Yamabuki's face was bitter. He just wanted to simply slack off. Why was it so difficult?
He hadn't even finished training the new recruits, and now he had to be a teacher for a bunch of little brats?
"Captain Commander, can I get triple pay?"
"No. Any problems?"
"No... none." Yamabuki swayed back to his residence: "Forget it, where there's a will, there's a way! My clever mind will definitely come up with a way to slack off! You can do it!"
The next day, all members of the Gotei 13 gathered at the training ground.
This was a specially approved piece of land, used exclusively for the training of Gotei 13 personnel.
Looking at the more than one hundred Shinigami in front of him, Yamabuki stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a big boss.
By the way, how should he train them?
He didn't know much about the Four Great Noble Skills himself!
Although Yamabuki didn't understand, he could pretend.
"Is everyone here?" Yamabuki's face was stern.
"Everyone's here! Instructor."
"Hmm!" Yamabuki racked his brain. What should he teach?
Looking at the more than one hundred people, he suddenly thought of an excellent idea.
"Everyone go get a Kenpachi!" Yamabuki said.
Each of the more than one hundred trainees received a sword.
"The first lesson I'm giving you is to teach you how to survive! Now, everyone around you is an enemy. Let's have a free-for-all. The last person standing will be the captain of you new recruits. When I'm not around, you must listen to him! Now, fight!" Yamabuki gave the order, and the more than one hundred people were stunned for a moment, then immediately began attacking their companions around them.
The more than one hundred people instantly became a chaotic mess!
All sorts of dirty tricks were used!
This was a battle to determine status!
The unluckiest were the two girls, huddled together, trembling. This training method was not what they had imagined!
Most of these people's Soul Power was around the fifteenth level, with few outstanding ones. Only Feng Yuan, with her ninth-level Soul Power, shone brightly, dominating without a single worthy opponent!
Finally, after more than half an hour of bitter struggle, he stood out.
Even the two young girl huddled in the corner were flicked on the forehead by him.
So ruthless! As expected of someone from an assassination background!
Looking at the groaning squad members, Yamabuki said coldly, "You can't take this? When you're on the battlefield in the future, it'll be a hundred times more brutal. You must always be prepared to die in battle. If anyone wants to quit now, get out immediately. I won't keep them! But if you don't quit now, it'll be too late to run in the future!"
Naturally, not a single person quit. They had worked so hard to get in.
"Hmm, not bad! Still some backbone. The remaining one hundred and fifty people will be divided into two squads. I'll call you Squad One and Squad Two. I will teach you Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Shunpo, and Kido to improve your strength. Then, I'll periodically have you engage in sparring matches. The losing squad will become servants to the victors. If you want to keep your face and dignity, then work hard to become stronger!" Yamabuki said.
Most of the Gotei 13 members in this batch were nobles.
These people were very concerned about their reputation. Losing was not a big problem, but having to serve as servants for a day for these lower-class nobles or commoners...
Holy crap! Just kill me instead!
"Alright, starting now, I will teach you advanced swordsmanship. Listen carefully, all of you." Yamabuki shouted.
In fact, many nobles had entered by relying on their higher Soul Power compared to commoners, just to coast by. But now they found that coasting was not so easy.
To avoid losing face, everyone was desperately trying to improve their strength.
Yamamoto watched Yamabuki's teaching methods from a distance, nodding slightly. This kid really had a way.
In just three days, these people's mental outlook had been completely transformed.
"You've all been here for three days now. Let's have a sparring match. You must treat your opponents as enemies fighting to the death, and defeat them by any means necessary. I'd rather you get injured in the training ground than die in war! Treat your enemies as Hollows, and hit them as hard as you can, but without killing them!" Yamabuki was purely there to watch the show.
Each squad had seventy-five people, and after these few days of desperate training, their strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
When these people first started fighting, most of them were just flailing wildly. Now, some of them could even use Kido.
Although they were all basic Kido, it was already very difficult for them.
Even the two trembling girls from the first day picked up Kenpachi and joined the battle, fighting their good sisters to avoid becoming their servants!
Was this the legendary 'plastic sisterhood'?
These more than one hundred people fought like crazy, thanks to Yamabuki having already invited Tenjirō Kirinji to provide on-site medical assistance, which prevented any fatalities.
The scene was incredibly brutal!
That pair of good sisters, who were so close on the first day, escalated their attacks after their Kenpachi broke, pulling hair, tearing clothes, poking eyes, completely losing all semblance of young ladies!
Shihōin Chika and Yamamoto stood high above, utterly bewildered.
In just three days, how did Yamabuki train this flock of lambs into a pack of wolves?
"Captain Commander... isn't this training a bit too harsh?" Shihōin Chika asked with some reluctance.
"Harsh? I think it's quite good! I didn't expect Yamabuki to have this talent; I used to underestimate him. Oh, right, what else hasn't he done? Let him try everything, who knows what talent might be unleashed!" Yamamoto was like a ruthless boss, coldly watching his employees.
After the free-for-all among the trainees below, only one person remained standing out of more than a hundred, and he belonged to Squad Two.
The faces of the Squad One members were incredibly ugly, especially some of the trainees who were from high-ranking noble families. To make them serve as servants for lower-class nobles... that was worse than death!
"Instructor... can we have a different form of punishment? I'll take a beating, I swear!" a young man from a noble family said through gritted teeth.
Yamabuki looked at him calmly: "Do you feel humiliated? Good, you should. If you're weak, you'll be humiliated. Do you want to regain your face? Then continue to hone your strength, defeat all your enemies, and get back all the face you lost!"
A strange spark flickered in the young man's eyes.
"Instructor, I want to request that you increase the intensity of the training! Please!" The young man bowed with a determined expression.
The Shinigami of Squad One also had determined looks on their faces.
It's okay to lose this time; won't it be fine if they win next time?
This was precisely the effect Yamabuki wanted.
And now, that effect had been achieved!
"Hmm, since you've made such a perverted request, I'll reluctantly agree. Keep it up, young man!" Yamabuki patted his shoulder.
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