Chapter 153: Aizen’s departure has little impact on Soul Society!

"We still couldn't catch Aizen in the end."

Natsuki was not very surprised about the ending that Aizen disappeared from Soul Society.

Even if Aizen did not hypnotize everyone, his strength is not just a mirage. He himself is strong enough. It is simply wishful thinking to rely on the criminal army to capture Aizen.

Even if all the captains of the Gotei 13 came out together, it would be difficult to accomplish such a thing.

If Natsuki takes action and joins forces with Kenpachi Zaraki in Mugen, there is a glimmer of hope to accomplish this, but to be honest, it is only a little hope and there is no 100% certainty that Aizen can be caught.

So, compared to catching Aizen.

This ending is not bad.

Natsuki had no idea where Aizen had gone.

But at the moment, as long as the other party is no longer lurking in Soul Society, it is already a good thing. The other party may still do something in secret, but this can also be regarded as avoiding the threat posed by Aizen to the greatest extent.

As for how to be sure that Aizen, who possesses Kageka Suigetsu, is not in the Soul Society?
The existence of Kenpachi Zaraki is the greatest guarantee.

“In order to fight against the outside world, we must first make peace with the inside.”

"Anne's business is now complete."

"As for the matter of resisting foreign aggression, there is still no clue!"

Xia Mu thought of another thing.

The ancestor of Tsunamiyo can only be considered an accident.

Aizen is not really a big enemy.

After all, Aizen himself is also a god of death.

The struggle between the Gotei 13 and Aizen can be considered an internal fight.

But another group is different.

The Quincy.

This is a race that is opposed to the God of Death. The God of Death even tried to exterminate the Quincy. It can be said that there is no possibility of resolving this hatred. The two races will fight to the death.

In the war against the Quincy in the modern world, the Quincy were actually somewhat innocent.

But who can blame Xia Mu for being the god of death at the moment?

Therefore, they could only faithfully carry out the mission of the Gotei 13 and kill the Quincies.

He also knew very well that as long as Yhwach was still alive, the war that year would not be over.

Sooner or later, there will be a battle between the Shinigami and the Quincies.

This battle, known as the "Thousand Year Blood War" in the anime, was an extremely cruel battle.

So, is it possible to catch the Quincy hiding in the shadows of Seireitei in advance?
For this matter, we can only rely on Urahara Kisuke.

However, even Urahara Kisuke, after searching for a long time, was still unable to find the existence of the "Invisible Empire", let alone invade the spiritual space where the Invisible Empire was located.

This space seems to exist in other dimensions.

Kenpachi Zaraki used the power of his Zanpakutō to merge with the entire Soul Society, and no one noticed any clues. This shows that the Quincies are confident that the gods of death cannot detect their existence.

The same is true.

In the original work, if the Quincy had not directly started a war and destroyed the entire Seireitei, no one would have known that such a vast space was hidden in the shadow of Seireitei.

"If I remember correctly, in the animation, Ishida Ryugen once used the key to the Gate of the Sun to enter the main city of the Invisible Empire, Silver Frame City. The Ishida family may have once been a member of the Stern Cross Knights..."

"Later, they appeared in the real world and became the object of contempt by many Quincies."

"So you quit the Stern Cross Knights?"

"Then, can we try to get the method to enter the Invisible Empire from them?"

Xia Mu seriously thought about some details in the original novel. Because it had been a long time, he was not very clear about many of the original plots. He subconsciously rubbed his temples, hoping to think more clearly.

But in the end, I gave up on this matter temporarily.

Although it is true that the Ishida family is an outlier among the Quincies.

However, the hatred between the Quincies and the Shinigami is extremely deep and not so easy to resolve. The Ishida family may not be willing to help them.

So, it’s better to trust Urahara Kisuke.

Even if Urahara Kisuke and Kurotsuchi Mayuri, the two talented people, worked together, Xia Mu still didn't believe that they really couldn't find the location of the Invisible Empire.

……

It turns out.

The absence of Aizen in Soul Society did not have any impact, instead it became more stable.

The Fifth Division continued to operate smoothly as usual. Mako Hirako no longer had to be on guard against his vice-captain Aizen as before. He smiled more and more often. Not long after that, he selected a new vice-captain of the Fifth Division.

This was a candidate that surprised Xia Mu a little.

Sarusaki Hiyori.

This person, who used to be the vice-captain of the 12th Division in the anime, has now gone to the 5th Division and served as the vice-captain of Mako Hirako.

Although in the anime, her relationship with Mako Hirako is "pretty good", she calls Mako Hirako baldy, and the two of them love and hate each other.

But he wouldn't really go to the 5th Division and hang out with Hirako and Mako. Xia Mu later understood the reason.

It's not something too complicated.

Everything stems from the reorganization of the 12th Division.

The Technology Development Bureau was established, and Squad 12 became a purely technical team.

Naturally, many team members who do not understand technical development have no need to stay in the 12th Division.

Through a series of coordination, these team members were transferred to other teams, while some Shinigami who were familiar with technology development in other teams were transferred to the 12th team.

Under such circumstances, Saruaki Hiyori was transferred to the 5th Division.

This is all due to a series of changes brought about by Kisuke Urahara's early transfer to the 12th Division.

Ultimately, Hisari Saruaki did not become the vice-captain of the 12th Division.

However, gold will shine no matter where it is.

Maybe she has a bad personality, but Sarugaki Hiyori's potential and strength are of real value. In the 5th Division, she grew rapidly and replaced the original third seat to become the new third seat. When some of the things that Aizen did were exposed and he disappeared from Soul Society, it was natural for Sarugaki Hiyori to be promoted to vice-captain.

"Among the Gotei 13, female captains and vice-captains are really rare."

In the captain's room, Watanabe Yuji said to Natsuki.

Now he is no longer one-armed.

This is certainly not because Urahara Kisuke helped him restore his arm. Because of the long time, Watanabe Yuji's arm has been difficult to recover. However, since the original arm cannot be restored, it is still no problem to make a prosthetic arm.

Now, his originally empty arm was replaced by a mechanical arm. Well, the term "mechanical arm" is not appropriate. It should be said that it is a "Kido Cannon" similar to an arm. This is the masterpiece of Kisuke Urahara.

After the body becomes incomplete, the fighting power of the Grim Reaper will also be reduced.

So, can the principle of the Kidō Cannon be applied to these prosthetic limbs?

By adding prosthetic limbs with ghost inscriptions engraved inside, they can still use powerful ghost attacks even if their bodies are disabled as long as they have spiritual power.

As Natsuki's vice-captain, Yuji Watanabe, who has a close relationship with Urahara Kisuke, is naturally one of the first people to enjoy Urahara Kisuke's special services.

Normally, this prosthetic limb can be used as a robotic arm, bringing some convenience to Watanabe Yuji.

And when necessary, it can even be used as a weapon.

“It’s really quite scarce.”

Xia Mu agreed.

After Hikifune Kiryu's promotion, there are now only two female captains in the Gotei 13, namely Yoruichi and Unohana Retsu.

There are about the same number of female deputy captains.

"So, in order to allow the Gotei 13 to have more unique scenery, it's time for me to step down and let others take over."

Watanabe Yuji told Natsuki his main purpose.

Xia Mu looked at Watanabe Yuji, "Have you really decided?"

"Isn't it something we agreed on long ago?" Watanabe Yuji showed no reluctance to give up his position. "I became your vice-captain because the 11th Division didn't have anyone suitable to take on the position."

"Now that the younger generation has started to grow up, it's time for me, an old guy from the Kuriyashiki era, to retire."

Xia Mu had no intention of trying to persuade him to stay. He just said to Watanabe Yuji seriously, "Yuji, thank you for your hard work."

In fact, before Natsuki was imprisoned in Mujian, Watanabe Yuji had already intended to retire.

However, he was not able to retire officially in the end. Instead, because Natsuki was imprisoned in Mujian, the situation in the entire squad fell into chaos. As an old man who was both a teacher and a friend to Natsuki, he needed to step forward and stabilize the situation of the 11th Squadron.

Now that Xia Mu has been acquitted and returned to the 11th Squadron, certain things can be put on the agenda again.

In the Gotei 13, there is actually no such thing as retirement.

As long as there are no personal problems, the job of Death is lifelong.

However, if there are any personal problems, the Gotei 13 will also accept the retirement application of the members, provided that you can provide a suitable reason.

Yuji Watanabe is a disabled person, and even if he is equipped with prosthetic limbs made by Kisuke Urahara, this fact cannot be changed.

His application for retirement was naturally approved very easily.

After he retired.

Asido did not get promoted to vice-captain.

At the beginning, Asido had no intention of becoming the vice-captain, and it is naturally impossible now.

And the selection of the new vice-captain.

After so many years of training, there are already suitable candidates in the 11th Squadron.

"Lisa, please give me more guidance in the future."

Natsuki spoke to Yadomaru Lisa.

It took Lisa Yadomaru a long time to become the chief officer, but perhaps because every Shinigami has a period of rapid development of strength, after becoming the chief officer, Lisa Yadomaru's progress was getting faster and faster.

Long before this, Ling Wei had reached the level of deputy captain and was qualified for the position of deputy captain.

Many years ago, Xia Mu wanted to train a deputy captain himself. Until today, the seeds he planted at that time have finally borne fruit.

(End of this chapter)