Help! I am bound to Aizen!

"What is this?" 

In the private room on the second floor, Soi-Fong looked at the gorgeous kimono on her body, her face turning bright red. 

Yoruichi, while tying her obi, laughed and said, "Don't worry, I told the store to give us a new outfit that no one has worn before."

"It's all very clean!"

"That's not the issue!"

Soi-Fong's voice was filled with despair.

After dressing Soi-Fong, Yoruichi circled around her, nodding in satisfaction. 

On Soi-Fong's petite body, she wore a water-blue kimono adorned with floral patterns.

From the neckline of the kimono, a glimpse of a white undergarment could be seen.

Kaelith Yurei, sitting cross-legged across from her, couldn't help but show a look of admiration.

He clapped his hands and said, "Yoruichi-san, what's the name of this girl? I'm very pleased, I'll choose her for tonight!" 

Yoruichi laughed heartily, "It's rare for Kaelith-san to be pleased. Soi-Fong is all yours tonight, and please do take good care of our business in the future."

Kaelith Yurei clapped, "Well said... Soi-Fong, right? Come, pour Kaelith-san some sake first!"

"Yoruichi-san! Kaelith-san! Please behave yourselves!!"

After being teased by the two, Soi-Fong couldn't hold back anymore and exploded.

...

With a black eye, Kaelith Yurei came out of the room holding a bottle of sake.

Seeing his black Shinigami uniform, several passing geishas smiled and approached him.

Kaelith Yurei waved them off, refusing their services.

He took out several senbei-shaped large copper coins and asked them to open another room for him.

Entering the private room, he closed the door and sat at the table.

Then, he shook the sake bottle in his hand, making a pleasant "gurgling" sound.

"Ah, this is truly fine sake, too bad there's no one to share it with."

After a few seconds of silence, Kaelith Yurei sighed.

"Well then, I guess I'll drink alone."

"It's rare for Yoruichi to spend money on the finest sake, some people really don't appreciate good fortune."

Saying this, he raised the sake bottle, pretending to pour it into his mouth.

He paused halfway, his expression a mix of smirk and seriousness as he looked across the table.

Somehow, a figure was now sitting there.

Kyōraku, wearing his iconic pink patterned happi coat and straw hat, his face showing a helpless expression.

"Kaelith… you're really forcing me to make mistakes."

"The old man from the mountains strictly ordered me not to show my face, and now I'll have to hear it from him again when I get back."

As he spoke, his eyes never left the sake bottle in Kaelith's hand.

Kaelith Yurei passed the sake bottle a little towards Kyōraku.

Kyōraku's eyes lit up, and he quickly took a small sake cup, ready to catch the pour.

But Kaelith Yurei tilted the bottle just a bit, then stopped.

"Say, Kyōraku-senpai, what exactly is the old man plotting?"

"On one hand, he wants us to cause trouble openly, and on the other, he sends you to follow us secretly…"

"Could it be that the old man is planning to let us attract enough hatred from the nobles for a trap and then strike them when they come at us?"

Hearing Kaelith Yurei's words, Kyōraku looked at him with a bit of surprise.

"The old man said before that although you are talented in training, you lacked a bit in analyzing situations."

"It seems he was wrong."

"I didn't expect you to think of that."

Kaelith Yurei dodged his gaze for a moment, then chuckled, "Of course, the old man has underestimated me more than once." In fact, those weren't his own thoughts; Aizen had casually analyzed it for him last night after hearing about his actions over the past few days.

Because he was busy with work, Aizen didn't talk much with him. After giving a few brief instructions, he left.

Kyōraku stroked his unkempt beard:

"Since you've already guessed, I won't hide it from you anymore."

"Kaelith, what do you know about the Tsunayashiro family?"

Kaelith blinked.

This Kyōraku Shunsui, his opening remarks were just like Yoruichi's.

He briefly explained what he knew about the Tsunayashiro family these past few days.

Kyōraku nodded: "What you know is pretty much it."

"But, there's one thing you don't know."

"From the beginning, old man Yamamoto had determined that the rebels' backing was indeed the Tsunayashiro family."

"The head of the Tsunayashiro family, Tsunayashiro Kazuo, was a powerhouse from the same era as old man Yamamoto..."

"That old man has always had great ambitions."

"A thousand years ago, when old man Yamamoto first founded the Gotei 13, that old guy said that such a powerful organization should be controlled by the nobility."

"He used the majority vote of the Central 46 as a reason, demanding old man Yamamoto to step down from the Captain-Commander position and hand it over to him."

At this point, Kyōraku squinted his eyes, his gaze growing somewhat icy.

"And then?" Kaelith asked curiously.

"And then... that old guy hit a snag."

"The original Gotei 13 weren't like us, so understanding and obedient."

"Those guys were almost all devotees of old man Yamamoto, gathered around him because they believed in him."

"When they heard that the Central 46 wanted to replace the Captain-Commander, the original Gotei 13 declared that if the Captain-Commander was changed, they would all leave the Soul Society and start anew..."

"Hearing this, the Central 46 were so frightened that they immediately rescinded the order, not only allowing old man Yamamoto to retain his position but also bestowing him with a slew of honors."

"Ah, thinking about that scene back then, I can't help but get a bit excited too."

Just like Kyōraku, Kaelith imagined the scene of the Gotei 13 collectively disobeying orders to support Yamamoto, and he felt a bit fired up as well.

Unfortunately, the new era's Gotei 13 no longer had that kind of fiery spirit.

Him wanting to see such a scene again, there seemed little hope for that.

He poured Kyōraku a bowl of sake, and Kyōraku immediately showed a happy smile.

With a sip of sake, Kyōraku revealed a content expression.

Smacking his lips, he continued: "Since then, the Tsunayashiro family never allowed their descendants to join the Gotei 13 again, considering it a disgrace."

"Outwardly, it seemed like their family had completely receded from worldly affairs."

"But... behind the scenes, that old man never stopped causing trouble."

"The young lady from the Shihōin family, she saw the family crest on the attacker. Tsunayashiro Kazuo, that old guy, knowing this, is likely not to let her go."

"That's why old man Yamamoto sent me to stay in the shadows."

"This time, we'll definitely catch a few big fish!"