Chapter 6

"Ah?"

When Kyōraku Shunsui heard this name, he subconsciously touched the two fancy hairpins pinned to his ponytail.

"When did little Lisa know?"

"Captain, you haven't hidden anything from the beginning, right?"

"Ah ha ha......"

Kyoraku Shunsui moved his hand behind his head and scratched it without leaving a trace.

"Captain, can you pretend to be more serious? It makes you... as if I'm as stupid as you."

Lisa Yatomaru touched her forehead with dissatisfaction and said with undisguised helplessness.

Seeing this, Jingraku Shunsui quickly waved his hand and said:

"No no no."

"Little Lisa, you are indeed sharper than I thought. Do you deserve to be the vice-captain I personally selected?"

Before Lisa Yatomaru answered the question again, Shunsui Kyoraku had lowered the broad brim of his hat, hiding his eyes and expression in the shadows.

"It's just Nanao, this kid..."

"It's not time to touch me yet."

Ise Nanao, the child of Kyoraku Shunsui's brother, is currently adopted by an old couple of the Ise family for various complicated reasons; that is to say, in terms of blood, little Nanao is actually Kyoraku Shunsui's biological niece .

As the captain of the intelligence team, the information Kyoraku Shunsui knows is second only to Yamamoto Shigekuni among the Gotei 13. In addition, he is the latter's favorite student, and he is from the Kyoraku family, a high-ranking noble family. It can be said that he is the best choice to be the next captain.

There were too many eyes looking at Kyoraku Shunsui.

Before Nanao has grown to a certain level, Kyoraku Shunsui doesn't really want her identity to be exposed prematurely.

at this time.

"Ding!"

"what sound?"

The clear ringtone coming from outside the door interrupted Lisa Yatomaru's thoughts of continuing to ask.

"It came from the martial arts arena..."

Jingraku Shunsui also turned his attention to the east.

"If nothing else, it should be a real sword trial, right?"

"what is that?"

Lisa Yasomaru said very bluntly that she had never heard of this term.

"Well~"

Yatomaru Lisa's words made Kyoraku Shunsui's eyes drift away for a moment, as if he had returned to his youth when he was still a student.

"It was quite a common way of sparring when we were in school."

"Little Lisa."

Kyoraku Shunsui raised his head and looked at the deputy team at the table.

"Um?"

Although Lisa Yasomaru's tone was very disdainful, she still had the attitude of being a deputy team member.

"Leave the work here to me. If you are interested, you can go to the martial arts arena next door to watch."

I don’t know what kind of memories it just brought back, but Kyoraku Shunsui seemed to want his deputy team to experience the atmosphere of a real sword trial.

"The captain who always hates work actually wants to do the work himself?"

Lisa Yatomaru asked in disbelief.

"Aren't all my people here?"

Before Kyōraku Shunsui finished speaking, he was interrupted in advance by his deputy:

"Dear captain, you have never forgotten where I brought you here, right?"

"Ah ha ha......"

Kyoraku Shunsui used his classic giggle again.

Normally, Kyoraku Shunsui's behavior would be equivalent to interrupting the conversation, and Yatomaru Lisa would habitually give up questioning.

But today's situation is slightly different.

"Or are you planning to take this opportunity to run away?"

"how could be."

"Then please give me a valid reason."

Kyōraku Shunsui obviously thought about the wording (to shirk) before saying:

"...Reiatsu."

"Reiatsu?"

"The spiritual pressure over at the Grand Performance Arena is very similar to part of the spiritual pressure I just felt on Nanao-chan."

"What's the meaning?"

Yatomaru Lisa was not surprised at all by the captain's keen perception. Within the entire Seireitei, the Eighth Division was the well-deserved leader in this area. Locking and tracking spiritual pressure was their specialty.

She was curious.

Why did Kyōraku Shunsui specifically mention the reiatsu of one student?

Judging from the captain's words, someone should have been in contact with Ise Nanao just now...this kind of

You don't need to look at the level to know that he is a student of Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy.

"..."

"I heard that among the fifth-year students at Mao Spiritual Arts Academy, there is a guy named Haruto who is very close to Nanao-chan."

"One of the parties conducting the real sword trial should have this guy."

"Oh~?"

Lisa Yatomaru responded in a long tone.

"so."

Lisa Yatomaru said with a playful smile:

"Captain, if you know it so clearly, you can't possibly mobilize the intelligence resources of Division 8 to investigate a student from Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy, right?"

Being able to understand so much shows that the captain has already conducted a detailed understanding.

"This is originally the responsibility of the Eighth Division."

Jingraku Shunshui answered the question with an awe-inspiring expression.

"It's not easy to be so well-founded... So, what's the problem with this student named Haruto?"

Lisa Yatomaru sighed with emotion.

Kyōraku Shunsui would never do anything out of pure selfishness. As his deputy, Lisa Yatomaru knew this very well. Since the captain would investigate this student, there must be other factors besides Ise Nanao. reason.

"Except for having frequent contact with students from noble families, everything else is normal."

"Um."

Lisa Yatomaru nodded in response.

"Since he dares to conduct a real sword trial, he must be very courageous... Help me see his strength."

"..."

Just when Lisa Yatomaru was about to overturn her opinion of her captain and classify his behavior as "an old father's sharp criticism of a brat who approaches his daughter".

Kyoraku Shunsui then continued:

"It's always good to collect information in advance."

After all, the teacher of Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy has limited eyesight. If he wants to obtain accurate first-hand information, of course it is more reliable for his vice-captain to act in person.

"I have a hunch that this guy will bring some interesting changes to Seireitei."

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On the other side of the Mao Auditorium, there is a "job fair" belonging to the fifth team.

"ah--"

A feeble lament came:

The smile is sly and strange, and the expression is carefree.

The slanted bangs are paired with beautiful teeth that could be used in toothpaste ads, plus long shawl-style hair hanging down the back of the head:

The third seat of the fifth division is Mako Hirako.

"Mako."

A gentle female voice came from behind Hirako Mako.

"You look very tired. You'd better go and take a rest. I'll take over here."

The bright red hair is tied into a ponytail on the side of the shoulders, and the pure white flowers picked by hand are made into hairpins to tie up this soft strand.

Different from the ordinary black outer and white inner attire, the non-standard women's death dress looks more slender and elegant, and the inner lining has been replaced with a soft light pink.

"Vice Captain Yihua..."

Hirako Mako lowered his head and rubbed the intersection between the bridge of his nose and the center of his eyebrows vigorously.

"This is a formal occasion, you might as well call me 'Pingzi Sanxi'."

"well?"

Yihua covered her mouth in slight surprise.

"But Mako... Mako, don't you usually call me by my first name?"

"..."

"Hey, aren't you worried about getting confused with the captain?"

Mako Hirako raised his head helplessly and said to the vice-captain who was reliable most of the time, but occasionally became a bit natural.

The woman with red hair is the vice-captain of the fifth division: Ika Jushi.

Unlike the strict conditions for captain selection, the vice-captains of each division can be directly appointed by the captain. For the chief officers and team members, the strength of the vice-captain is important, but the sense of identity is also very important.

Today's fifth division team, the reason why the team atmosphere is so good has a very important relationship with the vice-captain Yihua:

She is the twin sister of Zhu Sibo Zhengyuan, captain of the fifth division.

have to say.

In many teams, the third seat is actually a very interesting position.

Because of the vice-captain's appointment rules, the abilities of the third-seat team are often no weaker than those of the vice-captain, and this is the case with today's fifth division team.

In terms of combat effectiveness, Mako Hirako is not a little bit better than Ika Jusibori:

The latter is only relatively proficient in using the swastika, but he has basically mastered the ability of the swastika; even without using the swastika, Hirako Mako believes that he has the strength to fight with Captain Zhu Sibo.

but......

Hirako Mako hates trouble.

Both the captain and the vice-captain have much more to do than the third seat, and

He often had to go to the first team building for meetings.

For him, who is used to being lazy, this is simply a big trouble.

so.

Mako Hirako has no dissatisfaction with her current position in the third seat.

Based on the same reason, Hirako Mako felt that the fourth seat of the fifth team behind him probably had the same idea.