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"What's wrong? Feeling a little crushed?" Shin asked, watching the silent, dejected Yoruichi.
Yoruichi looked up at Shin and nodded. She was more than a little crushed; her pride was in pieces.
"You're still young. You have plenty of room to grow. There's no need to let this get to you," Shin said, patting her shoulder reassuringly.
"Oh? So you're saying I'm old, Shin?" Unohana suddenly asked, a smile playing on her lips.
"Ahem, Captain Unohana, please don't misunderstand. I absolutely did not mean that. It would be a shame if you took it the wrong way," Shin said, shaking his head. He didn't mean it, and he certainly didn't dare to.
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After that, Yoruichi dragged Shin back to the 2nd Division. She looked at him with a serious expression. "Train me. I want to get stronger."
"You don't need my guidance anymore. Just stick to the training plan we set up before," Shin told her. He had already taught her everything he could. There was nothing left to teach.
"I don't care. You're going to train me. I have to beat that woman."
The defeat had been a blow, but it hadn't broken her spirit. How long had she been training? How long had Unohana been a Shinigami? If she worked hard enough, she knew she could surpass Unohana one day. She would surpass her in every way. Yoruichi's competitive spirit was burning brighter than ever.
"If you really want to get stronger, combat is the fastest way," Shin said. The target, of course, was the Adjuchas. Once Yoruichi could kill it on her own, her strength would be where it needed to be.
"Since you've made up your mind, then you'd better be ready. No more slacking off."
Shin reminded her, then went to deal with his paperwork. Yoruichi had mentioned his work was piling up—she must have been slacking off. Shin couldn't really blame her, though. It was his job as captain, after all. To hand it off to her was already asking a lot. To then get angry when she didn't finish it would make him a real jerk.
"Your clone's Kidō is amazing."
Yoruichi watched Shin use a Shadow Clone to handle his work. A glint appeared in her eyes. If she could learn that ability, she could get stronger much faster.
"Can I learn that?" Yoruichi asked Shin.
"No," Shin said, shaking his head.
"Stingy," Yoruichi couldn't help but mutter.
"It's not that I don't want to teach you, but you can't learn it. It's like asking if you can learn someone else's Zanpakutō ability."
Hearing her call him stingy, Shin's face darkened. Was he being stingy? Of course not. The Shadow Clone Technique wasn't even that powerful.
"The Shadow Clone Technique requires chakra to use. How could you possibly have chakra? And as for using Reiatsu to power it instead… I've tried to figure that out, but it's a dead end."
In the end, Shin had given up his research. It felt like a complete waste of time. He had studied it for ages with nothing to show for it.
"Oh, so it's your Zanpakutō's ability," Yoruichi said, nodding with understanding.
Shin was about to correct her, but then he thought better of it. If she wanted to believe that, let her.
"By the way, Shin, what exactly is your Zanpakutō's ability?" Yoruichi asked curiously.
"Don't go prying into things like that, or you'll get yourself hurt," Shin said, tapping her on the head.
Unless a Shinigami chose to reveal their ability, no one would ask about it. It wasn't a strict rule, but it was an unspoken one that no one dared to break.
"I know, I know. You've told me before."
Yoruichi said impatiently.
"And you still did it? Looks like you're asking for a beating," Shin said, exasperated.
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For now, the Soul Society was peaceful. Shin had nothing much to do, aside from keeping an eye on Aizen and Urahara Kisuke.
Urahara had spent some time in the 2nd Division, but Shin had eventually recommended him for the vice-captain position in the 12th Division. Leaving such a brilliant mind in the 2nd Division was a waste of talent. Shin was still waiting for his workhorse to create the Hōgyoku for him.
As for Aizen, he hadn't made any major moves yet, simply working his way up to a vice-captain position.
Aizen's gentle demeanor made him incredibly popular in the Soul Society, especially with the female Shinigami—his reputation was second only to Shin's.
Shin was popular because of his looks; his fans were mostly just shallow admirers. Aizen, on the other hand, was loved for his kind and gentle personality. They all saw Aizen's bright side, completely unaware of the darkness he hid.
Perhaps the current captain of the 5th Division, Hirako Shinji, had his suspicions, but in the end, he was still played by Aizen and forced to become an outcast. But that time hadn't come yet. Aizen was still keeping a low profile.
Yoruichi, thanks to her relentless effort, had improved rapidly. Not long ago, she had even managed to kill that pitiful Adjuchas. Her strength was now on par with some of the captains.
However, she was still a vice-captain. Unless Shin stepped down, she would remain a vice-captain, or have to transfer to another squad. Yoruichi had no interest in becoming a captain. In fact, though she wasn't a captain, she had been performing the duties of one all this time.
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"What do you want, old man?"
Yoruichi asked, her tone bordering on disrespectful as she looked at the stern-faced old man before her.
Kuchiki Ginrei, the current head of the Kuchiki clan and the captain of the 6th Division, was a man of immense strength and influence.
"Daughter of the Shihōin clan, where is your captain?" Kuchiki Ginrei asked, unfazed by Yoruichi's lack of respect. The relationship between their two clans was decent enough, with no major conflicts. But Yoruichi couldn't stand self-important old men like Ginrei, who never seemed to crack a smile. He was just so... boring. And it seemed to be a family trait; basically everyone in the Kuchiki clan had the same deadpan expression. Yoruichi had no interest in the Kuchiki clan, despite them being the most prominent of the Four Great Noble Clans.
"What do you want with my slacker of a captain? If you're looking for him, you're in the wrong place. Try the 4th Division. He's probably taken up residence there by now," Yoruichi said irritably.
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