Above Pirate King - Chapter 120
When Arthur received the news, he was completely dumbfounded and immediately became conflicted. He discovered that his grandfather had died, and he had no idea what emotions he should be feeling at the moment!
Sadness didn’t seem appropriate!
Yamamoto Shigekuni, or rather the current Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, was running amok in Soul Society and even received the captain’s position. They could probably even restrain and beat him now. What’s there to be sad about?
But being happy wasn’t right either!
After all, his body was indeed dead, and he couldn’t find joy in that situation!
However, Arthur didn’t have time to dwell on it. His primary task now was to go and ask who killed Shigekuni!
With a thought, he arrived at the Soul Society. Here, he felt as though he had merged with this world, possessing boundless power and the ability to manipulate everything here.
With another thought, Arthur appeared in front of Shigekuni.
At that moment, Shigekuni was sitting with a few colleagues on tatami mats, chatting and drinking tea.
“Your Majesty!” Upon seeing Arthur’s arrival, the officials quickly stood up and respectfully greeted him.
“You may leave!” Arthur waved his hand.
“Yes!” The officials nodded and left.
“Grandfather,” Arthur called Shigekuni with mixed emotions.
“Ah, you’re here!” Shigekuni smiled and gestured for him to sit. “Please have a seat!”
“Thank you!” Arthur nodded and took a seat on the tatami mat.
Shigekuni picked up a teapot and poured a cup of hot tea for Arthur.
Arthur took the cup, took a sip, and after some thought, he slowly began, “Grandfather, how did you come here?”
“You want to know how I died, don’t you?” Shigekuni said without any hesitation.
“Well…” Arthur didn’t expect Shigekuni to be so direct but still nodded.
“There’s nothing to hide. Here’s what happened.” Shigekuni carefully explained the details to Arthur.
As it turned out, the letter he received that day was from Shiki, the Golden Lion!
Many years ago, Shigekuni had several encounters with Shiki and the two had even fought, but neither came out as the winner, leaving both with regrets.
So they agreed to have a rematch many years later!
Unfortunately, with Shiki constantly engaging in reckless behavior, the agreement had been repeatedly postponed.
It was only after Shiki’s escape this time that he finally had the opportunity to fulfill the agreement. Of course, Shiki’s main intention was not to fulfill the agreement but to recruit Shigekuni into his pirate crew and accomplish great things together.
However, Shiki didn’t expect that Shigekuni, who hadn’t seen him in years, was determined not to die within the kingdom. He was seeking someone to engage in a battle to the death, fully dedicating himself to the way of the sword, and unfortunately, Shiki happened to be caught in the crossfire.
Afterward, when Shigekuni found him, without saying a word, he unsheathed his sword and launched a fierce battle against Shiki, who was bewildered by the situation.
And according to Shigekuni’s memory, his final strike landed on Shiki, but Shiki’s fate remained unknown.
Speechless!
Arthur was left speechless!
He had initially thought of avenging Shigekuni!
But in this situation, how could he seek revenge?
When carefully considered, the Golden Lion hadn’t done anything wrong!
All he wanted was to recruit you and fulfill the agreement by having a fight, but as soon as you arrived, you pursued your death wish and relentlessly attacked him.
And even confronted him with life and death on the line!
“In this situation, even if he didn’t die, wouldn’t it be inhumane for me to seek revenge?” Arthur thought silently while drinking tea.
“You don’t have to seek revenge for me either. Once I fully integrate all the memories within me, I will personally seek revenge!” Shigekuni said in a deep voice.
“Well!” Arthur nodded in astonishment, inwardly exclaiming, “I didn’t even plan on seeking revenge for you!”
This was clearly a trap!
And not only did he trap him during his lifetime, but even after death, he still wanted to trouble others?
Because of this, Arthur couldn’t help but mourn silently for the Golden Lion for a second.
It should be noted that the deceased Shigekuni, after obtaining the template of the Captain-Commander, had become significantly stronger than before. With a little familiarity with his skills, he could reach the level of an Admiral.
As for the Golden Lion, during his undefeated period, he was undoubtedly at the level of a Great Captain, and a quite formidable one. But now, at most, he could be considered at the peak of a Rear Admiral or on the cusp of becoming a Admiral.
After all, with a steering wheel inserted into his head and both legs severed, being able to retain this much power was already considered profound accumulation. If an ordinary person were in this state, they would have died long ago or spent their days bedridden!
The fact that the Golden Lion could still move and display considerable strength indicated just how robust his physique was.
“By the way, Grandfather, now that you’re here, I will rely on you to take care of things in the Soul Society in the future!” Arthur said with a smile.
Although the Soul Society currently had fewer people, the population in the future would undoubtedly surpass that of the entire Kingdom of St. Martin.
There was no other way. When ordinary souls arrived here, they would slowly dissipate at an extremely slow rate, a process that would last for a thousand years. In other words, souls here could live for at least a thousand years, and for Shinigami, they could live even longer through the absorption of Reishi.
Meanwhile, people in the real world could only live for around a hundred years at most, making the future population of the Soul Society at least ten times that of the real world.
Fortunately, the Soul Society that Arthur acquired was different from the one in the realm of the Shinigami. As the souls in the Soul Society gradually dissipated, a part of the dissipating matter would be absorbed by the Soul Society to synthesize the foundation of Shallow Hitsu, the basic form of the Zanpakut?.
Another part would nourish the entire Soul Society, allowing its territory to expand and increasing the amount of Reishi in the air. So, there was no need to worry about the shortage of living space in the Soul Society.
“Well, since I’m your grandfather, it seems that I have to continue working for you even after death!” Shigekuni said helplessly.
“Hehe!” Arthur could only awkwardly laugh.
Afterward, the two discussed the governance plan for the Soul Society.
The original Gotei 13 would be retained but transformed into a purely military organization responsible for warfare. As for administration, they would adopt the original administrative system of the Kingdom of St. Martin.
After a lengthy discussion, they finally settled on a plan. However, the actual implementation would be left to Shigekuni himself since Arthur couldn’t oversee the Soul Society indefinitely.
After the discussion was over.
“Well, that’s about it. I’ll be leaving now. If you have anything, you can ask Deathmask to call me, and I’ll come over right away!” Arthur said as he stood up.
“Okay,” Shigekuni nodded.
Just as Arthur was about to turn and leave, Shigekuni suddenly stopped him and said, “Oh, there’s one more thing I forgot to tell you!”
“Hmm?” Arthur looked at Shigekuni with a puzzled expression.
“It’s like this. Many years ago, I had a good friend from the Land of the Moon. We kept in touch even though we hadn’t seen each other for a long time. After he got married, his wife passed away while giving birth to a daughter.”
“So he raised his daughter alone, but more than ten years ago, when his daughter turned seventeen, she unfortunately contracted an incurable disease. Although it wouldn’t immediately be life-threatening, it was extremely difficult to treat. So he traveled everywhere with his daughter, seeking medicine and medical help, and we lost touch in the process.”
“Recently, she came to the West Blue, and his daughter’s condition has worsened. So he wants to find a place to spend the last stage of her life quietly, and that’s why he came to me.”
“We had agreed on a time to meet after I settled him down, but he hasn’t shown up yet. I had no choice but to leave first. I forgot to mention it to you. When they arrive, remember to receive them and arrange their stay!”
“Okay, Grandfather, leave it to me!” Arthur assured, patting his chest. It was just a small matter, after all.
“By the way, my friend’s name is Unohana Kitomaru, remember that!” Shigekuni said earnestly.
“Okay, I got it!” With that, Arthur instantly disappeared, leaving the place.
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