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

Anyway, Shunsui and Ukitake will protect him afterward. If all else fails, they can ask Isshin and Unohana for help. Your Tsuna-Yashiro family is already in the wrong in this matter. Do you think you have the courage to drag me to the execution platform to be beheaded?

That was what Mima originally thought.

But he didn't expect that Tsunayoshi Fumizuki wouldn't recognize him...

This made all his preparations seem like a waste of time and effort, which was inevitably a bit embarrassing.

"A concerned citizen?"

Tsunayo Fumizuki was taken aback at first, then her anger flared up quickly. Without even bothering to ask a question, she said directly, "Ansakuo Mitsu, kill him!"

Mima: "!"

He was prepared for his head to fall to the ground if he turned his head, but An Cangyu's hand remained unmoved.

"What are you doing?!" The awkward scene of someone yelling there made Tsunayoshi Fumizuki lose face, so he repeated, "Kill him right now!"

"Are you sure?"

Anzang Yushi glanced at him and calmly asked, "I only promised Mito 'to do three things for the Tsunayashiro family'—this is the last one. Are you sure you want to use it now?"

Tsunayo Fumizuki was stunned.

Even Mima, who was already prepared for battle, was stunned.

Judging from his expression, he seems to... not know about this?

Although he was already mentally prepared for the poor performance of the Tsunayo family, except for Tokinada, this outrageous scene still shocked Mima.

The atmosphere immediately became awkward.

"Ouch."

Mi Zhen loosened his grip on the hilt of the sword, then clapped his hands and said, "This has broadened my horizons. There are actually idiots in the world who don't even know the conditions for using their own secret weapon."

"What did you say?!"

Tsunayoshi Fumizuki was furious. After glaring at Ansou Mitsuhiro, he realized that he couldn't command this person at will. Instead of questioning Mitsuhiro, he chose a... incomprehensible path.

He drew his Zanpakuto from his waist with a very clumsy movement—as if he intended to do it himself.

The alarm bells rang loudly in Mi Zhen's heart.

He had heard a little about Tsunayoshi Fumizuki's life trajectory. He heard that although this Ryo was not good at managing his family and his political skills were not very good, he was quite talented in spiritual power. After receiving the Asauchi skill at the age of twelve, he completed the training of Shikai and Bankai at an extremely fast speed and became a captain-level figure.

Although there has never been any record of him taking action within the Seireitei, and Mima had not witnessed Tsunayo Fumizuki's strength when he used the Mind Beacon to search through the minds of the Tsunayo family members, generally speaking, the more someone is like that, the deeper they hide their abilities—even if you said that this guy actually has strength similar to Kuchiki Ginrei, Mima would believe it.

After all, one can never be too careful, and the world of Bleach is full of all sorts of old foxes who like to hide their strength, so it's never too much to be vigilant.

His starting stance was so clumsy? Logically speaking, this should be clear evidence that he was not good at martial arts, but Mima had just witnessed Shikato Hakunsai, who had a similar style, last night. When that big-breasted cute girl got serious, she almost stabbed him to death, without even giving him a chance to heal.

"Die! You insolent intruder!"

With a roar, Tsunayo Fumizuki swung his sword and slashed at Mima's head.

Its strength and speed seemed unremarkable, and even the blade was crooked.

Out of caution, Mima used all the strength Watanabe Mima could muster, intending to first deflect the force of the attack, and then try to launch a defensive counterattack...

The next moment, the blades clashed.

He easily deflected Tsunayo Fumizuki's attack, and the subsequent slash nearly cracked open the noble family head's head.

Mima: "?"

To confirm whether Tsunayo Fumizuki intended to feign weakness first and then suddenly unleash his power to kill him with a single blow.

Mizhen tentatively added another thrust.

As a result, his blade directly parried the hastily erected defense of Tsunayo Fumizuki, slicing a long gash in his arm.

It seems... no, this guy is really bad!

According to the assessment of the Shinigami Academy, Tsunayo Fumizuki's spiritual pressure level is third-class spiritual power.

That is, a fairly standard lower-level captain level.

But Mima had never seen such a weak captain.

There's not even a single truckload of kens!

He could swear to God that he had only used the level of hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship that Watanabe Yama should have, and he hadn't even used the Kido technique!

How could such a terrible setup possibly defeat a noble family head with captain-level spiritual pressure?

Although he could find some reasons, such as Tsunayo Fumizuki being a pampered head of the family who had no need to fight on a daily basis, being this bad... wasn't that a bit too much?

It even made Mima feel like she was dreaming.

What kind of mess is this...?

Although that self-proclaimed 42nd Executioner is also quite pathetic, he's just a lackey. You, on the other hand, are one of the pinnacles of the feudal nobility in Soul Society. How could an ambitious man who wants to kill Yamamoto Genryusai exude such a strong third-rate villainous aura?

The Kuchiki family would love to remove you from the ranks of the four great noble families if they found out...

If there's anything about Tsunayoshiro Fumizuki that demonstrates his strength, it's that although he's bad, at least he's not so weak as to yell and scream after being slashed once.

If that were to happen, Mi Zhen feared she might lose control and slit the neck of the noble family head.

Tsunayo Fumizuki cannot die, at least not now.

As I said before, he couldn't let things get too out of hand before Ichigo Kurosaki was born.

Minor changes to the details are fine, but when it comes to huge issues involving the formation of worldviews, it's better to choose the safer option.

For example, getting the four noble families off their horses beforehand.

—After all, doing this might directly push the Soul Society into a new era of fierce competition, and Aizen might start his uprising ahead of time, and then he wouldn't be in the mood to do anything about Hollow White. If Ichigo Kurosaki's plans are ruined because of this, where can he find another ultimate monster with the stats to take down the Soul King Yhwach with a single cleaver?

If the Three Realms were to be blown up for such a ridiculous reason, he would only be able to cry in hell.

Although this matter seems troublesome, after it's resolved, Tsunayoshi and Shihouin won't be discouraged. They can pay a price to clear themselves of the blame and continue being noble lords.

Mi Zhen is a person who hates trouble. If things are steered in an unknowable and chaotic direction, it will be difficult for him to take advantage of the situation by using his identity as a prophet.

So killing Tsunayo Fumizuki is easy, but this guy really can't die right now.

If he dies, Shi Tan will definitely take over, and that guy will cause far more trouble than he has now.

Mima originally planned to casually exchange a few blows and then get rid of someone before going to complain to the old man in the mountains. But seeing the current situation, it seemed that Ansou Mitsu was not going to make a move, and it would be difficult for Tsuna Miyo Fumizuki to take his life on his own.

Are we going to... release the water?

But to go that far with the money being released is almost an insult to intelligence...

First there was Forty-Two, and now there's Tsunayoshi Fumizuki. He's really scared of these incompetent people. When making the plan, he imagined many possibilities of failure, but he never thought he would stumble in this kind of situation.

Life is truly unpredictable...

After exchanging a few blows, Mima lost his patience. He casually feigned an opening, found Tsunayo Fumizuki's weak spot, and then kicked him squarely in the face, sending him flying more than ten meters away, crashing into several medical facilities.

Then, he darted after him, intending to slash a couple of times to satisfy his craving for more information, regardless of the consequences.

If I can't kill you, can't I at least give you a scratch?

And that guy over there watching.

He refused to believe that Anzang Mitsu could stand by and watch the head of the Tsunayo family be humiliated.

...This word is a little strange, but it seems to be true.

And Mima clearly made the right bet.

Just as Mima was about to attack the fallen Tsunayoshi Fumizuki, the silent observer, Ansou Mitsuki, suddenly made his move.

He suddenly appeared beside Mi Zhen with an unpredictable and elusive sound, directly blocking the trajectory of the blade with his palm.

Yama could certainly dodge, but Watanabe Yama's reaction speed wasn't that fast.

So he directly made Liuyue crash into An Cangyu's palm.

A sharp, metallic clang suddenly rang out!

Mi Zhen felt as if he had not struck a fleshy palm, but a piece of unchanging, eternally refined steel!

The blade, unsurprisingly, failed to inflict any damage—to be precise, it didn't even scratch a hair.

This feels...like steel?!

One of the basic skills of the Void, but this level of strength...?

Mikoto is someone who has fought against the current top-tier Hollow, Szayelaporro, and has a deep understanding of the steel-skinned Vastord level. But even if Szayelaporro's defense were doubled, it would probably still be less than a third of Azuma's. No wonder Tsunayoshi Fumizuki thought this guy could take down the old man. It can be said that with his basic physical defense alone, most captains' attacks are like scratching a thorn in his side.

However, An Cang Yu Shou only blocked this one strike and then made no further moves.

Should we protect him?

Mima took a step back, slung the back of his sword over his shoulder, and ignored Tsunayo Fumizuki, who was hurriedly getting up. He simply asked the Dark Azure Mage, "Even though you don't intend to act on orders, you still have to protect his personal safety? You're quite the guy who clearly distinguishes his responsibilities."

But An Cang Yu Shou didn't seem to have any intention of replying. After Mi Zhen stepped back, he looked at his hand that had just been slashed, then raised his hand to grasp the hilt of the sword in front of his chest and slowly pulled out the red crystal "divine sword".

There were no dazzling special effects; the divine sword simply lay quietly in An Cang Yu Shou's hand, and the wound it had created began to heal rapidly.

Wait, a wound?

Speaking of which... why was the divine sword able to easily penetrate the steel armor of the Dark Azure Guardian? Was it a problem with the sword itself, or was it that this guy's defense wasn't actually that high when he wasn't awakened?

However, there's no point in considering this, since Mi Zhen can't very well take his own divine sword and experiment with it.

"You're...weird."

An Cang Yu Shou glanced at Mi Zhen with his blood-red eyes, then said, "There is no 'fear' in your sword, but you don't seem like a fool who can't distinguish the difference in strength... Aren't you afraid of death?"

When asked this question, his tone became somewhat animated, at least making him sound like a living being.

Mizhen brandished her sword: "Can't it be that I have a fearless spirit that is unafraid of death?"

"Not like."

Dark Azure Guardian denied, “Indeed, some people can overcome the fear of death, but that doesn’t mean the fear will disappear—but you are different. You seem completely unconcerned about being killed by me… I understand. Even if you die here, your life will not be threatened, otherwise your attitude would not be so strange.”

"I thought you were some old-fashioned person who didn't know the ways of the world."

Mi Zhen shrugged and said, "Looks like I misunderstood. You're very smart."

"You are... Watanabe Yama!"

At that moment, Tsunayo Fumizuki, who had just gotten up, suddenly interjected.