Chapter 103 Another Kind of Knife
The world of death can actually be said to be a world of swords.

The knife plays a vital role in this world.

The Zanpakutō of the God of Death and the Kirayū of the Arrancar are both vital weapons to them.

Even among the Quincies, the other Quincies used bows, but when it came to the Quincies' ancestor, Yhwach, the style began to change and he started using swords and the like.

Of course, for the Quincy, this kind of thing is just a "bow" with a unique shape.

After receiving technical support from Urahara Kisuke, Natsuki has been drawing his own power of the god of death into the dagger-like "spiritual sword" to charge it. During this period of time, Natsuki experienced a completely different feeling.

In the past, because we were always at the peak of our prosperity and strength, we did not feel much about becoming weak.

And when one's own strength is reduced, and one uses this state to practice, one will gain a completely new understanding of practice.

This is a rare period of peace.

Time passes day by day.

Apart from the occasional Hollow invasions of Soul Society, not much else happened.

Although he needed to fight against the void, this kind of life was a long-lost moment of peace for Xia Mu. Of course, he did not forget to practice hard. After all, only with enough strength could he cope with various crises in the future.

It was also at this time.

In the Soul Society, the name of a weapon is extremely famous.

Tapir Yao Knife!

This is a sword made by the upper-class noble family of Kasumigaoji.

Different from the Zanpakutō of the God of Death.

This kind of sword is different from the Shinigami Zanpakuto in that it is unique and can be mass-produced.

According to the Kasumigaoji family, one only needs to inject spiritual power into the sword to activate it, thereby giving the wielder great power. If this kind of sword is equipped by the god of death, the god of death will have a second level of power in addition to his own Zanpakutō.

It can be said that this item can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the god of death.

If it is promoted, it may become the fifth power system of the God of Death after Zhanquanzougui.

It is also because the name of this knife suddenly became known.

Therefore, a captain meeting was held among the Gotei 13.

"We, the Gotei 13, don't usually have much interaction with those nobles. The Kasumigaoji family seems to be a family that specializes in making weapons for the nobles. How could they be so kind as to make special weapons for us?"

At the captain's meeting.

After hearing about the origin and abilities of the Tapir Sword, the captain of the Fifth Division, Hirako Mako, expressed her doubts.

After hearing these words, many captains on the field had different expressions.

It's just because what Mako Hirako said about the Gotei 13 not having much interaction with the nobles is not true.

Among the Gotei 13, there are many captains who are of noble origin.

But what a coincidence.

At this moment, no one refuted what Mako Hirako said.

Just because the second half of what Mako Hirako said is very true.

The Gotei 13 guard the Soul Society and the Soul Society, and maintain order in this world.

The nobles live in the Seireitei. Although many of them choose to become Shinigami, more of them live in the Nobles Street. The Nobles Street and the area where the Gotei 13 are located are like two completely different worlds, and normally, they don't have much intersection.

Although the Central Forty-Six were all selected from among the nobles, they rarely took the initiative to interfere with the operations of the Gotei 13 except at certain times.

As a result, the Kasumigaoji family, a high-ranking noble family that specializes in manufacturing weapons and equipment for the noble group, has now created a weapon specifically for the god of death to use for combat. What is they trying to do?
Shouldn't this kind of thing be done by the 12th Division?

What does the Kasumigaoji family want to do? Are they trying to interfere with the Gotei 13?
"According to the Kasumigaoji family, this weapon was created by them by accident."

Captain Yamamoto explained the reason for the incident.

"The Kasumigaoji family is a family that specializes in making weapons. Because of the nature of the family, they like to delve into various unique weapons. In the process, they made a special knife called the Tapir Knife. They originally planned to give it to the guards among the nobles, but later found that compared to ordinary guards, the Grim Reaper was more suitable to use this knife, so they reported this knife to the Central 46th Office."

"According to the ruling of the Central 46th Chamber, this sword is indeed unique. If we equip it, it can greatly enhance our strength, allowing us to be more calm when dealing with the void, thereby reducing the casualties rate."

"However, because this sword was developed not long ago, the Kasumigaoji family has not yet built a special workshop to mass-produce this sword, so the current production capacity is still insufficient. But they still made a batch specifically for our Gotei 13, and decided to give it to us for trial use first. If the results of the trial are good, we can consider mass-producing it."

"How considerate! You can even try it out." After Captain Yamamoto finished speaking, Captain Natsuki of the 11th Division said something in a strange tone, and then said to everyone, "If you want to try it out, go try it out by yourselves. Anyway, we in the 11th Division refuse to try out this kind of knife."

After saying this, he just stood by and watched, not expressing any opinions.

When Xia Mu said this, many captains frowned.

It seems that Kenpachi Natsuki has some opinions about the Tapir Sword and cannot accept its existence.

"This is difficult to handle!"

Kyoraku Shunsui sighed in his heart.

Logically speaking, the 11th Division, as a combat team, was the most suitable candidate for trial because of the highest frequency of combat. As long as the members of the 11th Division chose to use the 1st Tapir Blade during the battle, they would quickly know whether the Tapir Blade was practical and whether it could improve the combat effectiveness of the Grim Reaper. However, Xia Mu directly refused.

The key is that they can't force anything.

On the contrary, Xia Mu's words made many captains have their own thoughts in their hearts.

After Xia Mu expressed his opinion, the captain of the second team, Yoruichi, also expressed his own views.

"We are the second squad, and we are responsible for extremely secret missions. If we rashly use new weapons, it is very likely that the mission will fail. For the sake of safety, we will not be the trial users. We will wait until you are sure whether this knife is useful or not."

Her words were well-reasoned and irrefutable.

But many captains secretly complained in their hearts.

Everyone knows that you and Kenpachi Natsuki are very close and have a very good relationship.

It's strange to say.

The captain of the second squad, Yoruichi, is the 22nd head of the Shihouin family and the only female head in history. It is not wrong to say that she is the most noble woman in the entire Soul Society. She does not have the slightest airs of a noble and is on good terms with Kenpachi Natsuki, a Shinigami who was born a commoner.

Although it is true that Kenpachi Natsuki is indeed a strong man.

But the relationship between the rest of the nobles and the common people was not so good.

Of course, thinking about the situation of the Shifengyuan family.

However, some people have guessed some answers in their hearts.

Especially Xiumu Yinling, he was extremely confident.

"It seems that the Shihouin family has taken a fancy to this Natsuki Kenpachi!"

"But as the captain of the Gotei 13, Kenpachi is quite special. Such a strong man would not marry into the family easily."

'The status of a great noble has no appeal to them.'

Xiumu Yinling thought so.

He had great contempt for the behavior of the Shifengyuan family.

Of course, he also knew that the Shihouin family had to take some measures for the continuation of the family. Yoruichi was the only female head of the family, which was certainly very special, but it was precisely because there would be no male heirs in the next generation of the Shihouin family that a woman was allowed to become the head of the family.

In order to continue the family, Yoruichi must find a son-in-law and give birth to a child to continue the Shifengyuan family.

But it would be wishful thinking to focus directly on the man who has become a strong man.

But he, Xiu Mu Yin Ling, is different.

Rather than directly choosing a man who has become a strong man and a captain.

He chose to personally train a strong man and cultivate a qualified son-in-law and adopted son.

At present, he has already decided on the candidate.

Yes, Xiumu Yinling is also preparing to find a son-in-law, and he also has a daughter.

The situation of the Kuchiki family cannot be said to be exactly the same as that of the Shihouin family, but it is not much better either.

It is true that Xiumu Yinling has a son.

But his son Kuchiki Sojun, like Shihouin Souhan's son, had poor aptitude and was destined to not become a strong man. Although he worked hard and became the vice-captain of the 6th Division, the vice-captain was already his limit.

At this level, it is obvious that he cannot bear the burden of the Kuchiki family.

More importantly, Kuchiki Sojun currently has no children, unlike Shihouin Sora-chan, who at least has a granddaughter, Yoruichi. Although Yoruichi is a woman, she is a strong person who can stand on her own.

Therefore, Kuzuki Yinling decided to find a helper for Kuzuki Cangchun.

He happened to have a daughter.

As long as he can recruit a powerful son-in-law, he can become a capable assistant to Kuchiki Sojun and maintain the Kuchiki family.

In that way, when Kuchiki Sojun has a son one day, the Kuchiki family can hold on until the day his grandson grows up.

I can only say that Xiumu Yinling had a good idea.

Of course, in order to ensure the absolute loyalty of the adopted son-in-law, it is naturally impossible to choose from among the strong men who have already grown up. In this case, someone who has the qualifications to become a strong man but has not yet grown up is the best choice.

Just after Kuchiki Ginrei expressed his opinion, he thought of some things about the Shihouin family.

The other captains also expressed their opinions on whether to try out the Tapir Knife.

Unohana Retsu refused to use this thing on the grounds that the members of the 4th Division didn't fight much.

The other captains who were of civilian origin, perhaps because of what Hirako Mako said, did not trust the weapons made by the nobles and refused to use them.

Finally, it was the good-natured Ukitake Jushiro who, seeing that his teacher, the captain-general, was somewhat embarrassed, decided to let the squad members try out the sword.

Seeing his good friend Ukitake agree to it, Kyoraku Shunsui followed suit and accepted the task.

(End of this chapter)