Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Heh, but looking at it this way, dear Captain Hirako, from the time he was the esteemed captain of the 'Fifth Division,' all the way to becoming my experimental subject, and then being sent to the 'real world' for my observation as I planned, he had no idea who was manipulating everything behind the scenes. Thinking about it this way, Captain Hirako is truly quite pathetic~"

After a brief moment of contemplation, Aizen had taken all the factors of the Soul Society into account and prepared a magnificent Hollowfication feast.

'First Team' barracks.

After Araki returned to the 'First Division', he closed his eyes and began to rest, preparing for the upcoming 'Hollowfication' extravaganza...

To be honest, this still requires a certain level of acting skills. Even Araki, a veteran actor, was afraid of being exposed in front of Aizen at a crucial moment.

If Araki accidentally exposes his plan, then he will have no choice but to confront Aizen prematurely and force Aizen to continue following Aizen's plan using his Zanpakuto...

In Araki's opinion, that would be too boring. Life is short, so of course you should try your best to have fun!

"Sousuke! The rest is up to you~"

Araki muttered to himself, placing high hopes on Aizen.

The next morning at eight o'clock...

The captains and vice-captains of the Gotei 13 all headed towards the captain's room of the First Division. Although many were still yawning, no one dared to disobey...

Because the current 'Gotei 13' is at full strength except for Kiryu Hikifune, the captain of the '12th Division' who has been promoted to '0th Division'!

Therefore, after Araki issued the order, almost all the captains and vice-captains of the 'Thirteen Teams' responded to Araki's call at the first opportunity.

The Fifth Division's headquarters.

"Captain Hirako, you're going to be late!"

Aizen pushed open the door to the captain's room of Hirako Shinji without permission, and spoke with a smile to Hirako Shinji, the captain of the 5th Division, who was listening to music from a gramophone, humming a tune, and combing his long hair in front of the dressing table.

"Okay, I got it~"

"Honestly, there's still plenty of time, why are you in such a hurry?"

"It's not a competition, we're not fighting for first place!"

"Even if we do win first place, we won't get a medal or prize money, right?!"

After hearing Aizen's words, Hirako put down his comb and walked towards the door of the captain's room. As Hirako passed by Aizen, he didn't even glance at him. His aura was so carefree and domineering.

"Ha ha……"

"Captain Hirako, what you say makes perfect sense."

Aizen showed no anger at this; he simply watched Hirako's retreating figure and smiled faintly. He then followed closely behind Hirako, heading towards the 'First Division' barracks.

A long chapter of 10,000 words!

Chapter 161 Unohana: Kyoraku, you don't want to laugh because...

"Dong dong dong..."

"Excuse me, is anyone home? Could someone please open the door for me?"

Shinji Hirako, dressed in a white captain's haori, and his vice-captain Sosuke Aizen stood under the blazing sun in front of the gate outside the 'First Division' barracks. They had been knocking on the door for about ten minutes, but no one answered.

"Aizen, I told you we arrived too early!"

"Look at the other captains of the Gotei 13. Not only have none of them arrived yet, but even the members of the First Division are still sleeping in their barracks~"

"We've come so early, just to disturb our sleep! Aizen, don't you know that disturbing someone's sleep is practically a crime in our Gotei 13, punishable by death?!"

Hirako kept complaining to Aizen behind him.

"Captain Hirako, although what you said isn't entirely without basis, I still have to remind you that there are less than fifteen minutes left until the meeting time that Captain Araki notified us of yesterday. In other words, if we don't go in soon, we might be late..."

Aizen spoke up to remind Hirako after hearing her words.

"But you saw it yourself, nobody opened the door!"

After hearing Aizen's words, Hirako shrugged helplessly and pretended to be innocent.

"Actually, you can try gently pushing the door of the 'First Division' barracks with your noble palm. As far as I know, there are no guards outside the 'First Division' barracks except at certain times..."

After hearing Hirako's words, Aizen was speechless at first, then reminded Hirako.

"Huh? The gate to the 'First Division' barracks doesn't even have a guard?"

Hirako asked in surprise after hearing Aizen's words.

"Have you lost your memory?"

Aizen was speechless at Hirako's question; wasn't this common sense?!

In Aizen's heart, his determination to expel Hirako from the Gotei 13 strengthened even further. At the same time, Aizen decided to explain to Hirako, "Captain Hirako Shinji, don't you remember that there are a total of six squads under the 'First Division'?! I'll explain it to you again, and I hope you will remember it clearly this time..."

"First is the patrol team of the 1st Division, the first squad. The squad leader is directly under the command of the 1st Division Vice-Captain, Saito Immortal. They are mainly responsible for the security inside the 1st Division's barracks, and also guard the door to the 1st Division Captain's room..."

"Next up is the 'First Division' Second Squad Reporting Team, led by Sugiki Soichiro. Their main responsibility is to inform Captain-Commander Araki of the decisions made by the entire 'Gotei 13'. The members of the reporting team were the ones who came to our 'Fifth Division' yesterday to deliver the notification."

"Next is Tessai Katsuhiko, the captain of the Third Division 'Kido Clan'; Kuroshiki, the captain of the Fourth Division 'Hueco Mundo' Expeditionary Force; and Sōya Azashiro, the captain of the Fifth Division 'Queens' Special Forces. As for the Sixth Division, I only know that its captain is the former captain of the 'Ninth Division,' Tsunayoshi Tokinada.' That's all I know."

"None of the six squads under the 'First Division' are responsible for guarding the main gate of the 'First Division' headquarters..."

Aizen was explaining the internal structure of the 'First Division' to Hirako Shinji to prevent his captain from embarrassing the 'Fifth Division' and to avoid outsiders thinking that Aizen had failed in his duty of education.

Then, Aizen seemed to remember something else and ruthlessly retorted to Hirako, "Besides, would anyone in this world really trespass on the 'First Division' barracks of Captain-Commander Araki?! I bet that person is tired of living and wants to experience the feeling of death!"

"Oh, really? So the 'First Division' has changed its system!"

"Haha, it seems that's indeed the case..."

After hearing Aizen's words, Hirako broke out in a cold sweat and nodded repeatedly in agreement. At the same time, Hirako tried to hide his guilty conscience with a loud laugh.

"The 'First Squad' has been structured the same way for so many years..."

Upon hearing this, Aizen spoke calmly.

"Forehead……"

Hirako was momentarily speechless with embarrassment.

"Click~"

Just as Hirako and Aizen fell silent, and the air grew awkward, the door to the 'First Division' barracks was suddenly pushed open from the inside...

"You guys are already late, bald guy!"

Immediately afterwards, a little girl with short blonde hair and a few freckles on her cheeks suddenly leaped out of the barracks and kicked Hirako in the face.

"what?!"

Upon hearing the sound, Hirako instinctively turned her head to look.

Then, in a moment of carelessness, he was kicked away by the girl.

"It hurts!"

"You bastard Hiyori, it really was you who closed the barracks door, wasn't it?"

Hirako rolled several times on the ground before finally crashing into the wall outside the team's barracks, where he stopped. He covered his swollen cheek and roared at the girl.

"Idiot, moron, bald man, Hirako Shinji!"

"You were the one who was late, and you're trying to pin the blame on me? I'm not falling for that! Hehehe..."

The girl, Hiyori, stuck her tongue out at Hirako after hearing his words.

"Huh? Don't put Hirako Shinji with idiots, morons, and bald guys! It makes my name sound like some kind of derogatory term, you bastard..."

Hirako had never been treated like this before. He immediately lashed out at Hiyori and made faces at her, teasing her like a child, as a form of retaliation.

"Huh? Who are you calling an idiot?"

"I'm going to teach you a lesson..."

As Hiyori spoke, she took off her straw sandals and was about to throw them at Hirako Shinji's face.

"Oh no, watch me dodge your attack..."

"Hahaha, now you can't hit me, right? No way, Hiyori..."

Seeing that things were not going well, Hirako immediately hid behind Aizen Sousuke and continued to make faces at Hiyori.

"hateful!"

Hiyori was so angry at Hirako's actions that she decided she had to settle things with Hirako Shinji today, a matter that would determine who was superior and who was inferior, and even their lives.

"Crack~"

Just as Hiyori was about to strike, a hard iron fist landed on her small head with a deafening sound.

"It hurts!"

Hiyori's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She turned to look at the person who hit her and asked in a wronged voice, "You awful Luo Wu, why did you hit me?!"

"Huh? You're asking me why I punched you?"

"Use your not-so-bright brain to think about this. Who talks to the captains of other squads like that?"

The man who slapped Hiyori on the head was none other than Aikawa Rao, the captain of the 7th Division. After hearing Hiyori's words, he spoke angrily.

"Huh? You talk as if you're the captain of our squad..."

"Luo Wu, you are the captain of the 'Seventh Division,' and I am the vice-captain of the 'Twelfth Division.' Isn't it an overstepping of your authority to manage me across division lines like this?"

Hiyori roared at the man who was beating her.

"It's precisely because your squad doesn't have a captain that I'm going to take his place and properly manage you, you disobedient brat!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Wu replied righteously and firmly.

"Hmph, I'm ignoring you all..."

As Hiyori spoke, she first snorted coldly, then ran towards the interior of the 'First Division' barracks.

"Hey, Hiyori..."

Hirako watched Hiyori leave, a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Hirako, you shouldn't always give in to Hiyori. That child is spoiled by you and the others..."

After Luo Wu had driven Hiyoshi away, he didn't forget to give Hirako a few words of advice.

"I know, I know……"