Restricted Death

Chapter 109 Good Sister and Good Brother

No one expected that the Sixth Division would be ranked last, and they lost all twelve games.

Although they were eliminated in the first game due to serious injuries, the current situation makes people wonder if the Sixth Team will end up with the last place in this exchange conference?
The team with the worst performance will face the task of cleaning the Soul Society from the fourth team.

Are those noble gentlemen from the Sixth Division going to sweep the streets?
After the results of the lower-level competition were announced, Matsumoto Rangiku and Shiba Kaiyan looked towards Xin frequently.

Tomorrow there will be a medium-sized match, which is a battle between the officers, and most of the members are six or seven seats. Naturally, it will be more interesting and more worth looking forward to than today's.

Captain Yamamoto stood up and left, but a few of the remaining captains stayed and chatted for a while.

The captains of the 8th, 10th, and 13th squads were not in a hurry to leave.

Under this situation now, many people have realized the problem.

Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro, and Shiba Isshin all stayed behind at the same time, and all looked towards Nobu.

"What are the instructions, captains?"

"Nobu-kun." Ukitake's face was filled with worry. "You've gone a little too far, haven't you?"

Xin couldn't help laughing: "What did I do?"

Kyoraku Shunsui asked directly, "That Kasumigaoji Kogoro was severely injured, resulting in a complete loss of twelve matches. According to the rules of this exchange meeting, the Sixth Division needs to secure high rankings in both the mid-level and high-level matches in order to avoid last place."

Xin followed his words and said, "Then the Sixth Division needs to work harder."

Kyoraku Shunsui suddenly looked helpless: "Tachigawa, do you have a grudge against the people in the Sixth Division?"

Xin looked puzzled. "Captain Kyoraku, what do you mean? Did I do something wrong?"

Kyoraku Shunsui was silent. He looked at the letter deeply, then turned and left.

Ukitake Jushiro also hesitated to speak, but also left with Kyoraku Shunsui.

"Boy."

Shiba Isshin, who was left behind, said, "You are very courageous."

Xin sighed and said, "Why do I feel like I've become the culprit?"

Zhiba Isshin didn't care about his appearance and just said, "You still take all this too lightly."

"What do you mean, Captain Shiba?"

"You'll know tomorrow." Shiba Isshin said with a faint smile, "Although you've helped the Shiba family with some things and even sent a genius to the Tenth Division, there are some things I can only say now."

After everyone left, Xin came to Unohana Retsu's office.

"The captain is a little unhappy."

Xin was startled when he heard this and said, "Really?"

He thought for a moment, "Is it because the Sixth Division lost today?"

Unohana Retsu said, "There are some reasons for this, but the main reason is that as the captain, he doesn't want any chaos to happen in Seireitei."

Xin was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "It seems that I have really become a sinner."

Unohana Retsu smiled and said, "If you were a sinner, you wouldn't be standing here unharmed. You are just a person who attempts to challenge the rules in the eyes of a very few people."

The very few people she mentioned were those who knew that this exchange meeting was secretly promoted by Nobuyuki, including Kyōraku and Ukitake.

Xin asked again: "What do you think of me, Captain?"

"Me?" Unohana Retsu kept smiling, "Aren't you just a third-rank official under me?"

"..."

After leaving Unohana Retsu's office, Shin went to the ward where Kasumigaoji Kogoro was.

He had woken up, but there was no one to accompany him. After the duel, no one from the Sixth Division came to inquire about his condition.

"Are you here to laugh at me?" Mitsuogoro glanced at the letter coming in and spoke lightly.

"I'm not the kind of person who kicks someone when they're down."

"What was the result of the competition?" asked Guang Goro.

"Team Six was deemed a complete loss."

"..." Guang Wulang fell silent for a while before he said, "There's something strange about Qinglu. What's going on? Are you guys up to something?"

Xin didn't admit it, but only said, "When your captain, Kuo Mu, left, he looked unhappy. Is he going to take his anger out on you?"

Kogoro sighed, "It's my fault, so how can I blame you for taking my anger out on you? Besides, Captain Kuchiki is a very generous man. You haven't answered my question yet."

"Our fourth team also wants to get a good ranking." Xin replied.

"Yeah." Guang Goro nodded calmly, as if he believed the explanation.

Xin pondered for a while, and finally said, "You should take good care of yourself."

He was not aware of the list of participants from each squad in advance, so it was unexpected that the Sixth Squad sent Kasumigaoji Kogoro.

But there was no way, Qinglu had to do this no matter who the Sixth Division sent.

The next day.

The medium-field showdown begins.

The ninth officer of the fourth division is named Teru Yajima. This is mainly because the top officers of the fourth division are mostly professional medical talents who are devoted to studying the medical profession. The ninth officer is actually the most capable one among the sixth officers.

As for this person, Xin did not explain much to him, only asking him to do his best.

The battle between the officers was obviously much more gorgeous and exciting than the battle between ordinary team members yesterday. Most of them had awakened their Zanpakuto, and the frequency of using Kidō in battle had also become very high.

The first one to go on stage to defend the ring was a member of the 11th Division, but he was defeated by a member of the 6th Division in just one match.

Then the members of Team 6 took over to defend the ring.

Teru Yajima was slow to come on stage, but to Nobu's surprise, the sixth seat of the Sixth Division showed his prowess on stage and won several games in a row.

Xin soon realized that something was wrong. He carefully observed the battle on the field and found that the other team members were vaguely showing signs of letting up.

He instantly remembered what Zhiba Isshin had said to him yesterday.

After several competitions, only the 11th Squadron gave their all, but their skills were inferior to others.

Xin's eyes darkened slightly as he glanced at Kuchiki Byakuya who was sitting there, and found that his expression was still as cold as yesterday, as if he was a piece of ice.

Teru Yajima was the third to last to play, but despite giving his all, he still suffered a crushing defeat.

There was still a gap between the 6th and 9th seats, not to mention that Yajima Teru was the 9th seat of the Medical Division, and his "fighting ability" was only relative to the other officers of Division 4. Fortunately, in the next match, this member of Division 6 was exhausted and eventually lost to Division 10.

So far, the Sixth Division has won ten out of eleven matches.

It was the turn of the 10th Squad to defend the ring.

After a whole day of competition, although the Sixth Division lost a game to the Twelfth Division, it still ranked first in the middle field with ten wins.

Terunori Yajima only managed to win one of the twelve games by luck, but he did his best.

However, taking into account the statistics of yesterday and today, the overall ranking of the Sixth Division is close to the middle among the thirteen teams.

The fourth division ranked last with four wins.

The second to last team is the third team, which has won a total of five games. This result made Li Kong Togakushi of the third team a little scared.

The first place in the positive number is the Tenth Division, which has won a total of seventeen games. This is mainly because Hitsugaya won twelve games in a crushing manner yesterday, far ahead of all other divisions.

After the duel, everyone present had different expressions.

Some captains just stood up and left, while others stood there chatting and laughing.

Yajima Teru walked up to Nobu, looking embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I brought shame to the Fourth Division."

Xin smiled and patted his shoulder: "It's okay, Yajima-senpai, didn't you win a game? That's already impressive."

Kotetsu Yuune also advised him not to take it to heart, as fighting was not the Fourth Division's strong point.

Teru Yajima said, "This exchange meeting is being held in our Fourth Division, and the punishment is cleaning the Seireitei, which is our responsibility. If we lose in the end, we'll really become a laughing stock. If I can win one more game, our ranking will be the same as the Third Division."

Xin chuckled and said, "The duel isn't over yet."

Yajima Teru hesitated and said, "But tomorrow's opponents are mostly vice-captains. Tachigawa Sanzu, you must be under more pressure than me..."

Before the 10th Division left, Matsumoto Rangiku came to Nobu's side and whispered with a smile, "How about I lose to you on purpose tomorrow and call you good sister? I can consider it."

Xin retorted bluntly, "Ms. Rangiku, you have to be truly stronger than me to say that. Are you so sure you can beat me?"

Matsumoto Rangiku looked at him with disdain: "It was easy to beat you. You may be the third captain, but I've been the vice-captain for over twenty years. I let you take advantage of me that time. Do you really think you're better than me?"

Xin suddenly teased, "Ms. Rangiku, I wonder how old you really are. You were not even as old as me twenty years ago."

Matsumoto Rangiku's expression immediately changed, and she angrily said, "You bastard, are you looking for death?"

Xin was not afraid and said, "If you can really beat me tomorrow, I will call you good sister. If I beat you, how about you call me good brother?"

Matsumoto Rangiku held the Zanpakuto at her waist with one hand, and her chest was surging, obviously she was angry.

But after a moment, she smiled brightly again: "Okay, I'll wait, you wait well too, I want to see if your skin is as hard as your mouth."

After Matsumoto Rangiku left, another person took the initiative to find Xin.

It was Kanizawa. She had been here for the past two days, but she was not a contestant. She was just watching from the side, following Ise Nanao obediently.

"I heard from Vice Captain Ise that Vice Captain Ichimaru of the 5th Division has already learned Bankai." The first sentence Kanizawa said when he saw the letter was to reveal a piece of news.

Xin nodded gently: "I know."

"Then you have to be careful in tomorrow's showdown."

"It's not a life-and-death fight, just a sparring match."

"Well...I'm leaving."

Kanizawa didn't seem to have much to say to Xin, and he turned around and left very decisively.

That evening.

Totetsu Yuune took the initiative to find Xin again and brought him a document, which contained the information of the members of the other teams participating in the competition tomorrow.

They are all recorded in the archives, so they cannot be said to be too detailed.

For example, in Gin Ichimaru's, there is no description of anything related to Bankai.

"Thank you, Sister Yongyin." Xin still expressed her gratitude out loud.

Fortunately, Kotetsu Yuune had witnessed the battle between Shin and Madarame Ikkaku, and knew that Shin's strength was already at the level of vice-captain, so he had some confidence in him.

She suggested, "When facing Vice Captain Ichimaru of the Fifth Division, we don't have to rush for victory. We can save our strength for the final round. I've estimated that the strength of the three Togakushi teams is at the bottom of tomorrow's contestants. If we can win three games, we'll basically be out of the bottom, so our hope is still great."

Xin heard this and said, "If we don't go last, why not ask the third squad to go last? They don't even have a captain or a vice-captain right now. If we ask them to sweep the streets, wouldn't that be too pitiful?"

After hearing this, Kotetsu Yuune was a little horrified and quickly said, "There's nothing we can do about it. I'm not as skilled as you and I have to accept the loss. Believe me, there's no such thing as who should or shouldn't do the cleaning work in Seireitei."

Xin looked up at her and put the document away.

"I understand, Sister Yongyin, I will try my best."

Hu Che Yong Yin was still a little worried after hearing what he said. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Xin, I haven't thought about it so much before. It's just these past two days... Do you have other purposes for organizing this exchange conference?"

"My biggest goal is to stop the Fourth Division from sweeping the streets. As for who will do the sweeping, as you just said, let those who are less skilled do it."

After he finished speaking, Xin blinked at her again and said, "There's another purpose, and that's for the agreement between us."

Hu Cheyongyin felt his ears suddenly burning, and said in a panic: "Why do you remember such things..."

She felt that Xin was becoming more and more presumptuous towards her, making jokes about such things, which made her feel that he lacked respect.

After all, I am her senior.

Moreover, in terms of age, I am much older than Xin.

Now...

Xin smiled and said, "Of course we have to remember what we agreed to. Sister Yongyin, you specially sent me this information. Aren't you also hoping that I will win?"

Kotetsu Yuune avoided his gaze somewhat: "I want you to win for the sake of the Fourth Division, I never thought it was for... that promise. I'm leaving first!"

She turned and left as if escaping, her steps swift.

I didn't stop until I left the Fourth Squad's barracks. My heart was still beating fast, and I wondered if it was because I had walked too fast just now.

After Kotetsu Yuin left, Xin held the information in his hand, thinking about something.

He had only done such a small thing, but he didn't expect it to shock so many people. Stability is the norm in Soul Society, but it doesn't mean that everything is good.

Someone always has to sweep the streets, so why does that person have to be from a certain group?

(End of this chapter)