Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

When the little wasp woke up, it was greeted by a pool of emerald green water.

"Um?!"

Soi Fon instinctively began to struggle, subconsciously believing that she couldn't breathe in the water. However, after struggling for a while, she was amazed to discover that although the green liquid looked and felt like liquid, it actually felt more like air, and she could breathe freely.

Having figured this out, Soi Fon calmed down and began trying to sort out her memories. She remembered that she was on the 'Spirit King's Omotesando', doing physical training, and then she happened to see Araki coming down from that lapis lazuli palace. After they stared at each other for half a second, Araki gave her a strange smile...

And then that was it; her memory ended there...

"Damn it! Araki..."

Thinking this, Soi Fon began to swim upwards. What came into view after she broke through the water's surface was...

"Hey! Little girl, you're awake?!"

'Kyumeni-i Yantetsu', 'Yan Yuan Jin Le', 'Seonjeongji Yubin', 'Nikotsu Saizo' and others smiled kindly.

Is this hell?!

Or am I still dreaming?

For a moment, Soi Fon was in a state of disarray.

……

"boom!"

On the other side, accompanied by a roar, Araki successfully descended from the sky into the Soul Society.

"Inhale...exhale..."

Araki stepped out of the Heavenly Pillar Carriage, looked at the birdsong that came into view outside, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

"Without that 'fake monk' and without His Majesty the 'Spirit King', the air has become incredibly fresh."

Araki said this and walked straight toward his own squad.

When Araki returned to the Eleventh Division, the members greeted him warmly, which he gladly accepted. He also learned from his fellow members about the changes that had occurred in the Seireitei during his month-long absence…

First, as Araki planned, after Kirinji left the Gotei 13 to report to the Zero Division, Uno Retsu took over Kirinji Tenjiro's position and became the new captain of the Fourth Division. No one in the Gotei 13 objected to this...

Even now, the lingering influence of Kenpachi Unohori, the first generation of Kenpachi, still seems to cast an inescapable shadow over the hearts of some, such as Senhi Shihouin, who was also a member of the first generation of Gotei 13.

Incidentally, after Shihouin Senjiro once again became a captain of the Gotei 13 alongside Uno Retsu, he voluntarily relinquished his position as captain of the 2nd Division and went to Yamamoto Genryusai to process his leave of absence from the squad...

The person who succeeded Senhiko Shihouin was a head of the Shihouin branch family named Igarashi Shihouin. Araki wasn't familiar with him and didn't bother to greet him, but simply sent a member of the 11th Division to deliver a copy of his "Basic Taijutsu Notes" to the Shihouin family as a congratulatory gift.

The Shihouin family not only readily accepted this, but also reciprocated by giving Araki a sum of gold! Araki exchanged the gold for Soul Society currency, 'rings,' and casually distributed them to the members of the Eleventh Division.

As for Shihouin Senri, he went off to work for the 'Covered Mobile Force'...

The purpose was to reorganize the chaotic army, which had been infiltrated by numerous noble forces, in advance for Sayoichi.

According to Shihouin Senri, from today onwards, there can only be one voice within the 'Stealth Mobile', and that is the voice of their 'Shihouin' family!

Araki simply ignored Shihouin Chihito's 'loli' fetish.

After returning to the Eleventh Division and delivering all those brats to the 'Spirit King Palace', time seemed to slow down instantly...

Time flies, and fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye...

During those ten years, Araki lived a very easy and carefree life.

Araki usually spends his days leisurely tinkering around with the Eleventh Division, occasionally going on patrol with the members. In Araki's words, he's been working hard for hundreds of years, can't he take a break?!

Of course, every week, without fail, he would go to Uno Retsu for three days of 'sparring'. To this day, Araki has maintained a perfect record against Uno Retsu! After all, the loser has to be 'ridden'!

Besides that, Araki would occasionally go to the 'Spirit King Palace' for a few days, not only to deliver novels to Shikato, but also to check on the cultivation progress of his disciples...

The good news is that his apprentices are all quite promising; the bad news is that Kyoraku has been led astray by Shikatori and has become addicted to a certain kind of 'unspeakable' novel! Kyoraku has even decided that once he leaves the Spirit King's Palace, he will begin serializing his own super-long 'Liu Bei' story...

Just when Araki thought his leisurely days would continue indefinitely, and Kyoraku and the others had finished their training at the 'Spirit King Palace', a report disrupted Araki's plans.

"Captain Araki, some members of our patrol team have encountered heavy enemy casualties in Rukongai and request our combat team to provide support!"

Just as Araki was taking a lunch break in the team leader's room, a message made him frown.

"In which district did they get into trouble?"

Araki inquired.

"The report says...Zaraki Ward!"

The soldier replied.

"oh?!"

Araki narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this, and he began to find the situation interesting.

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Chapter 97 The 'Invincible' Boy, Zaraki! Araki: I specialize in fighting '…'

'Kuragi Ward'.

The area in North Rukongai is known for its "worst" and "most appalling" security situation.

Number 80 is worlds apart from the number one, 'Runlin'an' district...

There, let alone drinkable water, even fresh tree bark is a precious resource.

Burning, killing, looting, and plundering—actions considered heinous in stable areas—are merely the most basic survival skills of the residents in the Zaraki region!

Their importance to the 'wandering spirits' is comparable to the 'slashing,' 'fisting,' 'walking,' and 'demon-slaying' skills of the 'Grim Reapers.' In Zaraki Ward, anyone with even a shred of compassion will be slaughtered and become food for the 'ghosts'!

However, no matter how bad the character of these "troublemakers" may be in the eyes of the noble lords of the Seireitei, they should be no threat to the Shinigami of the Seireitei!

But now, the Shinigami who wield Zanpakuto and possess sharp weapons have failed in the Zaraki Ward. This sounds unbelievable, but it is actually what happened.

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Araki immediately went to the 10th Division of the Gotei 10 (Patrol and Guard Division), which is also the most dangerous division among the 13 Gotei 13...

In Araki's memory, whether it's the official Bleach novels or the memories of the Visoreds like Shinji Hirako about 110 years before the original timeline, the 10th Division has almost never been complete...

Araki carefully examined his memories and finally discovered that the captain of the 10th Division seemed to be constantly cycling between death and new appointment. This situation only improved after Shiba Isshin stayed in the mortal world to save his wife, and Shiro succeeded him as the captain of the 10th Division.

Even so, the 10th Division remains the most dangerous of the Gotei 13. Every time a new enemy appears, the young Shiro becomes a stepping stone, used to highlight the enemy's strength, and is one of the captains who are sacrificed for the first kill. Although Shiro always manages to escape unscathed, it doesn't prevent him from fighting exceptionally badly in every battle…

All I can say is... the 10th Division is 'miserable'!

"Damn it, we don't have enough manpower!"

When Araki arrived at the captain's room of the 10th Division, he saw the nobleman who had succeeded Wang Tuchuan Yuxufei as the current captain of the 10th Division...

This is a man wearing thick glasses, with slicked-back hair, exuding an air of pampered luxury. At this moment, he is constantly reviewing reports on the table.

In terms of spiritual pressure, according to Araki's judgment, the man in front of him is undoubtedly at the level of 'third-grade spiritual power', and even among the 'third-grade spiritual power', he is considered to be in the good category!

However, in terms of actual combat strength, Araki doubted whether the opponent could defeat any one of Kyoraku, Ukitake, Tokina, or Yoruichi, who had just entered the third rank before going to the Spirit King Palace for training.

"Cough cough~"

Araki observed the other person for about half a minute, and seeing that the other person hadn't noticed, he coughed softly twice in exasperation.

As he coughed lightly, Araki mentally labeled the man as 'not sensitive enough to spiritual pressure'.

"Um!?"

Hearing the cough, the man looked up and subconsciously pushed up his glasses, which were almost slipping off due to the large movement.

"You are...you are Captain Araki, right?!"

Upon seeing Araki, the man hesitated for a moment before realizing who Araki was.

"Ah."

Araki nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"Hey! Captain Araki, why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

"I am truly sorry that I was unable to 'sweep the bed and welcome you'! Please have a seat, and I will immediately have the soldiers serve tea."

The man looked at Araki with great enthusiasm. After confirming that the visitor was indeed Araki, he immediately stood up and instinctively wanted to push aside the table and get out of his seat to greet Araki...

However, no one expected that, perhaps due to his excessive excitement, he pushed too hard, and the report on the table fell to the ground, making the whole room a mess.

"This……"

The man's face immediately turned somewhat unpleasant, and he was also a little embarrassed. He hadn't expected that his first formal meeting with Araki would result in such a disheveled appearance.

"Captain Araki, I'm really sorry! I've been so busy, and my desk was such a mess that I accidentally made it like this."

The man tried to express his apology to Araki.

"Buzz!"

Araki didn't say much. He simply waved his hand, and the table in front of the man, along with the reports scattered on the floor, lit up with a white light. The next second, everything in the room started moving on its own...

At that moment, everything in the room seemed to be on a video that had been put in reverse. Everything moved back to its original position, and in a moment, the tables, chairs, and reports in the room were all restored to their original state.

"this?!"

The man stared wide-eyed at Araki's methods, unable to comprehend how Araki had accomplished all of this, even with his keen eyesight.

"Could this be the power of Captain Araki's Zanpakuto?"

The man speculated in his mind, after all, he had never witnessed Araki's Zanpakuto being unleashed, and there was very little information about Araki in the Soul Society, which led him to make a wrong judgment.

"You go about your business, don't worry about me at all! I just heard from my squad members that your division is having some trouble in Zaraki Ward, so they're planning to have our Eleventh Division help out, and I just happened to come over to ask if this is true!"

Araki looked at the enthusiastic man in front of him and asked a question.

"This..." Upon hearing this, the man seemed somewhat hesitant to speak. After a few seconds of hesitation, he nodded and said to Araki, "It is indeed true! To my shame, all three Shinigami squads of our Tenth Division have lost contact in the Zaraki Ward!"

"In addition, we've also lost contact with some squads that handle riots in other areas recently. We're really short-handed, which is why I'm hoping you can lend a hand and ease the pressure on our squad."

"Once the students who studied at the 'True Spiritual Arts Academy' graduate this year, I'll recruit more students to serve in our 'Tenth Division.' I believe that the Tenth Division's manpower shortage will be greatly reduced then..."

"Forehead……"

Araki's eyelids twitched slightly upon hearing this. The Tenth Division was so short-handed that they were turning their attention to the soon-to-be graduates of the 'Spiritual Arts Academy'? As expected, employers that are always short of staff and can't retain employees are usually those with some problems.

"Alright! You go ahead with your work! Leave this to our Eleventh Division..."

After Araki finished speaking, he waved goodbye to the enthusiastic captain and then turned and left.