Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"Thank you, Uncle and Aunt. I'll take your kind words with me!"

He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Ishida couple.

For a moment, the atmosphere between Isshin, the Ishida couple, and Masaki was incredibly harmonious.

"what?!"

At this moment, only Long Xian was in a daze.

Is this guy planning to stay in Karakura Town and never leave?!

Despite his inner opposition, Ryugen held back. Just as his parents had said, the man before him was indeed Masaki's savior. Without this Grim Reaper, Masaki would probably have perished.

However, Ryugen wouldn't thank Shiba Isshin for this, because without Shiba Isshin, Masaki wouldn't have developed Hollowfication symptoms! It all started with Shiba Isshin…

"Ugh……"

However, when Ryugen saw Masaki grinning foolishly at Isshin, he sighed helplessly. He knew he had probably already lost, lost to the same grinning Shinigami in front of him.

"Even though I hate to admit it, it's not me protecting Masaki right now, but this damned, detestable Grim Reaper in front of me..."

Long Xian knew perfectly well what was going on, but it only made him feel worse.

"Well then, goodbye, Uncle and Aunt, Masaki, and that perpetually cold-faced little dragon~"

Just then, Yixin waved to everyone and strode away.

"Don't call me Xiaolong! That's not a name you should use..."

It was after Isshin left that Ryugen's eye twitched slightly. He looked in the direction Isshin had gone and muttered to himself. In Ryugen's heart, the name "Little Ryu" belonged exclusively to Kurosaki Masaki, a term of endearment between family members, and not something that Shiba Isshin, this Grim Reaper, this overly familiar guy, could use.

I'll come visit you when I have the chance!

After Isshin strode away, Masaki seemed to remember something and shouted loudly in the direction Isshin had left.

"anytime!"

Upon hearing this, Yixin turned around and smiled.

"I lost! I lost!"

At this moment, Ryugen knew he had lost again. He looked at Masaki in front of him, then at Isshin leaving, and gently touched his heart.

It must be said that...

Ouch! This really hurts!

Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye...

First, there's the Soul Society side.

After parting ways with Isshin Shiba and the others, Araki announced that Isshin Shiba, the captain of the 10th Division, had not only abandoned his post and skipped work, but had also violated the Soul Society's prohibitions by leaving the Soul Society without permission! Therefore, he was to be exiled...

This news immediately shocked the entire Gotei 13. The lieutenant of the 10th Division, Matsumoto Rangiku, and the third seat, Hitsugaya Toshiro, exclaimed, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! This isn't something Captain Shiba would do. Captain Shiba must have gone to handle an incredibly difficult mission. He will definitely return to Soul Society and come back to the 10th Division to find us..."

However, after Shiba Isshin left Soul Society for a whole year and did not appear in the 10th Division, Toshiro Hitsugaya and Rangiku Matsumoto, no matter how much they didn't want to admit it, had to accept that their hero-like captain had been exiled.

It was only after Hitsugaya Toshiro and Matsumoto Rangiku had confirmed that Shiba Isshin would not return to the 10th Division that the two of them finally began to work on the 10th Division captain assessment, since a division cannot remain without a captain indefinitely.

Unlike in the original work, Toshiro is not the only member of the 10th Division to have successfully mastered Bankai. Matsumoto Rangiku, whose soul was repaired by Araki using the power of the Soul King, has also successfully mastered her own Bankai. In other words, the two are now in competition...

Meanwhile, while the Soul Society was busy with the selection of the new captain of the 10th Division, the people in the human world were also busy with their own lives.

Throughout the year, Masaki Kurosaki studied diligently. During this time, she rarely visited Isshin Shiba, spending most of her time chatting on her phone and constantly doing her homework. Finally, her hard work paid off, and she successfully gained admission to her desired university.

It was after Kurosaki Masaki was admitted to university that she officially moved out of the Ishida family home and began her life of working part-time while studying. After all, becoming a university student meant she was gradually coming of age, and she no longer had a reason to stay in the Ishida family home.

Of course, Ishida Ryugen's support was indispensable during this time! Ryugen fully supported Masaki in finding her own life, which led to another big argument with his mother!

After all, in Ishida's mother's eyes, Masaki was there to ensure the purity of the Ishida family bloodline as her daughter-in-law. In the same year, Ishida Ryūken went to the same university as Masaki to accompany her, beginning his tragic life as a medical student.

During this time, Masaki often took Ryugen to visit Isshin Shiba to play...

During their playtime, Shiba Isshin told Masaki that he had been punished by the Captain-Commander for his work and was forced to be exiled to the 'real world'.

However, during their time together, Masaki seemed to sense Isshin's unusual behavior, since Isshin had completely lost his spiritual power and no spirit could be seen.

Masaki seemed to recall something and secretly swore to Shiba Isshin, "It doesn't matter if I lose my Shinigami powers! This time, I'll protect you!"

Four years have passed in the blink of an eye...

Four years of university passed by quietly. Masaki and Ryuken attended their graduation ceremony together. After graduating, they chose different paths...

Masaki and Isshin fell in love and chose to live together. Masaki gave up her path to further education and began planning her life as a full-time housewife.

As for Ryugen, he did not choose to stop there, nor did he choose to inherit the Ishida family business. Instead, he chose to continue his studies. After thinking it over, Ryugen chose to study abroad. On the day he left, Masaki and Isshin came to see him off, and Ryugen said goodbye to Isshin and Masaki properly...

Ryūgen's farewell seemed to be more than just a goodbye to Masaki and Isshin, his two best friends; it was also a farewell to himself, to the younger version of himself who always longed for Masaki Kurosaki. That day, Ryūgen left the little sun that had always dispelled his gloom and boarded a plane to a foreign land.

It seemed that Ryuugen's parents were worried about him, so when Ryuugen boarded the plane, he realized that Katagiri Yoru, who had followed him, was sitting next to him. The moment Ryuugen saw Katagiri, he smiled with relief and said to her, "Nice to meet you in the days to come."

"Young master, Katagiri will always be by your side..."

Katagiri was taken aback at first, then gave a sweet smile.

A few months later, Masaki Kurosaki and Isshin Shiba got married. Since neither of them had any immediate family members, the wedding was held with Sogen Ishida as the witness...

On this day, Ryūken Ishida, who was far away abroad, returned to Japan to witness Masaki and Isshin's wedding and also to announce his engagement to Hae Katagiri.

Originally, Longxian's mother wanted to persuade him to marry a princess from a pure-blooded family to ensure the purity of the bloodlines of both families. However, Longxian refused, as he only wanted to marry the person he wanted to marry.

Longxian's mother had nothing to say to this. She looked at her son and murmured, "As long as you don't regret it! In the years since you left the country, your mother has come to terms with many things. As long as you are happy, that's all that matters. As for the family, let it go with the wind!"

"Yes, I am very happy."

Ryugen held Katagiri's hand and made a promise to his mother.

"Young Master, Mistress!"

Upon hearing this, Katagiri looked at her lover beside her with immense emotion, and at her mistress standing in front of her, silently watching her.

"Still calling me mistress?"

Upon hearing this, Ryūgen's mother feigned anger towards Katagiri.

"Forehead……"

Katagiri looked at the mistress in front of him and was speechless for a moment.

Call me Mother.

Longxian's mother rubbed her forehead helplessly and sighed.

"Mother!"

Katagiri shouted excitedly after hearing his mistress's words.

At that moment, Katagiri knew in her heart that her mistress had acknowledged her...

Incidentally, when Shiba Isshin heard that Masaki was the only one left in the Kurosaki family, he decisively married into the family. In Isshin's words, "Anyway, our Shiba family has plenty of offspring. Neither the main family nor the branch family is short of children, so let's work hard for the continuation of the Kurosaki family!"

"Hmm~"

On that day, Masaki, whom Isshin and Ryugen regarded as the sun, smiled sweetly.

Masaki never regretted her choice of husband...

After that, the wedding began.

Masaki, dressed in a pure white wedding gown, stands beside Isshin, who is dressed in a suit and tie.

"Yixin, you look very handsome today!"

Masaki cupped Isshin's cheeks and smiled.

"Masaki, you're beautiful too!"

Yixin's cheeks flushed red as she smiled and nodded.

However, just as Masaki and Isshin were about to kiss each other...

As Ryuken and Katagiri offered their blessings, and Sōken and his wife were moved to tears, a chilling voice rang out, interrupting the beautiful wedding.

"Wait! Please wait a moment..."

As the voice rang out, everyone looked at Long Xian.

"..." Long Xian shook his head silently, then said angrily, "It wasn't me! Don't look at me!"

Ryugen seemed somewhat annoyed by everyone's reaction, as if everyone present knew that he had once admired Masaki...

"That is?!"

Everyone knew that it wasn't Long Xian who shouted it, since the voice was different.

"Click~"

It was at this moment that the door to the wedding venue was suddenly pushed open.

This surprised everyone present. Because neither Shiba Isshin nor Kurosaki Masaki had any relatives, their wedding was simple, and they invited very few people…

Besides Masaki's best friends from high school and university, only the Ishida family is there. Everyone is already here, so theoretically, no one else should be coming…

However, when the people outside walked through the door of the wedding venue, Shiba Isshin froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded.

"Long time no see, Cousin Yixin! I heard that you not only gave up your status and responsibilities for a woman, but also abandoned your family. Is that true?"

The people who came were none other than Ichishin's cousins, Shiba Tenjun, who had been traveling in the 'real world' for over a hundred years, and Shiba Sawahiro, who had been called away by Tokina.

"Ichishin, are these your family members?"

Masaki seemed to understand something from the words of the two people in front of her who looked very much like Isshin, and smiled at Isshin beside her.

"My cousin and my cousin's sister."

He sighed helplessly, rubbing his forehead with one hand.

"Cousin, cousin?!"

Masaki nodded gently. He really was Isshin's family.

"So, this girl is your woman?"

As he spoke, Tenjun walked up to Masaki and looked her up and down.

"This is my lover! I am her man..."

With Masaki firmly behind him, he spoke solemnly to Tenjun.