Chapter 63 The Light Hit Granted
Natsuki is already the captain of the Gotei 13, and is considered to be at the top of the Shinigami. At this level, he will inevitably face the Central 46th Chamber. There are some things that Kyoraku Shunsui tries his best not to let Natsuki know.

But on second thought, as long as Xia Mu stays in the position of captain longer, he will know sooner or later.

It would be better to tell Xia Mu now.

This world is not as perfect and just as we imagine.

Although it is hard to accept, this is the truth.

Since there is no way to resist, we can only accept such a world.

"Even the blind man Tosen-chan knew the cause of his friend's death. It's impossible that the Central 46th Office didn't know about these things. It's just that they didn't investigate the matter because of the Tsunayashiro family. Even if I report this matter to the Central 46th Office, the Central 46th Office will be forced to punish Tsunayashiro Tokinada under pressure. The punishment will probably just be to deprive him of his status as a Shinigami and imprison him for a period of time."

Kyoraku Shunsui said to Natsuki in a complicated tone.

So, he really didn't want to tell Xia Mu the truth.

According to the prohibitions of Soul Society, those who privately kill a fellow Shinigami will be severely punished, ranging from imprisonment to death penalty. However, it all depends on the person. If a Shinigami is born a commoner and has no background, and commits such a serious crime, he will definitely be sentenced to death.

But Tsunayashiro Tokinada was different, he was a member of the Tsunayashiro family, so it was impossible for him to be executed.

Even if they are punished, it will be the lowest possible punishment.

This was a punishment that Central Office 46 had to make in order to save face.

"Such a punishment is too light!"

Natsuki commented truthfully, "It would be fine if he just killed his wife, but before killing his wife, Tsunayashiro Tokinada also seemed to have killed his colleagues."

Kyoraku Shunsui heard Natsuki's doubts about the justice of the Central 46th Chamber. He wanted to speak for the Central 46th Chamber, but he didn't know where to start. In the end, he could only promise Natsuki: "Don't worry, since I have encountered such a thing, I will not sit idly by. I will try my best to persuade the Central 46th Chamber to give Tsunayashiro Tokinada the maximum punishment."

Xia Mu nodded and didn't say much.

But deep down, he was not very optimistic about Kyoraku Shunsui's promise.

Although it is true that Kyoraku Shunsui is the head of the Kyoraku family, and the Kyoraku family is an upper-class noble family, Tsunayashiro is one of the great nobles. Even if Tsunayashiro Tokinada is only the last in the branch family of the Tsunayashiro family, his status is destined that he cannot be easily executed.

Natsuki was not completely ignorant of the darkness in Seireitei as Kyoraku Shunsui guessed; he knew everything.

It’s just that this darkness had not spread to him before.

Of course, at the moment, it has not spread to him, but because of what Dongxian wanted, he is now exposed to this darkness.

Because it was already very late.

Natsuki did not drink with Kyoraku Shunsui, nor did he pay any attention to what Tosen wanted to say.

Although Kyoraku Shunsui was a bit of a peacemaker, he was actually a pretty good person in essence. Since he said that he would properly arrange what Tosen wanted, Natsuki still chose to believe him.

And so, a few more days passed.

He encountered Kyoraku Shunsui again.

Kyoraku Shunsui informed Natsuki of something.

That is, Tosen Kaname has been sent back to Rukongai, and what he also took away were the relics of his friend "Kaguya". He brought Kaguya's relics back to Rukongai and would bury them under the hill mentioned in the other party's suicide note.

Yes, not a corpse, only relics.

The God of Death is the same as the Hollow, because they are both spiritual creatures. After death, not long after, their bodies will turn into spiritual particles and completely dissipate. They will no longer exist. The difference is that the speed at which the God of Death's body dissipates is slower.

This is because, compared to the Hollow, the Shinigami has organs such as "lock knots" and "soul sleep". The lock knot is where the chain of cause and effect originally lies.

When the soul begins to degenerate due to various desires, after the chain of cause and effect dissipates, it will turn into a void, causing the soul to evolve into nothingness. The existence of the void will give the void an instinct to devour, and it will not be able to satisfy itself no matter what.

But if the soul has not fallen into emptiness, then a knot will form there.

The existence of the lock knot is like a lock, which allows the spirit particle to condense in the body, maintains the stability of the soul, and allows it to live another life as a spirit particle life without dissipating.

Of course, not all souls with locks have spiritual power. Souls with spiritual power have another organ in addition to the locks, and that is the soul sleep.

Soul sleep is the source of spiritual power.

Only by possessing both can one become the god of death.

If only the soul is asleep and the lock is broken, even if spiritual power is generated in the body, it will not be able to retain the spiritual power and will eventually become an ordinary soul.

In the original work, when Byakuya Kuchiki took away Rukia Kuchiki in the present world, he destroyed Ichigo Kurosaki's chain knot, in order to dissipate Ichigo Kurosaki's spiritual power and deprive him of the power of the god of death that he got from Rukia Kuchiki.

Because the lock seals the spiritual power in the body, even after the death of the god of death, the extremely considerable and powerful spiritual power in the body will allow the corpse to last for a long time. However, as long as time passes, it will still completely dissipate.

And team burial is an act to accelerate this process.

It is not only to allow the powerful spiritual power in the body of the god of death to dissipate and transform into spirit particles to return to heaven and earth, but also to give the other party's soul liberation.

The god of death is an aggregate of highly concentrated spirit particles. The stronger the spiritual power, the more difficult it is to be freed after death.

Their souls may wander in this world, which is not a good thing. The existence of team burials is a ceremony to allow their souls to rest in peace. Ordinary team burials are not complicated, but for a captain at the team leader level, a lot of sacrifices need to be prepared, which is a more troublesome matter.

Even though Ge Kuang left a suicide note.

But it was obviously impossible for the Tsunayashiro family to hand over his body to Tosen Kaname to take it back for burial. Even if the body would disappear soon, Tosen Kaname could only leave with his friend's belongings.

"He took his friend's Zanpakutō!"

Kyoraku Shunsui reveals the relic that Tōsen wants to take away.

"Can this thing be given to the civilians of Rukongai casually?"

Xia Mu was a little confused.

Even though Tosen Yao had mentioned in the original work that his Zanpakuto was indeed a relic of his friend, Natsuki was still very surprised when he actually heard this.

"Under normal circumstances, of course not. But you also know that not all Zanpakuto of the Shinigami are bestowed by the Shinō Academy. During the years of war, many Asauchi were left in Rukongai and picked up by some civilians. Among them, some souls with the qualifications of Shinigami accidentally awakened their Zanpakuto and became Shinigami."

"Although Tosen Kaname is a blind man and a commoner, he has the qualifications to become a god of death. In this case, it is nothing to give him a shallow sword in advance."

"If he can awaken Asauchi, then he is a Shinigami and possesses a Zanpakutō, which makes sense. If he cannot awaken Asauchi, then Asauchi is just a useless sword to him and will not have any impact."

　The original work does not mention how Tosen obtained the Zanpakutō of his dead friend.

　　Normally, the Zanpakutō of a dead Shinigami would be confiscated by his squad.

　　However, considering that it was Aizen who saved Tosen when he was beaten by the guards of the Central 46th Room, it is possible that Aizen helped.

　　It is also possible that because the sword was a relic of Ge Kuang, it was given to Tosen Kaname by some compassionate person.

　　After all, shallow hitting is useless for a soul without spiritual power.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)