Chapter 232: Well, It's Quite Abrupt

Chapter 232 Hmm... it was quite abrupt

The captain inauguration ceremony of Gin Ichimaru was held on the third day.

The reason for the urgency was that the former captain, Isshin Shiba, had been missing for a while, and secondly, because the positioning of the 10th Division was different from that of the 3rd Division, and the captain's position was not easy to be vacant for a long time.

The 3rd Division was a support team. Even if the captain was vacant and there were not enough people to support other divisions, other divisions could find ways to complete their duties. Generally speaking, it was not necessary for the 3rd Division to take action.

The 10th Division was different. As a patrol guard, once there was a problem within the team and it could not perform its duties normally, it would be easy for the Seireitei or the Rukongai to be in chaos or even a crisis.

This was also the reason why Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni could not wait to select a new captain for the 10th Division after he could not find Isshin Shiba for a long time.

If the 10th Division cannot fully function, it may have a great impact on the Soul Society. Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni dare not let the captain position of the 10th Division be vacant for decades like the 3rd Division.

Therefore, the inauguration ceremony of Gin Ichimaru was expedited and held on the third day. He was asked to wear the captain's haori of the 10th Division and officially take over as the captain of the 10th Division.

Interestingly, on the first day after taking office, Gin Ichimaru announced a job transfer.

That is, let Hitsugaya Toushirou, the former third seat of the 10th Division, replace the former vice-captain of the 10th Division, Rangiku Matsumoto, and become his adjutant.

"Good guy, this trick."

When Aize heard the news, his expression was particularly playful.

He was still wondering how Gin Ichimaru would face Rangiku Matsumoto, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so straightforward and take away the position of his childhood sweetheart, just to turn a blind eye.

If Matsumoto Rangiku was still the vice-captain of the 10th Division, then as an adjutant, she would naturally have a reason to go in and out with Ichimaru Gin, who was the captain.

But when Hitsugaya Toushirou took over, Matsumoto Rangiku naturally dropped a level and replaced the former as the third seat of the 10th Division. In this way, she had no reason to follow Ichimaru Gin, and Ichimaru Gin could successfully avoid him.

The key is that Ichimaru Gin's reason is particularly sufficient.

"Hitsugaya third seat... no, it should be called Hitsugaya vice-captain."

"Vice-captain Hitsugaya is very powerful, far better than the vice-captain. If he continues to stay in the third seat, it will be the greatest injustice to him."

"Since the captain's position has been taken away by me, then at least the vice-captain's position should be given to him."

This is indeed reasonable and no one can object.

After all, Hitsugaya Toushirou has even learned Bankai and is already qualified to be the captain. What's wrong with giving him the position of vice-captain?

It is better to say that even the position of vice-captain is a waste of talent for Hitsugaya Toushirou.

Therefore, no one could say anything unreasonable about Ichimaru Gin's behavior. Even Matsumoto Rangiku silently took off the vice-captain badge and handed it to Hitsugaya Toushirou.

To be honest, Hitsugaya Toushirou didn't really want to take it.

It wasn't because he felt that the position of vice-captain was not worthy of him, but he didn't want to take away Matsumoto Rangiku's position.

You know, it was Matsumoto Rangiku who spotted him in Rukongai, discovered his talent, and led him into the Soul Society, so that he could embark on the path of the God of Death.

In other words, Matsumoto Rangiku was Hitsugaya Toushirou's guide and his mentor.

This is also why he joined the Tenth Division, because Matsumoto Rangiku invested in him early.

But now, he has to take away the other party's position, which makes Hitsugaya Toushirou very reluctant.

Unfortunately, the captain's order had already been issued. Even if he refused, Ichimaru Gin would not let Matsumoto Rangiku return to the position of vice-captain. In addition, with the persuasion of Matsumoto Rangiku himself, Hitsugaya Toushiro finally took over the position of vice-captain of the 10th Division and became Ichimaru Gin's adjutant.

"But Xiaobai seems to have been in a bad mood."

In the captain's office in the squad room of the 3rd Division, Hinamori Momo said this while making tea for Aize.

"Have you seen him?"

Aize was reviewing a report, holding the report in his hand, flipping through it, and taking the hot tea handed over by Hinamori Momo.

"Yeah." Hinamori Momo nodded, and said with some melancholy: "He seems to care about Rangiku-sister and his loss to Captain Ichimaru."

"Really?" Aize said casually: "Didn't he analyze it rationally that day and said that he had little chance of winning before the fight started?"

As a result, the calm analysis that day was just a casual remark. In fact, the boy still wanted to win?

Aize's idea was quickly denied by Hinamori Momo.

"That's not the case. What Xiaobai cares about is that he lost so quickly."

As for the duel that day, Hinamori Momo was not at the scene, so she didn't know what happened specifically.

But she heard from Hitsugaya Toushirou that he was defeated by Ichimaru Gin before he could launch an attack while using Bankai.

Evidently, before releasing the Zanpakutō, the two had been fighting back and forth, and neither could do anything to the other, but since releasing the Zanpakutō, the situation has changed.

After his Shikai, Hitsugaya Toshiro's performance started to deteriorate. He was unable to defeat Ichimaru Gin for a long time, and even lost directly after his Bankai, which was really hard for him to let go.

"Xiaobai said himself that his use of Hyorinmaru is not mature yet, otherwise he would not have lost so badly."

Hinamori Momo explained Hitsugaya Toushirou's thoughts, and Aize finally put down the report in his hand.

"It seems that he is not stupid and knows where his problem lies."

Aize's calm statement made Hinamori Momo curious.

"Does the captain also think that Xiaobai's problem lies with Hyorinmaru?"

The answer to this question is naturally no.

"The problem is not with Hyorinmaru, but with the person who uses Hyorinmaru." Aize glanced at Hinamori Momo and said, "Tell me, why did you come to me and mention that kid? What do you want to do?"

"That..." Hinamori Momo smiled awkwardly, with the embarrassment of being exposed and the success of getting to the point, which made her say cautiously: "The captain and Xiaobai are both geniuses. I was thinking, can the captain guide Xiaobai like he did when he guided me?"

In these years, although Hinamori Momo was led by Shoten Chitetsu, Aize did not ignore him.

Shoten Chitetsu helped Hinamori Momo familiarize herself with team affairs, and he took Hinamori Momo to practice when he was free, and taught her how to use Zanpakutō and Kidō.

It was because of his guidance that Hinamori Momo was able to master Zanpakutō's Shikai so quickly, and her ability in Kidō was also greatly improved, providing strong support for her subsequent becoming the vice-captain.

Today, Momo Hinamori is not only excellent as an adjutant, but also as the vice-captain of the third division, her strength is also exceptionally outstanding, even among all the vice-captains, she can be ranked in the upper middle, or even in the top five.

The evidence is that in the gathering two years ago, Momo Hinamori defeated Kira Izuru head-on, and tied with Abarai Renji without using ghost arts, which almost made the two grown men autistic.

... No, I heard that Kira Izuru seemed to be autistic afterwards, and then he became particularly motivated. For a period of time, he pushed all the team affairs and went to practice in seclusion alone. If Ukitake Jushiro had not fallen ill again later, and urgently needed him, the vice-captain, to go back to take charge of the overall situation, he might not have returned so quickly.

Of course, Abarai Renji is almost the same.

In view of this, Momo Hinamori has great trust in Aize's ability to guide, and when Hitsugaya Toushiro was still studying at the Mao Spiritual Academy, he asked Aize to guide him privately.

Now, Hitsugaya Toushirou is in a dilemma, and Hinamori Momo wants Aize to help her childhood sweetheart.

"Guide..."

Aize looked at Hinamori Momo with a half-smile, and sighed in his heart.

"This girl, although she is desperate, she really found the right person."

Aize doesn't know whether others can guide Hitsugaya Toushirou, but he can indeed guide him.

It should be said that apart from him, no one is more suitable to teach Hitsugaya Toushirou how to use Hyorinmaru.

Hinamori Momo can be said to have found the most suitable person by accident.

"If I go to guide him, how will you thank me?"

Aize said this teasingly, making Hinamori Momo blush.

"I, I helped the captain sew a new dress these days, and also made a scarf and socks. Captain Unohana also taught me flower arrangement. I want to give my work to the captain, and..."

Hinamori Momo said a lot of things shyly, making Aize's eyes twitch slightly.

He was not surprised, because in the past, Momo Hinamori had always done a lot of things for him in secret.

Sometimes she made new clothes, sometimes she cooked, and sometimes she gave him small gifts. Her thoughtfulness had completely exceeded the scope of an adjutant, and she was almost like a young wife.

What's more, sometimes, when Aize went back to her room to sleep, she would find that her bedding had been laid out long ago, and she was not cold at all after lying in it. It was warm, as if someone had just slept in it not long ago, and there was a faint smell of good smell...

Once, Aize accidentally broke into Momo Hinamori's room, and he actually saw all kinds of small items he had used there. Some of them were given to Momo Hinamori by himself, and some were thrown away by him. As a result, they were all in Momo Hinamori's room, like collections.

Well... it was quite abrupt, so abrupt that Aize was a little afraid of Momo Hinamori.

"Cough..."

Seeing that Momo Hinamori was still speaking shyly, Aize coughed and quickly stopped her from continuing.

"Let's go and see what Hitsugaya is doing."

After saying that, Aize stood up and fled from the office.

"Captain! Wait, wait for me!"

Hinamori Momo reacted and hurriedly ran after him.

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Team 10, team house.

This is a building with a European interior style.

It is located in a relatively important area in the Soul Society. Because the duty of the Tenth Squad is to patrol and guard the Soul Society and Rukongai, there are often team members coming in and out here. Everyone looks hurried and serious, giving people an impression of being loyal to their duties.

Hinamori Momo seems to come here often. She takes Aize and walks into the team house with ease.

"Xiaobai did not change his room after becoming the vice-captain of the Tenth Squad. Let's go directly to him."

As she spoke, Momo Hinamori carefully reached out her hand and held Aize's hand. Seeing that Aize did not resist and seemed to be admiring the 10th Squad barracks, she let herself be pulled. Momo Hinamori was delighted and took Aize to Hitsugaya Toushirou's room with some cheerful steps.

After arriving here, Aize and Momo Hinamori did not see Hitsugaya Toushirou at the first time, but smelled a strong smell of alcohol first.

"Come! Drink with me!"

A somewhat delicate female voice came from Hitsugaya Toushirou's room, making Aize's expression a little strange.

"Ah!" Momo Hinamori was stunned at first, then remembered something, and suddenly realized: "Could it be..."

I don't know what I figured out, Momo Hinamori directly opened the door, letting the scene inside the door imprinted in Aize's eyes.

Suddenly, a stronger smell of alcohol floated out, and a room with bottles rolling on the ground also appeared in Aize's sight.

"Hey! Don't drink in my room! Why are you drinking in broad daylight?"

Hitsugaya Toushirou had a "well" character printed on his forehead, and he shouted at a woman angrily.

"Well, don't be so angry, drink another bottle, and you won't drink after this one!"

The woman who ignored Hitsugaya Toushirou's roar and smiled happily spoke with burps.

She had big orange waves, a black mole on her lips, and was dressed very sexy. She wore a death suit that was particularly provocative, leaving her majestic chest open generously, and she was wearing a pink shawl, a necklace with a silver ring on her chest, and the belt of her trousers was tied into a bow on the side.

The woman looked quite mature and sexy, very charming, but at this moment she was sitting cross-legged in the middle of a pile of wine bottles, holding a bottle in her hand, drinking generously while bickering with Hitsugaya Toushirou with red cheeks, looking like a drunkard drinking in broad daylight.

"Come on, come drink too." The woman tempted Hitsugaya Toushirou, smiling and saying, "How about celebrating your becoming the vice-captain?"

"No! Need!!" Hitsugaya Toushirou seemed to be tossed around a lot, looking furious but trying to stay rational, his eyebrows twitching as he said, "Who drinks in the team house in broad daylight to celebrate? Besides, you were demoted, right? What's there to celebrate?"

"This is worth celebrating, okay?" The woman seemed to disagree, shouting, "After being demoted, I don't have to deal with so much work anymore. In the future, I can turn down the work of vice-captain and assisting the captain. Isn't this worth celebrating?"

Hearing this, Hitsugaya Toushirou's mouth twitched, and even Aize was speechless.

It's really... a fresh and unconventional reason to celebrate.