"Judgment pronounced! The lower-level noble Nakai Kyohei must pay 150,000 rings to his family for robbing the property of Higashi Rukongai's third district Sen'erju, causing the death of two people in Rukongai, and he must be banned from the clan for 15 years!"
The loud voice echoed in the magnificent hall, and a fat young man in the center showed a look of dissatisfaction and said nothing.
"Nakai Kyohei, can you obey the verdict?"
"Ah, yes!"
"Do you still have any objections?"
No one answered. The man in white robes in the center nodded slightly: "Then, this meeting is over, everyone can leave."
At the edge of the field, Ji Xing, who was also wearing a white aristocratic coat over his deathly attire, took a notebook back into his arms, straightened his clothes, and turned around to leave.
At this time, his appearance has grown from a 16-year-old boy to about 17 years old, but it has actually been 10 years since he became a spirit.
Time flies, and it has been eight years since Urahara Kisuke became the captain of the 12th Division and transformed the 12th Division into the Technology Development Bureau. During these eight years, Ji Xing has always served as the third seat of the 12th Division and lived a simple life.
On weekdays, the 1st Division and the 12th Division are basically on the same line. When the captain has time, he actively consults Hakuda Kendo. When he has no time, he tinkers with inventions in the 12th Division and studies the giku together with Urahara Kisuke.
Occasionally, he would go to have a chat with Ye Ye, or chat with Aizen who had sneaked into his house.
In addition, I just come to attend the 'Golden Seal Nobles' Meeting' in front of me every once in a while.
The so-called Golden Seal Nobles' Meeting is a gathering exclusively for the heads of the noble families of the Seireitei. The content is usually to mediate disputes between nobles, or to judge noble youths who have committed crimes.
A family head like Ji Xing, who was in charge of the Gotei 13, actually didn't have to come. The first time he came, the head of the Tsunayashiro family specially notified him.
He really checked Ji Xing's learning of noble etiquette, and luckily Ji Xing was not lazy.
Later, it was Ji Xing who took the initiative, because it was quite interesting to listen to it occasionally.
For example, the aristocratic young man who was just tried ran his family's shop in the third district of Higashi Rukongai. He maliciously annexed similar shops and beat and killed the owners of similar shops who resisted, causing extremely bad effects. He was accused before the Golden Seal Nobility Meeting.
But in the final judgment, the compensation of 150,000 yuan was basically the money to buy the shop, and the 15 years of ban... it was just a moment to the God of Death.
This is normal. There have been worse situations in the past, but the upper echelons of the Golden Seal Noble Council adhere to a tacit attitude——
Only killings between nobles of the same level can be punished with death. No matter what the nobles do to ordinary drifting souls, the most they can do is grounding and fines.
The intensity of the punishment was decided upon by several superior noble directors of the Golden Seal Noble Meeting and the heads of the five noble families present at the meeting. Occasionally, when there was a dispute, all the nobles would vote by a show of hands.
The victim’s relatives disagree? This is a meeting of nobles, how can a wandering soul deserve to come in?
Only if the person being judged is dissatisfied.
"Master of the Yono family."
"Yano Sanchi."
"You still listened so carefully. I see you recorded a lot of things."
The nobles who traveled with him were very enthusiastic about him, and Ji Xing had always been very gregarious. He smiled and said: "Unlike you, I have only been a noble for a few years. I have a lot to learn, and I have accumulated it for the future."
"As expected of you..."
"Today's trial was a bit strict. I thought a 10-year ban would be enough."
"After all, it happened in the East Third District, which is quite prosperous, and the impact was very bad..."
The guests were polite and gradually dispersed.
Of course, there are a few nobles who feel that the trial is too lax, which has led to the descendants of the nobles becoming more and more indulgent in recent years, but less is worse than more, and those people gradually rarely come to attend the Golden Seal Nobles' Meeting.
There is only one person who comes every time and whose opinions are at odds with the majority.
"Yono!"
"Vice Captain Haiyan." Ji Xing greeted.
What caught up behind him was a young man with a natural mark on the bridge of his nose, slightly long hair, and a unique tattoo on his left wrist, Shiba Haiyan.
The Shiba family is also one of the five great nobles, but has been gradually declining in recent years, mainly due to being squeezed out by other nobles.
The head family has been expelled to live in Rukongai because "the Hanakuru cannon is not suitable for firing in the Seireitei". Only the branch family is still living in the Seireitei. The head of the branch family is Shiha Isshin, who is Kuro. Saki Ichigo's father had not joined the Gotei 13 at this time, Ji Xing had only met him once.
The head of this family is none other than Shiba Haiyan, who nominally has the same power and position as Shifouin Yoruichi at the time of Tsunayashiro.
In the meetings of the Golden Seal nobles, he often spoke from the perspective of the wandering soul, which was disliked by other nobles, but he seemed not to notice.
The two of them weren't very familiar with each other, but Shiba Haiyan was a bit familiar with him. When he caught up with him, he enthusiastically hooked Ji Xing's shoulder: "Yono Sanxi always uses that notebook to record the meeting, and what he writes down. ah?"
Ji Xing smiled and said: "Remember the heroic appearance of Vice Captain Haiyan arguing with the directors."
Shiba Haiyan shook his head and smiled: "What a heroic figure, those guys treat me like a child. On the surface they seem to take my opinions into consideration, but in fact they don't care about me at all when they vote."
"Vice Captain Haiyan knows, why does he still come to participate every time?" Ji Xing asked.
"If I don't even participate, wouldn't some people completely lose their worries? Haha, at least expressing my opinions will make me feel more comfortable." Shiba Haiyan said with a helpless smile.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, Yono Sanchi, I have something to ask you."
Ji Xing asked: "What?"
"Well... my brother has been clamoring for a spirit glider recently, but the ones provided by the Technology Development Bureau are for adult shinigami..."
"How old is your brother?"
"The soul age is 27 years old." Zhiba Haiyan gestured to his waist: "The height is about... like this."
A current eight or nine year old boy?
It is not easy to raise a child born in the Soul Society with spiritual pressure qualifications. Even at a young age, the growth rate is only one-third of that in the current world, and the mental maturity rate is also slow.
"It's a bit dangerous to use hang gliders at such an age. He hasn't mastered the skill of paving the way with spirits and standing in the air, right?"
"It doesn't matter, my sister and I will keep a close eye on him when he uses the hang glider." Shiba Haiyan clasped his hands together: "Please!"
"Actually, many nobles have had the same needs as Vice Captain Haiyan in the past few years, but the Technology Development Bureau rejected them all, because if something happens and someone is thrown out, we will be in trouble.
But if you are Vice Captain Haiyan... come to the 12th Division team building with me, and I will help you make a special spirit glider. "
"Special?" Zhiba Haiyan was startled and quickly said: "Thank you!"
The two of them walked to the 12th Division team building. They met a god of death on the way and greeted him respectfully.
"Yono Sanchi! Vice Captain Shiba!"
When he walked to the 12th division team building, Shiba Haiyan said with emotion: "Yono-kun is so popular. It feels like you are walking with our captain. Everyone will notice you first, greet you first, and treat me as Hollow Man."
"It's just a false reputation accumulated by some messy things. Vice Captain Haiyan, go and sit with me first. You'll be fine soon."
Walking into the 12th Division team building, more people greeted Ji Xing, but this time it was not 'Yono Sansei', but 'Deputy Director'.
Eight years is just a brief moment in the long history of Soul Society, but it is enough for the team members to change with the captain's personality. A number of technical geeks have appeared in the 12th Division.
What they admire now is not Ji Xing's strength, but Ji Xing's endless creativity and countless practical little inventions.
Returning to the team building was as relaxing as home. Ji Xing waved his hand: "Who, help me get a finished Soul Glider and 12 Soul Soul Supports."
"...What do you mean, so-and-so! Bald man!"
Hiyori's flying kick grazed Ji Xing's cheek, and Ji Xing smiled at Shiba Haiyan: "Don't blame me, our vice-captain has a short temper."
"Uh, ah... I've heard about it for a long time..."
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Next chapter later.
