Chapter 187 This is an internal matter of the nobility, the final execution!

Shiba Kaien could tell that Ichigo wasn't lying.

The other party seems to be unfamiliar with everything in Soul Society.

Combined with the disappearance of his uncle in the human world, Shiba Kaiyan suddenly had some answers in his heart.

When his uncle disappeared, lost all his spiritual pressure reactions, and was eventually declared dead by Soul Society, it was a huge blow to the Shiba family.

Shiba Kaiyan was well aware of his uncle's strength.

He didn't know what kind of enemy would kill his uncle.

However, this was the fact, and he could only accept it in the end and believe the answer given by the 12th Division.

After his uncle's death, the position of captain of the 10th Squad was vacant for a while.

According to the tradition of the Shiba family, Shiba Kaiyan should have taken over the position of captain, but in the end, he gave up.

It was from this time that the Shiba family began to change again.

And that was nearly twenty years ago.

Until today, after learning his father's name from Ichigo, Shiba Kaiyan had a new answer in his heart.

It turns out that my uncle was not dead, but had been hiding in the world and even had a child.

As for why my uncle's spiritual pressure disappeared, there might be another hidden reason.

While Shiba Kaiyan was thinking, she looked at Ichigo again.

The other party is his uncle's son. If we calculate based on blood relationship, he is his...cousin?
The five great noble families do not have very many people.

Today, the Shiba family is actually one of the better families.

Apart from the head of the Shihoin family, Yoruichi, there is only one youngest son, Shihoin Yuushirou.

The Kuchiki family has only one heir, Byakuya Kuchiki. Although he is married, he has no offspring.

Although Shiba Kaien had no descendants, he still had a younger brother, Shiba Ganjiu. Even if something happened to him, there would still be male descendants in the Shiba family.

And now, his uncle's son has also come to Soul Society.

Isn't this a manifestation of the prosperity of the Shiba family?
Shiba Kaien looked at Ichigo and immediately became friendly.

"Let's go talk somewhere else!"

Shiba Kaien thought about the current situation again and said to Ichigo.

Ichigo frowned and tried to protest.

But after the battle with Shiba Kaiyan, he was seriously injured and had no strength to struggle.

Just like that, Shiba Kaiyan took Ichigo and quickly left here.

The turmoil caused by the travel disaster also quietly came to an end during this process.

Only Ichigo Kurosaki and a few others broke into the Soul Society.

Among them, Chad Yasutora was directly arrested by Kyoraku Shunsui, Ishida Uryu and Inoue Orihime fell into the hands of Urahara Kisuke and Natsuki, and now, Ichigo was also taken away by Shiba Kaien.

Isn’t the storm finally over?

But things obviously don't end so easily.

The person in the dark caused such a big disturbance.

Even a considerable number of Voids were sacrificed, which was obviously a planned move.

Tsunayashiro family.

The towering buildings seem to confirm its noble status.

Unfortunately, ever since the turmoil that happened that year, when the head of the Tsunayashiro family, Tsunayashiro Tokio, attempted to open the gates of hell, resulting in the deaths of many Shinigami in the Soul Society, the entire Tsunayashiro family has fallen into a state of decline.

Under the suppression of several great nobles such as Kuchiki, Shihoin, and Shiba, and the fact that the Tsunayashiro family knew they were guilty and deliberately kept a low profile, the status of the Tsunayashiro family continued to decline and fell to the edge of the five great nobles.

But as long as he has not been deprived of his status as a great noble.

He still holds an important position in Soul Society.

When there was constant turmoil within the Soul Society.

The Tsunayashiro family secretly summoned many noble leaders to gather here.

Over the years, a lot of dissatisfaction has accumulated among the nobles.

They were supposed to be a high and mighty group, and those death gods who came from common people were supposed to be the sharp blades in their hands, wielded by them and obeying their orders.

Who would have thought that one day, these peasants from commoner backgrounds would actually rebel against the Tiangang.

Especially Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

It was because these nobles valued the other party that they instructed them to form the Gotei 13, gave those commoners the ranks to be promoted, and even opened the Shinō Spiritual Arts Academy specifically for training strong commoners, so that commoners could also gain powerful strength.

The results of it?
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was ungrateful and forgot the favors given to him by the nobles, and became disloyal.

After the previous generation of Central Room 46 was murdered, he attempted to seize power alone and used various reasons to prevent the birth of a new Central Room 46.

The most important thing is that the Gotei 13 actually obeyed the orders of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and has become increasingly powerful over the years.

But it's not surprising, as the Gotei 13 is an armed group composed of civilian Shinigami.

Even though there are many nobles among them, the majority are still the common people who are the Grim Reapers.

Of course, these guys only obey the orders of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Therefore, the aristocratic group in the dark did not hate these civilian Shinigami. What they were dissatisfied with was always Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and those nobles in the Gotei 13 who knew what Yamamoto Genryusai did but let him do it.

These nobles include Kuchiki, Shihoin, and Shiba, but they are not limited to them, because in addition to them, there are also Kyōraku, Ukitake and others.

In the eyes of these nobles, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's prevention of the birth of the new Central Forty-six Chambers was cutting off the avenues for the nobles' promotion, which directly affected the interests in the hands of the nobles. How could they accept this?

In the past, after the second batch of the Central Forty-six Chambers died at the hands of the Quincies, many of their families had imagined themselves taking over the Forty-six Chambers and giving orders to the Gotei 13.

What’s the use of being able to fight?
The Gotei 13 still have to obey the orders of the Central 46th Chamber.

The Central 46th Room is the one in power.

As a result, Captain Yamamoto's actions put an end to all their ambitions.

Initially, they thought it was just a short period of time, and after that chaotic time was over, Central Room 46 would be rebuilt.

As a result, even now, more than a hundred years have passed, and no new forty-six chambers have been established.

Several major nobles even condoned Yamamoto's behavior.

The longer the time goes, the stronger the resentment accumulated in the hearts of these nobles becomes.

Even though they were aristocrats and lived a life of luxury without worries about food and clothing, on the other hand, precisely because they had enjoyed an extremely affluent life since birth, such material wealth could no longer satisfy them and they longed for spiritual sublimation.

How to sublimate?

Of course, it is to hold power.

How can a real man live without power for a day?
In their view, it was Yamamoto who took away the power that should have belonged to them.

The stronger the Gotei 13 become, the more dissatisfied they become.

Previously, when Rukia Kuchiki revealed that she had given the power of the god of death to humans, these nobles had joined forces to put pressure on the Kuchiki family, hoping that the Kuchiki family would enforce the law impartially, so as to make the Kuchiki family understand that they, the nobles, were a group.

Unfortunately, there is no conclusion on this matter so far.

Rukia Kuchiki was imprisoned in the Palace of Confession, and her execution was never carried out.

This made many nobles increasingly dissatisfied.

Although the Tsunayashiro family expressed their stance slightly that day, they were unable to fully intervene.

Unexpectedly, today, the Tsunamiya family took the initiative to gather them at the Tsunamiya family for a gathering.

Soon, they met the head of Tsunayashiro.

"Are you really willing to always be below the common people?"

"We are supposed to be high and mighty. How can we allow common people to usurp our power?"

After Tsunayashiro Toki was born, the new head of the Tsunayashiro family was a young boy.

His character is not strong, and he is even a little cowardly.

However, for some reason, today this young man has become extremely strong and his words are filled with powerful bewitching power, contrary to his usual behavior.

For a time, many noble leaders were all instigated by him.

……

The Golden Seal Conference of Nobles.

This is a gathering exclusive to the nobility.

If we say that the former Central 46 was the organization responsible for handling matters related to the Gotei 13 and the Shinigami.

The Noble Golden Seal Conference is responsible for dealing with all matters related to the nobility.

From small matters like noble marriages to major matters like deciding whether a family will continue to enjoy noble status, they need to register here.

The meeting was held somewhere on Guanting Street.

This is not the place where the five nobles hold secret gatherings, but it is also an extremely important place for the nobles.

When Yoruichi and Kuchiki Byakuya, the heads of two great noble families, arrived here slowly.

Many heads of noble families had already arrived here.

"Really? Why would they convene the Noble Gold Seal Conference out of nowhere?"

Yoruichi complained.

She actually didn't have to come.

But after thinking about it, since they have already invited her, it would be a good idea to come. Although a lot of things have happened in Soul Society in the past few days, these things have nothing to do with their Second Division, so she is still relatively free.

So, it’s nice to come and play.

The captain of the 8th Division, Kyoraku Shunsui, also came here. He answered Yoruichi's words, "This Kinyin Conference seems to be organized by the Tsunayashiro family."

"Tsk, it's them again!"

When Ye Yi learned the reason, he curled his lips and said, "If I had known earlier, I should not have let them off the hook and deprived them of their status as great nobles."

Kyoraku Shunsui raised his eyebrows, he didn't dare to respond.

Although he knew something about what happened back then, since Tsunayashiro was a noble, he didn't dare to make random comments.

Yoruichi glanced at Kyoraku Shunsui and said nothing more. When she arrived at the gathering place, she found a seat and sat down.

Many noble heads came and sat down here one after another.

Of course, some people didn't come.

For example, Shiba Kaien, the head of the Shiba family, and Ukitake Jushiro, the captain of the 13th Division.

But for most people who come here, it's enough.

Although the Gold Seal Conference was an extremely important meeting among the nobles, it did not require all nobles to attend.

The head of the Kuchiki family, Byakuya Kuchiki, came here slowly.

This meeting has officially come to an end.

After Kuchiki Byakuya came here and sat down, the first thing he looked at was the young man in the field.

Tsunayashiro is the head of the family.

This Kinyin Conference was organized by the Tsunayashiro family. He originally did not plan to come because he knew about the old events and he had no good feelings towards the Tsunayashiro family. However, the person who came to convey the message specifically informed him that this meeting was to discuss matters related to Rukia.

"Tell me, what do you want to do by convening the Golden Seal Conference?"

Kuchiki Byakuya was not one to tolerate the head of the family, Tsunayashiro, so he spoke directly and asked the young man.

"Boss Kuchiki seems very anxious?" After hearing what Byakuya Kuchiki said, the boy, who was obviously much younger than Byakuya Kuchiki and usually known for his cowardly character, showed his great scheming today.

"I know you're in a hurry, but please don't be impatient."

"After all, the main purpose of this noble gold seal meeting is related to your Kuchiki family."

After hearing what head Tsunayashiro said, Kuchiki Byakuya's eyes fixed and his face darkened.

Yoruichi also looked at the new head of the Tsunayashiro family in surprise.

It seemed that some changes had taken place in the other person.

Tsunayashiro continued, "Kuchiki Rukia is a member of your Kuchiki family. She violated the prohibition of our Soul Society and secretly gave the power of the god of death to humans. It would be fine if her squad brought her back from the human world."

"But since you, the head of Kuchiki family, went to the human world in person to bring her back, it means that this matter is a private matter among us nobles."

"Right now, she is temporarily detained in the Palace of Confession."

"Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the chief captain of the Gotei 13, has yet to make a judgment on him."

“It’s an unreasonable thing.”

Kuchiki Byakuya listened to the other party quietly, and he sensed the malice in the words of the head of Tsunayashiro. His voice gradually became colder, "What do you want to say?"

Tsunayashiro met the other party's gaze without fear, "What I want to say is that this matter itself should not be judged by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni. Since it is a matter of us nobles, it should be decided by us nobles through the Gold Seal Council."

"!!!"

No one expected that the head of the Tsunayashiro family would say such a thing.

But what he said was impeccable.

It would have been fine if Byakuya Kuchiki had not chosen to go to the human world to bring Rukia back.

Yet, he chose to intervene in this matter.

Squad 6 is a division that specializes in handling the affairs of the nobility. When they intervene without permission, it means that the nature of the matter has evolved from the Gotei 13's Shinigami secretly giving the power of Shinigami to humans to an internal affair of the nobility.

What Tsunayashiro-sama said was not sophistry.

Rather, it states the facts.

After he said this, the head of the noble family immediately asked him, "According to head of the Tsunayashiro family, how should we deal with Rukia Kuchiki?"

This nobleman, of course, is the supporting actor.

He was one of the people who responded to the previous joint letter asking Yamamoto to severely punish Rukia Kuchiki.

He had long been dissatisfied with Yamamoto and Kuchiki, the head of the nobles.

Tsunayashiro took the initiative to stand up against Kuchiki. This was related to whether the nobles could regain power, so naturally he had to cheer behind them.

"Rukia Kuchiki is not a true descendant of the Kuchiki family. She is just a commoner who was adopted by the Kuchiki family by chance. It would be fine if she obeyed the law, but she violated the prohibition of Soul Society, which greatly tarnished the reputation of the Kuchiki family. The Kuchiki family is the leader of our nobles. If their reputation is ruined, it is equivalent to the reputation of our nobles being ruined. At this time, Rukia Kuchiki should be severely punished. Only in this way can we maintain the reputation of our nobles!"

"So, I suggest that Kuchiki Rukia be sentenced to double death."

"At the same time, invite all captains and vice-captains of the Gotei 13 to serve as witnesses to show our nobles' determination to abide by the law!"

"And inform the Gotei 13 that the Central Forty-Six Chambers system represents absolute justice and fairness. Only under the supervision of nobles like us can the entire Soul Society operate in a more orderly manner."

"After all, if nobles like us break the law, we can handle it impartially at the first opportunity."

Another set of righteous words came out from the mouth of the head of Tsunayashiro.

Kuchiki Byakuya's mind was completely shaken.

He finally understood the other party's main purpose in convening the Noble Golden Seal Conference.

It is related to the Central Room 46.

Because the previous Central 46th Room was privately controlled by the Tsunayashiro family.

After that, Soul Society never formed a new Central Forty-Six.

Many nobles were dissatisfied with this, and Kuchiki Byakuya knew it, but he didn't care.

Because supporting Captain-General Yamamoto to hold power was a unanimous decision made by the Kuchiki, Shihoin, and Shiba families.

However, he never expected that one day, Tsunayashiro, who was still alive, would take advantage of Rukia's incident to attack the Kuchiki family.

Kuchiki Byakuya doesn't need to care about the affairs of Room 46.

But he had to care about Rukia's life or death.

Hisahi's health was deteriorating, and he promised Hisahi that he must take good care of Rukia.

This was also the reason why he went to the human world to bring back Rukia, who belonged to the 13th Division, on the grounds that the matter involved nobles. Unexpectedly, this became the reason for Tsunayashiro to make trouble.

Now, there are only two choices before Kuchiki Byakuya.

The first is to use the privileges of the great nobles to forcibly protect Rukia.

But after this, the Kuchiki family may no longer be able to serve as a role model for all nobles.

The second was to, as always, set an example for all the nobles, sentence Rukia, and agree to the proposal of the Tsunayashiro family at the Kinsei Conference.

But the crux of the matter is.

Even if Byakuya Kuchiki chose the former.

It would also be difficult to get the rest of the nobles to agree.

Tsunayashiro Tokinada brought the conflicts that had accumulated over the years to the Noble Gold Seal Conference, and now has won the response of many nobles.

These nobles all hoped very much to reorganize the Central Forty-Six Chambers and then take control of them.

……

The Shiba family's residence is located in Rukongai.

However, since their family has served in the Gotei 13 for generations, it is obviously impossible for them to run back to Rukongai to live.

Living in the team barracks is not in keeping with the status of the Shiba family.

Therefore, the Shiba family actually has a mansion within the Soul Society.

Because it is not an ancestral home, the area it covers is not very large.

Now, only Shiba Kaien and his wife Shibadu live in this mansion.

As for Shiba Kaien's brothers and sisters, and her old father who once served as the captain of the 10th Division, they all live in Rukongai now.

Her younger sister, Shiba Kūkaku, was not very interested in the profession of a Death God. Instead, she liked making fireworks. After her father retired from the position of captain of the Tenth Squad, she also retired and moved back to Rukongai with her father.

Now the two of them are teaching their younger brother Shiba Ganju in Rukongai.

So sometimes, Shiba Kaien couldn't help but think, if he hadn't met his wife, how lonely it would have been for him to live alone in Soul Society after his uncle disappeared!
The place he came with Ichigo was here.

Here, Ichigo's injuries were treated.

At the same time, his view on death also changed.

In the real world, he learned from his teacher that the Shinigami of the Gotei 13 were all despicable people, so he did not have a good impression of the Gotei 13.

However, when he really entered the Soul Society and fought with Shiba Kaien, he found that the God of Death did not seem to be like that.

Shiba Kaiyan clearly defeated him, but did not imprison him. Instead, healed his wounds.

During this process, Ichigo also met Shiba Kaien's wife, who was also a gentle person and did not show any hostility towards him because of his identity as an invader.

If you think about it carefully, when he first entered the White Gate, the god of death named Gin Ichimaru simply drove him out of Soul Society and did not hurt him.

Ichigo seemed reckless.

But that's because he cares about the people he wants to protect.

And when he calmed down, he was very thoughtful. Although he had yellow hair and looked like a bad boy, Ichigo's grades in school were very good, which was enough to show that he was very smart.

Perhaps, the Gotei 13 are not all bad guys as the teacher said.

However, at the moment he was just thinking so in his heart.

While recovering at the Zhiba family, he couldn't help but ask Zhiba Haiyan: "Why are you helping me?"

"Do I need any other reason to help you?" Shiba Kaien, who was exactly like Ichigo in every way except his hair color, said gently. He actually wanted to tell Ichigo about his life experience and let him know the relationship between them.

But in the end I restrained myself.

He changed his name to Kurosaki Isshin because of his uncle, and he has not tried to contact Soul Society or the Shiba family over the years. Obviously there is something hidden.

I can't ruin my uncle's plan.

After thinking about it, he gave Ichigo a suitable reason.

"Well, I'm helping you because of Rukia."

"Rukia is the Shinigami of our 13th Division. As the vice-captain of the 13th Division, she is also considered one of my subordinates."

"Since you came to Soul Society because of Rukia, and even broke into the Soul Society, I certainly can't just sit there and watch."

When Ichigo heard this, he immediately understood the reason. He quickly asked Shiba Kaiyan, "How is Rukia?"

"Don't worry, she's fine." Zhiba Haiyan said with great certainty.

(End of this chapter)