"Oh, is this the recruit our division got this year? A very interesting young man. Did you sense my presence in advance, and your body reacted involuntarily? With your aptitude, joining other divisions would be no problem at all. Why did you choose our Fourth Division?"
Looking at Yecheng, who was in a state of high alert, the black-haired beauty, who looked like a Yamato Nadeshiko, asked with a smiling expression. But Yecheng felt a chill down his spine for no reason.
[Guys with slitted eyes are monsters!] Don't be fooled by the gentle, big-sisterly appearance of the black-haired beauty in front of you.
Yecheng knows that the black-haired beauty in front of him is Retsu Unohana, one of the four captains with the longest tenure in the Gotei 13. She was even part of the first group of people when old man Yamamoto founded the Gotei 13.
The former Retsu Unohana was known as the [greatest evil-doer in the history of the Soul Society]!
Don't be fooled by her current gentle and serene appearance; the number of people she's killed with her sword in the past is enough to wrap around the Soul Society.
If it weren't for meeting a similar monster of a boy, the current Retsu Unohana might still be the strongest and most brutal Kenpachi.
"Answer my question, young man. With your level of strength, joining the Eleventh Division should be more suitable for you. Why did you choose our Fourth Division?"
Retsu Unohana still asked Yecheng with a smiling expression, but anyone with a sharp eye could tell that she was already releasing a powerful spiritual pressure, and the target was Yecheng.
Yecheng had suppressed and sealed his own spiritual pressure to a certain extent. An ordinary Shinigami probably wouldn't notice anything wrong.
But that's only for ordinary Shinigami. For the former strongest Kenpachi, Yecheng's little trick clearly didn't have much effect.
Of course, Retsu Unohana only noticed that Yecheng was hiding his strength; she didn't know exactly how much he was hiding.
But Yecheng's reaction to her sudden appearance convinced Retsu Unohana that his swordsmanship level was definitely not the "average" listed on his information sheet.
For someone who is hiding their strength and wants to join her division, Retsu Unohana naturally couldn't just ignore it.
"Joining the Fourth Division has always been my dream. For this, I specifically trained in 'healing kidō' at Shin'ō Academy. As for the reason, I've always yearned for life in the Fourth Division, and admiring and looking up to Captain Unohana is also part of the reason. As for the issue of strength, please believe me, Captain Unohana, I truly have no malicious intentions; I just don't want to draw too much attention to myself.
If Captain Unohana doesn't believe me, you can take me to the Department of Research and Development for a spiritual pressure test or surveillance."
As soon as Yecheng finished speaking, the powerful spiritual pressure instantly receded like a tide. At this moment, not only was the black uniform of his Shin'ō Academy soaked in cold sweat, but even the ground he was standing on was deeply caved in, showing how much spiritual pressure he had just endured.
Isane-san, who was standing beside him, was completely limp on the floor. Although Captain Unohana's spiritual pressure wasn't aimed at her, just feeling that abyss-like and powerful captain's pressure was enough to make a rookie like her instantly lose the will to resist.
"Not only did you hide your swordsmanship level, but you also misrepresented your spiritual pressure level. You were able to withstand the spiritual pressure I just released, so your spiritual pressure must not be weak. What level has it reached?"
Retsu Unohana chose to believe what Yecheng said without much doubt.
It's not because Yecheng is too handsome and immediately maxed out her favorability. Rather, Retsu Unohana believes that if Yecheng was really a spy from Hueco Mundo or somewhere else, they wouldn't send such a weak spy.
And having lived for thousands of years, Retsu Unohana is confident in her ability to read people and detect lies. She could also tell that most of what Yecheng said was true.
At the very least, his words about yearning for life in the Fourth Division and admiring and looking up to her should be true. Although Retsu Unohana doesn't know why, there were no obvious fluctuations in Yecheng's spiritual pressure when he said those things.
"As for my swordsmanship level, I'm actually quite confident, but of course, it's completely incomparable to Captain Unohana's. As for my spiritual pressure level... I actually mastered my Zanpakutō's Shikai a year ago."
Hearing Yecheng's honest revelation, both Retsu Unohana in front of him and Isane, who had just been paralyzed by Retsu Unohana's captain's spiritual pressure, showed extremely surprised expressions.
Shinigami have Zanpakutō, and a Zanpakutō is a part of a Shinigami's soul, an important tool for fighting.
While a Shinigami's Zanpakutō initially appears in the form of a long sword, this is not its true form.
As everyone knows, a Zanpakutō is a part of a Shinigami's soul, and people's souls are all different, so the Zanpakutō they manifest are also all strange and varied.
Shikai is the first stage of a Zanpakutō's release. A Zanpakutō after its Shikai has different abilities and correspondingly enhances the Shinigami's own spiritual pressure.
Don't underestimate "Shikai." The total number of Shinigami in the Gotei 13 is at least four digits, but the number of Shinigami who can release their Zanpakutō definitely doesn't exceed 10%.
A Shinigami who can release their Zanpakutō is basically considered an elite Shinigami and is qualified to serve as a seated officer in the Gotei 13.
Under normal circumstances, a Shinigami can't achieve a Zanpakutō's Shikai without several hundred years of experience. But Yecheng is only a sixth-year student who just graduated from Shin'ō Academy, and he has already achieved Shikai before graduating!
"No wonder you wanted to hide your strength. If a talent like you becomes known in the Soul Society, you'll probably receive a lot of attention. But are you really sure? With your aptitude, you could be promoted much faster in other divisions. I could even recommend you to the Head Captain to be an exception and join the First Division."
Mastering Shikai before graduation is a talent that hasn't appeared in the Soul Society for several hundred years. Although the threshold for the First Division is high, as long as he's not a seated officer, Retsu Unohana feels that it would be no problem for Yecheng to join the First Division.
"Thank you for your kindness, Captain Unohana, but I still want to stick to my original intention. My wish is to join the Fourth Division and become..."
"Ikkaku, is the guy you said was worth a fight really here?"
Before Yecheng could finish his sentence, a slightly excited and rough male voice suddenly sounded from outside the Fourth Division's recruitment point. Then, someone walked in.