Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Koya stood outside Urahara's office and gently knocked on the door. She prayed in her heart that Urahara was not home, so that she could explain to Yoruichi that she had not been able to find Kisuke Urahara.

"Who?!"

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Not long after Koya knocked on Urahara's door, accompanied by a weak sound, Urahara's door was gently pushed open.

Suddenly, a man with dark circles under his eyes and unkempt, bird's-nest-like blond hair peeked out from the crack in the door, looking around and asking questions. That blond-haired man was none other than Kisuke Urahara.

When Urahara's gaze fell on Koya's pretty face, he immediately asked in surprise, "Huh? Koya, what are you doing here?"

"Cough cough cough, what's that smell coming from here?"

"It smells awful! Your room has a weird odor!"

Koya did not answer Urahara's question. Instead, she took out a small fan and fanned away the strange smell coming from Urahara's room.

"a ha ha ha……"

"I had an experiment yesterday, and there was a small problem with the final step, which produced some strange gas. Sorry about that!"

Upon hearing this, Urahara apologized to Koya.

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

"The reason I called you here, Kisuke Urahara, is to convey Captain Yoruichi's orders: from today onwards, you will be working with me on missions! Do you understand?"

Too lazy to waste words with Urahara, she first waved her hand at Urahara to indicate that she didn't care about his experiment, and then relayed the order that Yoruichi had given her to Urahara.

"Really? Then please take care of me from now on~"

Urahara accepted the offer with pleasure.

As clever as Urahara was, he immediately figured out Yoruichi's intention in sending Koya to find him.

"Hehe, please give me your guidance~"

As for Aya Beesho, she gave Urahara a slight nod with a forced smile.

Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye.

In Urahara's office, Aya looked on with utter despair at Kisuke Urahara, who was busy operating machines she couldn't understand and had no time to act as her agent.

Aya felt inferior to Urahara's complete focus and near-perfect dedication amidst his busy schedule. At the same time, she gradually got used to it, because for more than 90% of the time this week, Urahara was busy with his own things.

Yes, for the past week, Aya had been carrying out so-called missions with Kisuke Urahara every day. To be honest, even Aya herself didn't know how she had managed to get through the week. Although Urahara had indeed been helping Aya familiarize herself with a lot of the work related to the 'management team,' he was just too lazy, far too lazy...

Yes, it wasn't that Urahara had given Koya too much work to do during the week, which made Koya feel overwhelmed. Rather, it was that Urahara had done almost no work during the week, focusing solely on his experiments. This made Koya, who was always busy, feel like she was being driven crazy by Urahara!

And now, Fengshao Ling finally feels that she is about to be liberated...

"Shoya, how do you feel about working with Urahara? Have you learned a lot this past week?!"

Just as Aya was secretly delighted, the door to Kisuke Urahara's office was suddenly pushed open, and Soi Fon and Yoruichi appeared outside. The two glanced at the busy Urahara, and then smiled and asked Aya.

"reward?"

"Hehe, the harvest this week has been truly enormous!"

After listening to Yoruichi and her grandmother's words, Aya casually pursed her lips, looking unwilling, and spoke.

"Looks like you still haven't realized your problem, girl~"

Soi Fon sighed helplessly as she looked at Aya's expression. "How can this girl be so unambitious?! Sigh! She's simply hopeless..."

"Urahara, stop busying yourself. You're going to be late for your team leader assessment! If you keep Araki-sensei waiting, you'd better watch out, the Captain-Commander will make you regret it!"

Yoruichi looked at Urahara, who was still busy, and smiled.

"Huh? The team leader assessment?"

"Oh no! I forgot about the team leader assessment time..."

After hearing Yoruichi's words, Urahara was slightly taken aback at first, then his expression suddenly changed. He muttered to himself, and without caring about his experiment, he immediately used Shunpo to run towards the examination hall for the team leader's assessment.

"So fast!"

As the saying goes, laymen watch the spectacle, while experts see the details. When Urahara used Shunpo to rush out of his office, the speed he displayed startled Aya Hachisho, causing her pupils to shrink.

"Urahara's Shunpo is actually better than mine?!"

In a split second, Kotori made her judgment: she was far inferior to Urahara Kisuke in terms of Shunpo (Flash Step). For 'Stealth Movement,' Shunpo was the most crucial skill to master; generally, if one's Shunpo was inferior, it meant their slashing, punching, and demon techniques were also inferior…

"Wow, he's that strong!"

For a moment, Aya was a little confused. She couldn't understand how Kisuke Urahara, who was always busy with his experiments, could be so strong.

"Shoya, you still have a lot to work on~"

Soi Fon looked at the bewildered Aya, sighed softly, and spoke calmly.

In Soi Fon's view, it was incredibly important for Koya to see the differences between people when she was young, because that's how people are in this world—they all seem fair, everyone looks exactly the same, but their talents are all different...

There really are geniuses in this world who can reach heights that ordinary people can't reach without much effort. Soi Fon doesn't expect Koya to catch up with these geniuses; she just hopes that Koya won't fall too far behind...

"I understand."

This time, Koya answered Soi Fon with utmost seriousness.

the other side……

The examination room where Kisuke Urahara took the team leader assessment.

Araki, Uno Retsu, and Kuchiki Ginrin, the three examiners in charge of the first assessment of Urahara Kisuke's team, had already taken their seats and had been waiting for some time.

"Huff, huff, huff..." Urahara pushed open the door and entered the examination room, panting, only after Araki frowned slightly. He apologized to Araki and the others, saying, "I'm so sorry! I had something to do and got the time of the exam wrong, so I'm late by accident!"

"Hehe, since I became the captain of the 'Gotei 13' hundreds of years ago, you're the first candidate to make me wait for you. You're really good!"

Araki addressed the late Urahara Kisuke with a forced smile.

"Forehead……"

Urahara's expression changed slightly after hearing Araki's words; he knew things were going to get bad.

"Alright, now show us your Bankai!"

"Even if it's just for Yoruichi's sake, I'll let you off this time."

Just as Urahara was racking his brains, trying to figure out how to save the situation, Araki's voice rang out in Urahara's ears once again.

"Thank you, Captain Araki..."

Urahara breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Araki's words.

"Now I'm going to demonstrate my Bankai."

As he spoke, Kisuke Urahara drew his Zanpakuto from his waist.

"Bankai! Kannon awakens Benihime's Kai!"

As soon as Kisuke Urahara finished speaking, a classical beauty, like a puppet with joints pieced together like building blocks, appeared behind him. The beauty exuded an unusual sense of oppression, truly deserving of the name Guanyin (Avalokitesvara).

"Red Princess Modification?!"

However, Araki wasn't particularly concerned about Urahara's Bankai abilities; he was only slightly curious about the name of Urahara's Bankai.

"Urahara, have you modified your Bankai?"

Araki looked at Urahara and asked.

"As expected of the Captain-Commander, he discovered the key to my Bankai in one go! I did make a tiny bit of a modification to my Bankai~"

After hearing Araki's words, Urahara was taken aback for a moment, then immediately replied with a smile.

"Yeah?!"

"Alright, you can put away your Bankai now..."

After getting what he wanted to know, Araki casually waved to Urahara, indicating that Urahara could release his Bankai.

"Um, you mean?"

Upon hearing this, Urahara looked at Araki with a hint of anticipation.

"You've passed! From today onwards, you will be the captain of the '12th Division' and also the new director of the 'Technology Development Bureau'. Congratulations."

Araki looked at Kisuke Urahara in front of him and spoke calmly.

Thank you for your recognition!

Urahara smiled upon hearing Araki's words and nodded slightly at him.

"There will be a team leaders' meeting tomorrow, remember to attend on time."

Araki gave Urahara a deep look, and after he finished speaking, he instantly left Urahara Kisuke's team leader assessment room.

"Congratulations!"

Congratulations, young man!

Immediately after Araki left, Uno Retsu and Kuchiki Ginrin also stood up. Following Araki's example, they first congratulated Urahara and then teleported away.

"Then what happens next..."

"It's time to think about moving."

"But that's something I'll do later. Right now, I just want to finish the experiments I haven't completed yet..."

After Araki, Uno Retsu, and Kuchiki Ginrin all left, Urahara Kisuke scratched his frizzy hair. After thinking for a while, he decided to go back to the lab first and finish the experiments he hadn't completed. Nothing else mattered to him.

Meanwhile, at the Fifth Division barracks.

"Urahara Kisuke from the 'Second Division'?!"

"It's unbelievable that someone else in this world, besides me, could create the 'Hogyoku'! It's truly amazing..."

"If I combine your unfinished 'Hōgyoku' with my unfinished 'Hōgyoku', perhaps I can obtain a complete 'Hōgyoku'."

"At that time, even if I defeat Araki-sensei, it might not be just a pipe dream! That will be the key to my ascension to the heavens..."

Aizen Sousuke has already discovered Urahara Kisuke's secret and is secretly considering his plan and the possibility of seizing the Hogyoku from Urahara Kisuke.

Aizen decides to resolve all three tasks at once: the Shinigami's Hollowfication experiment, the plan to seize the Hogyoku, and the elimination of the Gotei 13's underlings.

Yes, Aizen was indeed very focused on efficiency...

"All the actors are in place, so the show is about to begin!"

"The only variable right now is Araki-sensei's attitude towards the 'Hollowfied' Shinigami. In that case, it's not convenient for me to reveal my true identity in front of these 'Captain-level' test subjects. I still have to stay behind the scenes..."