The Youngest Vice-Captain in History

"Captain Soi Fon, your Second Division needs to continue investigating the intrusion into the Jail of Muken and the pursuit of the escaped convicts."

An emergency captains' council was convened. Apart from Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the seriously injured captain of the Twelfth Division, and Isshin Shiba, the captain of the Tenth Division, who was drunk and acting recklessly, all the captains were present.

This team captain meeting lasted for more than an hour, something that young captains like Soi Fon, Tōsen, and Komamura had almost never experienced before.

"If there are no problems..." Yamamoto shrugged and uttered his signature closing remark.

"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, on the recommendation of my Second Division Captain Soi Fon, Dozo Dōsan Hanyū of the Shin'ō Academy of Spiritual Arts, will assume the position of Vice-Captain of the Second Division."

Oh?

Several captains' gazes shifted to Soi Fon in the front row, and some of their ambiguous smiles made Soi Fon feel extremely uncomfortable.

Of course, some people had doubts.

Like a confused Shunsui Kyōraku

Still counting down the days? Has the Shin'ō Academy of Spiritual Arts already started?

How could he not know?

Considering the lifespan of the Soul Reaper, three to five days is indeed a very short time.

As for Captain-Commander Yamamoto...

This is wonderful!

Compared to Isshin Shiba, who only knows how to drink heavily, Soi Fon, although her strength has just reached the threshold of Captain-level, is serious and responsible in her missions, loyal and courageous, making her the top student among this group of problem children.

Yamamoto was very satisfied. In addition, recent intelligence showed that Dōsan Hanyū was able to use the 73rd Kidō in chanting, which definitely demonstrated his strength to be at the Vice-Captain-level.

Even if there's some exaggeration, that's acceptable, since the current Second Division is already full of inflated numbers.

The Captain-Commander didn't raise any objections was itself a form of approval, but someone still did speak up.

Captain of the Seventh Division Sajin Komamura, wearing a wooden helmet, voiced his opposition in a deep, gruff voice, "Dōsan Hanyū entered the Shin'ō Academy of Spiritual Arts less than ten days ago, and after graduating, he was directly appointed as vice-captain through a vote. Isn't that too fast?"

That makes sense. Although the Soul Reaper is always the strong who prevail, one cannot be completely ignorant of professional knowledge.

"Only mediocre people bother with such trivial things. Rules are meant to be broken!"

The words were absolutely correct, but note that the speaker was none other than the 11th Division Captain, Kenpachi Zaraki.

That's incredibly knowledgeable.

Originally, it was fine that Zaraki wasn't late for today's captain's meeting, but then he said something like that.

At every captain's meeting, Zaraki would outwardly appear to be listening attentively.

But if you ask him which team captain was absent after the meeting, Zaraki probably won't be able to answer.

Could it be that the person standing before me, Zaraki, has been switched?

"Actually, in my opinion, student life is still quite wonderful. For Dōsan to only be a student for a few days, isn't it a bit too cruel for him?"

Kyōraku was speaking up for his old drinking buddy, and he was well aware of Kyōraku's lofty Isshin to inherit the family fortune.

"Didn't we experience it for ten days? Actually, Dōsan is a good match for Captain Soi Fon's vice-captain, hmm, very suitable."

It's rare to see the kind-hearted Ukitake contradict his friend Kyōraku.

But Kyōraku, who knew his friend's character, understood that Ukitake wanted to matchmake couples again, just like he had done with Kaien and his wife.

I will endure it.

Faced with Ukitake's teasing, Soi Fon held her breath.

Today's promotion of Dōsan Hanyū to vice-captain is yet another tactic by Ōmaeda.

To sum up Ōmaeda's schemes in one word: each step is intricately linked.

There was no other way; they had spent over 100,000 rings in less than a month, making the already struggling Second Division even worse off.

Soi Fon herself didn't realize that in the past, she would have already lost her temper. But now, for some reason, she was able to tolerate the rumors and gossip about her and Dōsan Hanyū.

The other captains remained silent, awaiting Yamamoto's final orders.

"It is proposed that Dōsan Hanyū will assume the position of vice-captain of the Second Division."

Thus, the first vice-captain in Soul Society to spend less than ten days at the Shin'ō Academy of Spiritual Arts and attend no more than five classes was born.

Oh, and he's the first underage vice-captain.

The captains left, and for a long time to come, this would be a topic of conversation among them.

"Captain Tōsen."

Yamamoto suddenly remembered something and called out to Kaname Tōsen.

"The recent issues of Seireitei Communication have been announcing the appointment of Dōsan Hanyū as vice-captain."

A former shop assistant in Rukongai, he worked hard and eventually became a vice-captain.

The admissions process for the Shin'ō Academy of Spiritual Arts next year should be much simpler.

Now, completely unaware of everything, Dōsan Hanyū is being led in a different direction from his classmates by this unknown Soul Reaper's Seated Officer.

Perhaps due to overconfidence, this Seated Officer didn't even confiscate his Zanpakuto.

"My name is Ittōbō Murashita, and I currently hold the position of Sixth Seat in the Second Division."

There was no one around. Ittōbō Murashita turned around and introduced himself to Dōsan Hanyū, while also pulling off the face mask.

The Ittōbō Murashita is a middle-aged man with a one-centimeter-wide knife scar on the bridge of his nose. However, his smile doesn't look frightening; on the contrary, it has a certain air of bravado.

"I am Dōsan Hanyū."

The Ittōbō Murashita scratched the back of his head. "After all, there are still outsiders here. We have to put on a show and go through the motions."

The sudden enthusiasm left Dōsan somewhat bewildered.

"What about my classmates?"

"Don't worry, we've noted down the names of the people you know. They'll be treated well; our Second Division will do its best to save their lives."

If Inorei Hikaru were to be Hollowfication Soul Reaper, not only him, but also those around him, such as Dōsan Hanyū Hikaru, would be eliminated. The group that was previously defined as Hollowfication by Soul Reaper are still in a state of defection.

Therefore, for Ittōbō, a company of humble status, to make such a promise is already quite powerful.

After all, as the sixth seat, he is currently Second Division only to Third Seat Ōmaeda Division, and is in charge of the affairs of the Third Division Correction Corps Second Division.

They have considerable power.

"Third Seat Ōmaeda specifically instructed that we invite the Dōsan brothers to drink today."

As the biggest creditor of the Second Division, Ōmaeda's words carry considerable weight. Moreover, the matter between Dōsan Hanyū and their captain is enough to pique their curiosity.

"Let's drink..."

Dōsan's eyebrows twitched, and he looked troubled. After drinking, he would not only lose consciousness, but he would also always get injured.