Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"The entire plan is now complete!"

"The countdown to someone else's breakdown is about to begin~"

Araki stretched comfortably, quietly waiting for the actions of his good disciple Aizen, and Yhwach, the Quincy King who was the greatest saint in the 'Three Realms' and had aspired since childhood to succeed the 'Soul King' as the 'Wedge' that maintained the Three Realms, and who was coming in the form of a savior.

The 10th Division barracks.

Shiba Isshin, the captain of the 10th Division who usually hid in the treetops to slack off, suddenly felt a pang of heart palpitation for some reason.

"It seems like something bad is about to happen."

Shiba Isshin squinted his eyes, looking at the clouds in the sky and muttering to himself.

"I've finally found you, Captain Shiba~"

At the same time, an orange-haired girl arrived at the tree where he was hiding.

Before Yixin could think any further, the orange-haired girl, who seemed to have noticed Yixin's movements, kicked the tree trunk in front of her.

"Wow~"

As the leaves rustled, Yixin, who was lying on the tree trunk, fell down.

"It hurts~"

Clutching his backside, Yixin wailed, "I'm doomed! Just now, my handsome tailbone was completely broken! I won't be able to work properly today, or rather, from now on!"

"Stop pretending! Captain Shiba!"

"Hurry up and come back to the team's main office to work!"

The orange-haired girl, Matsumoto Rangiku, the vice-captain of the 10th Division, had no intention of indulging Isshin. She grabbed Isshin from the ground and roughly strode toward the 10th Division's captain's room.

The main chapter is 12,000 words long.

Chapter 175 Isshin's Encounter with Masaki! (And directly proceed to...)

Despite Shiba Isshin's protests to his beloved vice-captain Matsumoto Rangiku, he was still easily dragged back to the captain's room by Matsumoto with just one hand.

"Captain Shiba, I've finished the report you asked me to prepare."

Just as Isshin and Rangiku returned to the squad leader's room, the short, boyish-looking Toshiro Hitsugaya walked in carrying a stack of documents...

Although these documents were originally the work of the squad leader and vice-captain, there was nothing they could do about it—the squad leader and vice-captain of the 10th Division were all lazy bums!

In short, the task of reviewing documents unfortunately fell to him, the third-ranked official.

Yes, Toshiro, who had only recently joined the squad, has now officially become the third seat of the 'Tenth Squad'.

"Wow~ As expected of the next captain of the 'Tenth Division,' you've done a great job~"

After hearing Toshiro's words, Shiba Isshin picked Toshiro up and, as if coaxing a child, laughed.

"Forehead……"

Despite Toshiro's reluctance, which he hated most about being treated like a child, he held back in front of his old boss, who had raised him like a son.

"Huh? Shouldn't I be the next captain?"

"I meet the requirements in terms of both qualifications and ability, right?"

"I've even put a lot of effort into training my 'Bankai'!"

Matsumoto Rangiku, who had been as lazy as a big orange cat, changed her expression immediately upon hearing Shiba Isshin's words. She bared her teeth and claws like a little lion and ran in front of Isshin, protesting incessantly.

"If I were to hand over the 'Tenth Division' to you, wouldn't it disband the very next day? Speaking of Bankai, Toshiro's Bankai training is quite impressive, and he might even have surpassed you, you lazybones, in progress, right? Toshiro~"

As he spoke, he put Toshiro down and patted his little head.

"Of course, my Bankai training has always been excellent, unlike someone who, despite being quite old, still has time limitations after using Bankai..."

As Toshiro spoke, he looked at Rangiku beside him.

"Who are you talking about? You shorty!"

Upon hearing this, Rangiku moved closer to Toshiro and vigorously pinched his cheeks.

"That wretched golden lion!"

Toshiro pinched Rangiku's lower lip indignantly and scolded her.

"Hehe, you look so energetic!"

Watching Toshiro and Rangiku playfully bickering, he couldn't help but chuckle. After marveling at the energy of the young people, he went to the cabinet where he stored his steamed buns.

However, when Yixin was filled with excitement and ready to taste the steamed buns she had saved up, all she saw was an empty cupboard.

"Hey! Have you guys seen my steamed bun?"

Isshin turned around and looked at Toshiro and Rangiku with a suspicious gaze.

"..."

Both Toshiro and Rangiku turned their heads away in response.

"You bastards! You two ate my steamed buns, didn't you?"

"Do you know how expensive those treasured steamed buns are?"

As she spoke, tears of anguish began to stream from her eyes.

"It was just a few steamed buns! I admit I ate them..."

"So? What's wrong? You'd better listen to the report."

"After all, I've made so many contributions to the 'Tenth Division,' so what's wrong with eating a few of your steamed buns?"

Hitsugaya Toshiro spoke aggressively to Isshin.

"You little brat, you're acting innocent after getting the benefit, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Isshin gritted his teeth and glared at Toshiro.

"Anyway, take a look at this report first!"

Toshiro handed the report to Isshin as he spoke.

"This is……"

As he held Toshiro's report, his eyes twitched slightly.

"Do you remember what happened in Naruki City two months ago?"

"The Grim Reaper in charge of Naruki City is dead, and the cause is currently unknown!"

"This is brand new data. The Grim Reaper who was sent to Naruki City to investigate last month has also died..."

Toshiro looked at Isshin Shiba and spoke earnestly.

"I understand."

Zhibo frowned deeply; he noticed something unusual in the report.

"I'll leave the 'Tenth Division' to you for now. I'll probably be back the day after tomorrow morning."

"Then goodbye, Toshiro and Rangiku!"

"You two better take responsibility!"

As Shiba Isshin spoke, he flew straight into the sky and disappeared from Toshiro and Rangiku's sight in a flash.

"Captain! Has this matter been reported to the Commander-in-Chief yet?"

"Are you sure it's alright to launch an attack like this without the Commander-in-Chief's permission?"

Rangiku called out to Isshin nervously.

"Seriously, Toshiro, let's hurry and catch up!"

Seeing that Shiba Isshin showed no sign of returning, Rangiku turned to Toshiro and spoke.

"Let the captain go!"

After hearing Rangiku's words, Toshiro shook his head.

"Seriously, Toshiro, why are you like this too?"

Rangiku was speechless after hearing Toshiro's words.

"Don't you understand? What's the captain's reason for choosing to go alone?!"

"With our current strength, even if we catch up, we'll only cause trouble for the captain!"

After hearing Rangiku's words, Toshiro said helplessly.

"This……"

Rangiku fell silent upon hearing this.

the other side……

In the dark laboratory of 'Wandering Souls Street'.

Aizen, Tosen, and Gin Ichimaru were constantly operating the equipment in front of them.

"Damn it! Just a little bit more, just the very last little bit more..."

As Tosen manipulated the instrument in front of him, he sighed repeatedly.

"It's alright, Tosen! Don't panic..."

“I have found the trail of Hirako Shinji and others who fled to the present world decades ago. Even if our experiment goes wrong, we can make up for our shortcomings through the physical data of Hirako and others! So rest assured, everything is under our control.”

After listening to Tosen's complaints, Aizen gently comforted him.

"Understood, Lord Aizen!"

Upon hearing this, Tosen's expression immediately calmed down.

Meanwhile, in the 'First Team' headquarters.

"...Everything is under our control."

Araki was sitting in front of a television, silently watching the 'program' on it.

Yes, Aizen's every move was under Araki's observation. As for the person responsible for filming these scenes, it was none other than Tosen Kaname, who had just been comforted by Aizen.