Chapter 23: We could have just taken it by force, yet we are still sitting here negotiating with you.
The Tsunayashiro Head's legs turned to jelly, and he almost collapsed to the ground, terrified. He had witnessed the power of Ryūjin Jakka; with one strike, the entire Seireitei would be reduced to ashes!
What Five Great Noble Clans? What Central 46?
In the face of absolute power, they were all made of paper!
The Great Sages of Central 46 were utterly bewildered.
"What are you doing! What are you doing! This is the core of Soul Society's power! Are you challenging the rules that Soul Society has upheld for millions of years!" The Great Sage stood up in a panic and shouted sternly.
"You're so smart! You saw it right away!" Yamabuki clapped his hands repeatedly in sarcasm: "Since the dog isn't listening, we'll just get a new one! As for the disobedient dog, what do you think the consequences will be? Huh? Rules? Our rules are the rules."
Damn it!
Why aren't these bandits playing by the rules?
You barbarians!
You... wait, don't draw your sword!
As Ryūjin Jakka was unsheathed, the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere instantly rose.
Only then did the Tsunayashiro Head finally understand the philosophy of these madmen from the Gotei 13.
The Soul King is the boss, we are second. Central 46? What rank is it? If it has the guts, come challenge me to a duel! If it beats me, it can be whatever rank it wants!
This was also why Yamabuki dared to be so arrogant.
Just because we, the Gotei 13, are the only organization in the entire Soul Society with 'nuclear weapons', should we not be this arrogant? Should we not be this overbearing?
As for those intricate rules left by the nobles…
Sorry, I don't acknowledge them. I'm a bandit!
We could have just taken it by force, yet we are still sitting here negotiating with you! How could we be so gentle? I'm going to cry myself to death! Another day of being moved by ourselves!
At this moment, those Great Sages were like a group of monkeys about to be shot, jumping up and down. Where was their former air of superiority and arrogance?
Although they were pedantic, they were definitely not stupid.
They had already witnessed the power of Ryūjin Jakka yesterday.
Let alone Central 46, no one in the entire Soul Society could stand a chance.
"Wait! Wait a moment! Don't be so agitated, aren't we here to negotiate...? What are you drawing your sword for? Calm down!"
"Yes! Calm down! If you don't agree with the conditions we proposed, we can slowly revise them. Young man, don't be so hot-headed!"
"Relax, relax! If we made a mistake, can't we just correct it? Don't draw your sword first! Calm down!"
"Let's negotiate, let's continue negotiating. Drawing swords makes for a bad impression! Let's keep talking!"
The forty-six Great Sages were in utter chaos.
Yamamoto suppressed his laughter, and Yamabuki gave him a look. The Captain-Commander then sheathed his sword.
Seeing Yamamoto sheath his sword, the forty-six Great Sages finally felt at ease and sat down.
The Tsunayashiro Head's eyes nearly popped out of his head. Threatening Central 46 with absolute force! This kind of situation had never happened in Soul Society for thousands of years!
It turns out that what breaks power is absolute force!
Force is much more effective than power!
The Tsunayashiro Head thought of the power games he used to play and felt how vulgar they were. It turned out that truly high-level individuals disdained playing power conspiracies with you. You don't submit? Then I'll just cut you down with one stroke!
What? Your whole family doesn't submit? Then I'll cut down your whole family!
What? Your entire clan doesn't submit? Then I'll directly exterminate the clan.
In the high-combat world of Shinigami, one person's strength can easily overwhelm thousands of troops. There's no need to worry about army rebellions. Perhaps all the armies in Soul Society combined couldn't withstand the Old Man's Bankai in one strike.
The Tsunayashiro Head felt as if a new world had opened up for him!
These Great Sages immediately presented a new proposal.
"Let's skip the 'jurisdiction' part, how about changing it to 'supervision'?"
Yamamoto grunted, placing his hand on the hilt of Ryūjin Jakka.
The Great Sage who proposed "supervision" was pressed to the ground and beaten by the others.
"Nonsense! They established it to protect Soul Society. Does such an organization need our supervision?"
"How about cooperation! We are partners!"
"But the selection of personnel…"
"And the handling of criminals…"
Central 46 was equivalent to the highest court in Soul Society; no one could change their judgments.
One of the most difficult points for them was that if a member of the Gotei 13 committed a crime, the authority to handle the punishment had to be handed over to the Gotei 13. This greatly weakened their power, which made them very unhappy!
Yamabuki slammed his sword heavily on the ground: "Gentlemen, our conditions have been stated. If you agree, just stamp it. From now on, our Gotei 13 will be an official organization, and your personal safety will also be entrusted to us for protection. If you don't agree... Captain-Commander, draw your sword!"
"Wait, wait, wait... Don't draw your sword yet, don't draw your sword yet! Can't you give us some time to consider?" The Great Sage said, his face filled with terror.
"Alright, I'll give you five..."
"Five days! Good, good, good! We will definitely give you a satisfactory answer in five days."
"Four!"
"???"
"Three!"
You mean five seconds?
Five seconds isn't even enough to go to the bathroom!
Are you here to rob or to negotiate?
"Two!"
Stop counting, stop counting! Can't you see that we old folks haven't reacted yet? We're all elderly, don't you understand the principle of respecting the elderly and cherishing the young? Our old brains don't turn that fast!
"One! Captain-Commander, draw your sword, eliminate them!"
"Stop!!!!!! We agree!" The Great Sage roared with all his might, "We agree to all your demands! Is that enough?!"
"You won't regret it? Willingly?" Yamabuki asked.
"Willingly! Willingly!"
"Then stamp this document. This is being watched by the clan heads of all the Great Noble Clans in Soul Society, so it'll be too late to go back on your word!" Yamabuki pulled out a document that had been prepared long ago.
"We wouldn't dare go back on our word! We wouldn't dare! We'll stamp it right now!"
"That's excellent! From now on, we are our own people. If anyone bullies you, just tell them the name of our Gotei 13, and we'll protect you!" Yamabuki said.
"Good, good, good! Where's the seal? Why aren't you bringing it quickly? What are you good-for-nothings doing?" The Great Sage scolded the Shinigami who hadn't used Shunpo to bring the seal over.
Then, under the humiliated gaze of the forty-six people, they reluctantly stamped the document!
With this document, and with the recognition of Central 46, the Gotei 13 would henceforth be the official organization of Seireitei, and could legitimately recruit members from the noble clans!
The Tsunayashiro Head felt like he had won big!
His greatest goal used to be to become a member of Central 46, wielding supreme power.
But now…
"I'm now a provisional Captain of the Gotei 13. What's Central 46 compared to that!"
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