Early the next morning, Duan Mu yawned and climbed out of the hospital bed amid a piercing alarm sound.
After getting up, the first thing he did was to look at the system panel in his mind. When he saw the "Development Spirit Pattern" at the end of the special technique, he couldn't help but grin.
"Fortunately, it's not a dream."
I looked at the time, eight o'clock in the morning.
Duan Mu couldn't help but yawned again. He was busy for most of the night last night and didn't go to bed until about five o'clock in the morning. Only three hours of sleep was really not enough, but...
If he didn't get up now, he would miss the meal time at the comprehensive first aid center, and after eating, he would have to go to work in West District 1.
After briefly washing up, Duan Mu left the ward where he was resting.
However, before going to the cafeteria, he first went to the ward of the Third Division soldier last night. Although there should be no problem with his treatment, he had conducted so many experiments on Kiryuori last night, so he still wanted to observe it again.
It's better to avoid any problems.
"Um?"
As soon as he arrived at the ward, Duan Mu was stunned: "Have you not gone to rest yet?"
Looking towards the ward, I saw the big man who had been working hard to treat Kiryuori last night, still sitting next to the hospital bed, constantly observing the values on the medical equipment with a pair of panda eyes.
If I remember correctly, his name seems to be Qinglu, right?
Although Duan Mu has no interest in male team members and doesn't even bother to remember the names of those male team members, this alien in the fourth team is really too conspicuous.
With a ferocious face, a height of nearly two meters, and a very serious expression at first glance, among the members of the Fourth Division who are generally thin in appearance and mostly introverted, it can be described as "standing out from the crowd".
If they met each other outside the comprehensive first aid center, no one would have thought that this guy with a 'murderous' appearance would actually be a member of the Fourth Division.
"Boss Duan Mu, are you awake so early?"
Qinglu stood up in a hurry, with a gentle smile that didn't match his appearance: "I'm a little worried about him, and I'm going to rest after the daytime ambulance team arrives."
Duan Mu glanced at the other party with a strange look, but did not say anything. Instead, he walked to the hospital bed and carefully examined Kiryuori, who was sleeping like a dead pig after being tortured all night, and then looked at Qinglu beside him.
road:
"Let's go have breakfast together."
"Ah?" Qinglu was stunned.
"He is healthier than you now. There is no need to nurse him around." After Duan Mu said this, he looked at Qinglu with a hesitant look on his face and continued: "Don't worry, I rescued him, he won't
Is there something wrong, or... you don’t believe me?"
"How can it be!!"
Qinglu hurriedly shook his head and then said: "Then let's go together."
Duan Mu smiled when he saw this, turned around and left the ward. If appearance is put aside, a person like Qinglu is indeed very suitable to be a member of the Fourth Division.
Qinglu glanced at Kiryu Orihou who was snoring on the hospital bed, followed Duan Mu, and walked towards the cafeteria of the rescue center.
"Boss Duan Mu, good morning."
"I heard, Boss Duan Mu, you are simply amazing."
"Boss Duan Mu, Vice Captain Hu Che asked the cafeteria to prepare a lot of your favorite dishes today."
"..."
Listening to the constant greetings from around him, Qinglu looked at Duan Mu in front of him with eyes full of admiration.
As expected of Boss Duan Mu, he has gained such popularity among the team members and patients within only half a month after arriving at the comprehensive first aid center.
Not only is he extremely accomplished in Hui Dao, but he is also kind and gentle. Unlike himself, a coward who fled to the Fourth Division to avoid fighting, Boss Duan Mu is a natural-born member of the Fourth Division.
If he was willing to join the fourth team, he would probably have become a member of the chief officers by now, right?
"Good morning, Hanataro."
Arriving at the cafeteria, Duan Mu saw an acquaintance at the end of the team, Hanataro Yamada whom he had not seen for a while: "Is your 14th senior rescue squad on duty today?"
When Hanatarō Yamada saw Duan Mu, his face lit up: "Boss Duan Mu, how did you cure that man yesterday? Is there something wrong with his spiritual pressure core?" As soon as they met, Hanatarō couldn't bear it.
The resident asked about what happened last night, his face full of exploration.
This thing...
Duan Mu's mouth twitched slightly, he was really enthusiastic about replying.
"Let's make some food first. I'll explain it to you later while we eat."
However, Duan Mu, who knew Hanataro's character well, didn't care, and he was still very grateful to this flower brother. After all, without him, he would not have gotten to know Kotetsu Yongin, and thus became a member of the comprehensive rescue center.
a member of.
Yamada Hanataro blushed: "Ah... I'm sorry."
After the three of them finished eating, they found an empty seat. While eating, Duan Mu explained the treatment process last night in a way that the two of them could understand.
After listening, both of them couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
After a while, Hanataro couldn't help but sigh: "Boss Duan Mu, you are really awesome."
"Yes." Qinglu said in agreement.
"Stop talking about me."
Duan Mu casually asked Qinglu beside him: "Speaking of which, Qinglu, why did you choose to join the Fourth Division? I think you should be very good at fighting, right?"
Qinglu's body and hands clearly showed traces of having practiced the art of slicing, and he was still very hard-working. Unlike other members of the Fourth Division, he had already identified with the Fourth Division during his time at the Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy. In addition to returning to
Outside of Taoism, I haven't practiced much in Zuken Kizai.
Qinglu was stunned when he heard this: "This..."
When Hanatarō heard this, he seemed to have thought of something and asked, "I heard from others that Mr. Aolu, you and the vice-captain of Division 9 are the same generation. Is this true?"
Division 9.
Duan Mu swallowed the food in his mouth and looked at Qinglu beside him. The words "9th Squadron" really made him a little concerned.
Since entering the Seireitei, Duanmu has been avoiding getting involved with the three divisions, the 3rd, 5th, and 9th divisions, lest he be targeted by some scary guy without knowing it.
Although he has been walking around the Seireitei, except for the patients at the comprehensive first aid center, he has never had the opportunity to have any contact with these three divisions.
"Um."
A complicated look flashed in Qinglu's eyes, but he did not hide it, but nodded directly: "However, we haven't seen each other for a long time. The last time we met was when we happened to bump into him in front of a friend's grave a few years ago."
As for Division 9... Hisagi Shuhei?
Information about Hisagi Shuhei suddenly appeared in Duanmu's mind. He knew this person very well, but it was not because of his status as deputy captain, but because of his status as the editor-in-chief of [Seireitei Communications].
As a loyal reader of [Seireitei Newsletter], Danki basically buys and reads every issue, and in the last few pages of each issue, there are also interesting anecdotes Hisagi Shuhei interviewed from various divisions, such as a certain table
Officer, a certain captain's favorite food and hobbies, etc., these were all firmly remembered by Duan Mu in his mind.
Duan Mu glanced at Qinglu. Although he didn't know what happened to him, he obviously didn't want to mention the past, so Duan Mu didn't ask for details. Instead, he asked Hanataro: "When did you also learn about these things?"
Are you interested?"
"Well... I'm just a little curious."
Hanatarō explained: "Whenever the team members talk about Mr. Qinglu, they will say that that period was a period when elites emerged in large numbers..."
"I say this because at that time, several students of the Mao Spiritual Arts Academy became the vice-captains and captains of the Gotei Thirteenth Division, such as Abarai-sama, the sixth-seat captain of the sixth division, and the vice-captain of the fifth division.
Hinamori-sama, and Kira-sama, who became the vice-captain after transferring from our fourth division to the third division..."
Duan Mu's mouth twitched slightly, who taught you to speak like this?
When I tell people in front of others how well their peers are doing in the same period, I always feel as if I am mocking Qinglu.
Although Hanatarō's character didn't think about it at all, the speaker didn't mean it, but it was difficult to guarantee that the listener wouldn't think too much.
Duan Mu secretly glanced at Aolu and found that the big man did not show displeasure on his face, but nodded in agreement: "Yes, that period was indeed a period when elites emerged in large numbers, especially among them was Captain Hitsugaya.
A genius who became captain at an unprecedented speed."
"As for Boss Duan Mu's question..." A trace of bitterness appeared on Qinglu's face: "My first target was indeed not the Fourth Division, but because of an accident, I became afraid of fighting, so I graduated from Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy
Later I entered the fourth division."
"Accident?" Duan Mu was startled.
"When I was the sixth reincarnation of the Mao Spiritual Arts Academy, I led the first elite class with Vice Captain Hisagi and another friend named 'Kaizawa' to the present world for soul burial practice; originally this was just a common practice.
It was an ordinary internship. The three of us basically went there with the idea of completing the college's tasks, but no one expected..."
"When the internship was about to end, Kyon actually appeared in the internship field in the real world. Kanazawa was attacked and killed by Kyon in front of my eyes. I was also seriously injured and fell into coma."
A flash of pain flashed in Qinglu's eyes.
"When I woke up, I had already returned to Mao Spiritual Arts Academy. It is said that after I passed out, Master Abarai, Master Hinamori, and Master Kira from the elite class did not evacuate, but came back to help Hisagi resist.
I resisted Xu's attack and persisted until rescue arrived. If it hadn't been for them, I would have been swallowed by Xu."
Hearing this, a strange color flashed in Duan Mu's eyes, but he covered it up by lowering his head.
"From then on, whenever I see Kyūga, I will think of that experience and feel uncontrollable fear..." Qinglu sighed: "It's not so much that I joined the fourth team because of fear and Kyūga.
Fighting, and fled to the fourth division."
"On the contrary, I think you are very suitable to join the fourth team."
Duan Mu didn't wait for Qinglu's reply, and then added: "This is not to comfort you, but I really think so. Although at first impression, you may not look like a member of the Fourth Division, but after getting familiar with it, you will
I found that your personality is gentler than many people, and you are also very responsible for patients."
"This shows that you are very suitable for the fourth team that 'advocates benevolence'."
"yes."
Yamada Hanataro nodded: "Everyone also said that Mr. Qinglu just looks a little scary, but he is actually a very gentle person."
Qinglu was silent for a while, with a smile on his face.
"Thanks."
"If you have any questions in the future, you can come to me."
Duan Mu smiled warmly at Qinglu, picked up the plate and stood up, saying, "You guys can continue eating. I have some commissions to do today, so I'll leave first."
After bidding farewell to the two of them, Duan Mu sent the dinner plate to the recycling place and walked out of the comprehensive first aid center.
Hinamori Momo?
There was a flash of hesitation in Duan Mu's eyes. If he met Hinamori Momo, 'Blue Deer' would be a good topic to start with.
but……
Duan Mu really didn't want to make friends with that woman.
First, making friends with her would make it easier for Aizen to notice;
Secondly, it’s because…
That woman has something wrong with her brain!!
She is the kind of woman who can kill her friend with a knife because of a letter.
If the system's favorability is used as the standard, her favorability towards Hitsugaya Toshiro must be at the 'full friendship level', but in the end, she pointed the knife at him because of a letter...
No matter how you think about it, it's dangerous to be her friend.
The corner of Duan Mu's mouth twitched slightly, let's just treat him as an alternative friend for the time being.
It is certainly a good thing that Kotetsu Yongin's favorability towards him has reached '50', but he should pay more attention to it when interacting with him in the future.
Although Duan Mu doesn't feel that his charm is big enough to make any woman fall in love with him, there is no need to wait until something happens that can be avoided in advance.
What's more...
Although in order to change, Duan Mu has been trying to make friends that he has never had before.
But he has absolutely no interest in so-called 'love', let alone trying it.
…
After leaving the comprehensive rescue center, Duanmu originally wanted to go to the Second Division to retrieve his Zanpakutō.
But after thinking about it carefully, I gave up the idea of retrieving the Zanpakutō for the time being.
the reason is simple……
Too long.
The long knife, which is nearly 1.6 meters tall, is obviously not easy to carry for Duan Mu, who is only 1.75 meters tall.
Duan Mu thought about it and found that in addition to being held horizontally on his shoulders, whether it was straddling the waist or carrying it on his back... it would be dragged on the ground.
And with such a knife, it is easy to scare others while working in Rukongai.
"After finishing the work of the elders of West District 1, go to the textile factory to make a bag for holding knives."
After making up his mind, Duan Mu gave up going to the Second Division and instead walked towards Baidaomen.
However, when passing by the tavern, Duan Mu couldn't help but take a look inside the tavern.
Since coming to Seireitei, he has not drunk himself to death for a long time, and he has not drank at all during the night at Seireitei, so as not to cause any trouble.
But that doesn't stop Duan Mu from taking a few sips every time he passes by the tavern.
and……
The wine in Seireitei tastes countless times more pure than that in Rukongai, although the price is also many times higher.
After Duan Mu finished his work at Seireitei, before returning to the House of All Things, he would grit his teeth and buy a jug of the best wine to take away.
The reason why he didn't get drunk was because he cared about money. As the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. After drinking Seireitei's wine, the good wine in Rukongai in his eyes became boring.
Already.
"Um?"
Duan Mu's footsteps suddenly stopped, and his eyes fell on a woman in the tavern who kept pouring wine into her mouth, and a flash of light flashed in her eyes.
