Chapter 26 The Value of the Soul

Another place.

After leaving with Xia Mu.

The chattering woman's voice sounded again in Kenpachi Zaraki's ears.

"He is so merciful. He killed ordinary people in Rukongai without mercy, treated them as experimental subjects, and tried to transform them into weapons. But when it comes to his own subordinates, he actually has mercy on them."

"Is this Kenpachi Zaraki?"

“What a double standard!”

All kinds of sarcastic words came out of the woman's mouth. The woman seemed to be a chatterbox. While talking to Kenpachi Zaraki, she used all kinds of exaggerated interjections and made strange laughs from time to time.

An ordinary person might be able to endure it once or twice, but definitely not for long.

But Kenpachi Zaraki is obviously not an ordinary person. He has long been accustomed to the woman's words. If he ignores the woman's sarcastic tone and those strange laughs, he can actually understand the meaning of the woman's words.

For example, at this moment, it sounds like the woman is mocking his pity, but in fact, the woman is very curious about why he doesn't kill him.

There was silence for a while.

Kenpachi Zaraki gave the answer, "His value is higher than those commoners."

"Oh oh oh...is that so? So, in your opinion, everyone has different values?" It was rare for the woman to hear Zaraki respond to her, and she was very excited, and couldn't help asking again.

"Yes!"

This time, Kenpachi Zaraki did not hesitate or remain silent, and answered the question frankly.

"Hollows threaten the entire world, and the God of Death exists to fight against them. Every additional God of Death can solve more threats from Hollows. I just hate Hollows, and I have no hatred against the God of Death."

"He once served as a member of the Hueco Mundo expeditionary force and killed many Hollows. If I keep him, he will kill more Hollows. Just based on this, it is impossible for me to kill him."

"As for attacking civilians? It's because civilians are worthless. When facing the Hollows, they don't have the energy to resist at all. As my experimental subjects, I give them power, which is the only value of their existence."

"What a cold-blooded statement!" the woman commented on Kenpachi Zaraki.

Then he asked Kenpachi Zaraki, "Since you said you have no hatred against the god of death, why did you kill that guy named Kuriyashiki?"

"He's Kenpachi. Keeping him around should bring more value, right?"

A hint of mixed emotions appeared in Zaraki Kenpachi's tone, "You are right. If Kuriyashiki is left alive, he will indeed have greater value. I regret killing him, but I need the identity of the captain of the Gotei 13. Becoming the captain of other squads is too troublesome and time-consuming. Only Kenpachi is different. This is the easiest captain position for me to obtain."

"By the way, if you keep that guy alive, aren't you afraid that he will expose what you did and report you to Central Office 46?" The woman asked another question.

Still, Kenpachi Zaraki did not hesitate, "If he wants to do that, let him do it."

When he decided to reform the civilians of Rukongai, he had no intention of keeping this matter secret.

Even if Xia Mu didn't find out what he did, the Gotei 13 had already noticed the disappearance of souls in Rukongai in recent times, and they would find out about it sooner or later.

But there is one thing that has never changed.

That is the determination to destroy all the voids.

……

After treating the injuries.

Natsuki returned to the 11th Division. After defeating Natsuki, Kenpachi Zaraki did not return to the division. No one knew where he went.

However, the deputy captain Gosuke was very surprised after seeing the injured Xia Mu.

Natsuki didn't explain too much, just said "that Hollow is a bit tricky". Seeing this, Gosuke could only arrange for Natsuki to rest and recuperate, and even suggested that Natsuki go to the Fourth Division for a checkup. After all, the Fourth Division is a medical team, and under the treatment of the Fourth Division members, his injuries can recover faster.

Natsuki did not refuse Gosuke's kindness.

And so began the vacation.

At the same time, he also went to the Fourth Division.

Speaking of which, although Natsuki has joined the 11th Division for nearly a year, and is now the third seat of the 11th Division, and is considered one of the few elite Shinigami even in the entire Gotei 13, he actually doesn't have much contact with the other divisions.

As for the Fourth Division, this was his first time here.

Perhaps because of Xia Mu's identity, after Xia Mu came to the Fourth Division to heal his injuries, a figure that Xia Mu did not expect appeared in front of him.

"Captain Unohana!"

Xia Mu originally thought that the chief officer of the Fourth Division would come to help him with treatment, but unexpectedly, the person who came to him was the captain of the Fourth Division, Unohana Retsu.

From Gosuke and others, Natsuki learned that Unohana Retsu was a captain with a very long career.

But apart from being the third seat of the 11th Division, Xia Mu is also a time traveler. Even though many plot details are not very clear due to the long time that has passed, he still knows the identities of some important characters.

For example, Unohana Retsu, apart from being the captain of the 4th Division, underneath his compassionate appearance, he is actually an executioner whose hands are once stained with blood. He is the first generation Kenpachi, known as Unohana Yachiryu.

The "Eight" in Kenpachi refers to the Eight in the Yachiryu.

"This is the first time that Natsuki-san has come to our 4th Division, right?"

Unohana Retsu's long black hair was tied into two pigtails, but it did not hang behind her, but hung in front of her. There was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and she looked kind and gentle.

"Yes!"

Xia Mu responded calmly, "This time I encountered a rather difficult Hollow in Rukongai and was seriously injured. Although I treated the injury, I still think it would be better for me to come to the Fourth Division to take a look. That way I can recover faster and join the battle earlier."

Unohana Retsu motioned for Xia Mu to lie on the bed. While checking Xia Mu's injuries, he asked Xia Mu, "Xia Mu San Xi, do you like fighting?"

"You can't say you like fighting."

"But I feel that since I have become the god of death, some things are unavoidable."

"Like... fighting!"

Xia Mu spoke calmly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"Is that so?"

Unohana Retsu's eyes flashed, she tore open Xia Mu's clothes in front of her and checked Xia Mu's wounds. Then, a gentle light appeared on her palms, and a light blue spiritual pressure appeared in her palms, and then turned into another force. Under Unohana Retsu's control, it quickly repaired Xia Mu's injured body.

The Shinigami and the Hollows are spiritual beings.

Their bodies are made up of spirit particles, and the strength of their bodies is determined by the spiritual power of the god of death itself. The stronger the spiritual power, the stronger the physique, and even if they are injured, they can recover quickly.

The healing method that Unohana Retsu is using at this moment is a special ghost method created specifically for spiritual life.

(End of this chapter)