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

The moment she stopped, Soi Fon glanced at her feet. Everywhere she looked, there were destroyed houses and broken walls, some of which were still burning with flames.

After dispelling the raging winds around her, Soi Fon glanced at the assassins bound by countless golden chains, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

Before Rukia could greet Soi Fon, a shadow flashed, and Kyoraku Shunsui appeared beside Soi Fon.

"Oh dear, it seems I really am getting old. I can't even keep up with two young people..."

Upon his first appearance, Kyoraku Shunsui exclaimed in surprise.

What he said makes perfect sense.

Kyoraku Shunsui was a disciple of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and like Ukitake Jushiro, both were over five hundred years old.

Soi Fon and Erin are both under two hundred years old, so it's not an exaggeration for Kyoraku Shunsui to call them "youngsters".

However, in Soul Society, ranking is based on strength.

After you turn 100, as long as you have the ability, everyone will regard you as a peer.

However, if someone is under 100 years old, no matter how strong they are, they are still considered a child by everyone.

Kyoraku Shunsui's words sound like an admission that he's getting old.

However, Erin would not underestimate Kyoraku Shunsui because of this.

Needless to say, Soi Fon is another one.

She used her strongest form besides Bankai, "Infinite Shunko," and her speed was only slightly faster than Kyoraku Shunsui's normal state.

What if Kyoraku Shunsui were to unleash his Zanpakuto? Would his speed still be able to surpass Shunsui's?

"Captain Soi Fon, Captain of the Kyoraku Band."

Rukia bowed first to Soi Fon and Shunsui Kyoraku. After Shunsui and Soi Fon nodded to Rukia, Shunsui Kyoraku saw Kaien Shiba.

"Oh? This is Shiba from the Ukitake family. May I ask what happened here?"

Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro had the best relationship of all the captains.

On the one hand, both of them were disciples of Captain-Commander Yamamoto, having studied under him for a century and sharing a bond of camaraderie.

On the other hand, Kyoraku Shunsui is the next Captain-Commander chosen by Captain-Commander Yamamoto. The duty of the Gotei 13 is to protect "Lord Soul King".

Ukitake Jushiro is the host of the "One-Eyed God" and the incarnation of the "god". In a sense, protecting Ukitake Jushiro is protecting the "Spirit King".

Therefore, Kyoraku Shunsui was not only Ukitake Jushiro's close friend, but also Ukitake Jushiro's most powerful protector.

The 13th Division and the 8th Division are also the divisions that interact most frequently among the Gotei 13.

It's not surprising that Kyoraku Shunsui knew Shiba Kaien, who was the vice-captain of the 13th Division.

Shiba Kaien gently put Shiba down, sighed, and stood up.

"Captain Kyoraku, Captain Soi Fon..."

"This matter has to start with the traditions of our Shiba family."

Next, Shiba Kaien told the three captains about the origins of the Shiba family and the situation they had suffered.

It wasn't that Shiba Kaien didn't want to hide his identity as the head of the Shiba family; rather, he had already learned the whole truth from his wife, Shiba Miyako.

The main branch of the Shiba family has long been exposed.

"I see. So Shiba-kun is from the main branch of the Shiba family. I thought he was from a branch family like the captain of the 10th Division."

Kyoraku Shunsui adjusted his straw hat and closed his eyes slightly.

As the head of the Kyoraku family, a superior noble clan, how could Kyoraku Shunsui not know about the despicable acts of the five noble families?

However, he never expected that other nobles would try to seize the treasures that the Shiba family had guarded for generations, hoping to use them to advance their careers and become a new great noble in Seireitei.

Even Rukia looked at Shiba Kaien in surprise.

After being taken in as a disciple by Erin, Rukia lived in the Kuchiki family. It was in the Kuchiki family that she learned about the five noble families standing at the top of the Seireitei.

However, she never expected that Vice Captain Shiba Kaien was actually one of the five noble families on par with the Kuchiki family.

Moreover, this great noble family, which had been passed down for millions of years, might have been wiped out if the teacher hadn't arrived in time that night.

"As for why Rukia is here."

Shiba Kaien sighed and bowed to Rukia in apology.

"I'm sorry, Rukia."

"This matter originally had nothing to do with you, but after everyone learned that you were Captain Erin's disciple, they wanted to use your name to temporarily intimidate those who originally wanted to take action against the Shiba family."

"However, no one expected that these people would not even put Captain Erin in their eyes."

"Even knowing that you were a guest at my Shiba family home, they still launched an attack on the Shiba family home, intending to annihilate us all here."

Tonight, Shiba has confessed everything to Shiba Kaien, including the fact that he is a spy.

Shiba bluntly stated that if Shiba Kaien wanted to properly protect the Shiba family, he must complete his Bankai training in the shortest possible time and advance to the captain level in order to make those people wary.

But what Ling Zhibo didn't expect was that these people were bolder and more ruthless than she had imagined.

"Ha ha……"

"It seems that after all these years of inactivity, some people thought I'd lost my ability to wield a knife..."

After listening to Shiba Kaien's story, Erin said quietly.

"Wait, Captain Erin, this matter is extremely serious. May we handle it temporarily?"

Upon hearing Erin's words, Soi Fon immediately became anxious and quickly used Shunpo to move in front of Erin.

"Oh why?"

Under Erin's gaze, Soi Fon gritted her teeth.

"Captain Erin, I think Captain Soi Fon is right. Let us handle this matter first."

Chapter 241 Killing

The one who said those words was Kyoraku Shunsui.

Erin was taken aback.

what is this?

Why don't Soi Fon and Kyoraku Shunsui want to do it themselves?

"Soi Fon, Kyoraku, I need an explanation."

At this moment, Erin's gaze toward Soi Fon and Kyoraku Shunsui was somewhat cold.

How pathetic is it for someone to not be able to stand up for those around them when they are being bullied?

Now that Erin has cultivated to this level, let alone a few nobles, even if it's Hyosugi Ichibei, if he harms anyone close to Erin, Erin won't let him off the hook.

"Ugh……"

Seeing Erin's current behavior, Kyoraku Shunsui and Soi Fon knew that if they didn't make things clear with Erin, they would probably both be implicated in the end.

“Captain Erin, among the people you captured, I found some familiar markings. If I’m not mistaken, they should belong to the Kyoraku family’s assassins.”

"I've also discovered some of the Shihōin family's assassins..."

"what?"

Upon hearing Kyoraku Shunsui and Soi Fon's words, Erin glanced at the assassins trapped by his Heaven's Chains.

He didn't discern anything from these assassins, but since Kyoraku Shunsui and Soi Fon recognized the familiar symbols, they couldn't be wrong.

It's not surprising that Erin would be surprised if someone from the Kyoraku family, a high-ranking noble family in Seireitei, wanted to go even further and become one of the top noble families.

The question is, the Shihouin family is already a great noble family, so why would they get involved in such a matter?

No, it shouldn't just be the Shihouin family.

Erin's gaze was deep and unfathomable.

The progenitors of the five noble families were originally subordinates of Lord Ling.

After Lord Spirit King destroyed the most ancient void, the five progenitors wanted to use Lord Spirit King's "omnipotent power" to separate life and death in the world.

However, after Lord Spirit King finished creating the world, the other four noble ancestors, led by the ancestor of the Tsunayo family, ambushed Lord Spirit King and sealed him in a crystal, creating a "wedge" to stabilize the world.

For millions of years, the Shiba family has been dedicated to exposing the sins of the five progenitors to the world and subjecting the five noble families to judgment.

Unfortunately, the Shiba family clearly underestimated human nature.

Without Lord Soul King, how could the other four noble families, who had become the true rulers of Soul Society, accept their own "stain"?

As a result, the Shiba family, who wanted to expose everyone's crimes, became the target of the other four major families.

For millions of years, this kind of action has never stopped.

Erin had no doubt that if Byakuya Kuchiki were here, he would definitely be able to distinguish the Kuchiki family's assassins from among these assassins.

Perhaps, for the other four noble families, the Shiba family that doesn't exist is the better Shiba family.

As for the new great nobles?

Stop joking. Without a foundation spanning millions of years and without the treasures inherited from Lord Spirit King, the so-called "great noble" is nothing more than a title.

The Tsuna-Yayo family's "Elegant Mirror Classic," the Shihōin family's "Heaven-Sent Armor," the Kuchiki family's "Noble Leader," the Shiba family's "Fireworks Cannon"...

After figuring all this out, Erin felt more and more that he could understand why Aizen Sousuke wanted to kill all the Central 46 Chambers before leaving Seireitei.

If Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni established the Gotei 13, forcibly stripping the nobles of most of their military power, and cultivated strongmen who could rival or even far surpass the nobles' imaginations, then the nobles were forced to accept co-rule the Seireitei with Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

So, Aizen used his overwhelming strength, subversive ideas, and insane actions to tear off the last fig leaf from the nobles.

After all, the Central 46 Chambers of the Noble Council, which nominally co-ruled Seireitei with the Gotei 13, were all killed by Aizen Sousuke.

This made those commoner Shinigami born in Rukongai realize that those so-called "nobles" were nothing special after all.

With enough strength, one can easily take their lives.

This undoubtedly gave the civilian Grim Reapers a renewed sense of morale.

In the short term, there will be little impact.

However, when the strength of the commoner Shinigami grows to a certain level, they will definitely bring about a huge change to the Seireitei.