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

"We assure you that you will definitely pass this test and join the Fifth Division, becoming Lord Aizen's subordinate."

For these trainees, it was better to sell themselves to Captain Aizen than to spend their entire lives fighting to the death in Hueco Mundo.

In this way, not only can they remain in Seireitei with Aizen-sama as their backdrop, but they will also be spared from being bullied by other Shinigami when they join a division.

Get more in one fell swoop.

"Oh?"

Erin raised an eyebrow slightly. This student is something else.

Unfortunately, while Erin might sympathize with them, he wouldn't break the existing rules for their sake.

If he were to give these individuals a chance to retake the assessment, it would be incredibly unfair to the trainees who were eliminated earlier.

Moreover, it's not that Erin looks down on them; given their talent, their ultimate goal is just to become an elite Grim Reaper.

Every year, so many students graduate from the Shinigami Academy of Spiritual Arts, but over hundreds of years, very few Shinigami have been able to complete the creation of a Zanpakuto and know its name.

Talent, hard work, and personal "characteristics" are all indispensable.

Judging from their abilities, these six people have some talent and are also quite hardworking.

However, Erin did not sense the presence of any "characteristics" in them.

The main purpose of a Shinigami using sword meditation to nurture their Zanpakuto is to fuse their own "characteristics" with the Zanpakuto's "spirit," cultivating and strengthening it to achieve a significant amplification effect on themselves.

For example, Hoshino Hibiki's characteristic is to influence the opponent's "sense of distance". Therefore, the Zanpakuto born from this characteristic has the ability to control the "sense of distance" between the Zanpakuto and its master, causing the Zanpakuto to become dissatisfied with its master and thus betray its master.

Gin Ichimaru's defining characteristic is "snake," therefore, the Zanpakuto he created is the "divine spear" with the fastest attack speed.

As for Erin's own characteristics...

To be honest, when Erin's Zanpakuto was "Unlimited Blade Works," Erin also felt for a time that his characteristic was "sword." But after Erin's strength and knowledge improved, he realized that his essence was only "sword," but his characteristic was "space."

"Unlimited Blade Works" is "a world that contains all the elements of swords in the world", not a world that contains all "swords".

These two are completely different concepts.

If Erin's defining characteristic is "sword," then the Zanpakuto he cultivates is likely to possess abilities such as "copying" or "projection."

However, because Erin's characteristic is "space", Erin's Zanpakuto is a Reality Marble - Unlimited Blade Works.

A powerful characteristic might give birth to a weak Zanpakuto, just like Yoruichi Shihouin, whose characteristic is "cat," but Erin has never seen Yoruichi Shihouin use her Zanpakuto in battle.

Erin speculated that Yoruichi Shihouin's ability to transform into a "black cat" might be due to the power of her Zanpakuto.

However, a weak nature can never give birth to a powerful Zanpakuto.

These six people clearly lacked sufficient self-awareness.

Judging from their words, it seemed as if it was an honor for Erin that they had joined his ranks.

Perhaps they still thought that decades later, one of them would be the captain.

Therefore, Erin directly refused the requests from the six students.

"Fellow students, although I feel very sorry for what happened to you, I would never do something like cheating. It would be unfair to the students who came before me."

Upon hearing what Erin said, the five students behind him looked at each other, finally sighed, and straightened up one after another.

The student who first spoke to Erin still refused to give up.

"Captain Aizen, this world is not a fair world to begin with."

“Those nobles have been high and mighty since birth, regarding us rogues born in Rukongai as ants, trampling on us at will…”

"I don't consider myself to be born into a family as noble as those adults, but are you underestimating me by comparing me to those trainees who have already been eliminated?"

"Just give me a chance, and I will..."

"Wait a moment, student, what's your name?"

"Lord Aizen, my name is Kitada Yosuke. You can just call me Yosuke."

When Erin asked for his name, the student named Kitada Yosuke was overjoyed and stood up to loudly introduce himself to Erin.

“Campus Kitada, you just said yourself that this world is an unfair world.”

Erin ignored Kitada Yosuke's words and addressed him by his first name, instead calling him by his surname.

"However, we cannot make ourselves unfair just because the world is unfair."

"Perhaps you will encounter even more and greater injustices in your lives, both in the past and in the future."

"But at the very least, right now, in this assessment, I will treat all trainees equally and fairly."

"I regret to inform you, Kitada, that the greatest fairness I can offer you is to treat you the same as the other eliminated trainees when you are eliminated, just like this."

"Now, please calm yourself down, Kitada, and don't let the people of Seireitei make you a laughing stock among this year's students."

Kitada Yosuke's face turned pale and then red. In order to avoid going to Hueco Mundo, he had thrown away his dignity and begged Captain Aizen for a chance, but now Captain Aizen's words made him feel like a clown.

Based on his previous understanding of Captain Aizen, he knew that Captain Aizen was also born in Rukongai.

Originally, he had hoped to gain Captain Aizen's sympathy by mentioning that they were both from Rukongai, but now it seems that Aizen, as the captain of the Fifth Division, has already stood on the same side as those nobles.

They would never allow a genius Shinigami like themselves, who could pose a threat to them, to remain in Seireitei.

After figuring this out, Kitada Yosuke's face darkened.

However, the more they act this way, the less I can allow them to have their way.

"Captain Aizen, if I remember correctly, before the assessment began, you mentioned that the elimination rule was that only those who released a distress signal and were saved by the Shinigami protecting everyone would be considered eliminated, right?"

"Hmm, is there something you don't understand about this, Kitada?"

"Of course!"

Kitada Yosuke coldly pulled a distress firework from his pocket and said to Erin, "Captain Aizen, my distress firework hasn't been used yet."

"In other words, I never wanted that Grim Reaper to save me."

"On the contrary, just as I was fighting that medium-sized Hollow and about to turn the tables, that Grim Reaper killed the medium-sized Hollow that I was fighting and brought me here."

"I strongly suspect that this Grim Reaper was instructed by some petty people who dislike me to maliciously frame me and disqualify me from the assessment."

Yosuke Kitada raised the distress firework in his hand high so that the trainees and the Grim Reapers present could see it clearly.

"Captain Aizen, you just said that you would treat all students participating in the graduation assessment equally. So, according to the rules, a student like me who was framed before even using a distress flare should not have lost his eligibility for the assessment, right?"

Seeing Kitada Yosuke's arrogant demeanor, Erin's smile slowly faded.

"Hey, you've gone too far!"

At this moment, a Shinigami stepped out of the queue, pointed at Kitada Yosuke, and shouted, "Have you forgotten that if I hadn't intervened in time and killed that Hollow, you would have been swallowed by it?"

After scolding Kitada Yosuke, the Shinigami respectfully said to Erin, "Captain Aizen, what this student just said is utter nonsense."

Chapter 217 Dark belly

"Last night, this guy was unlucky and ran into a powerful medium-sized Hollow."

"At that time, he was bound by that medium-sized phantom and could not move at all, so he had no chance to send out a distress signal."

"Because Captain Aizen told us to keep an eye on the trainees' condition at all times, when I saw him being thrown into the Hollow's mouth, I immediately killed the medium-sized Hollow and saved him."

"If I had known this guy was this kind of person, I really shouldn't have saved him in the first place."

It's clear that this Grim Reaper is quite angry with Kitada Yosuke at this moment.

I was the one who kindly saved him, and now this guy is turning around and biting me in order to regain his eligibility for the assessment.

Who wouldn't be angry in that situation?

"Heh, Lord Death, isn't all of this just your subjective conjecture?"

Kitada Yosuke sneered, "Indeed, you're right. I'm no match for that medium-sized Hollow; I'm bound by it."

"However, this does not mean that I have lost the power to resist."

"When that medium-sized Void threw me into its mouth, I had already broken free from its restraints."

"At that time, I had already completed the incantation of the Kido, and I could have released the Thirty-First Hado Red Fire Cannon to attack it from its mouth before the Hollow's mouth closed and caused me any harm."

"With my mastery of Kido, I can use the fully chanted Thirty-First Hado to turn the tide and kill that medium-sized Hollow."

"I bother!"

The Grim Reaper who saved Kitada Yosuke was furious and pointed at Kitada Yosuke's nose, yelling, "Do you think I'm blind?"

"You were being tossed around by that virtual tentacle, screaming more horribly than a pig being slaughtered."

"You were so scared that snot and tears were streaming down your face, and you're telling me you finished chanting the ghost incantation?"

Upon hearing this from the Grim Reaper, Kitada Yosuke's face immediately darkened.

Even though what you said is true, do I have no dignity if I say it in front of everyone?

“My Lord Death, please don’t worry about my condition at the time, but I did complete the incantation of the Demon Path.”

"Ha, you've finished the incantation for the Ghost Path, and you're still going to wet your pants?"

"That's not urine, it's the saliva of that weak thing."

"After I rescued you, you couldn't even stand up. I'm the one who brought you here."

"I was angry!"

"I finally got that opportunity. If you just wait a second longer, I can unleash the Crimson Fire Cannon and kill that Hollow."

"That way, I can definitely graduate with excellent grades and join the squad I like."

"But you ruined all of this."

"Captain Aizen, please uphold justice for me and thoroughly investigate which petty person didn't want me to pass the test, so they bribed this Shinigami to disqualify me from continuing the exam."

"you!"

The Grim Reaper wanted to say something more, but Erin raised her hand to stop her.

"Okay, I understand your situation now."

"Matsuhashi Yuma, given the mistakes you made in this rescue operation, you will spend the full six months in the Ninth Division's prison after this mission is over."

"As for you, Kitada, I apologize to you for the mistakes of my team members."