Chapter 10: The Eleventh Squadron's Cocktail Party

I don’t know what Watanabe Yuji and Kuriyashiki Kenpachi said.

After finishing the conversation with Watanabe Yuji, Kenpachi Kuriyashiki went straight to Natsuki.

This is a tall, unkempt man, his hair is messy like weeds, casually draped behind his head. His eyes are sharp, like a wild beast. If he doesn't speak, he will give people a feeling of indifference, as if he doesn't approach you.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, all the oppressive feeling disappeared.

"Xia Mu, right? Yuuji has already told me about your situation. Since Yuuji brought you back, from now on, you are a member of our 11th Division. Don't be too nervous. Just treat this place as your home and us as your family."

"Our 11th Division has the best atmosphere among the entire Gotei 13."

Kenpachi Kuriyashiki spoke gently and easily. After talking to Natsuki, he asked Natsuki, "By the way, can you drink?"

"???"

Xia Mu was stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Soon, he understood.

In order to celebrate Watanabe Yuji's return from Hueco Mundo, Kenpachi Kuriyashiki held a welcome reception for him. It seemed that he valued this old subordinate who had been on expeditions to Hueco Mundo for many years very much. But when Natsuki found out the reason, he found that it was not the case.

The members of the 11th Division are all eager to fight.

They are not afraid of death. Whenever Xu appears, they will rush up to fight immediately.

Under the influence of Kenpachi Kuriyashiki, they particularly liked to hold cocktail parties. They held one every few days, and the expenses of the cocktail parties were all drawn from the squad's operating funds.

Normally, whenever a Hollow is defeated, or there is something happy happening, such as a team member's birthday or Kenpachi Kuriyashiki, a cocktail party will be held.

They had just held a cocktail party before this rally.

But this did not affect Kenpachi Kuriyashiki at all, and he held another cocktail party on the pretext of welcoming Watanabe Yuji who had returned from Hueco Mundo.

It is worth mentioning that before the cocktail party, Kenpachi Kuriyashiki found a form and asked Natsuki to fill it out. Then he put the form away. In this way, Natsuki became an officially registered Shinigami of the 11th Division.

This made Xia Mu feel unreal.

Is the 11th Division so careless?
Because he filled out the form, Xia Mu now attended the cocktail party as a regular member of the 11th Division.

During the cocktail party, he also saw the appearance of the 11th Division clearly.

As for the number of people, it’s actually not that many, only about three hundred.

I thought that as a combat squad, they were a group of unruly and fierce-looking strong men, but in fact, it was not like that.

Although there were some men with fierce looks, Xia Mu also saw many women among them.

This took him by surprise.

He was not completely ignorant of the world.

In his impression, although there were female Shinigami in the Gotei 13 in the original work, there were no female Shinigami in the 11th Division except for the vice-captain Kusaka Yachiru. But now, not only do female Shinigami exist, but there are also a lot of them.

These female Grim Reapers also have different appearances. Some are ugly, some are ordinary, and some are beautiful and charming. But they have one thing in common, which is that their personalities are as generous as men.

After the cocktail party started, they took the initiative to find the male team members next to them, clinked glasses with them, and drank happily. While drinking, some played finger-guessing games, while others directly picked up their Zanpakuto and started sparring with them.

As the captain, Kenpachi Kuriyashiki did not stop this. He sat on the main seat, holding a wine jar, watching the scene and laughing, as if he was happy to see it. Xia Mu was not a big drinker. Before he was diagnosed with a terminal illness in his previous life, he would drink a little. After he found out that there was something wrong with his body, he stopped drinking.

But in this situation, it would be a bit unreasonable not to drink a little.

He did not take the initiative to look for others to drink with. He just found a corner alone, holding a small bowl, and watched the cheerful atmosphere of the 11th Team, especially the group of women who took the initiative to look for men to drink, with great interest.

"Is it a surprise?"

A familiar voice sounded beside Xia Mu's ear. Xia Mu turned his head and saw a round face.

"Aren't you going to drink with them? You should have a lot of old friends."

Natsuki asked Watanabe Yuji.

After joining the 11th Division, he also learned that Watanabe Yuji was the chief officer of the 11th Division, and his ranking was not low, but was the fifth seat. He went to the Hueco Mundo not because he had committed a crime, but because he volunteered to go, just like Asido he had seen before.

"You can catch up with old friends anytime, but you're sitting here alone, why don't you go get to know these guys?"

"Although they look barbaric, they are actually a group of easy-going guys."

Watanabe Yuji said to Natsuki with a faint smile on his face.

Xia Mu said, "As you said, if you want to get to know these people, you can do it at any time. Today is not appropriate." After a pause, he explained, "I am not very good at drinking."

"That's it!"

Watanabe Yuji nodded.

Following Xia Mu's gaze, he looked forward and saw the group of women mixed among the men. A strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Are you surprised?"

Natsuki glanced at Watanabe Yuji, puzzled.

Watanabe Yuji said: "I know you are really curious about why there are so many female team members. Here, we have to mention another name of our 11th Division."

"The Flower Warrior Group!"

"Although they are women, Kenpachi Kuriyashiki does not look down on them. On the contrary, he believes that their strength is not inferior to that of men. For this reason, many female Shinigami admire Kenpachi Kuriyashiki and choose to join the 11th Division."

"This can be considered a special scenery of our 11th Squadron."

As he spoke, Watanabe Yuji revealed another malicious smile, "By the way, Xia Mu, you look quite old, don't you really want to consider finding a woman to marry? After marriage, you will have a real home and a place to stay."

"There are quite a few female members in the 11th Division, and you are not bad looking. If you want to find someone, you can probably find someone you like."

Xia Mu was stunned after hearing these words. He did not answer Watanabe Yuji's question, but turned his head and asked Watanabe Yuji, "What about you, are you married?"

"Of course I didn't," replied Yuji Watanabe.

"Then why don't you find a woman to marry? Although you are not good-looking, you are very powerful and an official. If you are willing, there should be a woman who would like you." Xia Mu asked a rhetorical question.

He looked at Watanabe Yuji, waiting for his answer.

　The Flower Warrior Group and the 11th Division have many female members, all from the official novel "BLEACH Spirits Are Forever With You"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)