"It's written all over your face, you bastard! Ah...! I'm so envious!" Kaien Shiba exclaimed.
"Oh... really! You're envious, aren't you? Then why don't you go find one too!" Miako's voice suddenly rang out behind the two of them;
"Whoa!" Kaien Shiba was startled and turned around to see Miako standing behind them with several rice balls in her hands;
"That's not true, Miako! You're the only person I love!"
Miako blushed slightly upon hearing Kaien Shiba's explicit words and forgave Kaien Shiba. Miako was Kaien Shiba's wife and belonged to the traditional type of woman.
"To be honest, the Shiba Family's current strength really can't help you. Rukia is the same; she only recently joined the Kuchiki Family and has been gossiped about by the Kuchiki Family, so she's feeling uneasy. That's what so-called nobles are like, and our Shiba Family is Declining Noble." Kaien Shiba said with a somewhat gloomy expression, feeling powerless to help his friend Chen Fan.
"Well, it's not that pessimistic, it's just that I'm a little unwilling," Chen Fan said with a smile.
"If there's anything you're unwilling to do, feel free to say it." Kaien Shiba and Miako were slightly taken aback; was there perhaps another solution?
"Yoruichi asked me to become a captain in 13th Division, so that things would be easier to deal with the nobles! But I really don't want to be a captain!"
Kaien Shiba and Miako exchanged bewildered glances, not expecting the Shionin Family to have such a demand. For others, this would be an insurmountable obstacle, but for Chen Fan, it was all quite easy. Chen Fan's contributions were sufficient, and his strength was extraordinary, making his appointment as captain a matter of course.
That's how the rules of Soul Society. Becoming Shinigami is like becoming a civil servant, becoming Seat Officer is like becoming a cadre, and becoming a Captain is like becoming a semi-noble.
"Which squad leader position is still vacant?" Chen Fan asked Kaien Shiba.
Kaien Shiba and Miako Shiba were slightly taken aback, exchanged a glance, and said together:
"Captain of the 10th Division!"
Chapter Thirty-One: Preparation
(Chapter 31 Preparation)
The captain of the first 10th Division was Isshin Shiba, also known as Isshin Kurosaki, Ichigo Kurosaki's father. He was originally the head of a branch family of the Shiba Family. The Shiba Family was once a top-tier noble family, but later declined for unknown reasons. These were their secrets and sad stories, so Chen Fan never asked about them.
However, when the Shiba Family was on the verge of extinction, Isshin Shiba stepped forward and became the captain of the 13th Division, saving the Shiba Clan from destruction. That is a fact. But not long ago, Isshin Shiba suddenly disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown. Before he disappeared, he went to the Human World to carry out a mission. Because it is unknown whether Isshin Shiba is dead or alive, the captain's position has been vacant, and the vice-captain Rangiku Matsumoto has been acting as captain.
With Isshin Shiba's disappearance, some nobles are stirring again, causing trouble for the Shiba Family. If Chen Fan becomes the captain of the 10th Division, it would indirectly connect him to the Shionin Family in a sense. Now everyone knows that Chen Fan Kaien Shiba's friend, making him the most suitable candidate for captain of the 10th Division.
"OK! I'll go talk to the captain right away!" Kaien Shiba said excitedly, standing up. Regardless of whether his friend Chen Fan was willing or not, becoming the captain was the goal of all of them, the Shinigami Reapers. It would be a waste of talent for a guy like Chen Fan not to become a captain; he just spent his Tenten drinking and having fun, which was unforgivable.
"Hehe! No need to say anything, I heard everything." The laughter of Jushiro Ukitake, the captain of the 13th Division, suddenly rang out behind the group. They turned around and saw Jushiro Ukitake, Sentaro Kotsubaki, and Rukia Kiyone Kotetsu all there.
"Is Chen Fan going to become the captain? Does that mean we can't play together anymore?" Kiyone Kotetsu asked, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Yes, yes!" Sentaro Kotsubaki nodded in agreement.
"Um..." Chen Fan was a little touched that someone still cared about him, but before he could finish speaking, he saw the two of them jump up happily and shout, "Yay! Hooray! Hooray! That bastard is finally gone!"
"Hey! You two bastards! Don't say it to my face! Let's have a farewell party together during our break! Wouldn't that be better!" Kaien Shiba shouted.
"A farewell party! Ugh, you bunch of bastards, you've been waiting for me to leave, haven't you!" Chen Fan clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth;
"No, no, it's all your fault! We offered you a high-ranking Seat Officer. When Seat Officer are more capable than their superiors, that's what they call 'merit overshadowing the master,' understand?"
"And yet, his achievements are so great they threaten the emperor's authority; quite the pretentious talker!" Chen Fan curled his lip in disdain.
"Don't pay them any mind, they're just joking. Chen Fan originally intended for you to take over as captain of my 13th Division," Jushiro Ukitake said.
"Hey! Hey! Captain, I've worked so hard, and you're going to give the captaincy to this guy? It's so heartbreaking! Chen Fan, you bastard, get out of here, get out of here as far away as possible!" Kaien Shiba waved at Chen Fan as if shooing away a mosquito;