Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Forehead……"

"I am the steward of the Kasumigaoka family~"

Upon hearing what the Sparrow Clan said, the old man's expression changed immediately, and he stammered as he explained his identity.

"Where is your boss?"

Sparrow didn't care about the old man's identity and asked directly.

"Our mistress is currently bedridden and unable to see anyone..."

"Right now, I am in charge of the entire Xia Dalu family."

Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes flickered, as if he was trying to hide something.

"Never mind, it doesn't matter..."

"Since you are the head of the Kasumi family, it's the same if I say it to you."

Sparrowbe was too lazy to concern himself with the power struggles within the Kasumioji family, so he directly interrupted the old man in front of him.

"Uh, okay!"

Upon hearing this, the old man was overjoyed.

Just as he had guessed, Araki's 'Gotei 13' didn't care whether the heads of these noble families were legitimate or not; Araki only cared whether the heads of these noble families were obedient...

"Then perhaps I can slightly adjust my previous plan!"

"Perhaps I can do this more thoroughly, so as to eliminate all future troubles!"

The old man muttered to himself, recalling the former leader who was still struggling on his sickbed, and the illegitimate child he had left behind. He then formed his own plan.

"Commander-in-Chief Araki hereby orders the Kasumigaoji family to immediately hand over the method for making the Baku-Yao Blade within one week, and to voluntarily destroy all items within Kasumigaoji related to the Baku-Yao Blade, including the factory where the Baku-Yao Blade is made, molds, various production equipment, and the people who produce the Baku-Yao Blade..."

"Furthermore, the head of the Kasumi family must hand over to the Gotei 13 the culprits who attacked the Yuuki soldiers at the Bakuya sword factory a day ago, including the mastermind behind them, within one week! They will be dealt with and punished by the Gotei 13 according to their regulations!"

Sparrow didn't bother to say much to the old man. After finishing the tea in his cup, he directly relayed the order given by Araki to the head of the Kasumigaoji family.

"Forehead……"

"This member of the 'Gotei 13,' I don't understand what you're saying?"

"I think you've made a mistake!"

"Where would our Xia Dalu family have a factory for tapir-shaped swords?"

"And our Xia Dalu didn't attack anyone yesterday either!"

"I can swear on behalf of the Xia Dalu family, in the name of the family's steward, that all members of the Xia Dalu family are law-abiding citizens and have never attacked anyone..."

The old man was completely terrified after hearing what Que Bu said. He never expected that Que Bu had summoned him because of the Mo Yao sword incident yesterday. He had said that the people guarding the factory yesterday hadn't done their job properly; how could they have allowed that person to escape from the factory! They should have been killed on the spot…

Fortunately, the old man was experienced. After a brief moment of distraction, he immediately began to play dumb in front of the Sparrow Division. No matter what the Sparrow Division said or what kind of evidence they presented, even if they brought in witnesses, he insisted that he knew nothing. The 'Gotei 13' did not have the concept of 'severe punishment for resistance and leniency for confession'. If he resisted, he could still try his best to fight back, but if he confessed, he would really be doomed.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

After listening to the old man's words, Quebu asked indifferently.

"Gone."

Upon hearing this, the old man was taken aback at first, then gently shook his head.

"Very good. Remember, prepare everything that Lord Araki instructed you to do within a week!"

"Also, I don't want to repeat what Lord Araki said to you a second time..."

Upon hearing this, Quebu nodded in satisfaction and then gave the old man some instructions.

"..." The old man was completely stunned after hearing what the Sparrow said. After a few seconds of silence, he said to the Sparrow with tears streaming down his face, "This 'Gotei 13' lord, you have really wronged our Kasumioji family. I really don't know what you are talking about!"

“Remember, I’m not asking for your opinion, and I don’t want to hear any explanations from you. This is an order…”

Sparrow looked at the old man before him and spoke coldly. Sparrow knew perfectly well whether the old man was aware of the Baku Yao Dao (a type of sword); as the head steward of the Kasumigaoka family, he certainly knew about such a significant matter…

Especially now, with the head of the Xia Dalu family bedridden and this old man temporarily managing the family, there's no reason he wouldn't know these things, given that the old man is the actual head of the Xia Dalu family! Perhaps the mastermind behind this Mo Yao Dao is this seemingly ordinary old man...

As soon as Quebu finished speaking, he didn't bother with the old man whose face looked as ugly as if he had eaten excrement, and simply used Shunpo to leave.

"You bastard! You worthless wretch..."

"A mere member of the lowest-ranking 'Thirteenth Squad' dares to look down on me?!"

"This is utterly lawless! I'm going to report you to the 'Forty-Six Chambers'! I'm going to find the 'Five Great Noble Families' to stand up for me! I want it, I want it, ah! ah! ah!"

The moment Que left, the old man went completely mad. He smashed and smashed all sorts of valuable furniture in the reception room, roaring as he vented his anger.

"Lord Kumoi, it seems that Captain-Commander Araki has already discovered the matter of the Baku Yao Dao..."

"Based on our understanding of Captain-Commander Araki, now that he has given the order, he will definitely not let this matter rest. The Captain-Commander is always a man of his word, so what should we do next?!"

After the old man vented his anger in the reception room and gradually quieted down, a small hidden door suddenly opened in the wall of the reception room. Then, several black-clad assassins dressed in night clothes and with their faces covered emerged from the hidden door. These assassins were all raised by the old man since childhood and were the people he trusted the most.

At this moment, all these Dead Servants looked at the old man named Kumoi, the head steward of the Kasumi Ōji family, with great concern. After all, based on their daily handling of the Kasumi Ōji family's dirty work, they were forced to come into contact with the Gotei 13 members, and thus gained an understanding of the Gotei 13 and its captain, Araki. Once Araki made a decision, he would never change it, and everything would develop until it reached the result Araki wanted.

"How do I do it? You're asking me how?!"

"Haha, I'd like to know too, what should we do?"

Upon hearing the assassins' words, Yun Jing burst into laughter. As one of the powerful figures in the Soul Society, he knew Araki's personality and how ruthless Araki was. But knowing was one thing; did he really expect him to obey Araki and obediently hand over the empire he had built up over a hundred years? Absolutely not!

Moreover, Araki also said that simply obtaining the method for making the Baku-Yao sword and destroying its manufacturing plant is far from enough! He also wants the Kasumigaoji family to hand over the mastermind behind their clan's unauthorized manufacturing of the Baku-Yao sword. That mastermind is none other than himself. Does he expect him to be kidnapped by Araki? What a joke!

"How about we..."

One of the assassins seemed to realize something, and he made a throat-slitting gesture towards Yun Jing.

"You're going to assassinate Araki?! Are you out of your mind?"

Upon seeing the assassin's actions, Yun Jing's expression changed drastically, and he angrily rebuked the assassin.

Ultimately, once their unauthorized forging of the Baku Yao sword is exposed, even if Araki wants to punish them, he can only punish one person—beheading him would be enough…

But if it involves the murder of the Captain-Commander of the 'Gotei 13', then it's likely to result in the extermination of his entire family! These assassins might not have relatives, but Kumoi has a whole host of descendants!

Besides, Araki is known as the strongest Shinigami in the history of Soul Society. Do you think he's so easy to assassinate? If he were that easy, he would have been assassinated by those nobles who hate Araki to the core long ago!

What's most amazing is that Araki has no weaknesses at all. Even Araki's family members are not people that these nobles can afford to offend. They are all a group of monsters with strength that don't seem like 'Grim Reapers'.

“What I mean is, let’s take out that spy who escaped from here yesterday! I suspect it’s that kid who’s in charge of investigating the relationship between our Kasumi clan and the Bakuya sword. If it weren’t for him, our Kasumi clan wouldn’t have been targeted by Captain Araki…”

After hearing Yun Jing's words, Deadpool explained.

"Oh? In that case, the Captain-Commander has no witnesses. Perhaps we can escape this predicament."

Upon hearing this, Yun Jing's eyes suddenly lit up. He suddenly realized that these Dead Servants were actually quite clever.

"You're completely overthinking it. The chief of staff never needs evidence to arrest people!"

After hearing Yun Jing's words, Deadpool immediately curled his lip and said disdainfully.

"Then why are you wasting your breath talking to me?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Jing was furious.

"What I mean is, you can vent your emotions before you die."

Upon hearing this, Deadpool lowered his head and spoke earnestly.

Although killing that informant wouldn't provide Yun Jing with any useful value, it could at least offer some minor emotional value, giving Yun Jing a companion on his journey to reincarnation as a spirit after death...

"shut up!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Jing felt a pang of heartache. How could he have raised such a bunch of useless trash?! For a moment, Yun Jing felt that all the effort and money he had poured into training these death servants over the past century had been wasted...

"Ugh……"

Thinking of this, Yun Jing sighed deeply again. It seemed that there was nothing left to change the possibility of his impending death. After much deliberation, Yun Jing decided to do something meaningful before he was put on trial.

"Go to the ward and give the antidote to our master."

Yunjing ultimately made a decision.

Yes, the reason why the head of the Kasumi family fell down was because of the poison given by Kumoi. He had been using a slow-acting poison to control the head of the Kasumi family, making him appear sickly and weak, and taking the opportunity to seize power in the family while eliminating all his rivals.

"Are you sure? This is all your hard work..."

The Deadpool looked on incredulously after hearing Yun Jing's words.

"Hard work? Ha, it's all meaningless now!"

“That’s Captain Araki. Since he’s investigating, we definitely have to give him an explanation…”

Yun Jing adopted a sorrowful expression.

So, what do you want?

Upon hearing this, all the Grim Reapers were immediately moved by Yun Jing's sorrow, thinking that Yun Jing was about to die a tragic death.

"So the only option is for the head of the family to take the blame for me!"

"My dearest head of the household! I've watched you grow up..."

"I've worked hard and risked my whole life for the prosperity of your Xia Dalu family. Now that the empire is about to collapse, it's not too much to ask that you take the fall for me, your uncle, isn't it?!"

Yes, Yun Jing decided to go all out with his villainous ways, and he decided to let his boss suffer in his place.

"Absolutely awesome!"

After hearing Yun Jing's words, the group of Dead Servants secretly apologized. Bad people are common, but someone as evil as Yun Jing—even in the entire Soul Society, you probably couldn't find many like him…

a week later.

The 'First Division' barracks, the captain's room where Araki is located.

As agreed, the Kasumigaoka family delivered all the Baku-Yao swords, along with the crafting techniques for making them. They also sent over thirty heads of Kasumigaoka family servants and promised to sell all the factories and tools used to manufacture the swords. Furthermore, they guaranteed that Araki would never see or hear any rumors about the Baku-Yao swords within the Kasumigaoka family again!

However, neither these Baku-shaped swords nor the craftsmanship used to create them mattered to Araki. What concerned him most was that the Kasumigaoji family had sent their current head of the family—a young woman lying in a hospital bed, eyes tightly closed, with snow-white skin, delicate features, a somewhat haggard appearance, and a head of blonde hair and a voluptuous figure—to Araki's squad leader's office. They claimed this woman was the mastermind behind the Baku-shaped swords within the Kasumigaoji family, and that the mastermind had been brought to Araki. From then on, the woman was at Araki's disposal, and he declared that she was no longer a member of the Kasumigaoji family…

"Are you kidding..."

Araki looked at the woman before him, his eyelids twitching slightly. The woman's breathing was steady; she seemed to be sleeping soundly, as if she had been given sleeping pills before he arrived, rendering her unconscious and unable to resist…

"oh oh……"

"So Araki likes this type~"

Behind Araki, Uno Retsu sized up the current head of the Kasumioji family, then looked at Araki with the same disdainful gaze one would give trash, and gave him a mocking smile.