Chapter 73: Changes in Hueco Mundo, the expeditionary force is almost wiped out!
After half a month.

Xia Mu returned to the 11th Squadron.

Although it had disappeared for half a month, the 11th Division was still in operation and there was not too much team work piled up.

After all, the society of the God of Death is a world that develops extremely slowly due to the long lifespan of souls.

Even for the Gotei 13, it is impossible for them to have missions to complete every day.

If this is the case, just handling team affairs would be an extremely tedious task. In this case, what is the point of being a captain?
In addition, before this retreat, Xia Mu also talked to the members of the 11th Division, saying that he needed to practice for a period of time, and the affairs of the division would be temporarily handled by the third seat, Akagi Ryosuke.

Regardless of whether Ryosuke Akagi has the ability to handle team affairs.

But with the position of vice-captain vacant, he could only take on such responsibilities.

When Xia Mu came back, there was no change in the 11th Squadron. There were some urgent team affairs that needed to be dealt with in the captain's office, but not many.

Xia Mu was not in a hurry to deal with these things.

Instead, he greeted many team members to announce his return.

Of course, there were also team members who asked the captain about the results of his practice.

Xia Mu only said "great harvest", but he was unwilling to say more.

In this way, several more days passed.

“Bang bang bang bang!”

The crisp knocking sounds echoed.

Captain-in-Chief Yamamoto's indifferent words echoed in the Gotei 13's barracks. With the help of special equipment, his voice could be transmitted throughout the entire Gotei 13's barracks when necessary. This was a kind of alternative, or solidified Tenpei Kura.

"All captains of the Gotei 13 are about to go to the captain's room to hold a captain's meeting!"

Then, all the captains rushed towards the first team.

On the way, everyone's mood was different.

There is no doubt that this captain's meeting is of great significance.

In Soul Society, the importance of an event can be determined simply by looking at the scale of the captains' meetings.

In general captain meetings, deputy captains are allowed to participate.

Only high-level captain meetings will summon the captain alone, without allowing the deputy captain to participate.

Soon, Xia Mu and the other captains arrived at the team leader's room one after another.

After he took office as captain, he actually didn't participate in many captain meetings, but fortunately he had been here before, especially before that he followed Captain-General Yamamoto to learn Hakuto and often went back and forth to the First Team.

Along the way, Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro and others also greeted Natsuki.

There were also some captains with kind personalities who greeted Xia Mu.

After all, Natsuki is the new captain, and the special Kenpachi, so he needs to be taken care of.

Of course, Xia Mu is an easy-going person. If Xia Mu had a weird temper, they would not bother to please him.

After all, anyone who can become the captain of the Gotei 13 has some arrogance.

Many captains gathered in the team leader's room.

Soon, Captain Yamamoto arrived.

He knocked the ground with the cane in his hand, and the dull sound reached everyone's ears. Everyone's expressions became solemn, and they stopped communicating and listened attentively.

Captain Yamamoto immediately explained the reason for convening this captain's meeting.

"Not long ago, the Hueco Mundo expeditionary force sent a letter asking for help. Something happened in Hueco Mundo, and the expeditionary force... was almost wiped out!" As soon as these words came out, the faces of many captains of the Gotei 13 changed slightly at the same time.

There was also a powerful spiritual pressure bursting out. In an instant, all the captains felt a sense of oppression, and then they all looked at the person who released the spiritual pressure.

Captain of the 11th Division, Xia Mu!
At this moment, Xia Mu's face was gloomy and ugly, and a powerful spiritual pressure was involuntarily released from him, foreshadowing his inner unrest.

He did have reason to be uneasy.

After all, many members of the Hueco Mundo expeditionary force were from the 11th Division.

If only that was it.

Among them is Yuji Watanabe, who means a lot to Natsuki.

How could Natsuki remain calm after learning that Watanabe Yuji might have gotten into trouble in the Hueco Mundo?

"Boom!"

The sound of the cane hitting the ground was heard again.

Captain Yamamoto's voice reached Xia Mu's ears, "Captain Xia Mu, please calm down."

"I know that it is difficult for you to calm down at the moment because of the expeditionary force, but now, you must calm down. Today, I am holding a captain's meeting here to discuss the matter of rescuing the expeditionary force."

These words are still useful.

Xia Mu forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, and even the burst of spiritual pressure was restrained.

As Xia Mu restrained his spiritual pressure, peace returned to the team leader's room.

Captain Yamamoto didn't care about Natsuki's loss of composure and continued, "Since the establishment of the Gotei 13, in order to maintain the balance between souls, in addition to fighting against Hollows in Soul Society and the real world, in order to better deal with Hollows, we have also sent an expeditionary force to go to Hueco Mundo in person to fight against them in the world of Hollows."

"No matter what the past of the expeditionary force members was, when they left Soul Society and chose to fight in Hueco Mundo, they were all heroes."

"We must support them. Besides that, we must also investigate the cause of the incident in Hueco Mundo!"

In other words, the latter is the reason why Captain Yamamoto convened a captain's meeting.

The Grim Reaper itself is a profession with a high casualty rate.

When you hold that knife, you should understand that you will die sooner or later.

One of the courses at the Maou Spiritual Arts Academy is to teach students how to write suicide notes.

It sounds ridiculous, but it's the truth. When they were students, they would write their own suicide notes.

Therefore, even if the expeditionary force was completely wiped out, it would not actually be something worth worrying about.

Only the changes in Hueco Mundo are of concern.

Right now, it is just an expeditionary force. If we don’t take extra precautions against these things, it is very likely to spread to the entire Soul Society and affect the Gotei 13.

"Let me go!"

After Captain Yamamoto finished speaking, Xia Mu stepped forward without hesitation.

Regardless of whether the expeditionary force was completely destroyed or whether Watanabe Yuji was dead, after learning the news, he had already decided that he must go to the Hueco Mundo.

He also gave his reasons for this.

"Many members of the expeditionary force came from the 11th Division. They fought against the Hollows in Hueco Mundo and were almost wiped out. As the captain, how could I stay out of it? And before I came to the Gotei 13, I was also from the expeditionary force. I know Hueco Mundo very well."

"Let me rescue the expeditionary force and investigate the situation in Hueco Mundo at the same time!"

(End of this chapter)