Chapter 154 The True Responsibilities of the Palace Secretary

First team.

tea room.

Kyōraku Shunsui sat on the tatami with a bruised nose and a swollen face, moaning in pain from time to time, looking like he was about to die soon.

On the other hand, Yamamoto next to him felt refreshed, the wrinkles on his face had relaxed, and he looked much younger.

Kyōraku never expected that he would rush to watch the movie to amuse himself, but in the end, he would be the one enjoying it.

Because of management negligence, he was soundly beaten by Yamamoto.

But in fact, strictly speaking, this matter really has nothing to do with him.

From the beginning to the end of the trial, Kyoraku never saw the former captain of Division 7, Fuchikami.

When he heard the relevant news again, he had already been sent to the Zhenyang Underground Prison.

However, what Jingraku didn't expect was that Room 46 actually dared to play tricks on the detention methods, and even made plans for the prisoners.

You know, the Zhenyang Underground Prison has existed even longer than Room 46.

It can only be said that these people have been blinded by power and cannot tell the difference between the king and the king.

Thinking of this, Jingraku Chunshui has to praise the rotten wood and the sound of the river.

A well-deserved hero of Soul Society.

If there is a chance in the future, we must improve his living environment in the Infinite Hell.

In the silence, Yamamoto looked at the two disciples from the corner of his eyes.

Because he beat up Kyōraku Shunsui, he is not very angry now.

Although Ru Yueming's behavior was a bit exaggerated, he did not do anything wrong during this trip. At most, the subsequent prison repairs would require a lot of time and energy.

Moreover, suppressing such a serious event as the Hell Rebellion can even be classified as a meritorious official.

The only thing that needs attention is that there were too many casualties and prisoners this time, and several levels of hell were directly emptied.

"Jingraku, you will be responsible for the funeral ceremony this time."

After pondering for a moment, Yamamoto slowly said, "Given the identity of the deceased, let's keep everything simple."

All of them are sinners in the Soul Society, and they have made some serious mistakes. If the funeral ceremony is too grand, it is indeed a bit unjustifiable.

Jingraku nodded and reminded: "Old man Shan, don't forget those captain-level Shinigami who died."

"The funeral ceremony alone is not enough to appease their souls."

After hearing this, Old Man Shan was silent for a long time. It wasn't until someone dozed off next to him that he spoke again:

"Same as before, hold a soul burial ceremony."

"Through the ceremony, let these people rest in peace..."

However, before he finished speaking, Ru Yueming beside him suddenly woke up and looked around hurriedly, and finally his eyes rested on the faces of the two people opposite.

"Well, I seemed to have heard something incredible just now."

"What you said..."

"Is this the soul burial ceremony as I understand it?"

Yamamoto frowned: "What do you mean?"

Kisaragi Ming wiped the corners of his mouth and said with a serious expression: "The body of the God of Death is composed of spirit sons. Once he dies, the body will return to the Soul Society in the form of spirit sons."

"But spiritual pressure above level three cannot return because the concentration is too high."

"In order to allow it to return to the Soul Society, there is such a ritual as the soul burial ceremony."

As soon as these words came out, Yamamoto and Kyoryu's expressions suddenly showed something strange.

What Ru Yueming described above is knowledge that can be learned in the Spiritual Arts Academy.

Maybe any Shinigami from Team Thirteen can retell it completely.

But if this god of death is Ruyue Ming, it would be more or less scary.

This guy actually studied? !

Could it be that the sun comes out from the west?

Yamamoto nodded slightly and admitted, "That's true."

"It's just that the purpose is slightly different."

He and Jingraku looked at each other, and nodded subtly. Just as he was about to explain the true purpose of the soul burial ceremony, he was interrupted again by Kisaragi Ming:

"In fact, no matter what we do, souls of the third level and above cannot return to the land of Soul Society."

"And we can't let them wander in Soul Society forever, so the real purpose of holding the soul burial ceremony is to let the dead captains..."

"Fall into hell."

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the room.

Yamamoto and Kyoraku both looked at Akira Kisaragi who was chatting with subtle eyes. For some reason, the scene in front of them made them feel ridiculous.

It's like my stupid son suddenly enlightened and was admitted to Qingbei with perfect scores.

It's too exaggerated and makes it feel unreal.

Jingraku Shunsui scratched his chin and said seriously: "That's indeed what it means."

"But the key question is, how do you know?"

"When Old Man Shan told me about it, he looked mysterious and repeatedly assured that no one knew about it except him."

"Did it turn out to be a bad secret too?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the temperature in the room rose slightly, and Jingraku Shunshui suddenly laughed again and again.

I was so outspoken for a moment that I almost forgot that Old Man Shan was still sitting here.

"This is what the great god told me."

Ru Yueming explained matter-of-factly, "As you know, I am the only palace minister designated by the Nigu Shrine. I have experienced sacrifices and similar rituals on weekdays."

"The Great God will naturally not hide things like the Soul Burial Ceremony from me."

A flash of realization flashed in Yamamoto's eyes.

If it was Mimi Haki, then everything would make sense.

As the right arm of the Soul King, even though it already has independent consciousness, it is still millions of years old to a certain extent.

"It's a bit hard to accept, though."

Yamamoto whispered, "But there is no other way. Rather than letting the captains wander in Soul Society for a long time, it is better to fall into hell as soon as possible."

"It will be the same after I die."

"Although hell is not a good place to go..."

Hearing this, Ru Yueming became more serious:

"actually."

"There is a third option."

As soon as these words came out, two sharp eyes suddenly fell on him.

Ru Yueming cleared her throat, puffed out her chest, raised her head and said:

"Yes, it's me."

"Grand Palace Secretary of the Inverse Bone Shrine!"

Because the foolish disciple was too reckless, Yamamoto temporarily neglected his position as palace minister.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that Ru Yueming has never joked about this kind of thing.

Thinking of this, he pondered: "To elaborate, I need to know all the details and content, and there must be no omissions."

"If there are some things that cannot be known to too many outsiders."

"Jingraku Shunsui, get out!"

Kyoraku: "?"

…………

"In short, in order to bring the dead captain's spirit son back to Soul Society, you recommended yourself to be the high priest of the team funeral ceremony and soul burial ceremony."

In the cafeteria of Division 12, Aizen put down his chopsticks and concluded.

Just now, Kisaragi Akira recounted to him in detail the recent events, not even skipping the defection turmoil that occurred in the Zhenyang Underground Prison.

Although it was a little uncomfortable to talk about blowing someone's head off with one punch while eating, driven by curiosity, Aizen patiently listened to someone's chatter.

Kisaragi Akira nodded, swallowed the latest boneless grilled fish developed by the 12th Division in three mouthfuls, and responded vaguely.

"Although I have never been to hell, judging from the boss's description, it is not a good place."

"And once you fall into it, it is equivalent to your soul being marked with the mark of hell, and you will never be able to escape the shackles and imprisonment of hell."

Hearing this, Aizen was thoughtful.

Judging from the records of the Spiritual Arts Academy and the secret records he has found in certain places.

The souls in Soul Society will repeat themselves in cycles under some unknown rules.

However, third-level Shinigami and above will not return to the Soul Society after death due to the soul burial ceremony. This is a new and unknown knowledge point.

However, since Yamamoto is willing to discuss such secrets with Akira Kisaragi, it means that he has listed him as a backup candidate to inherit the position of captain.

Glancing at Kisaragi Akira who was still fighting the peas, Aizen sighed.

If this guy really inherited the position of captain, probably the first thing he would do would be to transform the style of the Death Tyrant uniform into the promotional uniform of the 11th Division.

As if thinking of a similar scene, Aizen quickly shook his head.

The picture was so beautiful that he couldn't bear to look at it.

"Soyousuke, do you want to go to the soul burial ceremony?"

After finally swallowing the last mouthful of rice, Kisaragi Akira suddenly thought of something and looked up at Aizen opposite.

"The death of a captain is something that happens only once. If you miss it this time, you don't know when it will happen next time."

Aizen was startled for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said seriously:

"go."

His intuition told him that if he missed this soul burial ceremony, he would definitely regret it.

Although under Kisaragi Akira's intervention, this soul burial ceremony was different from the previous historical records of Soul Society.

But it is precisely because of the difference that we have to see it.

After all, wherever a guy like Yueming appears, there will definitely be different surprises or accidents.

Thinking of this, Aizen stood up from his seat, and after giving some instructions to Kisaragi, he hurriedly left the cafeteria and headed towards the captain's office.

Looking at his leaving back, Ru Yueming grinned and knocked on the table:

"Hey, three portions each of garlic eggplant, fried pork ribs with green onions, and salt-baked fish!"

"I'm going to come back with joy today!"

When the chef in the cafeteria heard this, his eyes suddenly twitched, but he did not dare to refute and went back to cooking.

As we all know, this Kisaragi Sanchi is only one inauguration ceremony away from being promoted to Captain Kisaragi.

The fifth assistant, the deputy captain of their eleventh division, had applied for transfer a few days ago to serve as the chief officer of the fourth division.

Although there were a lot of job downgrades, Wu Zhu was happy to be among them, and it was difficult for others to say anything.

The only distressing thing is that Gosuke has left, the new vice-captain of the 11th Division has not yet taken office, and Kisaragi Ming is too lazy to manage the team's affairs, so the 11th Division is in a state of exhaustion.

Even the team canteen doesn't have a suitable chef.

This also led to the future captain of the 11th Division often coming to the 12th Division for lunch.

Of course, I will occasionally go to the second division.

In Akira Kisaragi's words, most of the dishes in the 12th Division cafeteria are provided by Aizen, and they are all top-notch in terms of taste and style.

As for going to the second division, it's just a change of taste.

It doesn't cost him any money anyway, he can just eat it.

What, you said that the financial expenditure of Division 12 is tight?

What does that have to do with his 11th Division?

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

Ruyue Ming urged, "I haven't eaten for five seconds!"

The cafeteria chef wiped his sweat and continued working hard on the stove, and the stove fire was blazing.

…………

The executive room of the twelfth division.

Aizen knocked on the door lightly, and the voice of Kiryu Hikifune came from inside.

"come in."

Aizen pushed the door open and saw a large number of instruments and equipment. Various test tubes were arranged in an orderly manner, showing his extremely unique personal style.

"Soyousuke, it just so happens that I have something to talk to you about."

Before Aizen could say anything, Hikifune Kiryu said with a smile: "Just now, the captain informed us that a team funeral ceremony and a soul burial ceremony will be held."

"But that kid Hiyori went on other missions."

"Right now, my experiment is at a critical moment and I can't leave for the time being."

"After much thought, it seems that you are the most suitable person. If there is nothing urgent, can you go in my place?"

Aizen blinked, originally still thinking about what words to use to persuade the other party.

As a result, he didn't expect Captain Hikifune to be so cooperative, so he gave the task to him directly.

"I see."

Aizen nodded and agreed.

Seeing that Hikifune Kiryu was busy with experiments again, he quietly left the room.

It wasn't until long after he left that Hikifune Kiryu raised his head and said blankly:

"I seem to have forgotten something?"

"Forget it, never mind, let's finish this research first, it will be over soon."

…………

Because there was advance notice from a team.

Therefore, each squadron made sufficient preparations and arrived at the scene early for the funeral ceremony.

A huge special wooden platform was set up in the open space.

A dark mass was placed on it, waiting for its final fate.

Because Kisaragi Akira was too brutal, dozens of members of the Fourth Division continued to piece together the corpses for many days, but were unable to piece together all the corpses.

In desperation, the only option was to use a special container.

Although it is a bit ugly now, at least the ceremony can be carried out normally, so there is nothing to worry about.

The captains, headed by Yamamoto, stood in front of the wooden platform.

Waiting for the ceremony to begin.

Chojiro took a step forward and recited the sacrificial motto.

Although the deceased were all prisoners, the process still had to be followed, especially when Tsunayashiro was among them.

Soon the ritual chanting was completed, and then several masked gods of death appeared around the wooden platform. They held torches and solemnly lit the wooden platform.

The raging fire shot straight into the sky, lighting up the slightly dark sky.

Nothing unexpected happened in this process.

But this is just the opening scene of today. The real highlight begins when the snowy ashes fall.

Next is the soul burial ceremony...