In Soul Society, love and bond begin

"Wasn't she such a tiny creature before?"

"how come--"

Miss Saito stood outside the door, stamping her feet hard.

the other side.

When Fujimiya Makoto walked out with a sigh.

This time, Takasugi was waiting quietly outside the door.

Seeing him standing there, Fujimiya Makoto subconsciously looked around.

I am the only one who hasn't gone far.

Almost instinctively, he felt that this guy must be in some trouble.

"Fujimiya-sama! Kariyashiki-senpai!"

Unfortunately, before he could leave, Takasugi's footsteps were already approaching.

His face was full of sincere smiles, and he said with a hint of emotion:

"It's been such a long time!"

"I wanted to say hello to you at the meeting just now, but the timing was a bit inappropriate."

Fujimiya Makoto smiled easily: "Captain Takasugi..."

However, before he could finish the sentence, he was interrupted immediately.

Takasugi's expression was a little awkward this time. "Master Fujimiya, please just call me by my name as before."

"You taught me lessons back when we were at the Shinō Spiritual Arts Academy."

"I was able to survive in Hueco Mundo thanks to your guidance back then."

“It’s really a bit…”

Fujimiya Makoto was also stunned. He had almost forgotten these little things.

However, for Takasugi this time, this experience is clearly one of the most important parts of his life, and he spoke very sincerely.

"So, this time?"

Fujimiya Makoto also smiled easily.

In front of his juniors and students, he has always been a kind, serious, reliable and mature adult in Soul Society.

"Why are you waiting for me here?"

"Anything else?"

Hearing him say this, Gao Shan finally seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said cheerfully:

"Fujimiya-sama."

"Excuse me, are you free later?"

"I'd like to treat you to a meal."

"Also, there are some things I want to discuss with you."

......

Chapter 187 Undercurrent

Luchang Tea House.

This time, Gao Shan sat opposite the small table, holding a teacup in his hand.

The hot mist rises and dissipates into a thin fog.

We met again after a long separation. Even though we were not very familiar with each other back then, it is inevitable that we have a lot to say when we get together again.

Fujimiya Makoto sat quietly by the side, listening to him talk about the various dangers he had experienced in Hueco Mundo over the years, the various difficulties faced by the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, and how he accumulated merits step by step to reach this point today.

However, after the initial reminiscing mood passed, Takasugi's deliberate tone could no longer be concealed.

After hearing the last part, it was Fujimiya Makoto who interrupted and got straight to the point:

"So, since you came to see me today, you probably have something else to talk about, right?"

Gao Shan gave a wry smile this time and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from Master Fujimiya."

"Actually, I wanted to plead for the seniors who were arrested outside the White Path Gate today."

"Seniors?"

Fujimiya Makoto asked again in confusion.

Instead, Kuryashiki Ryoma behind him seemed to remember something, leaned forward slightly, and reminded him in his ear:

"Captain, these are the people our team just arrested this morning."

"The ones that were forced to retire?"

Fujimiya Makoto suddenly remembered what he was talking about and turned to look at Takasugi Konji in front of him: "Are there any friends of Takasugi-kun in there?"

Unconsciously, he took a step back from the slightly more intimate "Jinci-kun" to address him by his last name.

Although the privileged class known as the 'nobles' has been practically eradicated from Soul Society today, a very comprehensive legal system has been developed through the accumulation of a long period of time and cases.

However, because the individual strength of the 'Death God' is too outstanding and the strong are more important than the weak, the current Soul Society is actually still a huge and deeply rooted society of human relationships.

Fujimiya Makoto has witnessed many outrageous scenes over a long period of time. If it happens only occasionally, even he must learn to be "reasonable" in order to fit into this world.

After all, a captain-level strongman like Takasugi this time is more valuable than an ordinary Death God soldier.

The peaceful Soul Society needs many people like Takasugi-kun to maintain it.

However, favors are consumables, so once they are used up, they will not be free of charge.

Gao Shan naturally noticed this small detail this time, but for the sake of what happened later, he could only sigh softly:

"I'm sorry, Master Fujimiya."

"I hope for... everything."

Kuryashiki Ryoma, who was sitting behind Fujimiya Makoto, looked at Takasugi Konji with an unfriendly look.

It took him the entire morning to subdue those people himself.

In order to avoid any casualties, Longma put in a lot of effort.

Now that he has made such a request, he is simply asking for more.

Takasugi hastily added:

"But please don't worry."

"After this incident, I will definitely control them and will not let those people continue to cause trouble."

The teacup in Fujimiya Makoto's hand, which was about to touch his lips, suddenly stopped and then slowly placed it on the table.

However, he did not get emotional about this little thing.

In other words, three hundred years is too long for an ordinary person.

During this time that is difficult for ordinary people to understand, the things he has seen and experienced are so countless that even a frivolous and willful person like him has been honed into a good character.

"Captain Takasugi."

Fujimiya Makoto paused as he spoke: "You should know what those people are doing outside the White Path Gate?"

"Yes."

Takasugi pursed his lips slightly this time, lowering his head slightly. "The 'Regulations on the Legal Retirement of Shinigami of the Gotei 13th Division,' revised by Lord Fujinomiya himself, clearly stipulate that officers and enlisted personnel of the sixth rank and below should determine their respective service periods and retirement dates according to relevant requirements, and strictly implement relevant compensation requirements."

"They... refused to carry out."

Fujimiya Makoto laughed and said, "Since Captain Takasugi already knows, why would he come to me with unattainable demands?"

"Even as the captain of the 9th Division, I have rules that I must abide by."

"..."

"but--"

However, upon hearing his calm tone, Gao Shan suddenly became a little excited. He unconsciously raised his voice, as if wanting to emphasize something, and clenched his fists:

"Fujimiya-sama!"

"Those are all our predecessors from Yuanzi Academy!"

"Many of them are heroes who followed the captain-sama from Rukongai to Seireitei."

"It would be fine if only the former aristocrats and academicians were dismissed."

"Why, why are we from Yuanzi Academy being expelled as well?!"

Takasugi seemed unable to understand this time. He stared at his old boss in front of him and asked in a tone that was almost questioning, "We at Yuanzijuku are all your supporters!"

"How could you do this to them..."

Listening to his slightly excited voice, Fujimiya Makoto just sat there quietly, showing no emotion.

Just look quietly at the man in front of you.

Under this calm gaze, Takasugi's voice unconsciously faded away.

Fujimiya Makoto gradually restrained his smile, picked up the teacup in his hand, and gently blew on the tea leaves floating straight on the water, creating shallow ripples.

Took a sip.

His tone was flat and cold, unsympathetic. "When they violated the rules I set myself, did they ever consider, as Captain Takasugi said, that they were my 'foundation'?"

This time, Takasugi couldn't help but pause.

However, she still wanted to struggle: "Then why...is there not even a single former noble or academician on this list?"

"Are those former nobles more important to you than us, the old members of Yuanzi Academy?!"

"laugh--"

Fujimiya Makoto couldn't help but chuckle.

He looked at the stubborn look of the 'young man' in front of him and suddenly asked:

"Do you think Yuanzi Academy is more important to me, or those former nobles?"

Gao Shan was startled when he heard this: "Yuanzijuku?"

"Think again."

"Former noble?"

"Think again."

"..."

This time, Takasugi felt as if he had been fooled. He put his hands on his knees and looked at him intently.

Fujimiya Makoto put down his teacup and stood up.

When he passed by Gao Shan this time, he suddenly stopped and said:

"Neither Yuanzi Academy nor the former nobles are important to me."

"It's important to me that there's no 'noble'."

This time, Gao Shan was stunned and turned to look at him.

However, Fujimiya Makoto had already stepped out of the tea room.