Chapter 211 Captain of the Third Squad
A few minutes later, Aize and the captains of the Gotei 13 returned to the First Squadron's barracks and returned to the room where they had the initial conversation.
Unohana Retsu also came back and told everyone that although Kenpachi Zaraki was seriously injured, she had already treated him and he was currently resting in the 4th Squad's barracks.
After Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni knew that Kenpachi Zaraki was fine, he no longer paid attention to the matter, but announced a decision in front of all the captains and Aize.
"There should have been thirteen captains of the Gotei 13, including me, but now there is a vacant position."
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's words made many captains change their faces on the spot.
They already knew what Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was trying to do.
"The captain of the third squad has not been able to find a suitable successor since the incident decades ago."
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni looked at Aize and spoke solemnly.
"You will be the successor to the captain of the third squad, Aize."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell into an eerie silence.
"Successor Captain?"
Even Aize was stunned. Even though he had never shown the slightest sign of hesitation during the fight with Kenpachi Zaraki, a look of astonishment appeared on his face at this moment.
Captain, this is undoubtedly the one who is at the top of the Gotei 13 in terms of status, power, and strength.
If the Shinigami are the superior people in Soul Society, then the captain is the best of the best. Even the nobles living in Seireitei dare not look down on a captain and must treat him with courtesy.
Now, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni is actually planning to promote a student who has only been enrolled in the Shinō Spiritual Academy for half a year and has no team experience to be directly promoted to captain?
What’s the difference between this and letting Aize reach the top overnight?
"Captain."
Soi Feng was the first to frown and say something.
“Is this too against the rules?”
Generally speaking, if one wants to serve as captain or vice-captain of the Gotei 13, one is usually required to have a certain level of experience in the team.
A situation like Kenpachi Zaraki becoming captain directly by defeating the previous captain is just an exception, a special case that only applies to the 11th Division.
There are no such exceptions for the other twelve squads. People who do not have a certain level of team membership qualifications generally cannot directly become captain or vice-captain.
Of course, this is just the general situation, not that there can be exceptions.
If there are special circumstances, such as a serious lack of high-end combat power in the Gotei 13, or a very prestigious Shinigami was unable to join the team for some reason and was later recruited by the Gotei 13, it is still possible for a qualified person to be parachuted in directly and become the captain.
But the time that the Gotei 13 is facing now is obviously not a special period or a special situation, so if you want to become the captain, you must go through three ways.
One is to pass the captain's examination under the witness of three captains including the chief captain.
The second is that six captains make the recommendation first, and then obtain the approval of three of the remaining six captains.
The third is to fight and win against the current captain in front of two hundred members of the incoming squad.
This is the normal way and means to become a captain. Except for the captain of the First Division and the chief captain of the Gotei 13, who needs to obtain the appointment approval of the Central 46th Office, the captains of other divisions are appointed in this way.
Even Kenpachi Zaraki became the captain through the third way, but before becoming the captain, he was a free agent and not a Shinigami of the Gotei 13, which makes him a special case.
Now, Aize is going to become the captain directly after studying in the Maou Spiritual Academy for half a year?
This is undoubtedly unprecedented.
However……
"Aize has proven his strength, and in front of almost all the captains." Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni seemed to have made up his mind and said: "He defeated the captain of the 11th Division, a combat unit, and defeated the contemporary Kenpachi, proving that he is qualified to become a captain-level Shinigami."
"In this case, all the rules can be simplified."
"Don't you think he is qualified to be the captain?"
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's rhetorical question left all the captains speechless.
If you ask whether Aize is qualified to be the captain, the answer is definitely yes.
Even the current captain of the 11th Division has been defeated by him, and in front of all the captains, his strength no longer needs to be questioned.
Regardless of whether one becomes the captain through the first way or the second way, one needs the recognition of other captains or even the captain-general.
Aize defeated the current captain of the 11th Division in front of them. Doesn't this deserve recognition?
In addition, although there was no witness from two hundred team members, Aize did defeat a captain with his own strength. It can be said that if we don't really care about it, Aize has actually proved that he has the ability to become a captain through the three methods that are generally used.
As for official duties, is there any problem in entrusting them to a student who has only studied in the Maou Spiritual Arts Academy for half a year?
Is there anyone who still thinks that Kenpachi Zaraki is someone who sits at a desk and handles documents?
When did the man whose mind was filled with nothing but fighting and killing develop this ability?
Official business is usually handled by the deputy captain or even the chief officer. The purpose of their existence is to assist the captain.
In other words, if you want to become a captain, the only hard requirement is strength. Everything else is not important and there are alternative options available.
The only thing that cannot be compromised and cannot be replaced is strength. This is the quality that a captain must have.
Aize was undoubtedly satisfied.
"What about you?" Seeing that the captains present had no objections, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni immediately looked at Aize and asked, "Do you have anything to say about this decision?"
Hearing this, Aize laughed for a while and then spoke.
"What can I say? Say it's my pleasure?"
Becoming the captain in one step was something that even Aize had not expected.
In his original plan, he would be promoted directly by a captain upon graduation and become the vice-captain of a certain team. This would be a very good start.
Now he has been allowed to become the captain in one step. What is there to be dissatisfied about?
Aize could imagine how glorious his life experience would be once this matter was implemented.
Graduating from the Shinō Spiritual Academy in just six months is a record-breaking achievement.
Becoming captain directly after graduation is another record-breaking achievement.
He was allowed to become the captain without showing his Bankai or even his Shikai. Although there was already a precedent with Kenpachi Zaraki, it was still an amazing achievement.
Then, don't forget that in this world, Aize was only seventeen years old when he was alive, and not even a year has passed since his death.
The ages of his two lives combined are less than 18 years old, yet he has already become the captain of the Gotei 13. This is definitely an unprecedented achievement.
Let me ask you, which of the current captains of the Gotei 13 has not experienced a hundred years?
Even the students in the Maou Spiritual Academy are mostly in their forties or fifties, and it is not uncommon to see Shinigami over a hundred years old in the Soul Society.
Especially Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, his age can be traced back to at least two thousand years, older than anyone else and also older than anyone else.
Becoming the captain when he's not even 18 years old?
This will definitely go down in Soul Society's history, and will be celebrated for eternity.
In this case, why would Aize need to worry that this life experience is not exciting enough?
Each of these achievements is a real and wonderful life.
"very good."
When Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni saw that Aize himself had no objections, he immediately nodded with satisfaction.
"Your captain inauguration ceremony will be held in a month."
The matter was settled and spread to the outside world at the fastest speed.
The news that Aize is about to become the captain of the 3rd Division of the Gotei 13 is bound to cause a sensation throughout the Soul Society.
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The first team’s barracks, outside the main gate.
When Aize walked out from here, the rest of the captains had already left one after another.
Some of them left directly without even saying hello to Aize, while others talked to Aize for a few words before saying goodbye to him.
Among them, Aizen Sosuke is the most enthusiastic one. He still follows Aize until now, and always has a gentle smile on his face.
"Although I knew that you would reach this point sooner or later, I never thought that this day would come so soon."
Aizen Sosuke seemed happy for Aize, but also felt a little emotional about it.
"I have to thank Captain Aizen for his support." Aize was also smiling, as if he was really grateful to Aizen Sosuke, and said, "Perhaps it was Captain Aizen's support for me that attracted the captain's attention, which made the captain make this decision?"
These words have some hidden meaning.
"No, this is all your own hard work. It has nothing to do with me." I don't know if Aizen Sosuke understood or not. He shook his head and said, "You proved your strength in front of all the captains. This is the real reason why you became the captain."
"Even that Zaraki Kenpachi lost to you. It seems that your strength is already above mine."
“It’s really humbling.”
Aizen Sosuke's words made Aize feel resentful in his heart.
Just because I defeated Kenpachi Zaraki, does that prove that I'm stronger than you?
You really are good at pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger!
No one knows Aizen Sosuke's strength better than Aize, and no one knows how deep this gentle captain of the Fifth Division hides his true strength. If someone takes his words seriously, they will definitely be badly hurt in the future.
So, Aize turned around and looked at Aizen Sosuke.
"Captain Aizen, please don't underestimate yourself, okay?" Ai Ze looked directly at him and said with a smile, "Why don't we have a fight? Let's see who is stronger?"
Aize's words made the atmosphere at the scene freeze.
Aizen Sosuke looked at Aize. Seeing his straight eyes and calm smile, he pushed up his black-framed glasses after a while.
"Forget it. I'd better not show off my abilities in front of Ai-kun." Aizen Sosuke said helplessly, "Have you ever seen me unleash my Zanpakutō?"
"My Zanpakutō is a water-type Zanpakutō. The ability of the Zanpakutō is to use the random reflections of fog and water to confuse the enemy, so as to make them kill each other."
"This ability can't be called powerful at all. It can even be said to be weak. It can only serve as a sleight of hand. It can't deceive the captain-level death god at all."
"Ai-kun was able to defeat Kenpachi Zaraki without releasing his Zanpakutō. If it were me, I'm afraid I'd end up in the same situation."
Obviously, Aizen Sosuke admits that he is inferior.
"Really?" Aize didn't seem surprised at all that Aizen Sosuke would do this. He shrugged and said, "That's really a pity."
It's indeed a pity.
If possible, Aize really wants to have a clash with Aizen Sosuke.
Of course, he was referring to Aizen Sosuke, who was willing to give his all and display his true strength, rather than the mild-mannered captain of the Fifth Division in front of him.
If I could take the opportunity to chop him a few more times, it would be considered revenge for what I did during the actual combat training.
"There's still a lot of time to go, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Aizen Sosuke said this with a smile, and it was unknown whether there was any deeper meaning in it.
"you're right."
The same is true for Aize, which makes people feel that this sentence is somewhat meaningful.
The two walked to the corner and then separated from each other, one walked towards the Maou Spiritual Academy, and the other walked towards the 5th Squad's barracks.
Aizen Sosuke suddenly spoke with a smile, using his signature gentle expression.
"Do you think he has begun to doubt me? Yin?"
Hearing what Aizen Sosuke said, Ichimaru Gin, who had appeared behind him at some point, responded with his signature squinting eyes and a venomous snake-like smile.
"I'm not sure whether he doubts Captain Aizen, but I'm sure he doesn't want to get too close to you. He seems to be somewhat wary of you."
Gin Ichimaru expressed his thoughts.
"He's really a difficult person to fool, even though he's so young." Aizen Sosuke was not surprised by what Ichimaru Gin said. He chuckled and said, "I originally wanted to introduce him to the Fifth Division and let him replace you and become my deputy, but now there is no way."
"He's going to be the captain of Squad 3, Gin."
"I'm afraid you'll have to stay with me for a while longer."
Aizen Sosuke originally planned to push Ichimaru Gin to the forefront and make him the captain of the third squad.
But as Aize is about to become the captain of the third team, this wishful thinking will naturally fail.
"I don't mind." Ichimaru Gin really didn't seem to mind, and was even quite happy about it. He said with a smile, "It's my honor to continue to stay with Captain Aizen."
Aizen Sosuke smiled and said nothing, which made Ichimaru Gin stop talking too.
The two of them walked slowly towards the 5th Squad's barracks and disappeared at the end of the street.
(End of this chapter)
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