Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 19. Retsu Unohana's Suspicion

Communication between Soul Society and Hueco Mundo is usually delayed, but the deaths of two captains and one vice-captain forced the remaining expedition members to use emergency communication methods.

So much so that before dawn the next day, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the captain-commander of the 13th Gotei 13, urgently convened a meeting of the captains.

Given the seriousness of the situation, even Jushiro Ukitake, the captain of the 13th Division who had always been in poor health, dragged his weak body to the 1st Division barracks.

"Without a doubt, Captain-Commander, this is a complete provocation against us Shinigami by those Hollows. I think that Barragan is no longer satisfied with being the King of Hueco Mundo!"

The current captain of the Third Division, Rennosuke Kamikawa, was the first to express his opinion.

"So what are you planning to do?"

Captain Aikawa Raibu of the 7th Division stood with his hands in his pockets.

"During the last hunt, because we were well prepared, apart from the nobles and the many members from Rukongai who died, the losses of our Gotei 13 Shinigami were not actually that great. On the contrary, the Hollows suffered heavy casualties. In the end, only the two Hollows that we named Arrancars as special forms, and a few ordinary Adjuchas were able to escape from our encirclement."

Eighth Division Captain Kyoraku Shunsui spoke at the opportune moment.

This data should have been given by the captain of the 10th Division, since post-war handling is also one of the 10th Division's responsibilities.

However, due to well-known reasons, the captain of the 10th Division has died, so Kyoraku Shunsui can only temporarily take over.

"What do you mean by this, Chunshui?"

Rennosuke Kamikawa regretted his words as soon as he finished speaking, because he realized that he wasn't asking a question he already knew the answer to.
The imbalance between Hueco Mundo and Soul Society will only lead to one result.

And all the team captains present were well aware of this outcome.

Even Kensei Muguruma, who is usually outspoken and straightforward, frowned and silently lowered his head.

"Alright, I didn't call you here to discuss these meaningless things. Just last night, the Central 46 Chambers made a decision: at least five captains from our Gotei 13 will go to Hueco Mundo to subdue Barragan!"

Seeing this, Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni promptly broke the heavy atmosphere.
"Who among you is willing to go?"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's gaze swept over all the captains, and Kyoraku Shunsui was the first to step forward.

"Count me in!"

Kyoraku Shunsui said, not in a very good mood.

In reality, the loss of two captains was not a big deal to him, who had long since become indifferent to life and death and had experienced many trials and tribulations.

He didn't want to go to Hueco Mundo, but he was even less willing to stay in Soul Society, lest he be sent to be a ruthless executioner.

Kensei Muguruma, the captain of the Ninth Division, shared similar thoughts with Shunsui Kyoraku. He would gladly deal with the notorious villains of the Ootengu without hesitation, but he felt he couldn't bring himself to personally execute a large number of Rukongai civilians to maintain stability in the Three Realms.

The remaining candidates were successively selected by Kenpachi Onigenjo, captain of the 11th Division; Rabu Aikawa, captain of the 7th Division; and Rennosuke Kamikawa, captain of the 3rd Division.

Retsu Unohana, the captain of the Fourth Division, did not participate in the events. As she walked out of the First Division barracks, she was pondering something else.

"It seems like Higashino Shuichi is on vacation these days?"

Retsu Unohana remembered that her vice-captain, Seinosuke Yamada, had mentioned this matter to her a few days ago.

Unohana Retsu immediately went to the captain's rest room of the Fourth Division and found the duty roster of the entire Fourth Division members for the recent period of time.

It clearly states that Higashino Shuichi began his seven-day vacation six days ago.

"Could it be you? Higashino Shuichi?" Unohana Retsu's eyes turned cold. Now, many signs pointed to one fact: Higashino Shuichi seemed to have an unclear connection with Utsugi.

The only problem is the lack of substantial evidence.

Therefore, Retsu Unohana did not intend to report the matter to the Captain-Commander, but instead planned to investigate it herself.

By randomly picking a member of the Fourth Division, Retsu Unohana easily learned that Shuichi Higashino had once again chosen to go to the human world during his vacation. This was a very strange thing in the eyes of most other Shinigami, so most Shinigami had a deep impression of Higashino's behavior.

For most Shinigami, the human world is synonymous with backwardness and barbarity. Apart from the Shinigami of the Thirteenth Division who are "forced" to stay in the human world, the Shinigami of the other divisions only have to go to the human world when they have a mission.

People like Shuichi Higashino, who rush into the real world whenever they have the chance, are truly rare.

When discussing the present world, one cannot avoid mentioning the 13th Division.

Aside from overpowered characters like Aizen and Kisuke Urahara, all Shinigami who want to travel from Soul Society to the Human World have only one option: to open the Transcending Gate through the 13th Division.

"So Captain Unohana made a special trip here just to see your squad's former vice-captain?"

Despite his ailing body, Jushiro Ukitake sat in a chair and looked at the beautiful female Shinigami captain opposite him.

"I happened to need to talk to him, and found out he had gone on vacation to the real world."

Retsu Unohana replied with a smile.

Poor excuse.

Jushiro Ukitake naturally couldn't believe Retsu Unohana's explanation. As one of the captains with the longest tenure in the entire Soul Society, he knew Retsu Unohana, the former first Kenpachi, very well.

Something's wrong? What is it?

Could it be that the former deputy captain got into trouble?

However, Jushiro Ukitake did not intend to expose Retsu Unohana's lie. After all, this was a "family matter" of the Fourth Division, and as the captain of the Thirteenth Division, it was not convenient for him to interfere.

Soon, the vice-captain of the 13th Division arrived at the captain's rest room with two members.

Looking at the two captains sitting opposite each other, both team members appeared overly nervous.

"Team leader, three days ago, Higashino Shuichi invited me to sample the local wines in that country across from the Sea of ​​Imaginary Sea. I remember we both got completely drunk that day, and a member of the nearby garrison dragged us back. We slept until noon the next day."

"I was with Third Seat Higashino yesterday. Yesterday I said I was going back to Soul Society after purchasing supplies, but Third Seat Higashino insisted on having some kind of farewell dinner with me, and then he put on some kind of send-off ceremony, which made me not return until the early hours of this morning, Captain. Third Seat Higashino, he... he didn't do anything wrong, did he?"

The team member felt that only something like this would cause the two captains to make such a big fuss.

Upon hearing this, Jushiro Ukitake's gaze towards Retsu Unohana instantly filled with a playful expression.

See? Everyone knows what Retsu Unohana is up to. Even I, an ordinary team member, know exactly what you're trying to do.

However, Retsu Unohana's mind was not on this at all; a hint of doubt flashed across her eyes.

Did I misunderstand Higashino Shuichi?

This should have been a good thing, but for some reason, Retsu Unohana's doubts did not diminish at all.

(End of this chapter)