Awkward.
Shiraishi suddenly remembered that the news of Lie's impending childbirth came suddenly. He rushed over, his mind filled with thoughts of the child, and had no time to worry about whether he had brought the speech manuscript.
Urged on by Lie, he rushed directly to the scene, his arms empty.
Shiraishi walked to the podium. In front of him were the students from the first to fifth year of the Shin'ō Academy, and behind the side curtain were the sixth-year students.
Ichigo Kurosaki and Ganju Shiba are both inside.
If he messes up, the former is fine, but the latter, with that Kog'Maw, will definitely tell Kūkaku, and he'll be ridiculed.
As those thoughts raced through his mind, Shiraishi placed his hands on the podium, pointed them into the microphone, and said, "Today is a beautiful day; the weather is very mild."
Let me start with some small talk to give him more time to think. "As for matters of justice, Academy Director Yamamoto has already spoken, so I won't go into them. You are all adults and have your own values."
Our world is different from the single world ruled by Aizen; it does not depend entirely on any one person.
The world belongs to me, and it also belongs to you. We need everyone's joint efforts to build a better home.
Shiraishi concluded his speech. Without a prepared script, he couldn't speak at length; a brief statement of his meaning would suffice.
[Honestly, I've been following the updates lately, switching sources, and using various reading voice options. yeguoyuedu is available for both Android and iOS.]
The students in the audience applauded, but how much of it was genuine?
That remains to be seen.
He doesn't emphasize absolute loyalty from his subordinates; as long as they are talented and willing to work, that's enough.
This is also why he didn't heed Soi Fon's advice to eliminate the civil servants loyal to Aizen.
He withdrew.
"Next, please welcome Ichigo Kurosaki, the representative of the sixth-year students, to the stage to give a speech."
A boy with orange, spiky hair makes his appearance. After not seeing him for a while, Shiraishi notices that his face has lost some of its childishness.
If you didn't know his age, people would definitely mistake him for an adult, not a sixteen-year-old boy.
Most importantly, it's that Reiatsu.
Shiraishi narrowed his eyes; he was stronger than when he fought Ulquiorra, no less than Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
"Surprised? Maybe Ichigo will surpass you and me in the future."
He glanced to the side and saw that the old man's gaze toward the stage was full of kindness, and his tone was proud.
" Old Man Yama, don't casually link me to you."
Shiraishi remarked that he didn't recall ever showing this guy his true strength; he used his full power when fighting Aizen, but not his absolute strength.
He hasn't revealed all his cards yet.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto smiled. After stepping down as Captain-Commander and becoming the Dean of the Academy, his personality became increasingly gentle; or rather, this was his true nature.
Shedding his titles of Sword Demon and Captain-Commander, he is simply an elder who prioritizes the growth of his children.
Ichigo Kurosaki walked to the podium, without preparing a speech, and scratched his head, saying, "Actually, there's not much to say. World justice, building a better home and stuff like that, I always feel like they're far removed from my life."
My philosophy is to do my best in my own work, and when faced with people or things I want to protect, to be able to fight—that's enough.
His words also drew a round of applause from the audience, and the applause was even louder than that of Shiraishi and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
The graduation ceremony has now come to a close.
The issue of personnel allocation is right in front of us. The first graduating class of six students consists of six people, which is quite an auspicious number.
Every team wants to recruit that player.
It's difficult to allocate them.
Aside from Ichigo and Ganju, the rest of the group consisted of Rei Takaeda, Michiru Ogawa, Chizuru Honshō, all former members of the Dark Forest Patrol, as well as a true native of the Divine Realm, Alexander Seclera.
The fact that these individuals were able to master the Shin'ō Academy's curriculum in less than a year demonstrates their considerable talent.
Three of the women wanted to apply to the Thirteenth Division; they were originally big fans of Renji.
The Thirteenth Division is indeed short-staffed.
Logically, they should be assigned there, but the problem is that the Thirteenth Division is too short-staffed. Adding a few more people would be of no use; it would be better to put them in better positions to shine.
These are Shunsui Kyōraku's original words.
It is said that he is so busy that he has no time to slack off and urgently needs someone to share the burden.
Tōshirō Hitsugaya is also in dire need of a high- Seated Officer. The vice-captain is unreliable, so he wants to find a capable person from this generation of geniuses to help him.
When those demands were presented to Shiraishi, it was a difficult decision to make.
Until today, I had to make a choice.
He summoned the group to the reception room of the Shin'ō Academy and said, "All the squads are short-staffed right now and want you to join, but you are all outstanding talents, so it's impossible for you all to join one squad. I'd like to hear your opinions."
"I'm going to the Thirteenth Division."
Rei Takaeda long, straight black hair, spoke first, her eyes, peering through her glasses, revealing a sharp, determined look.
She hasn't given up yet; as long as Rukia haven't officially announced their Renji, there's still a chance.
"In that case, I'll go to the Fourth Division, which has the most girls~"
Chizuru Honshō replied with a smile that she originally planned to play with them, but since they couldn't be on the same team, she could only choose the team she most wanted to join.
The Fourth Division is not hiring.
Shiraishi added, " Captain Unohana has decided to give up her talents to a squad that needs them more."
Chizuru Honshō asked, "Which squad, besides the Fourth Division, has the most women?"
"This guy's only after the woman," Shiraishi thought to himself, then added, " The Eighth Division's Lieutenant, Nanao Ise, is a bespectacled beauty."
"Then I'll go to the Eighth Division," Chizuru Honshō replied with a grin.
Michiru Ogawa said weakly, "I don't care."
"Very good, you'll go to the Tenth Division."
Shiraishi had reviewed the students' grades; aside from their martial arts skills, they were also quite good at humanities subjects.
This Michiru Ogawa timid personality, excels in humanities subjects, and is absolutely reliable in his work; he should be able to share Hitsugaya's burdens.
" Ganju, you're going to the 11th Division."
Shiraishi made the decision for him.
Ganju Shiba's eyes widened. "Why?"
"That's what your sister said; she wants you to go to the combat squad to hone your manly spirit."
Shiraishi brought up the name of Kūkaku, Ganju Shiba fell silent. Damn it, even after coming to the Shin'ō Academy, he still can't escape his older sister's control.
" Alexander, which squad do you want to join?"
Shiraishi looked up and asked.
Alexander was a blond young man with gold-rimmed glasses; he had a refined appearance. "I want to join the Fifth Division."
Looking at his smile, Shiraishi basically concluded that this guy wasn't exactly a model citizen. "Fine, I'll leave this problem child to Shinji Hirako," he thought. "Go to the Fifth Division."
" Ichigo, where do you want to work?"
Ichigo Kurosaki scratched his head, thinking that he only knew a few Shinigami in the Gotei 13, " The 6th Division, I guess."
"That won't do. Kuchiki don't hire people outside the nobility."
Shiraishi answered awkwardly.
Ichigo Kurosaki was also confused. If this didn't work out, which squad could he join?