Chapter 129: This Chief of Staff is Clearly Super Strong, Yet Excessively Insidious
Of course not!
The abilities of Quincy and Shinigami are mutually exclusive; under normal circumstances, they cannot be fused.
"Of course, it can be used. A Quincy's ability can restrain a Shinigami. After killing a Shinigami, one can seize the power of their Zanpakutō. What, didn't His Majesty tell you about this? This is clearly common knowledge!" Yamabuki said with a smile.
Originally, he came to rescue Yamatake Chiyo, but now, he could only slightly postpone Chiyo-chan's matter.
"Common knowledge?" Thomas was stunned. What kind of common knowledge was this? Why had His Majesty never told him? But seeing the young man's suspicious gaze, Thomas quickly coughed, "Yes, yes, yes, I forgot. His Majesty told me too."
From an age perspective, he was a senior no matter what, and he couldn't let a junior look down on him.
Yamabuki almost couldn't help but laugh. You believe what I just made up on the spot?
"We must always keep His Majesty's words in mind to show our loyalty to His Majesty." Yamabuki's face showed the innocent smile characteristic of a young man.
Thomas gave an awkward smile and quickly changed the subject: "By the way, little brother, when did you come to the Soul Society as an undercover agent?"
"Two months ago. But the process was quite arduous." Yamabuki said, gritting his teeth, "These Captains of the Gotei 13 are all mentally unstable. They attack their teammates first when they meet! I don't know how many beatings I've taken! And that damn Captain-Commander, he always deducts my salary for all sorts of reasons. Even though I've only worked for two months, my salary has been deducted for six months in advance! Not only that, I have to do three times the work! I can't even slack off; they push all the work onto me! I'm just a Chief of Staff! I'm not their biological father!!!!"
No skill, just pure emotion.
Thomas stared dumbfounded at the young man frantically complaining in front of him, reaching out and gently patting his shoulder. It's not easy for anyone to live in this world!
"By the way, little brother, do you… do you have any token? Although I don't doubt your identity, if you have a token, we can trust you better, can't we?" Thomas said.
Token?
Yamabuki raised an eyebrow. It seemed the other party wasn't a fool; even seeing that he could control reishi, they didn't completely trust him.
He quickly reached into his embrace, pretending to feel for something. What to do? What to do? Who knew what a Quincy's token was?!
Where would I have any token on me right now?
Although Yamabuki was a bit anxious, he maintained a smiling expression on the surface. If he killed Thomas here, the remaining companions would surely scatter like birds, alerting the enemy. To catch them all in one swoop, Yamabuki could only go along with the other party's wishes for now.
"Look at this. His Majesty gave it to me back then. I don't know if this can serve as a token." Yamabuki took out a small badge from his embrace.
Previously, when he went to the Human World, Yamabuki encountered a Quincy named Martin. After killing him, Yamabuki found this on him. At the time, he didn't pay any attention to it and just casually took it. He didn't expect it to come in handy now.
"Hmm! This is indeed our badge." Thomas nodded after looking at the badge.
"Come with me! Our comrades are waiting!" Thomas had completely trusted Yamabuki, and led him to the Quincy's secret base in Soul Society.
Yamabuki hadn't expected that the Quincy's secret base would be right in Rukongai, not hidden at all.
But then again, it made sense. The residents of Rukongai and the nobles of Seireitei lived completely different lives. One was high above, well-fed, well-clothed, and even had entertainment.
As for the common people in Rukongai, they couldn't even get enough to eat, their clothes were in rags, and they were constantly threatened by Hollows.
In the eyes of these common people, Soul Society was the world of those noble lords, not their world at all.
What if the entire Soul Society was destroyed? Those noble lords would be the ones to bear it!
As a result, the Quincy's temporary base was so brazenly displayed before everyone, yet not a single person went to Seireitei to report it, which was simply outrageous.
"Aren't you being a bit too bold? Aren't you afraid of Shinigami investigating?" Yamabuki asked.
"Shinigami? If Shinigami come to investigate, I'll just wipe out those Shinigami too! These Shinigami are as weak as rabbits. His Majesty is truly making a mountain out of a molehill. We could destroy Soul Society with just an advance team, but he insists on making a big fuss. It's giving them too much face," Thomas said with disdain.
As soon as Yamabuki entered Rukongai, the surrounding common residents all cast cold and hateful gazes at him.
The common people's aversion to nobles couldn't be reversed in just two short months. The Five Great Noble Clans and Central 46 had controlled Soul Society for millions of years. In the eyes of most nobles, the souls of common people had no value whatsoever. No matter how many died, more would appear before long. Over time, the two sides formed an opposition.
Now that foreign enemies had invaded, these common people were actually helping the Quincy hide their tracks. Yamabuki felt utterly helpless. This phenomenon could only be gradually improved with time. Expecting to change these people's impression of nobles in a short period was impossible.
Only one woman was currently stationed at the Quincy's main camp. She was about thirty years old, not particularly attractive, dressed in a white robe, and had a cold expression on her face, as if someone owed her millions and hadn't paid her back.
When the woman saw Thomas bring back a young Shinigami, her brows immediately furrowed: "Thomas, what is the meaning of this? Why did you bring someone back? And a Shinigami at that? You're not going to betray His Majesty, are you!"
"I am loyal to His Majesty, unlike some people who often badmouth His Majesty behind his back," Thomas retorted unceremoniously.
The two were at loggerheads, neither willing to back down an inch.
A smile played on Yamabuki's lips. It seemed that not only Soul Society, but the Quincy's ranks were not a monolithic block either. Yhwach did rule a group of Quincy with a strong hand, but even the strongest force couldn't control people's hearts. You never knew what a person who bowed down to you was truly thinking deep down.
Right, Haschwalth?
"Ahem! This young man's identity is not simple. When everyone returns, I will introduce him to you all," Thomas said coldly. "Mary, send a message to everyone immediately and tell them to come back."
"Don't use a commanding tone with me. I am not your subordinate," Mary said coldly.
However, she still sent messages to the Quincy scattered throughout Soul Society: Important matter, assemble immediately!