Chapter 160 159: Competing for Captain

How confident are you?

After hearing this, Arima Shizuka did not reply immediately, but glanced at the side quietly.

The prison master seemed to fully understand the other party's small action, and smiled.

"I won't make such a loophole... No one knows about the current conversation, and this visit is just a routine within the 5th Division."

As he said, the prison master smiled and crossed his arms in front of his chest, and said in a joking tone.

"That's why, if there are others present later, please... call me Watanabe Taro."

The name chosen by the prison master is quite fashionable.

Arima Shizuka also shook his head with a smile, and after a pause, he also gave a reply.

"As far as confidence is concerned... 100%."

So confident?

Aizen Ping raised his right hand, and while holding up his glasses, the expression on his face became a little subtle.

"Shizuya-kun, although I also agree with your strength."

"But... I think this decision is somewhat ill-considered."

"After all, given the current situation, I personally think... our team can continue to lie dormant for a while."

This is what Aizen Sosuke thinks, and it is also his understanding of the current situation.

In fact, it is not surprising that the prison master can have such an argument.

After all, it has not been long since Tosen Kaname realized Bankai, and Ichimaru Gin is still in a period of rapid growth.

Even Arima Shizuya has not yet...

"Aizan teacher, I have mastered Bankai."

One sentence is worth a thousand words.

Aizan stopped talking at this moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he leaned back slightly at this moment, as if sighing with emotion.

"...Wow."

It has to be said.

The so-called strength is indeed the greatest confidence.

The opportunity that originally seemed a little immature, also at this moment, completely changed under the low hum of Arima Shizuya.

Aizan slightly raised his head, put his right hand lightly under his chin, and began to rub it slowly.

Plans are never set in stone, because people are always changing... and for this reason, Aizen is very quick to accept the status quo.

"If that's the case, the plan does have room for change."

Then, let's change our thinking.

Aizen smiled and adjusted his sitting posture, his eyes showing a strong interest.

"If Shizuya-kun can have the strength of a true captain, it would be a unique opportunity at this moment."

After all, because of the mask incident, the current Gotei 13 can be said to be "seriously injured".

The lack of captains of the third, fifth, seventh, ninth, and twelfth divisions makes the current Soul Society feel that its strength has been reduced by nearly "half".

Of course... that's just a superficial phenomenon.

After all, as long as the real great killer old man Yamamoto is in charge, the Gotei 13 can be rebuilt even if it is cleansed from top to bottom.

It's just that these things are relatively hidden, and even if you just know them, you need at least the level of a captain for a hundred years.

But these things have nothing to do with the current problem - Aizen's eyes fell on Arima Shizuya, and he pondered at this moment.

"Shizuya-kun, do you know what the conditions for competing for the captain are?"

The latter nodded naturally and replied in a calm tone.

"Of course, I know it very well."

As everyone knows.

To become the captain of the Gotei 13.

The procedures and conditions required are definitely not the so-called "simple".

"A total of three requirements are required."

"First, you need to master Bankai."

This is a symbol of strength and the confidence of being a death god.

If you are not a truly strong person, you are not qualified to covet such a position.

"Second, you must also have the intention to become the captain."

As for this... It is actually easy to understand. As long as the person concerned does not have this intention, there is no point in forcing the other party.

Just like the character Madarame in the original work.

That guy was even the one who taught Renji to master Bankai, but because he wanted to follow Kenpachi Zaraki, he chose to be the chief officer of the 11th Division.

The same is true for Chojiro Suzuki.

"Third, more than three captains are required to recommend."

This requirement seems a bit harsh, after all, each member of the Gotei 13 is an individual with clear responsibilities.

But in practice, the difficulty is quite simple - after all, there are countless small teams in the 13th Division, and usually you just need to get familiar with some people and say hello in advance.

This is not a problem at all.

After all, the person who can be recommended as a captain should have specific performance in specific aspects and have the strength recognized by others.

After Arima Shizuka finished stating the above three points, he simply thought about it for a moment and then said in a deep voice.

"In addition, these three key points are not completely rigid indicators."

"When necessary, these conditions can be appropriately relaxed, or even become quite flexible and controllable."

"In fact, even if you don't master Bankai, you still have the possibility of becoming a captain-level figure."

To give a simple example - the guy who was crushed to pieces by Zaraki Kenpachi was the guy who stepped on the former vice-captain.

It can only be said that the Gotei 13 team has special positions.

At certain necessary moments, these seemingly harsh and rigid conditions will become full of variability, making the overall situation more 'casual'.

After all, it is something that comes from the shell of a killer organization. It can only be said that in some aspects, it cannot be too demanding.

Aizen knew these things well, and there was no surprise at all at this moment.

"I see, you know these things very well. It seems that Shizuya-kun is indeed fully prepared..."

So.

Please listen.

"Regarding this captain competition, which division does Shizuya-kun want to go to?"

The person involved smiled heartily and opened his mouth to speak.

"Of course it's Division Three!"

The relevant theoretical basis is very mature.

"First, in the other positions that have been vacated this time, the Seventh Division is the inner court guard and has little time to move freely. Not to mention the Prison Team, the same is true... I am not interested in the research content of the Twelfth Division for the time being. Interested and not suitable for this kind of work at all.”

"Second, because the work philosophies of the third team and the fifth team are relatively similar. Although it may be a little uncomfortable at first, it shouldn't be difficult to get familiar with them."

"third……"

After pondering for a moment, Shizuya Arima smiled heartily.

"If it's competing for the third division, I'm 100% sure."

The reason is simple.

After all, it stands to reason that when the captain encounters an unexpected situation, the vice-captain will usually replace him - unless the wishes of the person concerned are clear and the strength is indeed insufficient.

Now five captains have been missing in one fell swoop. From the perspective of Room 46, filling and replacing them is the most important task at the moment.

"The current vice-captain of the third division is Kiyō Chitetsu. Although that person is also senior...but the other party obviously does not have this ambition."

Shooting field Sentetsu was the vice-captain who was also feared by Hobashiro Jurou when he was in office.

The other party's yakuza style obviously has nothing to do with any artistic behavior, so most of the time the two parties just respect each other, but they don't disturb each other's acting styles.

"And I made some inquiries, and it is said that the other party also wants to take a back seat."

There was not much detail in the original work, but now after Juro Hōkyoro's accident happened, he is directly preparing to resign from his position in the Third Division.

Although the Gotei 13 usually don't talk about retirement, this kind of behavior itself is enough to represent their attitude.

"is that so……"

Aizen nodded thoughtfully, quite satisfied with Arima Shizuya's targeted behavior.

After all, being able to make such a level of planning is enough to show that Arima Shizu has been planning this matter for a long time - compared to the behavior of taking one step at a time, the prison master naturally prefers this kind of strategizing godson.

"Use strength, connections, and lack of position. Use these three points to meet the conditions for becoming a captain."

"It turns out that it is indeed a very targeted preparation."

"If it can all be done, there will indeed be no suspense at all."

It was also rare to be recognized by the prison master, and Arima Shizu couldn't help but giggle twice.

Wu~ So does this count as a disciple?

But at this moment, the prison master also had slightly different ideas.

"Jingye-kun, I don't think there is any problem with your approach and plan. It's just that correspondingly, I think there are still some details that need to be adjusted."

Um?

Arima Jing couldn't imagine any flaws in his plan.

The corners of Aizen's mouth turned up slightly, and his glasses reflected the light, revealing a meaningful smile at this moment.

"I don't think Division Three is the best place for you."

…

Time passes.

When I looked back, it was already four days later.

In the team building of the first team.

The atmosphere in the conference room today was surprisingly deserted.

Kyōraku Shunsui, who arrived early, held up the bamboo hat on his head and placed his left hand between the layers of Haori's kimono, speaking in a lazy and emotional tone.

“Although I had some expectations before, but after actually seeing it, it’s really touching~”

The mighty Gotei 13.

Now almost half of the seats are empty.

"There is nothing we can do about it. After all, our responsibilities are ours, and sacrifices like this are inevitable...cough, cough!"

Seeing Jūshirō Ukitake coughing until his eyes were sunken, Kyōraku Shunsui showed a rather concerned expression.

"Have you gone out to take medicine today?"

Covering his mouth, he shook his hand. The captain of the Thirteenth Division said with slightly focused eyes.

"It doesn't matter. The most concerning thing right now is how to allocate these vacant positions."

"Ah~ About this."

Jingraku Shunshui showed a somewhat proud expression, leaned his head closer, and whispered.

"I have some gossip here."