Death: So I am a Quincy

"Maybe our 13th Division will soon have a real vice-captain."

The words of the people around her were like swords that pierced into Rukia Kuchiki's heart. During the past six months, Rukia Kuchiki and Amemiya Tsutomu had fought very frequently. Although Rukia Kuchiki could feel the speed of Amemiya Tsutomu's progress, she did not expect that Amemiya Tsutomu would challenge the official so quickly and succeed in one go.

Thinking back to what Amemiya had said, Kuchiki Rukia's pupils began to dilate.

"Ah, I've really been surpassed by my junior, and he's a naughty boy."

"Congratulations, Amemiya-kun, your talent is truly amazing." Ukitake said to Amemiya while clapping.

"You're too kind, Captain Ukitake. I'm still far from that." Amemiya put away his sword and saluted Ukitake.

"Then Captain Ukitake, do I have a chance to be stationed in the real world?" Amemiya did not forget his real purpose.

"The previous batch of team members stationed in the present world are about to come back, and the two acting vice-captains and I are also arranging new stationed personnel. Mr. Amamiya's performance today can indeed be included in the arrangements." Ukitake said with a smile.

"Really? Thank you, Captain. I will continue to work hard. After all, I once said that I wanted to become the vice-captain." Amemiya said seriously.

Hearing the word "vice-captain", Kuchiki Rukia's thoughts were also pulled back. However, at this moment, she had already started to think about random things.

After everyone had left, Amemiya did not leave, but stopped Rukia who wanted to leave.

"Senior Rukia, please wait a moment." Amemiya just noticed that after he successfully challenged the fifth seat, Rukia Kuchiki showed a lonely expression.

"Amamiya-kun, is there anything else?" Rukia smiled a little reluctantly, "Oh, by the way, I haven't congratulated you on officially becoming the fifth seat yet. From now on, I'll call you Amamiya Fifth Seat."

When Amemiya saw her expression, he knew that she must be daydreaming again.

"Rukia-senpai, how did you and I win yesterday?"

"What about winning or losing? Wasn't it a draw yesterday? It only took you half a year to catch up with me. With this speed, maybe you are really a true genius, Amamiya-kun."

"I won't deny that I may indeed be a genius. But you know what it means to be able to tie with me, Rukia-senpai?"

"What does it mean?" Rukia still didn't understand. Did it mean that she would soon be surpassed by her juniors? Did she not have the talent to be a Death God?

Amemiya felt a little disappointed at the moment, "Senior Rukia, you and I tied, but I was able to beat five seats. That means you also have the ability to at least beat five seats."

"So what?" Rukia smiled bitterly. "In the past six months, I have applied to Captain Ukitake to challenge other officers, but Captain Ukitake rejected them one by one. It seems that Captain Ukitake still does not recognize my growth."

"Senior Rukia, can you tell me your story before you joined the 13th Division?" Amemiya pondered, perhaps it would be better to let her tell it herself.

"Before joining the 13th Division? It's possible, but that's not something worth remembering..." Rukia recalled, with too many regrets in her heart.

"I want to listen." Yu Gongdu looked at her and stared into her eyes.

Kuchiki Rukia seemed to sense Amamiya's determination and spoke slowly.

"My full name is Kuchiki Rukia." She said. "Yes, I am from the Kuchiki family, one of the four great noble families in Soul Society."

"But before I became Rukia Kuchiki, I was just Rukia. When I entered school, because I had no talent for kendo, my childhood friend joined the first class, but I didn't. Maybe I was just very poor in talent at the beginning."

"Soon after I joined the Maou Spiritual Art, I was adopted as a younger sister by the current captain of the Sixth Division and the current head of the Kuchiki family, Byakuya Kuchiki. At the time, I had no idea what this meant, but my childhood playmates distanced themselves from me because of this."

"I once asked my brother why he adopted me, but I didn't get an answer. Until now, I still don't know what my brother was thinking."

"Thanks to my noble status, I joined the Thirteenth Division without taking the graduation exam of the Maou Academy of Spiritual Arts, nor the entrance exam of the Thirteenth Division..."

Amemiya listened quietly. A large part of what happened to Kuchiki Rukia was due to Byakuya Kuchiki's riddle-man behavior. Kuchiki Byakuya was a man with a cold face but a warm heart, and his reserve as a noble made him not know how to explain his ex-wife to his sister, and not telling her was precisely the biggest problem.

Haiyan's death later on further exacerbated her inner suspicion and lack of confidence. It was easy to solve this problem.

After Rukia finished her story, Amemiya stepped forward and took Kuchiki Rukia's hand.

"Amemiya-kun?" Rukia Kuchiki was puzzled. What was he going to do?

"Senior Rukia, come with me to find Captain Ukitake now. I have a guess that needs the captain to answer." Amemiya took Rukia Kuchiki's hand and walked towards the captain's room.

"Amemiya-kun, that's so rude. You don't have to fight with the captain on my behalf. The captain must think that I'm not capable enough." Rukia Kuchiki thought Amemiya wanted to ask the captain.

"Idiot, that's not the case." Amemiya didn't even look back, just held her hand and walked forward.

……

In the captain's office, Ukitake was deciding with Kotetsu Kiyone and Kotsubaki Sentaro which group of people would go to the human world. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Captain Ukitake, it's me." Amemiya was standing outside the door.

"Amamiya-kun? Please come in." Ukitake was a little confused. Was he here to ask about work? He had already given an answer just now.

After opening the door, Ukitake realized that Amemiya was not alone. He looked at Amemiya holding Rukia's hand and asked in confusion: "Amemiya-kun, and Rukia, what's this?"

The three people in the room looked at the two people standing at the door, all revealing a hint of confusion.

"Excuse me, Captain Ukitake. If Amamiya-kun behaves rudely later, please forgive him. He is..." Rukia spoke first, trying to save Amamiya from his sudden rudeness.

Amemiya interrupted Rukia, "Captain Ukitake, I heard that Rukia has always wanted to challenge other officers, but you have always refused, right?"

"Sure enough." Rukia thought she had guessed it right, and even Amamiya wanted to stand up for her.

"That's true, but I can't tell you the reason." Ukitake felt a little helpless. Should he tell them that it was Kuchiki Rukia's sworn brother who had been asking them to do this?

"No, that's not what I want to ask." Amamiya shook his head. "Captain Ukitake, what I want to ask is, Rukia-senpai cannot challenge the chief officer. Is it your will or someone else's will?"

"Amemiya-kun, why are you..." Ukitake was a little surprised at this moment.

Rukia also expressed confusion after hearing this question.

Chapter 14 A long-lost smile

"Captain Ukitake, if I guess correctly, the main reason why Rukia cannot challenge other officers is not because of you, right?" asked Amemiya.

At this moment, everyone was looking at Fuzhu. Fuzhu was a little surprised and remained silent.

Rukia was also very surprised by Ukitake's silence. Could it be that what Amemiya said was right?

"If possible, can you tell me why you guess so?" asked Ukitake.

"Just now, Senior Rukia told me about her life before she joined the 13th Division." Amamiya said. "It is true that Senior Rukia may not have shown amazing talent when she entered the school."

"But in the past six months, I have sparred with Rukia-senpai countless times. During the battles, I could feel Rukia-senpai's determination and efforts. As a Shinigami, Rukia has surpassed most of the members of the Gotei 13. If a Shinigami like Rukia-senpai is still a lower-ranking officer and cannot be allowed to rise, it would be too unreasonable."

"I believe Captain Ukitake can also feel the growth of Rukia-senpai, and Captain Ukitake is not the kind of leader who would oppress his subordinates."

"Then the problem must be somewhere else," Amemiya told Ukitake his guess.

Rukia now looked at Ukitake expectantly, hoping for an answer.

"Rukia." Ukitake waited for a moment before looking at Kuchiki Rukia. "As your captain, in my opinion, you are already a very outstanding Shinigami."

Ukitake smiled and said, "Your ability is just as Amamiya-kun said, you are fully capable of being a high-ranking official. This is my personal opinion."

"Then why, Captain Ukitake! Why are you so reluctant to let me challenge you..." Rukia was a little anxious at this moment.

Ukitake was also hesitant at this moment. He had seen the growth of Kuchiki Rukia, and in fact, she was fully capable of taking on heavier tasks. Originally, Ukitake accepted Kuchiki Byakuya's request and let Rukia stay as a lower-ranking officer because he agreed with Kuchiki Byakuya's wish to train Rukia.

But after so many years as a lower-ranking official, Rukia not only failed to improve herself, but also had problems with her mentality. So at this moment, perhaps we should reconsider Byakuya Kuchiki's request.

"I understand, Rukia. I will no longer restrict you from challenging other officers." Ukitake smiled gently. "This is my decision as the captain." Ukitake was also determined at this moment. Although he could not respond casually to the request of Byakuya Kuchiki, who was also the captain, it was more important to see his team members grow.

"As for what Amemiya-kun said, Rukia." Ukitake was a little hesitant at this moment, not knowing whether he should tell him about Byakuya Kuchiki.

"In fact, your brother came to me to ask for help regarding you." Fuzhu still wanted to speak out, "I originally wanted to wait for you to grow up before releasing your restrictions. But you were depressed because of Haiyan's incident, so I let it go."

"But now, I believe you can do it." Ukitake smiled.

"A request from the captain of the Sixth Division? Why is it like this?"

"I don't know. Maybe it's because of their noble status." Kotetsu Kiyone and Kotsubaki Sentaro whispered to each other.

Rukia was a little absent-minded at this moment. "Brother, it turns out that you have been restricting me from challenging other officials. "

Amemiya looked at her. It was estimated that only Kuchiki Byakuya himself could solve Rukia Kuchiki's doubts. However, for now, most of the problems that troubled Rukia Kuchiki should be solved.

"Excuse me, Captain, thank you for clearing up our confusion." Amemiya greeted Ukitake.

"You're welcome, Amamiya-kun. This is what a captain should do. I feel a little ashamed when you point it out to me." Ukitake said with a wry smile. As one of the few noble people in Soul Society, Ukitake not only did not blame Amamiya, but instead began to reflect on his own problems.

"Then we'll take our leave first." Amemiya looked at Rukia and found that she was still in a daze.

After saying goodbye to Ukitake, Amamiya forcefully grabbed Rukia's hand and dragged her out of the captain's room.

"Hey, wait..." Rukia had already left the captain's room when she came to her senses.

"Senior Rukia, no, junior officer Rukia, congratulations." Amemiya said with a smile.

"What?" Rukia couldn't help but ask when she heard this special name.

"Rukia, as a lower-ranking officer, you have regained the right to challenge the officers and have the opportunity to catch up with me. Isn't this worth congratulating?" Amemiya said jokingly.

"But before that, please call me Senior. It's not wrong to call me Senior since I have a higher official status."

"You are so bold! You just successfully challenged the fifth seat, but you actually start to think of yourself as a senior." Rukia was a little dissatisfied, because she believed that with her level, she could immediately become a high-ranking official if she was not restricted.

"Rukia. Captain Byakuya Kuchiki and Captain Ukitake are both captains of the Gotei 13. However, Captain Ukitake is one of the oldest captains in Soul Society." Amemiya changed the subject and told her.

"You mean that? Of course I know that, Brother-sama and Captain Ukitake are both very powerful." Rukia was puzzled.

"You still don't understand what I mean. Since even Captain Ukitake, one of the oldest captains, has acknowledged you, your ability is beyond doubt."

"And Captain Kuchiki. I don't know why he restricted you, but since even Captain Ukitake acknowledged you, I'm sure he has nothing to say."

"You just need to prove to him that Captain Ukitake's vision was not wrong. You are already an excellent Shinigami." Amemiya told her.

Rukia Kuchiki was moved when she heard this. Kuchiki Byakuya's coldness made Rukia have no idea what this elder brother was thinking, and he asked Captain Ukitake to restrict her, which made her even more confused. In her heart, Rukia Kuchiki had always wanted to prove to Byakuya Kuchiki that as his adopted sister, she had not embarrassed him.

Rukia Kuchiki lowered her head and said nothing, recalling her past, whether it was being adopted as a sister by her noble brother, parting ways with her childhood friends, or the respected predecessors who died under her sword. All of these added to Rukia's inner burden, but thinking back on the things that happened during this period, Rukia Kuchiki seemed to feel that the dark clouds in her heart had been broken.

Amemiya Tou's words finally helped Rukia regain her confidence. Whether it was the captain's recognition, the entrustment of the vice-captain Haiyan, or Amemiya Tou's company and guidance, all of these gave Kuchiki Rukia strength.

The heavy rain in her heart gradually began to dissipate. Then, she looked up at Amamiya, the dark clouds on her face disappeared, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a real smile for the first time in a long time.

"Thank you, Amemiya-kun." The smile that Rukia Kuchiki showed when she raised her head was peaceful and elegant. Amemiya felt the delicate side of Rukia Kuchiki as a woman from her smile, but in this tenderness he could also feel her strong will.

This smile made Amemiya a little stunned and his heartbeat quickened.

In order to cover up his own gaffe, Amamiya said jokingly, "Then work hard, junior."

Chapter 15 Mirror Flowers and Moon in the Water

"Amamiya-kun, Captain Ukitake seems to want to talk to you about something." Sentaro Kotsubaki came to Amamiya and told him.

"Captain? Are we going to set up camp in the real world? I saw some seniors in the team returned to Soul Society." Amemiya asked confusedly.

"Probably. I'm not sure." Sentaro Kotsubaki said, spreading his hands.

"Thank you for telling me, Senior. I'll go over now."

Amemiya set off for the captain's office. Recently, the last batch of Shinigami who went to the human world to stay had returned. Amemiya thought that there was a high probability that he would be assigned to the human world. After all, he had asked Captain Ukitake and other seniors about this matter many times during this period.

When he arrived at the captain's office, Amemiya knocked on the door.

"Captain, it's me. I heard you were looking for me."

"Ah, Amamiya-kun, please come in."

After opening the door, Fuzhu was seen sitting behind the desk, with Kotetsu Qingyin beside him holding a pile of documents and helping Fuzhu process them.

"Captain, is it about the mission in the present world?" asked Amamiya.

"Oh, about this matter. Indeed, calling you here has something to do with this matter." Ukitake said with a smile.

Related? Amamiya was puzzled.

"In fact, recently, the dean of the Shin'ou Academy of Spiritual Arts came to me and hoped that you could attend the graduation ceremony of the new Sixth Rebirth." Ukitake said with a smile. "In fact, I also mentioned you by chance when chatting with other captains. You are indeed one of the candidates for the mission to station in the human world, so when someone asked about it, I couldn't help but mention you."

"Conversation with the captain?" Alarm bells immediately rang in Yu Gongdu's heart.

"Well, when I went to the Soul Society to do some work, I ran into Captain Aizen of the 5th Division by chance." Ukitake said, "Captain Aizen is a very kind person. When I was chatting with him, I mentioned you. As a genius who graduated early, you became a senior officer shortly after joining the team. Captain Aizen seemed very interested in you."

"Ah, come to think of it, you should know this. Captain Aizen is the special calligraphy instructor at the Shinō Academy, and has a very good relationship with the dean. Every year, they invite some outstanding graduates to attend the graduation ceremony. Captain Aizen seemed to have been asked by the dean to do this, so he recommended you. So the dean asked me to invite you to attend this year's graduation ceremony for the sixth generation."

"Really? I understand. I will go. It's an honor for me to be a graduate of the Maou Academy of Spiritual Arts." Amemiya replied calmly.

"That's strange, I knew Aizen wouldn't let go of any genius." Amamiya secretly complained in his heart, but Amamiya had considered this situation when he graduated early.

At the beginning, Amemiya did not express the idea of graduating early from the beginning, but directly proposed to graduate early during the fourth rebirth. Therefore, whether it was the graduation ceremony or the soul burial ceremony in the present world, Aizen was not encountered.

Just when Amemiya thought he had escaped, he was unexpectedly noticed by Aizen after joining the team.

'It seems that I can't escape the hypnosis of the mirror flower and the water moon.' Amemiya thought calmly. 'It's impossible not to go. Not going will only arouse Aizen's vigilance. Besides, I will soon go to the human world. If Aizen pays attention to me in the human world, no one will know that I'm dead.'

"Well, when you come back, it's almost time for you to actually participate in the mission of the 13th Division," Ukitake explained.

"I understand, Captain." Amemiya breathed a sigh of relief. The first step of the plan was about to begin.