BOOM—!
A huge cylindrical object fell straight from the sky, crashing onto the ground of Soul Society and kicking up a cloud of smoke and dust.
It was the Tenchūren, the unique mode of transportation for the Zero Division, used to travel between the Soul King Palace and the ground of Soul Society.
However, the Tenchūren could not return to the Soul King Palace on its own. To go back, it needed to be launched like a firework by Kūkaku Shiba's Flower Crane Cannon.
A group of captains had been waiting here for a long time. Even Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was the most reluctant to show up, had obediently come to the scene after receiving the news.
The cabin door opened, and the five members of the Zero Division walked out with confident strides, puffing out their chests like five big crabs.
Senjumaru Shutara was even manually playing music—a shamisen, a trumpet, a rattle drum... she was a one-woman band. Tenjiro Kirinji was shaking and waving a flag, and Ōetsu Nimaiya was even breakdancing.
This completely unreliable appearance caused a stir in the hearts of the captains present.
"Here we are, here we are, the Zero Division is making a grand entrance!" Tenjiro Kirinji shouted with a toothpick in his mouth. "Long time no see, you little chicks of the Gotei 13. Are you eating well, sleeping well, and in good spirits?"
"Somehow, this is completely different from what I imagined," Shinji Hirako's face twitched, his eyes vacant, a drop of cold sweat rolling down his cheek.
Just then, a fan-like large hand slapped over. "Ouch!" Shinji Hirako clutched the back of his head and turned to the fat woman who had hit him, yelling, "What was that for?"
"Long time no see, Shinji. Isn't little Hiyori with you? That's rare," Kirio Hikifune said, looking at him with a smile.
Her gaze was much like that of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law. Hiyori Sarugaki saw Kirio as a mother, and Kirio naturally cared a lot for Hiyori. And the one who usually spent the most time with Hiyori, like a bickering couple, was Shinji Hirako.
"Long time no see... Who are you! Little Hiyori?" Shinji Hirako pondered the name, feeling something was off.
"It's me, Kirio," Kirio Hikifune pointed to herself with her thumb.
"You're Miss Kirio? This can't be described as just a change! Who the hell are you?" Shinji Hirako was greatly shocked, his body covered in a cold sweat.
"Shinji, you're so mean. I haven't changed that much," Kirio said. As she spoke, her stomach, with a spatula sticking out of her hair, rumbled. She naturally covered her stomach and said, "Ah, I'm hungry."
This display made Shinji Hirako's jaw drop. What on earth had happened in the Soul King Palace to turn the beautiful and sexy Miss Kirio into such a tank of a fat woman?
On the other side, Tenjiro Kirinji had also found Unohana.
"Long time no see, Unohana," he said, tilting his head, his face sour. "So, the healing techniques I taught you, are you using them well?"
"Of course," Unohana said without opening her eyes.
"Really? But it seems a lot of people died this time. What the hell happened?" Tenjiro Kirinji's tone was somewhat accusatory. His words made Unohana open her eyes, her expression dark.
But just then, the Monk came over, put his arm around his shoulder, and interrupted, "Alright, alright. It's been a long time. We can chat later."
"Tch." Tenjiro Kirinji was a bit annoyed.
Retsu Unohana's expression was dark, but she didn't say anything in rebuttal. In this sudden war, she had indeed failed to save the lives of many soldiers.
"The members of the Zero Division are the same as always, Monk," Shunsui Kyōraku first exchanged some pleasantries, then pressed down on his hat, covering his eyes, and asked, "What brings you all here this time?"
"Hmm~ We've come this time under the command of the Soul King to rebuild the Gotei 13," the Monk said with a seemingly kind and cheerful smile, but then his tone changed. "And to bring the former Substitute Soul Reaper, Kugo Ginjo, who is currently in Rukongai, up there."
"Ginjo? Could it be..." Jushiro Ukitake's face changed in shock upon hearing this. He looked up, about to say something, but was interrupted by the furious Suì-Fēng.
"Are you kidding me! I don't know how amazing the Zero Division is, but when the Seireitei was being destroyed, you all stayed up there and did nothing. Now that it's over, you come out and say you're going to rebuild the Gotei 13. Don't mess with me!" Suì-Fēng poured out all her resentment in one breath, shouting at the so-called Zero Division.
Ichibē Hyōsube completely ignored the little girl's noise. After she was done yelling, he continued, "As I was saying, and then..."
"Hey!" Suì-Fēng was even more furious at being ignored and seemed about to say something more, but in the next second, she was restrained by Tenjiro Kirinji.
"You're noisy," Tenjiro Kirinji said with dissatisfaction, appearing behind Suì-Fēng and grabbing her wrist.
Suì-Fēng turned her head in disbelief. What was that speed? As the Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō, confident that she could rival or even surpass the former Flash Goddess, Yoruichi, she hadn't reacted at all. The speed of his Shunpo was beyond her comprehension.
The feeling of being crushed in the area she was most confident in was very unpleasant for Suì-Fēng.
"We're the ones who should be saying that. What are you guys kidding about? What are you? Aren't you the Gotei 13? Our job is to protect the Soul King Palace, your job is to protect the Seireitei. The ones who bear the name of 'Gotei' (Guardians) couldn't protect the Seireitei, and now you're complaining that we didn't come to help. The word 'Gotei' itself is crying," Tenjiro Kirinji seemed to be lecturing the tantrum-throwing Suì-Fēng with a sense of 'tough love'.
In fact, the more angry he got, the more it proved that deep down, he still cared about the Seireitei and had a certain affection for the Gotei 13. Unlike the Monk, who actually had no feelings for the Soul Reapers of the Seireitei and was not angry at Suì-Fēng's complaint. In the end, he just didn't care.
Thwack!
The Monk punched Tenjiro Kirinji on the head. "Ouch, you bastard!" Tenjiro Kirinji fell down stiffly.
"I said we'll talk later. Let's get things done first," the Monk said with his arms crossed. He didn't care about the Gotei 13. Business was business. He wanted Tenjiro to stop wasting time with his chatter.
Ichibē Hyōsube, this old geezer, had no feelings for the Gotei 13, a newly established violent organization that had only been around for a thousand years. It could be said that even the history of the Seireitei and the so-called noble families within it was not as old as him.
Although the five great noble families were born a million years ago, ancestors were ancestors. The history of the noble families within the Seireitei, the history of this ruling regime, was not a million years long.
For example, Yoruichi Shihōin was only the 22nd head of the Shihōin clan.
Besides the immortal members of the Zero Division, ordinary Soul Reapers had a limited lifespan. Even if each generation of clan heads had a thousand years of power, it would only add up to a few tens of thousands of years.
The noble games of the Seireitei were just child's play compared to Ichibē Hyōsube, who had guarded this world for a million years. They were not worth mentioning, and he would not have any special feelings for the Seireitei.
As for the Gotei 13, the blades that guarded the Seireitei, which had been born as a group of assassins in its early days, he was even less interested.
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