I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

No, I can't touch her anymore!

Mi Zhen put on a stern face and slapped Hu Lai's right hand.

Then he took out paper and pen from the cupboard, preparing to analyze the situation and devise a brilliant plan to wipe out the 46th Chamber, crush the Invisible Empire, and reach the pinnacle of life.

So he sat at the table with his pen for a long time, until the ink in the inkstone dried up, but he still couldn't write a single radical.

After all, although there are many dangers, upon closer reflection, it seems that there are no truly insurmountable obstacles. His abilities are particularly suited to being a slacker... especially good at surviving. As long as Kurosaki Ichigo's divine skills are fully mastered, he can use those two big cleavers to hack and slash wildly, from the South Heavenly Gate to the East Road of Penglai, and send that old wall lamp Yhwach to his death...

It seems like he can just sit back and win without any effort.

Oh no, is this what they mean by "if you're willing to give up, there's always a way"...?

My right hand seemed to have its own consciousness, and without me even realizing it, I had already gripped the fishing rod.

Mi Zhen pondered for a moment, looked at the warm sunlight outside the window, and then swallowed hard.

Alright, today's a great day to slack off, time to go!

Without hesitation, she abandoned the principles she had maintained just minutes before. Humming a song, Mizhen picked up the complete fishing gear and leisurely left the room…

"Ya-Zhen, where are we going?"

A familiar voice came from behind.

Mizhen shivered, her neck slowly turning back like a rusted gear.

Lisa stood in the doorway, arms crossed, her glasses reflecting a cold light.

With a sense of impending crisis, Mi Zhen spent about a tenth of a second recalling her recent life—good, there was no work she had missed. After all, her current identity was that of a patient who had depleted her spiritual power due to official duties, and even those old fogies in Room 46 wouldn't assign work to a patient.

So Lisa probably didn't come here to confront me.

...Damn it, I've been playing with fish too much, and seeing Lisa gives me that same fear I had of my homeroom teacher back in school. Looking at her again, her glasses weren't reflecting anything, and her posture and expression were perfectly normal, just like she was there for a casual greeting.

"Fishing." Mi Zhen quickly composed herself and greeted them with a normal expression. "I found a river bend with a good catch yesterday and I was planning to go check it out again."

“Is that so? But unfortunately, I have to stop you.” Lisa shrugged. “The captain asked me to call you to the headquarters. It seems there’s something important to discuss—Captain Ukitake, Captain Hirako, and Captain Urahara are all there. You should go there as soon as possible.”

"Such a big show?!"

"Something must have happened, so don't sneak off." After giving him this instruction, Lisa turned and left without stopping. "I still have to go to the Ninth Division to inform Kensei. You should change your clothes and go ahead."

Watching Lisa's figure disappear from the spot, Mima lowered her head and regretfully placed the fishing gear she was holding back in the corner of the room.

That is impossible.

I want both working and slacking off!

Donning his Death Hat armor and hanging the Ryugetsu sword at his waist, Mima left the room, soaring into the sky and speeding towards the headquarters.

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Arriving at the street in front of the headquarters, Mima landed and proceeded on foot in a proper manner.

If he were too casual and Old Master Shan saw him, even Chunshui would get a severe scolding, let alone someone as lowly as him, who only holds a fifth seat.

He was greeted by familiar fellow soldiers he encountered on the way, and he responded to each one. Just as he was about to enter the main barracks, a seemingly honest and unassuming man with glasses happened to walk out from around the corner.

Aizen Sosuke.

He held a stack of documents in his arms, his face full of warmth, as harmless as a little animal by the roadside. He was simply a rare gem in the 13th Division, this organization of killers, and the gentlest man in Soul Society.

It has to be said that before his true colors were revealed, Aizen's reputation was always excellent. Even Hirako Shinji, who had always been suspicious of him, was only wary. Who would have thought that this bespectacled man, who exuded the aura of "if this were a suspense drama, this guy would definitely be the first victim," had actually mastered the fashionable skill of hair gel in secret and had an endless stream of witty remarks?

Even from a great distance, Aizen had already spotted Yama, greeted him, and walked straight toward him.

Mi Zhen's eyebrows twitched, and her mood instantly plummeted.

Damn it, what bad luck...

Knowing Aizen's true nature all along, he really didn't want to get involved in all that scheming with this conspirator whose mask was thicker than a city wall—was Shunsui's sake no longer palatable, or was Lisa's face no longer attractive? Why should he waste his energy on feigning friendship with Aizen? Did he have too many brain cells?

But he couldn't bear to leave...

The vice-captain greeted the fifth seat, even though they weren't on the same team. Would the fifth seat have the nerve to turn around and leave like he was seeing a plague?

"Good morning, Vice-Captain Aizen." Yama bowed to Aizen as he approached, then pointed to the documents in his arms and asked, "Are you also going to the headquarters on business?"

“That’s right, these are the documents submitted by the soldiers. I’m responsible for collecting them and bringing them to headquarters.”

Aizen gave a somewhat helpless smile: "The workload has increased quite a bit lately, and the members are all worried about it—ah, speaking of which, I heard that Fifth Seat Watanabe was injured in a recent mission, but it seems he's alright."

"Thank you for your concern." He returned the same expression. "Coincidentally, I have also been summoned to the headquarters. Why don't we go together?"

"Right on my mind."

So, the two men, each with their own ulterior motives, stepped into the headquarters barracks side by side, both wearing warm smiles that made the passing soldiers smile knowingly.

Chapter 18: The Persecuted Subjects of the Government

After bidding farewell to Aizen at the entrance of the conference hall, Yama pushed open the door and went inside.

The conference room had a long wooden table, and many people were already seated on the chairs around it. Shunsui was chatting with Ukitake, Urahara was gesturing to Hirako, Hiyori was being pestered by Kunan Shiro to say things that were hard to understand, and Rojuro and Luowu were giving strange opinions on a violin. It was a harmonious atmosphere.

Mima's arrival successfully attracted everyone's attention, but after he greeted everyone and sat down next to Chunshui, the atmosphere became lively again.

...Why do you captains and vice-captains all seem to have more free time than me? You're all so relaxed now that Old Man Shan isn't around?

Great, I like it.

While Chunshui and Fuzhu were chatting and joking, Mizhen chimed in with a few words and joined in the chatter until a few minutes later, the meeting room door was pushed open again.

Kensei and Lisa walked in one after the other.

The two quickly found their places: the former took the place of Hiyori to bear the torment of Shiro, while the latter sat next to Mima.

At this point, Chunshui cleared her throat, clapped her hands, and with a peculiar air of a class leader, stopped the others from discussing.

"Great, everyone's here."

Chunshui called out each name one by one, then nodded in satisfaction and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Fuzhu will explain the reason for gathering everyone here."

The two veteran captains exchanged a glance, and everyone else waited for them to speak. Mi Zhen originally wanted to join in and show some seriousness, but suddenly a screen popped up in front of him—it was the system.

[Limited time mission]

[Over the next three days, investigate the plans of Room 46 and Tsunayoshiro Tokinada, and choose to assist or thwart them.]

[Assistance Reward: Soul King Fragment x1]

[Breakthrough Reward: Fullbring Awakening Card x1]

【71：59：52/72：00：00】

Holy crap, Shitan!

This sudden task startled Mima, causing her brow to twitch.

But his strong ability to control his facial expressions allowed him to quickly regain his composure, and no one noticed anything amiss.

Tsunayoshiro Tokinada, later the head of the Tsunayoshiro family, was a villain. His main deeds included killing Tosen's friend, stealing the Soul King fragments from Fullbringers, and creating Soul King candidates, etc. Unlike Aizen and Yhwach, as a villain, he had no lofty ideals. His best skill was manipulating people's mentality, and he practically used his existence to lower the standards of his peers.

But isn't this timeline a bit off...?

Wasn't it only after the Wandenreich was destroyed that Tsunayoshi Tokinada started causing trouble...?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Those schemers wouldn't just sit back and wait to make a big move. Collecting fragments of the Spirit King is a huge undertaking, and it wouldn't be surprising if it took hundreds of years.

As for the mission rewards...

There's not much to say about that. Not to mention that the value of the Complete Awakening Card is definitely higher than a Spirit King fragment, even if the assistance reward is ten times better than the prevention reward, he would choose the latter without hesitation.

Aizen is one thing, but if he were to stand next to someone as disgusting as Tsuna, Yashiro, or Tokinada, he would throw up.

Furthermore, what is the connection between this task and Chunshui's act of gathering this group of people? The system never issues tasks that are unrelated to reality.

Thinking of this, Mima turned her gaze to Ukitake, who was coughing lightly.

"Well, let me explain the reason first." The sickly captain with white hair scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. "We originally planned to hold a captains' meeting, but the Gotei 13 has been quite busy lately. In order not to delay our work, Kyoraku and I decided to invite only a few people who were available."

Hirako Shinji propped his head up with his left hand and complained, "Just tell me what the mission is, Captain Ukitake, don't keep me in suspense."

"Okay, I'll tell you now."

Ukitake smiled, took out a scroll from his pocket, carefully opened it, and began to summarize its contents: "This is a joint request from the Tsunayoshiro family and the 46 Chambers. The gist is that while reviewing past records, the Tsunayoshiro family discovered a place where the 'Soul King's legacy' is buried. However, the Tsunayoshiro family alone cannot handle the potential dangers there, which is why they need the assistance of our Gotei 13."

"The Soul King?" Urahara perked up immediately at the mention of this. "I remember that matters related to the Soul King should be handled by the Royal Special Agent Zero Squad. Is there something special about this one?"

"That's unknown." Ukitake shook his head. "The Zero Division has not received any orders."

"is that so……"

Urahara went off to ponder, while Mima secretly rolled her eyes.

conspiracy.

Once those keywords are presented, even a primary school student could easily understand that there's a conspiracy involved.

First of all, this so-called "Soul King's legacy" is definitely not a good thing. The fact that it was outsourced to the Gotei 13 already demonstrates its danger. Although we don't know what the 46 Chambers and the Tsuna-Yayo family are up to, it's definitely not something good.

If possible, Mizhen doesn't want to get involved in this mess.

...But the mission rewards are really tempting.

"According to the information provided by the Tsunayo family, the place where the Soul King's legacy is kept is in the 79th district of the East Rukongai," Shunsui added from the side. "And too many people can enter at the same time—four is the limit."

Wow, the Spirit King's Legacy is a four-player raid?

“Therefore, the purpose of gathering everyone here is to select a team,” Ukitake continued. “To be on the safe side, it would be best to choose a combination that can handle a variety of situations, such as a scout, two main attackers, and an analyst.”

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

That concludes the explanation.

Before the silence of thought could spread, Mima simply raised her hand.

"Count me in, I can handle the job of a spy."

Everyone here is a captain or vice-captain, and he's the only one with five seats.

Given such an obvious situation, how could he not know what Chunshui was thinking?

Take advantage of the fact that my clones can't die, and go all out...