Chapter 267
"Feng Shaoling, Yoruichi isn't enough."
"..."
The real names of the Fon Clan members should only be known to Lady Yoruichi.
"Can I become stronger by following you?"
"Um?"
Soi Fon asked a strange question, Haruto didn't react for a moment.
"Can I become stronger by following you?"
Soi Fon repeated her words carefully, word by word.
"..."
Haruto glanced at Isane.
Isane shook her head, revealing an expression that I also didn't understand.
"That depends on your understanding of power."
Powerful?
Haruto doesn't even dare to say he's strong now; he can only be considered to have a barely adequate ability to protect himself.
"Captain-level."
Soi Fon said those three words very seriously.
"You're only at the Fifth-Class Reii right now, right?"
Fifth-Class Reii.
He could barely become a vice-captain in a relatively weak squad...
No, right now, the vice-captains of the Gotei 13 are all only at the Third-Class Reii level. The remaining few are all top-notch among the Fourth-Class Spiritual Pressure Vice-Captain-level. It seems that Fifth-Class Reii can't even become vice-captains.
"Right."
Do you know the difference between a captain and a non-captain?
"Clear."
After saying Soi Fon immediately added:
I can endure any kind of hardship!
"Any?"
"As long as I can become stronger!"
"Oh ho~"
Haruto drawled out his words thoughtfully.
Soi Fon must have talent, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to learn Bankai and Shunkō, let alone be chosen by the Shihoin Clan to become the first non- Shihoin Clan member to serve as the Commander-in-Chief of the Stealth Force.
But want to learn quickly?
Even if skills and tactics can make up for the gap in combat power, the accumulation of Reiatsu cannot be caught up overnight.
Unless...
"Become."
Haruto smiled meaningfully and nodded.
"Once you've recovered, I'll talk to Yoruichi about transferring you to the Patrol Corps. I'll leave the Schutzstaffel duties to you for Ōmaeda- nii."
However, there's something I need to explain beforehand.
Please speak.
After hearing Haruto's agreement, Soi Fon's attitude became much more humble.
"I have an adjutant in the Patrol Corps."
"You're being transferred here now..."
"He can only be considered an adjutant."
Although Naa Ichihara isn't Soul Reaper) in the Gotei 13, she is a formally appointed member of the Stealth Force).
The kind where you can get a salary.
Coupled with his previous clean and efficient performance in the operation against the nobles, the attitude of this newly appointed adjutant within the Patrol Corps had long been "tamed."
"..."
Upon hearing that she could only manage a "pseudo- Third Seat" in the team, Soi Fon's expression instantly stiffened.
"It seems you're not entirely convinced?"
Haruto asked with a smile.
"Ichihara is only Fourth-Class Spiritual Pressure. If Soi Fon thinks she can handle it... I think she wouldn't mind letting you challenge her."
"A-Qing ~"
The overly gentle voice sent a chill down Haruto, as he had never heard it before.
"Ah?"
"The person I just mentioned, Ichihara... is he the 'shopkeeper' you met on your way home through Rukongai six years, four months, and seven days ago?"
"..."
Broken!
Back when he was still at the Shin'ō Academy, Haruto seemed to have mentioned this at a sharing session.
But several years have passed, how can Isane still remember it so clearly?
This child...
I didn't realize you had a yandere tendency before?
No.
Haruto remembered that "world" that once bore the burden of all the mistakes.
It seems that the more virtuous and motherly a character is, the greater the risk of her turning evil in this regard.
"Um!"
Haruto put on an extremely serious expression and said.
"She has a real talent for management, so I invited her to join the Second Division."
"Only 'management'?"
"Only management."
"... Then you must take them seriously, after all, Ayaka and I can't really help with these things."
"Hahaha..."
"Soi Fon!"
"Huh? Ah!"
Even Soi Fon, who was just lying there and slightly affected, felt a terrifying aura that was even more frightening than that of Captain-level.
"Listen to Isane's advice, and recover properly in the Fourth Division..."
I look forward to your return.
"Whoosh!"
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Haruto had just stepped out of the Fourth Division.
"Captain Shihoin."
Suppressed shouts came from the doorway.
Anyone who dares to shout in the Fourth Division Barracks will be taught a lesson by Lieutenant Yamada without even Captain Unohana having to lift a Hell. Although he has a terrible personality, no one is more serious about treating patients than Kiyōnosuke Yamada.
"..."
Haruto walked forward without looking back.
"Captain Shihoin!"
Looking for me?
Haruto finally stopped.
Haruto was pretty much used to being addressed with those five words, but he wasn't the captain yet, and it wouldn't look good if he stopped immediately when someone called him that.
"Yes!"
With short, reddish-brown hair and Silver Dragonfly -framed glasses on his nose—something money can't buy— the Soul Reaper bowed respectfully to Haruto.
"I am Funakiri, the newly appointed Third Seat of the Third Division."
"Um."
Haruto nodded symbolically.
A name I've never heard of... Considering the extremely high casualty rate of the Third Division, he might be one of the Seated Officers who were instantly killed during the Thousand-Year Blood War.
"..."
Haruto's indifferent reply dimmed the enthusiasm in Funakiri's eyes, but he quickly rallied again.
"Captain Shihoin."
Funakiri took out an extremely exquisite letter from his pocket.
"I am here on the orders of the newly appointed Third Division Captain, Shusuke Amagai, to invite you to tonight's inauguration celebration."
"... celebrate?"
Haruto pinched the edge and unfolded the thin letter.
His handwriting was beautiful, and his words were full of sincerity.
Logically speaking, since Shusuke Amagai extended the invitation as the new captain, and they were teammates who had fought side by side in Hueco Mundo, Haruto shouldn't have refused, either out of courtesy or reason.
"Yes!"
Each time Funakiri answered, he would bow very respectfully.
It's as if this is a way to make up for the regret of not being able to shout it out loud.
Who suggested it?
Haruto asked, his expression unchanged.
"... Well."
This question stumped Funakiri, but judging from his expression, he probably knew the inside story.
"Say."
Even the most indifferent tone, when spoken by Haruto, is filled with oppressive power... This is the infamous reputation that Captain Killer has earned through bloodshed.
"That is indeed me!"
Funakiri's body was bent over at more than ninety degrees.
"Did Shusuke Amagai agree?"
Haruto did not address Shusuke Amagai as captain.
It's not that he became less polite after gaining power, but something just felt off.