Although this matter was a bit self-serving, how should I put it? If Rangiku recovered, I might be able to gain Ichimaru Gin's favor.
If it was for Ichimaru Gin's 'venomous snake,' then losing a bit of soul fragment was acceptable to him.
Hmm, let's talk about it later.
He wasn't familiar with Ichimaru Gin yet, and the most important thing was that he was too weak right now.
At the very least, he had to wait until he learned Bankai.
It wasn't until everyone finished eating and drinking that it was past eleven o'clock. When Gao Yu went to settle the bill, he found that the meal cost him a total of 520,000.
It was really expensive!
Nearly two months of his salary were gone just like that, and that was calculated based on his salary after being promoted to Squad Nine Seat.
He calculated the prices in Seireitei, and compared to his previous life, this meal probably cost more than 30,000 yuan.
Eh, it's alright. Anyway, it was to increase favorability and for his future strength. This wave wasn't a loss.
The Fifth Division members left one after another, until only Gao Yu and a slightly red-faced Rangiku remained.
Rangiku had drunk a bit too much. She reeked of alcohol and patted Gao Yu's shoulder.
"Yo, you did a great, great job."
Gao Yu's forehead was covered in black lines, "You're drunk."
"I'm not drunk!" Rangiku laughed heartily, patting Gao Yu's shoulder even harder, "I'll cover you from now on. If anything happens, come find me in the Tenth Division!"
"Got it, got it. You've said that a hundred times already, you're so long-winded!" Gao Yu pouted, watching Rangiku leave as well.
He turned around, about to go home, when he found a man appearing in front of him.
"Are you… a member of the Fifth Divsion?"
The man was wearing a luxurious kimono and a straw hat on his head. This attire was too obvious, so Gao Yu immediately knew the man's identity.
And there weren't many people in Seireitei who could afford such a kimono. Gao Yu's original body had investigated the price of this kimono, which was 3.3 million.
Many people could afford 3.3 million, but not many would spend that much money on clothes.
In Seireitei, besides the lower nobles who engaged in business, only the upper nobles and the Five Great Noble Families remained.
Therefore, the identity of the person who appeared before Gao Yu was obvious.
"Kyōraku… Captain Kyōraku?!"
Gao Yu said in surprise.
This person was none other than the Eighth Division Captain, Kyōraku Shunsui.
Gao Yu took a look and found that Kyōraku Shunsui's Souls Ability was 'Inner and Outer Inconsistency.'
'Inner and Outer Inconsistency: When doing something contrary to one's superficial persona, spiritual power dramatically increases.'
Heh heh, he really is an 'Inner and Outer Inconsistency' person.
On the surface, Kyōraku Shunsui was a bit lazy and not very willing to fight, but in reality, he would stop at nothing. Once he decided to fight, he would do anything to kill his enemy during the battle.
Starrk was deceived by this old guy's superficial act, thinking that Shunsui was like him. As a result, Shunsui immediately used Sogeki to stab him in the back, directly taking half of Starrk's life.
Actually, Gao Yu felt that this approach was fine. After all, it was war. If one still cared about meaningless dignity and restraint, it would be too childish.
Gao Yu certainly wanted this ability, but he wasn't very familiar with Kyōraku Shunsui.
Kyōraku Shunsui looked a bit embarrassed.
"Oh dear, I've been recognized. But even if I've been recognized, I still have to ask, if there's another event like this next time, can you invite me?"
"?" Gao Yu's eyes turned into those dotted eyes from anime. He said in surprise, "Captain Kyōraku, you…"
"You're too embarrassing!"
Before Gao Yu could finish his sentence, a woman wearing a shinigami uniform suddenly appeared and punched Kyōraku's head. She said angrily,
"As a Captain, how can you make such an embarrassing request to a Squad member from another Squad?!"
Gao Yu knew this person was Ise Nanao. Her Souls Ability was named 'Mirror Counter.'
'Mirror Counter: Generates a mirror surface at the fingertip, which can reflect the opponent's attack.'
This should be related to her family's inherited divine weapon, the Eight Mirror Sword, as the Eight Mirror Sword is an inherited sword that reflects God Power.
He wanted this ability too!
Great, I've decided to be friends with you two!
Gao Yu watched the two of them acting like they were in a skit and couldn't help but say, "Um… Captain Kyōraku, Vice-Captain Ise, what are you two…"
Ise Nanao coughed and said, "Nothing, we have things to do, so we'll be leaving first."
Before leaving, Kyōraku Shunsui gave Gao Yu a look, signaling him to call him next time they drank, and then he was led away by Nanau.
He didn't expect to see such a scene before leaving. Gao Yu smiled and shook his head, then returned home.
How should I put it? In fact, at this point in time, the relationships between the various Squads of the Gotei 13 were not that good.
There was little interaction between the Squads. People like Rangiku, who often went drinking with other Squads, were extremely rare.
Normally, the Squads shouldn't even know each other, and might not even know who the other Squad's Captain was.
But Gao Yu was now determined to change the Gotei 13! He wanted to become the Sea King of the Gotei 13. Not only women, but he would also befriend men!
Hmm, if possible, he also wanted to be friends with Hollows and with Quincies! Anyway, anyone with a Souls Ability was a potential friend of his!
Gao Yu hummed a little tune as he returned home, then set his home as his safe house.
Immediately, Gao Yu felt much more relaxed.
This relaxation wasn't true ease, but a psychological relaxation. After all, he had been watched by a large group of people before, and now that no one was watching him, he naturally felt much more relaxed.
After returning home, Gao Yu took out his Zanpakuto.
Or rather, it couldn't be called a Zanpakuto yet; it was still just an Asauchi.
Theoretically, he would still need to spend several years nurturing the Asauchi to enable it to Shikai, only then would it truly become his Zanpakuto.
This work began when each student enrolled. If they were fast, they might be able to Shikai upon graduation, while if they were slow, it might take decades to barely comprehend Shikai.
Under normal circumstances, Gao Yu would gradually learn the name of his Zanpakuto in about twenty or thirty years, then comprehend Shikai and become a Squad Seat, and that would be it.
But now, he had Tōshirō Hitsugaya-level talent, so it was naturally different.
After activating the Kirinji skill, even the speed at which he injected soul essence into the Asauchi for nurturing increased significantly.
Coupled with his ten years of nurturing before, he felt that his inner self had already heard the voice of the Zanpakuto.