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

"Emergency assembly, emergency assembly!"

The sound of the seventy-seventh binding spell, "Heavenly Void," resounded throughout the entire Gotei 13.

"All captains, please assemble at the First Division barracks immediately! An emergency has occurred in the Ninth Division! Captain Kensei Muguruma and Vice Captain Shiro Kunami's spiritual pressure has disappeared!"

All the team leaders, whether busy or not, heard the message.

This also includes Shunsui, who is currently playing cards with Lisa and Mima.

After hearing the message, his eyes narrowed, and his nonchalant demeanor vanished instantly.

"Sorry, let's play another day."

Without hesitation, Chunshui stood up and walked towards the door. "It seems something serious has happened."

The two remaining people looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Sister Lisa..." Mima, who had just received a good hand of cards, swallowed hard. "It seems like the captain's meeting doesn't involve us... Should we continue?"

"What nonsense are you talking about..."

Lisa, on the other hand, decisively threw down her bad hand: "No, I have to go and see what's going on."

"The fact that the vice-captain wasn't summoned means that the higher-ups believe only the captain needs to be involved in this matter."

With a hint of complexity hidden deep in her eyes, Mima tried to lighten the mood: "Don't worry, try to think positively. What if the Captain-Commander intervenes?"

"Then I need to find out what's going on! Kensei and Shiro might be in trouble!"

Lisa hurriedly stood up, slung the iron dragonfly that was placed to the side around her waist, and turned to walk towards the door.

"Mizhen, you should go to sleep early. I'll be right back."

"..."

Watching Lisa leave, Mima remained silent for a while before finally letting out a soft sigh.

Following Chunshui, Lisa also went to the First Division barracks.

Although it was already night, the First Division barracks were still bustling with activity. Members of each division were coming and going with urgent expressions. Even the Kido-shu and the Execution Army, who were usually elusive, were all present. After that, about a dozen more people wearing captain's haori arrived one after another, which showed how far-reaching the order had been.

Chapter 50: Deployment

The captains were summoned together due to the emergency. The last time such a scene was on the eve of the annihilation of the traitorous party. More than eighty years of peaceful life had led many veterans to retire, and the newcomers had never seen such a scene before. Naturally, they were all terrified and ran around as fast as they could, afraid of delaying anything.

Within ten minutes of the order being issued, all the captains had arrived except for Kenpachi Zaraki, who was nowhere to be seen, and Kisuke Urahara, who was still on his way. More than ten powerful Shinigami above the third rank of Reiju gathered together, and the power brought by the intertwined spiritual pressure almost made the air a little heavier.

Because it was a captain's meeting, Lisa didn't dare to follow Chunshui directly into the meeting room. Instead, she secretly found a window and squatted down outside, quietly becoming an observer.

She was immediately startled by the dull thud of her cane hitting the ground.

The aged yet authoritative voice of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni echoed in the conference room.

"Emergency situation!"

To the Shinigami who graduated from the Shinigami Academy of Spiritual Arts, this old man, who had been the Captain-Commander for two thousand years, possessed a prestige far greater than that of any noble or the 46 Chambers. Thanks to the Gotei 13's one-stop service from graduation to starting their jobs, the old man's prestige would naturally follow them throughout their lives. Even though Lisa had graduated for many years, she still subconsciously shrank her neck when she suddenly heard this voice.

It's like a naughty student turning around and seeing their homeroom teacher while making a fuss.

"According to the report from the 9th Division's standby camp, the spiritual pressure of Captain Kensei Muguruma and Vice Captain Haku Nagamori has disappeared, and the reason is currently unknown!"

She had already heard this information in Tian Ting Kong Luo Li, but hearing it from the old man in the mountain still made her heart tighten.

What happened to Kensei and Haku? Was it an accident or an enemy attack? If we attack now, is there any way to salvage the situation?

A host of terrible questions swirled in Lisa's mind, causing her to unconsciously tighten her grip on the knife handle.

"Lisa, it's not good to eavesdrop."

A familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears.

Lisa was startled and looked up to see Watanabe Yama sitting under the window just like her, his face full of helpless worry.

“Mima…” Lisa glared at him, somewhat annoyed. “Didn’t I tell you to stay in the barracks? Why did you follow me here?”

"Well, Lisa, you have no right to criticize me."

Mima scratched his head and chuckled, "Didn't you follow along without the captain's permission?"

"That is……"

Unable to find a way to refute her, Lisa turned her head away and remained silent for a few seconds. Only after hearing the old man in the house say that "the situation is serious" did she find material to use as an argument. She reached out and pushed Mima's shoulder, wanting to drive him away directly.

“This is what Captain-Commander Yamamoto said is ‘very dangerous.’ You, the fifth seat, shouldn’t be getting involved. Go back now.”

But Mi Zhen just shook her head and said, "That won't do, otherwise my clone will have been used for nothing—and also, if the sound is too loud, people inside will hear it."

"you……"

Seeing Mi Zhen's stubborn attitude that wouldn't listen to reason, Lisa pursed her lips and glared at him with a look that said, "You think you're all grown up now and dare to talk back to me?" In the end, she could only sigh.

"I'll settle the score with you later..."

"no problem."

Afterwards, the two listened together as Urahara Kisuke, who was late, was reprimanded by Yoruichi Shihōin, and then waited for Yamamoto Genryūsai's final verdict.

Although he already knew who would be sent out.

That's exactly why he came here.

Yes, after much deliberation, he decided to involve himself in this turmoil under the identity of "Watanabe Yama".

—Stand on the side of the victims.

Firstly, this was to completely separate "Watanabe Yama" from "the Messenger," because the person in charge of attacking the Visoreds was his relative. He could use a double-edged sword to have the latter kill the former—this is easy to explain. Among the Visoreds' captains and vice-captains, Watanabe Yama, as the fifth seat, stood out so much that it would be normal for him to be accidentally killed.

Secondly, he can use this opportunity to make himself more marginalized.

After all, if a person dies three times in a year, and his superiors who have helped and mentored him become victims of a conspiracy right in front of him, such a blow would normally be enough to make a person despondent.

And that's exactly what he wanted.

Let the messenger steal all the limelight; Watanabe Yama can just relax and be a good-for-nothing.

"Third Division Captain Rojuro Otohashi, Fifth Division Captain Shinji Hirako, Seventh Division Captain Rabu Aikawa... These three, go and investigate immediately."

After Kisuke Urahara's interlude, the old man finally gave his orders: "Until other orders are given, the Second Division Captain Yoruichi Shihouin is on standby, the Sixth Division Captain Ginrei Kuchiki, the Eighth Division Captain Shunsui Kyoraku, and the Thirteenth Division Captain Jushiro Ukitake are the three of you who are responsible for protecting the Seireitei."

After assigning orders to the captains, Yamamoto Genryusai then had the Great Oni-do Master, Kishiryu Tessai, and the Vice Oni-do Master, Ushōda Hachigen, accompany the three captains as assistants.

The rescue team leaders went down to give orders to the team members waiting outside. The few responsible for guarding Seireitei gathered together to talk, leaving only Kisuke Urahara standing alone in a corner, looking worried about his vice-captain.

Great, it seems nothing unexpected happened.

Mimi, who was hiding outside, breathed a sigh of relief.

After the Divine Sword incident, he suspected countless times that he had traveled to a strange world line that was very different from the comics, and the number of times he worried about it was countless.

Just like now, if the old man suddenly had a change of heart and agreed to Unohana Retsu's request to attack, or if he went himself, Mima would have no choice but to find a place for the messenger to commit seppuku.

Chunshui glanced at Urahara, whose face was full of worry.

He could roughly guess what this usually cheerful man was thinking, and was happy to ease his worries. So Chunshui walked away from Kuchiki Ginrei and Ukitake and went to find Yamamoto Genryusai, who was standing at the very back of the conference room.

"Hey—Old Man Shan."

The disrespectful way he addressed him drew a sidelong glance from Yamamoto Genryusai, but the Captain-Commander did not punish his beloved disciple for such a trivial matter. Instead, he decided to listen to what the disciple had to say first.

"Ahem, well... what I wanted to say was..." Chunshui coughed, "The situation at the front is unclear. Sending both the Great Ghost Master and the Deputy Ghost Master there isn't really a good idea, is it?"

Yamamoto Genryusai paused for a moment, then asked, "Otherwise, do you have any ideas?"

Chapter 51: Infiltrating Among Them

“Master Gui is very busy and it’s inconvenient for him to make a move.” Chunshui shrugged. “If you ask me, it would be better to send someone with strength and alertness along with the three captains first, and then decide whether to send Master Gui based on the situation we find out.”

The old man glanced at him a few times, his expression showing the awkwardness of an old man being "a little angry but having to admit his mistake" when a younger person talks back to him in the right way. After a few seconds, he nodded: "So, you already have someone in mind?"

“Of course.” Chunshui lifted his straw hat. “Let my vice-captain go. Lisa-chan may be inexperienced, but she’s very capable.”

"They actually made this decision on their own..."

Old Man Shan glared at Chunshui, but did not object. Instead, he leaned on his cane and looked in another direction.

So Chunshui waved and called out to the window where Lisa and Mijin were hiding: "Hey—Lisa!"

Mizhen glanced at the person next to her.

Shrugging, he scoffed, "See? I told you it would attract their attention, didn't I?"

Lisa glared at him.

Then he turned and stood up, grabbing the window railing, and called out loudly, "What is it?"

Ignoring the speechless look from Ukitake, Shunsui glanced at Lisa, who had come immediately when called, and sighed, "Didn't we say we weren't allowed to peek at the captain's meetings?"

However, Lisa showed no remorse and instead replied matter-of-factly, "How can you blame me? The more you try to hide it, the more people want to know. That's human nature!"

"..."

This time, most people in the conference room cast subtle glances at Chunshui, so he cleared his throat and forcefully steered the conversation back on track.

"Do you understand everything?"

"I heard everything."

"Can I trouble you?"

"no problem."

"Very well, then..."

"Captain, don't forget about me."

A hand reached out from under the window a second before the conversation ended.

Mizhen slowly stood up, greeted the captains with an embarrassed look on her face, and then continued, "Let me go too."

Chunshui sighed: "Mizhen... this is a very dangerous mission."

"Who told me my abilities are only suited for this kind of thing?"

Mima praised herself for a while, then reached out and hooked her arm around Lisa's shoulder, saying somewhat shyly, "It's precisely because the mission is so dangerous that I can't just watch Lisa go on a mission while I stay cooped up in the barn."