Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Chapter 170 Araki: 'Hueco Mundo'? That's what I specifically designed for...

Kuchiki Byakuya and Hisana's wedding banquet was held as scheduled. Although Kuchiki Ginrin was not satisfied with her granddaughter-in-law, she still announced the wedding of her eldest grandson to the entire Soul Society in the name of the Kuchiki family. For a time, all the prominent figures in the Seireitei came to offer their congratulations.

As the saying goes, even if you don't respect the monk, you should at least respect the Buddha. In this vast Soul Society, there aren't many who can disrespect the head of the Kuchiki family. Although the power of the Kuchiki family and the other five noble families has been weakened to the extreme during Araki's years in power, and they are no longer as glorious as they once were, a fallen camel is still bigger than a horse. Even now, the Kuchiki family is not someone that some Tom, Dick, or Harry, or newly emerging nobles can afford to offend.

For a time, the mansion of the Rotten Wood family was bustling with activity.

The retainers standing on either side of the gate of the Kuchiki family mansion were all smiles as they greeted the distinguished guests.

"The heads of the Tsunayo family, the Shihōin family, and the Shiba family have come to visit!"

"The captains of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 13th Divisions of the Gotei 13 have come to visit!"

Among the distinguished guests were the heads of the five great noble families alongside the Kuchiki family, as well as the captains of the Gotei 13. Apart from Araki, the Captain-Commander, Uno Retsu, the captain of the Medical Squad, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kenpachi Zaraki, who showed absolutely no interest in the matter and had no intention of giving the Kuchiki family any face, all the other captains of the Gotei 13 were present. This clearly demonstrates the Kuchiki family's significant and influential position in the Soul Society.

"Gin, congratulations on becoming the captain of the 'Third Division'."

Aizen, wearing the haori of the 5th Division's leader, greeted Gin Ichimaru with a smile as he looked at him, who was also wearing a white haori.

"Didn't Captain Aizen already guess that I could become a captain?"

After hearing Aizen's words, Gin narrowed his eyes slightly. His words gave off a prickly feeling, and he seemed to have no intention of hiding his hostility towards Aizen from others.

"Hehe, you're right..."

After hearing Gin's words, Aizen smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"My two captains, don't you realize that it's extremely impolite of you to abandon the main characters of the banquet and instead chat idly by yourselves?!"

Just as Aizen and Gin were talking, Tosen Kaname, who was wearing an eyepatch, silently walked up behind them and spoke to them in a slightly cold voice.

"Hehe, you're right..."

Upon hearing Tosen Kaname's words, Aizen once again gave an awkward smile, then said to the two, "It is indeed impolite to leave the protagonist unattended! Well then, Captain Tosen, and Captain Ichimaru Gin, I'll go and say hello to Captain Kuchiki first. We can talk again when we have the chance."

After saying this, Aizen turned and walked towards the inner quarters of the Kuchiki family without looking back...

"Then I'll go say hello to Captain Kuchiki first~"

After seeing Aizen leave, Gin nodded to Tosen beside him and followed closely behind Aizen, heading towards the inner quarters of the Kuchiki family.

"As captains of the Gotei 13, we should be strict with ourselves! Our words and actions represent not only ourselves, but also the entire squad behind us! Do you know why our captains' haoris are all printed with numbers? Because we carry the weight of the entire squad on our backs, and you two are really lax! As captains, you're simply unqualified..."

"Tosen" looked at Gin and Aizen leaving one after another, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice.

"If it's not up to standard, it's not up to standard."

Gin Ichimaru crossed his arms behind his head, completely ignoring Kaname Tosen's words, and continued walking forward without any hesitation.

"Captain Tosen is really strict~"

"How scary~ How scary~"

"That gave me quite a fright!"

Shortly after Tosen made his assessment of Gin and Aizen, Kyoraku Shunsui made his dazzling entrance, accompanied by a teasing voice.

"Captain of the Beijing Opera, you're being lax too..."

"Don't always be obsessed with women; as men, we must learn self-discipline!"

Tosen turned his head and 'looked' at Kyoraku, who was walking quickly towards him, and the beautiful girl with non-prescription glasses on her nose who was following closely beside Kyoraku, and spoke calmly.

This is a lie. When Tosen went to see Kagura every night, he didn't say that. He not only served Kagura by dressing and washing him, but he was also obsessed with Kagura's righteous 'jade feet' and the foot bath water! When Tosen gets perverted, there's nothing perverted about him.

"Forehead……"

Kyoraku felt somewhat embarrassed after hearing Tosen's words.

Kyoraku couldn't explain at this moment, since the girl beside him was his niece...

He couldn't very well openly tell everyone, "I'm in charge of my squad, I'm the one who pulls strings for my family!" Even though his niece, Kyoraku Shunsui, didn't even have a Zanpakuto, she was still appointed as the vice-captain of their 'Eighth Division'...

"rational!"

To everyone's surprise, Xiao Qixu nodded vigorously after hearing what Dongxian said.

Nanao wholeheartedly agreed with Tosen's words. Her uncle, Kyoraku Shunsui, was good in every way, except that he got too close to those slutty and shameless women in the Gotei 13...

"Humph……"

After hearing Nanao's words, Tosen seemed to realize something. He nodded to Nanao first, then ignored Kyoraku completely. After snorting, he left on his own.

"Haha, Kyoraku, you got criticized!"

Ukitake, who had been standing at a distance silently watching Kyoraku and Tosen's conversation, strolled over to Kyoraku's side after Tosen left and loudly mocked his old friend.

"Really..."

Kyoraku shrugged helplessly after hearing what Ukitake said.

"Kyoraku, don't worry too much. Ever since what happened fifty years ago, Tosen has become the way he is now. He's incredibly strict with everyone, including himself, for fear of making any mistakes."

"But speaking of which, it really was quite difficult for him. After his captain was cut down by the enemy, he carried all the soldiers from 'Soul Street' all the way to 'Seireitei' all by himself. Only he knows how much perseverance that must have taken..."

"According to my teacher's wife, when Tosen was sent to the 'Fourth Division', he had already fainted due to excessive blood loss. She said it was a miracle that Tosen was still alive."

Ukitake looked at Tosen's lonely figure and said helplessly.

"makes sense……"

"If this happened to us, we probably wouldn't be able to accept it either!"

After listening to Ukitake's words, Kyoraku nodded slightly. He naturally didn't mean to be angry with Tosen Kaname, after all, Tosen Kaname was also a victim of the Hollowfication incident back then.

Even Kyoraku himself, if he had experienced the Hollowfication incident, such a brutal battle would probably have made the Soul Society and the Gotei 13 feel despair, right? Although with his strength, he would basically not fall into such a trap.

However, what Kyoraku and Ukitake didn't know was that everything that had just happened was a performance deliberately put on for them by Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tōsen...

The purpose was to mislead Kyoraku and Ukitake into believing that Tosen, Gin, and Aizen did not have a good relationship.

In reality, Tosen Kaname, Aizen, and Ichimaru Gin have always been on the same side. Even the Hollowfication incident fifty years ago was just a drama orchestrated by Aizen to force Urahara Kisuke to go to the 'human world'.

However, what Aizen didn't know was that Gin and Tosen were actually deliberately cooperating with his performance, putting on an act specifically for Kyoraku and Ukitake...

The purpose was to put Aizen's mind at ease. In reality, they had already transformed into Araki's forms, serving as spies specifically placed by Araki to protect him. It must be said, the relationship between Araki and Aizen, master and disciple, was truly incredibly loving and filial!

The inner cabinet of the Kuchiki family mansion.

"Himaru, we're getting married soon, are you happy?"

Kuchiki Byakuya held Hisa's soft little hand tightly. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he still couldn't control his gaze, which kept looking at Hisa.

"Byakuya-sama, Myojin has no regrets in this life, that she can marry you~"

Hisana is petite and charming. She has the good upbringing of a lady from a prominent family and the gentle temperament of a Yamato Nadeshiko. However, what attracts Byakuya the most is Hisana's eyes, which are extremely gentle yet reveal endless sorrow.

Kuchiki Byakuya felt his heart break at just one glance. He wanted to cherish this fragile woman and make her the happiest woman in the world. He was willing to challenge all rules and regulations for her sake!

"Hijin~"

"Byakuya-sama!"

"Hijin~"

"Byakuya-sama~"

For a moment, the distance between Hisana and Byakuya seemed to have grown even closer.

However, overwhelmed by happiness and with his senses becoming increasingly dulled, Byakuya was unaware that not far from him, a group of captains wearing their headdress haoris were savoring the scene before them.

"That's really surprising."

"I never imagined that the young master of the Kuchiki family would be such a person..."

Kyoraku Shunsui commented on this scene.

"The Byakuya I know now is completely different from the Byakuya I knew decades ago!"

"I remember when I first met Byakuya fifty years ago, that kid was so arrogant, he didn't respect anyone at all. Time really can change everything!"

Shiba Isshin's eye twitched slightly. He inwardly scorned Byakuya. So what if he got a wife? Was it really worth it? Shiba Isshin would never be so humiliated…

In fact, it would have been even more embarrassing for Zhibo after he got married.

"Kacha~Kacha~Kacha~"

Kaname Tosen took out his camera and recorded the scene before him. Yes, despite being blind, Kaname Tosen is actually an excellent photographer, as well as the editor-in-chief of the best-selling newspaper in Soul Society and a top reporter.

"Don't look at me..."

"I'm blind, I have no idea what's happening in front of me."

"So it's alright for a blind man like me to record what's in front of me, isn't it?"

Dongxian took photos and videos at the same time, while muttering to herself.

Yes, that's the secret to Tosen becoming a top reporter. Basically, nobody wants to argue with a blind person, right? It's just that this blind person is very good at arguing with others…

Years later, when Byakuya Kuchiki became famous in Soul Society for his stern and ruthless image, Kaname Tosen edited the video he had recorded that day into a movie, which was played on a loop in major cinemas throughout Soul Society for a full hundred years.

Byakuya: "I..."

"That blind man is very wicked..."

Upon hearing this, the captains of the Gotei 13 simultaneously offered their opinions on Tosen's words. They all realized that they had indeed underestimated him; Tosen wanted this blind man, and there was a reason why he was blind—he was utterly heartless!

While the captains of the Gotei 13 continued to enjoy the tender moment between Byakuya and Hisana...

Araki wasn't idle either; he went to the '12th Division's' 'Technology Development Bureau'.

Yesterday afternoon at 5 PM, the 'Technology Development Bureau' exploded...

It seems that because the captain of the 12th Division, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, had such a good relationship with the Kuchiki family, after hearing about Byakuya Kuchiki's wedding, he deliberately lit the "Technical Start" like a cigarette, blasting the entire roof of the "Technical Start" into the sky. The fragments were scattered all over the streets of Seireitei...

It is said that the shockwave from the explosion affected about one-tenth of the Seireitei, prompting the Central 46 to immediately seal off the Techniques. Fortunately, although the blast had a wide area of ​​impact, its power was not strong; the most powerful area was only comparable to a Force 8 gale, so there were no casualties.

"So tell me, what exactly happened?"

Araki stood in the ruins of the 'Technical Start' and looked at Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was constantly fiddling with the experimental equipment, and asked a question.

"Isn't this Captain Araki? What brings you here?"

Upon hearing Araki's voice, Mayuri Kurotsuchi paused slightly before turning around and smiling as he spoke to Araki.

Wasn't the wind strong enough yesterday?