Bleach: Traveling through Soi-Fong, Starting from Bankai

"If you were to be the captain..."

"Does the tea you drink leave you with a sweet aftertaste?"

A powerful aura enveloped Soi Fong.

That was thousands of years of blood evil and accumulated power.

Chapter 132: Broken Bee's Speculation

Soi Fong kept her mind focused and struggled to withstand Yamamoto's terrifying aura.

"Damn it! They're setting a trap for me!"

She finally saw it.

The tea party set up by Yamamoto today is also a test.

That’s right, I went to the real world and met Yoruichi, Urahara, Tessai Kurehime, and a group of masked captains.

The apparent characterization of this group of people is:

Defecting Death!

etc. are regarded as false!!

"Do all you old folks like to use abstract metaphors?"

Although he felt a little unhappy, he had to drink the bitter tea and withstand Yamamoto's bloody pressure.

But Soi-Feng could understand a little bit.

The fact that Yamamoto allowed himself to go to the real world and contact Shihouin Yoruichi was a sign of great trust in her.

And after I come back, will the word "loyalty" remain the same as before?

If I were the captain, I would probably give him a beating like this too.

Broken Bee thought:

"Damn, I was careless."

"I didn't expect that even though Lao Deng is bald, he still has such thoughts..."

"But fortunately, I do think about these things on a daily basis..."

Never mind, let’s take a gamble!

Withstanding the pressure from the Blood Demon, Broken Bee spoke with difficulty:

"Old man, what are you so anxious about——"

"In your position, do you still need to care about right and wrong?"

The blood evil dissipated and the pressure was gone.

The setting sun in the distance was blood-red, casting a shadow on Yamamoto's hunched back.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at Soi-Feng for a long time before saying:

"What do you mean?"

Soi Fong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling even more confident.

After organizing her words a little, Suifeng became even more disrespectful and spoke out without restraint:

"What I mean is simple!"

"People will die if they don't drink water, and so will the god of death!"

She picked up the bitter tea in front of her, which had already cooled down.

"What if I become the captain?"

"Then I don't care if it tastes bitter or hard to drink, I'll just drink it all—"

After saying that, she drank the bitter tea in one gulp and slammed the cup heavily on the table.

"boom!"

“Just find joy in the midst of suffering!!”

After taking two breaths and regaining her composure, Soi Fong looked at the silent Yamamoto and chuckled:

"This tea is actually quite edible even if you drink a lot of it."

"Old man, if you ask me, you should survive first before you can talk about the quality of life."

Yamamoto remained silent.

The same goes for Broken Bee.

After a long time, until only the afterglow of the setting sun remained, Yamamoto hummed softly.

Steady!

A light of winning the bet flashed in Soi-Fong's eyes.

But then, she saw Yamamoto's figure flash and disappear.

"Oops!!"

Before Soi-Fong could react, Yamamoto's scabbard was already hanging over Soi-Fong's head:

“Bang!!”

"Ouch!——"

Yamamoto exhaled through his nostrils, feeling relieved, and scolded:

"You're just a junior, and you think you can teach me a lesson?!"

"Well, what happened when you went to the present world and met them?"

"Ugh——"

Soi Feng held her head and sobbed, tears streaming down her face.

But she also knew that she had regained Yamamoto's "trust".

At first, Soi Feng was a little confused.

But when Yamamoto said, "If you were the captain-general," it reminded Soi-Fong and made her think about loyalty and trust.

This involves a speculation before the bee was broken:

Yamamoto knew that the masked soldiers were wrongly accused.

Before, Soi Feng had made some guesses.

Yoruichi Shihouin abandoned his role as the head of a noble family and staged a defection, which was extremely irresponsible.

Although this is consistent with her character, after reaching a high position, Soi Fong began to have doubts about this.

——This is really too willful.

Thinking about it from another perspective, Yoruichi could have quietly rescued Urahara and the others, used Soi Fong as a puppet, and led Urahara and the others to escape from the world.

Soi Fong herself believes that her former self would have faithfully fulfilled this duty.

But Shifengyuan Yoruichi was willing to take risks, abandon his family business, and cause serious damage to his family, and he was determined to do this thing himself.

This is contrary to common sense.

As the commander-in-chief of the secret mobile forces, he shouldn't be so cunning.

But if we change our thinking:

What if Yamamoto knew?

Yamamoto knew that the Masked Army was wronged.

Yamamoto knew that there was something wrong with Central Room 46.

Yamamoto knew that someone was secretly trying to shake up the Soul Society.

Then let a Death God of sufficient weight lead the wronged captains to the real world, hide temporarily and wait and see what happens.

Seems like a reasonable explanation.

In Soi-Fong's opinion, doing so can not only preserve a living force, but also show weakness to the enemy, making the enemy in the dark paralyzed and careless.

Yoruichi Shihouin is the "political power" used to stabilize the thoughts of Kisuke Urahara and the masked army.

Now, Yamamoto asked Soi Fong what happened after she "met them", further confirming Soi Fong's guess.

However, Soi-Fong wasn't quite sure either.

After all, according to the original work, Aizen did become complacent and careless, causing trouble many times in the past hundred years.

But on the other hand, Yamamoto did not take any effective measures to stop Aizen.

This made Broken Bee very confused, and she could only keep this guess:

Yamamoto knew that the masked army was wrongly accused, so he secretly sent Shifengyuan Yoruichi to calm the mind and wait and see what would happen.

However, due to limited ability over the past hundred years, it has never been discovered that it was Aizen who was causing the trouble.

——Honestly speaking, this is a bit too stupid.

As for why Yamamoto did not take personal action to deal with the Central Forty-sixth Room.

Instead, they allowed such injustice to happen and then tried to make amends afterwards.

We can already see something from Yamamoto’s self-narration just now.

After becoming the captain and having more information and perspective, Soi Fong also has a deeper understanding of the existence of Soul Society.

In her opinion, the stability of Soul Society depends on Yamamoto's delegation of power.

In order to "protect" such a simple idea, such an existence with supreme military power and dominance chose to hand over power to the united nobles.

He himself chose to take the lead in obeying the system's decision.

In other words, it can be understood as:

The Central 46th Room had Yamamoto's endorsement.

In exchange, the Central Forty-Six must maintain the rules of Soul Society, allowing it to develop steadily and long-term and become a true "society of the soul."

——This is Yamamoto's way of guarding the court.

It's stupid and foolish, a helpless act, but it also shows self-awareness.

It even has a style of ruling by doing nothing.

If we think in this way, the contradiction in Yamamoto's behavior can be explained.

On the one hand, he realized that something was wrong.

——Almost half of the captains were wrongly accused, and this decision came from the Forty-Sixth Chamber, which can be said to have shaken the foundation of Soul Society.

On the other hand, he couldn't correct it himself.

——If Yamamoto corrects the person to whom he has ceded power, it would be equivalent to him taking back this power and denying the old order that he had established.

Soul Society has returned to its original killer group, and only Yamamoto is under their command.

This goes against Yamamoto's way of guarding the court.

Therefore, in such a contradictory mood, Soi Fong guessed that Yamamoto sent Yoruichi to stabilize the wronged captains, so that they would at least not become enemies of Soul Society and end up killing each other.

It was precisely under such contradictory mood that he allowed Soi Fong to go to the real world to contact Yoruichi and others, and test her with the "bitter tea theory" to determine whether there was an opportunity to change the situation.

Broken Bee's mind raced, and he instantly figured out something that he had often pondered over and seemed to understand even more deeply today.

In response to Yamamoto's question, she replied solemnly:

"Captain Genryusai Yamamoto—"

"Before I answer your question, I have a request."

"I want to witness the power of [Ryujin Jaka]!"

"I hope you will allow me to teach Soi-Fong a little."

Soi-Fong raised her head, stared into Yamamoto's eyes, and said seriously:

“Preferably in a venue where there will be no interruptions and no prying eyes.”