Promotion Order

Liu Ziyun sat on the Black Plain of Muken, his eyes closed, emanating a faint Reiatsu. His complexion was much better than before, no longer so pale, but his Reiatsu was still very low, so low that it was worrying.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto walked up to Liu Ziyun, looking down at the man sitting on the ground with his eyes closed. He was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Kid, the transfer order for the Zero Division has arrived. You're to take up a post in the Zero Division."

Liu Ziyun's eyes snapped open. A flicker of shock, anger, and a deep, almost instinctive repulsion flashed in them. He looked up at Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai, his voice tinged with disbelief and dissatisfaction.

"Damn it," his voice was laced with a mixture of rudeness and anger, "What do they mean? They want me to go to the Zero Division —what about our training request?"

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai shook his head, a hint of helplessness and guilt flashing in his aged eyes. "I refused. I only gave you a transfer order to the Zero Division."

Liu Ziyun suddenly stood up. His movement was so sudden that it aggravated his wounds, causing him to wince in pain. But he didn't care about that. His eyes were full of anger, resentment, and a deep, almost childlike stubbornness.

"Can I not go?" His voice held a hint of pleading and urgency. "That lousy place—aside from two girls who're not bad, and one of them is a big fat guy, and she has to use up her Reiatsu worthwhile. There's nothing else—I don't like that lousy place at all."

His tone was full of disdain for the Soul King Palace, as if it were not the most sacred place in Soul Society, but an ordinary, even somewhat boring, tourist attraction.

"Then you can try to get them down here, and they'll offer themselves to you." A gentle voice came from the entrance to the Muken, carrying a hint of mockery, a touch of teasing, and a deeper, unfathomable meaning.

Liu Ziyun's expression changed instantly. His body stiffened slightly, and his expression shifted from anger to embarrassment, and from embarrassment to guilt. He slowly turned his head and looked at the figure slowly descending the steps— Retsu Unohana. She was leisurely walking into the Muken, with her signature gentle smile on her face, but her eyes were flashing with a chilling light.

"Uh..." Liu Ziyun his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything. His face was slightly red, and his eyes were full of innocence and guilt, like a child who had been caught red-handed.

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai looked at Retsu Unohana, a hint of surprise flashing in his aged eyes. "Captain Unohana, what brings you here?"

Retsu Unohana walked up to them, stopped, and shifted her gaze from Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai to Liu Ziyun, then back again. Her voice was gentle and calm, yet carried an undeniable power. "I've come to report— the First Substitute Soul Reaper has begun contacting Ichigo Kurosaki. Upon discovering the Captain-Commander's hasty arrival at the Muken, I followed them."

Looking at Retsu Unohana, Liu Ziyun felt a strange, inexplicable sense of guilt well up inside him. He coughed lightly, scratched his head, and said in a tone that was both ingratiating and explanatory, "Retsu, it's not what you think. I didn't mean anything by it, I just said it offhand—don't take it to heart."

Retsu Unohana looked at him, a hint of a smile flashing in her gentle eyes, but that smile carried a chilling undertone, "Alright, I can't be bothered with your nonsense. Let's get down to business—what should we do with that First Substitute Soul Reaper, Kūgo Ginjō?"

Liu Ziyun a sigh of relief, his expression shifting from guilty to serious. His gaze deepened, and his voice held a thoughtful, decisive quality. "What else can we do? Act decisively and arrest them."

He paused, then continued, "His affairs were all orchestrated by the Tsunayashiro Clan, so you can't really blame them. However—" His gaze sharpened, "Their abilities are quite remarkable. It would be good if we could capture them and grant them amnesty."

Retsu Unohana nodded and said nothing more. She knew that what Liu Ziyun said made sense. The abilities of those Fullbringers were indeed very special, and if they could be used by the Soul Society, they would have an extra advantage in the fight against the Quincy.

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai looked at Liu Ziyun, a complex light flashing in his aged eyes. "You want to refuse the transfer order from the Zero Division?"

Liu Ziyun nodded without hesitation, his tone firm. "Of course I'll refuse. I don't like it there at all. I just want to stay quietly in Seireitei and live my own little life with my wives."

As he said this, his gaze unconsciously swept over Retsu Unohana before quickly looking away. His expression held a mixture of guilt, smugness, and an indescribable sweetness.

Retsu Unohana's lips curled up slightly, and a hint of amusement flashed in her gentle eyes, but that amusement carried a touch of reproach, as if to say, "You certainly know how to talk."

Liu Ziyun coughed lightly, changing the subject. "By the way, let's call Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi over. His strength—should be unleashed as well."

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai frowned slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in his aged eyes. "Why summon even Yachiru Kusajishi?"

Liu Ziyun's gaze deepened, and his voice became more serious and solemn. "Hey, Old Man Yama, do you still remember the Resurrección of Aizen's Number One Espada?"

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai nodded, a flicker of recollection crossing his aged eyes. "I remember. When he Resurrección, he was with a little girl beside him. That little girl was the core of his power."

Liu Ziyun shook his head, his voice carrying a hint of correction and explanation. "No. That little girl is a part of his soul, not the core of his power."

He paused, then continued, "Because of his naturally strong Reiatsu, he attracts Hollows wherever he goes. However, those Hollows, unable to withstand his Reiatsu, gradually weaken and eventually die. So, to escape this loneliness, he split his soul in two. Therefore, during his Resurrección, he needs to retrieve the split-off soul."

His gaze deepened, as if recalling a distant scene only he could see. "However, I think he should be able to Segunda Etapa. Otherwise, his combat power doesn't quite match the strength of a naturally Arrancar."