Chapter 9: Chapter 9
Seeing the figure walking into the classroom, all the students were stunned.
A gentle smile, a delicate face, two braids coiled together and hanging down from her chest, and a white haori...
"F-fourth Division Captain, Unohana Retsu?!"
One student couldn't help but exclaim.
Kaelith leaned back slightly and whispered to Aizen Sosuke, sitting behind him, "Sosuke, do you think Captain Unohana discovered you have rebellious thoughts behind your back, and she's here to capture you, who will be the future great threat to Soul Society?"
Aizen: "?"
He replied irritably, "If anyone in our group is going to be a future threat to Soul Society, it would definitely be you."
Upon hearing this, Kaelith was about to laugh, but then he remembered Aizen Sosuke's sharp senses and his exceptional ability to read people. His heart sank.
"...Sosuke, are you joking?"
"Who knows?" Aizen gave him a strange, almost imperceptible smile.
As the students whispered among themselves, Unohana Retsu calmly walked to the podium and offered a gentle smile to the crowd.
"Good afternoon, everyone."
"I am Captain Unohana Retsu of the Fourth Division."
"I am here today because Kinoshita-sensei is ill and unable to teach, so I've come to assist by giving a class on healing Kido."
"Please rest assured, I have a bit of experience in this area, and I won't delay your studies~"
Upon hearing Unohana's words, the students exchanged looks, unsure of how to react.
"So modest, a bit of experience.'" one of them muttered internally.
If the Fourth Division Captain only has "a bit of experience," does that mean all of us should go back to the drawing board and start over?
After her introduction, Unohana continued, "Today's lesson involves a lot of practical work, so I'll need a volunteer to assist me."
Hearing this, some of the bolder students couldn't hide their excitement.
Just the thought of being close to Captain Unohana, helping her out, was enough to thrill anyone.
As the students looked on, some hopeful, some nervous, Unohana's gaze swept over the class.
Then, her eyes stopped at Kaelith Yurei.
"Excuse me, could I ask you to assist me?"
Kaelith was momentarily stunned.
After confirming that Unohana was speaking to him, he seemed to realize something.
"Sosuke, after class today, you must teach me how to perfectly hide my spiritual pressure level."
Aizen shook his head gently. "I can't help you."
"That's nonsense! If you can't help, why did Captain Unohana notice a problem with me immediately? We have the same spiritual pressure level."
Aizen sighed, "As I said, I don't have the strength you think I do. I'm just an ordinary student."
Kaelith chuckled and was about to say something when Unohana, still smiling, spoke again from the podium.
"Could I ask you again, would you be willing to assist me?"
Although her expression was kind, the moment she said these words, Kaelith Yurei felt as if he had been thrown into an ancient ice cavern.
The instant chill that pierced his soul wasn't from spiritual energy related to ice—it was pure murderous intent!
He jumped up immediately, "It would be my greatest honor!!"
Looking at Yurei's bleak gaze, Unohana nodded with a smile, as though the terrifying pressure she had just exuded had never existed.
Fortunately, the so-called assistant duties weren't very complicated. It was just helping Unohana Retsu move the prepared animals.
Under Retsu's guidance, the students created various wounds on the animals and then used Kido (healing Kido) to treat them. Kaelith wasn't particularly skilled at Kido, not because he didn't want to learn it.
In fact, he really wanted to learn it well—after all, the Fourth Division had a lot of beautiful women, and if he could become a seated officer there, his life would definitely be colorful.
Unfortunately, his talent in this area was average, and he could barely pass the class.
Aizen Sosuke's Kido skills were only slightly better than his. This was probably the only ability that didn't improve after their powers had synchronized.
Unohana glanced at Yurei's healing and then shifted her gaze.
After surveying the students, she suddenly let out a soft "Hmm."
Following her gaze, Kaelith Yurei looked over.
He saw Seinosuke Yamada lazily treating a rabbit.
In the green glow emanating from him, the wound on the rabbit, caused by a blade, was visibly healing at an accelerated pace.
A few seconds later, the wound, which had originally been two centimeters long, had completely closed, even forming a scab.
Unohana Retsu looked intrigued. "Kaelith-kun, what's the name of that child?"
"Seinosuke, Yamada Seinosuke," Kaelith replied.
"Kinoshita-sensei mentioned that his Kaido talent is exceptional. If he were willing to join the Fourth Division, he could skip the exam and directly graduate to our division."
Upon hearing this, Unohana's expression showed interest.
She stood up and walked in the direction of Yamada Seinosuke.
Watching Unohana walk away, Kaelith smiled warmly.
He was truly a good person, always seizing every opportunity to look out for his friends' future.
It had nothing to do with the fact that Yamada Seinosuke had stolen his fried shrimp at lunch and he was secretly seeking revenge.
It was rare to find someone as kind-hearted as himself these days.
Sure enough, as soon as Yamada Seinosuke saw Unohana approaching, he showed an expression of dread.
As Kaelith had said, his Kaido talent was extremely abnormal, and all the teachers at the Seireitei acknowledged that his Kaido technique surpassed that of Kaelith.
Several teachers had specifically approached him, hoping he would join the Fourth Division, but Yamada Seinosuke had rejected all of them.
To him, spending every day in a hospital treating people was a boring life.
Compared to joining the Fourth Division, it seemed more fun to follow Kaelith—it would be best if the two of them joined the Eleventh Division together. That idea was very exciting to him.
Thus, when facing Unohana, he made a strong show of being uncooperative.
Whenever Unohana asked him to heal, he deliberately made mistakes, and when she asked him about human organ structures, he would simply reply that he didn't know.
Seeing Yamada Seinosuke's attitude, Unohana Retsu's expression became thoughtful.
After a moment, she smiled.
"Yamada, is it that you don't like Kaido?"
"Yes," Yamada Seinosuke answered indifferently.
If it weren't for the fact that Unohana Retsu was one of the captains of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads, he wouldn't have even bothered responding.
Unohana smiled again and said, "So, what is your goal?"
Yamada Seinosuke gave a mocking grin. "Of course, it's to get stronger—especially in swordsmanship. Using Kido or Kaido is too soft, and not interesting. My goal is to become a master of swordsmanship!"
"So sorry, Captain Unohana, but the Fourth Division can't satisfy my ambitions."
For some reason, at the moment he spoke those words, Yamada Seinosuke suddenly felt a slight but unmistakable sense of danger in Unohana's smile.
As he watched in confusion, Unohana Retsu nodded.
"I see now. I understand." (t/n welp he is screwed)