Hearing Yamabuki say this, Chōjirō Sasakibe realized that what he said might be true.
Was he really going to be a Vice Captain? But his own abilities were simply not enough!
Soon, the two returned to the First Division Barracks to complete the work handover.
"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me. Never act on your own initiative. Don't let the Captain Commander's usual sternness fool you; he's actually very patient with his subordinates. You can come to either of us with any difficulties," Yamabuki said.
Chōjirō Sasakibe felt more apprehension than anything else.
He was also considered a genius. After two months of training, his strength barely reached the Seated Officer level, but to be a Vice Captain, he was still far from it.
One must know that the most important ability in the Gotei 13 was fighting. As long as you could fight, you had status.
Back in the barracks, Yamamoto glanced at Chōjirō Sasakibe.
Although his abilities in all aspects were a bit lacking, this child was obedient after all. He hoped he could become a decent Vice Captain.
It was Chōjirō Sasakibe's first time seeing so many Captains in a public setting. He felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, not daring to speak out of turn.
Yamamoto didn't pay attention to Chōjirō Sasakibe, but instead asked Unohana: "Since you've joined the Gotei 13, are there any living arrangements you need assistance with? Do you have a place to stay now?"
"She can stay at my place. My house is very big, more than enough for two people. I can show some selfless spirit," Yamabuki said, raising his hand.
As a result, all his colleagues gave him looks of disdain.
Is that really showing selfless spirit?
We were all too embarrassed to expose you!
You were lusting after her body, you pervert!
"I have no objections," Unohana said gently.
Anyway, she wasn't picky about where she lived, and she could communicate deeply with Yamabuki anytime, anywhere…
The kind where white blades go in and red blades come out.
Why not?
"Alright, Yamabuki, for this period, you will assist Captain Unohana with all the Eleventh Division's work. You must take responsibility, understood?" Yamamoto said.
"Yes, sir," Yamabuki nodded slightly.
Just like that, the matter was finally put to rest.
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Central 46 temporary Garrison.
The Great Sage who had complained to Yamamoto yesterday arrived at the temporary Central 46 with trepidation.
"You're finally back! Quickly, tell us how it went!"
As soon as they saw the Great Sage return, everyone else gathered around.
This matter was about the Central 46's reputation.
The Great Sage coughed forcefully: "Regarding this matter, we have achieved a phased victory. Yamamoto Genryūsai demanded that Yamabuki publicly apologize to us, and he severely criticized him!"
"Excellent!"
The other Great Sages were overjoyed. They had finally won a round in their game with the Gotei 13.
Only the Great Sage who had been sent to the Gotei 13 had flickering eyes.
"Everyone, quiet!" The Great Sage waved his hand gently, and everyone fell silent: "Continue. After apologizing to us, what then? How should Yamabuki's killing of our compatriot be handled?"
The Great Sage blinked: "That's it."
"That's it? What do you mean 'that's it'? Is he gone? Did Yamamoto Genryūsai, in a fit of rage, burn Yamabuki to ashes?" The Great Sage asked excitedly.
"No. The execution result is gone," the Great Sage said. "Apologizing to us is the final outcome. Oh, and Yamabuki was ordered to write a letter of self-criticism, and half a year's salary was deducted… I think such a heavy punishment is enough!"
The laughter around them abruptly stopped.
Everyone looked at the Great Sage with incredulous eyes.
It was someone from Central 46 who was killed.
A member of the highest authority in this world.
He's gone! He was killed! His head was chopped off with one slice! And you're telling me an apology? A letter of self-criticism? Half a year's salary deducted?
Are you kidding me?
The Great Sage's face looked like he had been cuckolded!
"This is too much! Don't forget, if we hadn't helped him allocate resources, how would the Gotei 13 have been established? Now they're turning their blades on us! This is simply too much! Too much!" The Great Sage trembled with anger.
"Great Sage, what should we do now? We'll listen to you! Just say the word, and we'll go back and mobilize our private army to fight him to the death!"
The Great Sage, however, kicked him with a look of horror: "If you want to die, don't drag me into it! If you're not satisfied, you go. I don't want to be burned to ashes by Ryūjin Jakka."
It's fine to complain about dissatisfaction, but to act on it? Are you looking for death? Don't drag me into your death wish! I haven't lived enough yet!
You know what kind of lunatics the Gotei 13 are, don't you?
Yamabuki gave them a very vivid lesson yesterday.
If you don't have the strength, don't talk nonsense in front of others!
Yamamoto Genryūsai was clearly protecting his own.
What could he do? Endure it?
Moreover, in yesterday's battle, Yamabuki had already proven his standing within the Gotei 13 with his strength. Coupled with Yamamoto Genryūsai's full support for Yamabuki, his position in Soul Society was unshakeable.
If he still had some morals, he would be the ancestor of Seireitei by now!
"Forget it, I won't stoop to the level of these brutes." The Great Sage sighed. They had always misunderstood one thing. The Central 46 had been in power for too long, and they always naively believed that power was everything. But the Gotei 13 told them again and again that power was not everything; force was.
Power comes from the barrel of a gun!
Are you messing with me?
If it weren't for their stabilizing effect on the nobles of Soul Society, and if Yamabuki hadn't found a system to replace them, he would have long since wiped out these people.
As the saying goes, absolute power inevitably leads to absolute corruption!
Yamabuki had once racked his brains, trying to figure out how to replace the Central 46 system, but in the end, he found that even in the most advanced modern societies, where various countries had formulated relatively complete laws, it was ultimately humans judging humans.
No matter how perfect the laws or the system, as long as the people manipulating the laws and system have selfish motives, that system will eventually slowly evolve into the current Central 46; it's just a matter of time.
So, in the end, he decided that it would be better to slowly reduce the Central 46's influence on Soul Society, while simultaneously stabilizing these nobles, preventing them from taking drastic actions. After a thousand years, perhaps the actual role of Central 46 would be less significant than that of an Old Man selling vegetables at the market. By then, Central 46 would exist in name only.
Moreover, a bloody battle would soon arrive in the future. Whatever good ideas he had, he would talk about them after surviving this bloody battle.
"Forget it, Yamabuki is considered to have contributed to the Gotei. I won't stoop to his level this time. However, that madwoman must be executed. How did they respond to that?" The Great Sage asked again.
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