I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

"coming--"

He opened the door, a somewhat somber expression on his face.

Several familiar team members stood at the door, their faces anxious. They breathed a sigh of relief when Mi Zhen opened the door. They then exchanged glances and pushed the leader forward to salute him.

"Watanabe Gosaka, I'm so glad you're alright..."

"Nothing happened?" Mi Zhen frowned. "What could possibly happen to me in the barracks?"

"that is because……"

Halfway through their conversation, a person suddenly appeared behind them—it was Chunshui, whose expression was somewhat gloomy.

He looked like he had just come from a long drive; he wasn't wearing his ever-present floral overcoat, his straw hat was askew, and even his breathing was a little rapid.

"Mizhen, are you alright..." Chunshui gestured to the team members, "You all step back first, I'll take charge."

"As ordered."

Several team members withdrew in response, and then Chunshui pushed Mizhen into the room without saying a word.

Chapter 78: The Hundredth Month at Shifengyuan [Third Update]

He nervously scanned him, then asked in a deep voice, "What was the outcome of our first card game?"

“Three to two… I have three and you have two.” Mi Zhen asked in confusion, “What happened? Why are you suddenly asking about this?”

"Looks like you weren't replaced..."

At this point, Chunshui finally dropped his unusually tense expression. He breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the coffee table, sat down, and then took off his straw hat to fan himself a couple of times.

"Change it?"

"Sit down and let's talk. This can't be explained in just a few words."

With a strange premonition in her heart, Mizhen straightened her face, sat down opposite Chunshui, and asked in confusion, "Captain, what happened?"

"Don't be afraid of what I'm about to tell you."

"Don't just throw out those outdated jokes like that..."

"what?"

"It's nothing, just my ramblings, Captain, please continue."

Chunshui put the straw hat back on, nodded, and said, "Mizhen, do you know that I was sent to the Underworld by Old Man Shan a few days ago?"

"know."

Mizhen glanced at the ground subtly, her mood becoming somewhat complicated.

"I won't go into the details for now," Chunshui sighed. "In short, something big has happened in Wujian."

"So, our Eighth Division's ancestor has escaped, hasn't he?"

"Right...wait, how did you know?"

Seeing Chunshui's surprised expression, Mi Zhen thought to herself:

Not only did I know about this, I almost had a frank conversation with our ancestor just now...

“I ran into Captain Ukitake earlier, and he told me about it.” Mima shrugged. “What did that old ancestor do? Why are you so nervous, Captain?”

"...It seems that Ukitake's tight-lipped nature is beyond saving."

Chunshui rolled her eyes and said, "Then do you know what Miss Luqu did today?"

Of course, I went back to my hometown for a visit.

Swallowing back her subconscious rant, Mizhen shook her head.

In fact, Chunshui had met Luqu Baiyunzhai in person, so it's not surprising that he addressed him by his name.

“Then I’ll get to the point.” Chunshui glanced toward the headquarters. “I found Miss Shikato’s trail last night, but I lost her halfway through the chase—probably because she felt she was about to be exposed. An hour ago, she killed the seventh, thirty-first, and fortieth seats of Room 46 and then ran away. Now those old men are all on edge, and the wanted poster will be issued soon.”

"?"

Mima was startled.

Our ancestor was amazing! She wasn't just bragging when she said she was going to take on the Forty-Sixth Chamber; she really dared to do it!

"So, Captain, you came here to warn me?" Mima hissed. "If that's the case, then without my report, the Captain-Commander wouldn't have specifically ordered the search for the Infiltrators, and that old ancestor wouldn't have suddenly been exposed... Oh no, if that's the case, then I'm in danger!"

"Huh?" Chunshui suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "That's right, that's also possible!"

"Huh?" Mima was also surprised. "Didn't you come here to talk about this?"

A look of constipation-like sadness suddenly appeared on Chunshui's face: "It's a pity, but it's definitely not..."

"What's that for?"

Mi Zhen gasped, "Judging from your attitude, the ancestor's prison break isn't the trouble you were going to mention? What danger have I gotten myself into?!"

"...Let me explain slowly."

Chunshui sighed deeply, looked forlorn, pulled out his pipe from his waist, lit it, and took a deep drag.

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Ten minutes ago, at the headquarters.

After frantically dealing with the assassination of three members of Room 46, Chunshui received an urgent message from Old Man Shan and rushed over there without even having time to drink a sip of water.

Besides the old man from the mountain who had been staying there, the head of the Kuchiki family was also summoned, and several prison guards who worked at the Shin-O underground prison knelt at the entrance of the conference room, creating an extremely solemn atmosphere.

Realizing something was terribly wrong, Chunshui went inside with a heavy heart. After greeting the old man of the mountain and Xiumu Yinling, she heard the heaviest thud of a cane on the ground in decades.

"Everyone's here, let's get started."

The old man gave instructions to the jailers in the deepest prison.

"Yes, sir." A leading jailer lowered his head and said tremblingly, "Upon our inspection, another prisoner has escaped from the dungeon."

Chunshui: "What?"

After dealing with a series of troublesome matters in the past few days, even he, with his temperament, was starting to lose his composure. Under such high pressure, even a straw can break the camel's back, let alone a lump of anvil.

Looking up, it seemed that the old man in the mountain already knew about this, and the rotten wood silver ridge also showed great shock.

"Who is it? Who escaped?" Kuchiki Ginryo asked.

"In response to Captain Kuchiki... the one who escaped was..." the jailer took a deep breath, "...the sixth head of the Shihōin family, Shihōin Hyōgetsu."

"what?"

"what?"

Chunshui and Xiumu Yinling exclaimed in unison.

“Because of the escape of Shikato Hakuni the day before yesterday, the 46th Chamber issued an order for us to directly enter the Abyss for patrol…” The jailer’s voice was filled with fear. “Shihōin Hyakugetsu seized this opportunity… replaced one of my subordinates, and escaped.”

Chunshui frowned and asked, "When did this happen?"

"Half an hour ago..."

"The 46th Chamber made a terrible mistake..." Kuchiki Ginrei said, "Knowing that Shihōin Hyōgetsu was staying in the Abyss, they shouldn't have let any living person in..."

The atmosphere then turned somber.

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“Uh, wait a minute.” Mima interrupted Shunsui’s recollection. “Who is this Shihōin Hyakugetsu? My history grades are pretty good, but I don’t think there’s anyone like him among the famous people in Shihōin… I remember the sixth head of the family was… wait a minute?”

He suddenly discovered the key to the problem.

Because of the special circumstances in Soul Society, the historical records circulating in the market will inevitably have some omissions, which is not a big deal, but it will make some details unclear. According to Yama's speculation, this should be intentional on the part of the Tsunayoshi family, who control history, in order to erase some details that cannot be known to the public.

And the sixth head of the Shihōin family happens to be among them!

This is not the treatment that ordinary prisoners receive—you should know that, even though they are both prisoners in the Infernal Affairs, Kenpachi Azajo's information can be found clearly and without error, while this Momotsuki Shihouin's name has even been erased.

“It’s normal that you don’t know.” Chunshui sighed. “Almost all the information about Shihōin Hyakugetsu has been deliberately erased, and those who experienced it firsthand have been put on a gag order.”

Chapter 79: Help! I'm going to be eaten! [Fourth Update]

"Then why tell me?"

Mima swallowed hard, a bad feeling creeping into her heart: "Could it be..."

Chunshui nodded and said to him, "Shifuin Hyakugetsu has escaped, and his target is very likely you."

"Why?!"

"This all comes down to her abilities..."

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"I remember that Shihouin Hyakugetsu was imprisoned in the Abyss because he 'intended to destroy Soul Society'."

Chunshui asked Xiumu Yinling, "I've only heard vague rumors and don't know the specifics. Captain Xiumu, have you heard anything about it?"

"...This matter was originally only circulated within the four noble families, so it's understandable that the Kyoto Band Captain didn't know about it." Kuchiki Ginrei sighed. "But I wasn't a witness either; I only know the truth from family records... The Captain-Commander did have direct contact with her when he was young, but..."

“Back then, I was no match for her,” the old man suddenly said. “In the end, it was the ‘Sword God’ and ‘Monk’ of the Zero Squad who cleaned up the mess.”

"What? Even Old Man Shan is involved..."

Chunshui exclaimed in shock, "Is this person really that powerful?"

“That was more than 1,700 years ago. Back then, even the Gotei 13 only had three squads.” Kuchiki Ginrei continued, “Shihouin Hyakugetsu caused a great disaster at that time, trying to turn the entire Soul Society into scorched earth for her own selfish reasons—after being defeated by the Zero Squad, she became the first prisoner of the Muken.”

"Turning the entire Soul Society into scorched earth... that does sound impressive."

Chunshui clicked his tongue: "What about the motive and the means?"

“I don’t know.” Kuchiki Ginrei shook his head. “According to the records at the time, after taking over as the head of the family, Shihouin Hyakugetsu became more and more insane, and eventually almost completely lost her mind. Even after being imprisoned in the Abyss, the reason that caused her to become like that was never solved—but her abilities were recorded.”

Chunshui glanced at the expressions of the old man from the mountain and the rotten wood and silver ridge, then shrugged with a wry smile and said, "It must be very dangerous."

"That's right. Even in the entire history of Soul Society, Shihouin Hyakugetsu's abilities are among the most dangerous."

The old man said, "Shihouin Hyakugetsu's Zanpakuto is called 'Bone-Eater,' and its Shikai ability is 'Parasitism,' which allows Shihouin Hyakugetsu to transform into a very small form. It can then enter the blood vessels through the wounds caused by Bone-Eater, reach the spinal cord, and then devour the brain, 'replacing' the person from the inside out."

"...Isn't there any condition for using it?" Chunshui hissed. "If there isn't, wouldn't we be doomed if we got hurt by her?"