From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 477: Yamamoto Genryusai and Ben’s night talk.

The headquarters of the First Division.

At this time, Yamamoto Genryusai was drinking with Bane.

It was indeed a simple meal, nothing particularly sumptuous, just a few side dishes and two pots of wine, and that was it.

However, Yamamoto Genryusai actually seldom drinks, and it is quite rare today.

After taking a sip of his drink, Ben looked at Yamamoto Genryusai with a strange look and said, "If I remember correctly, we just met at the court meeting last month, right?"

Yamamoto Genryusai, who was sitting opposite him, picked up a piece of salted fish from the table with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, and nodded, "Indeed, what's wrong?"

"Hahahaha." Ben suddenly laughed out loud, "Captain, you've changed so much, haven't you? Compared to last month, you're completely two different people. What's the matter? You feel a little tired of your image recently, so do you want to add some dignity?"

Yamamoto Genryusai's image has always been very fixed and hardly changes, which may also represent his deep-rooted "stubborn will".

When the Gotei 13 was formed, Yamamoto Genryusai was presented as a middle-aged uncle with a cold and hard temperament.

The first time Bane met Yamamoto Genryusai was in the human world. At that time, his image was a mixture of middle-aged and old people.

This image lasted at least until last month, when Ben attended the captain's monthly meeting, and saw that Yamamoto Genryusai was still in the same state.

For almost a month after that, Bane hadn't seen Yamamoto Genryusai.

This is how it is in the Soul Society. If it weren't for the scheduled court meetings held every month, and if Yamamoto Genryusai didn't invite Ben out for dinner and drinks, they might not see each other for a year or two because nothing would happen at all.

Especially Bane's 9th Division, which is extremely idle.

After about a month, when I saw Yamamoto Genryusai again today, he was completely different. It can be said that the image of Yamamoto Genryusai at this moment completely overlapped with the image of the old guy in Bane's impression!

She originally had medium-short hair with mottled black and silver, but today it was completely gone.

As if he was cursed by Sarugaki Hisori, Yamamoto Genryusai became bald!
Without hair, the cross scar on his forehead became more noticeable.

Not only that, when we met last month, this guy's beard was still the kind of stubble that just covered his chin. This time, it looked like he had taken drugs and injected growth hormones. His beard was at least one meter long. It was neatly trimmed by Yamamoto Genryusai and hung below his waist and abdomen. Some woven ropes were even woven on it to protect the beard.

His eyebrows were also outrageous, hanging down from the corners of his eyebrows and reaching the same level as his jaw. Just from this change in appearance, it was as if he had aged six hundred years in just one month!
"Hehe~" Yamamoto Genryusai chuckled, stroked his beard with some pride and said, "I made some changes on a whim this morning. How is it? Is it okay?"

"Okay. Although he was good before, he seems to have a heavier sense of majesty now, and his expression is much kinder than before. His whole temperament has changed dramatically." Bane commented without being polite.

"That's good. I was wondering if the changes might be too big and inappropriate in such a hurry." Yamamoto Genryusai nodded with satisfaction.

"So why did you think of changing your image?" Bane asked curiously.

"Well," Yamamoto Genryusai picked up the small wine bowl on the table and gently clinked it with Ben's. Then he said, "Maybe he feels that he is really old."

"Hahaha, I think you are worrying too much, Captain. With your strong appearance, you can easily live another two thousand years." Bane drank the wine in one gulp and laughed.

Yamamoto Genryusai was wearing his captain-general's Shinigami uniform, but perhaps because he had drunk a little wine and felt a little hot, the clothes were not tight and were a little loose at the chest, revealing what was underneath.

It can be said that the muscles are firm!

If you cut off his head and just look at his body, you'd think he was a fitness expert who appeared from nowhere!
It looks very healthy at first glance!

"Mentality, mentality." Yamamoto Genryusai also responded with a smile.

The topic of image was not lingered on for too long, and the two chatted about this and that.

Normally, Yamamoto Genryusai presented a serious and rigid image to the outside world. He rarely even smiled, let alone gossiping. Therefore, most members of the Gotei 13 were in awe of him.

Only when he and Bane made an appointment to have a drink from time to time would Yamamoto Genryusai put aside his rigid and serious image and chat with Bane about everything under the sun.

The two of them also have a very good understanding of each other in this regard, and there is a feeling of a gentleman's friendship.

"I don't know if you have heard any rumors recently, but we will be making big moves in a while." Yamamoto Genryusai suddenly ended the irrelevant chat and got down to business.

Ben stroked his stubble after hearing this, pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe I've been a little lazy lately, I really haven't heard anything, is it a big move?"

"Maybe it's because it has nothing to do with your 9th Division, so you didn't pay attention to it." Yamamoto Genryusai shook his head and said, "Contain the group of Quincies in the world."

"Quincy?" Bane slowly picked up the wine bowl on the table and murmured softly. At the same time, he looked at Yamamoto Genryusai and asked, "Could it be that the captain-general is going to take action himself?"

"I may not necessarily take action myself, but I have already decided to go to the human world and take charge of this matter." Yamamoto Genryusai did not hide anything and said it very frankly.

"Oh? Is the problem of the Quincy so serious?" Bane said with a little surprise.

"A few years ago, Jushiro and Hikifune Kiryu jointly reported to me some problems with the current Quincy. Their number has increased dramatically over the past few hundred years to a point that is difficult to bear. The number of purebloods and half-bloods is too high to count accurately, which has seriously affected the balance of the three realms," said Yamamoto Genryusai with a sigh. "If you kill without teaching," said Bane softly.

"I've taught you this many times." Yamamoto Genryusai shook his head.

"That's a shame," Ben smacked his lips.

In fact, if you think about it, this is not a problem that can be solved with simple words. The Quincy grows and continues with their family as their bloodline, and they have been exposed to these powers since childhood. When they grow up, it is unlikely to ask them to stop causing trouble and be an ordinary person.

Having experienced power and tasted power, how could one possibly give it up again?
That can only be done by people with great willpower, and obviously, most people will not make this choice. On the contrary, indulging in power is the normal behavior.

“Back then, Yhwach led a large number of Quincy to invade Soul Society and almost caused a catastrophe, so the existence of the Quincy must never be underestimated. This is why I need to go to the human world in person to take charge.” Yamamoto Genryusai said.

Compared to the Hollows, Yamamoto Genryusai is obviously more afraid of the Quincies. After all, what Yhwach did back then was too crude, and the harm it brought to Soul Society far exceeded that of Hueco Mundo.

Although Yamamoto Genryusai believes that it is unlikely that a strong man like Yhwach will appear among the current Quincy group, nothing is absolute and it still needs to be taken seriously.

"Destroy them all?" Bane asked after thinking for a moment.

"That's not the case. A few years ago, I asked Toshiro and Hikifune Kiryu to distinguish the Quincies in the world. In theory, the radical faction is the one that needs to be wiped out this time." Yamamoto Genryusai shook his head.

"I see." Bane heard this and thought that although this old man looked cold-blooded, he still had some moral principles in his heart.

Then he asked, "What percentage of people are radicals?"

"Seventy percent." Yamamoto Genryusai sighed and said, "That's why I said it's only in theory. After all, even if I want to avoid involving those cautious Quincies as much as possible, I'm afraid that this time, the Quincies will almost be wiped out."

What does 70% of the radicals mean? It means that almost the entire Quincy group is the target of attack.

Apart from the 70% that must be eliminated, a large portion of the rest are neutrals with ambiguous positions, and those who are truly indifferent to worldly affairs, the "moderate group" mentioned by Yamamoto Genryusai, probably account for less than 10% of the total.

This is just empty talk. They just do their own thing and there is nothing much to say.

But if the Shinigami from Soul Society came knocking, saying they wanted to kill those radical Quincies who were affecting the order of the Three Realms cycle, without involving the rest of the people, would the rest of the Quincies believe it?

It is inevitable that they will stick together. The internal conflicts and factional divisions among them will definitely be eliminated under the strong external pressure.

By then, it would obviously not be possible to be '70%', as a large number of Quincies would be constantly implicated, so it was very likely that they would be exterminated in the end.

In Bane's memory, this matter did eventually evolve to the point where almost all Quincy in the world were wiped out, and there were almost no pure-bloods left.

From this we can see that even if Yamamoto Genryusai did not want to do so in his heart, once the war started, many things would be difficult for him to control even if he was the captain-in-chief of the Gotei 13.

"I need to stay in the mortal world, so I'll leave the Soul Society to you, Your Excellency Lingzun." Yamamoto Genryusai took a sip of wine and spoke.

"Wait for me here." Ben smiled helplessly and said, "I thought you told me so much because you wanted to invite me to the real world."

"As long as we can stabilize Seireitei, this battle will be a sure win. Even if we suffer a slight defeat in this world, the final victory will definitely belong to us. And if Seireitei makes a mistake, no matter how victorious we are in this world, we will ultimately fail." Yamamoto Genryusai shook his head.

He has always valued the Soul Society the most. Due to his respect for the Quincies, he decided to go to the human world in person to take charge. So if he is leaving, there must be a "stabilizing force" in the Soul Society that can stabilize the overall situation.

Looking at the entire Gotei 13, Yamamoto Genryusai felt that only Reizoun was qualified.

“At that time, I will lead the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 12th and 13th squads to the human world, and the rest of the people will continue to guard the Soul Society. I will emphasize this matter at the court meeting this month, and then I will trouble Your Excellency Reison to take charge of the Soul Society.” Yamamoto Genryusai said softly.

Although he is said to be in charge of Soul Society, in reality, his life is no different from Ben's current life. As long as he is there, it's enough.

Therefore, Ben did not say anything to shirk his responsibility. Instead, he asked curiously, "Aren't you going with the 11th Division?"

"There are too many ferocious beasts in the 11th Division. It is somewhat inappropriate to release them into the real world. What's more, it is impossible to display Kenpachi Kuriyashiki's power in the real world. Instead of this, it is better to let them stay in Soul Society and do what they should do." said Yamamoto Genryusai.

"I understand." Ben agreed.

Without continuing the topic, Ben suddenly changed the subject and looked at Yamamoto Genryusai and said, "Captain General, if we want to develop the Pure Land, what direction do you think is more appropriate?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yamamoto Genryusai's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and then he laughed and said, "You are finally going to start this project."

This showed that the trust that had built up between Bane, him, and Soul Society had reached a level that Bane recognized.

Come to think of it, Yamamoto Genryusai went to the real world to fight in person, but entrusted the important task of Seireitei to Bane. Isn't this also a kind of trust?

Essentially, they have already developed enough trust in each other.

"Yes, in a while, some of my retainers will probably be here too. To be honest, only with the arrival of this group of helpers can I truly open up the Pure Land." Bane said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)