"All 13 of the existing candidates have agreed to Captain Rosse's proposal," Kuchiki Byakuya frowned slightly and subconsciously glanced at Rosse, a trace of dissatisfaction evident in his gaze.
He could understand Rosse's actions, but still felt that he was being far too aggressive.
Those candidates who had not agreed, once confirmed as Central 46 candidates, would suffer severe injuries that very same night.
Everyone knew it was the Gotei 13 who did it. He could even be certain that Rosse himself had not made a move. It had all been done by the other captains.
But precisely because all the other captains were involved, the matter appeared truly terrifying.
Simply put, if you did not agree to Rosse's proposal, then forget about becoming a wise man of Central 46.
And this time, once they agreed, in the future whatever proposal Rosse wanted to put forward, how would Central 46 have any room left to refuse?
However, none of this had anything to do with him.
His family had told him not to get involved, so from beginning to end, he had only focused on doing his own duty well.
No matter the outcome, as long as the Kuchiki clan still existed, it would not affect him.
"It's good that they agreed. The selection of Central 46 can be sped up a bit. The 13th Division has already returned to stability as well. I've discussed it with Captain Aizen and the others. They'll first register all the land in Rukongai. Once Central 46 completes its reorganization, the proposal can be passed directly," Rosse said with a light laugh.
He actually had no interest in Soul Society at all. After all, once he devoured this world, whether Soul Society would even continue to exist was another matter entirely.
But with his current strength, he still could not completely wipe out Squad Zero.
At least for now, he did not have one hundred percent confidence in charging into the Soul King Palace and killing that monk.
He did not like doing things without certainty. Since there was ample time to plan, there was no need to turn something very simple into something so risky.
After some time passed, countless people would naturally rush toward the Soul King Palace one after another.
There was no need for him to be the first vanguard. He could completely wait until those people had gone up, then sit back and reap the benefits.
Reorganizing Soul Society now was nothing more than treating this place as a playground.
Wherever he was, he did not like being subject to any constraints.
Since Captain-Commander Yamamoto had suffered a heavy blow this time, he would slowly erode him.
Once he finished reorganizing Soul Society, he would let Captain-Commander Yamamoto awaken.
He was actually quite curious to see, when faced with a new Gotei 13 and a new community of shared interests, what kind of choice Captain-Commander Yamamoto would make, and what choices the other captains would make.
Rosse discussed many details with Kuchiki Byakuya, and during this time he made no effort to avoid Ise Nanao.
Simply put, after the land reform, the Gotei 13 would immediately become the landlords of the entire Soul Society.
Even just by collecting rent, all Gotei 13 shinigami would be able to live the highest standard of life, far better than those nobles who did not have much money.
And from that point on, as the Gotei 13's status rose and its finances became independent, even without doing anything directly to the nobles, the very existence of the nobles would be dealt a heavy blow.
Nobles, nobles. If there was no longer any "nobility" to speak of, then what kind of nobles would they be?
Ise Nanao, lying on the ground, even felt a chill run down her spine.
If things truly developed according to Rosse's plan, the Gotei 13 shinigami would become the new nobles, while the former nobles and Central 46 could only slowly turn into places of self-entertainment.
Only if the Gotei 13 chose to acknowledge them would they count as something.
If the Gotei 13 did not want to acknowledge them, then they would be nothing at all.
The meeting ended quickly. Rosse left the captain's room calmly, leaving only the others behind.
"Captain Kuchiki, have you gone mad? Why would you agree to such a plan?", Seeing Rosse leave, Ise Nanao could not help but question Kuchiki Byakuya.
She could not understand it. If nobles were no longer noble, then would the Kuchiki clan not also be affected?
"Vice-Captain Ise, you do not understand what it means to be a noble," Kuchiki Byakuya only left behind this calm sentence, then departed with graceful steps.
Nobility had never come from an inherited identity. No matter how things changed, the Kuchiki family would always be noble.
"Vice-Captain Matsumoto, are you also going to go crazy along with your captain?", Ise Nanao did not understand Kuchiki Byakuya's meaning. She only felt that Rosse's ideas were heretical.
Nobles ruling Seireitei, and the Gotei 13 being subject to Central 46, were things she had been told since birth.
And for so many years, Soul Society had indeed operated this way.
Although she would occasionally find it disagreeable, overall it had remained stable.
And now what Rosse wanted to do was to rebuild an entirely new system that had never existed before. In her view, it would certainly plunge Soul Society into chaos.
"Crazy? Why would you think that? Because you're a noble?", Matsumoto Rangiku tilted her head, looking at Ise Nanao in confusion, a hopeful smile on her face.
She did not think Rosse's plan was crazy at all. In fact, Rosse's plan completely matched her original beautiful wish.
Back then, she had been a soul who begged for food in Rukongai.
If given a choice, who would want to beg in Rukongai?
If there were no nobles, no such oppression, how could she have nearly starved to death?
"Although I am a noble, I have never considered problems from the nobles' perspective. Don't you think that making changes rashly, when the current rules have not produced chaos, is a dangerous thing? Don't you think Rosse looks like an ambitious schemer?", Ise Nanao frowned as she asked.
From her standpoint, she only felt that Rosse was fighting for power and profit.
"Tch!"
Matsumoto Rangiku let out a mocking laugh.
"Ise, have you ever thought about this. There are twelve captains in the Gotei 13 right now. Aside from Captain-Commander Yamamoto and his two disciples, the other nine captains are all in agreement, you know."
"Have you ever thought about why all the captains agreed?"
"Why?", Ise Nanao blurted out.
"Because the old order was completely shattered the moment that mountain fell."
Matsumoto Rangiku smiled as she left those words behind, walking out with light steps.
"All right, I still need to go help out at the Second Division. If there's nothing else, please return to the Fourth Division. If you still have questions, I imagine Captain Kyoraku should be able to answer them for you."
Among the current twelve captains, only Kuchiki Byakuya, Kyoraku Shunsui, and Ukitake Jushiro were nobles.
Without Captain-Commander Yamamoto's suppression, who would still want to remain beneath the nobles?
This was not only Rosse's way of thinking, but the way of thinking of all the captains and indeed all non-noble shinigami of the Gotei 13.
Even the Kuchiki family had been forced by the overall trend to agree. It was even more impossible for the others to stop it.
Who ever said that commoners could not stand above nobles?
Everyone was a shinigami. Status should be decided by strength, not by birth.
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