The Soul King.
The supreme ruler of the Soul Society. An entity who lived in the Reiokyu[1], a separate dimension kept suspended above Soul Society that both served as the official residence of the Soul King as well as its Royal Guard.
Not much was known about the Soul King himself - for the simple reason that very few shinigami were even allowed or had the chance to meet him.
Gojo had always found it hard to understand.
Despite being known as the King, he did not rule the Soul Society. Most, if not all the decisions in Seireitei were taken by the Central 46.
Furthermore, even after searching through hundreds of books, there were basically no clear information about him. It was as if…As if all records of him had been purposely erased or kept hidden.
He had once asked Yoruichi about the Soul King, but all she did was to show him a strained face and an expression full of shame as if remembering an unbearable past.
After that, she asked him to never ask a question about the Soul King since this was a secret that concerned the security and the stability of Soul Society as a whole. Even though she had betted her freedom to him, this was the only thing she refused to accept no matter what.
Now that Kisuke had also talked to him about the Soul King, Gojo was now sure that whatever secret was hidden, uncovering it would be really interesting.
Of course, this wasn't all. The way the Reiokyu worked really made him think of his own Bankai. If he could enter that place and observe it as well as the Soul King himself, he was sure that he would be able to develop his skills in a more comprehensive way.
—
[Seireitei]
A shadow stretched on the ground in a jardin before two people, Gojo and Yoruichi, walked out of it.
"Whenever I see you bypass the security measures of the Seireitei so easily, I can't help but wonder what would happen if that skill was given to enemies."
"Heh, If it was me, I would first try to assassinate the strongest enemy, in this case, Yamamoto. If this fails, I would use the portal to bring a large number of cannon fodders ready to be sacrificed so that they create mayhem and scatter the forces."
Yoruichi stopped and looked at Gojo,
"Don't tell me…You seriously made a plan about attacking the Soul Society?"
"Hahaha, how could I? I am a pure pacifist. I will never send the first hit against Soul Society."
Yoruichi did not miss what he left unsaid. He might not send the first fist, but what would follow would be a full retaliation without any kind of pity.
Today had been an interesting day for her, even more so since she satisfied one her deepest curiosity.
A meeting between Kisuke and Gojo.
Though, now that she saw how easily they clicked, she couldn't help but wonder if she should be worried. Those two could be rather extreme when they wished. She couldn't even imagine what kind of shenanigans they will be up to once they become more used to each other.
Yoruichi was about to follow Gojo in the house but, feeling the Reiatsu of someone entering, she immediately changed into a cat, and fled.
She had already recognized the signature energy of Nanao and she didn't wish to be present during the intimate scene that would follow.
Even now, just thinking about how the little girl who would hold her large book and follow behind Kyoraku like a lost kitten was now being a grown-up woman who would moan under a man, made the usual teasing Yoruichi blush a little.
—-
Feeling the energy of Yoruichi vanish, Gojo gave a small grin while opening his arm wide to welcome the black-haired woman.
"Come and give me a hug."
Nanao blushed a little. She didn't know that even after five years of a semi-steady relationship with Gojo, she still felt like a little girl when facing him and his relentless teasing.
Letting out a sigh of resignation, she appeared and hugged him gently, her heart at ease.
Sniffing lightly, she could feel the fragrance of another woman on him, but this did not particularly disturb her. She had recognized this fragrance many times and even smelled it on Gojo's daughter and in the house itself.
She didn't know who that woman was, but it didn't matter. After all, she knew what kind of man Gojo was. The simple fact that he basically reduced his dalliance to zero as after he came back five years ago was already a miracle in her opinion.
"How was your day?"
"Ahh!"
Nanao yelped when Gojo swept her feet and took her in a princess carry before bringing her to the living room.
After putting her back down, Gojo asked gently while helping Nanao take off her black coat so that she could move easily.
Letting out a sigh of contentment, Nanao smiled a little,
"You know very well. The same as always. Though, there was a little change today."
"Oh?"
This caught Gojo's interest. Soul Society was a place where few things happened. He wondered what had happened.
"Captain Yamamoto had called my captain to discuss an issue. A project initiated by Captain Ukitake a few years ago."
"Is it about the entertainment business?"
Even though he said this, he did not believe it was. He just had a meeting with Jushiro and Byakuya this morning. If there was any problem, he would have been warned.
"Don't worry, it is about something else. An initiative to increase our scope of actions in the human world."
"Ah…"
Gojo nodded, remembering what it was about, "The shinigami substitute initiative?"
"Yes. One of the blocks in this law is the worry about what humans, given such power, could do if left unchecked or if something happened.
In the end, Central 46 decided that if this plan was to take place, they would need to establish a way to observe and control the substitute at any moment."
"Heh, and let me guess, the sub wouldn't know that he is being spied on?"
He sneered at her silence. He was not surprised that the first thing that came from Central 46 wasn't how to make this initiative truly work, but rather control them.
Of course, he understood that taking the appropriate security measure was important. Still, there was a limit to it. No secret could stay a secret forever. Sooner or later, the substitute would learn the truth and by then, it would bring the very result they tried to avoid.
'Well, in the end, this ain't my problem.'
"So, why did Yamamoto call you two?"
"Central 46 already approved the project. All it lacks now is the approval of Captain Yamamoto or rather, Gotei 13 as a whole. Such a decision cannot be taken without a vote of all captains."
"Ohoh! So that means…A summit?"
"Yes. The selection for the new captain of the 3rd division had been brought forward because of this. Soon, it will be decided who between you and Gin Ichimaru will become the captain of the 3rd division."
Gojo licked his lips in anticipation. It seemed that things were happening faster. The time of reckoning was coming.
But what interested him currently was another thing,
"This is truly interesting, but…Why don't we talk about life?"
The suggestive smile he showed left no doubt about what he meant, and the blush on Nanao's face showed that she understood clearly.
What followed was a truly magical night full of moans and sweat[2].
[1]: Soul King Palace
[2]: Aside from the first time with each new girl, all the other smut chapters(with the same girl) will only be available to Patreon as Special chapters.
(AN: I have some problems with Nanao, but I guess this is also the problem of most harems. It's hard to make the girls accept without making them feel like soulless dolls that exist just to please the mc. In SHK, this isn't really a problem since most of the girls might really kill each other if it wasn't for Sol, lol. But here it's a little harder since I don't want to make characters OCC. Thankfully, Seireitei follows medieval Japan, so harem itself isn't a problem.)
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"Let's have a special Christmas!"
"What!?"
"Huh?"
This was during a meeting between Gojo, Jushiro, and Byakuya.
"Christmas! The gifts, the party, the fat old man with a creepy laugh that knows the address of everyone? That kind of Christmas! We should have a special Christmas."
Byakuya seemed troubled as he interrupted Gojo, "I do know what Christmas is. It's just… Why would Shinigami celebrate Christmas in the first place?"
Jushiro let out a speechless laugh after Byakuya's words. In the first place, Shinigami did not believe in anything. At most one could argue that they were related to Shintoism or Buddhism.[1]
Gojo face palmed before shaking his head, "Yare Yare Daze, do I have to explain everything to you guys? Who cares about religions or whatever? Christmas is a day to enjoy between friends and family. A day to gift and be gifted. It is simply a day that should be full of happiness and laughter. No need to make it more complicated than it should."
Sighing he continued, "The atmosphere in the Soul Society has been quite strained lately because of the summit that is about to come and the selection of the new captain. There is also this thing with the Shinigami substitute that is a topic of great controversy."
The other two sighed because Gojo was indeed right.
Be it Gojo or Gin, they were both known as very powerful shinigami who were equal to captain in all but the title. People could already feel an incoming bloodbath because even if one was voted, nothing stopped the other from challenging him for the title.
While only the 11th division used this rule frequently, it was a system usable by anyone.
Furthermore, many shinigami were against the substitute shinigami project. They didn't like the fact that some humans would simply be handed power so easily.
All in all, the atmosphere has been extremely bad lately.
"It looks like you guys have the same opinion. We need something to lift the spirit, even if for one day. We can even use this as an excuse to take funds from Central 46 and buy many gifts for the children of Rukongai."
Jushiro's eyes shone at this while Byakuya was visibly moved. The main reason the two of them were so into this new entertainment department was because of the help it could bring to the people of the Rukongai.
"But, giving gifts to everyone would be unrealistic."
"That's true. But gifts alone aren't all we could do. We could set up a special program. If we have the help of Mayuri, it would be even possible to broadcast it through all the 320 districts.
We could also contact the Shiba family so that they prepare some fireworks and we could use the 11th division for security.
There is so much we can do. What do you think? Are you with me?"
Jushiro was visibly excited, so much that his face flushed and he began coughing repeatedly.
"*Cough* Let's *Cough* *Cough* Let's do it."
Byakuya meanwhile calmed down a little and looked at Gojo with a weird expression.
—-
After Jushiro left to discuss with Kaien Shiba, his vice-captain, the only ones still left were Gojo and Byakuya.
After sitting in silence for a few moments, Byakuya asked bluntly.
"What are you really thinking?"
If Byakuya was asked to describe his relationship with Gojo, he would be very hard-pressed to do so.
The two of them could not really be called friends. But they were pretty close and believed in each other. In a way, Byakuya saw Gojo as a rival. Someone who could fire up his cold heart and make him more enthusiastic about training.
It was also thanks to Gojo that his relationship with Rukia was warmer. The previous stiffness that existed between them had all but vanished.
This was why he knew. Gojo was definitely acting weird now.
Hearing his question, all Gojo did was smile and shrug,
"I just want to make some good memories."
After all — His time in the Soul Society could come to an end at any moment now.
Byakuya frowned, a heavy feeling filling his chest. But he knew that he could do nothing more.
"Don't do anything stupid. As long as you don't break any laws, the Kuchiki family will protect you."
After those words, Byakuya stood up and also left.
Looking at his departing back, Gojo chuckled,
"Hahaha. So he can also become embarrassed. Unfortunately…"
His eyes narrowed as he thought.
'The Kuchiki will not be able to deal with the troubles I might soon bring.'
—--
"To what I owe the displeasure of your visit?"
In his underground laboratory, Mayuri was busy cutting down the body of a hollow and grumbled in his usual high-pitched voice.
"Haha, I am also happy to meet you! Mayu-chan."
"Don't call me by that accursed nickname!"
"I understand Mayu-chan. But isn't Mayu-chan a cute name? Or is Mayu-Mayu better?"
Mayuri growled and was ready to call out his Bankai just to try and kill this bastard. Unfortunately, he could only give up and sink in despair because his Bankai was already at its 10th upgraded version[2], but the poison still couldn't hurt the fucking bastard.
Pinching the rim of his nose, he sighed and went back to his experiment,
"If you are here about the result of the experiment, you will soon have an answer. It hadn't been easy to understand the secret behind the creation of the hollow, but I should be able to create something similar."
"Oh!?"
Gojo looked at the barely recognizable Metastacia[3].
"Well, seems like years of torture haven't been kind to him. I even feel bad looking at him."
Mayuri scoffed,
"As if you could feel something like remorse."
"Hey! I resent that. Even more so when coming from you."
Gojo showed a hurt expression before losing interest in the monster that was so far gone it couldn't even beg for its life anymore.
"Anyway, getting results is definitely good, but this isn't why I came to you."
"What do you want this time?"
Mayuri ignored Gojo and went back to cutting the hollow. He had already studied all its structure but it was one of the few enjoyment he had.
Looking at the interior of the body of Metastacia was like looking at a work of art and he could only marvel at the ingenuity of the creator.
"I want you to create a TV and many scale projectors, at least 320."
Mayuri nearly killed Metastacia because of how his hands trembled.
----
After leaving the 12th division, Gojo went directly to the 4th division.
"Well, you seem pretty happy. What happened?"
Raising her head from the heap of paperwork, Unohana smiled at Gojo and asked curiously.
"Haha. I just had an interesting discussion with Mayu-Mayu."
"Mayu-Mayu…???"
Unohana tilted her head before giving a helpless smile when she understood who he was talking about.
"Either way, what brings you here?'
"I am hurt, you know? Why couldn't I just come to meet my dear and beautiful captain?"
"Alright, sit down and out with it. I have other things to deal with."
Gojo shrugged helplessly and sat down as he was told before explaining his plan.
"Hum...So you want to use all your money to pay for new clothes and special disguises etc?"
Unohana frowned a little and tapped repeatedly on the table before asking,
"Why? You have never been the sharing type."
"First Byakuya, then Mayuri, and now even you. Just what kind of person do you take me for exactly?"
"An uncaring prideful bastard with a slight psychopathic tendency?"
Gojo was speechless.
"Anyway, you still didn't answer my question. Why?"
"I mean. I soon won't really need that money. Might as well spend it now rather than have it confiscated by the authorities later."
Silence filled the room while Unohana stopped tapping the table.
After a while, she let out a sigh,
"I don't care about what you do. You are a grown-up man. Just know that if you leave before we have the occasion to fight, no matter how far you go, no matter where you hide, I will find you and I will kill you."
Gojo smiled wordlessly, for he knew that this wasn't mere lip service.
"Anyways, about what you want. The problem isn't money itself. But the schedule is too tight. Even if you were to hire all the seamstresses of the Seireitei, it wouldn't be enough to do this."
"Is that so?"
Looking at his disappointed expression, Unohana frowned before she sighed in defeat,
"I know someone…"
"I knew I could count on you!!"
"Let me finish!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
"So, as I was saying before being rudely interrupted, I know someone. She owes me a favor. But she can be a true bitch."
It was rare for Unohana to slip and use the rough speech she was used to in the past.
"In terms of skill, she is the best seamstress in the world — of that, there's no doubt."
Gojo couldn't help but become intrigued, "Who is she?"
Unohana showed a rare serious expression as she answered,
"She is one of the original 13th captains alongside me and Yamamoto.
Currently, she is known as the Divine General of the North and is the fourth officer of the Zero Division — Senjumaru Shutara[4]."
[1]: Bleach takes heavy inspiration from the cycle of reincarnation Samsara.
In samsara, we have 6 realms, or 5 depending on how you see it.
God realm: Soul King Palace
Demigod Realm: Soul Society
Human Realm: Human World
Animal Realm: Beast Realm
Hungry Ghost Realm: Hueco Mundo
Hell Realm: Hell
The beast realm was briefly mentioned in Blood War. At least we know that Komamura (Wolf-headed captain) and his clan were once exiled there because of some sins they committed.
[2] So yeah, Bankai can be upgraded. Normally the Shikai must go through a reforging of sorts. But I don't know how Mayuri did it, the guy alway upgraded his Bankai.
[3]: Hollow that got destroyed by Gojo during the mission of the 13th division.
[4] Senjumaru mean Thousand hands
What is funny is that Unohana's true name, Yachiru, means Eight thousand style.
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