In Soul Society, I just want to retire

"Aren't you the kid who came to my house for dinner that day? Is there something wrong?" The gentleness emanating from Unohana was completely different from that of Aizen.

It was a very reassuring feeling, like basking in the warm sunshine on a spring day.

"Um... I have something I want to ask Mr. Yamabuki." said Urahara Kisuke.

"He may have to wait a while before coming back. You can find a place to sit down first." Unohana gently took the young man into the room.

Compared to the bustling day when they had a free meal, the room was very deserted today, with no one else in it except the two of them.

Unohana started to cook. Not long after, Yamabuki Detang came back. When he saw Urahara Kisuke, he was surprised. This kid actually had the courage to come to him?

"Did you come to me to apologize?" Yamabuki Ditang reached out and touched his forehead.

Urahara Kisuke said mysteriously, "Can we talk alone?"

"Of course." Yamabuki Detang thought about it for a night and finally figured it out. Urahara Kisuke's wisdom as he grew up was indeed very powerful, but wisdom did not represent everything.

Without matching military force, even the most powerful strategies are just wishful thinking.

Give the simplest example.

If Zhuge Liang were to be equipped with three cobblers, could they stop the 100,000-strong army of Lingling General Xing Daorong?

This is a very mysterious metaphor.

Zhuge Kongming's wisdom is unparalleled in the world, but a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Faced with the 100,000-strong army charging towards them, even the extremely wise Zhuge Kongming was powerless.

On the other hand, Xing Daorong, it is true that General Xing may not be very smart, but when I have a hundred thousand tigers and wolves under my command, as long as he doesn't have a brain, he can win the battle by ordering these hundred thousand people to charge forward with their eyes closed.

This is also the situation that Kisuke Urahara faced in his later years.

There is no doubt that his wisdom is unparalleled in the world.

Both Aizen and Yhwach admitted it.

But at the same time, we have to admit that Urahara Kisuke's own strength is roughly at the same level as those captains at that time. Unohana Retsu, Kyoraku Shunsui, and Zaraki Kenpachi are not weaker than him in terms of strength.

If Ichigo Kurosaki had not sacrificed his own potential to deliver a fatal blow to Aizen, the seal that Kisuke Urahara had buried in Aizen would not have been activated at all.

Similarly, when facing the perfect form of Yhwach, Urahara Kisuke was directly kicked out of the ranks of direct confrontation with Yhwach. He tried his best, almost died together, and relied on Grimmjow's sneak attack to barely defeat the lethal force.

So, it depends.

So what about Aizen? Hasn't he been under my control for over two hundred years? Now he can't even stir up a storm!

The two drove to Yamabuki Detang's study. Urahara Kisuke was a little surprised when he saw the books in front of him: "So you are also a person who likes reading."

"If you have something to say, please say it quickly. Dinner will be served soon, and my family doesn't provide meals." Yamabuki Detang glared at Urahara Kisuke.

Urahara Kisuke asked a completely unexpected question: "Can you tell a person's character from their handwriting?"

Faced with this question, Yamabuki Ditang answered without hesitation: "Of course, as the saying goes, a person's handwriting reflects his character. In fact, it's not just his handwriting that reveals a person's inner thoughts. His unconscious behavior reveals his inner thoughts through his every move, facial expression, eating habits, and walking posture. All of these can reveal a person's inner thoughts."

After hearing this, Urahara Kisuke's expression became even uglier.

In other words, the person named Aizen really revealed his own personality through one word.

This is too outrageous! What kind of skill is this?

Urahara Kisuke was helpless and could only take a deep breath.

"It's nothing, but I have a second question. When I left yesterday, you told me that you could tell me the truth about this world at any time! I want to know the truth about this world right now." Urahara Kisuke looked solemn.

"Are you sure?" Yamabuki Ditang asked, "Such a result would be a huge shock to a ten-year-old. Your life might even be ruined from now on. Are you sure you want to know the truth about this world?"

"I'm sure. Since you said you would tell me, I believe you have your reasons." Urahara Kisuke stared at Yamabuki Detang.

"Well, it doesn't matter if I tell you. But this is a very long story, so we have to start from the beginning. How do you think this world is made up?" asked Yamabuki Ditang.

"How is the world composed? Didn't it exist from the beginning?" Urahara Kisuke looked at Yamabuki Detang blankly.

"Well... indeed, if you are talking about that primitive world, it has indeed existed from the beginning. Maybe it can be traced back to the Big Bang. Of course, there is no conclusion as to whether this universe came from the Big Bang. After all, it is just a theory." Yamabuki Ditang said to himself.

Urahara Kisuke was confused, but he completely understood what the other party meant. Do these things have anything to do with the nature of the world?

"First of all, we don't need to worry about how this world came about. It could be the Big Bang, or it could be virtual space-time, or it could be one of the countless parallel spaces. In short, when time ran to a million years ago, an important node appeared. At that time, the forces of this world were mainly divided into two parts, one was virtual, and the other was the soul that must be eaten." Yamabuki Ditang was ready to start from a million years ago.

Kisuke Urahara is a person who likes to listen to stories, and he sits here and listens carefully.

"However, a peerless genius was born. His right hand represents stillness, his left hand represents progress, and his eyes possess four pupils, able to see into the past and the future. Through his silent ability, he saw that if this world continued to be devoured by the Hollows, sooner or later the entire world would collapse. So, this peerless genius used his ability to divide the world into three parts. One is the Soul Society we are familiar with, one is Hueco Mundo, and the third is the real world."

Urahara Kisuke took a deep breath. He didn't expect that the world would come into being like this!

"And that peerless genius was called the Spirit King by later generations." Yamabuki Ditang continued.

"In other words, the world we live in now was actually created by the Soul King? For you and me, the time node a million years ago has no meaning at all, right?" asked Urahara Kisuke.

"God knows! But the story I want to tell has only just begun. The Spirit King accepted five servants. These five servants served the Spirit King for many years, and gradually their abilities improved. These five servants formed five families, and later generations called them... the Five Great Nobles."

"The seeds of sin were sown at that time."

Chapter 276: I Just Want to Be an Observer

At this time, Urahara Kisuke was completely attracted by the story.

"Wait, five great nobles? Why are there only four now? Who is the other noble?" asked Kisuke Urahara.

"Don't worry, let me explain! The Spirit King and his five followers once lived a perfectly content life, but the human heart is unpredictable. Whether it's the Death God or the Hollow, they're essentially transformed human souls, and naturally possess the ugliness of human nature. Suddenly, one day, one of the noble ancestors thought: What if the Spirit King abandons us one day? Wouldn't we lose our current status? Rather than wait until that day arrives, it's better to strike first!"

Hearing this, Urahara Kisuke suddenly felt a chill on his back.

He had already vaguely guessed how the plot would develop next.

No wonder Yamabuki Ditang said that was the truth of the world.

If the plot is really as he guessed, the existence of Soul Society and even the existence of Death God will have no meaning at all.

"The five great nobles attacked the Soul King." Yamabuki Ditang's voice was flat, as if describing a perfectly ordinary event. "They severed the Soul King's limbs, discarded his abdomen, emptied his organs, stripped his limbs of their power, and cast them into the netherworld. While the Soul King remains alive, he maintains the existence of this world in an unconscious form. In other words, the so-called Soul King, fed by countless Death Gods, is essentially a wedge without any consciousness. Its sole purpose is to maintain the balance of the world."

"In fact, regarding this matter, the ancestors of the five great nobles all held different opinions. The Shiba family was clearly opposed, while the Tsunayashiro family, now lost in history, took a radical stance. It was the Tsunayashiro family that took action, while the other three great nobles watched with indifference. By the way, you just asked why there were only four of the five great nobles? Because the culprits of that incident, the Tsunayashiro family, perished hundreds of years ago." Yamabuki Detang took a sip from his teacup. "I destroyed them personally, for attempting to create an artificial human to replace the Soul King."

"The Soul King can also be replaced?" Urahara Kisuke was even more shocked.

If he were to tell these things today, it would definitely cause an uproar.

"There is no irreplaceable person or thing in this world. Since the Spirit King can be born, there must be a replacement. Now there are at least two people who can replace the Spirit King to maintain the balance of the three realms." Yamabuki Ditang said.

For a ten-year-old boy, this news was too shocking and put his brain into overload.

"What do you think? After knowing the truth about this world, what do you want to do? Rebel against the four nobles who secretly rule this world? Or overthrow the rule of the puppet Soul King?" Yamabuki Detang glanced at Urahara Kisuke out of the corner of his eye.

Urahara Kisuke was silent for a long time, and finally gave his own answer: "I won't do anything, I will just watch it all happen quietly."

"Hmm? Why? Now that you know the truth, don't you want to change the world?"

Urahara Kisuke clenched his fists tightly. "What good will change do? You've already said that both Shinigami and Hollows evolved from human souls and inherently carry the inherent flaws of human nature. Even without the rule of the Four Nobles, other ruling classes will emerge in the future, and they won't necessarily be better than the Four. Even without the Soul King, new ones will replace him, and they won't necessarily be better than the current one. I think... we should just maintain the status quo."

really!

Yamabuki Ditang laughed heartily.

The answer was pretty much what he predicted.

From a certain perspective, Urahara Kisuke has a clearer vision than Aizen, and he sees through human nature.

Human nature is not black and white, but a delicate shade of gray.

Good and evil are just a thought away, but no matter what, the probability of producing good or evil is fifty percent.

If there are 100 billion souls in this world, there are at least 50 billion with evil thoughts. As the times change, this number will increase or decrease, but it will never be zero.

Kisuke Urahara saw through this at a young age, so he chose to maintain the status quo. At least he was quite satisfied with this world.

But from another perspective, Urahara Kisuke is not as good as Aizen.

The world's progress requires pioneers.

If everyone holds this kind of thinking, the world will simply stagnate.

In the absence of outsiders, there is indeed no apparent impact, but now there is a Quincy King hiding in the dark, watching covetously.

Aizen is like a pioneer. He knows that making major reforms to the world will inevitably involve bloodshed and sacrifice, but he must continue.

But now he doesn't have such great ability, so he can only lurk in the dark.

"That's your answer? Barely qualified." Shanbuki Ditang smiled. "By the way, what happened today cannot be told to anyone under any circumstances. If one person knows about this, I'll kill them. If a hundred people know about this, I'll kill a hundred of them. This matter is incredibly complex. You're a smart kid, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand. I will never tell anyone about this." Urahara Kisuke said solemnly.

"By the way, I think you are an interesting kid. Do you want to become my formal disciple?" asked Yamabuki Ditang.

Urahara Kisuke looked flattered.

But after thinking for a moment, he shook his head solemnly.

"I still want to go my own way," said Urahara Kisuke.

"Well, since you have your own choice, I won't make things difficult for you." Yamabuki Ditang said with a smile.

Kisuke Urahara didn't know that he had missed an opportunity to curry favor with someone powerful.

"Since you don't want to be my apprentice, I won't take care of dinner at night. Go back and find something to eat by yourself! Wife, you don't have to bring out dinner for this child at night." Yamabuki Ditang shouted to Unohana in the kitchen.

The corner of Urahara Kisuke's eyes twitched. You bastard are so realistic!

"Then I won't bother you anymore! I'll keep this matter to myself." Urahara Kisuke was about to leave, but when he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and looked at Yamabuki Detang: "I have another question for you! Why did you tell me such an important thing? I'm just a ten-year-old child."

"Who knows? Maybe he likes you." Yamabuki Ditang said with a smile.

Kisuke Urahara really couldn't figure out what this bastard was thinking, but it wouldn't do him any harm to know these things.

What you have to do is very simple, that is, do nothing and watch the world develop quietly.

That's it.

Chapter 277: Zaraki Fuuya vs. Yamabuki Detang

After Urazono Kisuke left, Yamabuki Detang looked at his back and thought that he was indeed the smartest person in the world, having found his own way at such a young age.

The vast majority of people in this world can only live in a daze throughout their lives and don’t even know what they want.

Anyone who can clearly understand his own heart is already an extremely strong person.

At this time, the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen. Shanchui Ditang's stomach was rumbling with hunger. Let's eat quickly!

Unohana and Yamabuki Detang were quietly talking about what happened at work today. At this moment, there was another knock on the door.

"Did Urahara Kisuke forget something?" Yamabuki Ditang then called out to the door, "The door is not locked, come in!"

The person who came was not Urahara Kisuke, but Zaraki Fuuya.

"Teacher, sorry to bother you." Zaraki Shuang also walked in quickly.

"How come you have time to come to me? Is there something important?" Yamabuki Detang looked at Zaraki Fuuya with curiosity.

Due to some special reasons, Zaraki Fuuya did not join the Gotei 13, but continued to practice in the family.

And his goal is very simple. When he succeeds, he will directly challenge Kuriyashiki and become the captain of the 11th Division.

He has been working hard for this goal for ten years.

"Have you eaten? If not, sit down and eat together!" Yamabuki Detang gestured to Unohana to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

Zaraki Futaba looked a little embarrassed, but finally whispered, "Teacher, if I challenged Kurayashiki Kenpachi now, what do you think my chances of winning are?"

Yamabuki Ditang paused for a moment, it seemed that this boy could no longer hold back.

"What do you think? Didn't you see him use his full strength ten years ago?" Yamabuki Ditang asked back.

Zaraki Futaro lowered his head. "If he doesn't use his Bankai, I think I have a 30% chance of winning right now. If he uses his Bankai... I don't even have a 10% chance of winning."

"That's it. Why would you go and die if you know you can't beat them?" Yamabuki Ditang said bluntly.

Both Zaraki Fuuya and Kuriyashiki Kenpachi have special abilities. If Kuriyashiki Kenpachi activates his Bankai at all costs, he can almost drag any enemy to death together with him.

And Zaraki Shuang does not fight head-on and chooses to attack secretly, and he can almost defeat all the Shinigami.

Of course, if the spiritual pressure difference is too great, Zaraki Fuuya's ability will be ineffective.

"But... Teacher, it's been ten years, and I don't even know what level I'm at. If you think it's too early for me to challenge Kenpachi Kurayashiki... can I challenge you?" Zaraki Shuang also stared straight at Yamabuki Detang.

"Snapped!"