Chapter 13: Saito Bu Lao Bu Si's Cry

For a moment, the sky and earth of several streets in Seireitei seemed to be split apart by rosy light and a sea of blood!

The rubble formed from the houses destroyed by the fierce battle between Araki and Maozhi Hua Bajiu Liu had already vanished amidst this thick sea of blood and rosy light, as if the debris had melted into the rosy light and blood sea filling the sky...

"I can't see! What on earth is happening there? We simply can't see anything!"

"Is this the Bankai that the captains can control?! Its power is so enormous! Far beyond my imagination!"

"So the previous battle was just a warm-up for Captain Maozhi Hua and the others?"

When the endless rosy light and blood sea surged toward the feet of the Fifth Division soldiers at a visible speed, the soldiers finally understood what their captain Saito Bu Lao Bu Si had told them. At this moment, besides shock, the hearts of these Shinigami soldiers were filled only with shock!

At this moment, they finally grasped the strength of Maozhi Hua Bajiu Liu and Araki, who was nearly equal to it, recognizing it as an existence as insurmountable as Mount Everest to them...

"Alright, you've now witnessed the power of those two monsters; now obediently return to your divisions~"

As the rosy light and blood sea were about to spread beneath everyone's feet, Saito Bu Lao Bu Si shielded the Fifth Division soldiers behind him, using his immense spiritual pressure to forcibly form an invisible wall that blocked the advance of the rosy light and blood sea ahead. Then he turned, smiling faintly at his subordinates behind him, and spoke lightly.

"Yes... yes, sir!"

Upon hearing Saito Bu Lao Bu Si's words, the Fifth Division soldiers immediately looked at their captain with grateful eyes; without him, they would likely have been assimilated into the rosy light and blood water by this overwhelming healing-overload power the moment they witnessed Maozhi Hua Bajiu Liu and Araki's Bankai.

"Understood, then why aren't you moving yet?!"

Hearing this, Saito Bu Lao Bu Si spoke cheerfully to the soldiers.

"Good!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers were first startled, then dared not linger any longer; they all turned and fled swiftly. At this moment, Saito Bu Lao Bu Si's charm deeply penetrated the hearts of all the Fifth Division soldiers!

Precisely because these founding captains of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads, besides being all "embryo killers" with immense strength, also possess boundless personal charm! Thus, when facing invaders of Soul Society and Seireitei, these Shinigami soldiers of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads can disregard the enemy's strength and charge forward fearlessly...

"Sigh..."

"Now we just wait to see how badly those two monsters on the other side will ravage this Seireitei..."

"Ahahaha, it's inevitable that we'd feel a bit of anticipation~"

After his own soldiers had departed, Saito Bu Lao Bu Si gazed deeply at the distant Araki and Maozhi Hua Bajiu Liu locked in relentless combat; his eyes seemed to pierce through the rosy light and blood sea, seeing them continuously waving their Zanpakutō, each strike nearly capable of inflicting a fatal wound on the other.

Even with Saito Bu Lao Bu Si's disposition, he couldn't help feeling curious about the impact such an almost uncontrollably powerful monster like Araki would have on this vast Seireitei. Thinking this, he laughed heartily, turned, and left...

The moment Saito Bu Lao Bu Si departed, the land he had been protecting beneath his feet was instantly covered by the rosy light and blood sea!

Meanwhile, as Maozhi Hua Bajiu Liu and Araki both released their Bankai...

Besides the Fifth Division, the heads of all other divisions also followed the order of the Captain-Commander of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads, Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, leading their soldiers back to their respective divisions...

Some division heads had already, in this short span, brought their soldiers back to their divisions! After all, even within the Thirteen Court Guard Squads, those soldiers who harbor the sentiment "having heard the Dao in the morning, one may die content in the evening" are ultimately few...

At the same time, within the Thirteen Court Guard Squads where "embryo killers" run rampant, captains as cheerful and easy‑going with their soldiers as Saito Bu Lao Bu Si of the Fifth Division are truly rare; other division captains are not nearly so lenient with their subordinates.

Sixth Division barracks.

"Pop~"

Accompanied by a light sound, Saito Bu Lao Bu Si kicked open the barracks' gate, obviously her mood was not good at the moment.

"I'm so angry..."

"I'm really so angry..."

"Damn Araki, he actually started fighting with that wicked woman Maozhi Hua without even a word!"

"Really, if you had at least told me beforehand, I could have made some preparations..."

"Then the two of us could have joined forces and easily taken down that wicked woman Maozhi Hua!"

Upon returning to the barracks, Saito Bu Lao Bu Si immediately began shouting loudly, her words filled with anger and agitation.

"Captain, you're back?!"

"I don't know how the battle with Captain Maozhi Hua is going over there!"

"I also don't know who this person fighting Captain Maozhi Hua is, but they're incredibly strong!"

"We can feel the immense spiritual pressure scattering from both of them even here in the barracks!"

"And what's with the rosy light blooming in the sky? It feels strange everywhere!"

Upon returning to the barracks, Saito Bu Lao Bu Si was surrounded by the Sixth Division soldiers, all of them curiously questioning her.

Because Saito Bu Lao Bu Si had forbidden her soldiers from leaving the barracks to investigate, the Sixth Division soldiers, despite their curiosity about the battle between Araki and Maozhi Hua Bajiu Liu, dared not go look...

Therefore, they could only take the moment Saito Bu Lao Bu Si returned to ask their squad captain about the situation of the Araki vs. Maozhi Hua Bajiu Liu battle.

"I don't know! I don't know! I don't know!"

"Don't ask me anymore! I don't know anything! I want to go rest!"

"If you really want to know what happened over there and which wicked woman Maozhi Hua is fighting, then go see for yourself! Provided you're not afraid of death..."

After hearing her subordinates' words, Saito Bu Lao Bu Si's agitation rose a notch; she coldly eyed the soldiers surrounding her and shouted loudly.

"Don't bother me!" Without waiting for the soldiers to say more, she walked back to her own office, slammed the office door shut with force, producing a "deafening" closing sound, "Bang!!"

"Uh..."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers all extinguished their flames; they could feel that their captain's current mood was not very stable.

"Who else has provoked our captain?!"

The soldiers looked at each other, unable to reach a conclusion.

"How about we sneak over to take a look?!"

A Sixth Division soldier suggested.

"Come on! Didn't you hear what the captain and I just said? If you're not afraid of death, go ahead and look! Based on my understanding of our captain, with her 'saying one thing but meaning another' and 'stubborn' personality..."

"This is practically telling us that if we go to the scene, we will certainly encounter mortal danger."

Soon, someone rejected that soldier's suggestion.

It goes without saying that Saito Bu Lao Bu Si's tsundere nature is well known throughout the Sixth Division; however, since the term 'tsundere' is not currently popular in 'Soul Society', the soldiers used 'stubborn' to describe her personality.

"That's also true~"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers all nodded in agreement.

"Pff……"

"Hahaha……"

Afterward, no one knew who it was that couldn't help laughing out a voice; immediately, the entire Guard Court Sixth Division was filled with laughter and chatter.

"I heard you! You bunch of bastards!!"

Before the Sixth Division members could finish laughing, the door of their Sixth Division captain's quarters was shoved open, and Zhaiteng Bulabushi, who had earlier been shouting about wanting to rest, appeared once again before the eyes of the Sixth Division members. She gazed at this bunch of little rascals in her own division and roared angrily: "Are you little rascals idle? If you're idle, then go swing your swords ten thousand times for me! If you can't finish, don't go rest today!"

"It's over, it's over, the captain heard us……"

"No way! Swinging the sword ten thousand times would be better off just killing us!"

"Nothing can be done, we can only go swing the sword……"

"No, don't run! Wait for us!"

Seeing the door pushed open and Captain Zhaiteng shouting loudly at everyone, the Sixth Division members immediately showed flustered expressions, then hurriedly picked up their training wooden swords and ran toward the training hall.

Although they kept complaining about Zhaiteng Bulabushi in their mouths, not a single person dared to defy Zhaiteng Bulabushi's orders.

"Hah……"

"A bunch of reckless little rascals."

After the division members had left, Zhaiteng Bulabushi finally let out a long sigh; she wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but after venting her anger fully at her Sixth Division members, her resentment seemed to have lessened considerably, and now she felt her body extremely light.

"Sigh……"

Zhaiteng Bulabushi may not be smart, but she is not foolish either; compared to the old-timers who also serve as captains of the Guard Court Thirteenth Division, she merely seems a bit naïve.

Therefore, Zhaiteng Bulabushi also wasn't unaware of her members' good intentions toward her; she supposed those members were deliberately speaking within earshot of her captain's quarters door, so that when she came out she could give them a stern talking-to, allowing her to vent her pent-up frustrations.

"Huangmu, you 'Number One in the Three Realms' super idiot! You must win!!"

"You can lose to anyone, but you absolutely cannot lose to that bad woman Maozhi Hua!"

Zhaiteng Bulabushi turned and went back into the captain's quarters, leaning against the door behind her, she silently said to herself.

"(End of chapter)"