Underground Central Conference Hall.
Kenma and Tenjiro Kirinji were sitting in the room. After chatting for a while, a notice from the guard came from outside the door.
The two walked through the connected underground passage and waited at the entrance of the conference hall.
Tenjiro Kirinji's face was serious, Kenma closed his eyes and rested, quietly waiting for the next summons.
After waiting for a while, the judge inside gave an order, and the door at the entrance was opened by the guards. Reflecting a weak light source, inside was the highest power center of Soul Society.
Kenma suddenly opened his eyes and turned his gaze to Tenjiro Kirinji beside him. Seeing that he still had the same dull expression, he nodded slightly, stepped out, and walked inside.
Tenjiro Kirinji took half a step slowly, and the two walked into the Central 46 conference hall.
Kenma After entering the door, he looked around the somewhat dim hall.
The hall was formed into a circular structure, and in the bright center stood a man who had been summoned by Room 46. He was old and slightly stooped, with a white captain's haori draped over his shoulders, with the Chinese character "" written on the back. He was Yamamoto Shigekuni, the captain of the Gotei Thirteenth Division.
Forty sages are seated in a circle, and six judges are at the highest point in front of the entrance. There is a wooden board in front of these people, with their respective numbers written on it.
Kenma walked steadily to the right side of Yamamoto Shigekuni, more than two meters apart.
Seeing this, Tenjiro Kirinji walked to the left of Yamamoto Shigekuni.
Thumb, thump!
Two more beams of light fell from the ceiling above, illuminating a one-meter area around the two of them, revealing themselves in front of the sage Central 46.
The judge above looked at the three lights below and the three people in the lights.
"In view of the failure of Guard by Gotei 13 in this incident, not only failed to prevent the atrocities of Kuchiki Kyoka, but also caused the death of so many Noble sages, and even suffered heavy losses themselves, with several captains killed."
"After our discussion, we have concluded that Gotei 13 is no longer able to fully maintain the functions of the guardian."
"Therefore, a verdict has been made, the Gotei 13 team's funds will be halved, and the team's staff will be halved."
"The cut funds and staff will be transferred to Kido Corps and Onmitsukidō to strengthen the strength of the two, with a view to better Guard Seireitei in the future!"
As the judge above finished speaking, a commotion immediately erupted in the hall.
Great Kidō Master Tenjiro Kirinji The beard trembled slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, but he immediately suppressed it and maintained his original serious expression.
He pushed up his glasses, and the lenses glowed with white light, completely hiding his expression.
Yamamoto Shigekuni glanced at Great Kidō Master beside him, then looked back.
Central 46's sages were talking a lot, but they calmed down as Grand Judge knocked down the gavel and shouted to stop.
One of the sages said, "Right now, Gotei 13 is of no use, and Kido Corps contributed a lot to the arrest of Kuchiki Kyoka. It is natural that it should be used more in the future to increase the staffing of Kido Corps."
"But Onmitsukidō is a little different."
Another elderly woman asked in a confused voice, "Onmitsukidō, Kido Corps, and Gotei 13, which one is Soul Society?" There are three major organizations that protect the safety of Seireitei. If Gotei 13 is useless, it is understandable to promote the other two. What is the difference between Onmitsukidō?"
The previous voice sounded, "Since Gotei 13 was founded, it has protected the peace of Soul Society for thousands of years. Naturally, it has made outstanding achievements, but because of this strength, it has continued to squeeze out the proportion of the other two companies."
"Due to the special nature of Kido Corps, although it has always had a low sense of existence, it has been able to maintain basic independence. However, due to the squeeze and annexation of Gotei 13, Onmitsukidō has actually existed in name only."
"Even after thousands of years, it gradually merged with Second Division in Gotei 13, and even became a subordinate organization under Gotei 13, completely losing the independence that Onmitsukidō had when it was established."
As soon as this statement came out, it triggered a discussion.
Yamamoto Shigekuni, who was in the center below, opened his eyes slightly. His old face was unwavering, and he had obviously anticipated the situation before him.
Central 46 mentioned this matter at this moment, then the next development will gradually become clear.
The sage continued, "The previous generations of Central 46 Sages, in view of Gotei 13's great military exploits and the huge stabilizing effect they played during this period, turned a blind eye to this situation."
"But this Kuchiki Kyoka incident also made us see clearly the limitations of Gotei 13."
"If Onmitsukidō is to be as useful as we expected, it must first be separated from Gotei 13 Second Division and become an independent organization again."
"Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, do you have any objections?"
Indeed it is.
Yamamoto Shigekuni sighed secretly in his heart and shook his head slightly.
"No."
His plain and clear eyes looked to his side, his gaze passed through the white eyebrows hanging down beside his eyes. After briefly glancing at Shikashuin Kenma beside him, he withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the many sages in front of him.
Just now Tenjiro Kirinji and Shikashuin Kenma came together and appeared here, and he had speculation about such a situation in his heart.
Yamamoto Shigekuni's old voice sounded.
"If this move is conducive to the peace of Seireitei, Gotei 13 will naturally not have the slightest objection!"
"That's good!"
Seeing this, the Grand Judge above gently knocked the gavel down, making the final decision.
"Strengthening Kido Corps and rebuilding Onmitsukidō, this issue has been determined."
"During the reconstruction of Onmitsukidō, all institutions in Soul Society must provide full support and the project must be completed as quickly as possible."
"No one is allowed to defy orders, resist, obstruct, or even violate orders, and no one is allowed to delay the progress of reconstruction."
"Violators will be punished with treason!"
After Grand Judge finished speaking, the sages of Central 46 nodded in agreement.
After this procedure, the re-establishment of Onmitsukidō has the strongest legal basis, and it has become the most important matter during this period of time for Soul Society.
Grand Judge continued, "The next step is to discuss the candidate for the commander-in-chief to preside over Onmitsukidō."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Shikashuin Kenma below.
Naturally, this kind of thing has been decided for a long time. Even the matter of Onmitsukidō's re-establishment was decided by the son-in-law of the Shikokuin Family below.
The candidate - naturally this one.
But the superficial procedures still need to be carried out.
The sages of Central 46 looked away, spoke out one after another, and started discussing.
"Since it is Onmitsukidō, we cannot ignore the existence of the Shikokuin Family."
"Shikokuin Family is Great Noble after all, and has been engaged in it for generations. He is an expert in Onmitsukidō. The candidate for commander-in-chief can only be selected from the Shikokuin Family."
"How is Master Shihōin Yoruichi, the head of the Shikokuin Family?"
"Lady Yoruichi is Second Division Captain. He is very powerful and is indeed a suitable candidate."