Death: This Death is a bit unorthodox.

"Attacked by a Void..."

"Is this the result of your investigation, Captain Shiba Isshin?"

Yamamoto, dressed in a white haori, sat opposite Shiba Isshin, speaking gently as he sipped his tea like a kind old man looking at him.

"Hollows that can conceal their spiritual pressure are rare, but they do exist."

This was the first time Shiba Isshin had seen Yamamoto so kind and approachable, and he felt a little uncomfortable. He coughed lightly and said:

"Yes, this is the final conclusion we reached after conducting an on-site investigation and consulting with teachers and students."

Yamamoto hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said:

"Where is Aozaki Mayuki's testimony? Show it to me."

"Captain, you suspect him..." Shiba Isshin suddenly realized something was wrong and hurriedly explained, "This matter has absolutely nothing to do with him."

As if to increase credibility, he paused and added:

"That kid is a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong; he would never dare to provoke the Tsunayo family."

"It's hard to say what that kid might do." Yamamoto narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "But in my opinion, Captain Shiba seems to have a close relationship with that kid."

Zhibo, eager to present his testimony, waved his hand and said:

"To be honest, if that kid hadn't tricked me into joining the Gotei 13, I'd still be hanging around in Rukongai!"

This kid has the ability to trick people into joining the Gotei 13?

Yamamoto suddenly became interested and said casually:

"How did he get you into the Gotei 13?"

"He said that once I joined the Gotei 13 and became a captain, I would have a high position and great power, and I could live a life where I could do whatever I wanted."

Shiba Isshin pursed his lips.

"Don't think I don't know, this kid actually wants to make me the captain to lighten the burden on that girl, Kukaku!"

"That kid Haiyan is the same. All he does is cultivate all day long. He's acting like the head of the main family, just like the head of the branch family."

Upon hearing this, a surge of inexplicable anger welled up in Yamamoto's heart, and he flipped through the testimony faster and faster.

He shouldn't have had any expectations of this kid!

After reading Zhenyue's testimony, his anger subsided, and he nodded in satisfaction.

He had absolved himself of all responsibility... Yamamoto felt quite gratified.

He secretly compared everyone's testimonies, and apart from some completely useless testimonies, the rest corroborated each other.

There are some minor inconsistencies in these testimonies.

However, human memory is inherently unreliable, and slight conflicts in testimonies are normal and harmless.

In fact, such flawed testimony is more convincing.

He remained calm and said in a deep voice:

"You've done a great job. I'm very satisfied with the investigation results. Let's leave it at that. Thank you for your hard work!"

"This is what we should do!" Shiba Ichishin bowed respectfully.

Chapter 57 Shiba Kukaku

"Still researching fireworks?" Aozaki Mayuki looked at the woman in front of her in surprise.

The woman had a sexy figure, wore a headscarf, had long black hair in two sections, a tattoo of the character "空" (empty) on her left arm, and a long pipe was attached to her waist.

This is Shiba Kukaku, the younger sister of the current head of the Shiba family and the true power holder of the Shiba family.

Although there are only four people in their family with the surname Zhibo now...

Despite the claim that he was researching fireworks, he didn't see any blueprints or anything like that. The only difference was that there was a jet-black, smooth, jade-like sphere in front of Kukaku.

"The gunpowder formula you taught me has significantly increased power, and it produces no residue or smoke. When combined with spiritual pressure, it can be used as a weapon."

Shiba Kukaku smiled slightly:

"I really don't know how you came up with such a great idea."

Aozaki Mayuki shook her head: "Speaking of which, I have to thank the vice-captain of the Sparrow Club. He is passionate about Western culture and has given me a lot of inspiration."

Because Chojiro Sasakibara was interested in Western culture, the Soul Society was completely unaffected by Japan's more than two hundred years of isolation. In fact, hundreds of years ago, when Chojiro was still young, he began to come into contact with and embrace Western culture, and this never stopped.

Although the focus of technological development in Soul Society is completely different from that in the human world, books and publications in the fields of chemistry and physics can still be found.

Otherwise, even if Shinjuku knew how gunpowder was made in later generations, he wouldn't have been able to make it.

Shiba Kukaku laughed, "Those guys are gone?"

"What do you mean 'those guys'?" Aozaki Mayuki chuckled. "That's your uncle. They've already gone back to report to the teacher, and I estimate we'll have a result in a few days!"

"Uncle Isshin is here too?" Shiba Kukaku asked in surprise.

Aozaki Mayuki was somewhat taken aback: "Didn't Ganju tell you?"

"Should we go find him? It's not too late yet, and I have a pass from the teacher."

"No need for all that trouble, it's not like he's not coming back!" Shiba Kukaku smiled slightly: "Why don't you go with him? Weren't you going to join the Gotei 13?"

"From now on, you'll be the high and mighty Grim Reaper, and you'll probably look down on us fallen nobles."

Aozaki Mayuki shook her head: "What are you talking about?"

Shiba Kukaku laughed and said, "You can't bear to part with me?"

Aozaki Mayuki didn't know how to answer, so she just hummed in response.

"Tch, now that Brother Kaien isn't here, you've gotten quite bold." Shiba Kukaku said nonchalantly, "When Brother Kaien comes back, you'll still have to slink away to Seireitei."

Aozaki Mayuki remained silent for a long time, feeling that she had a lot to say to her, but didn't know how to say it.

Shiba Kaien was indeed a formidable obstacle in their path in the past.

After all, he was born into the Shiba family, possessed naturally strong spiritual pressure, and had exceptional talent.

Shinjuku doesn't even remember how many miles Shiba Kaien chased after her when she used the guise of doing business to visit Shiba Kukaku and was discovered.

It could probably circle Seireitei ten times.

Now that I've surpassed him in strength, there's no need to secretly drag his sister into this mess.

Even if I'm openly and honestly with Sora, what can he do to me?

"I'm not afraid of him anymore." Zhenyue finally spoke softly, but what she said was, "...Let's have a child!"

Shiba Kukaku: ?

Even if I wanted to provoke you and make you bolder, aren't you taking too big a step?

Shouldn't the normal process be to confess your feelings first, then date, then get married, and finally have children?

How did you get to the final step?

Shiba Kukaku was stunned and somewhat at a loss.

The two sat side by side on the workbench. Mayuki took Kukaku's hand, their fingers intertwined, and then their faces slowly drew closer.

Kukaku smiled sweetly: "Shingetsu..."

"Huh?" Aozaki Mayuki was taken aback.

We've already thought of names for the child; it wouldn't be good to stop now...

Shiba Kukaku didn't seem to care, and as if struck by a thought, casually asked:

Don't you think time is a pretty amazing thing?

"Sometimes it passes in the blink of an eye, and I don't even know what I did during that time."

"But sometimes every minute and every second there are a lot of annoying things, and my mind is a mess."

"Yes, these years in Soul Society have been very long for me."

Aozaki Mayuki's mind suddenly calmed down. She looked up at the starry sky and sighed:

"But I don't regret coming into this world; this world is wonderful."

Reflecting on his past life, he was surprised to find that there was no one he could miss, nor anything worth remembering.

"Weren't you a nobleman in your previous life?" Shiba Kukaku asked casually. "Don't you have any regrets?"

Aozaki Mayuki thought for a moment, then chuckled and said, "It would be a lie to say I have no regrets at all. Who wouldn't want to live a good life?"

"But I still prefer it here. After meeting you all, I am absolutely certain that this is the place I belong."

"Is this... a confession?" Shiba Kukaku said with a grin. "That's what makes it a little exciting. Having a baby is just too weird."

"That's it."

This should actually be considered a confession... but Aozaki Mayuki couldn't bear to ruin the atmosphere, so she could only say:

"Would Miss Kukaku be able to accept that?"

"You have to call me Big Sister!" Shiba Kukaku rolled her eyes and said boldly, "I accept!"

"As expected... it wasn't that easy..." Aozaki Mayuki sighed, then paused, and exclaimed with delight, "What... you accepted?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Shiba Kukaku readily admitted, "That's right, I accept."

She wrapped her arms around Mayuki's neck and picked up the black ball from the table.

"Let's set off fireworks to celebrate, using the ones we made today!"

The two walked slowly side by side and found an open space. After a while, the dark night sky became colorful.

…………

Early the next morning.

"Good morning, brother-in-law!" Aozaki Mayuki said earnestly.

Shiba Kaien smiled coldly, casually rolled up her sleeves, and quietly looked at the man in front of her who showed her such respect.

The faint aroma of wine wafted over the air, lingering at the tip of the nose, making one's thoughts slightly hazy.