The Tengu Armor isn't unusable after it disappears; it just takes several tens of seconds to reappear. Unfortunately, Kiganjō is destined never to use it again...
After losing the Tengu Armor, how could a mere granite-like body possibly withstand Zero's attacks indefinitely? Whether it was the intensity of the released Reiatsu or the amount of Reiryoku, Kiganjō was completely at a disadvantage.
Zero laughed and slashed him fourteen times. Kiganjō finally couldn't take it anymore and was cleaved to the ground by a sword. He was still alive, but he lost his fighting ability.
When his Bankai automatically dissipated, he was covered in blood, Zanpakuto couldn't even return to its normal, Asauchi form; instead, it broke in two...
"Tch, I'll spare your life, you fat pig! Cherish your life!"
In front of so many people, Zero slightly displayed his magnanimity as the Captain and let Kiganjō go.
"I knew I would lose from the start, but I never expected to not even witness Bankai. I'm completely outmatched..."
Kiganjō lay there, he spoke these words to Zero, who had already departed, but unfortunately, Zero could no longer hear them.
As if to confirm his statement, several of Kiganjō's henchmen rushed over to provide first aid to Kiganjō; he had made prior arrangements...
Gosuke, who had secretly mastered Bankai, added the surname 'Sabi-men', which is the name of the 64th district of Rukongai: Sabiomote Gosuke.
The reason for adding his surname is that he was nominated by Zero to be the Captain of the Seventh Division; he has been handling the affairs of the 11th Division for Zero for many years, so he is fully qualified, and his strength is now barely up to standard.
Gosuke's strength is certainly not enough to be Kenpachi, who is known as the strongest after the Captain-Commander, but it is definitely enough for him to lead other Squad.
And that's exactly what happened. After demonstrating his Bankai, he only asked some questions about his ideology, and then he successfully became the Captain of the Seventh Division.
If Kōga hadn't made any mistakes, Yama-jii would have wanted to give him this position.
The Seventh Division was busily setting up the venue, preparing for a welcome party for their new Captain. The idea was proposed by the Vice-Captain Love Aikawa, to foster camaraderie among the members and allow the Captain and crew to get to know each other.
Then, Gosuke, without any hesitation, extended invitations to the Captains and Vice-Captains of the other Squads, saying he wanted to make the banquet bigger and ask the Squad Members to invite their friends from other squads to join in the fun...
"Captain Nangong is really amazing! He's only been Captain for a few decades and he's already trained two Captains."
"I didn't train Gosuke; he's been handling team affairs all year round, and he developed his skills on his own. Speaking of which, since you're so free, you could easily bring a few Captains along."
"Oh dear, our team doesn't have enough talented players, and I'm not particularly good at these things myself."
"Tch, the Eighth Division, a bunch of drunkards, huh!"
"Oh, so you were hiding here."
Kyōraku and Reijin were clinking glasses in a corner when Shiba Kūsei suddenly joined in; he had also come to slack off.
"Haha, everyone! Look over here! From today onwards, I'm the Vice-Captain of our Twelfth Division, Hiyori! Say hello to everyone!"
"My name is Hiyori Sarugaki. Nice to meet you all."
"Good!"
"What? Just a little girl! Hahaha..."
"He's not fully developed yet! Hahaha."
"You bunch of bastards are asking for it..."
Kirio Hikifune of the Twelfth Division also arrived, appearing with her newly appointed Vice-Captain, and announced it to the Soul Reaper at the banquet.
However, many of the Soul Reaper had been drinking had big mouths, and Hiyori overheard them and immediately got angry, ready to attack, but was stopped by her Captain.
"What?! Hiyori can be a Vice-Captain? That's outrageous."
"Haha, I think her personality is very compatible with Ms. Kirio Hikifune's, they'll definitely work well together."
Hirako and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi, who were invited by Love, expressed their opinions. There were quite a few experts among the students of the Shin'ō in this term.
Aside from the three captains who were already slacking off, only Seigen and Kirio Hikifune stayed a little longer among the invited Captains. The rest just met with Gosuke, clinked glasses, and left, while some didn't come at all.
Some Soul Reapers are unwilling to form deep friendships with others because they have already shed all their tears; especially the Captains, who have attended countless funerals over the centuries, even millennia, since becoming Soul Reaper.
Perhaps knowing fewer people will save you from attending fewer funerals!
Such is the work of the Soul Reaper; these everyday moments are ultimately just fleeting moments of happiness, for what awaits them is always the long, endless battle...
Three months later, the 11th Division also welcomed a powerful Vice-Captain, not Maki, but Kiganjō, who voluntarily applied to join the Gotei 13.
After joining the 11th Division, this guy challenged Maki, who was originally the Vice-Captain, and became the Vice-Captain after winning.
He also changed his lazy image, disciplined himself to work out for several months, and became a muscular man. His tough and roguish demeanor was also recognized by his Squad Member.
From the moment Kiganjō first heard that Nangong Kenpachi was going to attack him, he fled. Kenpachi's name had become a hidden fear in his heart.
Driven by the will of his Bankai's Zanpakuto, he confronted his fears to challenge Zero, the powerlessness of nearly dying haunting him.
At this point, the figure who was shorter than him, younger than him, but countless times stronger than him, had become an obstacle that Kiganjō had to overcome to continue to grow stronger.
I've heard that Nangong Kenpachi's real name is Nangong Ling. He used to wander Rukongai, but his strength began to soar after joining the Gotei 13, and he eventually won the title of Kenpachi.
In order to surpass Zero, Kiganjō decided to emulate him, starting by giving up his life as a mountain bandit and joining the Gotei 13, constantly facing various high-risk missions to hone his skills...
Ten years later, the timeline shifts to 200 years before Aizen was sealed away. It was ten years ago that Gosuke became the Captain.
If Zero were to notice the list of students at the Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy at this point, he would find a name called Sōsuke Aizen.
At this time, Aizen was still just a child, but he possessed a maturity beyond his years.
Having witnessed the viciousness and ugliness of Rukongai, he came to the most sacred and prestigious place in Soul Society to investigate the true nature of this world.
But the answer he received was even more disappointing: ninety percent of the students in the academy were nobles or whose parents had been Soul Reapers; ordinary students like them, who came from Rukongai and had no background, only accounted for ten percent.
Moreover, once they heard that someone came from Rukongai, the noble children began to look down on him, and Aizen also faced discrimination.
This made Aizen, who already suffered from intellectual superiority complex, feel that he was completely unable to communicate with them and that they were not on the same level...
Zero has no time to care about students right now. Menos Grande and a large number of Giant Hollows have appeared in the World of the Living, and dozens of Shinigami stationed in the World of the Living Soul Reaper gone missing in just a few days.
"According to reports from the World of the Living task force members Shiba Kūsei and Hikosei, a large number of Giant Hollows have appeared throughout the World of the Living world, and ordinary Squad Members are unable to deal with them."
"Order: Second Division, Fifth Division, Seventh Division, Ninth Division, and 11th Division, proceed to the World of the Living to reinforce and eliminate the enemy..."
As soon as the Yama-jii gave the order, the Seireitei was thrown into chaos. After each team divided up their assigned areas, they all headed to the mortal World of the Living.
It is said that the Menos Grande that appeared were not Gillian, but the more terrifying Adjuchas, and it is unknown for what reason they were drawn to the Reishi sparse World of the Living.
Speaking of Hollows, Zero thought of Grimmjow and Dordoni again, wondering how those two Menos Grande were doing, whether they were eating and sleeping well...
Zero's 11th Division had the largest number of personnel and the largest area to manage. He divided the thousands of people into ten teams, each led by a top ten Seated Officer, and they dispersed to clear out the void.
"So much Reiatsu! Go! Clear them out!"
Although she was mentally prepared, Zero was still taken aback when she arrived in a city of hundreds of thousands of people. The chaotic Reiatsu was everywhere in the city, and it was at least at the Giant Hollow level.
With Zero's command, hundreds of Squad Member quickly launched an attack, clearing out the area of Void in just a few hours before heading to the next city.
Casualties are inevitable during combat, and it's impossible to expect Zero to fight indefinitely. If Captain-level exist solely to eliminate weaker enemies, what's the point of having Squad Members...?
The space somewhere shattered, and three Squad Members were attacked and killed by a Hollow that jumped out from it. After the successful attack, the Hollow was trying to return to the Garganta, but it couldn't get back in no matter what it did.
He turned around and saw a Soul Reaper with a completely different Reiatsu, tightly gripping his tail, preventing him from climbing into the Garganta.
"You think you can just run away after eating my men? Not so easy, humph."
"This is an Adjuchas," Zero snorted, forcefully swung it up and slammed it to the ground, then used the Seventy-Five Bakudō Spells, "Gochūtekkan," to suppress it.
It was alright before, but now, Adjuchas of this level is no different from killing a chicken for Zero; at most, he'll get pecked a few times.
"Damn it, let me go, you damned Soul Reaper!"
Adjuchas body resembled that of a lizard, roared as the five enormous iron pillars pressed down on his limbs and tail, not his head.
"If you don't want to die, answer my question properly. What's wrong with you guys? Instead of hunting your own kind in Hueco Mundo, you've come to the World of the Living to throw a party?"
Zero stood directly in front of Adjuchas and asked a question: There must be something wrong with Hueco Mundo, otherwise, Menos Grande wouldn't have appeared in the World of the Living.
The Reiryoku gained from devouring a thousand ordinary souls is less than that from eating a single unconscious Gillian. The Adjuchas can do the math; they're not that stupid.
"Okay, Hueco Mundo..."
Bang! Bang!
Zero thought the Adjuchas was about to speak, but to his surprise, it opened its mouth and spat out more than a dozen Bala, catching Zero completely off guard.
"Hahaha, you foolish Soul Reaper... Uh! No, no way, how come you're alright?"
Adjuchas, who was initially gloating over his successful sneak attack, suddenly became terrified. Zero was perfectly fine and was slowly drawing his sword from behind his back.
So, who is really the fool?
"I'm stupid, I'm stupid, I'm Muggle, I'm Muggle, I'm Muggle... Let me go, I'll tell you whatever you want to know!"
Looking at Zero's gloomy face, Adjuchas knew that if he didn't know better, he would really die on the spot. He made a complete 180-degree turn and began to recount a major event that had recently occurred in Hueco Mundo.