Kawakami Saburō lives at the foot of Ox Horn Mountain in the center of Beginning of Spring District. This is not a designated base of the Seireitei, but a property of the Kawakami Clan in Rukongai.
The architectural style is standard Seireitei aristocratic style, a huge one-story mansion with golden tiles, containing probably dozens of rooms.
It was surrounded by an earthen wall.
Between the earthen walls and the mansion lies a spacious courtyard.
Shiraishi could see the layout of the place from afar. Instead of barging in abruptly, he chose to visit through the main entrance. As soon as his foot touched the ground...
The two guards at the main gate quickly changed their expressions from relaxed to serious, gripping the hilts of their swords at their waists and adopting a defensive posture.
The person on the left asked, "Who are you?"
"I'm a guest introduced by Mr. Yagyū."
"Mr. Yagyū... Oh, so you must be Lord Shiraishi. Please come in."
The gatekeeper, seeing his silver hair and strange clothes, relaxed his tense nerves and reached out to push open the heavy, bright yellow wooden door.
With a creaking sound, a road paved with bluestone was revealed, leading directly to the mansion.
Two-meter-high bright yellow wooden fences stand on both sides of the avenue, and through the gaps in the fences, you can glimpse dogs of all sizes lying down to rest.
Shiraishi stepped across the threshold and appeared on the road.
Some fierce-looking dogs started barking.
"Shut up." He liked dogs, but hated dogs that barked at him. He glared and released his Reiatsu.
"Awoo~" The big dog let out a submissive bark, tucked its tail between its legs, and slunk away.
Shiraishi walked to the front of the mansion, reached out and pulled open the door, revealing an entrance hall paved with bluestone and smooth tatami mats.
A woman dressed in a black and white maid outfit knelt on the tatami mat, bowed, and said, "Welcome to the Kawakami Clan, Master Shiraishi."
"Beautiful lady, at this moment, my heart is pierced by your angelic smile."
Shiraishi placed one hand on his chest and closed the door with the other.
The maid smiled and said, "Sir, you're really overestimating yourself."
"Don't be so polite, just call me Shiraishi, or Gou Xiu Jin Sa Ma. I've always wanted to hear a beautiful woman like you say 'Welcome back, Gou Xiu Jin Sa Ma!'"
"Welcome back, Dogshu Jinsama!"
"That's it! Shy cheeks, sweet voice—it's wonderful!"
Shiraishi smiled broadly. When watching anime, she always envied the main characters who could be called out to by beautiful maids in sweet, delicate voices.
Indeed, a maid is always a plus!
The maid wasn't as excited as he was. Remembering her duties, she stood up after he took off his shoes and said, "Dog Xiu Jinsama, please come with me."
"Hi~" Shiraishi replied, his heart fluttering with desire. On the way, he began asking the maid her name, hobbies, favorite foods, where she was born, and whether she had any other siblings.
The maid answered these census-like questions with a smile, thinking to herself, "This guy is so damn long-winded!"
The questioning didn't stop until they reached the main hall where Kawakami Saburō was. The maid breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to say goodbye to this annoying fellow. She opened the sliding door and said respectfully, "Lord Kawakami, our guest has arrived."
The hall was spacious, but there were no song or dance performances, and no one was inside.
The large sliding door on the east side was wide open, and two Shinigami dressed in Shihakushō sat in the corridor outside the hall, drinking and admiring the flowers.
Kawakami Saburō turned around, his expression slightly drunk, and raised his wine cup in a toast. "I heard about your deeds from Boss Yagyū. You actually managed to kill that demon-like Hasegawa Taizo. Well done!"
The Stealth Force is second only to the Twelfth Division in terms of how annoying it is among the Gotei 13.
Their job is to monitor whether the Shinigami have broken any laws.
Although Hasegawa Taizo treated the residents of Rukongai as playthings, not as human beings, he was still very serious about his work.
However, the more seriously one takes this kind of work, the more it will provoke the Shinigami of other Shinigami squads, especially Shinigami like Kawakami Saburō who are cunning and lazy.
I wish all those bastards in the Stealth Force would die.
"It's not that exaggerated." Shiraishi was somewhat surprised. Based on Ichirō Yagyū's description, he had thought the other person was a timid and hesitant man.
It now seems that he has a personality that is hesitant and timid in battle, but strikes hard in other areas.
"Let me introduce you. This is Akimoto Osamu, Shinigami from the Eighth Division responsible for monitoring the movements of the residents of Rukongai in the West District Ten."
"Please give me your guidance." Akimoto Osamu's attitude was neither warm nor cold.
"Please take care of me in the future." Shiraishi wasn't overly enthusiastic; his enthusiasm was reserved for beautiful women, not for random male passersby.
"Please sit down and have a drink. I've already sent someone to invite Kenji and the others over. We'll all be working in the West District Ten from now on, so it won't hurt for us to get to know each other."
Kawakami Saburō spoke, he picked up the sake pot and filled the empty sake cup on the left.
Shiraishi shrugged and said, "Sorry, I killed them."
Clang! The sake pot fell onto the table, spilling sake that flowed over the surface and dripped onto the tatami mats.
Kawakami Saburō stared at him, his face filled with disbelief, and said, "What... what did you say?"
"On my way here, I didn't like them, so I killed them. I'm truly sorry if this has offended you in any way."
Although Shiraishi said this, there was no trace of apology on his face; he didn't think he had done anything wrong.
Those who wantonly toy with and humiliate others should be killed.
"No, no, how could I not be happy? I'm overjoyed! Those bastards may be strong, but their behavior is truly unbearable."
Kawakami Saburō jumped up, completely unconcerned about being soaked, and exclaimed excitedly, "You're really amazing!"
Kawakami Saburō Hasegawa Taizo's strength, and the Fifth Seat didn't seem like the kind of person who would immediately assume someone was powerful, like a captain or vice-captain.
He had heard that Shiraishi had killed Hasegawa Taizo, and knew that Shiraishi was quite strong, but he didn't have a very direct feeling about it.
Only after killing Kenji and his gang did he realize just how strong this guy was.
It's important to know that Kenji are very strong; they have never been injured in their numerous battles against Hollows.
The man before them had actually managed to kill Kenji with ease.
"From now on, the Void of the West District Ten will depend on you. As for the price, how about 500 rings per Void?"
"Okay." Upon hearing that there was money to be made, Shiraishi didn't refuse and agreed immediately.
Kawakami Saburō chuckled, then realized what he'd done and said with a troubled expression, "Oh no, the Denreishinki is still with Kenji. If I don't get it back, I won't be able to send you the information about the Hollows from the Research and Development Institute as soon as possible."
"It's alright, I'll go get it. It's not far from here," Shiraishi said.
"Thank you for your help."
Kawakami Saburō didn't stand on ceremony either; the Denreishinki was a controlled item of the Seireitei and couldn't be obtained casually.
He had two Denreishinki, but they still had to pull strings and use connections to get in; it took a lot of effort.
"Contact me if you have any messages," Shiraishi, deciding not to return, and disappeared from the hall.