1st Division Barracks. Today was the day for the Captains' Appointment Meeting.
Currently, the 3rd and 9th Divisions were without Captains, and for the Gotei 13, such an unsupervised state was not allowed to persist.
Therefore, under the presence of Captain Commander Yamamoto and two other Captains, Ichimaru Gin underwent his Captain qualification review.
The result was unanimously approved.
Today at the meeting, Captain Commander Yamamoto promoted Ichimaru Gin to Captain of the 3rd Division. After putting on his Captain's haori, Ichimaru Gin stood smiling beside Aizen.
The Captain Commander looked around, then heavily tapped the floor with his cane.
"Today, the unit that completed a long-standing expedition mission has returned safely, a triumphant return with no casualties. This is a tremendous achievement.
Allow me to introduce this new Captain, the new Captain of the Gotei 13's 9th Division, Tianbei Xiuzhu."
"Tianbei?"
Lin Feng frowned slightly. He remembered this guy as the final villain of the Moyao Blade arc. Why was he appearing so early?
As soon as the Captain Commander finished speaking, a middle-aged man with messy hair and a scruffy beard walked in.
"Hello everyone, my name is Tianbei Xiuzhu."
Tianbei Xiuzhu, wearing the 9th Division's haori, greeted everyone with somewhat stiff movements, but what was particularly special was that Tianbei had two Zanpakuto at his waist.
All the Captains immediately focused their attention on the new Captain.
"Ukitake, have you heard of him?"
Shiba Isshin was curious, seeing that Xiuzhu, whose name he hadn't even heard, was about to become a Captain.
"I heard he was on a long expedition, fighting Hollows outside, and only returned to Soul Society yesterday," Ukitake Jushiro said softly.
Facing the oppressive gazes of the Captains, especially Mayuri Kurotsuchi's twisted face, Tianbei Xiuzhu was a little scared and stammered,
"Ah, ah, ah… As a junior… I will work hard. Please take care of me!"
Lin Feng looked at Tianbei, who was playing the pig to eat the tiger, with disdain. So what if he could cut down Kokuto with one blade? Many people considered Tianbei to be as powerful as Aizen in his Collapse stage because of this.
In fact, an unawakened Kenpachi Zaraki could blast Kokuto away. Therefore, Tianbei Xiuzhu's strength was greatly exaggerated, at most just barely meeting the passing line for first-class spiritual pressure.
After the meeting, Lin Feng didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with them and walked directly out of the 1st Division barracks. Through the surveillance bugs, Lin Feng had already discovered the Ruri Chiyo trio in the Human World, so he took Omim, who was waiting in the Eleventh Division, towards the Senkaimon.
Although Lin Feng held the title of Captain of the Shinigami with the name "Kenpachi," he was still subject to many restrictions in the extremely feudal Seireitei.
Even though Lin Feng was in the Collapse stage, he didn't want to fall out with Soul Society because of the heaven-defying existences in Squad Zero. Since he had to continue lurking in Soul Society, he had to act according to its hierarchical system.
Lin Feng wanted to find a family that he could subdue and that would be useful. Therefore, controlling Ruri Chiyo of Kasumioji, a family second only to the Five Great Noble Clans, became his primary target…
Just like in the original story, Quan Long and Saru Ryu took Ruri Chiyo and fled to Karakura Town in the 1970s.
At this moment, the blonde loli, dressed in a pink kimono, was sitting on a large rock by the riverbank, wearing a heavy straw hat on her head, with her right hand placed over her left, clearly in the posture of a noble young lady.
It was evident that Ruri Chiyo had excellent noble upbringing, but due to her family environment, her personality was somewhat willful and rebellious.
Gurgle~
"I'm so hungry," Ruri Chiyo murmured. She hadn't eaten anything since last night. She should have filled her stomach before running away from home.
With a whoosh, just then, Quan Long, who had finished scouting the vicinity, instantly appeared before the little princess. Saru Ryu was preparing an important experiment.
"Reporting, Princess, I have found a place called a convenience store, as per legend."
Quan Long knelt on the ground, his attitude very respectful.
"Oh! Is that so? Then quickly bring me some food!"
Ruri Chiyo extended her small hand towards Quan Long, signaling him to quickly produce food. Having been pampered since childhood, she couldn't bear the torment of hunger.
"What are you doing? This young lady won't be picky now."
Quan Long could feel the princess's hunger, but the incident was sudden, and the two had rarely been to the Human World, so they hadn't prepared their Gigai. He could only advise her,
"The Gigai hasn't arrived yet. We can't buy anything at all. Please wait a moment longer."
Still have to wait!?
Ruri Chiyo's pampered temper immediately flared up.
"No, this young lady can't bear it any longer."
Seeing the unreliable performance of her two retainers, Ruri Chiyo immediately became furious. She reached out her left hand to remove the heavy straw hat on her head.
"No!"
Seeing this, Quan Long immediately held down the straw hat, refusing to let Ruri Chiyo take it off.
"This thing is too stuffy… I want to get some air…"
The little princess hadn't even finished speaking when Quan Long immediately interrupted her.
"This straw hat is used to suppress your spiritual pressure. If anyone discovers that Lady Ruri Chiyo has come to the Human World, things will be troublesome. Please bear with it a little longer. The Gigai we prepared has spiritual pressure suppression… "
The little loli frowned tightly, enduring Quan Long's nagging. Her ears buzzed as if tens of thousands of flies were buzzing. For a moment, Ruri Chiyo was extremely depressed. At home, she had to endure Yun Jing's discipline, and after escaping, she still had to endure Quan Long's nagging.
If she had to endure all sorts of restrictions outside, then hadn't she escaped for nothing?
As they spoke, a group of Hollows appeared in the sky; Saru Ryu was conducting an experiment.
"Honestly! Quan Long, as a grown man, is annoying enough. In that case, this young lady will go find food herself."
Ruri Chiyo huffed, and while Quan Long's gaze was focused on the Hollows in the sky, she silently slipped away.
After shaking off her two retainers, the little loli was like an unbridled wild horse; no family rules could restrain her. Ruri Chiyo, letting herself go, walked happily on the bustling streets in her wooden clogs. Her emerald eyes sparkled as she looked at the passing cars and the airplanes in the sky.
Gurgle~ Gurgle~
Ruri Chiyo hadn't been excited for more than a few minutes when the hunger in her stomach immediately made her frown.
The little loli was currently in her spiritual body state, so ordinary people couldn't see her. She had also just arrived in this city and didn't know where to find food.
Luckily, Ruri Chiyo found a vending machine by the roadside. Through the glass display, she saw various foods like bread and milk.
"There's food here!"
But Ruri Chiyo had no idea how to use a vending machine, let alone the fact that she didn't have a single coin on her.
Ruri Chiyo pounded the metal casing with her small hands, hoping to make the food inside drop. But the little girl wasn't like Misaka Mikoto; her hands turned red, but the food on the shelves didn't budge.
Gurgle~
Ruri Chiyo was both embarrassed and annoyed. She picked up a stone from the roadside, ready to fight the vending machine.
Fortunately, Lin Feng arrived in time to stop the noble young lady from smashing the roadside vending machine.
"What are you doing, soul over there!… Wait, you're Ruri Chiyo, aren't you?"
The sudden voice startled Miss Ruri Chiyo, who was about to do something bad.
The little loli turned around and saw Lin Feng, who was using a Gigai, and Nemuri Nanao. Realizing her crude behavior just now, she immediately blushed and threw away the stone in her hand. She clapped her hands to dust them off and spoke with feigned composure,
"Oh~ Isn't this Lin Feng and Nemuri Nanao? What are you doing here?"
Ruri Chiyo greeted Lin Feng with feigned reserve, and her nose suddenly caught the scent of some fried food. So fragrant! The smell immediately awakened the glutton in her stomach.
Gurgle~ The blonde loli followed the scent and saw Lin Feng holding a bag.
Lin Feng had a smile on his face. Sure enough, Ruri Chiyo was a little foodie. After coming to the Human World, she had ditched her retainers and gone to find food by herself.
"So it's Ruri Chiyo. Nemuri Nanao and I just happened to be passing by. If you're fine, I'll be leaving."
Lin Feng intended to tease this spoiled young lady, so he pulled Nemuri Nanao's small hand and prepared to leave.
"Wait!"
As Lin Feng expected, Ruri Chiyo was unfamiliar with the place and seeing Lin Feng about to leave, she took small steps and immediately chased after him.
Plop~
Because she was wearing the straw hat and couldn't see the road clearly, little Ruri stumbled and fell directly to the ground.
Damn it, I knew I shouldn't wear this hat.
The blonde loli angrily took off the straw hat and threw it away.
"Omim… what's wrong? Where are your two retainers?"
Lin Feng asked, though he already knew. He was well aware that those two half-baked Shinigami were being brutally beaten by the Hollow he had released.
"Never mind Quan Long and Saru Ryu. I'm starving."
Ruri Chiyo tugged at Lin Feng's sleeve, her eyes watery as she looked at him, like a pitiful stray puppy on the street.
"Heh heh, you should have said so earlier. I happen to have some food here…"
Lin Feng pulled out a pre-prepared hamburger from his bag and put it in her hand.
Ruri Chiyo grabbed the hamburger and immediately started devouring it. The soft bun, crispy lettuce, and savory fried chicken—it was incredibly delicious with every bite.
"It's so good! I've never tasted anything so delicious before."
The blonde loli was eating the high-fat, high-calorie hamburger with tears streaming down her face. The Kasumioji's daily diet consisted of light foods, so the little loli had never eaten modern fried foods.
As Lin Feng pulled out a bottle of cola, Ruri Chiyo's face immediately lit up with extreme happiness after tasting the "fat otaku happy water."
"Lin Feng, you seem to know a lot about the Human World." After a happy burp, Ruri Chiyo shamelessly clung to him, asking him to be her tour guide, completely forgetting about her two retainers.
Lin Feng smiled slightly, holding Ruri Chiyo's small hand, as if it had been long planned, and headed straight for the Karakura Town arcade.
Upon arriving at the pinball machine, the blonde loli looked at Nemuri Nanao next to Lin Feng with a hint of jealousy. She pointed a finger and challenged her.
Although Omim's expression remained unchanged, she still accepted the challenge.
Both of them were playing for the first time, so it was a back-and-forth game.
But Ruri Chiyo, with her strong desire to win, was determined to beat Omim.
Lin Feng watched from the side, secretly sweating. There was nothing glorious about winning against an infant less than six months old.
The young man with a hat nearby looked as if he had seen a ghost. "Oh my god, why is the arcade machine moving by itself for half the day? I've really seen a ghost." Fortunately, before he could cause a commotion, Lin Feng stared at him and hypnotized him.
Happy times are always short. Ruri Chiyo, engrossed in the game, didn't notice that it was getting dark outside very quickly.
In the end, Ruri Chiyo still couldn't beat Omim, who had a stronger learning ability, and had to walk away from the pinball machine in shame.
When Omim finally went outside and saw the dark sky, she felt like she had forgotten something, but she just couldn't remember what it was.
Just as the blonde loli was deep in thought, Lin Feng suggested taking her to the mall.
"Yay!"
Ruri Chiyo immediately cheered, following Lin Feng into the mall with an excited expression. She picked up all sorts of unfamiliar foods—chips, milk, soda—and dumped them all into Lin Feng's shopping cart.
"This is truly a magical place." Holding the snacks she had bought, Miss Ruri Chiyo's face was filled with happiness.
"Just ordinary snacks can make you this happy? Well, as long as you're happy, then it's worth coming to the Human World."
Lin Feng gently stroked the little loli's soft blonde hair.
Undeniably, Ruri Chiyo, when she wasn't throwing a tantrum, was indeed very beautiful. Her delicate features, long eyelashes, emerald eyes, golden hair, combined with her petite and adorable body, made her look like an elf straight out of a fairy tale.
"Yes… Thank you!"
Perhaps she had played too happily today, Ruri Chiyo had completely forgotten about Quan Long and Saru Ryu. Or rather, she deliberately didn't want to remember those two retainers, didn't want to remember her burdensome family.
"Princess… it's the Princess…" x2
Just then, Quan Long and Saru Ryu, bruised and battered, came running over, crying and shouting.
And Ruri Chiyo's small face immediately fell. She thought of having to part with Lin Feng soon. After finally meeting someone who could make her happy, Ruri Chiyo couldn't bear to let Lin Feng go.
Moreover, it couldn't be denied that the spoiled and willful young lady had fallen for Lin Feng. Although the girl was still in a naive stage, Ruri Chiyo's heart couldn't stop racing whenever she saw Lin Feng's face now.
The girl also felt that she had fallen in love at first sight.
However, Lin Feng smiled slightly and let the two retainers take Ruri Chiyo away.
At the same time, several kilometers away, a 裂缝 opened in the sky, and dozens of assassins with strange weapons poured out. These were the assassins sent by the old villain Yun Jing to hunt down Ruri Chiyo…
Author's Note:
Author's words: Regarding the setting of whether a spirit body can eat Human World food, let's not be too particular about it.
In the official novel "Can't Fear Your Own World," Nilu, in her spirit form, ate Human World food. So, let's assume that spirits in Soul Society can also eat Human World food.