"Everyone, I'm back!" Yamabuki greeted everyone as soon as he entered the Gotei 13, and the members were very happy to see that the Chief of Staff had rescued Chiyo-chan.
As expected of the Chief of Staff, he rescued her with just a slight effort, but why was there a strange old grandpa following behind them?
Saizō Sakahone looked at the members of the Gotei 13 with shining eyes: "So many young people! Old people like this vibrant vitality in young people! And there are many cute girls, even better!"
Yamabuki said with a forced smile: "Old man, if you dare to lay a hand on the members of the Gotei 13, see how I'll beat you!"
Saizō Sakahone chuckled and said: "Don't worry, I understand, I understand!"
Yamabuki told Yamatake Chiyo to go back and rest first, while he brought Saizō Sakahone to the Captain-Commander of the First Division.
As expected, these two people knew each other.
"Yamamoto, long time no see. Last time we met, you were still a little brat. I didn't expect you to become an uncle in the blink of an eye. Alas, you don't have the vitality of a young person anymore." Saizō Sakahone began to taunt Captain-Commander Yamamoto as soon as he saw him.
Yamamoto said with an unchanging expression: "I regret it so much! Why didn't I burn you to death with a single flame when I saw you last time."
It seems these two had some conflict before. Yamabuki cautiously looked at the Captain-Commander, then at Saizō Sakahone. Let your grudges be resolved by yourselves, I'm leaving first.
Yamabuki wanted to quietly slip away while the two of them weren't paying attention to him, but he was stopped by Yamamoto.
"Chief of Staff, since you brought him back, I'll leave the work assignment to you." Yamamoto decisively became a hands-off boss, knowing that Yamabuki would always solve whatever problems he couldn't.
Yamabuki said listlessly: "Yes! Old grandpa, come with me, I'll take you to see your future workplace."
As he went out, he happened to meet Chōjirō Sasakibe.
"Brother Yamabuki, I have something to tell you later." Chōjirō Sasakibe said in a low voice.
Yamabuki originally wanted to reach out and pat Chōjirō Sasakibe's head, but then he realized that the boy had grown taller and was almost as tall as him, so he reluctantly put his raised hand down again.
Afterward, Yamabuki brought Saizō Sakahone to the Thirteenth Division, because the Thirteenth Division used to have no captain, so there were few members, but he could transfer a few members from other squads later.
"By the way, old man, did you have any grievances with our Captain-Commander before?" Yamabuki's gossip soul burned brightly in his heart.
Saizō Sakahone chuckled and said: "That's a long story. It happened hundreds of years ago. At that time, your Captain-Commander looked quite young. I had just developed a poison, and to test its effects, I put it directly into his food."
Yamabuki's eyebrows twitched. Old man, it's truly a miracle you're still alive today, daring to provoke our Captain-Commander.
"And then?" Yamabuki asked.
Saizō Sakahone angrily pointed at his head: "Look, my hair."
Yamabuki looked over and only then realized that Saizō Sakahone had no hair. At first, Yamabuki thought Saizō Sakahone's hair had fallen out due to old age, but now it seemed...
"After your Captain-Commander caught me, he beat me up severely and then pulled out all my beautiful hair! I've been hiding in the mountains all these years just to research hair growth potions." Saizō Sakahone said with great reluctance, though it looked like he knew it must have failed.
"Alright, this is the Thirteenth Division. From now on, you'll be the boss here. You're currently the provisional captain. If you don't understand some trivial things, you can always ask me." Yamabuki said.
Saizō Sakahone suddenly said: "By the way, I only have one request. Is that girl just now your subordinate? Let her work under me!"
"That... still depends on her personal wishes." Yamabuki got a headache just thinking about Yamatake Chiyo crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang herself.
Afterward, Yamabuki left the Thirteenth Division barracks and went to the Eleventh Division.
Unohana had taken her squad members out, and it was clear they had gone out to fight. However, thanks to Unohana continuously sweeping Rukongai with the Eleventh Division during this period, the public order in the nearby Rukongai had improved greatly.
Yamabuki simply found a place to sit down, placed his Zanpakutō on his lap, and tried to communicate with his Sword Spirit again.
Only half a year remained, and he had to learn Bankai within that time, otherwise, it would be difficult to contend with Yhwach.
Indeed, his spiritual pressure had greatly increased, and he had many more combat methods, but in the face of many rule-based abilities, these abilities were of no use.
Among them, the most representative figure was Yhwach's Schutzstaffel.
And among the Schutzstaffel, Pernida, though not the strongest, had absolutely the most disgusting ability.
Without the Holy Grail's enhancement, he initially took down Ōetsu Nimaiya, and if Tenjirō Kirinji hadn't been continuously giving the Sword God blood transfusions from behind, the Sword God might have been gone.
And the Sword God dealt with other Schutzstaffel members with one slice each.
After being strengthened, Pernida first took down Kurosaki Ichigo. At that time, Ichigo's power within him was completely unleashed, and theoretically, his spiritual pressure crushed Pernida by eight streets, but he obediently acted as a doormat in front of Pernida.
Finally, it was only under the combined assault of Yoruichi Shihōin, Kisuke Urahara, Yushirō Shihōin, and Grimmjow that Pernida was barely defeated.
This is also why many people complain about the power imbalance in the later stages of Bleach.
The theory of spiritual pressure being invincible also vanished.
Therefore, Yamabuki, relying solely on his current abilities, would find it very difficult to contend with an invincible power like The Almighty. Only rule-based abilities can counter rule-based abilities.
As for why Kyōka Suigetsu could affect The Almighty...
Aizen is awesome.
Yamabuki entered a state of meditation, and his consciousness once again entered his inner world.
The scene before him was still very familiar: a Rubik's Cube suspended in mid-air, and a clear sky, but... the Sword Spirit didn't seem to be here.
Yamabuki knew that the girl was definitely hiding from him.
When a person is unwilling to do something, there must be a reason, unless this matter will bring her harm. Could it be that Bankai is harmful to the Sword Spirit? Is that why she is so resistant?
Could it be that his Bankai is similar to the 'Final Getsuga Tenshō', a one-time move? Once used, it's gone?
No, that's not right! His Bankai shouldn't be that much of a rip-off!