Death: No cheats, take refuge in Aizen

Chapter 177 175. After confirming the look in their eyes, they are definitely friendly forces

The fact is that the intelligence system of Soul Society is still as bad as ever.

In other words, as long as it involves the nobles, especially the five great nobles.

The intelligence system of Soul Society will be restricted, so that it is impossible to exert its due strength.

The only thing that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni can tell Higashino Shuichi is the story of Nikotsu Saizo, the captain of the 13th Division of the first 13th Division, when he was still a big villain, and the specific effect of his Zanpakutō ability.

Including in the first 13th Division, there are many big villains who are conquered by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni with force, but they are not completely submissive in their hearts.

They only reluctantly agreed to become the captain of the Gotei 13th Division under the pressure of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's strength. In fact, everyone has ulterior motives.

The most typical example is the captain of the 11th Division of the first 13th Division, Unohana Retsu, whose name at that time was Unohana Yachiryu.

Until now, Unohana Retsu has only dealt with her work superficially. She has only worked but not put in any effort for things that she is not interested in. Even if the object may threaten the safety of the Soul Society, as long as she cannot arouse Unohana Retsu's interest, Unohana Retsu will just stand by and watch.

This was the case with Higashino Hideichi at the beginning, and also with the rebellion of the Kasumi Oji family, the defection of Urahara Kisuke, the invasion of Bylergan into the Soul Society, and so on.

Unohana Retsu can only be said to have participated in these events, but not much.

This is actually completely inconsistent with her captain status. Unlike Nigumo Saizo, she did not challenge Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni again, but looked for another opponent. This is the last gentleness of Unohana Retsu.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni also knows this, so Unohana Retsu has done a very stable job as the captain of the fourth division. Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni uses this captain position to stabilize Unohana Retsu, so that she will not return to the state of the big villain period and bring trouble to the entire Soul Society.

Originally, I thought that after sacrificing some of the captains who were more likely to cause trouble in Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's mind in order to deal with the King of Quincies, Yhwach, these troubles would completely disappear.

However, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni never expected that these former captains would return to Soul Society in this way.

This matter was also beyond his expectations.

"So, it's not that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni didn't know, but that you didn't tell him the whole truth back then?"

Higashino Hideichi sat on his seat and looked at the captain of the 8th Division, Kyoraku Shunsui, who had one hand on the ground and sat carefree and open-minded as soon as he came in, and asked.

After returning from the 1st Division without success, Higashino Hideichi unexpectedly received an invitation from Kuchiki Byakuya, one of the current five nobles and the head of the Kuchiki family, who invited him to the Kuchiki family for a chat.

Higashino Hideichi thought that after Kuchiki Ginryū passed away, he had no more contact with the Kuchiki family, not to mention Kuchiki Byakuya, even his father Kuchiki Sojun, Higashino Hideichi probably said no more than ten sentences to him.

The only time he and Kuchiki Byakuya had a formal meeting was probably at the wedding of Kuchiki Byakuya and Kuchiki Hime.

Therefore, Higashino Hideichi concluded that it was definitely not Kuchiki Byakuya who invited him over, but someone else behind the scenes.

In the current Soul Society, there are not many people who are capable of asking Kuchiki Byakuya to do such a thing. Coincidentally, Higashino Hideichi knew that there was one person who was among them, and calculated the time. It has been almost ten years since Higashino Hideichi returned to the Soul Society from that fictional future. That man should come to see him once.

So, Higashino Hideichi kept the appointment.

As expected by Higashino Hideichi, when he came to the room arranged by Kuchiki Byakuya, that man, Kyoraku Shunsui, was already drinking here.

"You're so straightforward right after you come in?

When old friends meet, shouldn't they have a drink first and then reminisce about the past?"

Kyoraku Shunsui looked at Higashino Hideichi and said with a smile.

"Old friend?

Are you referring to the captain of the 8th Division who chased me from Soul Society to Hueco Mundo and almost killed me?

Or the captain of the 8th Division who assigned me, a traitor in Soul Society, a very dangerous mission, so that I almost couldn't come back?

Whichever it is, it doesn't seem like something an old friend would do, right?"

Higashino Hideichi sat upright and looked at Kyoraku Shunsui and said.

"Hmm, on the surface, these two things are indeed wrong with me, but I believe that with your wisdom, Hideichi-kun, you should have seen the deep meaning of my words a long time ago, otherwise, you wouldn't have come here today, right?"

Kyoraku Shunsui faced Higashino Hideichi's irony without changing his expression.

"Really? Didn't I go to an appointment with Kuchiki Byakuya, the head of the Kuchiki family today?

Am I old and have a bad memory?

How come I met the captain of the 8th Division here?"

However, Kyoraku Shunsui didn't want to make things clear, and was still playing dumb with Higashino Shuichi, so Higashino Shuichi pretended not to understand.

Anyway, it must be Kyoraku Shunsui who was anxious.

"Okay, Shuichi, you are not the kind of death god who knows nothing, so let's not keep each other in suspense here."

Sure enough, seeing Higashino Shuichi being so ruthless, Kyoraku Shunsui simply put away his dissolute appearance, sat up straight, and his expression became serious,

"You must be very clear about my intention back then. I just wanted to see what your position was in that situation.

And now you have achieved my goal. "

"As expected, you at that time was paving the way for me to break into Tsunayashiro's family, right?

You noticed the actions of those nobles, but as the captain of the eighth division, you were unable to take further action because the captain did not allow you to do so.

And it just so happened that at that time, a god of death like me appeared who perfectly met the selection criteria of those nobles. Even having a hollow body became an advantage, because only in this way, after I return to Soul Society, There was only one option to rely on those nobles.

Because without the support of those nobles, the captain would never allow an insubstantial god of death like me to appear openly in Soul Society.

In other words, as long as the captain is still in office, I cannot betray those nobles. Otherwise, once they fall, I will be the next one, right? "

When Higashino Hideo saw that Kyoraku Shunsui finally admitted his past guess, he also snorted and said.

Not only that, but Higashino Shuichi guessed that the reason why Ukitake Jushiro, who was the captain of the 13th Division, joined Will Habiyan to come to the world first, may not have been without the help of Kyoraku Shunsui.

What Kyōraku Shunsui said to him in Hueco Mundo at that time, on the surface, was asking him to go back to the present world to discuss with Urahara Kisuke, but secretly it might have been arranged for him long ago.

Regardless of whether Urahara Kisuke asked Higashino Shuichi to participate in the Osaka Prefecture incident, Kyoraku Shunsui was able to spread the news in Soul Society afterwards that Higashino Shuichi participated in the incident and protected Shiba Haiyan.

It is not difficult to do this. You can just ask Shiba Haiyan in private to make perjury.

But maybe Kyoraku Shunsui didn't expect that in that incident, Higashino Shuichi was almost single-handedly responsible.

"Let me just say that with your wisdom, Xiuyi, you should have understood my plan a long time ago,"

Kyoraku Shunsui laughed, drank a glass of wine happily in front of Higashino Shuichi and said,

"Back then, long before the shallow theft incident, when I was still investigating the Kasumioji family rebellion, I discovered that the retainers of the Tsunayashiro family traveled to and from the present world a little too frequently, and for a long time Over a period of time, the Tsunayashiro family successively took away many copies of some materials sealed by the 12th Division.

But when I wanted to continue the investigation, the old man stopped me. The reason was that the Kasumioji family's rebellion had just happened, and I couldn't provoke those nobles at this time, especially the Tsunayashiro family, one of the five great nobles. .

Ridiculous, right?

But this is reality.”

A bitter expression appeared on Kyōraku Shunsui's face. It was quite unbelievable that such an expression appeared on Kyōraku Shunsui's face, and it also showed in disguise how much of a blow that incident had to Kyōraku Shunsui.

Higashino Shuichi suspected that it might have been Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's obstruction that made Kyoraku Shunsui determined to accomplish this big thing secretly without telling Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

The executor chosen by Kyoraku Shunsui was Higashino Shuichi.

Instead of continuing to feel sad about the old man, Kyōraku Shunsui continued,

"At that time, I had a suspicion: Could it be that the failure of the Tsunayashiro family's rebellion was actually a successful attempt?

Because those nobles originally acquiesced to the current Soul Society system. However, during the Kasumitaji family incident, the old man finally relented, making those nobles realize that their nobles can really have their own weapons, as long as their attitude is strong enough, For the sake of the overall situation, the old man will always agree."

Higashino nodded. Kyoraku Shunsui's idea was actually the consensus of Higashino Shuichi and Aizen.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni should have absolutely no choice but to take a step back and make a compromise in the protracted debate about the behavior of the Kasumioji family because of the overall situation and the face of the nobles.

This is equivalent to opening the door to a new world for those nobles.

"So, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni is really old, not only physically, but also mentally."

Higashino Shuichi said silently in his heart.

However, he knew that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni still had a long way to go, and he would use his life to hold up the last sky for this precarious Soul Society.

Whether it is for Aizen, Yhwach, Tsunayashiro Tokinada, or more possible dangers in the future, Yamamoto must die!

He is corrupt, yes, but he is also a mountain that all future challengers to the existing order must overcome.

"So you did the opposite and simply found a way to send people to get inside them, but because at that time, you were just suspicious.

Doubts about the Tsunayashiro family, one of the five great nobles, can only exist in your heart and cannot be spoken out.

Otherwise, once word spreads, you will become the target of public criticism, and it will be difficult for you to do anything in the future.

Therefore, you can only use that method to test me, but you dare not tell me clearly. Even I guessed that until Ni Gucaizang appeared this time, you did not dare to confirm the guess in your heart, right? ? "

Higashino Shuichi knew the reason why Kyoraku Shunsui chose to see him now.

In the final analysis, it was because Kyōraku Shunsui was unsure. He had the keen sense of smell that an intelligence officer should have, but he did not have complete self-confidence.

Except for a certain member of the Tsunayashiro family.

Kyōraku Shunsui may have invested too much confidence in him.

Of course, there is another reason. It may be that Kyoraku Shunsui is not sure whether he is still the Higashino Shuichi who passed his test in the past when he returns.

After all, for Higashino Shuichi, he only left the world for a few days, but for Kyoraku Shunsui, Higashino Shuichi disappeared for ten years.

Ten years is enough time for a person to change all his thoughts.

But this time Higashino Shuichi came to the Gotei 13th Division with Niiko Saizo to question, which convinced Kyoraku Shunsui that Higashino Shuichi was still the same Higashino Shuichi in the past, except that his strength had become a little too strong. Except, nothing has changed at all.

"Haha. That's right, that's right.

In fact, there was an investigation that I did not submit to the old man and Room 46 of the Central Committee. "

Kyoraku Shunsui saw that Higashino Shuichi had almost guessed the whole ins and outs of the whole thing, so he simply ended the two of them reminiscing about the past.

After spreading the relationship between the two and confirming the identity of the friendly forces, Kyoraku Shunsui began to serve Higashino Shuichi.

"This is?"

After receiving the heavy report from Kyōraku Shunsui, Higashino Shuichi also knew that what he and Kyōraku Shunsui had said so much earlier was, on the one hand, to eliminate some possible misunderstandings in the past, and on the other hand, it was to confirm the relationship between both parties. position.

After everyone agreed, what Jingraku Shunsui brought out must be his true purpose.

After flipping through these investigation reports page by page, Higashino Shuichi finally understood why Kyoraku Shunsui believed in his suspicions that had never been confirmed.

Because although this investigation report seems to have a lot of content on the surface, it actually only demonstrates one thing throughout the entire article.

That is the relationship between the Zanpakutō in Niko Saizo's hand and the batch of shallow attacks lost in Soul Society in the past.

Generally speaking, the Death God's Zanpakutō is an extension of the Death God's spiritual will and its own power.

Zanpakutō have various forms and powers, but one thing is common, that is, the Zanpakutō is different from the tapiraya sword once made by the Kasumioji family.

The Zanpakutō is essentially just a carrier of the Shinigami's power, so no matter which one the Shinigami got in the first place, the Zanpakutō it turns into can only be the one and only one.

This is why Tōsen was able to turn it into his own Zanpakutō after he just stole his best friend Utako's sword. The current Captain of the Eleventh Division, Zaraki Kenpachi, holds the Zanpakutō in his hand. He also picked up the shallow attack from a dead Shinigami, and in the original future, this shallow attack would also be transformed into Zaraki Kenpachi's own Zanpakutō.

Therefore, what Kyōraku Shunsui wanted to confirm was whether the Zanpakutō in Niiko Saizo's hand was transformed from the batch of shallow swords stolen from Soul Society.

Yes, in the Osaka Prefecture incident that took place in this world, the Soul Society found the Shinigami who stole things, but the batch of shallow attacks were lost forever.

Normally, Kyōraku Shunsui's attempt would be called a daydream.

Even Tōsen Kaname, who was just a commoner at the time, could steal a shallow strike. How could it be just right that the Zanpakutō in Niko Saizo's hand would be the same shallow strike that was stolen back then?

However, it may be that Kyōraku Shunsui had better luck. All traces showed that the Zanpakutō prototype in the hand of Nikoku Saizo was one of the batch of shallow attacks that was lost in Soul Society.

Higashino Shuichi can understand Kyoraku Shunsui's concerns.

This is because the current Soul Society, including Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, generally believes that the words spoken by the Nigoku Zai hidden in the broken world were just rhetoric.

A group of Death Gods have been dead for nearly a thousand years. If any one comes back, they will burn incense. How can there be so many?

However, through this investigation, Kyōraku Shunsui believed that what Niiko Saizo said was definitely not a lie. Kyōraku Shunsui even suspected that the figures Niikosaizo said might be conservative.

Because the number of shallow strikes that were lost at the beginning was far more than thirteen.