force!

Xiao Tsubaki has great trust in the vice-captain of the First Division, Suzube, and believes that he must have received orders from the captain-general...

So... Xiaochun privately completed an application file - after all, his captain Ukitake Jushiro was Yamamoto's student, and Ichiryu took the opportunity to cause trouble and attack Ukitake more than once or twice, so of course he had to be on guard!

He was summoned by the 46th Chamber today, and he had some guesses in his mind. After arriving here, Xiaochun saw Captain Yamamoto, and he was more certain about this matter. However, before he could ask to see Captain Yamamoto, Shifengyuan Yilong had already arrived...

When he met Shifengyuan Yilong, he thought that it was Yilong who reported it.

"Yeah, why? I think it's something related to the General Division, the Purification Division, and the Supervisory Force?" Old man Yamamoto didn't open his squinted eyes at all, but just made a tone of "I wonder too", as if he had no doubt that it was Shifengyuan Ichiryu who reported it!

Soon, a messenger came out and said to Yilong and old man Yamamoto, "Master Shifengyuan, Captain Yamamoto, please come in."

Well, as a typical noble attendant, of course the first person he saw was the head of the Shihouin family, and then the captain-in-chief of the Gotei 13...

As for Sentaro Kotsubaki or something…who is that?

"Please come in, Captain." Yilong was very humble and refused to walk in front.

Yamamoto was not polite at this time, and... since it was "Please come in, all three of you", it was obvious that it was something that was related to all three of them!

Yilong and Yamamoto "and others" walked into the meeting hall at this time.

The meeting hall at this time was still the same as before, with six judges sitting high in front of them, and around them were forty sages with number plates in front of them, covering their faces.

"Captain Shifengyuan, you should have an idea of ​​why we asked you to come here this time, right?" As soon as Tsunayashiro Murao came up, he attacked Yilong first.

but……

Anyone with real experience would understand that if they were really targeting Ichiryu, there would be no need to send Yamamoto and a third seat from the 13th Division together.

Since three people were called together, but only one was focused on when criticizing initially, then... the actual target must not be him, but one of the other two.

"Please explain clearly, Judge Tsunayashiro." Yilong answered neither humbly nor arrogantly - he had no dealings with the Tsunayashiro family, but since they were together with Murao, Yilong naturally understood what the routine was.

"After the captain of the Gotei 13 rebelled, we entrusted the investigation to you, but what have you done in this month?" Tsunayashiro Murao criticized according to procedure.

"My fellow judges, we have indeed found many related persons among the 3rd, 5th, and 9th divisions, as well as some hangers-on who are not part of the Gotei 13, but most of them are just being used.

"Now Aizen is lurking in Hueco Mundo, eyeing Soul Society covetously. The Soul Society should not panic at this time, so I have to identify, weigh and punish these people..." Yilong said calmly and majestically at this time.

In fact, it is indeed the case!

Who in the Gotei 13 doesn't know about this now?

After Aizen, Sosuke and the other two defected to Hueco Mundo, the captain-general even suspected that there were fake Shinigami in Squad 13. Before the captain and vice-captain could take office, they needed to be verified!

There are even rumors that from now on, all the gods of death will be identified, and if they are found to be fake, they will be executed immediately...

Fortunately, Captain Shifengyuan understood the greater good and did not do as ordered, which even offended the captain-general.

Although Shihouin Ichiryu had always had a bad reputation, and Captain-General Yamamoto was very famous in the Gotei 13, but... after this great change, the ideas of many soldiers had changed.

Didn’t Captain Aizen, who once had a very good reputation, also defect to Hueco Mundo?

It seems that some things cannot be judged by appearances alone. Now looking at Captain Shifengyuan's words and deeds, those previous words that slandered him and questioned his behavior, I'm afraid... it's not certain who did it, and they pushed the blame on Captain Shifengyuan!

Of course, Kotsubaki Sentaro, who actually had many encounters with Shihouin Ichiryuu, didn't think so at all...

Before the 46th Chamber, Yamamoto Shigekuni had made it clear that the inspection of Shifengyuan Ichiryu was a routine inspection, and he even tacitly agreed that the Supervisory Corps could do the same in the future...

Of course I can't change my mind now.

However, the supervisory force did not do so, nor did it continue to use authoritarian force. Instead, it took the opportunity to win over the hearts of the people and insisted that it was the captain's order and that the supervisory force was "disobeying orders."

It was this act of exchanging the opportunity to expand authority for "prestige" that made Kyoraku Shunsui understand that although Shihouin Ichiryu had unclear goals and was very difficult to deal with, he was essentially a person who would not turn the table over. He was different from Aizen who shouted "The throne of the sky is vacant", and also different from Tsunayashiro Tokinada who had obvious self-destructive tendencies.

At this time, in front of six judges and forty sages, Si Fengyuan Yilong also made an impassioned speech again.

"Yes, Captain Shifengyuan's approach is mature and prudent, while Captain-General Yamamoto was too radical before." Awanmennayura said, looking at the captain-general - you are a bit too extreme.

This completely confirms the rumors.

Yamamoto's expression remained unchanged at this time - he was certainly not radical or extreme, he was just targeting Shihouin Ichiryu when he was certain of his ability!

However, since he was "killed" by Yilong, he couldn't say this openly.

Yamamoto thought he was confident, but he failed to prove it, so naturally he had to face Shihouin Ichiryu's counterattack.

Yamamoto originally thought that he would definitely cause a big commotion in Team 13, but now he is so restrained, which has surprised Yamamoto...

Until this point, unlike Kyoraku, old man Yamamoto had not realized that Shihouin Ichiryu's restraint of "retreat to advance" was actually more "dangerous" and more "ambitious".

"Mature and prudent? Captain Shihouin, you may have your own ideas about how to deal with the old friends of the defected captains such as Aizen, and I will not say much, but... now there is a vice-captain-level Shinigami who is secretly communicating with the Hueco Mundo, and you haven't discovered anything. You are derelict in your duty, right?" Tsunayashiro Murao asked at this time.

"This..." Yilong showed hesitation and then looked at Yamamoto.

It seemed as if he did not report the matter for Yamamoto's sake.

Yamamoto looked at Shifengyuan and Tsunayashiro, and he was prepared in his heart. He said calmly: "Yes, it is indeed this old man..."

When Xiaochun Sentaro heard that this was indeed the case, he immediately rushed to say, "Dear judges and sages, this is absolutely not the case! The captain-general sent Vice Captain Suzube to the Hueco Mundo for a secret operation. This was approved. It was not a private operation, it was just a secret operation!"

Yamamoto was also a little surprised when he heard this. He opened one of his eyes, which had been closed all the time, and glanced at Xiaochun.

Tsunayashiro Murao was also surprised. He originally thought that by catching Yamamoto's weakness this time, he could make him spit out some benefits, but...

(End of this chapter)

103. Chapter 103: Smart

103.

2023-09-05

At this moment, Xiaochun Sentaro was secretly glad that he had discovered the movements of the supervisory forces before and filled the loophole in time, thus preventing Shifengyuan Ichiryu from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble!

Otherwise, the Supervisory Corps might want to take this opportunity to further undermine the authority of the Captain-General, and more importantly, involve Captain Ukitake - at least that's what Kotsubaki thinks.

At the same time, Xiaochun was also slightly puzzled...

It turns out that it was not the people from the supervisory force who were investigating, but this Judge Tsunayashiro?

What about those people from the supervisory force?

Tsunayashiro Murao's expression changed at this time and said, "You said... that Suzuki Chojiro had approval to go to Hueco Mundo? Who approved it? Why didn't the Shinigami of the 13th Squadron's World Transmigration Department know about it when I was investigating?"

"My fellow judges, you may not know that this is a confidential mission, so it has not been handled by anyone else but is undertaken by me," Sentaro Kotsubaki said immediately.

"You? A mere officer, can you approve a vice-captain to enter the Hueco Mundo at this time?" Tsunayashiro Murao sneered.

"This... the approval of confidential missions can indeed be done by me!" Kotsubaki Sentaro insisted that this was in compliance with regulations - on normal days, this could indeed be done, after all, Ukitake was bedridden and the deputy captain had been transferred.

Just now...

Three captains, including Aizen Sosuke, had just defected to Hueco Mundo. Now the vice-captain of the First Division was also going to Hueco Mundo. This was indeed too sensitive and it was not something that Kotsubaki Sentaro could approve, both morally and logically.

What's more...

This approval procedure is actually done later!

Although there are omissions if we really check, outsiders should not be able to find them...

"Report! My Lords, the Third Commander of the Thirteenth Division, Kotetsu Kiyone, is announcing outside the court that he has something extremely urgent to report!"

Just then, a soldier from the room guard came hurriedly to report.

"The third seat of the 13th Division? Isn't it this mop-headed guy?" Tsunayashiro Murao was stunned when he heard this.

Kotsubaki Sentaro was also stunned at this time, and had a bad feeling in his heart. Seeing this, Shifengyuan Ichiryu took the initiative to explain for him: "Oh, it's like this. Captain Ukitake can't stand the hard work on weekdays, so he set up two third seats to assist him, namely Kotsubaki Kiyone... and this Kotsubaki Sentaro."

"Nonsense..." Tsunayashiro Murao looked conservative.

Kuchiki Masumi then said, "Since she is the main commander of the 13th Division, I think what she reported is likely related to what we are discussing now. Let her speak."

"You have a good opinion, Judge Kuchiki." Yilong interrupted at an inopportune moment, and then...

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

Chiyo, Yushiro... Nayura, the three of them seemed to have received a signal and directly "seconded" the three consecutive motions.

Yushiro was the first to react, but not as fast as Chiyo who rushed to speak. Nayura hesitated for a moment, but still frowned and spoke, looking at Yilong inquiringly, as if she wanted to know what he was doing.

This scene made Kuchiki Masumi, who had proposed the attached proposal, choke and wondered to himself - should I not say this?

The four judges all said that Kotetsu Kiyone should come in, so there was no need to disturb Yagyu Muneaki who was already asleep and nodding his head...

The room guards quickly invited Kotetsu Kiyone in.

At this time, Kotetsu Qingyin came in anxiously, and glared at Xiaochun with a look that said, "Luckily I'm here"...

Unlike her sister, Kotetsu Yuune, Kotetsu Kiyone is like a tomboy in both appearance and personality.

Without waiting for Xiaochun to hint at her, Kotetsu Qingyin said hurriedly, "Captain-General, and all judges, listen to me! Someone secretly used the [Cross-Boundary Gate], which is indeed unrelated to our 13th Division. I have found sufficient evidence that someone forged the application after the incident!"

Yamamoto opened both eyes.

Tsunayashiro Murao was stunned at first, then revealed a smug look, the sages were silent for a while, then broke into noisy discussions.

When Xiao Chun heard this, he broke out in a sweat.

And Kotetsu Qingyin also noticed something...

Isn't this atmosphere a bit wrong?

Not long ago, Sentaro Kotsubaki was urgently summoned by the 46th Room and didn't even have time to say anything to Kiyone Kotetsu.

Although these two third seats often quarreled on weekdays, they actually valued each other very much.

Just when Kotetsu Qingyin was feeling uneasy, she "happened" to hear that someone from the supervisory force was waiting outside the squadron barracks of the 13th Squad, ready to rush in and search at any time. The crime she accused was colluding with rebels and covering up the illegal [Crossing the Boundary Gate]!

Kotetsu and Kiyon had no idea about the secret of going to Hueco Mundo [Through the World Gate], and immediately concluded that it was a frame-up...

So Hu Che Qingyin immediately couldn't sit still and went to the archives room to check herself. As a result, she found that the approval file was not in the right process and should have been forged later. Because it was a confidential approval, it did not clearly state what the specific matter was, only the time and destination.

Although it seems that this was done by Xiaochun, but... because Xiaochun had been summoned by the 46th room, plus the "rumors" she heard.

Kotetsu Kiyon was convinced that this must be a frame-up of Kotsubaki Sentaro by the Supervisory Force.

fortunately……

As an “insightful person” myself, I found sufficient evidence to prove that this was a “forgery” through various procedural confirmation methods!

So she hurried to Room 46 to seek justice for Sentaro Kotsubaki.

But... after these words were spoken, the reactions of the Inquisitors and Sages seemed a little off?

"Koutetsu Qingyin, do you have any evidence for what you said?" Nayura asked at this time.

Kotetsu Qingyin had already noticed that something seemed amiss, but at this point all he could do was continue, "The evidence... has been submitted."

Tsunayashiro Murao sneered at this time: "Well, the chief official Kotetsu is indeed a talent that can be cultivated. Now that the fraud has been discovered... do you know who forged it?"

"This... still needs to be investigated, but it is definitely not the real approval!" Until this moment, Kotetsu Qingyin still thought that Xiaochun was being blamed because of the approval.

"That's strange. Someone is so sure that this fake approval is real." Murao smiled slightly, and then asked sinisterly, "So... it must be this person who forged it?"

"Not bad!"

Kotetsu Kiyone said this and instinctively looked at Shihouin Ichiryuu.

However, Yilong was just staring at his palm, as if the lines on it were revealing some great secret, and he didn't care about anything at the scene, and it had nothing to do with him.

instead……

The captain opened both of his eyes, which was rare!

Yamamoto was indeed speechless at this time...

Originally, he didn't care at all that his secret order to Chojiro Suzuki to go to Hueco Mundo was exposed - the reason why he didn't go through the approval process was to minimize the risk of him being discovered by Aizen.

After all, Yamamoto sent Suzube to Hueco Mundo to investigate Shihouin Ichiryu's origins...

If Shihouin Ichiryu was really in collusion with Aizen, and knew that Suzube went to Hueco Mundo to investigate him, why didn't he directly notify Aizen to kill him?

But considering the time now, Chojiro Suzuki should have completed the task. Although Ichiryu Shihoin discovered it, it was too late after all, so there is no need to worry about him leaking the news to Aizen.

It was just a matter of secretly ordering the vice-captain to go to Hueco Mundo. At this time, Yamamoto was not afraid of being questioned by the Forty-Sixth Chamber!

But these two little guys from the Thirteenth Division...