Chapter 332 Joyful Unohana

Chapter 332 Joyful Unohana

Chapter 332 Joyful Unohana
Lu Li was just about to thank the captain for his lenient instruction, but the captain spoke first after putting on his clothes.

"Since your squad number has been cancelled, you should join the First Squadron this time. I will teach you when I have time."

There was no expression of joy or anger on Captain-General Yamamoto's face. After his Ryujin Jakka returned to its original form, it transformed back into the shape of a scepter.

"But... Captain, I was originally from the 5th Division..."

Lu Li wanted to argue. He really wanted to learn and exchange ideas with the captain more often, but if he was being watched by the captain, wouldn’t he be unable to do many things?

"Boy."

The captain looked serious and said, "This is not a discussion, but an order."

When Lu Li saw the captain's serious tone, he knew that the other party was serious and instantly understood the captain's intention.

Saying that he wanted to teach me was only one aspect of his intention, but regarding my return, there were some fishy things in Ye Yi's report, and the captain knew it very well, so he didn't believe it completely.

As the captain of the Gotei 13, he is responsible for the safety of the Soul Society. Keeping me by his side is both a teacher's care for his students and a form of supervision.

"Don't have that expression. I'm not putting you under house arrest. With your strength, you won't stay under my command for long. Once you learn Bankai, I will naturally release you."

Seeing Lu Li's conflicted expression, the captain added.

"Then I'll trouble you, Captain."

Lu Li knew that the captain had already shown enough kindness to him. If he refused again, it would be seen as ungrateful. The current result was better than being sentenced by the Central 46th Room to be imprisoned in the Maggot Nest for observation.

"It turned out to be a wasted trip. I'm sure Aizen will blame me when he returns."

Pingzi grabbed his head with one hand, looking distressed, "Since the captain has spoken, I certainly can't snatch him away. Lu Jun, you're on your own."

"Some people need to be reeducated by the captain's iron fist."

Ye Yi said with a smile, "Lu Li, take care of yourself."

Lu Li did not get angry at Ye Yi's obvious taunting, "We'll tell you when Bai beats me."

"Mr. Lu, let's go back to the First Squadron's quarters."

Chojiro walked up to Lu Li and gave him a considerate reminder. The captain had already walked towards the exit of the martial arts arena after tidying up his appearance.

"Please take good care of me in the future, Vice Captain of the Sparrow Department."

Lu Li said politely. He knew that the captain-general was not in charge of many miscellaneous matters in the First Squadron. All matters, big or small, were usually handled by the "secretary" of Suzuki Chojiro.

With the captain's order, the process naturally went very fast. Lu Li's joining procedures were quickly completed. From today on, he became a member of the first team.

And he is not just an ordinary soldier, but was directly appointed as a chief officer, currently ranking fourth from the bottom.

On the way back, Quebu explained to Lu Li the composition of the First Squadron, allowing Lu Li to understand his current situation.

The First Squadron does not usually go on missions. To be honest, it is a leisurely unit. As the commander of the Gotei 13, the First Squadron's usual job is to issue notices from the Central 46th Office and hold routine meetings.

But this kind of work is usually done by the Sparrow Department. During the meeting, the captain-general will show up to inform and discuss with everyone. It has nothing to do with the ordinary soldiers of the First Squadron.

So what exactly is the daily work of the soldiers in the First Squadron?

There is no work...

To put it bluntly, if we use a real-life analogy, the First Division is a place for gilding and training in the central government. There are not many soldiers in the team, and they are all elite talents with potential. After staying in the First Division for a long time, they will be assigned to other divisions according to their strength.

It depends on the situation. At worst, he can be a chief officer after passing the exam. At best, he can become a vice-captain. For extremely outstanding talents, it is not impossible for him to directly become the captain of a certain team if there is a vacant captain seat.

According to Suzube, the current captain of the 8th Division, Shunsui Kyoraku, and the captain of the 13th Division, Jushiro Ukitake, both spent some time in the 1st Division after graduation, and were later assigned to their respective divisions, where they were directly given important positions and soon became captains.

Therefore, among the Gotei 13, most soldiers are trying their best to get into the First Squadron, because it means a bright future and promotion.

Suzubu also showed obvious admiration for Lu Li, without much concealment, and told Lu Li that the three current officers in the first team were all old men who had followed Captain-General Yamamoto two thousand years ago.

The positions of these officers have not changed in thousands of years, and they have no intention of being sent abroad. They are only willing to follow the captain-in-chief.

However, the subsequent replacement officers usually do not stay in this position for long and will be sent to other teams to serve as deputy captain or a higher position.

The meaning of Quebu's encouragement was very clear. He meant that Lu Li should not have any grudges. It was a good thing to further his studies here. After learning Bankai carefully, he might be able to be promoted to the captain.

After Lu Li figured out what was going on within the team, he calmed down and found that this was also a good place to go.

First of all, the soldiers of the first squad don’t have to carry out any missions. They can practice however they want in their daily lives and no one will disturb them. The captain-general can even teach them when he is free.

When he is free, the First Squadron will not restrict his actions. Anyway, there is no mission, so as long as he does not leave Soul Society or go to the secret forbidden area, he can go wherever he wants.

As a normal person, it is normal for him to want to see his old classmates, so he can go to the 5th Division to find Sosuke at any time without arousing suspicion.

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The news of Lu Li's return to Soul Society spread the next day and quickly spread throughout the Soul Society.

It did not cause much waves among the captains. After all, the captains had changed frequently in the past few decades, and several captains had already been replaced. I remember that Lu Li had not been the captain for many times.

The explorers of the End Space in Soul Society noticed that this matter was unusual, because they had never heard of a famous death god named Lu Li in the plot.

After many of Lu Li's deeds were exposed, the explorers called them outrageous and seriously doubted the injustice of the End Space, believing that Lu Li had obtained a more sophisticated and better starting identity than them.

Look, the captain has taken the people back personally. If the pace continues, won’t things go wrong?

The explorers were all envious, jealous and resentful, but no one thought that Lu Li had ever been to this world. After all, in the explorers' understanding, this was the first time that the world of the God of Death was open to the public in the new reincarnation.

In addition to the explorers who were excited about Lu Li's arrival, this news also caused quite a stir in the heart of a certain captain, but it was not obvious on the surface, and there was an undercurrent.

In the 4th Squad barracks, the morning sun rose, lighting up the space in the courtyard. The sunlight shone through the gaps in the cherry trees, dappled onto the woman's body, adding a few patterns to her plain white haori.

As if she had just taken a bath in the early morning, her wet hair was tied up in a high bun, simple yet charming. A few strands of hair gently brushed across her face, adding a bit of casual charm.

The snow-white skin seems to have a faint luster under the sunlight, delicate and soft.

She leaned over gently, picked up a fallen flower, and touched the petals with her fingertips. Her movements were gentle and graceful, and her every move revealed a temperament of classical beauty.

Her eyes, like deep lakes, shimmered with light, reflecting the dew on the fallen flowers, and her lips were a light cherry blossom color, and when they opened, a soft voice uttered, "How long do you want to see, Yongyin?"

Kotetsu Yuune, who was intoxicated by the captain's beauty, came back to his senses and remembered that he came to report. It was really wrong for him to be so lost in thought while staring at the captain after he took a bath.

"Captain Unohana, the captain updated the roster of the first team this morning and added a new officer. He will be introduced at the meeting in three days."

The vice-captain of the 4th Division, Kotetsu Yuune, said that this was the normal procedure for important personnel changes in the Gotei 13.

Generally speaking, the appointment of chief officers within an ordinary squad does not require the approval of the captain-general and the Forty-Sixth Division. The captain can appoint and dismiss them on his own, which means that the selection of deputy captains will be reported to the higher authorities. Only after approval will it be announced publicly and introduced to everyone at the Gotei 13 meeting.

It’s just that the first squad is special. The status of the chief officer under the jurisdiction of the captain-general is naturally higher, and is basically not inferior to the vice-captains of other squads. Therefore, when there are personnel changes, it will be announced publicly and everyone will be introduced to them at the established meeting.

Those who understand will understand. Newly added officers will usually go out to serve as deputy captains or even captains within a few years, so it won’t hurt for everyone to get to know each other in advance.

However, if it was just a small matter like this, it would happen every once in a while in Soul Society, and it would not be worth her coming to Captain Unohana's residence early in the morning to disturb her, but she felt that the other party would be interested in the news this time.

"Oh? Yongyin, is there any new talent in the Spiritual Arts Academy that is worthy of the captain's cultivation?"

Unohana's voice was calm. She was just sitting under the tree facing the sunshine, combing her long hair, trying to braid it into her daily braid.

At this moment, through the sunlight and her slightly leaning forward posture, Yongyin could see a cross-shaped scar on Captain Unohana's open chest, but she knew that this scar was not left by the same person.

Instead, it was cut out by different people at different times.

The reason why Captain Unohana combs her long hair into a strange style is to cover up the scars that might be exposed.

But what surprised Kotetsu Yuune was that she didn't understand why Captain Unohana didn't erase these two scars. With her attainments in Kaido, it was just a trivial matter.

"No, although the Spiritual Arts Academy has produced many outstanding graduates recently, there is no genius that has caught the captain's eye."

Kotetsu Yuune explained.

For some reason, Captain Unohana has not been a substitute teacher at the Maou Spiritual Academy for decades. Currently, the person in charge of teaching the Kaido course is mainly the chief officer of the Fourth Division, and at most she, the vice-captain, will go there to give some guidance.

"This is rare. The captain-general won't poach someone from another team to serve as the chief officer of the first team, right?"

Unohana's curiosity was slightly aroused. She knew what the First Division was. It would be fine if she joined the First Division upon graduation. It was impossible for him to poach people from other divisions afterwards. After all, the First Division was a talent export factory, and those who were absorbed into it would still have to be sent out.

"Strictly speaking, the captain did recruit someone from another squad this time... and if he is a graduate, it is not unreasonable..."

Hu Che Yongyin had a strange expression when he spoke, "Captain, you should still remember him, the graduate named Lu Li."

Unohana's hands, which were combing her hair, paused. A few strands of hair broke in the air due to excessive force and slowly fell to the ground, merging with the fallen cherry blossoms on the ground.

"Who did you say you were?"

She turned her head suddenly, and her gentle and elegant breath suddenly changed, making Hu Che Yongyin a little uncomfortable.

Yongyin said cautiously: "It's Lu Li. He came back alive from Hueco Mundo and seems to have become quite strong. Since he had been expelled from the Fifth Division, he was pulled into the First Division by the captain-general."

Unohana's Qi cultivation skills were excellent, and she regained her composure in an instant. She ran her bare hands through her wet black hair, and the smile on her face looked gentle at first glance, "An interesting person is back, I wonder if he has improved."

Although she said so, she was already full of anticipation at this moment.

After all, the fact that Lu Li was able to escape the Hueco Mundo alive already proves his strength.

What's even better is that after so many years of fighting and bloody battles, Lu Li should no longer be the graduate who lacked experience in killing.

So, Mr. Lu, have you grown into a man who can please me?

As soon as she thought of this, her mood suddenly became as cheerful as the clear sky today.

"Captain, you don't want to go and spar with him, do you?"

Hu Che Yong Yin used euphemistic words, but she actually knew the captain's nature and strength. Seventy years ago, she discovered that her captain had a strong interest in the freshman named Lu Li.

But she didn't think much about it. After all, Lu Li was just a child in her eyes at that time, and his strength was average. It was impossible for him to threaten Captain Unohana.

But it's a bit hard to say now. It's rumored in Soul Society that when Lu Li broke out of Hueco Mundo with great force, he also killed a Yachukas-level Hollow. Perhaps he already has the strength of a captain.

If someone with Captain Unohana's personality were to engage in a "sparring" with Lu Li, there's a chance that Lu Li would actually be killed.

Oh, she is not worried about Captain Unohana at all. After all, she thinks her captain is the strongest.

"Yong Yin, what are you talking about? Why would I go to spar with him?"

Unohana said with a smile, which made Yuune feel a little relieved.

Discuss?

What she wanted was not the kind of playing house-like entertainment in her school days, what she pursued was a bloody fight with real swords, and this kind of demand was impossible to achieve in the current Gotei 13.

In order to repay the captain's kindness, she has decided to restrain her nature.

Right now, the Gotei 13 are about to attack the human world to annihilate those Quincies who don't listen to advice. At this sensitive moment, she will not act rashly, but will only do her duty as a medical worker.

And most importantly, she felt that Lu Li was too young. As a fruit, he was still green and it was not time to pick and taste him.

(End of this chapter)