Bleach: Watch Closely, This Is How You Use a Zanpakutō novel Chapter 432

Chapter 432: Chapter 432: Opened a New Shop

As the thought hit him, Masatsuki Aozaki suddenly understood—no wonder everyone had been giving him strange looks on the way here.

Where was Chōjirō Sasakibe?

That man, who always stood outside the meeting room ready for orders, was nowhere to be seen today. He was one of the old man’s most loyal followers. There’s no way he would’ve agreed to a decision like this so easily.

Come on, hurry up and show yourself already! Talk some sense into this senile old man!

Just then, Yamamoto spoke with a calm tone,

"Looking for Chōjirō, are you? Don’t bother."

"He resigned from the Gotei 13 yesterday. Transferred to a key position in the Shin’ō District."

Masatsuki’s eyes widened. A heavy sense of unease rose in his chest.

Transferred to a key post in the Shin’ō District? That’s basically retirement!

Yamamoto continued,

"So take my advice—don’t waste time on unrealistic hopes. You’d best start thinking about who’ll replace him."

Not even leaving me a Lieutenant? Are they trying to work me to death?!

Masatsuki was stunned. He instinctively turned to glance at the doors behind him. Normally, a mustached middle-aged man would be stationed there.

But now, the doorway was empty—no one in sight.

Honestly, becoming Captain-Commander wasn’t something he couldn’t accept.

After all, it’s not like the old man had died. He just retired.

Masatsuki had been a Division Captain for a long time. Whether it was being a Captain or Captain-Commander, it didn’t make much difference to him.

If anything, being Captain-Commander came with more authority and higher status—it’d just make goofing off easier in the future.

But if it meant he actually had to start working seriously? That was a whole different problem!

What was the point of grooming talents like Gin Ichimaru and Tōshirō Hitsugaya?

He trained them so he could take it easy!

But Masatsuki had no time to dwell on it.

At that moment, Retsu Unohana, Shunsui Kyōraku, Jūshirō Ukitake, and Sōsuke Aizen stepped forward in unison.

They bowed deeply to Masatsuki with the formal etiquette of subordinates greeting a superior.

Seeing this, the other captains followed suit without hesitation.

The captain’s meeting ended quickly. No one raised any objections to Masatsuki Aozaki taking over as Captain-Commander.

In truth, all of Seireitei had already silently accepted him as Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto’s successor.

With the old man’s passing, Masatsuki was clearly the most fitting choice.

Now, they had simply pushed the timeline up a little.

After all, Masatsuki Aozaki was the real deal—the strongest Shinigami alive.

Not only that, but he was arguably the most important person in the Three Worlds right now.

Forget surpassing Yamamoto in strength—just looking at his past achievements made it obvious how highly regarded he was.

From quelling rebellions, to battling the Wandenreich, fighting in the Quincy War, and even suppressing Hell—every single event was a shining accomplishment.

Just the feat of subduing Hell alone might be unprecedented—And it was hard to imagine anyone pulling it off again.

If Yamamoto was a towering tree, shielding people from the wind and rain...

Then Masatsuki Aozaki was like the radiant sun.

Even if no one could fully look upon it, everyone knew—after a long night, it would rise again.

And that warm, brilliant light, whether he cared or not, would always shine down on the world.

Not that Masatsuki Aozaki cared whether he shined or not.

Right now, he had his eyes on a certain smirking "friend"—Aizen, whose face was (in Masatsuki’s opinion) practically oozing scheming energy.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea sparked in his mind.

Heh. This guy always talked about building his ideal world, didn’t he?

Then why not start with managing the Gotei 13? Perfect chance to test his abilities.

Masatsuki hadn’t even finished patting himself on the back mentally...

When he saw his dear senpai approaching with that same sleazy grin.

"Congratulations, Junior! Truly, congratulations! You finally took down the old man and became Captain-Commander. Everyone saw it coming!"

"Senpai, don’t you think it’s a little late to start kissing up now?"

Masatsuki Aozaki gave him a dangerous look.

This guy had never stopped meddling in his business with Ise Nanao. Now, finally, he was at his mercy.

"Hehehe... what are you saying, Junior? We’re like brothers! Every word I said is the truth—flattery doesn’t even enter into it."

Shunsui Kyōraku’s shamelessness knew no bounds. He acted as if Masatsuki’s threat didn’t bother him at all, and even flashed a more lecherous grin.

"Every word is the truth? You call hiding something as big as me becoming Captain-Commander ’being truthful’?"

Shunsui chuckled darkly as he urged him on. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

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