Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Speaking of which, since you came to me yesterday, why didn't you just come to the team leader's office to find me?"

"You didn't come in to find me because you didn't want to find me yesterday?"

Araki looked at Suzakube and asked.

"Huh? Captain Araki, have you lost your memory?"

"Look at what you just said! Is that even reasonable?!"

After hearing Araki's words, Suzaku felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger.

"Haha, just kidding..."

"So, what exactly is it that you came to see me about?!"

Araki chuckled softly, then asked the question to the spittoon.

"It's not me looking for you, it's Lord Yuan Liuzhai who wants to see you..."

"Anyway, this is a long story, and I have to start from the beginning..."

As he spoke, Quebe suddenly entered a state of reminiscence, as if he intended to explain to Araki in detail the purpose of Genryusai's search for Araki.

"Since this is a long story, then let's not talk about it anymore. Let's just go find Teacher Yuan Liuzhai directly."

Araki interrupted the sagabe's chant and spoke calmly.

"Eh?!"

After hearing Araki's words, Suzakube's eyelids twitched slightly. He had spent several hours preparing the script outside the 'First Division's' headquarters last night, and Araki wasn't going to let him read it?!

"I……"

Before Sasuke could finish speaking, Araki had already grabbed Sasuke's shoulder...

Yes, Araki had no intention of giving Sasuke a chance to speak. The moment he grabbed Sasuke's shoulder, he used Shunpo and arrived outside the 'First Division' barracks in an instant.

"Okay, I won't say anything more!"

Seeing this, Quebu had no choice but to swallow back the words he had prepared.

"It's really strange that Master Yuan Liuzhai actually wants my help!"

As Araki spoke, he used Shunpo once again.

With just a blink of an eye, Sparrowbe arrived with Araki at the 'True Central Spiritual Arts Academy' where Genryusai was located.

"So fast! So far..."

After witnessing Araki's speed, Sasuke's pupils contracted slightly.

"Oh, Mr. Yuan Liuzhai, what brings you here?"

When Suzaku came to his senses again, he and Araki were already standing outside the headmaster's room of the 'Shinigami Academy'.

Araki stood outside the door and called out to Genryusai inside the house.

"Come in and tell me..."

Immediately afterward, Araki heard Genryusai's voice coming from inside the house.

"Good~"

As Araki spoke, he gently pushed open the door to the 'Spirit Arts Academy' in front of him.

As the door opened, Araki immediately saw Genryusai standing inside, his hair almost completely gone and his beard turning white...

"Old man Shan, you've really grown old this time..."

Araki looked at the old man in the house with a somewhat sentimental expression. Theoretically speaking, since the old man had been strengthened by the power of the 'Spirit King', his body had become the 'King's Key,' and he shouldn't age...

However, it seems that Old Man Shan deliberately allowed his cells to age, and of course, this aging was reversible. As long as Old Man Shan wanted, he could return to his peak state at any time.

Presumably, when Yhwach invades Soul Society again many years later, seeing his formidable enemy, Genryusai, return to his peak fighting prowess right before his eyes, he will be very happy.

Yuan Liuzhai: "I was just putting on an act. You don't really think I've gotten old and my stamina is waning, do you? No way! No way!"

Araki cleared his mind of all his random thoughts, then went to Genryusai and patted his old shoulder with a grin.

"No respect for elders..."

Yuan Liuzhai habitually retorted to Araki.

"Teacher Yuan Liuzhai, what is it that you summoned me here today?!"

Araki looked at Genryusai and asked.

"Come and take a look at this..."

As Yuan Liuzhai spoke, he led Araki to the bookshelf in his office. With a gentle wave of his cane at the bookshelf, a mechanism was activated, opening a hidden door leading directly to the back…

"Ha~"

"As expected of Teacher Yuan Liuzhai, he actually created a cubicle in his office just like me."

"However, my cubicle is where I usually train with Uno Retsu..."

"Could it be that Master Yuan Liuzhai built a partition in his study...?"

As Araki spoke, he glanced at the Sparrowbeard beside him, and then he shivered with utter disgust.

"Um?!"

When he sensed Araki's gaze, he raised an eyebrow slightly.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Araki was thinking some very impolite things.

"Let's go~"

Just then, Yuan Liuzhai's voice came from inside the secret room.

Immediately afterwards, Genryuzai, Araki, and the Sparrow Division entered the secret room.

"Da da da……"

With a series of footsteps, the three quickly arrived at the depths of the secret room, where there was an unremarkable door.

Yuan Liuzhai and the other two did not hesitate and pushed the door open to enter.

As the door to the secret chamber opened, a beautiful landscape was revealed...

Yes, the interior of this secret room is much larger than the outside...

Inside, there are mountains, water, waterside pavilions, and Xiangting; the scenery is truly breathtaking. Yuan Liuzhai himself, however, did not seem to intend to stop. He walked to the courtyard at the foot of the mountain and then pushed open the door to enter.

"Teacher Yuan Liuzhai certainly knows how to enjoy life."

Araki said, following closely behind Genryusai.

After Yuan Liuzhai and his two companions entered the courtyard, they saw a young boy boiling water and cooking, as well as a middle-aged man with bloodshot eyes who was being restrained by the "Ninety-Nine" binding spell and the swastika. The middle-aged man and the young boy did bear some resemblance.

"Shusuke, we're back!"

After entering the courtyard, Yuan Liuzhai first greeted the young man, then asked, "How has Yukichi been while I was away?!"

"Dean Yuanliuzhai, you're finally back..."

"My father is still completely irrational. No matter who he sees, he keeps shouting 'Kill! Kill! Kill!'..."

"Is there really any hope for my father?!"

The boy named Shusuke, after hearing Genryusai's words, wiped away his tears and asked.

"Don't worry! There's always a way..."

As Yuan Liuzhai finished speaking, he looked at the Araki behind him.

"That knife."

Araki was also observing the middle-aged man who had been suppressed here by Genryusai's Binding Spell, seemingly having completely lost his mind and degenerated into a simple killing machine...

When Araki saw the Zanpakuto in the middle-aged man's hand, his expression paused slightly. He seemed to have sensed something, and after a brief moment of thought, he fully understood what had happened here.

If Araki wasn't mistaken, the sword in the middle-aged man's hand should be the Baku-yō-tō, a demon sword forged by the Kasumi-ōji family, possessing self-awareness and capable of manipulating its user to kill.

"I see. This middle-aged man is probably the spy the old man sent to investigate the Xia Dalu family..."

"Speaking of which, I remember it was mentioned in the 'Kasumi Oji' family arc that the old man's spies seemed to be controlled by the Baku Yao Dao, and were ultimately killed by the old man himself in the final battle. This foreshadowed the later events in the story. But if that's the case, then this boy named Shusuke is the big boss Amagai Shusuke from the 'original' arc? Heh, that's interesting..."

Araki recalled his information about the Bakuya-no-Tori Kasumigaoka family and muttered to himself.

"What's your name, little one?"

Thinking this, Araki looked at the boy named Shusuke.

"My name is Horiuchi Shusuke!"

Upon hearing this, the boy replied to Araki.

"Isn't your surname Tianbei?"

Araki asked calmly upon hearing this.

"Tempei is my mother's surname."

After listening to Araki's words, Horiuchi Hidesuke explained.

"I see. So, in the original story, he deliberately concealed his surname because he was afraid the old man would discover he had cut down the tree roots? But he wasn't careful enough."

Araki, the old man in the original work, recognized Amagai's identity almost at first glance.

So sometimes, if you're already planning to endure it all, maybe you should get plastic surgery first.

"Tianbei is still the best listener."

Araki spoke casually.

"Then I'll call myself Amagasuke..."

"I'll give you any surname as long as you can save my father."

Tenbei wasn't stupid. When Araki was 'invited' by Genryusai, he knew clearly that perhaps the man in front of him was there to save his father, and was the only one who could save his father.

"Tempa is a pretty good sound~"

Araki patted Amagai's head, then looked at the middle-aged man sealed by the '卍禁'.

"..."