Chapter 333 The Secrets of the Five Great Nobles

Chapter 333 The Secrets of the Five Great Nobles

Chapter 333 The Secret of the Five Nobles

It was another sunny day, and the Soul Society was particularly peaceful.

Lu Li strolled on the street, looking at the Gotei soldiers passing by, and felt like an old man walking on the street after lunch.

The life of the First Division was far more leisurely than he had imagined. Since Soul Society was recently preparing to attack the Quincies in the present world, the captain-general was actually quite busy.

When he came to see him secretly that day, he just took time out during afternoon tea to come and check on the situation. Originally, Lu Li thought that after joining the first team, he would be educated by the old man every day, but they haven't met each other since then.

There are other geniuses in the First Squadron's barracks who are here to gain experience, but their spiritual pressure levels are much lower and they cannot please Lu Li during competitions.

Based on the principle of not wasting time and maximizing the benefits in the mission world, Lu Li left the team house and prepared to discuss and learn with the captain he was familiar with.

Anyway, the First Team usually has no missions, so as long as he doesn't leave Soul Society, he doesn't need to report and can go anywhere he wants.

"Hey, Yoruichi, you look like you're in a bad mood."

Lu Li greeted Ye Yi from a distance in front of him. The reason he said that was because there was another man standing opposite Ye Yi.

The man was wearing the uniform of the second squad's chief officer and a green and white striped hat. He put one hand on his head and nodded, as if he was reflecting on something. However, his attitude and lazy tone did not make him look like he was reflecting on something.

"How come you still have time to come out? Didn't the captain give you hell training?"

Ye Yi glared at Lu Li unhappily, and was also wondering why he came out to hang out the next day.

"The captain-general has no time to care about me. He is busy attacking the Quincy. Considering that the spiritual pressure of a captain-level figure may cause adverse effects in the world, a lot of arrangements need to be made in advance."

Lu Li explained, then looked at the man next to Yoruichi, "Isn't this Senior Puyuan?"

"Ah, I didn't expect that Mr. Lu still remembered me. I feel so honored. I thought I was a nobody."

Urahara Kisuke smiled like a fool, not serious at all.

Seeing this, Yoruichi raised his foot and stepped on Urahara Kisuke's instep, making him grimace in pain.

"This is my third seat, two years older than us. I didn't expect you still remember him."

Ye Yi introduced from the side, "Why are you still calling him senior? Now everyone has graduated, don't give him face."

Urahara Kisuke did not refute, but bowed and nodded humbly, "Mr. Lu graduated earlier than me, so just call me Urahara."

Lu Li looked at this pair of childhood sweethearts and thought that when one person succeeds, everyone else will benefit. Even though Urahara Kisuke is also a genius, with his age and qualifications, he probably wouldn't be able to sit in the third seat if the normal process was followed.

But since he has a good relationship with Yoruichi and his strength is also good, it was natural for him to climb to a high position.

Not only that, ninety years later, Urahara Kisuke will be recommended to the position of the 12th Division... provided that everything develops according to the original plot.

"Then I'll call you Urahara-kun. By the way, what were you guys arguing about just now?"

Lu Li asked curiously.

"This guy left his post without permission and actually went to meet Captain Hikari behind my back."

Yoruichi said mercilessly, "Is research so fun? I think when Captain Hikifune gets promoted, you should just run to the 12th Division to take over."

"Don't say such harsh words. I'm just going to borrow some research equipment from Captain Hikifune. Do you think I want to go? Every time I go, I get kicked by Hiyori."

Urahara Kisuke looked helpless, and looked at Lu Li for help, "Mr. Lu should be here to look for Yoruichi, right? Then you guys chat, I'm going back to the Maggot Nest now."

As the third seat of the second squad, he is also the captain of the third secret mobile squad, the Kanli Squad, responsible for guarding the maggot nest.

After saying that, he ran away without caring whether Ye Yi had any other instructions or not.

"Damn it, this guy hasn't matured at all!"

Ye Yi was so angry that his teeth itched, but he was not really angry. After a moment, his expression returned to normal.

Lu Li was watching from the side and wanted to complain that you two are the same, you are both the captain of the second team and the third seat, but you are still bickering like young people.

All I can say is that although these two people are already very capable, their personalities still lack the polishing of age, or the beatings of society.

Perhaps after Yoruichi has done too many dirty things in the Secret Mobile Force, and Urahara Kisuke has seen too much injustice in the Maggot's Nest, the two will become more mature and stable.

"Is Urahara-kun a researcher? What is he researching lately?"

Lu Li asked curiously, wanting to know what Urahara Kisuke, a research and development genius who was even better than Aizen, had come up with.

"It seems to be some kind of divine transformation? He feels that the current prototype of the Secret Maneuver is not stable enough, so he is developing a new version."

Yoruichi herself was not very interested. She just remembered that a few years ago, Captain Hikifune provided a batch of devices called "Transformation of the Divine Body" as trial products for covert maneuver training, but the response from the soldiers below was not very good after using them.

She felt that this thing should not be experimented on by their Secret Mobile Division, but rather by other divisions that used Zanpakutō more often. After all, she, the commander-in-chief of the Secret Mobile Division, did not usually use Zanpakutō herself.

"Oh? What's that thing for?"

Lu Li pretended to be curious, but he was genuinely surprised in his heart. He didn't expect that Urahara Kisuke had started studying the divine body transformation so early.

According to Yoruichi in the original work, after developing a stable Tensei form, Kisuke Urahara learned Bankai by using the Tensei form in just a few days.

Even though Sosuke had warned him that his Bankai was very dangerous and that using the Divine Body might lead to unknown horrors, he still felt that it would be a good idea to prepare a Divine Body as a last resort.

"According to what Kisuke said, if he succeeds in developing it, it will allow Shinigami with qualified qualities to quickly learn Bankai. I don't think that's very reliable."

Yoruichi said, looking at Lu Li with a smile, "Oh, I almost forgot, there is someone here who doesn't know Bankai, how about I help you ask Kisuke for a trial work of his?"

Lu Li knew from Ye Yi's expression that the other party had bad intentions, "Forget it, let's wait until he is almost developed. Besides, Ye Yi, you have no right to criticize me, do you know Bankai?"

To be the captain of the Gotei 13, learning Bankai is not a necessary condition. In history, there are many people who became captains but did not know how to use Bankai, such as Kenpachi Zaraki or Sosuke in later generations.

It can only be said that Bankai is an evaluation standard, but it does not mean that if you don't know Bankai, you can't be a captain. Generally speaking, if an ordinary soldier wants to become a captain, he must first reach the third level of spiritual power or above, then learn Bankai, and then he needs to go through three channels.

One is to accept the assessment of three captains including the captain-general, the second is to be recommended by six captains and recognized by more than half of the remaining captains, and the third is to defeat the current captain.

It is worth mentioning that, generally speaking, if you want to take these three channels, you must first learn Bankai, but in some special cases, you don’t need Bankai to take these channels.

The easiest way is the third channel, which is to defeat the current captain. This is what Kenpachi Zaraki did.

The first two channels will also be opened to people who do not know Bankai under special circumstances. As long as they can complete the assessment and are recognized by the captains as being capable of assuming the responsibilities of captain, they can be promoted.

As for someone like Yoruichi, it's mostly due to family reasons. The Shihouin family has basically served in the Second Division for generations, managing the Second Division and the Secret Mobile Force.

Lu Li also realized this recently after coming into contact with Yoruichi, the leader of Feihong Tengda, that the Second Squad and the Covert Mobile Unit cannot be equated. At least in this era led by Yoruichi, they are still in a state of separation.

Ye Yi's title is Captain of the Second Squad and Commander-in-Chief of Secret Mobile Forces, and he is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Criminal Army of the First Squad. Lu Li originally thought that the Captain of the Second Squad was a nominal position of the Commander-in-Chief of Secret Mobile Forces, but this is not the case.

The Second Division was influenced by the Shihouin family. Their main job in this era is to research weapons and black technology. Their research and development capabilities in these areas are much stronger than those of the current Twelfth Division.

The Shihouin family is known as the God-given military family, and is also a powerful family among the five great nobles. It is not surprising that Yoruichi, as the patriarch of this generation of the family, can secure the position of captain of the second team.

"Bankai? I don't need that. That's a skill that ordinary Shinigami need to learn."

Yoruichi said that there was actually a short sword hanging behind her waist, which was her Zanpakuto.

However, Lu Li had never seen Yoruichi use her Zanpakuto since their school days, and Yoruichi basically never attended the kendo classes in the Zankenzouki course.

Therefore, whether from the perspective of the original work or from the perspective of a familiar friend now, Lu Li is very curious, why Yoruichi doesn't use her Zanpakuto, and whether her Zanpakuto has Shikai and Bankai?
"Ordinary Shinigami... you sound like a class enemy, but you are indeed a noble lady."

Lu Li complained.

"That's not what I meant. It's just that due to my duty, I must be different from ordinary Gotei-tai soldiers and cannot rely too much on my Zanpakutō."

Yoruichi explained as he walked towards the Second Division's barracks, waving for Lu Li to follow.

She knew that Lu Li was not just wandering here aimlessly, he must have something to talk to her about.

"Are you worried that your Zanpakuto will make too much noise when you're carrying out an assassination?"

Lu Li asked curiously. He actually originally wanted to come out to find Sosuke, but after he confirmed that there was no problem with his return, Sosuke couldn't wait to run to Hueco Mundo.

Well, Sosuke is going to inspect his Happy Lab, and he will probably have a lot of common topics with Sal Apollo in terms of research.

"Movement? Oh, stealth maneuvers require stealth and silence, but that's not the main reason. If you use ghost arts, the movement will be big anyway."

Ye Yi shook his head and said, "Just now you said that I was a class enemy, but you are wrong. The existence of the five nobles is necessary."

"Is it to provide high-end talents to the Central Office 46?"

Lu Li teased. Anyway, he had already entered Ye Yi's room and there was no outsider around, so he could speak more boldly.

"I noticed that you were quite aggressive, but I'm also quite annoyed with those old men, so I'll forgive you."

Yoruichi smiled and said, "But the truth is not what you think. The Forty-Six Chambers are just a manifestation of the power of the nobles. Regardless of whether they are stupid or not, they generally maintain the Soul Society in a stable state. And you are wrong about one thing..."

"what?"

Lu Li is very interested in anything that can gain exploration points.

"Room 46 and our five great nobles are not on the same page."

Yoruichi explained, "We the five great nobles do send talents to the Forty-Six Chambers, but the Forty-Six Chambers are mainly composed of 'sages'. Some of them come from other nobles from earlier times, and some are wise men from other areas of Soul Society. You can understand that the Forty-Six Chambers are composed of both 'elders' and nobles."

"In other words, you five nobles can't influence the opinions of the Central 46 Chambers?"

Lu Li was somewhat dazed.

"That's right. In fact, Chamber 46 has been getting more and more at odds with the five nobles over the years. I even heard that they want to squeeze out one of the five nobles, because then we won't have the veto power."

Yoruichi shrugged and said, "Anyway, the 46th Chamber is no longer under the control of the five nobles, and they always go against us."

"The power struggle is really complicated. So if you commit a crime, then Room 46 will still sentence you accordingly?"

Lu Li sighed, thinking that the power structure of Soul Society was outrageous.

It is said that political power comes from military power, but the old men of the Forty-sixth Chamber do not have military power. If the captain-general does not support them and the five great nobles do not buy into them, they are just a group of old men with not much strength. Sosuke easily wiped out the Forty-sixth Chamber alone.

This kind of top-level power, which was like a castle in the air, seemed very abstract to Lu Li.

Hearing from Ye Yi that the Forty-Sixth Chamber is still trying to squeeze out one of the five great nobles, Lu Li could roughly guess which family it was. It should be the Shiba family that has begun to decline, and they are the ancestors of Ichigo Kurosaki, the protagonist of the manga Bleach.

It can only be said that people who engage in political struggles sometimes become short-sighted when they go crazy. The five great nobles may now check the power of the Central Forty-sixth Room, but when necessary, because there are people from their families serving in the Forty-sixth Room, the five great nobles will still support the Forty-sixth Room.

This is a power structure that complements each other, but once the five nobles become alienated and their power is weakened, the stability of the power of the Forty-Six Chambers will also decline in disguise.

By then, there will indeed be no great nobles to oppose them, but when they encounter major events, they will also have no powerful backing to support them.

"What are you talking about? Don't look at me like this. I'm a very disciplined person. How could I commit a crime that would warrant being judged by Chamber 46?"

Ye Yi rolled his eyes beautifully.

"It's hard to say..."

Lu Li complained in a low voice, thinking that when your childhood sweetheart got into trouble, you rescued him and ran away to the modern world without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)