“I always feel like I haven’t worked properly for a while.”
In Area 24 North of Rukongai, Duan Mu took out a thick stack of orders from the pocket of his black overalls. More than a month had passed since the battle with Aizen.
He returned from Rukongai from Hueco Mundo a few days ago. Although Duan Mu did not report his whereabouts and purpose, he did not deliberately conceal it. He even openly lent the channel of the Master House Hueco Mundo branch to Tech
Used by the Collection Section of the Development Bureau.
In this regard, the Gotei 13th Division led by Captain Yamamoto did not inquire in depth, nor did Duanmu take the initiative to report. The two sides just pretended that nothing happened and did not question each other.
Anyway, Duan Mu has now resigned from the position of captain of the 9th Division. He now has no position in the Gotei 13th Division, at least not in name. As for the status of 'Captain of the Supervision Team', Duan has been
I have never owned it, I only have the corresponding power.
In the beginning, Broken Bee only hired him to manage the maggot nest, not to manage the supervision team... He just had any suggestions to discuss with the deputy captain of the supervision team, Qing Yuanfang, but unknowingly, Duan Mu himself was not aware of the situation.
Next, he inexplicably became a hired employee with the power of captain of the supervision team.
It is precisely because of this that even though he has been in the supervision team for more than ten years, everyone in the supervision team only calls Duan Mu boss Duan Mu, not the captain.
In short, Duanmu currently has no obligation to report anything to the Gotei 13th Division, and considering the possible resistance and panic among the people, this kind of matter is not suitable for reporting or questioning, so both parties have a tacit understanding
They all chose not to report or ask questions.
Of course, Mao No. 46 also played a role in this. If Duan Mu was not one of our own, even if the Gotei 13th Division did not pursue the case, Mao No. 46 would accuse Duan Mu of treason.
Not long after Duanmu returned to Soul Society, Rukia, Renji and others who had been staying in the present world also returned to the team.
To this end, the Gotei 13th Division also held a special captain meeting.
Duan Mu did not receive an invitation to this meeting, and no one wanted him to go. However, Duan Mu still learned the results of the meeting in the routine announcement in Room 46 of Mao, as well as Rukia Kuchiki at the meeting.
Angry, he was eventually taken back to the Kuchiki family and imprisoned by his brother.
certainly……
The punishment of confinement in one's own home is just a procedure. Kuchiki Byakuya and Ukitake Jūshirō didn't even perform. They were confined in confinement on the first day, and were published in the 'Seireitei Newsletter' the next day.
Now... Division 13 will hold a promotion ceremony for Rukia Kuchiki to take over as vice-captain in three days.
Duan Mu already knew this beforehand, because he was the one who approved the application sent to Room 46 of Zhenyang.
Although he rarely goes to Room 46 of Zhenyang, if he has any suggestions, Duan Mu will still discuss it with the sages through the secret channel or in person at the Pure Pagoda Forest Residence.
Regarding Duan Mu's resolutions, there are basically few disagreements, and most of them will be passed directly instead of slowly being reviewed and approved.
Of course, there are not exceptions.
Captain Yamamoto submitted an application for the promotion of three captains, and although Duanmu agreed without hesitation, this matter caused a long-lasting quarrel within Mao Room 46.
Because the three captains that Captain Yamamoto wants to be promoted to are none other than Mako Hirako of the Masked Forces, Rokusha Kennishi, and Hobashiro Juro.
In the end, due to the endless quarrel, it was decided to put it aside for the time being. After observing for a period of time, we would make another decision whether to allow the three people with virtual powers to become captains again.
Duan Mu didn't say much. Anyway, the final result of this application will only be approved.
After all, there are too few people in the Gotei 13th Division who are qualified to be promoted to captain.
Although Renji Abarai and Ikkaku Madarame know the swastika, their actual combat effectiveness is still much lower than that of captains. Among them, Madarame hides his swastika and insists on staying in the 11th Division no matter what.
, following Kenpachi Zaraki.
The captains of the three divisions are vacant and must be filled in a short time for the stability of the Seireitei. In this way, the three members of the Masked Forces can be said to be indispensable.
It is worth mentioning that...
In order to get the application approved as soon as possible, Captain Yamamoto personally contacted Duan Mu and expressed his hope in a subtle way that Mao Room 46 could approve the application as quickly as possible.
Duan Mu naturally agreed to this matter, and then...
I left it to my sworn sister to deal with.
Duan Mu didn't want to argue with the people in Room 46 of Zhenyang, because it was too frustrating. They would twist the 'key issue' into the 'minor issue' even though it was a simple matter.
After listening to it for a while...
Duan Mu didn’t even know what the key issue was.
With the return of Rukia Kuchiki, Orihime Inoue, who had often come to Soul Society from the real world during this month to treat the injured and learn healing knowledge, also returned to the real world.
Just after the previous battle, Orihime Inoue came to the fourth team's team building and said, "If I do nothing and just wait for Kurosaki to wake up, my heart will really not be calm..." and offered to assist in treatment.
Require.
Regarding this, Unohana Retsu, who knew her ability, did not refuse, but allowed her to stay in the Fourth Division, and even gave her a command machine that imitated the "mobile phone" in the world when she left.
She is used to communicate with her acquaintances in Division 4.
When he received the news, Duanmu immediately went to the comprehensive rescue center and obtained the contact information of Inoue Orihime.
After Aizen's battle, in just one month, Soul Society, which was originally in turmoil due to Aizen, has stabilized.
Duan Mu naturally returned to his old profession and cleaned up the work that had been put on hold during this period. Even at the speed of his work, there were still a room full of orders that had not been processed.
Originally, Duan Mu also thought about whether he should practice hard like other captains and vice-captains.
Because of Aizen, many captains and vice-captains seemed to have been stimulated, putting aside their division affairs and focusing on strengthening their own strength.
But in the end Duan Mu gave up the idea...
Compared with practicing, using the experience points earned at work to add points is actually more effective than practicing in seclusion.
After all, his retreat practice has always been to delve into certain things or learn new ghost ways, but now Duan Mu has basically mastered all ghost ways, whether it is binding the way, breaking the way, or returning to the way...
Even spiritual pattern spells and various enchantment and sealing spells are no exception.
Some of these were learned by Duan Mu from the master Shiba's family with the token given by Shiba Isshin, and some were learned from the Great Spirit Book Corridor run by his sworn sister.
You must know that the Great Spirit Book Corridor has nothing to do with the will of the God of Death. It is a place that compulsorily collects and records all the events and information in Soul Society. It can be said that except for the secrets of the five nobles and some things that are inconvenient to be disclosed, basically everything is recorded.
And these answers were obtained from Master Shiba’s family.
So for Duan Mu now, what he needs is not to practice in seclusion like other captains, but...
Expand your circle of friends!
…
Name: Duan Mu
Race: human
Level: Stage 1
Physique: Top level (910000/1000000) (cannot be improved)
Reiatsu: Top level (910000/1000000) (cannot be improved)
Free hit: top level (280860/1000000)
Shunpo: Top(24664/1000000)
Cutting skill: top level (910000/1000000) (cannot be improved)
Zanpakutō:Top (248640/1000000)
Current experience value: 0
…
Regarding the use of experience points, Duan Mu originally wanted to choose to add points, not the slicing technique and the free attack, but the most unstable Zanpakutō.
But the Zanpakutō is different from its other abilities. Although it is part of its own ability, this part has its own will. Duanmu is completely unable to confirm whether forcibly adding points will have an impact on the will of this ability.
So after some hesitation, he chose the strongest beheading technique as the experimental subject.
When he used the experience points gained after the battle with Aizen, plus the experience gained from Hueco Mundo, a total of nearly one million experience points to directly increase the slicing technique to 900,000, Duan Mu clearly felt that something happened to his spirit body.
A certain degree of transformation.
Although it is not as intuitive as adding points of physical strength, you can still feel the feeling of breaking through the limit barrier. It feels like the lid that was originally pressed on the top of the head and cannot be shaken no matter what, suddenly becomes less tight and will shake a few times when pushing.
appearance.
This convinced Duan Mu that Aizen's previous choice was not wrong, but this method requires a huge amount of time and energy and continuous learning!
From this point of view, if you want to break through the spiritual limit mentioned by Aizen, you may not necessarily choose to break through the boundary between the Shinigami and the Hollow.
Captain Yamamoto and Unohana Retsu both proved this, although it took a lot of time.
As for similar examples, there is actually the Zero Squadron that only exists in Duan Mu's memory but has never been seen.
After the cutting technique, Duan Mu's main point-added target has been changed to white.
Unfortunately, after squandering all the experience points, it is almost impossible for Duan Mu to obtain such a huge amount of experience points again, because anyone who can provide him with a large amount of experience points has basically become Duan Mu's friends.
In the Gotei 13th Division, all the female vice-captains' favorability towards Duanmu has reached the full value.
Zaihou and Kotetsu Yuune even directly exceeded the full 60 points of favorability. As for Hueco Mundo, thanks to Duanmu's diligent work, most female Arrancar's favorability towards Duanmu has reached 30-40 points.
between.
in short……
No more goals!
In this huge world, Duan Mu found that he had already made friends with most of the powerful women.
Of course, it's not completely impossible.
Let existing people who have reached full friendship value make further breakthroughs.
However, there are too few targets to choose from.
You must know that for those who are married and have someone they like, the possibility of reaching the full friendship level is basically zero.
For example, Rangiku Matsumoto, even if Duanmu fulfilled his promise and asked her to 'lead' Gin Ichimaru back to the 10th division, she still has a full favorability towards him. Of course, there is no change... Duanmu has been vaguely aware of it recently.
There is a feeling that she regards him as a brother...
Um……
Strictly speaking, they should be best friends.
Similar to her situation are Rukia Kuchiki, Orihime Inoue and others.
After all, not everyone is like Yongyin and Zhanfei, who have some issues with their orientation, and the objects of their admiration are all women...
And the remaining vice-captains, whether it is Ise Nanao, Hinamori Momo, or Yachiru... it is obviously difficult for them to break through Duanmu's favorability.
Therefore, Duan Mu has been working hard to communicate with several members of the Masked Army recently.
There are also the chief officers and team members of the Gotei 13th Division, such as Gin Miu, Sai E, Zuo Ha Aya... Anyway, there are many, many people running around, not to say they are caring, but they are taking care of everything...
…
In fact, for Duan Mu, there is actually another best choice.
Kotetsu Yuine's younger sister, Kotetsu Kiyone.
Although he is not a vice-captain, he has the qualifications and abilities of a vice-captain, and his favorability towards Duan Mu has reached the full value because of his sister.
only……
Duan Mu has been avoiding Kotetsu Yuine, whose attitude towards him has obviously changed recently, and now he is trying to make his sister like him. This makes Duan Mu feel inexplicable fear, so for Kotetsu Yuine, he
Just hide if you can.
At least until Kotetsu Yuine's love value for him dropped, Duan Mu didn't want to have too much contact with Kotetsu Yuine.
Regarding this, Duan Mu has been trying various methods, but none of them are as effective as others.
And not only Yongyin, but also Zhanfeng...
Even though he had made it clear, Sui Feng, whose attitude towards Duan Mu had changed due to Duan Mu's words, did not drop back to his original favorability.
This made Duan Mu vaguely feel that something was wrong. After all, there were many people who had a favorable impression of him that exceeded 60 love points, both in Rukongai and Seireitei. However, these were eventually reduced through Duan Mu's efforts.
Go down.
For example, Emiri, Kosuke's adoptive mother, whose favorability level for him initially exceeded 60 points, has dropped her love value from 69 points back to 60 points, and there is no need to worry about further improvement.
Speaking of Xiaojie, that child has now entered the Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy to study.
Back to business.
Because of this, Duan Mu came to the conclusion that there is no need to worry about the love value within 65 points.
In the end, Duan Mu believed that the problem should be with himself, not Kotetsu Yuine and Suihou, but he just didn't find the right method.
Before finding a suitable method, it is better to hide first.
After a busy morning and completing the commission from the Northern Rukongai, Duanmu did not go to other places, but went straight to the Seireitei.
Because the branches within Seireitei also have many orders piled up, Duanmu basically works at Rukongai in the morning, Seireitei in the afternoon, and the supervision team in the evening. Editor of Seireitei Newsletter
Choose one of four options: go to a community, a comprehensive first aid center, or go home to sleep.
His day...
It can no longer be described as substantial, but has expanded to the point that Duan Mu is a little confused.
"Hmm? Mr. Duan Mu?"
As soon as he arrived at the commercial street, Duan Mu met two acquaintances. These two people were none other than Xiao Nai and Natsu Yu Sugi, members of the Fourth Division, who were shopping together.
Looking at the two of them, Duan Mu showed a smile on his face.
Look, these two people in front of you are an example.
Xiao Nai is a student that Duan Mu has known since before he entered the Seireitei, and Sugi Natsuha is the first female team member that Duan Mu came into contact with after arriving at the comprehensive first aid center.
The two of them were also the first team members whose favorability towards Duan Mu exceeded 60 points.
However, with Duan Mu's efforts, they all returned from their love value to the full favorability level of 60 points.
Looking at them, Duan Mu was full of confidence in reducing the love value of Yong Yin and Sui Feng. As long as he found the right method, he would be able to reduce the love value.
After chatting cordially with the two of them for a while, Duan Mu said goodbye to them and continued walking towards his branch in the commercial street.
But Duan Mu doesn’t know...
"As expected, Mr. Duan Mu is always so gentle."
Shan Xiayu looked at Duan Mu leaving and couldn't help but sigh.
"yes."
Xiao Nai nodded in agreement.
"Speaking of which..."
Shan Xiayu hesitated and asked, "Are you really not going to give it a try?"
As a roommate, she naturally knew that Xiao Nai had similar feelings towards Mr. Duan Mu, but like herself, Xiao Nai finally gave up on her thoughts.
Xiao Nai smiled slightly when he heard this: "Mr. Duan Mu is too gentle, I don't want to make him feel embarrassed."
"and……"
"Based on Mr. Duan Mu's strength and status, the only people who can match him are probably Captain Broken Bee and Captain Yongyin."
Hearing this, Shan Xiayu nodded with a complicated expression.
In the beginning, when Duan Mu was still in the Fourth Division, although his status was still noble, it was not to the point where they felt unattainable, but unknowingly...
Mr. Duan Mu seemed to be in two different worlds from them. Even though his attitude towards them was still the same as before, the distance still made her feel...
The distance between myself and Mr. Duan Mu.
Shaking his head slightly, Shan Xiayu calmed down the complicated expression on his face and whispered: "Xiao Nai, do you think our Captain Yongyin can really defeat Captain Shattering Bee?"
"Didn't you say it was just a misunderstanding?"
"...Who did you see to clarify the misunderstanding and arrest them for interrogation? It feels more like they are angry..."
