"Are any of you here unaware of how the World of the Living has developed into what it is today?"
Tōshirō, Soi Fon, and Fatty all nodded in agreement, while Kaien remained bewildered.
"So how did you become like this?" Soi Fon asked, completely bewildered. How could someone not even understand the current situation?
Kaien was even more frustrated, "They just think I'm on your side, what can I do?"
"So? Which side are you on now?" Sōjun hadn't expected to encounter such a freak.
Kaien shook her head. "It's not that I'm unaware of the World of the Living situation; I want to know how Soul Society can be transformed into something like the World of the Living?"
Sōjun wasn't sure either, "It's probably to allow everyone to control Spiritual Power."
"Then what?"
"Then there were no nobles, and no Soul Reapers, or rather, everyone was Soul Reaper."
"Can the Kuchiki Clan accept this Soul Society!?"
Sōjun smiled indifferently, "Whether you accept it or not is not important. Our Kuchiki Clan doesn't really care about this, because no matter how things change, Kuchiki will never change. But if you, Kaien, don't accept it, it's fine, at least it's fine for Chun."
Kaien Shiba clenched his fists. He didn't know what to say, but there was an awkward feeling in his heart. Kaien Shiba was a kind, compassionate, and responsible person—almost perfect in every way—but he had one flaw: he was extremely stubborn.
Or perhaps he wasn't fond of adapting to change, or maybe he wasn't particularly fond of simplicity. But whatever the reason, he wasn't a reformist, which is why he stood up.
"I appreciate the Kuchiki Clan's protection of my wife, and I have nothing else to do now, but I reserve my opinion, so I'm withdrawing from this meeting. Of course, I won't say anything more or leave; you can place me under house arrest."
Sōjun smiled gently, "There's no need for that. Kaien, you can do whatever you want. Your wife will still be protected by the Kuchiki Clan. We are right. There's no need to blackmail someone else's wife and children to ask for help."
Kaien was in a difficult position because the contrast was stark, and the Second Division was indeed a bunch of lunatics. Kaien didn't understand what the Captain-Commander wanted to do, so he said...
"Alright! I'll be leaving now. Don't worry, I won't reveal a single word about Kuchiki! Farewell!"
"Hey!" Marechiyo Ōmaeda stood up to try and stop her, but Kaien left without a word. Marechiyo Ōmaeda stared blankly at Sōjun, "Master Kuchiki ~ Is this really alright!?"
"Don't worry! I believe in Shiba- kun."
The fat man had no choice; there were two captains and a former captain here, and he was just a Vice-Captain, so he really didn't have much say. He simply sat down in his seat and remained silent.
"So, what do the three of you have to say about Chun's plan?"
Tōshirō frowned and asked, "I just want to know how many people are going to die?"
"Those who die are those who, no matter what, still want to continue to lord it over others! Because even if everyone becomes Soul Reaper, the strong will still be strong, and the weak will still be weak. It's just that, relatively speaking, the weak will go from being powerless against the strong to being able to say no. The relationship is really that simple."
At that moment, Tōshirō had a sudden epiphany. He understood all his long-standing grievances against Soul Society, what Junichi telling him, and why Jun was disappointed in him. It was all so simple.
Jun's wish wasn't to turn Soul Society into some kind of true Heaven —that's impossible. But Jun's goal was very simple: to give everyone the right to say no! To prevent those scum from doing whatever they want and bullying the honest and law-abiding. It's that simple.
Jun's previous training of Tōshirō, and his guidance of the men and women Tōshirō investigated, were essentially explaining this very thing. However, Tōshirō was blinded by the existing rules of Soul Society and couldn't see these things, so now Tōshirō is completely convinced.
"I understand! I will risk my life for this great future!"
Soi Fon understood, and so did Marechiyo Ōmaeda. They had always thought Jun's goal was to rise above others, but they never imagined it was merely for the sake of those wandering souls below. This sentiment moved the Marechiyo Ōmaeda to tears.
"Amazing!! So amazing!! Waaah~," Marechiyo Ōmaeda, his family having shifted their focus to business after the events of that year. Although they were very wealthy, their power was weak, and their status among the Shihoin Family gradually declined.
It was also related to their family's two-faced nature; their family belonged to the faction that still favored the Shihoin, which led to their exclusion. Of course Marechiyo Ōmaeda wasn't aware of this, but she knew she was being looked down upon, which was very painful.
"So what do we need to do now?" Soi Fon asked.
"Suppress these lunatics, purge the scum from each team, cooperate with the reformist nobles to achieve a victory in power, and once again change the rules of Soul Society."
"Learn!"
Sōjun nodded with satisfaction, "Very good. With the help of all the elites, we will surely win. Now Kaien has paved the way for us; let's wait for his harvest."
That's how it is. Kaien goes to question the Captain-Commander, and whether she succeeds or fails, news will come out. We should then act based on that news; there's no need to be too hasty.
However, Soi Fon suddenly remembered something important, "Master Kuchiki! Those lunatics found the secret treasure left by Shimizu-san at the Shiba Clan a few hours ago, what should we do?"
"A secret treasure? Oh~ is it those things?" Sōjun glanced at the three people present, then stood up and said, "Let's wait and see. Aren't you curious about what the secret treasure is? Come with me."
All three were shocked. What did this mean? Did the Kuchiki Clan also possess a secret treasure? Soi Fon and Tōshirō exchanged a glance. The two of them remained relatively calm, while Marechiyo Ōmaeda's entire body of fat was trembling with excitement at a frequency of several hundred hertz.
The Kuchiki Clan hasn't moved the location of the secret room; it's still inside Hisana's room, which is now Byakuya and Hisana's bedroom. This is arguably the most heavily guarded area in the Kuchiki Clan compound. Byakuya and Hisana guard it at night, Hisana sometimes returns during the day for a nap, making it extremely safe.
"Father~"
"Hisana, open the secret room."
Hi~
Hisana was currently in her room making new clothes for Byakuya. She put the clothes aside, got up, and used her Kidō to open a hidden door, right beneath her.
"Please come in"
"Let's go down together, Hisana, what about you?"
"I won't go; I still need to make clothes for my husband."
"That's fine too."
As soon as the four of them stepped inside, the three who had never seen anything like it before were completely stunned by the Zanpakuto of Zanpakuto, just like when they first entered. After reading the descriptions, their minds went blank.
Sōjun was very familiar with this situation. Not only on his first visit, but even when he came back to learn things later, he would occasionally be shocked when he saw those knives. Each time he saw them, he was shocked, and it took him a long, long time to get used to it.
"Since our Kuchiki Clan hasn't yet produced a new heir, these swords are simply kept here. However, if you have any questions, they should all be here."
Upon hearing this, Soi Fon went to look at the books on Kido (a type of Kidō), while Tōshirō continued browsing through each sword. The more Little Lion looked, the more impressed he became, thinking to himself...
"What level of Zanpakuto is this!? No wonder they were able to switch my Hyōrinmaru without me noticing. What should I do?"
The Little Lion felt increasingly uneasy, so he asked, "Master Kuchiki, do you have any books about Zanpakuto?"
"Yes, these are all here," Sōjun said, pointing to a stack of books. The three of them were dumbfounded.
The Little Lion glanced at the book titles: "Argument on the Relationship Between Souls and Zanpakuto," "Shikai and Bankai Freedom," "Analysis of Zanpakuto Types in Soul Essence Awakening," "Analysis of Ability Suppression by Zanpakuto of the Same Type," "An Analysis of Rule-Based Zanpakuto," "Basic Zanpakuto Awakening Techniques," and "Advanced Zanpakuto Awakening Techniques."
That wasn't all; there were many more books with various titles, and the Little Lion finally saw the one he wanted to see. "The Visionary of the Multiple Forms of the Zanpakuto with the Same Name."
"May I read this book?" Tōshirō swallowed hard, afraid that Sōjun would refuse, because according to the rules of Soul Society, this was a very offensive and disrespectful idea.
However, Sōjun personally pulled the book out and handed it to Tōshirō, saying, "Please, the three of you can look at whatever you want. There's no need to be so polite. These things seem to be treasures now, and one day it's not impossible for everyone in Soul Society have a copy."
"How could this be?" Marechiyo Ōmaeda, could finish his sentence, he wasn't as stupid as he looked, so he was so shocked by his own thoughts that he sat down on the ground. "He... he actually..."
Soi Fon was also momentarily dizzy, but luckily she managed to grab the bookshelf for support. "He... he..."
Soi Fon was speechless. Born into the Shihoin Family alliance, she was taught from a young age that secrets mattered most! Not just informational secrets, but also the secret techniques between various clans, especially the secret techniques of the Shihoin itself. Soi Fon's education was...
Secrets are the foundation of a family's existence and must never be shared. Yet now, she witnesses the most Kongbu thing: your most prized secret is being treated worthless by the powerful, casually revealed to others.
However, this is precisely why modern science has made such remarkable progress. So-called secret methods and treasures aren't actually that magical; it's just that very few people know them, making them seem incredibly powerful. Once more people possess the knowledge, geniuses will naturally be able to transform them into even more amazing things—that's development.
Therefore, Traditional Chinese Martial Arts have declined, and so has traditional Chinese medicine. The decline of Traditional Chinese Martial Arts was inevitable. Traditional Chinese medicine is currently undergoing modern scientific refinement of all its prescriptions, extracting the effective components of the herbs. In fact, many effective modern medicines are simply formulations of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions with the effective components extracted by the West.
Because traditional Chinese medicine formulas are not copyrighted, the West extract the active ingredients and synthesize them—this is their new invention, and it's not just wishful thinking; over four hundred drugs have been verified as such. However, they can't protect their rights because that's just how the rules are. Therefore, modern traditional Chinese medicine is also striving to develop, and Ms. Tu Youyou is the best proof of this.
The Soul Society is too outdated, too backward. Everything there is so primitive and barbaric. Experience the concepts of modern science! The only way for barbarism to destroy civilization is through slaughter, but they can't kill Jun right now. Therefore, the Soul Society is forced to have its gate opened by Jun, welcoming new ideas.
This was China in the past, but it must be said that as disseminators of new culture, forcibly opening the door to backwardness felt...
It is a kind of pleasure from the soul