Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

"Kenpachi Zaraki! You are so rude!" Tsunayashiro Murao immediately scolded!

"Yes, what are you going to do..."

"Grandpa Liu Sheng, you've made a mistake!"

"Execution! He has shown contempt for Chamber 46 and will be sentenced to five hundred years!"

"Captain Zaraki, calm down... He's so old, I just recognized the wrong person..."

……

The scene suddenly became chaotic.

"Cough cough cough..."

Just then, a rapid cough sounded, and...it was not made by Ukitake, but more like a fake cough.

At this time, for some reason, Yamamoto Shigekuni, who had added a seat in front of the six judges, coughed dryly and said, "Ah, as expected... it won't work without me... If that's the case, let's just give up on what we did before."

"Wait! This has already been approved..."

"Master Liu Sheng, please take a closer look."

"Alright, alright, since Captain Zaraki has apologized, let's not blame him for his ignorance this time!"

Zaraki: ???

Which eye of yours saw me apologize?

Geng Mu felt that this place seemed to be incompatible with him, and he felt uncomfortable from the moment he entered...

However, he was stopped by Kuchiki and Kyoraku and gave up on attacking on the spot.

At the same time, the captains felt that something was odd - judging from the captain's attitude, it seemed that... he had promised something before?

Judging from the attitudes of the Inquisitors and Sages, it is obvious that the Captain-General has compromised with them before, so they don’t want him to go back on his word now!

The captain who knew the layout of the 46th room before was even more confused at this time. How did the captain-in-chief still have a position...

This position is technically below the "Judge", but compared to the "Sages", it seems more upright... What happened?

Seeing that Yagyu Muneyasu was being suppressed, Tsunayashiro Murao stood up and said, "The main reason I summoned you all here this time is to announce the reorganization of the Gotei 13..."

After these words were spoken, the eyes of most captains became sharp or serious, of course there were also those who looked indifferent.

"This time we have resolved the invasion of Soul Hunters on Soul Society. We can see that you are all brave soldiers. However, there are also some problems. Among the Gotei 13 alone, there are many problems such as poor coordination and unclear responsibilities. Therefore, the Gotei 13 will be expanded this time!" Tsunayashiro Murao said seriously at this time.

Sure enough, the previous chaos in Soul Society put a lot of pressure on old man Yamamoto. After all, he was the one who said that the grand strategy was to "defend against the enemy in Soul Society". If anything went wrong, he would take the responsibility.

The result was really a mess!

The final emergency evacuation also seemed particularly glaring in front of Kariya God's "dud self-explosion"...

As for the fact that "not allowing Shinigami to go to the human world and actively attack Soul Hunters was the decision of the nobles of the 46th Chamber", there is no logic at all - the 46th Chamber will not take the blame, and there was indeed no formal order. It was old man Yamamoto himself who commanded the Gotei 13 to do it.

Although Tsunayashiro said "expansion", but... except for one or two particularly naive captains, everyone else guessed that it couldn't be a real strengthening of the Gotei 13.

"The Gotei 13 have worked diligently for thousands of years in the name of the Gotei, and have gained many of their original powers and responsibilities. However, it seems that putting all of them into the Gotei is a bit bloated and will affect the coordination of all parties.

"So this time, the 46th Chamber has decided to expand the Gotei 13 into three major divisions - the expeditionary division, the protection division, and the service division. Each of them will stand alongside the Kidōshu and the Secret Mobile Division to form the five armies of the Seireitei."

Tsunayashiro Murao paused here, then looked at Yamamoto and said, "The former commander-in-chief, Yamamoto Shigekuni, has made outstanding contributions and has been promoted to the fifth army commander-in-chief."

Then, without waiting for other captains to ask questions, Tsunayashiro Murao pointed forward, and the new powers and responsibilities of the "three major forces" appeared in front of the captains...

The [Guardian Force] is the original "2nd, 6th, 7th, and 10th" squads, namely the "Hidden Mobile Squad", "Noble Command Squad", "Inner Court Squad" and "Patrol Guard Squad", which are indeed guard squads.

Among them, the name of the former captain of the 6th Division, Byakuya Kuchiki, was specially written on it. Obviously, he is the new commander of the [Guardian Corps]. In addition... the captain of the Inner Court Corps has become Kichiyo Omaeda, and the word "acting" is no longer there.

The [Service Force] is the original "4th, 8th, 9th, and 12th" squads, namely the "Medical Squad", "Intelligence Squad", "Prison Squad" and "Technical Support Squad". The one at the top is the captain of the "Intelligence Squad", Kyoraku Shunsui, and the captain of the "Prison Squad" has been replaced by Komamura Sajin...

Everyone then remembered what Shifengyuan had accused Komamura of before - you, the captain of the inner court team, actually chose a strategy that would put the inner court in danger in order to support the captain-in-chief?

Obviously, the Forty-Sixth Chamber does not trust Komamura, and there is no place for Komamura in the [Guardian Force]...

The former captain of the "Prison Team", Ichiryu Shifeng, now appeared as the commander of the [Expeditionary Force]!

He also took on the position of captain of the 5th Squad, which was the "rescue team", which had been vacant and only had an acting captain position!

In addition, there are the "Support Team", "Combat Team" and the "Purification Team" which is theoretically the only team targeting the real world. These teams are very powerful and tend to be offensive, and they are all under the jurisdiction of the "Expedition Team"...

Shihouin Ichiryu, Kuchiki Byakuya, Kyoraku Shunsui...

Seeing these three people at the top, regardless of whether the other captains were convinced or not, at least most of them had guessed something.

Kyoraku must have been highly recommended to the 46th Division before Captain-General Yamamoto was sidelined, and the 46th Division had no choice but to give him this honor.

Shihouin and Kuchiki are both great nobles, especially Shihouin Ichiryū... He is very likely the main planner of this reorganization, and even the opportunity for Yamamoto to be sidelined was facilitated by him!

Although Captain Yamamoto seems to have been promoted to "Grand Marshal of the Five Armies" and is in charge of the "Ghost Warriors" and "Secret Mobile Force" more than before, but... looking at the powers and responsibilities of the new three major forces, it is clear that the commanders of the three major forces are directly in contact with the 46th Room, and orders do not need to go through the Marshal's Headquarters, which is the former First Division, and their actual power has been severely reduced.

The most practical task that Yamamoto is in charge of now is, on the contrary, the "Honorary President of the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts", which he had no time to do before. Now he has time to take off the word "honorary", and his work focus has returned to training a new generation of Shinigami...

(End of this chapter)

169. Chapter 169: Communication within the team

169.

2023-09-24

In November 997 of the Holy War Calendar, a major change occurred in the Soul Society at the end of the year.

As the absolute main force of the Soul Society, the Gotei 13 is undergoing a reorganization...

The three newly appointed commanders-in-chief are also advancing their work at the end of the year.

For them, the pressure is actually quite high, after all, the three captains who were at the same level before have now become their subordinates.

If it were a time of war, it would be easier to keep everything simple and urgent. But now that it is a smooth transition, how to convince the people is a test for them.

Among the three commanders-in-chief, Yilong actually has the least pressure in this regard...

Now Ichiryu is leading the rescue team of the former 5th Division, whose vice-captain is Hinamori Momo - not only did she cause trouble during the "Aizen Rebellion", resulting in her having little say in major decisions, but she also has a weak personality, and her prestige within the team is already very limited.

After Aizen left, the 5th Division was completely in disarray. Not only was it strictly investigated, but many soldiers and officers who assisted Aizen were also found to have done evil. However, they did not know Aizen's true purpose and could not even be considered "accomplices".

The entire team was even suspended for several months, and only after Omaeda was appointed as the acting captain did they resume activities...

Therefore, Yilong took over all the team affairs easily without any trouble!

As for the three teams under Yilong's command, the captain of the support team, Tianbei Xiuzhu, has long been under his wing. He was originally recommended by Yilong from the expeditionary force as the captain, so he naturally supports Yilong greatly.

Although Kenpachi Zaraki of the combat team is unruly and disobedient,... even if Yilong can't "discipline" him, he still has a way to "command" him!

To outsiders, Ukitake Jushiro of the Purification Team is undoubtedly a thorn left by various parties in the "Expeditionary Force" for Shihouin - upon closer inspection, the commander-in-chief of the three major forces each has his own difficulties, and it is impossible for Ichiryu to really delegate all of Soi-Fong, Ōmaeda, and Amagai, otherwise wouldn't he be another "Little Yamamoto"?

Right now, Yilong is in the former 13th Division's barracks, drinking tea with Ukitake...

"Captain Fuzhu is in good health today." Yilong said while drinking tea.

On the table was also the snack that Yilong brought - Fuqi Feipian.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Captain-General, for your concern." Fuzhu responded without any emotion.

The commander-in-chief of the three major forces is called "Captain-General" internally.

"I see everyone is busy in the squad room... Regarding the reorganization of the Gotei 13, are there any questions or concerns among the soldiers?" Ichiryu got straight to the point.

At this time, sporadic renovations were being carried out in the team house, mainly on plaques and the like, all of which were to be replaced with "Purification Team" and the previous numbers would no longer be emphasized.

"It's not that I'm worried. It's just that the news was announced so suddenly that everyone was very surprised, so they might be a little uncomfortable." Fuzhu said lightly.

"That's right. Not to mention the soldiers, many nobles didn't expect that some parasites in the Shifengyuan family would actually want to instigate me to add Shifengyuan clan members to the expeditionary force, misusing public resources for personal gain and boosting the Shifengyuan clan... Of course, I severely reprimanded them as a result!" Yilong said in agreement.

Yilong had already said so, what could Fuzhu do? At least he responded with an awkward smile: "Captain General is indeed a man of high moral character..."

“In fact, when you think about it carefully, everyone should be mentally prepared for the reorganization of Team 13 now…” Yilong said with emotion at this time.

Indeed, in the past hundred years, old man Yamamoto's prestige in the Gotei 13 has been declining, as if some invisible force is guiding this.

Ukitake said as if he didn't understand, "Yes, it is true that the responsibilities of the Thirteenth Squadron were no longer limited to the Gotei. When carrying out missions, how to coordinate with each other was also very slow... This is also thanks to the captain-in-chief for thinking of these things. Genryusai-sensei is enthusiastic, but he is not good at thinking about these things."

Ukitake spoke in a very high-sounding manner and seemed to be complimenting Shihouin, but in fact he was still emphasizing his respect for Yamamoto and that... someone was not "enthusiastic".

"Well, actually it's still Aizen's business, and those nobles who want to make decisions but are unwilling to take responsibility!" Ichiryuu was also happy to play dumb and cursed the "nobles" together with Ukitake.

Ukitake: ...

If it was a few months ago, it would not be a big deal for Yilong to say that - at that time he was just "from the Shifengyuan family", which could only be called a side branch. To ordinary people, he was a noble, but to the real nobles who had the final say... What kind of noble are you? Even the illegitimate sons of the main family were lackeys, not to mention that you were just a side branch with the surname "Shifengyuan".

Just like Ukitake Jushiro, the Ukitake family was originally a lower-class noble family, and he was a side branch. So usually in the Gotei 13, when people talk about "nobles", they will think of Byakuya Kuchiki. Rukia Kuchiki, who is the sister of the head of the family, can also be counted, but you, Ukitake Jushiro, definitely not count.

But now, Ichiryu is already the head of the Shihōin family and the actual boss of the Shihōin family among the four great noble families, and he is still pushing the "crimes of the nobles" here and there, and Ukitake almost couldn't hold it in.

"At least they are sensible. Captain Yamamoto is now the chief marshal, which gives us civilian death gods hope." Yilong continued to lie with his eyes open.

It is true that Yamamoto is still the "strongest god of death in a thousand years", and he still has the power base called "power" that cannot be taken away, but...

After experiencing the chaos of the "Aizen Rebellion" and the "Soul Hunter Invasion", it is reasonable that the Gotei 13 was disbanded and old man Yamamoto was stripped of his front-line command!

Ukitake couldn't help but be convinced by this...

Of course, in name, Yamamoto Shigekuni was promoted to the Grand Marshal of the Five Armies, ranking below the Six Inquisitors and above the Sages. He observed all matters of the Forty-six Staff Rooms and consulted on all military affairs.

Judging from his personal level alone, he can be said to be the first Grim Reaper who was born into a commoner family but completely penetrated into the upper ruling group.

But it was just a "consultation". Actually, anyone who was interested knew that Yamamoto had so much knowledge, what was there to "consult" about? Could it be... that he was using him to eliminate the wrong answers?

It’s just that Ukitake still couldn’t accept Ichiryu’s “we are the commoner God of Death” - I, Ukitake Jushiro, can be said to be the commoner God of Death, but you, Shifengyuan Ichiryu, are not!

Ukitake can indeed be said to be half a commoner. After all, he is just a branch of the lower-level nobles. In the Seireitei, this is already considered a "commoner". Only in the eyes of the Rukongai, "all the people in the Seireitei are nobles."

As for those Ryukon in Ryukon Gai...

In the eyes of the nobles of Seireitei, they are not even civilians - civilians at least have value, and those wandering souls are just a kind of "resource that needs to be managed" for them, and do not produce any value.

Although there are high-ranking Shinigami like Abarai Renji who fought their way out of Rukongai, the proportion is really too small. Generally speaking, among the civilian Shinigami, Ukitake can be counted as such, but there are very few civilians as "pure-blooded" as Abarai...

"Many soldiers of civilian origin must be shocked by the appointment of the captain-general and two other commanders-in-chief this time..." Ukitake reminded.

"Well, I don't think there will be any expeditionary missions before the New Year. I plan to communicate with the officers of the four squadrons individually in the next month or so. I hope everyone can speak freely."

Yilong plans to communicate "performance" and intentions to everyone before the New Year. This will also be regarded as a way to completely take over the responsibilities of the officers from their direct leaders, the captains, so as to make the new expeditionary force structure more vertical, so as to avoid repeating the mistakes of the "Gotei 13"!

(End of this chapter)

170. Chapter 170 Headache

170.

2023-09-24

The new three divisions of the Gotei 13, the expeditionary division, the defense division, and the commander-in-chief of the service division, indeed made many people feel "expected", but also "how could this be"...

Of the three new commanders-in-chief, two were from the four great noble families, and one was the head of a family and one was the heir of a family, definitely not from a collateral branch, and the other was also from a high-ranking noble family.

Although everyone knows that Captain Kyoraku has not returned to the Kyoraku family for a long time, but when he is put together with Shihouin Ichiryu and Kuchiki Byakuya, it is still inevitable to make people think too much.

In addition, the commander-in-chief of the secret mobile force is Soi-Fong from the Bee family under Shifengyuan, so the position of the Kidōshu's Kidōsho is still unknown...

Judging from the situation of these five major forces alone, it can be said that since the holy war a thousand years ago, the great nobles have once again completely controlled the armed forces of Seireitei!

The slow rise of the death class among small and medium-sized nobles and civilians over the years seemed to be suppressed all of a sudden.

Ukitake did not shy away from talking about this matter, and Yilong was also very "united against the enemy"!

"Indeed, Kyoraku was definitely recommended by the old captain, and the Forty-Sixth Chamber has to give him some face. Moreover, Captain Kyoraku is resourceful and the service unit really needs him. However... Captain Kuchiki's achievements are not convincing to everyone. If you ask me, the commander-in-chief of the protection unit should be given to Soi-Fong. She is from a minor noble family, so the nobles can rest assured and everyone will have less resistance." Ichiryuu said in a tone of "deep agreement".

Ukitake: ...

Ukitake, who is usually good-tempered, was also shocked by Shifengyuan - how could you say that?

Who doesn't know that the Feng family is not only a small noble family, but also a subsidiary of your Shifengyuan? Especially since you and Soi Feng have a personal relationship, and you want to monopolize three of the five major forces?

but……

Fuzhu really couldn't say anything!

Because among the three commanders-in-chief, Shifengyuan Ichiryuu is the one who needs the least introduction!

It could be said that he was the "big shot" who came to the Gotei 13 a hundred years ago. Regardless of his previous reputation or the impression he gave people, he had promoted many decisive events, and... had never suffered a loss.

From "Aizen's defection" to this "Soul Hunter Invasion", it can be said that Shihouin Ichiryu has won a great victory in the internal faction of the Gotei 13!