Chapter 42: Rather than letting a fool like you be Kenpachi, I'd rather do it myself!

Unohana Retsu looked at Xia Mu, who looked determined, with some surprise, and then asked softly, "What do you want me to witness?"

Over the years, Natsuki often came to the 4th Division to learn from her. At first, he learned Kaido from her. Later, after Kenpachi Zaraki was imprisoned and Gosuke became the new Kenpachi, what Natsuki learned from her gradually became Zanjutsu, or kendo.

The relationship between the two people is already a very familiar one.

Xia Mu said in a deep voice: "Witness my challenge to Kenpachi Kiyomizu!"

"According to the rules passed down from generation to generation by the 11th Division, as long as one can defeat the current Kenpachi in front of two hundred soldiers and one captain, no matter what the previous challenger's identity was, he will inherit the captain's position and become the new Kenpachi."

"This is how Kenpachi Zaraki defeated Kenpachi Kuriyashiki, and this is also how Kenpachi Kiganjo defeated Kenpachi Gosuke."

"And now, I want to challenge Kenpachi Kiyomizu, so I need a witness!"

Xia Mu did not hide anything and told Unohana Retsu what was in his heart.

A strange look appeared in Unohana Retsu's eyes.

Although she was in the Fourth Division, she still knew some of the situations in the Eleventh Division.

If Unohana Retsu only lamented that Gosuke did not have the strength to be Kenpachi after Gosuke became Kenpachi, then after Kiganjo became Kenpachi, Unohana Retsu felt contempt in his heart.

Perhaps Kenpachi Kiyomizu is much stronger than Gosuke, but can such a fool who commits atrocities within the squad and makes the entire squad a mess really be a good Kenpachi?
If you think about it carefully, it’s not surprising that Xia Mu would make such a decision.

Any normal person would not tolerate the existence of a fool like Gui Yancheng.

It's just that the ordinary 11th Squadron Shinigami do not have enough strength, so when facing the oppression of Oni Yancheng, they can only choose to endure it. But Natsuki is different. Unohana Retsu has taught Natsuki for a long time, and she knows very well what kind of potential Natsuki has.

Generally speaking, after growing to a certain level, the Grim Reaper will fall into a so-called bottleneck period, and it will be difficult for their strength to improve.

But in Xia Mu's body, Unohana Retsu did not see such a bottleneck period.

Xia Mu seemed to be making progress all the time.

The first time I saw Xia Mu's strength, he was already not bad. After that, his strength basically changed every year. Xia Mu was always on the road of progress. The progress mentioned here refers to Xia Mu's spiritual power.

Unohana Retsu often instructs Natsuki, so he has a deep understanding of Natsuki's spiritual power.

It is really hard to imagine how high Xia Mu would reach if he grew to his peak.

Although it has been many years since Xia Mu became the god of death.

But for the god of death with a long lifespan, this time is just the beginning.

Among the Gotei 13, there are several Shinigami who have served as captains for more than a hundred years.

"Why did you ask me to be a witness?" Unohana Retsu asked Natsuki another question, "If I remember correctly, the previous two duels between Kenpachi were witnessed by the captain of the Eighth Division, Kyoraku Shunsui."

Unohana Retsu did not ask Natsuki why he wanted to challenge Kenpachi Kiganjo, because there was no need to ask.

If a guy like Kiyomizu Kiyomizu stays in the 11th Division, he will only tarnish the reputation of the 11th Division. However, due to the way Kenpachi's succession ceremony is, they can only allow such a guy to become Kenpachi. Unohana Retsu is still looking forward to someone challenging Kenpachi Kiyomizu Kiyomizu.

It didn't surprise her that Xia Mu would stand up at this time.

As she got to know Xia Mu, she realized that he was a very responsible person.

Since he has become the vice-captain of the 11th Division, there is no way he would allow Gui Yancheng to bully those team members.

"Although Captain Kyoraku witnessed both battles with Kenpachi, I am not particularly familiar with him. The captain I am most familiar with is Captain Unohana."

Xia Mu gave an explanation.

Deep down, his real thought is that Unohana Retsu is the first generation Kenpachi.

Having the first generation Kenpachi witness his challenge to Kiganjo Castle gives him a full sense of ritual.

"Is that so?" Unohana Retsu nodded, "Then I will be your witness."

……

In the eleventh squadron.

Kenpachi Kiyomizu was sitting in the middle of the training ground, drinking with a savage look on his face.

The Shinigami of the 11th Squadron who were originally practicing in the training ground stopped practicing because of the arrival of Kenpachi Kiganjo.

This caused dissatisfaction among Kenpachi Kiyomizu.

"Why don't you continue fighting?"

"I also want to see the Grim Reapers fighting!"

"Hurry up, everyone, move for me."

Although he was stopped by Natsuki that night when he wanted to humiliate the female members of the team, it was difficult to change the nature of Kiyomizu. In Rukongai, he was an undisputed villain. This ugly character was brought by him to Soul Society, and it was obviously not so easy to change.

He wanted to make the entire 11th Division his own one-man show, just like when he was in Rukongai. Everyone tried hard to please him, and he would give these guys some sweet treats from time to time.

The position of chief official was what he considered the best reward.

After understanding the situation of the Gotei 13, Kiyomizu also knew what these Shinigami wanted most.

That night, if the woman really made him feel comfortable, he really wouldn't mind giving her the seat of honor. However, he was stopped.

While looking at these Shinigami who were silent and no longer fighting, Kenpachi Kiyomizu thought of the guy who stopped him that night.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party was the vice-captain of the 11th Squadron and he had only been here for a short time and still needed to rely on him to handle the so-called team affairs, he would have taught the other party a lesson long ago.

However, he remembered this matter. Sooner or later, he would deprive the other party of his position as deputy captain and make the other party kneel on the ground and beg him, Uncle Gui Yancheng.

Just as Gui Yancheng thought of Xia Mu, and then his thoughts returned to reality, and was about to scold these death gods who did not fight and made him have no fun to watch, a low voice sounded.

"Everyone is here!"

"That's perfect. It saves me from having to gather everyone here."

Hearing this voice, Kenpachi Kiyomizu raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.

"What do you want to do, man?"

Kenpachi Kiyomizu looked at Xia Mu who came here and asked in a somewhat cold tone.

"Or have you finished dealing with all the team affairs?"

Xia Mu faced the cold gaze of Oni Yancheng Kenpachi without any fear, and chose to look at him, "Team affairs and other things can be handled at any time, but today, I only want to do one thing."

As he spoke, Xia Mu changed his tone and talked about another matter.

"Among the Gotei 13, our 11th Division is a very special division. In addition to the fact that the captain is called Kenpachi, the captain's succession ceremony is also completely different from that of other divisions."

"Today, there are exactly two hundred soldiers here."

"So, I want to challenge you!"

"Kiganjou...Kenpachi!"

When he said the last two words, there was a hint of sarcasm in Xia Mu's words, as if he was disdainful of Kenpachi, Gui Yancheng, and looked down on him.

boom!
Kenpachi of Kiyomizu threw the wine jug in his hand to the ground fiercely. The jug exploded with a crisp sound. Then he stood up suddenly and looked at Xia Mu with a ferocious sneer on his face. "What do you think of me, you bastard? I am Kenpachi!"

"You are still far from being able to challenge me!"

"Since you are the vice-captain, I can give you a chance. If you give up now, you still have time."

Xia Mu's expression was calm, and he said calmly, "Give up? Sorry, I have been thinking about challenging you today for a long time. For this reason, I even specially found a captain to be a witness."

"Yes, I am here as a witness."

After Xia Mu's words were spoken, another gentle voice sounded.

Hearing this gentle voice, the members of the 11th Squadron began to discuss.

"It's Captain Unohana!"

"Vice Captain Xia Mu..."

"..."

They didn't expect that Xia Mu was serious.

After becoming Kenpachi in Kigan Castle, his style was completely different from the previous Kenpachi.

Although Kenpachi Zaraki was a very cold person, he rarely interfered in the affairs of the squad. At most, they were just a little uncomfortable with it, and there was nothing else.

Only Guiyan City is different.

This is a selfish and extremely tyrannical person. After joining the squad, his various behaviors have long caused dissatisfaction among many team members. However, because Kiyomizu is Kenpachi after all, many team members can only bury their dissatisfaction deep in their hearts.

But I never thought that someone could no longer bear it.

Choose to challenge Kenpachi Kiyomizu.

The challenger is their vice-captain Xia Mu.

They were very familiar with Natsuki. Although he seldom attended cocktail parties and sometimes even kept to himself, he never backed down in a battle. He was definitely someone they identified with. To be fair, they also hoped that Natsuki could defeat Kenpachi Kiyomizu.

But is it really possible?

During the time of Kenpachi Gosuke, Natsuki was only the vice-captain, which proves that Kenpachi Gosuke is stronger than Natsuki.

And Kenpachi Kiganjo was the one who defeated Kenpachi Gosuke and became Kenpachi.

Xia Mu didn't know that many of his teammates were pessimistic about him.

After Unohana Retsu showed up, many of the additional requirements for Kenpachi's succession ceremony had been met. All that remained now was to determine the winner.

He looked at the angry Gui Yancheng and said another word.

"Rather than letting someone like you be Kenpachi and tarnish the name of Kenpachi, it would be better for me to be Kenpachi myself!"

(End of this chapter)