Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Just as Byakuya and Kukaku were bewildered, Wang Yue continued speaking.

"Forehead……"

Wang Yue's words left Byakuya and Kukaku speechless.

"Anyway, I'm confiscating your Zanpakuto for now."

"Someone will come to pick you up and take you away soon~"

"Well, I have to go to work now, goodbye~"

As Wang Yue spoke, he vanished from before Byakuya and Kukaku. Only after Wang Yue left did Byakuya and Kukaku realize that their Zanpakuto had been stolen by him…

"When did you make your move?"

"Completely unaware..."

"Let's get the knife back first!"

"I think so too……"

After a brief exchange, Byakuya and Kukaku immediately ran out of the Heavenly Pillar Carriage.

When Byakuya and Kukaku actually stood on the approach to the 'Soul King', they were stunned by what they saw before them...

Seven enormous discs floated in the sky, each bearing a massive town! Inhabitants seemed to be active within these towns…

At the very center of those seven towns was a towering structure floating in mid-air, radiating a sacred glow that made Byakuya and Kukaku feel a sense of oppression.

"You must be Byakuya and Kukaku?"

"Captain Araki has already told me everything about you guys."

"I will be in charge of increasing your spiritual pressure from now on..."

Just as Byakuya and Kukaku were in a daze, a woman with a slightly plump figure, an incredibly kind-looking appearance, and long purple hair appeared behind Byakuya and Kukaku without them noticing.

"Just like that man from before, his strength is simply unfathomable!"

Byakuya and Kukaku exchanged a glance, both feeling fear towards the woman behind them.

"Don't be afraid, my name is Hikifune Kiryu~"

"Your elders, Sister Zehong and Senior Yinling, are old acquaintances."

Just as Byakuya and Kukaku were becoming wary of the terrifying woman before them, she revealed her identity.

"Hikifune Kiryu? The Hikifune Kiryu who invented the temporary soul?"

"This is a completely different person from the one in the 'Spiritual Arts Academy' textbook!"

When Kukaku heard that the person in front of her was Hikifune Kiryu, she was completely stunned.

This is completely different from the Hikifune Kiryu she knew!

The Kiryuu she knew must be an absolute beauty...

"Oh, I do look a little rounder than before~"

After hearing Kukaku's words, Kiryu made a shy gesture.

"This isn't a matter of it being a little rounder, is it?"

"I can't help but complain," Kukaku retorted.

"Anyway, you two come with me."

As Kiryu spoke, he grabbed Kukaku and Byakuya and headed toward his own departure hall.

"So fast!"

Despite its bulky appearance, the boat was surprisingly fast, arriving at its own palace almost before Kukaku and Byakuya even noticed.

"You two wait here for a moment."

Kiryu threw Byakuya and Kukaku into the dining room and then went to the kitchen.

"This is?"

Byakuya and Kukaku were completely bewildered.

"As you all know, I created temporary souls! Next, I will use my cooking to fill your bodies with a massive amount of spiritual pressure, and all you have to do is one thing: eat, eat as much as you can!"

As Kiryu spoke, one dish after another floated out of Kiryu's kitchen and came to Byakuya and Kukaku's side.

"In short, all we can do now is listen to the members of the 'Zero Squad'!"

As Byakuya spoke, he began to devour Kiryu's cooking.

"I see……"

Kongkaku was not to be outdone; she was naturally bold and not the type to feign modesty.

"Click! Click! Click..."

Although Byakuya and Kukaku remained silent during their meal, they were actually engaged in a fierce competition, frantically devouring the food on the table and stuffing large amounts of food with temporary soul properties into their mouths.

As Kiryu said, with his help, Byakuya and Kukaku's spiritual pressure is growing at a visible rate. At this rate, they will soon break through the second-level spiritual power limit! This is the strength of the 'Zero Squad' members.

Time passed second by second, and just when Byakuya and Kukaku could no longer eat and had reached their limit, the kitchen curtain was finally lifted by Kiryu Hikifune, and a beautiful woman with a figure so voluptuous it made one's blood boil, wearing a white haori from the 'Zero Squad', walked out with graceful steps.

Who are you?!

Konghe stared at the woman in front of him, his eyes wide.

"Huh? Of course I'm Hikifune Kiryu!!"

"It's just that I always look a bit haggard after cooking."

Upon hearing this, Kiryu said helplessly.

"It's not a matter of looking haggard or not, they've all changed staff, haven't they?"

"I can't help but complain," Kukaku said helplessly.

"Now that you've eaten your fill, your next destination is Araki's palace, where new trials await you~"

Kiryu addressed Kukaku and Byakuya according to the script designed by Araki.

"It's just like a game, you have to pass one level after another!"

After hearing Kiryu's words, Kukaku sighed helplessly.

"In short, we understand..."

After sighing, Sora nodded vigorously.

How do I get there?

When Byakuya interacts with people other than Hisana, his words remain few and concise.

"Teleport there~"

Upon hearing this, Kiryu smiled slightly.

"Teleport?"

At this moment, Byakuya and Kukaku's eyes once again held two more question marks.

"Buzz!"

Before Kukaku and Byakuya could think further, they felt a tremor run through their bodies.

Immediately afterward, after a dizzying spin, they arrived in a city of lapis lazuli, filled with Buddhist architecture and imbued with a mysterious power that filled Kukaku and Byakuya with awe.

"Is this the detached palace of Captain-Commander Araki?"

Kukaku stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

"There's nothing really different~"

Konghe suddenly smiled, trying to ease her fear with this tone.

"Hey! The new guy's here~"

"Hehehe, it's been a while since any new faces have joined~"

"You bet I'm so bored..."

Just as Kukaku put her hands on her hips and cheered herself on, one figure after another walked towards Kukaku and Byakuya, accompanied by the ever-spreading fog in the city.

"Someone!"

Upon seeing this, Kong He immediately took several steps back, his expression becoming wary.

"Who are you?"

As for Byakuya, his hand instinctively reached for the sword at his waist, only to find it empty. It was only then that he remembered that his Zanpakuto had been taken away after he entered the 'Spirit King Palace'.

"Who are we?"

"Long ago, people called us the captains of the 'Gotei 13'!"

Those Grim Reapers, each with an incredibly flamboyant appearance—one could say they were rather unattractive—wearing leader's haori, emerged from the foggy city. Among them, a rather handsome, burly man with short hair in a ponytail, chuckled.

"The captain of the 'Gotei 13'? I've never seen you before!"

Byakuya began to question the identities of the people before him.

"I already said that was a long time ago..."

"It's been almost a thousand years since then, hasn't it?"

Upon hearing this, the burly man spoke again.

"A thousand years? Wasn't that when the Gotei 13 was first established?"

Konghe's expression changed after hearing what the burly man said.

"Yes! They did call us the 'First Gotei 13'~"

At this moment, a man who looked extremely thin, also wearing a leader's haori, casually answered with a blade of grass in his mouth.

"They are the legendary 'First Generation Gotei 13'?!"

At that moment, both Kukaku and Byakuya's expressions changed simultaneously.

Another eight thousand~