The Yamatake Clan, as a high-ranking noble family, was once prosperous in their ancestors' time and produced many strong individuals. However, unfortunately, their descendants have dwindled over the generations. In their generation, only this brother and sister remained, and with their parents having died early, the two siblings relied on each other.
It's important to know that in the Shinigami worldview, nobles naturally have much higher spiritual pressure than commoners.
But unfortunately, Yamatake Chiaki was a complete and utter good-for-nothing. He was inept at the Four Great Noble Skills, and he hadn't even released his Zanpakutō. He spent his days idling, thinking about how to swindle money, and as soon as he had any, he would start drinking and gambling, completely lacking ambition.
Chiyo-chan, on the other hand, despite being much younger than her brother, was an undeniable prodigy. Her spiritual pressure increased extremely quickly, and she awakened her Zanpakutō, gaining some self-defense capabilities.
If things had continued this way, the siblings living their separate lives, there wouldn't have been any conflict.
But Yamatake Chiaki had an extremely strong desire for control and never allowed his sister to defy him. Until a few days ago, for a bag of gold, he directly married his sister off to a middle-ranking noble she had never met.
Yamatake Chiyo's murderous intent began at that moment.
Before this, Yamatake Chiyo had always played the role of a well-behaved girl, gentle, considerate, and never complaining.
But not this time.
No one can decide my fate for me.
Not even this useless brother of mine.
I will crush anyone who tries to control my destiny.
The night she received the betrothal gift, a plan spontaneously formed.
Chiyo-chan found an assassin who operated in the underworld and gave him half a bag of gold, telling the assassin to infiltrate the Yamatake Clan tomorrow night and kill the head of the family. However, he was not to harm the girl of the Yamatake Clan; he was to wait three days before making a move on her.
Throughout this process, she never showed her face, always having someone else relay her messages.
The one who received this assassination mission was Shijima Chigiri.
The plan went very smoothly. Her scoundrel brother was killed the next night, and she continued to play the role of a victim. Combined with her young girl's appearance, she had great deceptive power.
People naturally lack caution towards children.
Believing that children are all innocent, kind, and incapable of lying.
But everyone has been a child before. Don't you know whether children are truly kind?
She believed she had successfully fooled everyone.
In this stage, she played the role of the weak, a cute, lonely little girl.
People often have great sympathy for such characters.
Indeed, the Gotei 13 easily helped her get rid of her so-called fiancé. Although she would have to repay the money, Chiyo-chan was 100% certain that the unfortunate man wouldn't dare ask her for it.
Then, she would use the Gotei 13 to deal with the assassin.
Once the assassin was dead, everyone who knew about this matter would be gone. Then, even if her plan had a slight flaw, there would be no one to contradict her.
However, she underestimated one person.
"At first, I was indeed fooled by you, thinking you were a lonely little girl. But I forgot one very important thing: this is Soul Society. Souls grow extremely slowly here, especially those with strong spiritual pressure. Although your appearance is only twelve years old, your true age is probably over one hundred and twenty, isn't it?" Yamabuki smiled: "Would someone who has lived for one hundred and twenty years truly be a naive, sweet girl? And you never imagined that I actually captured that assassin alive, and that assassin had the gold he received on him. This directly led me to connect it to you, the sole beneficiary of this matter. You not only inherited the noble title but also conveniently got rid of the brother who had been trying to control you. Furthermore, you used the Gotei 13 to deal with your unfortunate fiancé, and finally, you used your charming appearance to garner our sympathy. It was simply flawless."
"But didn't it still fall into your hands?" Chiyo-chan smiled indifferently: "I'm more curious about how you'll deal with me. Kill me? Or capture me? I don't care, but if the Chief of Staff of the Gotei 13 appears in the home of a lonely, helpless girl, and a scandal breaks out, I wonder if it will affect your future?"
"Oh, it's fine. You can scream 'indecent assault' loudly. It won't do any good even if you scream yourself hoarse." Yamabuki said calmly.
"No, you might have misunderstood my meaning." Chiyo-chan said with a smile: "As far as I know, members of the Gotei 13 only hold lower-ranking noble seats. You, as the Chief of Staff of the Gotei 13, are only a lower-ranking noble. Are you truly content to watch those idle nobles lord over you?"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"The Yamatake Clan's descendants are dwindling. In this generation, only I am left! I, a weak woman with no power, naturally want to find a strong backer. Yamabuki, how about marrying into our Yamatake Clan? You can not only have me but also gain the status of a high-ranking noble!" Chiyo-chan looked at Yamabuki with a smile.
Yamabuki was full of questions. Are young girls these days playing such elaborate games?
"You have strength, I have status. We can also slowly cultivate our feelings together." Chiyo-chan extended her slender finger and hooked the strap of her dress, slowly tugging it down to reveal her crystal-clear, jade-like shoulder.
Yamabuki silently walked over, then raised his sword sheath and sharply tapped the little girl on the head.
"Ow!"
"You're just a little bean, yet you want to learn how to use seduction? However, I can't just let someone like you go unchecked!" Yamabuki reached out and pinched Chiyo-chan's chin.
Chiyo-chan rolled her eyes: "So what do you want, my great Chief of Staff?!"
"The Gotei 13 needs talent like you. Would you consider joining?" Yamabuki asked with a smile.
"Alright. Anyway, I'm bored at home alone, so I might as well find something to do." Chiyo-chan readily agreed.
"Then let's go. Put your clothes on. If those women see you, they'll chop me up. As for your brother… that kind of scum, let him be dead." Yamabuki said indifferently.
Who told me I hold the final right of interpretation?
As soon as he reached the door, he bumped into Unohana.
Unohana glanced at Yamabuki.
Then she looked at Chiyo-chan, whose dress strap was pulled down.
She smiled.
"Vice Captain Yamabuki, don't you want to explain what's happening here?"
Chiyo-chan timidly raised her hand: "Just now, the Chief of Staff said he wanted to…"
Yamabuki quickly covered Chiyo-chan's mouth.
This little imp!
If you can't speak properly, don't speak at all!
"Is that so." Unohana smiled even more brightly: "Bankai, Minazuki!"
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