Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

As soon as the words "Forty-Six Chambers" were uttered, the faces of all the sages present lit up...

Everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation. They all thought the same thing as the sage before them: they couldn't wait to send Araki away.

"Haha, you're all joking..."

"I am now the captain-general of the Gotei 13, and I cannot leave the Seireitei."

Araki smiled slightly after hearing what everyone said.

"This……"

After hearing Araki's words, the sages of the 'Forty-Six Chambers' sat back down in disappointment.

"Captain Araki, what is it you mean by bringing up the matter from back then?!"

The sages looked at Araki with a wan expression and asked.

"My purpose in going to Hueco Mundo with Master Genryusai this time is not only to fight better there without having to worry about the surrounding environment, but also to investigate Hueco Mundo!"

"During my investigation of 'Hueco Mundo' with Master Genryusai, we were shocked to discover that over the years, 'Hueco Mundo' has quietly gained quite a few 'higher-ranking' Hollows..."

"If we 'Shinigami' don't take action soon, and once the upper-level Hollows in Hueco Mundo become saturated, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us 'Shinigami' to form an effective force against the Hollows in Hueco Mundo..."

Araki first explained the situation of Hueco Mundo to the assembled sages.

Immediately afterward, Araki loudly proclaimed his thoughts: "So what I mean is, in order to deal with the ever-growing number of Hollows in Hueco Mundo, we need to specifically form a force to go to Hueco Mundo to subdue the Hollows, and then go beyond the borders to exterminate the Hollows!"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, the members of Room 46 fell silent. They looked at each other, unable to make a decision for a moment.

"Captain Araki! I think you should make the decision about attacking the 'Hollows' on your own; there's no need for the approval of the '46'!"

After a while, one of the judges from the 'Forty-Six Chambers' looked at Araki and spoke softly.

"Forming an army is not a difficult thing for me!"

"But what do you think we should do about the money to build this unit?!"

Araki looked politely at the group of 'House of Forty-Six' and smiled.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, the sages of the 'Forty-Six Chambers' suddenly realized that after all this time, Araki had come to them to ask for money!

"Araki, as the captain-commander of the Gotei 13, you don't have any money?!"

After hearing Araki's words, the '46th Chamber' asked. They knew the 'Gotei 13' earned a considerable amount of money every day; how could Araki, as the captain-commander, not have a share?!

"The captain is often just a figurehead. Every day when I open my eyes, I have to think about the food, clothing, and daily necessities of so many people in the Gotei 13! How much money can I actually get my hands on?!"

Araki responded calmly upon hearing this.

"..."

Araki's words left the '46 Chambers' speechless. Araki had only been the Captain-Commander for a day, yet he spoke as if he had been in office for many years.

So how much money do you want?

At this moment, one of the judges, who seemed tired, asked Araki a question.

"Money is something you can never have too much of..."

Araki smiled and replied.

"Hehe, the more the better..."

Upon hearing this, the sages immediately sneered. This Araki really dared to ask for such an exorbitant amount; did he really think he could afford to eat the money of so many families all by himself?!

Even when Yuan Liuzhai wanted to establish a school and needed a large amount of funds, he persuaded them with kind words, not daring to blatantly rob them! This Araki is truly extraordinary...

"We'll offer ten million to help you break through the borders and eliminate the void!"

At this point, one of the judges thought for a moment and gave a number.

Ten million rings, equivalent to each family contributing over two hundred thousand, isn't much for them...

"not enough!"

Araki refused without even thinking.

"Then tell me, how much money do you want?!"

At this moment, a wise man, growing impatient, looked at Araki and asked him a question.

"This number!"

Upon hearing this, Araki smiled and held up one finger.

"One hundred million?!"

The sage frowned deeply as he looked at Araki's outstretched finger.

One hundred million rings is no small sum! It's equivalent to each family contributing two million...

This is equivalent to half a year's salary for the sages of their 'Forty-Six Chambers'.

"I'm talking about 10 billion!"

Araki laughed after hearing what 'Room 46' said.

"Are you fucking crazy? Ten billion?! Why don't you just rob someone?!"

One of the wise men was so shocked by Araki's words that he almost fainted. He originally thought that Araki was asking for a huge sum, at most a hundred million, but he underestimated Araki's appetite. Araki asked them for a hundred billion right off the bat. Not to mention that they didn't have a hundred billion, even if they did, they couldn't afford it.

"You've all misunderstood..."

"This 10 billion was borrowed by Araki from the wise men of the 'Forty-Six Chambers'!"

Araki, seeing the sages about to leave, immediately explained.

"oh?!"

"Borrow? There are even people who borrow money to suppress speculative activities?"

As Araki finished speaking, the group of sages were all stunned, not understanding what Araki meant.

"Please, wise gentlemen, be patient and listen to what Araki has to say..."

"This 10 billion was borrowed from the sages and judges of the 'Forty-Six Chambers'! The purpose was to organize troops to go out of the border to exterminate the Hollows. However, the other noble families do not know that this money was borrowed from you. They will only think that this money comes from the sages' heartfelt desire to exterminate the Hollows of 'Hollowsphere'..."

Araki paused slightly after saying this.

"Therefore, whatever amount we sages and judges pay, the five noble families of the Seireitei must also pay! If they pay too little, they will be criticized for inaction and for not wanting to eradicate the Hollows of Hueco Mundo. At that time, anyone who doesn't pay will have their reputation completely ruined! And whatever the five noble families pay, the other nobles must immediately follow suit. Otherwise, they will be disobeying the call of the five noble families and will be immediately kicked out of the ranks of nobles..."

One of the judges immediately understood Araki's meaning and continued speaking in accordance with Araki's words.

"At that time, all the money of the judges and sages will be returned..."

Araki smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"We'll divide the money among the 'Five Great Noble Families' and the other nobles!"

Without Araki needing to say anything more, the sage immediately understood.

"The Sage is truly insightful!"

Araki immediately flattered him.

"It's Captain Araki's ingenious plans..."

At this moment, the sage no longer dared to underestimate Araki, and immediately flattered him the instant Araki spoke.

In his eyes, Araki was already one of their own.

"Since there's no wine here, I'll use tea instead!" Araki said, raising his teacup and addressing the sages and judges present: "The sages are wise! The judges are strong!"

"Captain-General, you're both tall and strong!!"

As Araki finished speaking, all the sages and judges present immediately stood up from their seats and raised their teacups as well.

"Hahaha……"

The next second, everyone present burst into laughter. Just a moment ago, they looked like mortal enemies, but now they were as close as family. Making money is nothing to be ashamed of!

"However, since we're going to divide the money among the 'Five Great Noble Families,' isn't 10 billion a bit too little?"

At this moment, a sage scratched his head, looked at everyone present, and tentatively asked.

You might not encounter this kind of situation again in the future, so the more connections you make, the more you gain!

"Tsk! What are you saying? The Captain just said that the more money the better!"

As soon as the sage finished speaking, one of the judges spoke up in dissatisfaction.

"It's my fault, it's definitely my fault! The more the better, the more the better..."

Upon hearing this, the sage immediately drank the tea in his cup clean and smiled apologetically at everyone present.

World Heritage nomination! Onward, a long chapter of tens of thousands of words!

Chapter 133 Aizen: I always feel like I'm living in Araki's world

One month later…

'First Team' barracks.

"One hundred billion, a full one hundred billion!"

"This 'Forty-Sixth Chamber' is fucking greedy! But I like it."

Araki narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the enormous fortune piled up before him, as high as a mountain and totaling approximately a hundred billion 'rings'...

The deal Araki made with the 'Forty-Six Chambers' was that the more he paid, the more he would earn. However, Araki never expected that these sages of the 'Forty-Six Chambers' would be so greedy, spending a staggering hundreds of billions to plunder wealth from the 'Five Great Nobles'.

"It seems I underestimated the wealth held by the '46th Chamber'."

Araki looked at the 'golden mountain' in front of him and muttered to himself.

It has to be said that as the captain of the 'Gotei 13', he underestimated the wealth controlled by the '46 Chambers'. He originally thought that these bastards would at most have three to five hundred billion!

In less than a month, these sages of the 'Forty-Six Chambers' amassed a fortune of a staggering 100 billion yen for him. However, according to Araki's calculations, this wasn't even the limit for these sages! This 100 billion yen was merely a test by the 'Forty-Six Chambers' to see how he fared…

Knowing Araki's understanding of such scoundrels, if this group could come up with 100 billion, they could naturally come up with 200 billion! If they sold all the assets of these sages and judges, raising 300 billion shouldn't be a problem!

Indeed, the wealth accumulated by aristocratic families during the feudal period over thousands of years far exceeded Araki's imagination.