Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Araki~"

Just as Araki was pondering, a soft, coquettish voice suddenly came from the back room of the 'First Division' captain's office where Araki was located.

"Coming~"

Araki, who had been standing in the front hall of the team leader's room pretending to be something, immediately walked to the back after hearing the voice in his ear. Araki's lips kept turning up, and even his steps became much lighter.

"Da da da……"

Before long, a fierce fight broke out in the back hall of the first room.

the other side……

Sōya Azajiro, who led the Quincy extermination team to Hueco Mundo to fight the Quincy, also successfully returned to Soul Society with his subordinates through the Transkaimon.

During his time traveling through the severed boundary, Shuang Ye remained silent with a furrowed brow, ignoring both his subordinates' questions and the flattery from others...

At this moment, Momoshiro's mind was filled with the Vasto Lorde-level Hollow he had encountered before leaving Hueco Mundo. To be honest, Momoshiro was deeply shocked by Arturo's powerful spiritual pressure.

So much so that even after returning to Soul Society, Momoshiro was still thinking about the Hollows.

"Is that the strength of a Vasto Lorde-level Hollow? Killing a pure-blooded Quincy is as easy as cutting vegetables. His combat ability is indeed above that of some captain-level Shinigami in the current Gotei 13..."

"It seems that the description of Vasto Lorde in Kuruyashiki-senpai's 'Records of Hueco Mundo' is indeed correct, and even seems too conservative to me. Faced with a monster like Vasto Lorde, do the ordinary Shinigami members of the 'Gotei 13' really have any chance of escaping?!"

"It seems that after I return to the First Division and hand over the mission to exterminate the Quincy, I should draft a report on the dangers of Hueco Mundo and submit it to Araki-sensei! I should also persuade Araki-sensei to organize the third expedition to Hueco Mundo as soon as possible! Otherwise, if beings as powerful as Vasto Lorde-level Hollows appear one after another from Hueco Mundo as I have seen before, it will definitely bring a catastrophic blow to Soul Society and Seireitei."

At this moment, Momoshiro's mind was filled with thoughts of Arturo, whom he had encountered in Hueco Mundo, and the latter's formidable strength.

The thought that there might be more than one Hollow, as powerful as Arturo, within Hueco Mundo sent chills down his spine. If such Hollows were to invade Soul Society simultaneously, it would undoubtedly inflict devastating damage. To prevent his imagined scenario from becoming reality, Souichi decided to take the initiative and persuade his teacher, Araki, to halt the Seireitei's third expedition against the Hollows of Hueco Mundo.

At the same time, Momoshiro decided that once Araki agreed to his request, he would volunteer to lead the team to Hueco Mundo. After all, as a Shinigami, he had failed to take action after encountering Arturo and instead let him escape, which was a disgrace to him. He wanted to personally defeat Arturo and avenge himself.

Unfortunately, what Mochishiro didn't know was that his planned actions were directly rejected by Araki...

Nonsense! Whether it's Moss City or Arturo, they're both Araki's people. They're both his flesh and blood, so how could he let them kill each other?!

However, that's a story for later. Right now, Souichi Makoto's first priority is to record in detail all the abilities of the Quincy that he observed while fighting them in Hueco Mundo.

Yes, as soon as Soya Azashiro returned to the 'First Squad' barracks, he went straight to his office, took out a stack of papers, and began to write his report...

"That guy from Zhicheng truly lives up to his noble birth; he's really good at writing reports!"

"Unlike a rough guy like me who came from 'Wandering Souls Street', let alone writing a high-quality report like that kid Souya Mochishiro, I would feel sleepy and doze off just looking at a page full of text."

This brought tears of envy to the eyes of Kuruyashiki, who was also a squad leader under the 'First Division'. Even his own "Hollow Hollow Chronicles" was written by someone else based on his oral accounts, which were then polished and improved...

"First of all, whether they are pure-blooded Quincy or half-blooded Quincy, they can manipulate the spiritual particles in the atmosphere to generate arrows and then fire them at the enemy! These arrows formed by this ability are called Holy Annihilation Arrows by these Quincy! At the same time, Holy Annihilation Arrows are also the most basic attack ability of all Quincy."

"Secondly, whether they are pure-blooded or half-blooded Quincy, they can move using spiritual particles in the atmosphere. This ability is called 'Hiren-kick' by the Quincy and is their primary mode of movement, comparable to the Shunpo used by us Shinigami. The exact speed is unknown, but for now, it is defined as the same as the speed of Shunpo. These are the basic abilities that the Quincy demonstrated during this extermination of the Quincy..."

"Next, we will analyze and introduce the abilities of pure-blooded Quincy. First, Quincy possess an ability called 'Blood Armor,' which seems to be usable only by pure-blooded Quincy. According to the pure-blooded Quincy I fought, this is an innate ability. This particular Quincy displayed a power called 'Still Blood Armor' during our battle, which allowed his body to become almost as hard as steel. As for whether pure-blooded Quincy possess an ability called 'Dynamic Blood Armor' when they have 'Still Blood Armor,' that remains unknown..."

"Finally, it seems that pure-blooded Quincy can use a power called 'Quincy Final Form,' which allows them to enhance their strength by decomposing and absorbing all matter composed of spiritual particles! It appears to have a time limit, and the side effect is suspected to be the loss of all Quincy power. Whether there is any possibility of recovery is unclear. Based on the analysis and recommendations of the Quincy's abilities, it is not recommended to fight the Quincy in a world with abundant spiritual particles. It is recommended to carry out an extermination operation against the 'Quincy' in a world like the 'Real World,' where spiritual particles are extremely scarce."

Based on the information he obtained after fighting the Quincy, Soya Mochishiro wrote a lengthy analysis of about 500 words.

Immediately afterwards, Souya Azashiro took out another piece of paper. This time, he was going to write: "On the possibility of the Quincy invading the Soul Society again, and the necessity of establishing the Third Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force..."

the other side.

In the Quincy special forces of Souya Azajo, and all the captains of the Gotei 13, they recruited the students they valued from the current graduates of the Shinigami Academy and made them directly into the members of the Gotei 13. However, most of the graduates still couldn't find jobs.

Yes, with the Gotei 13 now rarely encountering any decent enemies, their casualty rate has dropped to an all-time low. Since the veteran soldiers haven't fallen, there's no need for new recruits to replace them; after all, the Gotei 13 is a one-person-one-position organization.

Even though the Gotei 13 under Araki's leadership underwent several reforms and expansions in its organization, resulting in the Shinigami of the 13th Division maintaining an incredibly leisurely work schedule of working one day on and resting two days off, and having all except those on duty on holidays, not every student graduating from the Shinigami Academy could guarantee a decent job in the 13th Division.

Yes, right now, all the students graduating from the 'Spiritual Arts Academy' are just like contemporary college students, finding it impossible to find suitable jobs after graduation, leaving them feeling incredibly lost about their future. Ise Nanao is one of these lost individuals, even more so than the average 'Spiritual Arts Academy' graduate, because unlike those ordinary graduates, she doesn't even have her own Zanpakuto...

Despite Nanao's countless attempts during her six years of study at the academy to connect with the asauchi issued by the academy and obtain her own Zanpakuto, unfortunately, every asauchi rejected her the moment she touched it. This was extremely rare in the entire Soul Society, and even the academy's headmaster, Old Man Yama, had never seen it before and regretfully didn't know how to resolve it.

Where exactly is my future?

Qixu sat in the classroom, looking out the window in a daze. Right now, she could still stay in the classroom, but in another month, after she graduated, she wouldn't even be able to stay in the classroom anymore.

"I heard you went for the 'Fifth Division' interview, how did it go?!"

"Don't even mention it! It's totally hopeless! My spiritual pressure isn't even up to par. But Aizen, the Third Seat, is really handsome~"

"Hahaha, I get it, I get it! Compared to Aizen, the third seat, Lieutenant Hirako seems rather dim-witted..."

Behind Nanao were a group of classmates who, like her, had not found a suitable squad and were enjoying their last days of school before graduating. Nanao did not join their conversation, firstly because she was not a fanatic.

"Nanatsu, have you decided where you want to go?"

However, even though Nana didn't want to have meaningless conversations with these people, it didn't mean that these so-called classmates wouldn't approach Nana and ask her seemingly well-intentioned questions.

"As you all know, I don't even have my own Zanpakuto. I won't consider the normal 'Gotei 13' formation. I plan to join the 'Kido' under the 'First Division's' control as the deadline approaches and give it my all one last time. I don't care whether I get selected or not, it's just him~"

Ise Nanao crossed her arms in front of her and answered firmly. As for the interviews with other squads, since there was almost no chance of being selected, Nanao didn't even bother to think about it.

"Speaking of which, Nanao's talent in Kido is really high!"

"Yes, yes! Nanao's Kido grades have always been A-rank..."

"I heard that Qixu also communicated with the foreign teacher sent by the West Bureau and eventually got an A grade from the foreign teacher."

After hearing what Qixu said, the students of Qixu immediately started chattering amongst themselves.

"If only Nanao could have a Zanpakuto too."

"That's right! Nanao's spiritual pressure, Kido, Hakuda, and Zanjutsu are all excellent, no less than those students specially recruited by the Gotei 13. If Nanao didn't not have a Zanpakuto, she would have already..."

As the students talked, the topic of Nanao's Zanpakuto came up again. However, they all kept their words brief, knowing that it might be offensive to Nanao.

"I'm so sorry, Nanao! We didn't mean to..."

Therefore, they stopped halfway through their conversation and looked at Nanao to express their apologies.

"It's okay, I'm used to it, and it doesn't bother me."

"Besides, what you're saying is just the truth..."

After listening to everyone's discussion, Qi Xu simply smiled faintly.

During the six years that Nanao studied at the Spirit Arts Academy, she had long been used to her classmates' discussions about her not having a Zanpakuto, including many sarcastic remarks, but she didn't care at all...

Moreover, Qixu knew that these classmates in front of her really had no intention of offending her.

"Forehead……"

After hearing Qi Xu's words, the girls fell silent. They simply couldn't comprehend how many setbacks Qi Xu had endured at such a young age to become so open-minded and magnanimous.

"Haha~"

However, what these girls didn't know was...

Outside their classroom, a man wearing a straw hat was silently listening to everything that was happening inside.

When the man felt the atmosphere inside was just right, he chuckled softly and then pushed open the classroom door.

"Click~"

The sound of a man pulling open the classroom door immediately attracted the attention of the students who were still lingering in the classroom. When the students saw the man's attire, they froze on the spot.

"You must be kidding me! The captain of the Gotei 13, what are you doing in our classroom?"

The entire classroom fell silent for a moment, everyone staring wide-eyed at the newcomer. These students never imagined that the captain of the 'Gotei 13' would actually come to their classroom in person…

"Ah! I'm here, I'm here~"

"Looks like my luck is pretty good after all~"

Ignoring the astonishment of the class, the man scanned the classroom before fixing his gaze on the small Ise Nanao.

"Um?!"

When Qixu saw the man, she subconsciously looked up. When she saw the man's stubble-covered, disheveled face and the brown-yellow straw hat on his head that she recognized so well, her pupils dilated.

Although she hadn't met him that many times, Ise Nanao immediately recognized who this seemingly foolish man was...

"Uncle? Uncle Chunshui?"

Nanao had heard that her uncle worked in the Gotei 13, but she never imagined that her uncle would be the captain.

"Little Nanao, why don't you go to the 'Eighth Division' to find me? Uncle is so sad~"

After hearing Nanao's words, Kyoraku Shunsui pretended to wipe away tears and then spoke.

"I had no idea you were the captain of the Eighth Division!"

"You never told me that..."

After hearing what Chunshui said, Nanao couldn't help but complain.

"Huh? Do I need to say that?"

"Even though my sister-in-law doesn't let us mention anything about the 'Thirteenth Squad' when she's at home, because she wants you to grow up happily and healthily, I always change my clothes before coming here..."

"But as a student of the 'Spiritual Arts Academy' and having studied there for six years, do you really not even know the names of the current leaders of the 'Gotei 13'?"

"Do I need to explain these things? Isn't this common sense?"

Kyoraku Shunsui was completely stunned after hearing his niece's words. He was truly captivated by her innocent and naive demeanor. At the same time, Shunsui also felt that his niece seemed a little too naive…

After all, he and the other person had known each other for hundreds of years. Could it be that the other person really hadn't noticed anything about his identity? But then Kyoraku thought again, perhaps it was because he wasn't important at all in his niece's eyes?

Suddenly, Chunshui felt a sharp pain in her heart...

"Forehead……"

After hearing Chunshui's words, Qixu fell silent.

At this moment, Nanao couldn't tell Shunsui because she didn't have a Zanpakuto. Therefore, she was certain that she wouldn't be able to join the Gotei 13. As a result, during the six years she spent in school, she never paid any attention to the Gotei 13. At most, she spent a lot of time and effort on the selection of the Kidoshu.

"I didn't notice."

For a moment, Xiao Qixu blushed as she spoke.

"Ugh……"

"It's really tough, there's nothing I can do. Anyway, come report to the 'Eighth Division'!"

Upon hearing this, Kyoraku sighed helplessly, then used his rough hands to vigorously rub Nanao's little head and formally extended an invitation to her.

Among all the graduates of the Shinigami Academy this year, Nanao is the only one whom the captain of the Gotei 13 personally came to the academy to invite...

"Ah."