"Let the old man go."
Kuchiki Ginrei stood up. His white hair was grey and his face was covered with wrinkles, but at this moment, his expression looked extremely serious.
"The Kuchiki family is the head of the great nobles. Something happened to the Tsunayashiro family. My Kuchiki family is obliged to execute that traitor Tsunayashiro Tokinada."
In his words, there was a deep sense of dignity.
Although the Kuchiki family and the Tsunayashiro family had not dealt well with each other for a long time, this time he even used what happened with Tsunayashiro Tokinada as an excuse to take revenge on the Tsunayashiro family.
But getting revenge on the Tsunayashiro family was one thing.
It was another matter entirely to remove a great noble.
Today, Tsunayashiro Tokinada could point his butcher's knife at the Tsunayashiro family, and tomorrow, someone might point their blade at the Kuchiki family.
This was an evil deed challenging the status and authority of the nobility, and it could not be tolerated.
As the head of the four great noble houses, the Kuchiki family was the example for all nobles, and they were obliged to eliminate villains to uphold absolute justice.
"No, let me go."
Just after Kuchiki Ginrei spoke, Shihouin Kongyou spoke suddenly, stopping Ginrei.
"The Kuchiki family is the head of the great nobles. What happened to the Tsunayashiro family—at this time, you, as the Kuchiki head, should stay in Soul Society, handle noble affairs, and stabilise the other houses."
"On the other hand, I have a better body and skill than you. Let me handle this matter."
Shihouin Kongyou's eyes fell on Kuchiki Ginrei, and he did not forget to tease him.
"Kongyou, you…"
Ginrei met Shihouin's gaze and hesitated to speak.
Shihouin smiled lightly and said nothing more. Even the reason for volunteering was left unexplained.
If one truly spoke of the reason, then it was probably the same as Kuchiki Ginrei's: to maintain the authority of the nobility.
Authority was power and majesty.
Kuchiki Ginrei took a breath and said in a deep voice, "In that case, I will leave this matter to you."
"Don't worry. I will definitely bring back the sinner Tsunayashiro Tokinada."
After saying this, Shihouin Kongyou looked at the other captains again.
"Is there anyone else willing to go with me? It's impossible for you to let me, an old man, go round and arrest Tsunayashiro alone, right?"
Hearing this, Kyoraku Shunsui shrugged helplessly. He knew that under such circumstances, there was no way to avoid duty even if he wanted to remain carefree.
Jūshirō Ukitake wanted to volunteer, but his health was not good.
As Jūshirō's friend, Shunsui naturally could not let him go to Hueco Mundo to fight.
Moreover, he himself was a high-ranking noble.
Even the heads of the great noble families had volunteered to take the initiative; as an upper-class noble, how could he just sit on the sidelines?
In the final analysis, this incident was actually an internal affair of the nobles, but because of Central 46's ruling, it was delivered to Gotei 13 to execute.
"Let me…"
Kyoraku Shunsui spoke, but he didn't finish his sentence.
Another voice cut in.
"Let me go!"
Hearing this, many captains looked at the speaker in surprise.
Just because the one who spoke was Gosuke Shigure, the captain of the 11th Division, the contemporary Kenpachi.
"Gosuke, you…"
Kyoraku Shunsui's eyes fell on Gosuke Shigure with slight surprise.
Gosuke Shigure explained with a smile: "The situation in Hueco Mundo is complicated. It is really not good for Captain Shihouin to go there alone."
"In the long history of Soul Society, my 11th Division once organised expeditionary forces to Hueco Mundo, and many Shinigami died in that realm. As the 11th Division's captain, I greatly admire those ancestors. Unfortunately, I have never been to Hueco Mundo. Now, I finally have such an opportunity. Let me go with Captain Shihouin."
Gosuke Shigure seemed extremely forthright, giving an answer that was unexpected yet reasonable.
Many captains looked at him with surprise, then turned their gazes to Captain Yamamoto.
Would Captain Yamamoto accept Gosuke Shigure's offer?
After all, this was a noble affair, and Gosuke Shigure was not of noble birth.
Captain Yamamoto was deep in thought.
Originally, in his expectation, it would have been Kyoraku Shunsui accompanying Shihouin Kongyou to Hueco Mundo.
As his disciple, Kyoraku Shunsui was carefree and easy-going, but Captain Yamamoto knew his strength well. With Shunsui there, everything would be foolproof.
Furthermore, Kyoraku Shunsui himself was the head of the upper-class noble Kyōraku family. He could not remain uninvolved.
Unexpectedly, Gosuke Shigure volunteered before Kyoraku Shunsui.
So, was it acceptable to let Gosuke Shigure go to Hueco Mundo?
Captain Yamamoto thought for a while.
In terms of strength, Gosuke Shigure was Kenpachi; naturally, he was not weak.
The only problem was that he was not a noble, and thus there was no need for him to be involved in this incident.
If it wasn't for Central 46's order, Captain Yamamoto would not even have handed this matter to Gotei 13.
However, what Gosuke Shigure said made sense.
In the end, he agreed to Gosuke Shigure's request.
"That being the case, I will leave this matter to Captain Shihouin and Captain Gosuke. Choose your subordinates to follow you into Hueco Mundo."
The captain's meeting came to an end just like that.
Captain Yamamoto did not send more people to Hueco Mundo.
Two captains were already the limit.
After all, this time period was not when the battle with Aizen was about to take place, as in the original storyline.
At that time, knowing Hueco Mundo's threat and the existence of the Espada, he sent multiple captains to assist Kurosaki Ichigo.
But not now.
Although Hueco Mundo was the Hollow base camp with many Menos Grande, two captains, as long as they avoided the core areas like Las Noches and only arrested Tsunayashiro Tokinada, would encounter no problems.
Even if there were an accident, with their strength, they could retreat unscathed.
After the captain's meeting—
Gosuke Shigure and Shihouin Kongyou walked side by side. Shihouin Kongyou was still a little surprised.
"I didn't expect that Captain Gosuke would offer to go to Hueco Mundo."
Gosuke Shigure said with a smile: "As Kenpachi, it's a bit unreasonable to never go on an expedition to Hueco Mundo."
"Is that so?" Shihouin Kongyou did not think much of it.
Gosuke Shigure said from the bottom of his heart: "Of course not."
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