Thirteenth Division.
As soon as Yoriichi walked into Division Barracks, he saw Sentarō Tsubaki and Kiyone Kotetsu standing in the corridor, one on the left and one on the right, neither of them willing to get out of the way.
"Yoriichi Captain, please go this way!"
"It's obviously closer here, so don't give random directions!"
"I patrol Division Barracks every day, how can I still not know where the captain's room is?"
"You went the wrong way yesterday!"
The two stared at each other, about to start a fight.
Yoriichi glanced ahead and said calmly, "I saw Captain Ukitake."
Sentaro and Kiyone turned their heads at the same time.
Under the eaves not far away, Jūshirō Ukitake was waving towards us with a helpless smile on his face.
The two fell silent immediately.
Yoriichi walked between them and sat down opposite Ukitake.
The tea set has been placed on the table, as well as several plates of exquisite-looking snacks. Yoriichi picked up a piece and tasted it. It tasted pretty good, but a little sweet.
"This is what Kiyone delivered this morning."
Ukitake poured him a cup of tea and said gently, "Sentaro sent another plate. The two of them have been arguing all morning about whose snack is more delicious."
Yoriichi looked at the other plate on the table.
It doesn't look very good.
He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, and was silent for two seconds.
Sure enough, the taste isn't that great either.
"How is it?"
Sentaro stood not far away, looking at him expectantly.
Yoriichi took a sip of tea and swallowed the snack.
"There is a lot of room for improvement."
"..."
The expectation on Sentaro's face disappeared.
Kiyone covered his mouth and laughed.
Ukitake coughed lightly and waved for the two of them to deal with team affairs first, then looked at Yoriichi again.
"Are you still getting used to living in Seireitei?"
"Very good."
Yoriichi picked up the tea cup and said casually, "You have food and drink, and a fixed salary every month. Except for occasionally having to send Captain Zaraki to Fourth Division, there are basically no shortcomings."
Ukitake smiled slightly.
"You have been coming to Soul Society for almost two years, right?"
"Almost."
Yoriichi Calculate the time.
When he first started living in Seireitei, he was still a little unaccustomed to it. There were no mobile phones and no Internet here, so it was difficult to find some entertainment at night.
Later he discovered that Seireitei is actually not boring as long as he knows more people.
If you want to drink, you can go to Kyōraku. If you want to practice swordsmanship, you can go to Unohana. If you want to find someone to beat, Kenpachi Zaraki will deliver it to your door.
Life is very fulfilling.
"Have you encountered any difficulties since becoming captain?"
Ukitake continued to ask.
"Yes."
"What difficulty?"
"Too many official documents."
Ukitake showed an understanding look.
The duties of each team are not easy, especially the captain who needs to be responsible for the final review. If something goes wrong, he has to personally take responsibility.
Yoriichi sighed.
"Kira has to deal with so many official documents every day. I sat and watched them, feeling a little bit sorry."
"So you're going to help him?"
"No, he won't let me touch him."
"..."
Ukitake held the teacup and didn't know what to say for a moment.
He should sympathize with Izuru Kira.
However, Third Division has indeed had no problems with team work in the past year or so, and field casualties have even been much less than before.
Yoriichi seems to have done nothing, but in fact as long as he is still sitting in the captain's position, Third Division's team members will have enough confidence.
The two chatted for a while.
Ukitake asked Yoriichi about his life in World of the Living, and Yoriichi also asked about his physical condition.
The atmosphere has always been relaxed.
Yoriichi didn't put down the tea cup until the tea on the table had cooled down a bit.
"Captain Ukitake, when you called me over, you probably didn't just want to ask me if I'm used to living here, right?"
Ukitake The smile on his face faded a bit.
He was silent for a moment, took out a record from his sleeve, and placed it in front of Yoriichi.
"There is indeed something that I need your help with."
Yoriichi picked up the record and took a look.
There is not much content above, it is all about Reiatsu monitoring of World of the Living Karakura Town. There is a name among them, which is marked separately.
Ichigo Kurosaki.
"Three months ago, Substitute Soul Reaper Badge of Ichigo stopped transmitting messages."
Ukitake said slowly, "Since you stayed at Seireitei, Thirteenth Division has restarted the monitoring function of Substitute Badge. There were no abnormalities before, but in the past three months, we have not received any information."
Yoriichi frowned slightly.
Substitute Soul Reaper Badge appears to be an identity certificate, but in fact it also has the function of monitoring and suppressing Reiatsu.
Ichigo himself does not know about this matter.
"Substitute Badge is connected to the holder's Reiatsu mark. As long as Ichigo is still alive, the signal should not be completely lost."
Ukitake looked at him, his expression became more serious.
"This situation is not normal."
"Is it possible that Substitute Badge was destroyed?"
"No."
Ukitake shook his head.
"If Substitute Badge is damaged, Thirteenth Division will receive feedback immediately. But we did not receive any abnormal prompts, it just stopped transmitting information."
Yoriichi looked at the record in his hand and quickly understood what he meant.
"Someone used special power to block Substitute Badge?"
"This is the only way we can judge at the moment."
Ukitake is not hiding anything.
Soul Society may not care about a brief signal interruption, but no news for three whole months is enough to cause alarm.
If it had been another Substitute Soul Reaper, the investigation order would have been issued long ago.
But that person is Ichigo Kurosaki.
He once helped Soul Society repel Aizen, and also saved the lives of countless people at Karakura Town.
Before knowing the truth, Ukitake is unwilling to judge him with the worst possible idea.
Yoriichi Close the record.
"You called me here because you wanted me to go to World of the Living to investigate?"
"Yes."
Ukitake nodded.
"Ichigo is your friend, so it is most appropriate for you to go. We will not easily conclude that Substitute Badge betrayed Soul Society just because he lost his signal."
"Okay, I get it."
Yoriichi stood up and put the record back on the table.
"I will go to First Division to apply for business trip documents now. After I get it, I will go to World of the Living to have a look."
"Thank you very much, Yoriichi."
"If I really want to say thank you, it should be me thanking you."
Yoriichi tidied up Yuori and said with a smile, "This kind of investigation is the same for anyone. You specifically left the task to me. You are already taking care of my thoughts."
If something happened to Ichigo Kurosaki, he didn't want to be the last one to know.
Ukitake obviously understands this.
Yoriichi waved his hand towards him.
"If there's nothing else here, I'll go back and get ready."
"Be careful on the road."
Yoriichi nodded, turned and left Thirteenth Division.
Ukitake sat where he was, watching the white feather fabric gradually disappear at the end of the corridor.
After a long time, he lowered his head and looked at the records on the table.
"I hope it's not a betrayal."