Who are you calling a stable boy?!

With Zheng Jing as a shining example, he estimated that if any freshman dared to apply for graduation assessment in their first year, the difficulty of the assessment would probably not be much lower than that of Zheng Jing.

Aizen was planning to graduate early.

He had even thought that it would be best to graduate early with Zheng Jing.

But given the current situation, he knew that if he and Zheng Jing graduated early, it would definitely attract too much attention, which was not in line with his plan.

He needs to be at least a year later than Zheng Jing.

At that time, even a genius who graduates early in the second year will be no match for Zheng Jing, who graduated successfully in just one month.

Yes, even if it's just a year later, he can safely hide in Zheng Jing's shadow...

"...Honestly, I've always found it quite amazing."

Yoruichi suddenly sat up and stared at Zheng Jing and Aizen, saying this.

"What's so amazing? My wisdom?"

"I'm quite curious, how come you two get along so well?"

Having grown accustomed to Zheng Jing's witty remarks, Ye Yi remained completely unaffected.

She looked at her two roommates, both freshmen.

"What's so strange about that?"

Zheng Jing shrugged.

"I'm a good person, Lao Lan is a good person, good people being friends is quite common, isn't it? Hagiye, if you want to hear something more refined, this is called heroes appreciating heroes!"

"..."

Yoruichi did not respond.

She acknowledged that Zheng Jing was a good person.

Although Zheng Jing was a troublemaker and often had a sharp tongue, Ye Yi knew that he was a really good person who could get the college to send a plaque directly to the dormitory.

But it can be dyed blue...

She wasn't saying Aizen was a bad person.

She didn't dislike Aizen, but she couldn't get along with Zheng Jing like they had after only a month, like childhood friends who had known each other for years and knew each other inside and out.

She always felt that Aizen had a heavy heart and some thoughts that she couldn't figure out.

Of course, Yoruichi has no evidence to prove this.

She had this opinion simply out of intuition.

Unfortunately, Yoruichi always trusted her intuition.

She knew that things in the world and people are not always black and white.

But it was precisely because she knew this that she always felt it was a strange thing that Zheng Jing and Aizen could get along.

If we were to use a metaphor...

correct.

It's like being able to see the sun and the moon shining together in the sky.

Chapter 80: Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

After being surprised by Zheng Jingcai's application for graduation assessment, which he submitted only one month after enrolling, the Academic Affairs Office offered him some advice.

It's not fair to blame the Academic Affairs Office for being nosy; it's just that freshmen have to apply for graduation assessments just one month after enrollment. This is the first time in over a thousand years since the founding of the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy that something like this has happened.

In particular, the Captain-Commander has already set the standards. Once Zheng Jing applies for the graduation assessment, the examiner will inevitably be one of the current captains of the Gotei 13...

The academic affairs office would think that Zheng Jing was being ridiculous, which is understandable.

Zheng Jing did not mind the academic affairs office's advice.

He always has a set of effective solutions to this situation.

beat!

Fight the kendo teacher!

Fight with the teacher who teaches for free!

Fight the Kido-sensei teacher!

Fight the teacher who teaches Shunpo!

I'm going to fight!

Call the Academic Affairs Office directly and let all the teachers there understand what it means to see is believing!

— Zheng Jing originally intended to do this.

However, in reality, after the academic affairs office summoned several instructors for the four courses, before Zheng Jing could say anything, several instructors, led by Professor Shangjing, directly told the academic affairs office that they believed Zheng Jing indeed possessed the ability to apply for graduation assessment.

As a result, a brief disagreement arose within the Academic Affairs Office regarding whether to approve the assessment.

Ultimately, the Dean of Students made the decision that Zheng Jing should first undergo four small tests within the college to demonstrate his spiritual power level. If he could pass all of them, then his application for graduation would naturally be approved.

The result can be imagined.

Zheng Jing achieved perfect scores in four quizzes and a fifth-class Lingwei rating, allowing him to successfully face his graduation assessment two days later.

"clatter."

With his feet firmly on the ground, Zheng Jing stepped into the examination hall.

Unlike the entrance exam a month ago, his graduation exam, while not exactly a secret, was still not open to unauthorized observers.

So even though news of his graduation exam had spread throughout the college, the area around the open space where he was taking the exam was still deserted.

As for the examination room itself—

"Gentlemen, who will be testing me, Old Zheng, this time?"

Seeing the two people sitting opposite each other drinking tea in a corner of the examination room, Zheng Jing scratched his cheek and asked.

"Um......"

Hirako Shinji turned to look at Zheng Jing and waved the teacup in his hand at him.

"Don't rush, little genius, how about having a drink first?"

His posture made it seem like he was trying to persuade someone to drink.

To be honest, Hirako Shinji prefers drinking alcohol to tea, but since Unohana Retsu is an excellent tea brewer, even the Captain-Commander praised him highly, he was naturally happy to have a few more cups.

Even if it looks a bit like a cow chewing on a peony.

"Hehe! Then I won't be polite."

Zheng Jing was also straightforward; he ran over to the picnic blanket and sat down cross-legged.

As soon as he sat down, Retsu Unohana brought him a steaming cup of tea.

"Zheng Jing, this time, Captain Pingzi will test you."

Looking at Zheng Jing as he picked up his teacup, Unohana Retsu said softly.

"Ah... how about Captain Unohana, you do it?"

With his head propped up in one hand, Shinji Hirako looked completely unmotivated.

"If we had known you would come, we would have definitely turned down this job."

"This is the Captain-Commander's order, Captain Hirako."

"......ha."

Hirako Shinji let out a long sigh.

He raised his eyes and glanced at Zheng Jing.

"Little genius, you're so unlucky. If Captain Unohana had tested you, you might have passed by now. We heard you learned a bit from Captain Unohana and did quite well, right?"

That's hard to say...

Zheng Jing muttered to himself as he put down his teacup.

If his examiner were indeed Unohana Retsu, Zheng Jing didn't think this older sister would let him off easily.

...However, if I could actually witness the swordsmanship of the first Kenpachi, even if I had to replace all my organs, it would be worth the ticket price, right?

Thinking about it this way, the fact that the examiner was Hirako Shinji might really be considered bad luck.

Noticing that Zheng Jing seemed genuinely downcast, Hirako Shinji stood up.

"But don't be too upset yet. I hate trouble, so the evaluation criteria won't be too complicated. How about this..."

With his Zanpakuto at his waist, he slowly walked to the center of the examination hall and stood sideways.

"As long as you can hit any part of my body, even just once, I'll consider you passed."

Looking at Zheng Jing, the corners of his mouth, which were already upturned, stretched even higher.

"how?"

"Delicious! Delicious!"

Zheng Jing put down his teacup and bowed to Mao Zhihua Lie.

"Thank you for the nice tea, sister!"

After saying that, he sprang to his feet, somersaulted, and landed about ten steps in front of Hirako Shinji.

"Captain Pingzi, isn't that a coincidence? I, Old Zheng, am also someone who hates trouble..."

He took the Ruyi Jingu Bang from behind his ear, flicked his wrist, and spread it out to a length of twelve feet and a thickness of a bowl. Zheng Jing curled up slightly, holding the staff on his back with one hand and pointing at Pingzi Zhenzi with the other, grinning mischievously.

"Since we're both afraid of trouble, let's be straightforward and reveal our initial release!"

Upon hearing this, Hirako Shinji glanced at Unohana Retsu on the sidelines.

"Heh heh, you're quite confident."

Seeing that Unohana Retsu was still sitting quietly with her eyes down, Hirako Shinji looked at Zheng Jing again.

He glanced at the Ruyi Jingu Bang in Zheng Jing's hand.

"So this is your initial interpretation? I heard it can change size at will, which is quite frightening. This is a rare opportunity, why not give it your all? This exam room was specially chosen so that you could freely express yourself."

Hirako Shinji's voice deepened slightly despite his cheerful demeanor.

"If we don't use it now, we might never have the chance again."

"Hey! Captain Pingzi, why did you interrupt me, Old Zheng?"

Zheng Jing grinned.

"If word gets out that I, Old Zheng, won't be able to live up to the reputation of defeating a captain who couldn't even use his Shikai, huh?"

"...No wonder the Commander-in-Chief specifically requested that I come here."

Mako Hirako drew his sword out of its sheath.

"Fall down, Nifu."

As the word "Liberation" was uttered, the appearance of the Zanpakuto in Hirako Shinji's hand changed instantly.

It was a long, straight-bladed sword that resembled a key, with a ring more than a hand's width at the end of the hilt. Hirako Shinji stretched out a finger and hooked the ring, making the Zanpakuto called Gyōfu swing on his fingertip.

"Let me introduce this to you. This is my Zanpakuto, Gyōfu."

With his Zanpakuto dangling from his hand, Hirako Shinji strolled leisurely toward Zheng Jing.

"It will turn everything you see upside down, yes, up and down, left and right, front and back, everything..."

Seeing that Zheng Jing was not moving, he took a few steps around and stood behind Zheng Jing.

"You must be feeling really dizzy right now. For someone like you who's good at kendo and hand-to-hand combat, a prank like this is often more effective."

"Didn't I tell you? This is a rare opportunity..."

Aiming at Zheng Jing's back, Hirako Shinji raised his Zanpakuto.

The fact that Retsu Unohana is present means that this test will involve bloodshed.

No.