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"When I accepted the mission, I didn't expect that Lord Ye Ming's partner was actually a Hollow, and he had two companions who were also Hollows. You are so powerful, how can I protect you? I can only convey my boss's words to you. I personally have no ill will towards you."
...Are these death gods sick?
A question mark slowly emerged in Gu Shi's head. It would be fine if he misunderstood that he was cooperating with that madman Saito Yamei, but judging from the fact that Tendo Ibuki called Saito Yamei's men traitors, it was true that Soul Society did have ill will towards the Hollows who "tried to collude with the God of Death."
But why, the second order that Tendo Ibuki received was to protect the person they were malicious towards?
Is not this contradictory?
Or is it that Tendo Ibuki was lying, and the order he received was actually to kill the Hollow who was in collusion with the God of Death, but he found that the opponent was stronger than he expected and he could not defeat him, so he made up a non-existent mission to try to save his life?
Gu Shi did not hide the suspicion in his eyes. Ibuki was startled and quickly gave a cryptic explanation.
"Ahem, there is competition among nobles too."
Hearing this, Gu Shi suddenly understood.
Indeed, although the nobles of Soul Society are all called "nobles", they are not a monolithic group, and the competition between them can be described as bloody.
Even the Shiba family, which was originally one of the four great noble families and should have been one of the four most honorable families in Soul Society, was forced by other nobles to move their clan land to Rukongai where "untouchables" lived. In the end, there was no one left in the entire family except for two young descendants who did not become Shinigami.
It is conceivable that the competition among the nobles below the four great nobles must be even more brutal. As the Saito family, to which Saito Yami-kun belongs, is an upper-class noble family, there must be many people who are jealous of their resources and status and try to overthrow them.
Now, the heir of the Saito family is actually connected with Xu, so whether they are colluding or not, they must be colluding.
As for the hollow who is enough to prove the guilt of the Saito family heir and can cut a piece of flesh from the Saito family, as "evidence", he must be well protected. If he is weak, he will be arrested and "protectively detained". If he is strong, he will be reminded to protect himself.
In short, it cannot be eliminated prematurely by the Saito family and the interest groups headed by the Saito family.
The secret maneuver is the sword in the hands of the nobles, but there is more than one owner of this sword, and there are conflicts between them. So, the order Ibuki received actually came from the nobles who were hostile to the Saito family?
The so-called "evil spirit of Soul Society" actually comes from the noble group headed by the Saito family? What reminded me was the noble group that was in opposition to the Saito family?
……
I'm already in Hueco Mundo, why should I get involved in the power struggle of you shitty nobles?
Where is Lan Da?! Lan Da, grow up quickly and sweep all these stinking shits into the garbage dump of history!
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Chapter 66: Helping the Place
After figuring out the twists and turns, Gu Shi looked at Ibuki with a somewhat unfriendly look.
Although Gu Shi himself had no experience in power struggles, as a person who grew up in a country where dragon-slaying techniques were included in textbooks, he could guess a lot of things just from the movies and novels he had watched since childhood.
[If I had not evolved into a great hollow, and still had the strength of being at the mercy of others, I would probably have been captured by this god of death and "protected" as a bargaining chip, waiting for the Saito family to hand over enough benefits, and then the old man above him would use it as one of the conditions for a deal with the Saito family, or as a gift to show "sincerity". ]
[…Sure enough, in such a world, no matter what ideals or goals you have, strength is the most important cornerstone. Without sufficient strength, everything is zero.]
[Even Tianpeng, didn't he start talking to us about goals and ideals only after he was beaten down by Erlang and me? ]
[Forget it, I already knew this a long time ago, so there is no need to sigh about it again. The important thing now is, should I kill these Death Gods? ]
Gu Shi's bloodshot eyes swept over the four Grim Reapers one by one, feeling a little hesitant. He had just set a goal for himself a few days ago, to make as many friends as possible, so, was it possible for these Grim Reapers to become his friends?
It should be... unlikely, right?
The education that the God of Death received since his student days was that "Hollows are evil creatures that devour souls, and killing Hollows is an act of justice." And most of the Hollows, as the God of Death's textbooks say, are filled with all kinds of negative emotions and like killing and destruction.
Therefore, if there were no huge pressure like that of the Invisible Empire in the later period, it would be nothing but a pipe dream to want the God of Death and the Void to live in peace.
And if you really dig deeper, during the Invisible Empire era, those who allied with the Shinigami were not Hollows, but Arrancars.
There is a huge difference between Hollows and Arrancar. Not only are Arrancar more powerful, but they also have human appearance and look like "fellow creatures" who can communicate with the Shinigami. Most importantly, Arrancar no longer eat humans.
Considering the spiritual power level of the Arrancar, the souls of ordinary people are too "bland" and there is no need to even bother eating them. For them, the best food objects are other hollows or Shinigami who have accumulated a large amount of spiritual power.
No longer eating humans is the important reason why the Shinigami can join forces with the Arrancar.
Although Gu Shi never eats humans, for these death gods, it might be easier to convince them that the Spirit King has been torn apart than to ask them to believe that a big void does not eat humans.
[Since we can't be friends, should we kill them? ]
Murderous intent quietly grew in Gu Shi's eyes.
[What benefits can I get from killing them? First of all, I will become a great hollow, and with my two companions, Erlang and Tianpeng, my information will not be leaked, and my safety will be increased to a certain extent. ]
【Secondly…】
[It seems that there is no other benefit. This is the only benefit of killing them. ]
Rolling his eyes, Gu Shi saw that the two Grim Reapers behind him had finished searching the bodies of the sparrow players and seemed to be planning to escape quietly. After giving Erlang a wink, the murderous intent in his eyes eased a little and he continued to think.
[Then, if I don't kill them, what benefit can I get? ]
[First of all, I will definitely feel better if I don’t have to kill anyone.]
[Secondly, if this Ibuki brings back the news that I am still alive, the nobles who are against the Saito family will be sure that the "evidence" is still there, and they will definitely be more ruthless when they attack the Saito family. Who knows...]
Glancing at the two Death Gods who had been caught by Jiro and thrown to the ground, Gu Shi ignored them and looked seriously at Ibuki, whose forehead was covered with cold sweat, and asked with deep malice.
"Tendo Ibuki, right? Tell me, if I provide evidence that Saito Yami has killed other Shinigami, ordinary people in his own jurisdiction, and used their souls to cultivate Hollows, to what extent can those people above you deal a blow to the Saito family? How big of a blow will it be to Saito Yami?"
Gu Shi's question was obviously beyond Ibuki's expectations. He was stunned for a moment before he realized that the relationship between this Great Hollow and Saito Yami-kun didn't seem to be a friendly cooperation. However, the people above had confirmed that the two sides were "cooperating", so he didn't dare to say anything more. He could only frown and think seriously, and after a moment, he gave an uncertain answer.
“For the nobles, killing other Shinigami is not a big deal. In Soul Society, young Shinigami often lose their lives because they offend the nobles and are secretly assigned dangerous missions.
"However, if they directly killed other Shinigami, and the person who provided the testimony was a Hollow, there is a high possibility that it could be used as an important reason to attack the Saito family."
As he spoke, Ibuki carefully observed Gu Shi's reaction. However, Xu had a mask covering his expression, and Gu Shi's eyes did not change. He could not see anything, so he could only continue to explain according to his own guess.
“Lady Yami is the only heir of the Saito family. The other nobles will most likely convict Lady Yami and imprison her in the underground prison for a period of time. According to past practices of noble struggles, the sentence should be between two hundred and five hundred years.
“During this period, whenever there is a need to negotiate with the Saito family, the nobles can use the reduction of Lord Yami’s sentence in exchange for the Saito family’s concessions.
“If the old head of the Saito family gave birth to and confirmed a new heir before Lord Yamei’s sentence was completed, the other nobles would end their encroachment on the Saito family and release Lord Yamei, who is no longer valuable.
“If the Saito family does not have a new heir, the nobles will find other reasons to further increase Lord Yami’s sentence and continue to use him as a bargaining chip to exchange with the Saito family.
"In short, the situation you described will definitely cause a big blow to the Saito family, but how big of a blow it will cause to Lord Yami depends on whether the head of the Saito family can give birth."
After saying this, Ibuki waited nervously for Gu Shi's reaction. He was not sure if he guessed correctly. If this Killian was not actually hostile to Saito Yami, but had really established a friendly cooperative relationship with Saito Yami, he would probably be beaten to death on the spot if he said this.
But if he guessed correctly, and Saito Yami and this Killian didn't have a good relationship, then...
"As expected, even if you're not a noble god of death, you don't care about the lives of ordinary people?"
Gu Shi's sigh made Ibuki frown in confusion, but before he could think about what was going on, Gu Shi skipped the topic.
"Very good! No matter who it is, as long as they can defeat that lunatic Saito Yamei, I don't mind helping to throw stones!
"Tendo Ibuki, please listen carefully to what I am about to say. If you have a device that can record sound, it would be best to take it out and record it. I will describe in detail the process of Saito Yamei killing Oniki Ryo!"
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Chapter 67 My Friend
"…The above is the whole process of Saito Yami killing Oniki Ryo."
Gu Shi patiently narrated the entire process of how the bearded Grim Reaper was killed.
Of course, in the story, Gu Shi concealed his own existence and only said that by chance he and Saito Yamei reached a tacit understanding and traveled together for a period of time, and witnessed the process.
As for the fact that Saito Yamei targeted him, it was because he was special. Gu Shi didn't say a word, for fear that other nobles might have crazy people with the same ideas as Saito Yamei and target him.
Ibuki nodded solemnly, then put away the jet-black butterfly that was resting on his fingertips.
The Hell Butterfly, as an important communication tool for the God of Death, has the function of storing language. After leaving the Hueco Mundo, as long as the Hell Butterfly is released, what Gu Shi had said before will be quickly transmitted to the Soul Society. The information stored in the Hell Butterfly can also prove that these words were indeed spoken by a Hollow.
After finishing collecting the testimonies, Ibuki was silent for a short while, and that harmless smile appeared on his face again.
"Haha, thank you for your help. Then, shall we take our leave?"
As he said this, Ibuki stood up straight and pretended to leave, but his eyes were fixed on Gu Shi. He didn't dare to turn around and leave immediately.
"Don't leave in a hurry yet."
Of course Gu Shi couldn't let them leave like that, he raised his paw and pointed at one of the Grim Reapers, then spoke slowly without leaving any room for doubt.
"You took the bottle from the corpse just now, didn't you? Please give it to me."
The Grim Reaper who was targeted was stared at by the three-headed hollow. He was startled and immediately took out the spiritual power tracking device from his arms. He leaned over respectfully and placed it on the ground, then slowly stepped back a few steps.
This god of death followed Yuto into the Hueco Mundo out of loyalty. At that time, he was surrounded by a group of Hollows and was a warrior who was still able to fight even though he was seriously injured. With a heart full of gratitude and for the justice in his heart, he dared to draw his sword and rush forward even though he knew he had to face a battle of certain death.
But Ibuki proved with facts that his so-called repayment of gratitude was just stupidity. It was Yuto himself who almost killed him. The upper echelons of Soul Society knew that Yuto had problems, but they still used their lives to test Yuto without hesitation, without considering their own life and death at all.
It seems that as long as they can collect evidence of the Youren's crimes, it doesn't matter if all of these death gods die.
The cruel reality made the Grim Reaper feel confused. He didn't know what he had been fighting for in the past hundred years. He had rushed into the battlefield time and again with the belief that he would die. Was it really for the "protection" that his superiors mentioned?
Or is it for the ugly struggle of the nobles?
Are the sacrifices of those colleagues who died in our memories really meaningful?
He couldn't figure it out. His former beliefs and persistence had long been shattered. Now he just wanted to survive and live just for himself.
Is bowing to Xu a betrayal of the dignity of the God of Death?
But who betrayed us first?
We, the pawns casually discarded by the nobles, probably didn't have the luxury of dignity from the beginning, right?
The nobles can cooperate with Xu for the sake of profit, so why should we fight Xu to death?
What is the difference between groveling before a noble and groveling before Daxu?
Live!
As long as I can survive, it doesn’t matter who I bow to!
The Grim Reaper who has lost his faith is no longer a warrior, he has become an ordinary person who cherishes his life. He doesn't even dare to touch the Zanpakuto on his waist, as if it is not his "comrade-in-arms" with whom he has fought side by side for a hundred years and entrusted all his trust, but a poisonous insect that can take his life.
With his hands pressed tightly against his thighs, the ordinary man who looked like the god of death lowered his head respectfully as if he was meeting his superiors or nobles, waiting for Gu Shi's next instructions.
Although Gu Shi was somewhat surprised at the obedience of the god of death, he did not think too much about it. He grabbed the small bottle and brought it close to his eyes to observe it, then looked at Ibuki with a smile.
"This thing should be some kind of tracking device, right? You used it to find me? As a friend, you should not mind telling me how to use it."
As soon as Gu Shi's question came out, without waiting for Ibuki to consider, another Grim Reaper who had also lost faith immediately rushed to answer Gu Shi's question, as if only such a positive attitude could highlight his harmlessness and allow him to successfully save his life.
This Grim Reaper had worked as the deputy captain's assistant for a period of time. Organizing documents and explaining situations were his strong points. He quickly explained the usage of the tracking device in brief and clear language. After he finished speaking, he did not forget to give Gu Shi a flattering smile, looking as harmless as possible.