After listening to Suzuki Makoto's explanation, although the Captain-Commander was inclined to let him go out, he felt that this matter could not be settled so simply, so he was stuck there for a moment.
"If the Captain-Commander is worried, then why not send someone to go with me? How about that?"
"You have a candidate in mind?"
"Captain Byakuya Kuchiki."
The proposal of this candidate made the Captain-Commander turn his head suddenly, staring at Suzuki Makoto.
"...You certainly know how to pick them."
"I could figure out with my sword hilt that the ones pressuring you are the Nobles. Since that's the case, having a Noble Captain accompany me on my outing should be enough to put their minds at ease, right? I'm mainly not very familiar with Captain Isshin Shiba of the 10th Division, otherwise, he would work too."
Suzuki Makoto said carelessly.
"Fine. Then let Byakuya Kuchiki go out with you."
Saying this, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto had the Churei Unit notify Byakuya Kuchiki to come over.
Very soon, the current Head of the Kuchiki family arrived at the 1st Division barracks.
After listening to Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's order, Byakuya Kuchiki maintained that same calm demeanor.
"I understand."
"Since that is the case, Suzuki Makoto, you won't need to come to me to apply for future outings. Go and discuss it with Byakuya Kuchiki."
Old Man Yama was happy to save himself the trouble. Now the Nobles would have nothing to say, and he would have one less thing to worry about—a double blessing.
"Then I'll be troubling you, Captain Kuchiki. If anyone comes to ask you about me, just tell them the truth. I have no tracks I need to hide. Don't let the relationship between your families turn sour because of me."
In fact, ever since the incident where Byakuya Kuchiki tried to bring a Rukongai girl into the Kuchiki family through Suzuki Makoto exploded into the open, the Noble Assembly had made things difficult for the Kuchiki family. However, Byakuya Kuchiki withstood it all in the end, and since the matter was never completed, it eventually fizzled out.
"Unless it is the Captain-Commander asking, I have no necessity to answer anyone else's inquiries."
Byakuya Kuchiki was not the type of person who wanted to dance gracefully among the Nobles. in his view, this was Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's mission. Even if he were to report, he would report to Yamamoto. When did other Nobles ever have the qualification to question him?
Suzuki Makoto smiled slightly. This attitude of Byakuya Kuchiki was exactly what he wanted. Otherwise, if he wanted to keep things secret, wouldn't he just apply for Sosuke Aizen? Even Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tosen would be better than Byakuya Kuchiki.
He did this because he wanted to prepare to completely destroy the walls of the Seireitei in the future.
Among the Four Great Noble Families, the Shiba family's ancestral home had always been in the Rukongai, and their attitude towards the Rukongai was the most accepting, with almost no aristocratic airs. The Shihoin family tended to be reclusive shut-ins; they didn't care about political struggles or class oppression. Once they closed their doors and fired up the furnace, it was all about Divine Gear, clinking and clanking away.
Therefore, the only attitude left to win over was that of the Kuchiki family.
Byakuya Kuchiki was a proud man, but he was far more open-minded towards the Rukongai and commoners than the elders of his own clan. Otherwise, he wouldn't have forcibly married Hisana Kuchiki, nor would he have later brought Rukia back to the Kuchiki family.
Thus, he was undoubtedly someone who could be won over. This effort could be carried out on two fronts simultaneously.
On one hand, Suzuki Makoto would take him to serve the people in the Rukongai. On the other, there was the endless suspicion from the Nobles directed at the Kuchiki family. With this two-pronged approach, things could be achieved much faster.
As for why Suzuki Makoto only wanted to win over three of the Four Great Noble Families...
After all, there was one family that couldn't wait to earn a suspended death sentence for itself.
The two of them traveled along the familiar route to the outskirts of District 41. From here on, Suzuki Makoto led the way.
Originally, Byakuya Kuchiki had no interest in Suzuki Makoto's outing. He assumed the other party just wanted to return to the Yellow Turbans to arrange some things or handle some matters.
However, when he saw Suzuki Makoto forcibly kneading Reishi into massive embankments and forcefully altering the course of a river a hundred meters wide, he was completely stunned.
Is this something a Shinigami can do?
Before this, he had always felt that the strength of a Shinigami could only be determined by their Reiatsu and their Zanpakuto. But after seeing Suzuki Makoto's means of forcibly changing the landscape, Byakuya Kuchiki felt for the first time that he might have been like a frog at the bottom of a well.
Firstly, forcibly compressing Reishi into solid rock was already an exaggerated feat—at least when Byakuya Kuchiki tried it himself, he couldn't mold it. What was even more exaggerated was that Suzuki Makoto could actually change the shape and size at any time according to construction requirements!
The released Reishi dissipated instantly, and the kneaded Reishi took shape instantly. So, in the eyes of outsiders, Suzuki Makoto looked simply like a Creator; all matter seemed like docile sheep before him.
Watching helplessly as a river embankment dam several thousand meters long was completed within a single day—and this distance limit wasn't because Suzuki Makoto couldn't continue, but because the workers responsible for the finishing touches could only move at that speed—Byakuya Kuchiki was entirely numb.
Perhaps the gap between Shinigami and Shinigami was even larger than the gap between Shinigami and Hollows.
No shocks, no dangers, and it's five o'clock again.
"Captain Kuchiki, are you returning to the Seireitei to rest, or will you rest here? I can have someone arrange a clean room for you, if you don't mind."
"...So the reason you applied to go out before was because you still have to go back to the Seireitei to rest every night?"
The man stared at Suzuki Makoto, the expression on his face difficult to describe in words.
"Yeah, mainly to take care of Central 46's feelings. After all, if I stayed in the Rukongai for several days in a row, they might issue a second order to subjugate the Yellow Turbans."
"I will go back with you. It will be easier to explain. Otherwise, if someone says you lured me out to the Rukongai to ambush me, it would be even more troublesome."
Byakuya Kuchiki said immediately.
He was only shocked by Suzuki Makoto's power, not disdainful of his actions. On the contrary, he felt a heartfelt admiration for Suzuki Makoto being able to use this method to help the residents of the Rukongai.
Before this, Byakuya Kuchiki had always believed that the strong only needed to protect the weak, just like the Captain-Commander protected the Seireitei with absolute force.
But now, Suzuki Makoto's behavior truly told him that power could also be used in this way—that the strong could do more than just protect.
Although he couldn't do these things himself yet, Byakuya Kuchiki was still very willing to help Suzuki Makoto slightly reduce the resistance from those boring Nobles in the Seireitei.
Even if it meant traveling back and forth from the Rukongai like this.
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