Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

"Eh?" Yilong was stunned when he heard this - in this regard, Soi-Fong could get more accurate information than him? This shouldn't be the case...

"The original Second Division has always shared personnel with the Secret Mobile Force. If I resign from my position in the original Second Division, of course I will take everyone with me. No matter who is appointed as the new captain, it will be a rebuilding of the division." Soi-Fong said as a matter of course.

Well, it’s not about changing the captain, it’s about reorganizing the team!

After all, not everyone is as noble as Yilong, who left his original team and left behind a large number of confidants to assist his successor in his work...

At this time, Soi-Fong glanced at Ichiryu - she always felt that he was criticizing her in his heart for no reason!

"You don't know either, who took over the former Second Team and the Supervisory Force?" Soi-Fong asked - in her opinion, Ichiryuu should be very familiar with those nobles, even more familiar with them than when the head of the Yami family was still in Soul Society!

"I don't know, and no one knows. We only know that they want to combine the original Second Team and the Supervisory Force. In this way, there will be less overlap of powers and responsibilities with the Secret Mobile Force, and the nobles' monitoring of the Five Armies will be greatly strengthened." Yilong said calmly.

The combination of powers and responsibilities between the Supervisory Force and the former Second Team has a long history - after all, Yilong was originally the vice-captain of the Second Team!

After the separation of the former Second Team and the Secret Mobile Force, both became "forces operating in secret", and the former Second Team was definitely more inclined to the "internal affairs" of the nobles in Soul Society - the entire "Guardian Force" was actually like this, which was equivalent to the nobles taking back their "shield" from old man Yamamoto.

Being able to combine with the "Supervisory Force" to supervise the five armies will undoubtedly be a more reassuring thing for the nobles.

However, if combined like this, this position is extremely important, even more important than the previous dragon...

If Yilong is not promoted to commander-in-chief this time, then Yilong will definitely get this position.

Of course, Yilong will no longer hold the position concurrently, but the "Gold Seal Noble Council" and the "Room Forty-Six" are arguing fiercely over the specific candidate.

Even if it was Yilong, it would be impossible to squeeze someone in now...

After all, Ichiryu is still the head of the Shihoin family, and the Bee family is a lower-level noble under the Shihoin family. The Shihoin family's apparent power in Seireitei has reached its absolute peak in the past thousand years!

And it is easy to imagine that there is definitely a "smell" of Yilong left in the supervisory force, which will not dissipate for a long, long time. Even if the successor is less capable, he will be assimilated by him.

Unless there is some extraordinary achievement or earth-shaking change, Yilong's power in the Soul Society has apparently come to an end. At most, he can support some of his own people and extend his tentacles further...

"Captain Shihouin, Captain Soi-Fong, you are late this time." Kyōraku's voice rang out.

Ichiryuu and Soi-Fong were also stunned - when they arrived at the meeting room, Kyōraku was already there.

The "Intelligence Team"'s barracks should be the farthest from the "Noble Command Team"'s barracks!

"Did you two hold a small meeting first and wait to convey the spirit to us?" Yilong asked directly, half-jokingly.

"Captain Shifengyuan, you're worrying. I just received some news, so I came here early. I haven't had the time to talk to Captain Kuchiki." Kyoraku said lazily. He was still used to calling him "Captain", probably because he was too lazy to change.

Indeed, Kyoraku is also helpless...

He really wanted to talk to Kuchiki first, after all, Shihouin Ichiryu and Soi-Fong were in the same boat!

But Kuchiki acted in a businesslike manner. If Kyōraku didn't know him well, he would have almost believed that he was really planning to marry Shihōin!

"Now that all three of you are here, let's get started... This time it's my responsibility. The [King's Seal] that the patrol was responsible for transporting was hijacked on its way to the new secret storage location, and Captain Hitsugaya is missing..."

(End of this chapter)

178. Chapter 177 Accident during transportation

178.

2023-10-02

At the headquarters of the "Guardian Force", Kuchiki and the other four were holding a "Five Armies Meeting" - five armies, but only four people...

It's not that the [Ghost Way] are really so unwelcome, but this force itself has a special nature and must be led by someone who is proficient in the [Ghost Way], otherwise he will not be able to win the support of the people. Just like the "Technical Development Bureau", it cannot have just a brainless death god as its director.

Not only battles, but also many rituals in the Soul Society have to be completed by the Kidōshu, so the nobles value the Kidōshu very much and are unwilling to directly let those who have no support take over. And the noble families lack talents who can convince the others, so they keep dragging it on...

In this way, with no leader, it is convenient for the nobles to use them. When celebrating birthdays or other happy occasions, they can invite some ghosts to "perform".

At this time, the five-army meeting was held by four people at a square table...

Fortunately, there are not five, otherwise it would become a pentagonal table, and then a pentagram would be drawn on it...if you don’t know, you would think it is a Quincy meeting!

……

"It was Captain Hitsugaya who escorted them personally? He is missing?" Soi Fong couldn't help but frown when she heard Kuchiki say this.

When she first heard about it, Soi-Fong thought that Byakuya Kuchiki had insufficient manpower...

I didn't expect that something went wrong even though Hitsugaya was in charge himself!

"Not only that..." Kyoraku said helplessly at this time.

"Huh? Is there still something about Commander-in-Chief Kyōraku?" Soi-Fong looked over in confusion.

"I'm curious too. Captain Hitsugaya disappeared from the scene, but we found Captain Komamura who was seriously injured, and... some people that Captain Kyoraku needed to explain to had just left." Kuchiki also looked at Kyoraku questioningly.

Kyoraku was helpless - he just wanted to talk to Kuchiki about this, but Kuchiki was stubborn and said that the five armies could not connect privately and they had to wait until Shihouin and Soi-Fong arrived...

You are not connecting privately!

There's no telling what kind of relationship Shihouin and Soi-Fong will have. They might even have a child someday. What's the point of you being a "role model" for them?

Do you expect Shifengyuan to repent because of your exemplary effect?

"That's right, I was the one who sent Captain Komamura, and as for those few people... I was indeed the one who let them in, but please don't report it, okay?" Kyoraku made a cute expression to beg for mercy.

"Who is that person?" Soi-Fong asked rudely.

"This... is two or three of the people who 'disappeared' along with the head of the Yoruga family and Captain Urahara." Kyoraku said vaguely.

Soi-Fong's pupils shrank when she heard that.

The reason why Jingle spoke so vaguely was to avoid confirming the matter first - if someone insisted on reporting it, Jingle would definitely make excuses, would never admit anything, and would just quibble.

And using Yoruichi and Urahara as a raft was also to make Soi-Fong and Kuchiki understand him better...

"Someone who 'disappeared' with the old patriarch and Urahara? Or two or three of them appeared at the scene together... Could it be that Commander-in-Chief Kyoraku meant that a Hollow entered the Soul Society?" Ichiryu's tone was a little incredulous, and the words he used were very harsh.

Just like he despised "hollow" and would be disgusted if he got even a little bit of it, Kyōraku simply ignored this kind of performance.

Who else “disappeared” with Yoruichi and Urahara?

Among them is, of course, the great demon priest, who is believed to have "jointly conducted the Hollowification experiment with Urahara"...

And those captains and vice-captains who were harmed by the "virtualization experiment"!

Originally, Soul Society was not sure whether these victims were still alive. Even Kyōraku, who had a brain among the captains, was just suspicious - this matter was most likely masterminded by Tsunayashiro Tokinada and framed Urahara Kisuke.

If this is the case, then the "victims" taken away by Yoruichi, Urahara, and Wuling might still be alive.

However, the majority of brainless captains believed that Urahara Kisuke and Gintoku Tessai were the masterminds, so these "victims" were silenced!

It wasn't until Aizen's rebellion that everyone finally confirmed that Urahara and Wuling were innocent...

Even so, the nobles had no intention of inviting them back. Do these guys who defected after being wronged still have any regard for the Seireitei? It's good enough that they don't continue to be wanted!

As for these "victims", they don't want to pay attention to them...

I wanted to render them harmless back then, and now that I know they are not dead, it is a great mercy not to hunt them down.

"Those who were involved in the incident between Aizen and Urahara and were rescued by Lady Yoruichi included Aizen, the captain of the Tosen team, the former captain of the 7th Division, the captain and vice-captain of the 9th Division, and the deputy captain, as well as the deputy Kidō-chan, and also... Commander-in-Chief Kyōraku's deputy at the time, right?" Soi-Fong had already guessed why Kyōraku had gotten the news in advance.

At the same time, according to Soi-Fong, everything that happened at that time was the fault of Aizen and Urahara, and only "Lord Yoruichi" was the savior.

At that time, Aizen was only the vice-captain, and Aizen's captain "Hirako Mako", the captain of the 9th Division where Tosen Kaname was located "Muguruma Kensei", the vice-captain "Kunami Shiro", the captain of Ichimaru Gin "Hōbashi Rojuro", Urahara's vice-captain at the time "Saruaki Hiyori", and the former captain of the 7th Division "Aikawa Ratake", the deputy ghost chief of the Kidōshu "Arishoda Hachigen", and Kyōraku's vice-captain at the time "Yadomaru Lisa" - these eight people were involved in the hollowization experiment!

"That's right, but this time, it was Mr. Urahara who informed me..." Kyoraku said helplessly.

Yadomaru Lisa ignored him completely now, and this time it was Urahara who informed Kyōraku!

"What exactly happened? Why didn't you inform us before?" asked Soi Feng rudely.

"Urahara and the others learned that Aizen was going to send someone to rob the [King's Seal] for some purpose, and that the ones who would do that would be... those who had broken the boundary between Hollows and Shinigami, so they notified me.

“I’m sorry, because I don’t know the truth, and even Urahara is not sure, so I made preparations without telling anyone. I originally wanted to catch them all in one fell swoop!

"However, the enemy had more people than expected. Although Urahara and I cut off the Dankai in time and stopped some of the Arrancars that came from behind, there were still a few strong Arrancars that entered the Soul Society.

"Although Komamura and several other former captains who entered the Soul Society stopped them, for some reason, there seemed to be a third party that also came to compete for the king's seal. No one knows what happened to Captain Hitsugaya... In the end, they were the ones who took advantage of it."

Kyoraku then revealed the truth - it turned out that he and Urahara had planned to capture a group of Arrancar alive to destroy and further understand Aizen's conspiracy, so they set up a trap in advance...

Those [Masked] captains naturally would not meet with other Shinigami, so they left the injured Komamura behind and went away.

"Breaking the boundary between Hollows and Shinigami? Aren't they still Hollows... When did the Soul Society allow Hollows to come and go freely?" There was a hint of distrust in Yilong's tone.

This is indeed the case. Logically speaking, whether it is an Arrancar or a Mask, entering the Soul Society should set off an alarm. The power of the Hollows in them is very conspicuous - only Ichiryu is an exception, the others are not so complete.

but……

It was precisely because of this confirmation that Yilong had actually guessed the reason...

This type of detection equipment of Seireitei is in the hands of the "Technology Development Bureau"!

Now that Kurotsuchi Mayuri himself has become "hollow", he must have secretly adjusted the range of the warning...

This also allows the [Arrancar] and [Masked] to come and go freely in Soul Society without triggering unnecessary alarms.

"I asked Director Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and this kind of existence that breaks the boundary between Hollows and Shinigami will not trigger an alarm and does not have such high precision." Kyoraku didn't know whether he really believed it or had to believe it.

(End of this chapter)

179. Chapter 178: The Captured Arrancar

179.

2023-09-28

"Commander-in-Chief Kyoraku, are you sure that Aizen's men were defeated and the [King's Seal] was obtained by a third party?" Yilong asked aggressively at this time.

It was completely an attitude of questioning Kyōraku, "whether he really repelled Aizen's troops" - if the [Royal Seal] was taken away by Aizen, then it would be entirely the fault of Kyōraku who "knew the situation in advance but did not inform everyone in time."

Facing Shifengyuan's questioning, Kyoraku did not show any anger, and said calmly: "Of course... It's just a pity that the other party had a powerful escape weapon like [Anti-Membrane], so we were unable to leave one or two behind."

As he said this, he glanced at Shifengyuan, as if to say: Is that what you want to ask? I tell you, no one was caught, are you relieved?

However, Yilong pretended not to understand his look and asked, "What's going on with the Technology Development Bureau? The anti-membrane can ignore all spaces and return the Hollow to the Hueco Mundo. If it enters the Soul Society, it can't be discovered. Then, won't Aizen's Hollows come and go as they please in the future?"

Jingraku also nodded and said, "That's right, so..."

At this moment, a bell rang, and then the four people present felt a strange fluctuation, and immediately understood what had happened, because this kind of fluctuation was just felt a few months ago, and everyone was familiar with it - the "Soul-Blocking Membrane" was activated!

In this way, not only does it have basic defensive capabilities, but any spirit that forcibly enters the Soul Society will trigger an alarm, regardless of whether it is a "Hollow" or not.

"Here they are. I have already applied to the 46th Chamber. It seems that the Ghost Path Clan has received the order." Kyōraku said at this time.

Since it is impossible to detect the intrusion of "virtual", the only option is to protect it thoroughly.

However, Yilong continued to insist, "Did this happen suddenly? This is because we were not prepared enough! Has the accuracy of the Seireitei's alarm system increased over the years? Has Kurotsuchi Mayuri been working diligently?"

In fact, Yilong has already guessed why the alarm system of Soul Society is not working well - before Kurotsuchi Mayuri inserts himself into the "back door" of the monitoring system, there is no way to upgrade this system.

But now this matter is entirely the responsibility of the "guarding force" and the "service force", so Yilong took the opportunity to speak nonsense...

"Yes, yes, I will question Captain Nirvana later, but now is not the time to pursue this." Kyoraku responded casually.

"In that case, instead of sitting here, why don't we go to the scene first?" said Shueisha pragmatically.

"Then we need professionals like you, Captain." Yilong said and deliberately called Soi-Fong "Captain", but was met with a roll of the eyes by Soi-Fong.

Xiumu treated this kind of flirting during the meeting coldly and his face became even more stern, but it was a pity that it did not set a good example.

"We can go and take a look together." Kyoraku said to Shifengyuan.

"No, I'm not a professional... Unless the 46th Chamber is determined to go to war with Hueco Mundo because of this, it has nothing to do with the [Expeditionary Force], so I won't accompany you any longer." Yilong refused directly.

However, as the [King's Seal] was missing, it was only right for the "Secret Mobile Force" to intervene in the investigation, so... when leaving the "Guardian Force" barracks, except for Yilong, the other three left together.

Yilong, on the other hand, looked indifferent and prepared to return to his own team house, but...

Yilong was not at peace!

Why did Aizen send the [Arrancar] to plunder the [King's Seal] without informing me at all?

Or was this just Kyōraku's smokescreen?

If that's true, did Kyōraku really fail to catch any of the incoming [Arrancar]?

Yilong's doubts soon had an answer...

The prison team already had some confidants left by Yilong, and now Komamura was injured in the attack, so the situation of the prison team naturally could not be hidden from Yilong's eyes and ears!

Shortly after leaving the guard unit's barracks, Ohuto came to report - this morning, Kyoraku Shunsui secretly transferred a murderer and detained him in the Seireitei prison.

"Why was he so mysterious this morning?" Yilong had already guessed that the criminal must be related to the robbery of the [Royal Seal].