Chapter 225 Unexpected Development
The fact that Aize and Byakuya Kuchiki had a huge fight in Soul Society was not a secret.
Because the noise made at that time was quite big, the scene when Aize released his spiritual pressure with all his strength could not escape the perception of the group of death gods, so that the matter quickly spread throughout the Soul Society.
As a result, the Third Division and the Sixth Division had several conflicts when they met by chance, causing tension between the two divisions.
But as the dust settled on this matter and the two captains were both put in solitary confinement for reflection, there were no major frictions between the two squads afterwards, and everything returned to normal and peace was restored again.
Of course, sometimes people would privately speculate about why the two captains had such a fierce conflict, why they were confronting each other, and why they were fighting.
Unfortunately, all the parties involved chose to keep silent. Neither Aize nor Byakuya Kuchiki mentioned the matter again. Even Rukia, the source of the incident, kept silent, causing the matter to gradually become an unsolved mystery.
However, on that day, the special nature of Aize's Zanpakutō revealed in front of the captains spread in a small circle, and many people who were close to the captains knew about it.
"How could he release a spiritual pressure that was enough to overwhelm the captain without releasing it?"
"What kind of Zanpakutō is that?"
"The captain of the third division must have some secret about his Zanpakutō!"
These people secretly thought so in their hearts, and many of them became curious or interested in it.
Especially those nobles who learned the news, some of them have already been secretly planning what to do.
Aize ignored all of this and even forgot about the matter. After the one-month confinement was over, he started working as usual and began his duty, handling team affairs as usual. He was active in various corners from time to time, making his presence known in every corner of Soul Society.
“It’s such a hard life.”
Aize had complained like this before, but he had no intention of stopping. He went out when he should go out and did what he should do when he should do it, and was not affected at all.
During this period, some things really came to Aize, and their purpose was basically to get his Zanpakutō. Some even came to cause trouble for Aize with the dream of taking him in along with his Zanpakutō.
Aize was not polite to these people. He took action when it was time to do so without any hesitation, even if the other party was a noble with a powerful background.
He is still the captain of the 3rd Division of the Gotei 13. If he really used heavy force and killed some people, ordinary nobles would not dare to hold him responsible, unless the other party's identity is more important than their own. In that case, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni might hold him responsible, and the Central 46th Office would not sit idly by.
But Aize has always been very sensible. As long as things don't get out of hand, he will try his best to make a big fuss, in order to warn others and dispel the covetousness of those who have not yet taken action behind the scenes.
In addition, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni protected him to a certain extent. Although there were constant small incidents, Aize had never encountered any major incidents.
So, everything went on relatively peacefully.
After a while like this, Aize encountered another incident.
However, this time, what we encountered was not a troublesome matter, but a happy event.
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The third squad dormitory, the captain's office.
On this day, Aize did not go to work, but stayed in the team house, dealing with some documents and reports.
Shooting Range Chitetsu came over in such a situation, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"What's wrong?" Aize noticed this and asked with some curiosity and confusion: "Did something good happen?"
"You can say that." Shechang Qiantie nodded and smiled, "We have a rare good talent on our team, Captain."
After hearing what Shechang Qiantie said, Aize suddenly became interested.
Since he became the captain, the situation of the third team has become better and better. Not only have the various issues that had been piled up been resolved, but the development within the team has also been getting better and better, and it is no longer as sluggish as before.
Under Aize's instructions, Sheba Chitetsu also made up for the shortage of manpower by poaching or recruiting new people in the Maou Spiritual Arts Academy.
Now, the number of members of the Third Division has exceeded 200, and it is no longer the last among the thirteen divisions. The officers of each seat have also been filled and there are no vacancies.
It can be said that the current Third Division has been completely transformed. The situation within the team is getting better every day. It can be said that it is thriving. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the changes in the Third Division.
In other words, the third squad is no longer short of people.
But Shechang Qiantie seems to have been looking for some so-called good seedlings, hoping to train a successor to inherit his position.
There was no way. She had been the deputy captain for a long time, and after the situation of the third squad improved, she thought about retiring.
"My physical condition has been gradually deteriorating. Although I cannot be called old, my spiritual power and spiritual pressure are no longer increasing, and there are even signs of decline."
"If this continues, it will be impossible for you to move up in the future. You will not be able to become the captain. After a while, you may not even be suitable to be the vice-captain."
"When the right candidate appears, I hope the captain will allow me to retire and hand over the position to someone younger and more promising."
Shechang Qiantie once said this to Aize.
Aize naturally would not let her go, so he promised Shechang Qiantie that as long as he could find a suitable person, he would let her retire from the team.
To this end, Sheba Qiantie has not only been looking for a good successor, but also trained his own son.
If no suitable candidate is found, Sheba Chitetsu should recommend his son to Aize and have him join the third squad.
But looking at Sheba Qiantie's current appearance, she seems to have found the right person.
"Who is the other party?" Aize asked curiously, "Is he from another squad? Or a graduate from the Maou Spiritual Academy?"
Aize just found out a while ago that the graduation season of Maou Spiritual Academy has arrived again.
Although he didn't pay much attention to it, because recruiting new members has always been the responsibility of Shooting Range Qiantie, the previous graduation seasons have brought a lot of new members to the Third Squad. This graduation season, the Third Squad will definitely make some gains.
The reason is very simple, because the captain of the third team, that is, Aize himself, has long become a legend in the Maou Academy of the Spiritual Arts. Even his statue has been placed in the Maou Academy of the Spiritual Arts for people to admire. I don't know how many younger freshmen have become his loyal fans.
If someone were to go to the Maou Spiritual Academy and collect the graduation intentions of all the students, and ask them which division they would most like to join after graduation, the top choice would definitely be one of the five divisions: the 1st Division, the 3rd Division, the 5th Division, the 6th Division, and the 11th Division.
The first team is the headquarters, and many people want to join.
The captain of the fifth division is Sosuke Aizen, who often visits the Maou Spiritual Academy and has won the hearts of many little girls and even boys with his gentle personality and handsome looks.
The Sixth Division is a team exclusively for the nobility. It is definitely the first choice for those students who come from the Soul Society or aristocratic families. Some students who come from Rukongai will also want to join it because of their yearning and admiration for the nobility.
The 11th Division is a combat unit, and as long as they have the strength, they can challenge anyone at any time and replace their position. This is undoubtedly attractive to those students who are eager to become stronger, eager to move up in the Gotei 13, and even eager to fight.
The third team relies on Aize's personal popularity, which is even higher than that of Aizen Sosuke who often appears in public. I wonder how many people joined the third team just because of him.
In view of this, the third team can recruit new members during the graduation season every year, and the number is quite large.
If this weren't the case, the Third Squad wouldn't be replenished so quickly.
Now that graduation season has arrived again, Aize naturally thinks that the good seedlings mentioned by Shechang Qiantie come from there.
This is indeed the case.
"They are graduates from the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts." Sheba Chitetsu said, "There are several particularly talented people among this year's graduates. One of them immediately agreed to join after I came to recruit him."
Having said that, Shechang Qiantie seemed to remember something and said something to Aize.
"The Abarai Renji who came to see the captain before is also one of them, but he has no intention of joining the third team."
Hearing this, Aize was stunned.
"Abarai?"
After Aize reacted, he spoke immediately.
"You mean, Abarai is a graduate of this year?"
Since Abarai Renji is a graduate of this year, then those few people who are particularly talented, including him, mentioned by Shoten Chitetsu, could they be...
"Yes."
Shechang Qiantie spoke at the right time and confirmed Aize's idea.
"Among this year's graduates, there are three outstanding talents with excellent grades. They have been recruited by various major squads and even the Kidōshu."
"These three people are Abarai Renji, Kira Izuru, and Hinamori Momo."
"Among them, Abarai Renji chose to join the 11th Division after being recruited by many parties, and Kira Izuru joined the 13th Division after considering for a long time."
Hearing this, Aize began to wonder in his heart.
"It's the 11th and 13th squads?"
This is different from the development in the original book.
If he remembered correctly, in the original work, Abarai Renji first joined the 5th Division after graduation, and was then recommended by Aizen Sosuke to the 11th Division, becoming the sixth seat of the 11th Division. Finally, after the vice-captain of the 6th Division resigned, he transferred to the 6th Division and became the vice-captain of the 6th Division.
Kira Izuru joined the 4th Division after graduation, where he learned Kaido. He later transferred to the 3rd Division and became its vice-captain.
Now, Abarai Renji did not join the 5th Division, but directly joined the 11th Division, and Kira Izuru also joined the 13th Division. These are things that did not happen in the original work.
"Is it because of my appearance?"
Although he was not clear about what the two were thinking, Aize knew that this change must have been caused by his influence.
Who made me have a lot of contact with these two people during college?
Aize didn't believe it even if he said he wasn't influenced by him.
"What about Hinamori?"
Aize already knew who had chosen to join the third division, but he still asked the question.
"Hinamori Momo is the one who joined our team."
Sure enough, Shechang Qiantie confirmed Aize's idea.
"There were many people who came forward to recruit her, including some from the Kidōshu. Captain Aizen of the Fifth Division had even contacted her in advance, but after she heard that I was the vice-captain of the Third Division, she chose me without hesitation."
This is another thing that is different from the original.
In the original work, Hinamori Momo joined the 5th Division after graduation, and stayed in the 5th Division from beginning to end, never leaving.
As a result, she was promoted to vice-captain of the 5th Division and became Aizen Sosuke's adjutant.
This also led to a series of tragedies that she encountered later, and she became the object of exploitation or even the victim of others.
Unexpectedly, this time, the other party actually chose the third team, and made this choice after Aizen Sosuke had already contacted her.
It's really... unexpected.
"Where is she? Where is she now?"
Aize asked this question for the time being.
"She said she hasn't been home for a long time, so she wanted to go back and take a look." Sheba Chitetsu said truthfully: "When she returns to Seireitei, she will come directly to the Third Division's barracks."
Aize nodded while recalling the other person's appearance.
When he thought of the girl who respected and feared him, was always nervous when facing him, and almost died at Xu's hands in that incident. Fortunately, he arrived in time to save her, Aize couldn't help but smile.
"When she comes, bring her to me."
Hearing Aize's words, Shechang Qiantie nodded without any doubt.
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The time when Hinamori Momo reported to the Third Squad was much earlier than Aize had expected.
Originally, it was thought that she would stay at home for a while before coming over. As a result, on the third day after Shooting Range Qian Tie reported the matter to Aize, she came to the squadron barracks of the third squad.
"This is... the third squad..."
Outside the Third Division's barracks, Hinamori Momo, no longer wearing the Maou Spiritual Academy uniform, appeared and looked over here with a dazed look on her face.
Time seems to have left no trace on this girl. She is still as petite and fragile as before, but her eyes are firmer than before.
"He is in here..."
Hinamori Momo whispered, pressing a hand to her chest, trying to suppress her racing heartbeat.
"……good!"
After she had prepared herself mentally, Hinamori Momo mustered up her courage, cheered herself up, and walked towards the gate.
(End of this chapter)
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