Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"There was another one just now..."

"Now it's suddenly gone."

Upon hearing this, Fengshaoling answered truthfully.

"It's alright now~"

After hearing what Koya said, Yoruichi first stretched comfortably, then lowered her head and began to drink the honey water that Koya had been stirring for some time...

Hmm, I don't know if it's just Yoruichi's imagination, but after Aya was fine, she suddenly felt that the honey water tasted unusually sweet today.

"..."

For a moment, only Aya Hatsumi looked at Yoruichi, whom she admired, with a wronged expression. Aya Hatsumi really couldn't understand why, even though she was wholeheartedly devoted to the 'Second Division' and the 'Onmyoji,' neither her grandmother nor Captain Yoruichi could understand her good intentions!

Meanwhile, Kisuke Urahara, along with his lieutenant Hiyori, entered the 'Second Division' barracks. After traversing a forest, the two finally arrived at the maggot's nest, where countless criminals were imprisoned...

"Hiyori, did you know that in our 'Gotei 13', there is actually no such thing as leaving the team?"

Urahara led Hiyori forward while speaking with a smile.

"Huh? Impossible, I've met several members who left the team..."

"I stamped those people's withdrawal papers; how could I not know?"

"Urahara, don't be like Mako, that bald guy who always lies..."

Upon hearing this, Hiyori immediately frowned and denied Urahara's idea.

Hiyori remembers clearly that at least seven or eight members of her '12th Division' had left the team, and she was the one who handled their departure procedures, even though she had never met these members in person...

"Haha, really?! Actually, what I wanted to tell you is that those members who left the 'Gotei 13' have all been captured and brought here..."

Urahara simply smiled upon hearing this.

"what?"

Hiyori paused for a moment after hearing Urahara's words.

"This is the nest of maggots. Anything deemed a threat to the Soul Society by the 'Forty-Six Chambers' will be imprisoned here..."

Urahara looked at the stunned Hiyori and explained.

"That is to say..."

Hiyori suddenly understood.

"Yes, those who left the '12th Division,' those you once knew, might be in this enormous prison."

"Also, Hiyori, you must remember this: no matter how good your relationship was before, or how familiar you were with them, once they are imprisoned here, they become different from the people you knew. So never trust anyone here..."

Urahara addressed Hiyosato, saying.

"Huh? You need to say these things?"

After hearing Urahara's words, Hiyori tilted her head arrogantly.

"And then..."

"Don't let my seemingly frail appearance fool you. I was actually the captain of the 'Covered Mobile' Third Squad's surveillance team. And the only requirement to become the captain of the surveillance team was to be able to subdue everyone in the entire Maggot Nest with your bare hands!"

As Urahara spoke, his eyes gradually sharpened, and he led Hiyori deeper into the maggot's nest. He decided to give his vice-captain a good look...

Because the current 'Shinigami Academy' teaches its students the history and structure of the 'Seireitei', Urahara didn't explain the relationship between the 'Stealth Mobile' and the 'Gotei 13' to Hiyori; he skipped directly to the step of demonstrating his skills...

Urahara believed that as long as he demonstrated his strength, he should be able to gain Hiyori's trust and provide her with a sense of security.

"what?!"

Hiyori paused for a moment upon hearing this, then followed closely behind the other person.

After Kisuke Urahara dealt with a few clueless individuals right in front of Hiyori, the two continued their journey deeper into the maggot's nest...

After witnessing Urahara's strength, Hiyori's opinion of him has indeed changed. At least in her eyes, Urahara is no longer a weakling.

After passing through several iron gates, Urahara and Hiyori finally arrived at the innermost cell of the Maggot's Nest. This spacious cell held only one person: a man with a mask on his face and long blue hair.

"Hey, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, how's your energy level lately?"

Kisuke Urahara greeted the man inside the prison.

"Oh my, Kisuke Urahara, you've arrived?"

"You haven't been here for a long time lately, I thought you were dead."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who had been in a daze, had a glint of intelligence in his eyes after hearing Urahara's words. He looked at Kisuke Urahara, who was visiting him in prison, and said in a cold voice.

"Haha, I've been busy with some things lately..."

Urahara didn't take Mayuri Kurotsuchi's words to heart; he simply smiled.

"Hmm? Urahara, that white haori you're wearing is... "

"So that's how it is! You became the captain?!"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi looked at the haori on Kisuke Urahara's body and suddenly realized.

"Yes, I've been busy with my role as team leader lately~"

"But it's quite remarkable that you, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, could recognize my identity."

"I thought you were completely unaware of what was happening outside~"

Urahara smiled at Mayuri Kurotsuchi upon hearing this.

"Nonsense, I wouldn't mistake that damned white captain's haori you're wearing, the one that symbolizes your status as the captain of the 'Gotei 13'..."

"The tattered clothes you're wearing now have been used by the Gotei 13 for over a thousand years. To be honest, they're outdated in my opinion. I can invent something better, even better than the haori that woman made."

"Kuroko said to himself."

"Is that so? Then, Mayuri Kurotsuchi-senpai, would you be willing to come out and help me?!"

Urahara smiled upon hearing this, and then extended an invitation to Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

"Help you? I see. You really went to the '12th Division', right?"

"So, that annoying kid, Hikifune Kiryu, is finally dead?"

"No, that's not right! With Ye Zhou's strength, she would never die so easily..."

"So that's how it is. So, the boat finally went to where that woman was?"

"These despicable creatures, one after another, have all left this world. What happened to it?"

Mayuri's eyes darted around, and in just a few minutes he figured out what was happening outside.

"Kisuke Urahara, I can go out and help you..."

"But you must agree to my conditions~"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi narrowed his eyes slightly as he thought about this. He had already fallen once, and this time he was determined to become the captain of the 12th Division, to completely control the 'Technology Development Bureau' left behind by that woman, and to make the 'Technology Development Bureau' his own.

"Can……"

Kisuke Urahara nodded slightly after hearing Mayuri Kurotsuchi's words.

"Hehehehe..."

"Alright then! Let's do it this way~"

"I hope Urahara won't regret what he did today."

After hearing Urahara's words, Mayuri Kurotsuchi let out a loud, booming laugh, his eyes flashing with an incredibly eerie light.

"This guy is a bit scary..."

"Are we really going to release such a dangerous guy?"

"I have a feeling that she will bring a devastating blow to the Soul Society..."

At the same time, Hiyori felt a slight sense of lingering fear towards Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was in prison.

“Utterly ignorant! You are just as despicable as the woman who brought me here, and the ‘Central 46’ who obeys her every word…”

After hearing Hiyori's words, Mayuri Kurotsuchi unleashed a barrage of attacks on her.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi had no idea about giving way to children; he'd been a foul-mouthed person since he was little...

Well, being foul-mouthed is fun for a while, and being foul-mouthed all the time is even more fun!

"What did you say?!"

After hearing Mayuri Kurotsuchi's words, Hiyori was so angry that she kept punching the cage.

"It hurts..."

Then, Hiyori paid the price for her actions. She looked at her swollen hands and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Is this blond-haired monkey your pet, Urahara?"

"I advise you to find someone else! She's just too stupid, she'll drag down the average IQ of our '12th Division'..."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi looked at Hiyori and spoke calmly.

"Huh? Who are you calling a monkey?"

Upon hearing this, Hiyori roared at Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Mayuri Kurotsuchi chose to remain silent.

As a human, Mayuri Kurotsuchi could get angry with a child, but he absolutely could not get angry with a monkey; that would make him seem very low-class...

at the same time.

The ancestral home of the Kuchiki family, one of the five noble families of Soul Society.

"Swish! Swish..."

A boy who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old was holding a wooden knife and swinging it around in the courtyard, sweating profusely.

"Awesome, awesome!"

"You're really training hard, Byakuya~"

Just as the boy was engrossed in practicing his sword skills, an aged voice suddenly rang out behind him.