Chapter 8: Unohana, Long Time No See!
Ordinary Shinigami, after repeated investigations, can only find out the information that Arima is a teacher at Spiritual Arts Academy. No matter how deep the information is, it has been sealed after Arima returned to Seireitei.
Of course, because Shinigami's lifespan is long enough, there are naturally some cases where Shinigami who first met Arima are still alive today.
But these people, those who know the truth, are all people with unusual identities, and they will choose to keep it secret.
Those who don't know the truth don't even know about the existence of the Zero Squadron, so naturally they won't dig too much into it. They just assume that Arima retired like those captains in the past, and after he retired, he hid himself too well.
Now, unwilling to be lonely, I chose to teach at Spiritual Arts Academy.
However, Arima also heard the scandal about his relationship with Hikifune Kiryu. He could only say that no matter where he is, gossip is in the human nature, and rumors are always inevitable.
He wanted to explain.
But after thinking about it again and again, I gave up.
How to explain?
Could it be that he was not in love with Hikifune Kiryu, and Hikifune Kiryu was so happy to see him because he was once her captain?
This might clear up the rumors, but it would make his former captaincy of the twelfth division public and cause more trouble.
Simply ignore this matter, time will clear everything up.
It was when Arima went to meet another old friend.
Not unusually harmonious.
"Captain Unohana, long time no see."
Arima glanced at the woman kneeling on the ground and said hello in a calm tone.
While speaking, he couldn't help but glance at a vase not far from the woman.
Flower arranging is one of Unohana Retsu's ways of cultivating one's body and mind.
At first, she used this method to eliminate her murderous intention and desire to fight. Later, as time went by, she gradually fell in love with flower arrangement, and even opened a school in the Spiritual Arts Academy after it was established. courses.
Unfortunately, no one in the school likes this class.
After going to the Academy several times, Unohana Retsu gave up.
At this moment, Unohana Retsu, who has always liked to arrange flowers, did not put the flowers in the vase, but scattered beside the vase. Looking carefully, the flowers seemed to have been damaged and broken.
"Arima, long time no see."
Unohana Retsu greeted him with a hint of resentment in his tone.
"Captain Unohana is not in a good mood?" Arima asked Unohana Retsu.
He deduced this from the destruction of the flowers.
Unohana Retsu did not answer this question, but suddenly said to Arima: "We haven't competed for a long time. Now that we meet again, how about we compete?"
Arima raised his eyebrows slightly.
Unohana Retsu didn't give him much time to react, and directly picked up the Zanpakutō that she put aside.
Arima refused intentionally. After all, they hadn't seen each other for so many years, so there was no reason to fight each other when they met.
But seeing the destroyed flowers next to the vase, it can be seen that Unohana Retsu is in a bad mood, so it is better to fight with her. By fighting, she can also relieve her mood.
Moreover, this was also a discussion initiated by Unohana Retsu himself, which was extremely rare.
You know, when Unohana Retsu transferred to the Fourth Division as First Generation Kenpachi and took over the vacancy left by the First Generation Fourth Division captain Shijima Chigiri after his death in the battle, Unohana Retsu's external impression has always been that of the Fourth Division.
The captain of the squad is a compassionate doctor who rarely touches anyone.
To this day, everyone only knows Unohana Retsu, the captain of the Fourth Division, but they don't know that when Gotei 13 was founded, he also served as First Generation Kenpachi and was an executioner who killed countless people.
Arima followed Unohana Retsu to the training ground of the fourth team.
Each team has its own training ground.
This is a place for the Shinigami to hone their fighting skills and fight against each other.
Of course there is also the Fourth Division.
However, because the fourth team is a medical team, and the Shinigami in the team do not like fighting, there are usually no people in this training ground. On the contrary, it is the training ground of the eleventh team. Every day It was a heated sparring session.
After Unohana Retsu brought Arima here, he immediately pulled out his Zanpakutō.
She did not free Zanpakutō.
There are two reasons.
One is because her Shikai is not suitable for fighting. Only when entering the Bankai state is she best at fighting.
The second is to learn from each other, and there is no need to liberate Zanpakutō.
A simple sealed state gesture is enough.
Seeing this, Arima also pulled out his sword and kept it in the sealed state.
Normally after Gotei 13 Shinigami retires or leaves the division, Zanpakutō will be collected by the respective division and placed in the division.
The Zero Squadron is a bit special. After Arima left the Zero Division, his sword was not confiscated, but was brought back by him.
Of course, because Zanpakutō is special, some restrictions are still imposed.
"let's start!"
Unohana Retsu said calmly, and then took the initiative to attack Arima.
In the earliest times, Unohana's full name was Unohana Yachiru.
The meaning of Yachiryu is that it represents the kendo and swordsmanship of all schools of her Grandmaster.
With just the first strike, Unohana Retsu was extremely cunning, attacking Arima's vital spot.
If an ordinary person faced this knife, he would instantly fall into a dangerous situation.
But Arima is different.
(T/N: Bro is build different)
Arima is a strong man in the true sense. Even if the division he was in was the twelfth division, a technical division, this did not affect Arima's strength at all.
When Arima first joined Gotei 13, Unohana Retsu was still the captain of the 11th Division.
The 11th Division and the 12th Division were adjacent to each other.
The former Captain of the 12th Divison was once a powerful opponent that made Unohana Retsu extremely satisfied.
Later, Arima became the mainstay of Gotei 13.
In this process, it is indispensable to discuss with Unohana Retsu.
It wasn't until Unohana Retsu transferred to the Fourth Division that the sparring sessions gradually became less frequent.
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Another chapter today just because I feel like it and probably 1 or 2 more coming