From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 440: Aizen Sosuke appears!
The sun is shining brightly with not a single cloud in the sky. Today is a very nice day in Soul Society.

Shinō Spiritual Academy, Cultural History Class.

The former captain of the Third Division, Norabei, was standing in the classroom at this time, telling the students about some of his past experiences.

"Many people are curious about how my arm was broken." Norabei patted the empty cuff of his left arm with his right hand and said frankly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the students in the classroom looked at him with great curiosity.

"One hundred and sixty years ago, the Tsunayashiro family, one of the four great noble families with a long history in Soul Society, launched a rebellion against the Seireitei. They released the Vastode-class Great Hollow, the Indestructible King, Arturo Pratid, from the Great Underground Prison and wreaked havoc on the Seireitei. It was at that time that my arm was cut off, Sensei."

"Back then, I was the captain of the third squad. Now I think about how time flies. In a blink of an eye, I have been a teacher in this academy for 160 years."

"The Tsunayashiro family has now disappeared into history."

"The Immortal King was sealed by the current captain of the 9th Division, your Ghost Dao Academy President Ling Zun, and there is no possibility of him coming out again."

"However, over the past hundred years, the Gotei 13 has been tracking down another great villain who escaped from the Infernal Affairs, Saito Furuo, but so far there has been no success."

Just as Norabei was talking about this, a student suddenly raised his hand, as if he had a question.

Norabei stopped talking and called on Aizen-san, "Do you have any questions?"

Aizen Sosuke, who had short curly hair that looked very gentle and bookish, and wore a pair of plain glasses and looked much younger, stood up and asked curiously, "Teacher, it is rumored that the dean of the Kidōin, Reizun-sama, is the strongest Shinigami in the Gotei 13. Is that true?"

Aizen just enrolled this year. He was born in the 72nd District of Minami-Ryukon Gai, and his life can be said to be difficult.

Rukongai is divided into four major areas: east, west, south, and north. Each area has eighty numbers, from one to eighty. The smaller the number, the closer it is to Seireitei, and therefore the better the order.

Basically, there is no order after the age of fifty, and the further you go, the more chaotic it becomes, with souls fighting each other for survival.

For example, Kenpachi Zaraki was born in the 80th district of Kitarukyoukai and named after the area name 'Zaraki'. He has been fighting since he came to Soul Society. He is a real beast!
In the original story, Unohana Yachiru often went to Rukongai to quell rebellions. The rebellions he quelled were those of ruthless people born in the high-numbered areas in the east, west, south and north.

Aizen Sosuke was born with a strong spiritual pressure since his soul was born in Rukongai. When the predecessor of the 11th Division, Kenpachi, the sixth Kenpachi Iwaizumi, went to Rukongai to rebel, he met Aizen Sosuke, who was a Ryukon but whose spiritual pressure was slightly stronger than that of ordinary soldiers.

Then he developed a love for talented people and brought Aizen Sosuke back to the Soul Society and recommended him to the Maou Spiritual Academy.

But not long ago, Iwafist Kenpachi was defeated in a single fight by the current seventh generation Kenpachi, Kenpachi Kuriyashiki, and has now retired.

"Not true." Norabei immediately shook his head and said, "The strength of the head of the Kidouin Academy, Master Reizun, is indeed extremely strong. In terms of spiritual pressure alone, it is recognized that he is the best in the Gotei 13. No, the scope is narrowed down. It should be said that he is the best in the Seireitei."

After a brief pause, Norabei continued, "But Master Rei has never claimed to be the strongest Shinigami of the Gotei 13. Your statement is just the opinion of some people."

"I see." Aizen Sosuke pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose, and then asked, "Who is the strongest Shinigami of the Gotei 13? The captain-general?"

Obviously, although Aizen Sosuke only enrolled this year, he is already very popular among students. His question represents what many students are asking.

Many people in the classroom looked at Norabei with great curiosity and expectation.

Norabei scratched his head helplessly and said, "One hundred and sixty years ago, the most recognized strongest Shinigami among the Gotei 13 was indeed the captain-general, that is, the dean of the academy, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni-sama. But after the appearance of the Spirit Master, this generally recognized view began to be shaken. For the past one hundred and sixty years, the captain-general and Spirit Master have each had their supporters, and they have been divided into two factions. One faction believes that the captain-general is the strongest Shinigami, and the other faction believes that Spirit Master is the strongest Shinigami. The two sides have been arguing endlessly, and this topic has continued for one hundred and sixty years, and there is no conclusion so far."

At this point, Norabei smiled and said, "The reason why this topic continues is because every year there are freshmen like you joining the discussion. You discuss it in the academy, but nothing comes of it. Then after you graduate and join the Gotei 13, you continue to discuss it. Once the topic comes up, your seniors will also join in the argument. Now, this has become the hottest mystery in Soul Society."

Aizen Sosuke was very smart. He had already realized that this question could not be further pursued.

What was he asking? Why didn't the captain and the spirit master fight to see who was better, so as to put an end to this 160-year-long mystery and give an answer?

It was obviously inappropriate. The captain-general was in charge of the First Division and led the Gotei 13, which required absolute authority. If he was defeated by the Spirit Master, it would definitely shake the captain-general's authority and cause a series of chaos.

Therefore, there is no doubt that no matter whether Captain-General Yamamoto Genryusai is the strongest god of death, Lord Lingzun must have been maintaining his authority as much as possible for the past 160 years.

At the same time, the captain-general no longer considered himself the "strongest god of death" since one hundred and sixty years ago, which also shows that both parties have a tacit understanding in this regard. The captain-general also respects Ling Zun as much as possible within the scope of his own conditions.

The unspoken understanding between the two is the reason why this topic has remained unanswered for 160 years.

Therefore, Aizen Sosuke immediately ended his questioning and sat back in his seat.

But then, another student raised his hand and asked, "Teacher, among the captains of the Gotei 13, which ones support Master Rei-zun as the strongest god of death? And which ones support the captain-general as the strongest god of death?"

"Your question is too rebellious. I can't answer it. Sit down quickly, or I'll beat you up!" Norabei glared at the student and said angrily.

The other students also laughed when they saw this. It was obvious that Norabei, who had been a teacher for more than a hundred years, was now very popular among students because of his personality and temperament, and he was able to get along well with them.

Among the Gotei 13, the captain-level members have remained silent on this issue and have never expressed their opinions in public.

The discussion of this hot topic was only between the team members and the chief officer, and the deputy captain would not express his own attitude.

Once promoted to vice-captain and captain, they will cut off all past remarks and remain silent.

After all, once the discussion of this topic involves the level of captain and vice-captain, it feels like they want to split the Gotei 13.

However, as the former captain of the 3rd Division and a veteran Shinigami, although Norabei's strength has declined and his spiritual pressure has dropped to the level of a soldier, and he can't even use his Bankai, his connections are still there.

He had a lot of contact with the Gotei 13, and according to his analysis, those who believed that Rei-san was the strongest god of death should be Unohana Retsu, Shutara Senjumaru, Kuryashiki Kenpachi and others.

Speaking of Unohana Retsu, for some reason, she changed her name not long after she returned to the team and became the captain of the 4th Division. Now everyone calls her 'Unohana Retsu' instead of Unohana Hachiryu.

Those who think that the captain-general is the strongest god of death should include Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro, Hikifune Kiryu and others.

He also had no idea about the other captains, and there was no need to figure them out.

As for himself, he thinks that the captain is the strongest!

Soon, Norabei's cultural history class ended and the students in the classroom dispersed. Aizen Sosuke left the classroom in a lively manner, surrounded by his friends.

Although Aizen Sosuke during this period was quite arrogant in his heart, he had not yet become paranoid or gone to extremes.

He is gentle and has a good relationship with the students around him. He is also loved by many teachers and professors in the college.

Moreover, he is extremely gifted, seeming to understand things quickly and learn things very quickly. At the same time, his spiritual pressure continues to grow stronger with his practice and age.

Even though he had only been in school for a short time, many teachers believed that Aizen Sosuke had the potential to become the top student of this class. To say "possibility" was a bit modest, as almost no one could compete with Aizen Sosuke in this regard.

Several vice-captains of the Gotei 13 have already heard of his existence, and maybe when he is about to graduate, they will all come to snatch him away.

All in all, Aizen Sosuke now has a bright future.

After bidding farewell to his friends at the end of the corridor, Aizen Sosuke headed towards the Kidōin.

Just before the class started, Norabei informed him in advance that the teacher from Kidōin was looking for him and asked Aizen Sosuke to go there after class.

Soon, Aizen Sosuke arrived at the door of the teacher's office of Kidouin, knocked gently on the door and said, "Teacher, I am Aizen Sosuke."

"Aizen? Come in." A slightly cold voice came from the office.

Aizen Sosuke seemed to be familiar with this voice. He opened the door and said, "I knew it was Orochimaru-sensei who was looking for me."

That's right, Orochimaru!

About fifty years ago in Soul Society, Orochimaru successfully completed the spirit transformation technique, achieved the integration of body and soul, entered the Pure Land, and was taken to Soul Society by Bane.

Obviously, there is a huge time difference between the worlds. According to Orochimaru's impression, he practiced this technique for five years, and then immediately came to find Bane.

But on Bane's side, one hundred and ten years passed directly.

The book returns to its true story.

At this time, Orochimaru had been in Soul Society for fifty years and had already completely integrated into the environment here.

He also worked as a ghost teacher in the Ghost School and was highly respected by students.

Orochimaru looked at Aizen Sosuke with a satisfied look, and then said, "Rei-zun had something to do today and didn't come to the academy, but he still remembered that you said a while ago that you had finished learning the Kidō textbooks for this semester, right?"

"That's right." Aizen Sosuke's eyes were a little regretful. Ling Zun did not come to the academy today.

Therefore, he could not meet Ling Zun. After all, he was just a student of the Shinō Spiritual Academy. Someone like him who was born in Rukongai could not easily leave the academy while studying there.

Therefore, he only has the opportunity to meet Ling Zun in this academy.

But Ling Zun is not only the dean of the Ghost Dao Academy, but also the captain of the ninth team. Apart from three large classes every week, he rarely comes here at other times.

"This is what the Rei-zun asked me to give you. It's some basic knowledge about the Kidō Sealing Technique. You should learn it next semester." Orochimaru handed a scroll to Aizen Sosuke.

Aizen Sosuke happily took it and said, "Thank you, teacher, thank you, Rei-zun."

At this moment, there was another knock on the office door, and then a voice came from the outside: "Teacher Orochimaru, are you there?"

"That annoying guy is here again." Orochimaru rubbed his forehead with his hand, and then he could only respond: "Senior Urahara, please come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Second Division Third Seat, Urahara Kisuke, walked in with a smile and said, "I specifically checked the academy's schedule this time. Teacher Orochimaru, you don't have any classes today?"

"I don't want to discuss with you whether to join the Second Division even though I don't have classes. If I go to the Gotei 13, I will definitely join the Ninth Division," Orochimaru said immediately.

Aizen Sosuke smiled when he saw this and said softly, "Then teacher, Urahara Sanshou, I will take my leave first."

"Oh." Orochimaru nodded and reminded: "Watch carefully and learn well. The Spirit Master admires and values you very much. He calls you the most talented person in the Soul Society in the past hundred years. Don't let him down."

"Yes, I will follow your and Lord Lingzun's teachings." Aizen Sosuke responded respectfully, and then left the office.

Before he could close the door, he could already hear Urahara Kisuke inside constantly begging Orochimaru to join the Second Team with him, saying that he really needed Orochimaru's help in the Second Team's research laboratory.

(End of this chapter)