Chapter 109
"Thank you very much for my brother's matter."
"No, this is my responsibility."
Haruto also replied quietly.
"..."
"Then shall we set off now?"
"Senior, please lead the way."
————
"Uh-huh!"
Less than half a day.
Haruto followed Togakure Momoma closely and came to the outskirts of the East 15th District, in front of a group of quite gorgeous mansions.
"here?"
Haruto looked around curiously.
Compared to Seireitei, the superficial wealth here can be said to be only higher or lower.
"The atmosphere inside the Seireitei is still a bit too depressing for us middle-level nobles."
The boss and the strong man looked down and could not see each other, and Togakure would not say it was too much to call it depressing.
But if there is not even a house to stay in Seireitei, then it will be difficult for the nobles to save their face and dignity.
"Many people will spontaneously choose a mansion in Rukongai."
"Considering the risk of being attacked by a false alarm, everyone naturally chose to join a group to stay warm, and finally this residential complex was born."
"Facts have proven that our choice was correct."
".....I see."
The nobles living in West Rukong Street have been frightened all day long due to Xu's attacks recently, but the feng shui treasure land in front of them obviously has no such trouble.
Of course, if the virtual strength of the attack exceeds a certain level, the Gotei 13 Team will never be able to rush to the rescue immediately, and it will become a disaster.
It can only be said to be a matter of choice.
"Come with me."
Togakure took the lead and walked towards the entrance of the "community".
"The special meeting will be held in the small castle tower at the front."
When Haruto first came over, he saw the building that stood out the most among all the buildings.
After brushing his face with the two guards, Togakushi and Haruto arrived in front of the castle tower without any obstruction. As the thick wooden door blessed with a large number of ghosts slowly opened -
"Squeak."
The two of them walked into it one after the other.
"call."
The space inside the castle tower is quite spacious.
Although the building is tall, there is only a whole floor of "Tongtian" in the center. A large number of candles supported by copper pillars around it make the dark space a little brighter.
What is the structure like here...
An enlarged version of the Japanese-style British Senate?
It’s just that there aren’t that many locations.
"squeak--"
"Boom."
After Togakure and Haruto entered, the light behind them slowly closed.
"..."
Haruto glanced around.
"Twenty-one."
On the long rectangular tatami, a wooden sign with the family name written on it blocked the faces of the attendees.
It... is simply a replica of Central Room 46.
"Many of them were recruited to make up the numbers."
Because Haruto not only saw the wooden sign of the Togakushi family, but also the surnames of several lower-level nobles——
"No wonder Byakuya said he could do whatever he wanted. Such a pomp obviously does not meet the requirements of the noble meeting."
Togakushi nodded to Haruto, then quickly retreated to the gate, a distance away
Inside the castle tower, the guard is located two steps away.
Just when Haruto was thinking about it——
"Is the visitor Haruto?"
As the "rostrum" facing him took the initiative to ask questions, the aristocratic meeting without any opening remarks began without any warning... Haruto had reason to suspect that these guys definitely started sitting early in the morning. Pretentious here.
I'm afraid I can't wait any longer now.
"Exactly."
Haruto saw that they had no intention of letting him sit down, so he simply stood and replied... Anyway, he was not very used to sitting on his knees.
"Have you confessed to the murder of seven members of the Thirteenth Division, the massacre of seven nobles, and the eighty-six students of Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy?"
"..."
Good guy.
It doesn’t matter that there is no opening statement, even the accusations have been arranged at the beginning - just now
These people mentioned, in addition to the students who failed to save the Grand Ceremony Taiqi seats, also include the noble students who died in several other barriers.
"I believe that Dean Mutsuki has officially submitted a report to Room 46 of the Central Committee on what is happening in this world."
Since they wanted to play, it wouldn't hurt for Haruto to just accompany them.
After being watched by Mutsuki-sensei and Byakuya in turn, Haruto's favor with these nobles in Soul Society has plummeted.
He wants to see...
How shameless can these guys be?
"Is the version you just mentioned intended to overturn the decision of Central Room 46?"
As soon as Haruto finished speaking——
"asshole!"
"How dare you turn around and question us!"
"Just answer honestly!"
"..."
Um.
Not only are the architectural styles similar, but even the way you and I chatter when speaking are 70% or 80% similar to a certain Senate.
"Snapped!"
With a clear sound of wake-up wood at the rostrum, the whole place fell silent instantly.
"..."
Retract the preamble.
It’s not that these guys are unorganized, but each of them has excellent acting skills - just like this one
A surprise is enough to demonstrate the undoubted power of the rostrum... The faint of heart may be frightened by this hand and give you a heart attack.
"Do you have any objections to the correction just now?"
"Yes."
"Speak."
It must be said that although the meeting was a fake, the guys above pretended to be quite impressive.
"......"
"When I arrived at the scene, the Grand Master of the 13th Division was already seriously injured and could not be saved, and the students who were supposed to be responsible for dispersing and guarding were nowhere to be seen."
"In the battle with the Quincy, I learned that... the Quincy's sacred arrow of destruction has the ability to burn the soul to ashes."
"My classmates are probably also harmed by this."
Haruto repeated what he said after discussing with Mr. Mutsuki.
"......"
It seemed that the silence that should have been here came as promised.
"Are you sure that what you said just now is true?"
"Of course."
Haruto said very confidently.
"Grand Master of the 13th Division is a veteran officer, and his strength is also the best among the Shinigami of the 13th Division."
"The Quincy who can suppress him..."
"Are you trying to say that you have the strength of a vice-captain?"
"Yes."
It's all pretentious nonsense.
If they didn't know Haruto's strength, these people wouldn't have to think so hard--
Wait!
His sharp eyes swept across the whole place again. On the wooden signs representing the noble status,
Haruto didn't see the surname Sato.
"Sato Tsunayayo didn't come?"
"Is the information provided by Byakuya wrong?"
"......No, the Kuchiki family wouldn't make such a simple mistake. Sato Tsunayayo should be hiding in the dark--"
"I'm afraid it's to make me let my guard down."
Haruto had a plan in mind, so he continued the previous topic and said:
"If you have any questions, you can test the spiritual pressure on the spot, or just ask a vice-captain to fight me."
"You'll know once you try this kind of thing."
"......"
Haruto's words made the other side whisper again. Fortunately, Haruto didn't have to wait for long this time. They discussed the result:
"You have the fifth-level spiritual power now?"
"No, the sixth level."
This information is not confidential. It can be seen from Haruto's usual performance. It doesn't hurt to tell the other party directly.
"According to the information provided by the Shinō Academy, you don't seem to have mastered the release of your Zanpakutō?"
"Yes, I don't know how to release my Shikai."
"Then how do you defeat a vice-captain-level Quincy? You know, their fighting styles are varied, and even experienced Shinigami have a hard time getting the upper hand."
"Pfft..."
Haruto couldn't help but sneer.
"Do you read half of the intelligence and throw away the other half?"
