"No, you won't!"
Shiba Kukaku admitted she'd lost control of her mind for a moment, but she quickly snapped back.
Even if Rosse had a good relationship with those captains, if he really intended to tell them, there'd be no need to do it in front of her.
Or rather, he could have killed or imprisoned her right then.
Since he showed no intention of doing that, it could only mean Rosse did have ties to those captains, but that line was clearly meant to frighten her.
"My relationship with Captain Aizen isn't bad, you know. Although I didn't take part in that incident back then, I owe him for my promotion to captain."
Where Shiba Kukaku couldn't see, Rosse's mouth curved slightly. He leaned close to her ear and continued to whisper softly.
"What about that Hollow? Does it have anything to do with you?", Shiba Kukaku pressed her lips and asked back.
This was the question she cared about most. As for friendships and such, those were not on her list of concerns.
Her brother was close with Ukitake Jushiro, yet he still ended up used as bait.
"No, it's unrelated. The Hollow experiments he did aren't my style. When I was in the Hollow Realm, I already looked down on his experiments."
Rosse smiled and shook his head. At the same time the Stealth Spirit Orb reached full concealment, combined with his own control over spiritual particles.
Even at the Great Archive, their conversation could not be collected by the surrounding galleries.
"Hollow Realm... wait, you're from the Hollow Realm? No wonder... no wonder the Great Archive had no record of your previous data."
Shiba Kukaku widened her eyes and stared at Rosse.
Since she could see Rosse's edited records, she could of course also see the pre-edit records.
Before editing, Rosse had left no trace in the Soul Society at all.
That was simply impossible.
With Rosse's spiritual pressure, any fluctuation would be recorded by the Great Archive. There was no way something could escape collection.
But if Rosse came from the Hollow Realm and only arrived in the Soul Society a few years ago, everything made sense.
But Rosse was a Shinigami. How could he be from the Hollow Realm?
"If you know I'm from the Hollow Realm, what are you going to do about it, Kukaku?"
Rosse gently stroked Shiba Kukaku's black hair, his bright eyes meeting hers without concealment.
"Huh, knowing you're from the Hollow Realm makes me feel relieved, Captain Rosse."
Unexpectedly, Shiba Kukaku showed no negative emotion. Instead her face broke into a radiant smile.
The openness of that smile even stunned Rosse for a moment.
"Why?"
"Because the Shinigami of the Soul Society are all backstabbing schemers. Captain Rosse is not a Soul Society Shinigami, which means you're actually a good person," Shiba Kukaku said with resolute tone.
That was what she really thought now.
She hadn't only checked this incident. She had also looked into things about the Shiba family.
Behind every matter there was either the shadow of another noble family or the shadow of Seireitei Shinigami, without exception.
Rather than believe those rotten Shinigami, she would rather believe Rosse, who had been honest and said he was from the Hollow Realm.
At least from start to finish, Rosse hadn't lied to her. He even exposed his true identity.
And if nothing was wrong, Rosse was probably the undercover from the Hollow Palace Kyoraku Shunsui and the others had been looking for.
At this moment, holding Rosse, Shiba Kukaku even felt a vengeful satisfaction.
Kyoraku Shunsui sacrificed her family as bait to find a traitor.
They still hadn't found anyone, and she had fallen for that traitor instead.
She would give Rosse the Shiba family's last resources so those Shinigami would all die.
'Ukitake Jushiro, Kyoraku Shunsui! I wonder if you can accept an ending like this?'
Thinking that, Shiba Kukaku lifted her head and boldly kissed Rosse on the cheek.
"I'll modify your records. If a leader of the Five Great Noble Clans searches your data there's still a risk of exposure, but if I use head-of-family permissions to cover you, there won't be any problem."
Shiba Kukaku's face flushed as she hurried to the console and began operating.
She had always been someone who loved and hated boldly. Since Rosse had told her his secret and was the only one who helped her, what reason did she have not to love him?
In a short while, Shiba Kukaku finished and said, "I don't fully understand how the Great Archive works, so I can't hide you completely. But with head-of-family permissions I can conceal your information. Ordinary Shinigami inquiries will only see surface information. Even if a head of one of the Five Great Families queries, they will only see Shiba family hidden markers."
In short, from today Rosse's data was locked by Shiba Kukaku. Even someone with the highest permissions would only see Rosse as part of the Shiba family.
"I see."
Rosse nodded in understanding. To be honest, the Five Great Noble Clans having such authority in the Soul Society made sense.
Their permissions in the Soul Society were indeed beyond ordinary Shinigami.
It was a pity that the Five Great Families had declined; their power no longer matched the founders, and they were being eaten away one family at a time.
Some of that was the work of Captain Commander Yamamoto, and some was the result of other nobles and ambitious people ganging up.
———
With things concluded, Shiba Kukaku's mood eased considerably.
Rosse escorted her out of the Great Archive and they returned to the Shiba family ancestral grounds.
But as soon as they arrived, Rosse's gaze suddenly flashed.
"What is it?"
Shiba Kukaku noticed Rosse's oddness and tightened up.
"Nothing. Someone broke into your house," Rosse said calmly.
"Someone broke into the house?"
Shiba Kukaku clenched her fists, anger surging.
'What the hell?'
It was still the time of her brother and sister-in-law's funeral. Who would dare sneak into their home now?
Were they here to steal the family's legacy, or to finish off the only remaining siblings.
Thinking this, Shiba Kukaku shuddered and hurriedly looked at Rosse.
"Captain Rosse, is my brother okay?"
"He's fine. This time their target is you. And she noticed me."
Rosse looked up toward a shadow in the Shiba residence.
"What are you still hiding for? Captain Sui Feng!"
"Captain of the Second Division, Sui Feng?"
Shiba Kukaku bit her teeth and repeated the name, her gaze fixed on the shadow Rosse had pointed to.
She had complete trust in Rosse and naturally believed everything he said.
Since Rosse said it was Sui Feng, then Sui Feng had to be there.
And in fact, Sui Feng had come tonight.
She had rushed over after accidentally hearing a piece of news. Compared to that woman's news, anything about the Second Division or the Feng family or nobles was trivial.
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