I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

It doesn't matter that Haruko lost.

During the Thousand-Year Blood War, the main battlefield for the Quincy and Shinigami of the Wandenreich was the Gotei 13.

The areas where the nobles lived were largely unaffected.

Haruko is safe and sound at Kuchiki's house.

Having solved the biggest problem at this stage, and with fewer Hollows descending on Rukongai recently, Oni-Ichijo and the others were able to handle it, so Erin was able to relax a bit.

During this time, Arryn also crafted the "Excalibur" to match Avalon.

After all, for the power of wind, Erin has the template for the Tessaiga; for the power of light, he has the template for the Tenseiken.

The process of crafting the "Excalibur" was much easier than crafting the "Avalon," but similarly, the spiritual pressure feedback that Erin received was much weaker.

In terms of weapon tier, "Avalon" is still on par with "Excalibur".

Three more years passed as Erin crafted new weapons and absorbed the combat experience of their masters.

……

"team leader."

In the Eleventh Division, Oni Ichiro and Gosuke arrived at the Eleventh Division Captain's Office and respectfully knelt opposite Erin.

The Eleventh Division prioritizes strength above all else.

Those who are not Shinigami of the Eleventh Division can hardly understand the Eleventh Division members' worship of the strongest.

"Ghost City, Five Aids."

"Yes, Captain."

"In a few days, it will be graduation day for the students of the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy. At that time, you two will represent our Eleventh Division to recruit members."

"You two should know how many people we need to recruit and what kind of people we need to recruit."

"Anyway, you are responsible for the team members you recruit. If there are any casualties in the battles within three years, you will know."

"Yes, Captain, we will be careful."

The Eleventh Division is the division that has experienced the most battles.

He was either fighting against the void or fighting against other team members.

Under such circumstances, the number of new recruits to the Eleventh Division was very high.

After Erin became the captain of the 11th Division, he set a rule for the Shinigami recruited by the Shinigami Academy.

Only the captain can represent the 11th Division to recruit members.

Furthermore, each member of the board must guarantee that the team members they recruit will not die within the next three years; otherwise, that member will lose the qualification to recruit new members.

It's shameful to talk about a captain who can't even protect his own subordinates; the Eleventh Division can't afford to lose face like that.

These are Erin's exact words.

Of course, the officials are not babysitters for the newcomers. If these newcomers cannot protect themselves within three years, they are simply dead.

After the vice-captain of Guiyan City and the third seat of the fifth seat left, Erin closed his eyes and continued his training.

Meanwhile, at the Shinigami Academy, the fifth division's vice-captain, Aizen Sousuke, was all smiles as he recruited members for the fifth division. To satisfy the students' curiosity about the Shikai abilities of Zanpakuto, Vice-Captain Aizen even kindly demonstrated the release of his Zanpakuto, Kyoka Suigetsu, to everyone, earning unanimous praise from the students.

However, what intrigued Aizen was that a kid he had sensed three years ago had actually become a genius at the Shinigami Academy.

Having only been enrolled for a short year, he has completed all the knowledge required for six years at the Shinigami Academy, and his spiritual pressure has reached the level of an elite Shinigami.

Gin Ichimaru!

With a few more years of training, becoming a captain or even a deputy captain is not impossible.

"It's really fun."

Aizen Sousuke adjusted his glasses and walked up to Ichimaru Gin, who was only waist-high to him, with a smile: "You must be the genius boy that the teachers at the Shinigami Academy have been talking about, the one-in-a-century prodigy, Ichimaru Gin?"

"I am Aizen Sousuke, the vice-captain of the Fifth Division."

"If you haven't found your ideal squad yet, how about joining the Fifth Division?"

Upon hearing Aizen's voice, Gin Ichimaru narrowed his eyes, preventing Aizen from seeing the change in his pupils.

This is the person!

Although the moonlight wasn't very good that night, Aizen Sousuke was also wearing a black cloak.

However, Gin Ichimaru, hiding in the jungle, still heard Aizen talking to another Shinigami.

Although the tone and style of the voice were different from that night, Gin Ichimaru would never forget the timbre of that voice.

There's no mistake, the person who hurt Rangiku and stole something from her soul is this seemingly nice man in front of me.

Suppressing his murderous intent, Gin Ichimaru considered whether he should join the Fifth Division, infiltrate the man's side, and investigate what he had stolen from Rangiku.

Then, when you have enough strength, kill it and take back Rangiku's things?

Just as Gin Ichimaru was considering, on the other side, Oni Ichijo, annoyed by the little devils around him, slammed his hand on the table.

"I told you, kids, this is where the Eleventh Division recruits its members, not a place for you to play."

"To join the Eleventh Division, your Shunpo performance must be at least A-level; otherwise, you won't even be qualified to clean up the battlefield."

"Then, your slashing technique must be at least B-rank, and you must possess the strength to kill a Hollow independently and the courage to fight multiple opponents at once!"

"Kido? What's that? Our Eleventh Division doesn't need that stuff."

Looking at the commotion from the Eleventh Division, Gin Ichimaru suddenly smiled.

"No need, Vice-Captain Aizen. I already have a preferred squad, so I won't trouble you with the Fifth Squad."

After saying that, Gin Ichimaru took his report card and ran towards the place where the Eleventh Division was recruiting members.

Although Gin Ichimaru really wanted to join this man's ranks right now, he knew that with his current strength, he wouldn't be able to gain any real importance quickly.

Instead of wasting time with this guy, I'd rather join that person's ranks and receive their guidance.

Gin Ichimaru would never forget that the man had once said that if he joined the Eleventh Division, he would personally train him.

One’s own strength is the greatest guarantee for protecting precious things.

Whether it's investigating Aizen, killing Aizen, or taking back Rangiku's things from Aizen, strength is indispensable.

This vice-captain, hiding in the cloak, could only run away from that lord back then.

Gin Ichimaru can tell which is more important and which is less important.

"Oh? The Eleventh Division?"

A beam of white light was reflected from Aizen Sousuke's glasses.

Looking at those guys from the Eleventh Division, Aizen Sousuke couldn't help but recall that night three years ago.

Even now, Aizen still feels a lingering pain in his hands.

Captain of the 11th Division, Kenpachi Erin!

That's a tricky guy...

……

"Captain, these are the team members we recruited this year."

When Vice Captain Onigenjo and Third Seat Gosuke brought the new members to meet their captain, Erin discovered that Gin Ichimaru had also joined his squad.

"Hello, Captain Erin."

Now it seems that the seeds I planted back then have blossomed!

"Yes, hello to you too."

After smiling and nodding to the new members, Erin said, "Now that you've joined the Eleventh Division, we're all family."

"Here, you can confidently entrust your backs to your teammates and just focus on fighting forward."

"Of course, if your teammates entrust their backs to you, you must also risk your lives to protect their backs."

“Vice Captain Gui Yancheng, I’m entrusting the training of these soldiers for the next three years to you.”

"Yes, Captain Erin, I will definitely not let you down."

"Alright, leave that brat here. You can take the rest of you and teach them a lesson."

"Yes, Captain Erin."

After Oni-Ichijo took the other new members away, only Ichimaru Gin remained in the courtyard outside the captain's room.

"Come here, little one."

Erin waved to Gin Ichimaru, inviting him to sit beside him, and said with a smile, "Although we've met before, it seems we haven't introduced ourselves to each other."

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Chapter 104 Eight Thousand Flowing Flowers of Mao, Part 1

"I am Kenpachi Erin, captain of the 11th Division of the Gotei 13."

"Captain Erin, I am Gin Ichimaru, a graduate of the Shinigami Academy this year."

Gin Ichimaru lowered his head and introduced himself to Erin for the first time.

"Was that little girl alright in the end?"

"Yes, thanks to Captain Erin, Rangiku felt perfectly fine after waking up."

"Captain Erin, please allow me to thank you again here."

"Protecting the residents of Rukongai from harm is the duty of the Eleventh Division."

"However, while we are good at killing, those rats hiding in the shadows find it difficult to show themselves."

"Moreover, those guys are very good at hiding. In the past three years, although I have found out the identity of the Grim Reaper I killed, I have no clue about the identity of the person who escaped."

“Gin, I’m glad you listened to what I said and actually came to the Eleventh Division.”