Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Senjumaru was surprised that Araki would speak frankly to her about her qualifications to be promoted to the 'Zero Squad'.

For a moment, Senjumaru hesitated. If an ordinary person had said this to her, she would most likely have dismissed it as empty promises and scoffed at it. However, coming from Araki of the Zero Division, the credibility increased significantly. Just as Araki said, once she officially became a member of the Zero Division, everything she had in the Seireitei would seem less important…

"Senjumaru, why don't you just agree to him?!"

Just as Senjumaru hesitated, Mayuri Kurotsuchi suddenly spoke.

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, Senjumaru cast a questioning look at Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

"You don't need to worry about the 'Technology Development Bureau'; just leave it all to me. You only need to make good use of the resources that 'Seireitei' is providing you and complete your research as soon as possible."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi seemed quite pleased with himself at that moment, a mischievous smile playing on his lips as he earnestly addressed Senjumaru before him.

You're so thoughtful!

Upon hearing this, Senjumaru's beautiful eyes flashed with a sharp light, as if she had seen through Mayuri Kurotsuchi in a short moment.

A few minutes later, Senjumaru raised the corners of his mouth and nodded to Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

"Haha~"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi simply smiled and said nothing.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi certainly didn't have such good intentions; he just wanted to get rid of Senjumaru, this 'great Buddha,' as soon as possible!

In Mayuri Kurotsuchi's view, once he sends Senjumaru away, both the '12th Division' and the so-called 'Technology Development Bureau' will be his assets. Once Senjumaru goes to the 'Soul King Palace', he will have complete control over the '12th Division'. At that time, no one in the vast 'Seireitei' will be able to stop his research.

However, at this moment, the pitiful Kurotsuchi was unaware that the day Senjumaru was promoted to the 'Zero Squad' was the day he was imprisoned.

"That's it~"

"Then let's do it that way."

After receiving Mayuri Kurotsuchi's "heartfelt assistance," Shutara Senjumaru pretended to hesitate for a few seconds before readily agreeing to Araki's "request." She decided to open her "embroidery workshop" and "technology" to create a so-called "technology development bureau."

"Then I'll thank Senju-senpai for his help~"

Araki smiled slightly after seeing that Senjumaru had agreed.

With Araki's involvement, the 'Technology Development Bureau' will appear centuries earlier than in the original story. And with Araki's recruitment of Senjumaru, the '12th Division' will return to Genryu's control, making the 'Gotei 13' increasingly resemble Araki's own image.

"Araki, speaking of which, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

Just as Araki got the answer he wanted and was about to leave, Senjumaru suddenly called out to him. She seemed to have a question she wanted to ask him.

"You say……"

Araki looked at Senjumaru, smiled and nodded, indicating that Senjumaru could ask him anything.

"Araki, whether it's asking me to contribute my 'technology' or to establish a 'Technology Development Bureau,' these things that benefit the 'Gotei 13' shouldn't be done by you, the captain of the '11th Division,' right? Shouldn't this be the responsibility of the 'Captain-Commander'?"

With a slight smile on his face, Senjumaru asked Araki in a seemingly casual manner.

"Haha, you're right~"

"Just think of it as me doing the work I should have done in the future, decades ahead of time, so that my future job will be easier."

Araki gave Senjumaru a slightly mysterious smile after hearing his question.

"That's it~"

"Then I wish our future 'Captain' all the best in his current work!"

Senjumaru, being a clever person, immediately understood the meaning behind Araki's words. She showed an expression of certainty and then congratulated Araki.

"Lend your blessings."

Araki simply smiled in response.

"The future 'Captain-General'?"

As for Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was standing beside Senjumaru and had overheard the entire conversation between Senjumaru and Araki, he was stunned. It seemed that he had accidentally overheard some extremely troublesome news that he shouldn't have heard.

"I have a feeling that I've fallen into someone's trap."

Mayuri squinted and muttered to himself. A sense of foreboding slowly rose in his heart. He felt like he had been tricked.

Five thousand~

Chapter 120 Fifty Years, Yamamoto and Araki, the 'Captain-Commander'

Time flies, and fifty years have passed in a flash.

More than fifty years have passed since Yoruichi Shihōin, Shunsui Kyōraku, Jushirō Ukitake, and Tokinada Tsunayoshiro served as captains of the Gotei 13...

Over the course of fifty years, the four members of the Kyoraku clan, as the newly appointed captains of the Gotei 13, and as disciples of the contemporary Kenpachi Araki and grand-disciples of the Captain-Commander Genryusai, naturally attracted the attention of countless Shinigami!

With the appointment of Kyoraku and others, rumors even circulated within the Seireitei that Kyoraku and his group had risen to their positions as captains of the various "higher-ranking" noble families through nepotism with Araki and others.

However, as time passed, all the rumors and gossip became illusory in the face of the powerful spiritual pressure of Kyoraku and the others, which was at least at the second-tier level. After Kyoraku and the others successfully demonstrated their strength, the four of them naturally took control of their respective squads. While becoming familiar with the duties of their squads, they also achieved remarkable results that did not diminish Araki's reputation!

Currently, Kyoraku and his three companions, in terms of both seniority and strength, can be considered veteran elite captains with formidable abilities within the Gotei 13...

the other side……

Fifty years ago, after Araki visited Shutara Senjumaru and Mayuri Kurotsuchi at the 'Embroidery Studio'...

Following Araki's instructions, Senjumaru established the so-called "Technology Development Bureau" based on the "Embroidery Room" she had built, which was her private "laboratory," and combined the manpower and financial resources of the "Gotei 12" under her control. Although the establishment of the "Technology Development Bureau" was blocked by countless nobles, Araki managed to resolve them one by one.

Meanwhile, during the fifty years since the establishment of the "Technology Development Bureau" in the "Seireitei," the members of the "12th Division," under the leadership of Shutara Senjumaru and Mayuri Kurotsuchi, have achieved many remarkable accomplishments!

Many of the research projects were the envy of the various nobles, but due to Araki's 'tyranny', not many fools dared to interfere in the affairs of the 'Technology Development Bureau'.

Today, a major event concerning the 'Technology Development Bureau' is about to occur...

Originally, after Senjumaru established the 'Technology Development Bureau,' the group of tech geeks from the '12th Division' had been stationed in the 'laboratory' with Senjumaru and the others, almost inseparable from them...

For once today, led by Shutara Senjumaru and Kurotsuchi Mayuri, they stepped out of their dark laboratory and into the sunlight. They squinted at the blazing sun overhead, gazing intently at the azure sky, as if searching for something.

"boom!!"

Shortly after, accompanied by a roar, an object bearing the 'Zero Squad' emblem, resembling a 'pillar' or a 'rocket', fell from the sky and landed on the open ground in front of them, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Has it finally arrived?!"

"Legend has it that these are 'royal agents' directly subordinate to His Majesty the 'Spirit King'..."

"The members of the Zero Division, who surpass the Gotei 13 in both strength and power."

As the 'pillar' descended, raising dust and sand, the members of the '12th Division' who had been gazing at the sky all turned their attention to the 'pillar' before them, and narrowed their eyes slightly.

Yes, the reason these tech-savvy geeks, who spend all their time in the 'laboratory,' have emerged from their cozy, 'dark' little house today is because it's the day their great Captain Shutara is promoted from the 'Gotei 13' to the 'Zero Division'! And their purpose here, of course, is to see him off…

After all, after today, they might not have the chance to see their great Captain Shutaro again. Once Senjumaru goes to the Zero Division, it will be extremely difficult for them to come down from the Spirit King Palace where the Zero Division is located, or to go up and find Shutaro.

"Click~"

Just as the members of the 12th Division were lost in thought, watching the enormous 'Heavenly Pillar Chariot' descend from the sky and pierce the earth, the 'Heavenly Pillar Chariot's' gates suddenly and slowly opened without warning...

Immediately afterwards, under the watchful eyes of all the members of the 12th Division, three men wearing white haori walked out of the Heavenly Pillar Carriage.

"They've arrived! Those are the members of the Zero Division!"

"What a powerful sense of oppression!"

"Are these the Shinigami who surpass the 'Gotei 13'? Terrifying!!"

The members of the 12th Division felt an overwhelming sense of oppression as they faced the three men clad in white haoris emerging from the Heavenly Pillar, causing cold sweat to slowly bead on their foreheads...

At the same time, it also made all the members present sigh that the three people in front of them were indeed worthy of being members of the 'Zero Squad'.

"Bang~"

Among them was a member wearing 'spiritual pressure' measuring glasses, who lost his beloved invention forever amidst a crisp explosion. With his eyes closed, the member exclaimed in shock, "Wow, such powerful spiritual pressure! It has exceeded the limit of my spiritual pressure measuring device. As expected of a 'royal agent,' he is indeed powerful."

"The adults of the Zero Division have arrived! Kids of the Seireitei, cheer!"

"You'd better hurry and memorize the 'faces' of the members of our 'Zero Squad' now, because if nothing unexpected happens, you probably won't have a second chance to see us in your lives~"

However, just as the members of the 12th Division were shocked by the strength of the members of the 0th Division...

The Zero Squad member, who thought his hairstyle was incredibly cool but was actually seen as a thug by the otaku, suddenly started playing his trumpet and shouted loudly to the other members present.

"How can that guy play the trumpet and talk at the same time?!"

The members of the 12th Division all looked puzzled.

In fact, it's quite simple. This "airplane head" doesn't actually play the trumpet. The "trumpet" is playing on its own, and the "airplane head" is just posing as if he's playing it and yelling at the crowd. That's all.

"Yo yo yo..."

"You members of the 'Gotei 13,' do you want to listen to my rap here?!"

"Or are you guys actually more interested in my autograph?"

Before the members of the 12th Division could react, the member of the 0th Division, with his afro and dark skin, started rapping to himself.

"This one is even more heavyweight!"

Upon seeing this person, the members of the 12th Division exclaimed in amazement.

"that……"

"In short, on behalf of all members of the Zero Squad, I warmly welcome Ms. Shutara Senjumaru to the team."

The last of the three, a member of the Zero Division with a slicked-back bald head and dressed as a monk, waved a large flag bearing the Zero Division's insignia and spoke with a smile to the group of members of the Twelfth Division in front of him.

"This last member of the Zero Division looks barely like a normal person."

The members of the 12th Division breathed a sigh of relief, because at least they had found a decent person in the 0th Division. To be honest, if the so-called royal agents were all weirdos like that guy with the pompadour and the guy with the afro, then they really had to advise their captain that they might as well not go to the 0th Division.

"By the way, which one of you is Shutara Senjumaru?!"

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the 'monk' suddenly stopped waving his flag and asked the group of soldiers in front of him.

"You guy..."

"Don't you even know what the person who's going to join your 'Zero Squad' looks like?!"

Upon hearing this, the members of the 12th Division, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, were immediately enraged and roared at the monk in front of them.

"Could you be Senjumaru? From now on, we'll be colleagues. Nice to meet you!"

The monk wasn't angry when he heard the crowd roaring. He gently rubbed his chin, scrutinizing the members of the 12th Division. Then, unhurriedly, he walked up to Mayuri Kurotsuchi and asked him in a kind manner.