I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

"Captain Erin."

"Oh, it's Captain Erin."

Upon seeing Erin, the three people sitting opposite Kyoraku Shunsui quickly stood up and bowed to Erin in greeting.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Sit down, everyone..."

Seeing their reaction, Erin quickly waved his hand, telling the three of them to sit down: "In the squad, Kyoraku and I are captains, but outside, especially in a place like this, mentioning our status is just cheating."

After saying that, Erin walked towards Kyoraku Shunsui: "Kyoraku, move over a little and make room for me."

Although that's what Erin said, the three of them still waited until Erin sat down before somewhat awkwardly following him.

Erin was quite familiar with the three people sitting opposite him.

One of them is, of course, the drunken demon from the Grim Reaper series, Matsumoto Rangiku, who spends her days either drinking or looking for more alcohol.

You could say that for others, drinking is about creating a romantic atmosphere.

But Matsumoto Rangiku drinks until she's completely drunk.

The other two are: one is Iba Tessamon, who previously served as the fifth seat of the eleventh division. Decades ago, due to the Hollowfication incident involving Hirako Shinji and others, the seventh division lacked a leader, so he transferred to the seventh division and became its vice-captain.

The other person was Hisagi Shuhei, who had a "69" tattoo on his face.

"What's wrong? You don't seem very happy."

The other three didn't dare to go too far in front of Erin, but Kyoraku Shunsui didn't have that concern.

Although he had some doubts about Erin.

However, this does not affect his usual interactions with Erin.

Public is public, private is private.

If Erin does end up opposing the Seireitei, he will not show Erin any mercy.

Kyoraku Shunsui understood this very well.

However, regardless of what terrible mistakes Erin had made in the Seireitei, based on the fact that Erin had restored the world to normal at the cost of his left arm on that one night a few years ago, Kyoraku Shunsui felt that he would not take action against Erin unless absolutely necessary.

"Ugh……"

Erin naturally sensed the restraint Matsumoto Rangiku and the other two exhibiting in front of him.

After all, he hadn't usually drunk with these three people.

It's no wonder they were so relaxed sitting at the same table for the first time.

However, Erin didn't pay much attention to the three of them.

"Fei Zhen is really about to collapse."

With just that one sentence, the four people present knew the reason.

Twelve years ago, Byakuya Kuchiki, the head of the Kuchiki family, married a commoner from Rukongai, which caused quite a stir in Seireitei.

After all, this may be the first instance in the million-year history of Seireitei that a high-ranking nobleman has married a commoner woman without spiritual pressure.

At the time, this matter was met with resistance from many nobles.

Unfortunately, neither Byakuya Kuchiki nor Erin showed any indifference to their resistance, making these nobles look like clowns.

Finally, after the incident spread, Byakuya Kuchiki was not ridiculed as the nobles had expected. On the contrary, many female Shinigami thought that Byakuya Kuchiki, who dared to marry a commoner woman, was more popular with them.

However, everyone knows what would happen to someone without spiritual pressure living in Seireitei, a place filled with powerful spiritual pressure.

To be honest, the fact that Kuchiki Hisa could hold out for so long is already quite surprising.

"Byakuya's wife, I met her once before..."

At this point, Kyoraku Shunsui let out a sigh.

Chapter 189 Gin Ichimaru's Secret

"Come on, Captain Erin, let's have a drink and put these headaches aside for now."

"Haha, that's right, isn't that what alcohol is all about?"

Upon hearing about drinking, Matsumoto Rangiku, who had been pretending to be a partridge, suddenly became quite enthusiastic.

"Haha, yes."

"Come on, let's drink!"

After being told those things by Kyoraku Shunsui and Matsumoto Rangiku, Erin put aside his useless emotions and raised a glass with the others.

After the toasts and drinks, especially with Matsumoto Rangiku taking the lead, Iba Tetsuzaemon and Hisagi Shuhei also loosened up considerably.

After several rounds of back-and-forth, everyone got a little carried away.

Matsumoto Rangiku placed one of her hands directly on Erin's shoulder.

"Captain Erin, I... I heard that Captain Gin Ichimaru of the Third Division is your disciple. Could you tell us about your story with Captain Gin Ichimaru?"

Although it was fueled by alcohol, this was exactly what Matsumoto Rangiku wanted to know.

Matsumoto Rangiku and Ichimaru Gin were childhood friends who had relied on each other since they were young. However, one day when Matsumoto Rangiku woke up from her sleep, Ichimaru Gin only left her with his back, saying that he wanted to become a Shinigami, and then abandoned Matsumoto Rangiku and went to Seireitei.

Later, Matsumoto Rangiku went through many hardships to come to Seireitei alone from Rukongai, entered the Shinigami Academy, and eventually graduated with excellent grades, joined the 10th Division, and is now the vice-captain of the 10th Division.

However, what Matsumoto Rangiku couldn't understand was that although she and Ichimaru Gin had met here before, she felt that a huge gap had formed between them.

It was as if Yin was trying to distance herself from him.

Although Matsumoto Rangiku appears carefree, she is actually a very sensitive and intelligent woman.

After realizing this, although she felt wronged and confused, she had no intention of contacting Gin Ichimaru again.

After all, she would never forgive herself if she caused some of Gin Ichimaru's plans to be ruined because of her.

"Silver..."

Erin turned his head and saw a hint of expectation and unease in Matsumoto Rangiku's eyes.

She wanted to know everything about Gin Ichimaru, but she was also afraid that what she knew would drive her further and further away from him...

After all, in the legends of Seireitei, Gin Ichimaru, the captain of the Third Division, was a villain who betrayed himself.

Recalling the lingering regrets in Death, Erin let out a sigh.

Perhaps it was the incident involving Byakuya and Hisa that made Erin more sentimental today, and he put down his wine glass.

"Alright, since you want to know, then I'll tell you about my story with the Third Division Captain, Gin Ichimaru."

Upon hearing what Erin said, the group of people who were just drunk immediately perked up their ears.

Throughout history, gossip about important figures has always been a source of great interest for people of lower social classes.

Learning about the private lives of these important figures can bring them pleasure.

"My first meeting with Yin was over a hundred years ago."

"At that time, I had only been the captain of the Eleventh Division for a short time."

"I remember that back then, many Hollows would randomly invade Soul Society, causing great harm to the people of Rukongai."

"Therefore, the Eleventh Division's base in Seireitei was almost empty during that period."

"Because all the Shinigami of the Eleventh Division have been dispatched to patrol and guard Rukongai. Once a Hollow is discovered to have descended, it must be eliminated immediately."

Upon hearing Erin's words, Matsumoto Rangiku nodded in agreement.

At that time, she and Gin would often hear the roars of monsters and the clashes of battle, forcing them to hide in the forest to avoid monster attacks.

It was only then that she realized that the ones fighting the Hollows back then were the members of the Eleventh Division.

"One day, after killing a few Hollows, I passed by a grove of trees."

Then, Erin's voice became somewhat low.

"There, I met the mastermind behind the many incidents that had occurred in Soul Society for the first time."

Erin's voice made all the Grim Reapers present involuntarily hold their breath, as if they had been transported back to that night.

Even Kyoraku Shunsui's expression changed slightly when he heard Erin's words, and he listened attentively to Erin's description.

Could you be the mastermind behind this, Captain Erin?

"That day, as I was passing by that grove of trees, I saw a glimmer of light."

"However, to my surprise, I did not sense any spiritual pressure from anyone in the dim light."

"So, out of curiosity, I quickly flew to the dim light to see what was there."

"What I saw at the time made me furious."

"In that dim light, a Shinigami dressed in a Shinigami uniform was on guard, while another person in a black cloak was taking something out of a little girl from Rukongai."

"There were also a few tattered clothes around them."

"I know that's what the souls of the people of Rukongai leave behind in the world after they dissipate."

"So, I took action."

"I killed the Grim Reaper who was on guard duty."

The person hidden in the black cloak escaped using some unknown means after my attack.

"Wow, someone actually managed to escape from Captain Erin's clutches? That's truly astonishing."

Faced with Kyoraku Shunsui's teasing, Erin rolled her eyes: "Come on, Kyoraku Captain, I didn't start out with my current skills, okay?"

"However, the guy who managed to escape from me back then must be at least as strong as the current captain of the Jing Band."

"Oh?"

Kyoraku Shunsui was taken aback. What did that mean?

Have I become a unit of measurement myself?

Furthermore, under what circumstances did Captain Erin make this judgment?

How did he determine his own strength?

Kyoraku Shunsui was somewhat puzzled.