Inner and Outer and Mirror Reflection

Although this was a bit selfish, how should I put it? If Rangiku recovered, perhaps I could gain some favor with Gin Ichimaru.

If it was for Gin's 'Viper', he could accept losing a few soul fragments.

Well, I'll think about it later.

Right now, I'm not familiar with Gin Ichimaru at all. Most importantly, I'm too weak right now.

At the very least, I have to wait until I learn Bankai.

By the time everyone finished eating and drinking, it was past eleven. When Gaoyu went to pay, he found that the meal had cost him a total of 520,000.

Damn, that's expensive!

Nearly two months of my salary was gone just like that, and that was calculated with my salary after being promoted to Ninth Seat.

He calculated the prices in Seireitei. Compared to his previous life, this meal cost about 30,000 yuan.

Eh, it's not too bad. It was for increasing favorability, for my future strength. This was not a loss.

The members of the Fifth Division left one after another. In the end, only Gaoyu and a slightly flushed Rangiku remained.

Rangiku had drunk a bit too much. She reeked of alcohol and patted Gaoyu's shoulder.

"Yosh, you, did very, very good."

Gaoyu's forehead was covered in black lines. "You're drunk."

"I'm not drunk!" Rangiku laughed heartily, patting Gaoyu's shoulder even harder. "I'll cover for you from now on. If anything happens, come find me at the Tenth Division!"

"Got it, got it. You've said that a hundred times. You're so annoying!" Gaoyu pouted and watched Rangiku leave.

He turned around, about to go home, when he found a man standing in front of him.

"Are you... a member of the Fifth Division?"

The man was wearing a magnificent kimono and a bamboo hat. His attire was too conspicuous, so Gaoyu immediately knew who he was.

Furthermore, there weren't many people in Seireitei who could afford such a kimono. Gaoyu's original body had investigated the price of this kimono, which was worth 3.3 million.

There were certainly many people who could afford 3.3 million, but not many who could spend that much on clothes.

In Seireitei, besides the lower nobles involved in business, there were only the upper nobles and the five great noble families.

Therefore, the identity of the person who appeared before Gaoyu was self-evident.

"Captain... Captain Kyoraku?!"

Gaoyu exclaimed in surprise.

This person was the Captain of the Eighth Division, Shunsui Kyoraku.

Gaoyu glanced at him and discovered that Shunsui Kyoraku's Soul Ability was 'Inner and Outer'.

'Inner and Outer: When doing something contrary to one's outward persona, Spiritual Power is greatly boosted.'

Heh, what an 'Inner and Outer' person indeed.

Shunsui Kyoraku outwardly appeared to be somewhat lazy and unwilling to fight, but in reality, he was unscrupulous. Once he decided to fight, he would do anything to kill the enemy.

Stark was deceived by this old fellow's facade, thinking Kyoraku was like him. As a result, Kyoraku immediately backstabbed Stark with a Shadow Ghost, nearly taking half his life.

Actually, Gaoyu didn't think there was anything wrong with this approach. After all, it was war. If one still cared about meaningless dignity and pride, it would be too childish.

Gaoyu certainly wanted to obtain this ability, but he wasn't very familiar with Shunsui Kyoraku.

Shunsui Kyoraku looked a little embarrassed.

"Oh dear, I've been recognized. But even though I've been recognized, I still want to ask, next time there's an event like this, can you invite me?"

"?" Gaoyu's eyes turned into the cartoonish "bean eyes." He said in surprise, "Captain Kyoraku, you..."

"You're too embarrassing!"

Before Gaoyu could finish speaking, a woman in a shihakusho suddenly appeared and hit Kyoraku on the head. She said angrily, "As a Captain, how can you make such a disgraceful request to a member of another Division?!"

Gaoyu knew this was Nanao Ise. Her Soul Ability was named 'Mirror Reflection'.

'Mirror Reflection: A mirror surface is generated at the fingertips, which can reflect the opponent's attacks.'

This should be related to her family's inherited divine artifact, the Eight Mirror Sword, as the Eight Mirror Sword is a divine sword that reflects divine power.

He wanted this ability too!

Alright, I'm definitely making friends with these two!

Gaoyu looked at the two of them acting like they were in a skit and said, "Um... Captain Kyoraku, Vice-Captain Ise, what are you guys...?"

Nanao Ise coughed and said, "It's nothing. We have other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."

Before leaving, Shunsui Kyoraku gave Gaoyu a look, signaling him to invite him next time they drank, and was then led away by Nanao.

I didn't expect to see such a scene before leaving. Gaoyu smiled and shook his head, then returned home.

How should I put it? Actually, at this point in time, the relationships between the various Divisions of the Gotei 13 were not very good.

There was little interaction between the Divisions. People like Rangiku, who often went drinking with other Divisions, were very rare.

Normally, the various squads wouldn't know each other, and they might not even know who the captain of another squad is.

But Gaoyu was now determined to change the Gotei 13! He wanted to become the Sea King of the Gotei 13, not just for women, but for men too!

Hmm, if possible, he also wanted to be friends with Hollows and Quincy! Anyway, anyone with a Soul Ability was a potential friend of his!

Gaoyu hummed a little tune as he returned home, then designated his house as his safe house.

Instantly, Gaoyu felt much more relaxed.

This relaxation wasn't true ease, but a psychological kind of relief. After all, he had been under surveillance by a large group of people earlier, and now that no one was watching him, he naturally felt much more at ease.

After returning home, Gaoyu took out his Zanpakuto.

Or rather, it couldn't be called a Zanpakuto yet; it was still just an Asauchi.

Theoretically, he should still need several years to nurture the Asauchi until it could Shikai, and only then would it truly become his Zanpakuto.

This process began when every student enrolled. If they were quick, they might be able to Shikai upon graduation, while if they were slow, it might take decades to barely comprehend the world.

Under normal circumstances, it would take Gaoyu about twenty to thirty years to gradually learn the name of his Zanpakuto, then comprehend its Shikai, and become a Lieutenant in a squad, and that would be the end of it.

But now, he had the talent of Toshiro Hitsugaya's level, so naturally, things were different.

After activating the Kirin Child skill, even the speed at which he infused his soul essence into the Asauchi for nurturing had increased significantly.

Coupled with the ten years of nurturing he had already done, he felt like he could already hear the voice of his Zanpakuto within his heart.