Death: Captain Millennium

"Captain Lin Yu! Can you sign an autograph for me? I've always been your most loyal fan!"

Suddenly, a chubby guy appeared and looked at Lin Yu expectantly. This guy was none other than Omaeda Kichiyo.

At this time, Lin Yu had just finished a heated argument with Kurosaki Ichigo and was about to take a breath and rest, but was caught off guard by Omaeda's sudden request.

Omaeda, as if by magic, took out a slightly abstract portrait of Lin Yu from somewhere and carefully handed it to Lin Yu.

"Ah? I actually have a fan too? And one as enthusiastic as you, really! I'm so flattered! But... I don't even know when I became a fan like you, and where did you get my portrait from?"

Now it was Lin Yu's turn to be confused. He looked at the silly Omaeda in front of him in disbelief.

"Well... actually, Captain Lin Yu, you have always been the idol of all the members of our Male Death God Association! As for this portrait... every member of our association has a copy."

Faced with Lin Yu's series of questions, Omaeda suddenly looked a little embarrassed. He scratched his head, stammered, and smiled sheepishly.

Hearing this, Lin Yu, who was originally confused, couldn't help but feel a little surprised and amused. He really didn't expect that he would become the object of worship of these male death gods without realizing it.

"Male Death God Association?"

Lin Yu frowned slightly, and the distant and vague memories deep in his mind were gradually awakened by these words. He vaguely remembered that he seemed to have heard of such an association before, but the details had long been forgotten.

At this moment, Lin Yu's eyes involuntarily drifted to the vice-captain, Tetsuzaemon, who was standing beside him. He saw an embarrassed look on his face, and his originally straight body shrank unconsciously.

"Ahem! Captain... Captain, um... This association was founded by me, and I'm the so-called president."

At this moment, Tetsuzaemon coughed twice, breaking the brief silence. Although he was full of doubts and didn't understand why his identity was suddenly exposed, since things had come to this point, Tetsuzaemon could only bite the bullet and admit it.

As the words fell, the tough guy image he had been trying so hard to maintain collapsed in an instant, like a carefully built sand castle, vanishing into thin air under the impact of the waves.

"puff!"

Rukia suddenly spit out the drink she had just taken.

Rukia had long heard of the mysterious Male Shinigami Association! After all, she herself was a member of the Female Shinigami Association. Rukia had always been curious about these two similar, yet gender-specific organizations: who founded them and who were their members?

What she never expected was that she would see something related to the Male Death God Association here at this moment, and it appeared from Omaeda's hands!

What was even more shocking was that Rukia only took a glance at the portrait in Omaeda's hand and immediately recognized who the artist was.

That's right! It was drawn by the gentle and elegant Captain Ukitake of their 13th Division!

"Could it be that even Captain Ukitake is a member of the association?"

Just now, Omaeda said that all members of the association possessed this mysterious portrait. After hearing this, Rukia's eyes widened instantly, and she was stunned, thinking secretly in her heart.

She felt dizzy, as if a bolt of thunder had struck her head. It was as if she was happily eating a melon, but suddenly found that the melon had hit her head.

Lin Yu, who was standing by, noticed Rukia's astonished expression. He frowned slightly and stared at her thoughtfully. After a moment, Lin Yu seemed to catch a clue and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Tetsuzaemon, tell me, who painted this portrait of me?"

Then, Lin Yu turned his gaze to Tetsuzaemon and asked in a somewhat firm tone.

Faced with Lin Yu's soul-searching questioning, Tetsuzaemon seemed a little flustered. He opened and closed his mouth, stammered for a long time but couldn't utter a complete word.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is most likely the work of that kid Ukitake, right?"

Seeing Tetsuzaemon's hesitant and evasive look, Lin Yu became even more certain of his guess.

He chuckled and shook his head, thinking about how Rukia's style was always so abstract and difficult to understand, whether she was writing letters or painting. Now it seemed that it must be because she was taught by Ukitake!

"Captain... Captain, how did you guess that?"

At this time, Tetsuzaemon finally came to his senses and admitted it with a look of surprise on his face.

"Well, that's all thanks to Rukia. Her usual work is very abstract, just like this painting."

"Hahaha……"

As soon as Lin Yu said that, Ichigo and Orihime burst into laughter. They hugged their stomachs and laughed so hard that they couldn't help crying. They laughed and looked at each other, as if they saw the same thought in each other's eyes: the person who taught Rukia how to write and draw was actually so good!

If Ichigo and Orihime knew the true identity of the man named Ukitake mentioned by Lin Yu at this moment, the smiles on their faces would probably disappear without a trace immediately, and would be replaced by expressions of astonishment and disbelief.

"Tezuzaemon, who exactly are the people in your association?"

Lin Yu cast a curious look at Tetsuzaemon standing beside him. In fact, Lin Yu had never paid much attention to this association.

"Originally, our Male Shinigami Association didn't have many members. Initially, it consisted solely of myself, Captain Ukitake, Hisagi Shuhei, Kira Izuru, Ogido Harunobu, Ōmaeda, and Akon. Ever since your battle with Aizen, the number of Shinigami requesting to join the association has increased dramatically in recent days. Almost all of them are your loyal fans."

Hearing Lin Yu's question, Tetsuzaemon quickly straightened up, and a hint of pride appeared on his face when he said this.

"What does this have to do with me?"

Lin Yu stared at Tetsuzaemon in bewilderment, wondering what the connection was. He couldn't understand why the Male Death God Association was suddenly involved when he'd only fought Aizen. And from what he said, it seemed like the fight had inexplicably sparked a stir in the association.

"Cough cough!"

"Actually... it's like this. I'm your vice-captain, and I'm also the president of the Men's Shinigami Association. Because of our special relationship, everyone naturally thinks that joining the association would allow me to get closer and more easily interact with you."

Tetsuzaemon coughed twice, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face, and then he slowly explained.