After the Gotei 13 and the heads of the noble families left, Central 46 fell into a dead silence.
After a long while, the Great Sage slammed the table heavily.
"A humiliation! This is a humiliation! For thousands of years, our Central 46 has never experienced such a humiliation! Don't think I'll let this go!"
"Yes, we absolutely cannot let it go. We must let these brutes know our power! We must fight to the end!"
As a result, a large group of people cast scornful glances at him.
Why weren't you so tough just now?
The Great Sage snorted coldly: "Fight? Fight with what? When Yamamoto Genryūsai's Ryūjin Jakka strikes down, should I throw you up there to block the sword? We definitely can't win by force. Right now, no one in the entire Soul Society can defeat Yamamoto Genryūsai! Unless a mighty warrior descends from the heavens, there's probably no one like that within Seireitei. We can only search in Rukongai! Starting today, send some people to search for strong individuals in Rukongai. Also, if we can't win by force, can't we try a softer approach?"
"We control most of the resources. The Gotei 13 has just been established and is also preparing to build an academy, so they will definitely need a huge amount of resources. I have an idea: we'll just drag it out, keep delaying until they come begging to us!" As soon as the Great Sage finished speaking, the main door of Central 46 opened again, and Yamabuki walked in with a smile.
"I forgot to mention earlier, our Gotei 13 is preparing to expand and build a school, which requires a large amount of resources. When will these resources be accounted for? You won't renege on the debt, will you?" Yamabuki asked with a forced smile.
The Great Sage stood up in a panic and hastily explained: "No, no! Of course not! How could we possibly renege on a debt? We'll send the resources over in two or three days at most!"
"Is two or three days too long?" Yamabuki narrowed his eyes.
"...Then tomorrow, tomorrow!"
"It's settled then. Prepare the resources needed on the list by this afternoon. If I don't see the resources delivered before sunset, I'll have to trouble our Captain-Commander to make a personal trip." Yamabuki casually tossed out a list, then smiled: "The Captain-Commander is a busy man, you wouldn't want to trouble him, right!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Good, good, good! This afternoon, yes, this afternoon! Please take your time!" The Great Sage smiled as he saw the plague god off, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
But then he noticed his other colleagues staring at him.
"What are you looking at? Didn't you hear him? If the supplies aren't delivered this afternoon, Yamamoto will be the one coming! Why are you all just standing there looking at me? Hurry up and go prepare the supplies!" the Great Sage shouted.
The Great Sage had also realized that the truly difficult person in the Gotei 13 was not Yamamoto Genryūsai.
Indeed, Yamamoto's strength was invincible, but his thought process had not broken free from the constraints of this era. If not for Yamabuki's instigation, Yamamoto likely wouldn't have drawn his sword to threaten Central 46.
"In other words, the truly difficult one to deal with is that man named Yamabuki. He is equivalent to the brain of the Gotei 13. It seems we need to find a way to deal with him first." The Great Sage wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. How did he encounter such a troublesome person?
The two sides had talked for less than twenty minutes, and Central 46 almost lost its pants!
Can't afford to provoke, can't afford to provoke. Until we find someone who can counter Yamamoto Genryūsai, it's better to be obedient.
…
The Tsunayashiro Head followed behind the members of the Gotei 13, walking with his head held high, feeling like he had a swagger in his step.
He was so grateful for his foresight!
If he had openly opposed the Gotei 13 from the start, his corpse would probably be cold by now.
These madmen don't care if you're a noble. Which of the Central 46 members isn't from a Great Noble Clan? And what was the result? They were scared like Grandson!
The Tsunayashiro Head scurried over to Yamabuki, and said with a smile, "Chief of Staff, my Captain position... when do you think it can be...?"
Yamabuki knew exactly what the other party meant.
But sorry!
The Captain positions of the first Gotei 13 were already decided!
You don't get a share!
However, he couldn't say it directly like that, wouldn't that discourage him? He had to dangle a carrot in front of him first!
"Currently, the Gotei 13 has too few people. The Captain-Commander's intention is to first clarify the concept of the Gotei 13. We'll build up the team first, and then assign roles. Do you understand what I mean?" Yamabuki asked.
"I understand, Chief of Staff, I understand what you mean." The Tsunayashiro Head said hastily.
It had already been agreed in Central 46 that the Captain positions must be determined by strength, so it wouldn't be good to openly use backdoors. As for the strength levels of the current members of the Gotei 13…
Yamamoto needs no further explanation.
Shihōin Chika, like himself, was a head of one of the Five Great Noble Clans, but his strength was far superior to his own. There was basically no chance of him competing for a Captain position.
Then there was Saitō Furōfushi.
He felt a bit embarrassed to compete for a Captain position with a young girl, and this young girl looked quite fierce; would she bite him if they really fought?
Yamamoto looked at the sun in the sky, only feeling how brilliant the sunlight was. The things he had painstakingly failed to achieve, Yamabuki had accomplished in just half a month. It seemed this boy not only had astonishing talent but also the potential to become a shrewd strategist.
"I didn't expect you would actually dare to do such a thing?" Shihōin Chika broke out in a cold sweat.
"It's nothing! Shouldn't we have a good drink when we get back? To celebrate the establishment of the Gotei 13. Oh, by the way, Tenjirō Kirinji took those two children out to gather herbs, why aren't they back yet?" Yamabuki mumbled softly.
Don't rush to celebrate. Before the Gotei 13 is fully established, an academy should be built first. With an academy, the basic abilities of these Shinigami can be improved, allowing them to survive better when facing Hollows in the future!
But now there's a problem. The nobles of Seireitei know how to establish an academy, but Rukongai is so vast; our message can't reach that far, can it?" Yamamoto asked, "Yamabuki, how do you think we should solve this?"
"That's easy. We'll have to trouble Captain Shihōin and the Tsunayashiro Family head. Please send some people from your families to announce the news of our academy in the surrounding Rukongai first. Oh, and Captain-Commander, what should we call this academy? Shouldn't it have a more imposing name?" Yamabuki asked.
After a moment of silence, Yamamoto used his sword to carve three characters into the ground.
"Shino'o Academy!"
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