>>39957264
Hype

>>39957264
As you flip through a copy of the swordsmanship primer for new recruits, noting it to be a decent enough review of the basics, you begin to explain to Yoruichi what you fought against. “You spent a lot of the time on the ground,” you recount with a grin. “Though when you finally broke through my bakudō, you tried to use a terrifying attack... at each of your fingertips you created a blade-like cero. Each claw was vibrating at a high frequency.”

“Vibrating?” she muses. “How fast?”

“Millions of times per second,” you reply, resolving to print a secondary manual for higher-level sword instruction at some point down the line. “I don't doubt it'd have little trouble cutting through damn near anything in its path.”

Yoruichi rises to her paws, padding silently towards the window. “I like the sound of that. We'll have to work on it at some point. See you later, then?”

You nod. “Of course.”

Some thirty minutes or so pass after Yoruichi's stealthy departure before Rangiku knocks at your door. She slides it open, kneeling formally in front of the entrance as the dawn streams in from over her shoulders.

“Surprised to see you up so early,” she muses.

You can only shrug noncommittally as you pull on your Captain's jacket. “Eighty years of habit.” Just saying the words make you feel a little older than usual, but it's a feeling that's quickly pushed aside.

You're quick to join Rangiku in your morning preparations, walking along the covered patio towards the smell of breakfast. “So what's the first order of business?”

>We have guns now. I want to look them over before training begins.
>I'll start retraining seats Two through Ten. Each of you will train ten others.
>I'll run classes ten at a time until we've worked through them all.
>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.
>Other?

>>39957264
>“One was a compressed, bullet-like cero that I didn't give you the chance to use.”

Fuck yes. We will have so much to talk to Starrk about

>>39957290
>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.

Sort out the command structure first.

>>39957290
>We have guns now. I want to look them over before training begins.
>I'll run classes ten at a time until we've worked through them all.
>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.

>>39957290
>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.

>>39957290
>>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.

>>39957290
Don't suppose you got a new pastebin up do ya King?

>>39957290
>>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.

>>39957290
>>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills

Did we replace all the empty seats? Doe it go third seat, leutenent, captain?

>>39957290
>>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.

Wonder when old.man genocide will get back at Riku for those sandals. Maybe drag her ton be a training partner with the new kenpachi and figure his skills.

>>39957290
>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.
I wonder if we could create a field Kido Canon. One that shoots gillian/adjucas cero equivilents instead of blowing up dimensions.

>>39957290
>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.

Time for best new quest!

>>39957375
Before we came in seats 1-6 were missing
We've filled 3 of the seats with Iba, Kai and Maki

>>39957290
>>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.

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>>39957290
>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.
Iba, Maki and Nikko, time to see if you have what it takes to stay in the Juppongatana.
And seeing those last two names placed together just conjures the wrong image, at least for this setting.

>I'll start retraining seats Two through Ten. Each of you will train ten others.

>>39957290
>>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.

>>39957290
>Do me a favor and gather my top seated officers. I want to see their skills.
see what we have to work with and go from there

>>39957428
>I wonder if we could create a field Kido Canon. One that shoots gillian/adjucas cero equivilents instead of blowing up dimensions.
How well does Riku know Kuukaku by this point? Because I do believe she can approach that avenue through Kuukaku's kidou and explosives expertise.

>>39957462
We hold first seat and Rangiku holds seat two. We have filled in 3, 4, and 5. We need to find one for six.

>>39957606
Why is Kuukaku so good at kidou, anyway?

>>39957690
Because Redacted

>>39957290
“Do me a favor,” you ask. “After breakfast, gather our top officers at the kidō training field. I want to see what they can do.”

Rangiku nods, grabbing two trays of freshly-cooked food: this morning it seems to be British-style. “Will do, ma'am.”

After a quick meal, you dash off without your Lieutenant to ensure you have plenty of time before she gathers the officers you requested. On the training field is a wooden crate, inside of which are ten brand-new kidō rifles packed in straw. A separate box holds the ammunition for the weapons, and a small velvet bag sits atop the rest of the items. Inside is a note written in spindly handwriting along with three glass phials, each with a cap at one end and some sort of spring-loaded mechanism.

“Captain Kusajishi: these three phials are designed to release a serum into the body through the needle at one end. The serum is distilled from Hollow blood, and can trigger immediate cellular regeneration at the site of a wound. Do not mention my Bankai training or I'll kill you.”

Huh, so this is the “extra” Mayuri was talking about. Neat.

The heft of the first rifle you remove from its packing is vaguely familiar. The mechanisms are clean and chemically treated to resist rust, and the barrels are nice and straight. But the real question is do they shoot as well as they look like they should?

There's only one way to find out, and you've got plenty of time...

>3d10, DC 6.

>>39957690
She's the head of the Shiba family i'm pretty sure, One of the five(Now four in canon) great clans

Rolled 4, 9, 1 = 14 (3d10)

>>39957756
guns blazing!

Rolled 3, 4, 2 = 9 (3d10)

>>39957756

Rolled 4, 5, 7 = 16 (3d10)

>>39957756

Rolled 10, 9, 6 = 25 (3d10)

>>39957756
Rollin'

>>39957690
She's just that badass.
Having the pedigree of an established Clan might also be a part of it. I at least imagine their studies on it may go back for many centuries.

Rolled 5, 3, 5 = 13 (3d6)

>>39957756

>>39957763
>>39957771
>>39957775
Fuck

>>39957777

Damnit.

>>39957777
God damnit why didn't you roll earlier?

>>39957777
you can always trust that /tg/ dice will give you the perfect roll AFTER they no longer count.

Soul Reapers can't into guns

>>39957756
I don't suppose we could use the fourth roll since Riku is familiar with rifles..?
Please have mercy...

>>39957787
Apparently, extolling the values of best amputee is favorable with the dice gods, same as posting best cat pics. But it took time, as usual.

>>39957803
They can.

>>39957264
>>39957290
>High Frequency Reiatsu blade
>Millitary grade Cero Sniper round
My god, our hollow form mimics our Quincy powers.

At least we got vials that will let us regrow any limbs we lose.

>>39957830
>High Frequency Reiatsu blade
That one's on Yoru though. Still could be learned, so that's not out the window at least.

>>39957756
Please be merciful and just have it be that the one rifle we picked up is shit and it's not that Riku's skill with a gun has degraded.....

>>39957873
We may need to tap into the mask and Rosa's skill to git gud


wtf captcha you want steak and you give me a picture of poker chips

>>39957873
Nah. The gun probably can't handle how well she can compress the energy like when Urahara was first making them.

>>39957901
>Nah. The gun probably can't handle how well she can compress the energy like when Urahara was first making them.
....Oh fuck this is going to hurt isn't it?

>>39957873
Normal failure, she looks like a fool before grabbing a manual and trying again.

Crit failure would blow it up in her hands

well he's not giving us an option for a reroll so it can't be that bad. probably going to hurt our pride more then anything else.

>>39957756
Huh

Mayuri is actually a pretty cool dude. Sure, he's an arrogant asshole, but still.

>>39957907
It shouldn't. Remember what happened when Soi Fon tried to use her shiki on aizen? He was so much stronger than her that it couldn't affect him. At least I remember that being the reason why it didn't work on him.

>>39957921
>Tenko is miffed at our incompentence
>Hollow Rosa has an urge to manifest and slap Riku for being so out of touch with her quincy side.

>>39957830
Nah, Riku has the Bullet Cero and EXPLOSIVE BLOOD.

>>39957977
>EXPLOSIVE BLOOD.
Could be acidic blood

>>39957907
>>39957901
The reiatsu amount is already regulated, since it's stored in casings at this point. I don't think she'll make the same mistake of infusing it some more.

I hope it's just aim calibration issues at best.

>>39957997
>>39957977
Likely related to her use of Blut vein and blut arterie when she was a quincy. Since they ahd to charge their blood with reishi to use the techniques.

>>39957756
You load a round, seating it firmly in the chamber before sliding the block into place and clicking the safety off. Take aim... control breathing... squeeze the trigger...

The weapon goes off, striking the wall behind your intended target: low and wide right. That's not what was supposed to happen at all! Every single step of the process was correct for your part, so the problem must be mechanical. Luckily for you, the crate also contains all the gunsmithing tools you could ask for and at least a few you never knew you wanted.

“That's not good,” you mutter, finding at least one source of the problem: the base for the ladder sight is mounted improperly, meaning the rear aperture is in the wrong place. You correct this issue, only to find that a careful inspection of the innards of the weapon show rough machining on almost every part. No wonder the trigger was so heavy and full of grit, they haven't been properly finished! It broke late and hard, leading you to jerk the weapon ever so slightly downward just before the primer ignited. Speaking of which, the action isn't as smooth or as polished as it should be, which increases the lock time. You thought it felt too long between trigger break and bang, and that explains it.

In short, these rifles are useless to you in their present form.

“Having trouble, Captain?” Rangiku teases you as she arrives with Third Seat Nikko, Fourth Seat Iba, and Fifth Seat Ichinose in tow.

You shrug, tossing the rifle back into the crate and tucking the phials into your sash for now. “Remind me to shout at Mayuri later. Shoddy sight alignment, inconsistent trigger weight, and gritty mechanics. Poor showing, really... I'll have to disassemble them all and fix 'em when I get the chance.”

“So Soul Society's slow ta change?” Kai muses. “Amazin'. Never woulda guessed it.”
(1/2)

Time to see if they have a recommendation for six seat.

>>39958021
>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.
>Iba, Ichinose. Fight each other so I can see how good you are.
>I have no idea what you can do, Ichinose. Show me.
>Other?

>>39958016
This is pretty much the rationale.

>>39958059
>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.

>>39958050
We should probably bump up someone from our division

>>39958059
>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.

>>39958059
>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.

>>39958059
>>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.
>>Iba, Ichinose. Fight each other so I can see how good you are.

>>39957977
>Explosive Blood activating when attacked = Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) Plating
>Bullet Cero that could possibly detonate on impact when fired at range = Tank shell
My god we're a walking Abrahams M1 tank equipped with Flash step Nitro boost.

>>39958059
>>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.
there is a difference between being conservative and incompetent

>>39958059
>>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.

Also Senpai noticed me!

>>39958059
>>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.

>>39958059
>>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.
>Other?
If any of you can think of a new six seat for me let me know when we are done.

>>39958059
>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.
Playfully i assume?

>>39958082
>We should probably bump up someone from our division
Then that means we would have to find another person to replace the one we bump up.

>>39958059
>Alright, smart mouth. Just for that you're up first.
Let's see what skills he picked up from the 11th.

>>39958021
Wow, I thought I called it, but it seems the problems are worse than what I initially suspected.

>>39958095
Meta talk: Wasn't there also an instance of Captain Isshin having incendiary blood in canon?

>>39958129
Well that's how promotions work. And we have an entire division to shuffle around anyhow.

>>39958147
Your suggestion would leave us one man short or have us promote someone to a seat higher than we should be.

We should hit the academy and see if there is anyone decent there.

>>39958182
how would we be a man short

>>39958182
You realize that we have the entire division to choose from right? A division is more than just the seated officers

all this talk about 6th seat, why dont we just grab the guy in the hollow forest?

>>39958220
HA! I like you.

>>39958220
True but I don't know if he would want to go, or let us take the swords there, or like us for working with hollows.

>>39958220

What i figure might happen. Be interesting to explain.

Shinigami survivor man.

>>39958208
If they weren't a seated officer chances are they probably aren't worth promoting.

>>39958241
It's not as if we are feeding people to hollows.

>>39958144
That's more of a case of using his blood as additional fuel to his getsuga tensho. His blood is used for offensive purposes whilst his getsuga tensho is a ranged slicing wave.
Riku's blood is a defense mechanism, and her cero bullet is a precision based projectile that fires at a small area. Extrapolation of what happens when the bullet is fired and hits it's target suggests an explosion will occur from the bullet's impact or detonation at max range with a blast radius of 1~2 city blocks.

so we're absolutely keeping all of those healing vials for when Gin Yoru or Rangiku is about to die right? while figuring out how to get more in the meantime?

>>39958263
Well there are special cases as well as the need for upward movement

>>39958359
Oh yeah, Definitely

>>39958365
case in point: Mr. Kenpachi.

Also, how hard is his murder boner right now? is he actively seeking us for a fight or is he still chillin like a boss?

>>39958312
Rikus blood isn't a defense mechanism. She just knows how to infuse spirit energy into her veins to make her self stupidly tough.

Also stop trying to make your self look smart by sprouting bullshit. You have no clue what the explosion would do.

>>39958365
It's not worth it. There would be way to many people to go through not even counting that seats 11-20 have more than on person holding the position.

>>39958208
In Bleach, it really isn't. The captain and the lieutenant usually account for like 99% of any given division's strength.

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>>39958400
any one not seated in the seats 3-10 or even 11-20 that are strong enough for the sixth seat position should be viewed on the same level of suspicion as aizen or beyond. Cause they would have to be that skilled to hide their true strength.

>>39958400
He's probably chilling. He's got some sort of murder boner, but whether it's a bigger one for us than the other captains is yet to be seen. He's certainly not got the same one he does for Ichigo.

>>39958059
“Alright, smartass,” you fire back, causing the rest of your Commando-prospects to chuckle... only now you're starting to realize how much machismo you've recruited so far. “Just for that, you get to go first.”

Kai offers you a bow, the humility clearly played-up for humor, before slinging his lever-gun into position. “Beat, Kamitinbe!”

His Zanpakuto has changed since you fought off that Gillian together all those years ago: its spear blade now projects out under the end of his rifle's barrel, and the tinbe shield now has a notch specifically designed for resting his rifle in it. He dashes towards one of the practice targets, taking a few shots as he moves, before demonstrating his more traditional shield-and-spear tactics in close quarters.

His speed isn't the greatest, but his defenses are strong and his attacks are solid at all ranges. And that rifle of his is the real deal, not like these clunky pieces of junk Mayuri foisted onto you. He's even figured out how to work the lever one-handed without disrupting his pattern of attacks.

“Not bad,” Rangiku admits. “I'd heard Eleventh Division had good fighters, but this is a totally original style. His reiatsu isn't bad either... not really my type, though.”

You sigh loudly and bring your fist down lightly onto your daughter's head. “Doesn't matter whose “type” he is, Lieutenant. All that matters is he's still as good a fighter as I remember.”

>Okay, that's enough. Iba, Ichinose. Show me what you can do.
>Ichinose, you're the new guy. Let's see what you're made of.
>Hey, loudmouth! How strong is that shield?
>Other?

>>39958409
I'm not making myself look smart, I'm just guessing what I think what would happen if Riku did manage to fire a Cero bullet off. Queen would have a say if I'm wrong about my guess

>>39958485
>Okay, that's enough. Iba, Ichinose. Show me what you can do.

>>39958485
>>Hey, loudmouth! How strong is that shield?
>Okay, that's enough. Iba, Ichinose. Show me what you can do.

>>39958485
>Hey, loudmouth! How strong is that shield?
>Okay, that's enough. Iba, Ichinose. Show me what you can do.

>>39958485
>>Okay, that's enough. Iba, Ichinose. Show me what you can do.

>>39958496
Your sprouting bullshit to make yourself look smart.

>>39958410
yeah, we REALLY need to make it so our lesser units use tactics where they DON'T just drop like fruit-flies when faced with anything at gillian level or stronger.
We will be the first damn division where the non-seated units are actually useful to the captain and lietenant in a fight for more than just fighting people like fuckin acidwire. I mean goddamn GRAND FISHER said he killed multiple shinigami, and he's a fuckin useless candy-ass.
We will make our division into a goddamn EMBLEM of strength and unity where the lesser troops use guerilla warfare tactics, long-range weapons, and healing skills to actually do jack-shit against a powerful enemy.

>>39958485
>Ichinose, you're the new guy. Let's see what you're made of.

>>39958485
>Ichinose, you're the new guy. Let's see what you're made of.

Need to see if we can calm him down. Get in his head.

>>39958485
>>Hey, loudmouth! How strong is that shield?
>Okay, that's enough. Iba, Ichinose. Show me what you can do.

>>39958519
It's not a matter of tactics but a matter of strength. Also fisher was strong. Seated officer strong at that.

>>39958518
well sorry if I went full autistic when typing that post. What else was I supposed to say? And lets drop the subject before this devolves into a shitstorm.

It's nice to have a slow thread for once.

>>39958567
my point is that most of the non-seated officers are essentially useless if they follow how shinigami typically fight, and they're not likely to ever excel beyond that point, we need to make up for that lack of power.

>>39958519

Yeaha, multiple scrub hollows kill shinigami.

Hell, it was marked in the current invasion arc over 1000 shinigami were killed I think. They are shown to fight in mobs. High seats are monsters but the rest are red shirts in the series.

>>39958220
That was the plan, in terms of meta, but we have no real in-character reason to rush off to the Menos Forest to find our 6th seat.

I mean, we're going to go grab those swords soon anyway, so he might pop up then.

>>39958519
That's kinda pointless when they all just pass out from the pressure alone when a captain-class combatant so much as flexes his reiatsu muscles.

Only the top few shinigami actually fight threats to the SS. The rest just do maintenance. That's the nature of souls.

>>39958652
training exercise for the seated officers once fix the guns

>>39958400
I think he is in the process of getting ripped right about now.

He was still a pretty scrappy fuck when he took over as captain. Sometime between then and canon he achieved largehuge.

>>39958485
let's go with this >>39958514

>>39958677
Hmmm maybe let them watch us fix the guns? Might be a good lesson on gun maintenance for them?

>>39958643
exactly, we need to make our red shirts into a useful fighting force.
God help us all this will be hard
>>39958670
And that needs to change at least a little so they can actually DO something

>>39958519
to add on to your completely correct point...

The Ninth division is supposed to be mainly tasked with the defense of SS. Our main job is to be the main line of defense in the case of intruders and attacking forces like the quincy during the most recent arc.
What I want to see in addition to the implementation of some actual goddam military tactics, beyond running at them with sealed swords, is for our grunts to at least learn their goddam zanpakto's names and start fucking training.
We need to be/recruit a talented Drill Sergent and whip the entire division into shape while trying to keep our new super grunts from being poached by other divisions looking to snag some talent.

When invaders come in thinking all the divisions are the same, thinking that only the captains and LT's are worth their time, thinking that they can breeze through the linemen like cannonfodder. THEY WILL BREAK UPON OUR WALL OF DISCIPLINE AND POWER!!!

>>39958519
That's impossibru. The Soul Society is based around the idea of having hundreds of worthless mooks and like 15-20 retardedly strong guys who are all mostly insane.

Doesn't really matter how good your tactics are if the guy you are hitting literally cannot be cut by you, and can knock you out by standing within a half mile and thinking really hard about how large his murderboner is.

Just realized Riku's Bankai is a giant fuck you to any quincy she fights. Annuls all their techniques and most of their abilities. Stealing would be hard too i imagine.

>>39958721
Oh my god the looks on the enemies faces, they rush in thinking hat the non-seated officers won't stand a chance and basically run into the S.W.A.T. of the soul society, we REALLY fucking need to do this, the best offense is a defense capable of beating the shit out of whatever attacks you.

>>39958519
Not how it works, dude

Redshirt level shinigami take on scrub hollows and do all the day-to-day junk that the actual fighters don't have time for. Said actual fighters are the people who A) Hold everything together and B) Take on the things which kill the Redshirts.

Because the power disparity is just so huge, there's no real way to equalise the playing field. It's like... Damage reduction, basically. If a guy has an armour value of 5, and all the Redshirts do 3 damage, it doesn't matter how many Redshirts you throw at him, or what they do, really, he's not going to be any worse off for it. Unless they all pool their power somehow, then maybe you can get somewhere.

>>39958816
>Mfw we actually outfit them like S.W.A.T teams.....
LET'S FUCKIN DO IT!

>>39958746

Captain level people will walk over anyone cept another captain. High seats are largely the same.

I think part of it is that so scrubs have training and tactics to respond properly to stronger normal hollows and can delay or survive against gillian huge hollows.

The guns that have normal bullets may be able to help with that. Also some group kido casting too, maybe.

>>39958721
You know only a few Shinigami actually learn their sword's name, right? Most aren't capable of it, in the grand scheme of things. I mean, presumably it has already occurred to the SS to tell their lower ranks to learn their Zanpakto's name, you know?

Not that I'm really disagreeing with you, it's good to have well trained scrubs, but it's probably better to make sure our non-scrubs are top-notch, because those are the people who are going to be carrying the team.

>>39958826
We arn't going by the hectopeasant system? Aw

>>39958794
The bankai affects the user as much as its victim, so it's useless to a quincy anyway.

It negates illusions, too... Riku is like a reverse Kubo. It's an important part of what makes this quest so based.

>>39958794
Riku's Bankai is a giant fuck you to like 90% of the cast.

Which is why it is a closely guarded secret.

>>39958860
>>39958816
>>39958721
Writefaggotry!
>SHINIGAMI! WHO THE FUCK ARE WE?!
>SIR WE ARE THE NINTH DIVISION SIR!
>AND WHAT IS OUR JOB
>TO BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF WHATEVER ATTACKS US SIR!

>>39958794
We have hollow bits so stealing won't work anyway.

>>39958878
I always just assumed that the reason Kubo never drew the redshirts using a shikai is because he didnt want to bother drawing the twenty or so guys running around a page and have to come up with actual unique-ish swords for them all.

as for them being unable to learn them I'm pretty sure that for most shinigami, unlike super prodigies like ourselves, it takes years of intense training and meditation to connect with the spirit. from what I've seen most linemen dont put in the effort really, all the guys who make seated or higher ranks train during their downtime beyond the basic crap they might do during drill hours.

>>39958794
What I want to know is, what happens if Riku gets within ten feet of Ywach with her Bankai active?

He gets cut off from all the Quincy, who carry a part of his soul. What happens?

>>39958721
You realize that "modern military tactics" extend to whatever is available in late 19th Century Japan right?

>>39958956
...fuuuuuuuuuuck.
>>39958963
You ever heard of Rome?

>>39958878

Really need seat kevel spirital pressure to figure your sword name.

Takes a lot of time. Unless someone unlocks a way to get them good, not much will help.

1000 year problem soul society has been dealing with

>>39958945
>I always just assumed that the reason Kubo never drew the redshirts using a shikai is because he didnt want to bother drawing the twenty or so guys running around a page and have to come up with actual unique-ish swords for them all.

Which is why he created this justification in the first place. Non-seated officers don't tend to achieve even shikai.

He made them all underpowered because he didn't want to draw unique swords.

>>39958963
still better than what we have now. And we're not entirely limited to Japan, we just had an English breakfast after all.

>>39958937
I like this even better when I remember they are also the arts and culture divisions.

Everyone one is just busy working on the paper or reading and shit and then when shit got real we go full S.W.A.T

>>39958973
Has Riku?

>>39958652
We know he's there with the blades. And has been surviving there for who knows how long.

>>39958996
>WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE NEWSPAPER CLUB IS BEATING BACK THE HORDE OF HOLLOWS BY THEMSELVES?
>11TH DIVISION JUST GOT STOMPED BY THOSE THINGS AND YOURE TELLING THE FRUITCAKES IN THE ART CLUBS ARE SAVING OUR ASSES!

>>39959020
Yeah I mean, no reason to leave him there. Both for his own safety and if he somehow picks a fight with our hollow friends.

>>39958973
....oh god can we make shields that absorb spiritual pressure? so you hit them with a cero and it just fucking dissapates?
>>39958996
I'm fuckin dying this shit would be so funny!

>>39958721
It doesn't work like that. If it did then the gotei 13 would be set up like that. The captains aren't idiots. It's matter of power.

>>39959036
oh god we shall become even more legend than we already are.
>>39959057
the POINT is that we are trying to find ways to work AROUND their lack of power.

>>39959036
Again. This is Japan. Based on the Edo-Era. Samurai are expected to have a certain degree of culture, and pretty much everyone looks down on Squad 11 for being barbarians. And the 9th division already has a reputation for being all about combat.

Stop being stupid.

>>39958485
“Iba, Ichinose,” you order. “Show me exactly what you can do.”

Iba nods enthusiastically. “Yes, ma'am!”

The clean-cut young man draws his tantō from hhis chest wrappings and releases it, producing an unusually shaped blade. It widens near the far end and curves upon itself like a swallow's tail, producing two sharp points. Along its blade is a pick-lick protrusion, and the blade has no cross guard or adornments.

“What does it do?” you ask.

“Absolutely nothing, ma'am!” Iba replies with a completely straight face.

Rangiku doesn't seem like she can believe what she's hearing, and to be honest you're not sure you disagree with her. “Surely there's more to it than that, Iba!?” she exclaims, totally nonplussed.

He shakes his head firmly. “It's got some weird ways you can attack with it, but no. it's a pure melee type.”

“Can you do kidō? Hakuda? Anything else?” you press, curious as to what exactly got this man into a high seated position in his previous Division.

“Bakudō up through number forty, and hadō through fifty, ma'am,” he replies. Good, seems he has something to offer after all. “I can also use shunpo and I'm working on my hakuda, ma'am.”

“Well-rounded,” you muse. “I was starting to worry there for a moment. But why take that approach instead of focusing your efforts?”

“I wanna be a Lieutenant some day, ma'am!” Iba barks in response.

Rangiku raises her eyebrow. “Why?”

“To make my mother proud, ma'am!” Iba barks again.

Your own Lieutenant seems like she's about to fall apart laughing, until a sly grin reminds her of her tenuous position of advantage. Oh yes, dear daughter, you most definitely WOULD tell him about the charcoal drawings she made of your old Lieutenant's badge and strapped to her arm all those years ago.

She coughs, and settles back down to watch as your new mystery man prepares to show off his abilities. Even Kai takes a break from his practice to watch.
(1/2)

>>39959078
There is no fucking work around. If they aren't strong enough then guess what? they won't do shit against opponents stronger than them.

>>39959081
But that would mean they can't fap to the thought of glorious military strategy.

>>39959078
Sure sure, just don't expect miracles. The Redshirts will never be anything but Redshirts, but maybe they can be slightly more effective Redshirts.

But when Menos, Arrancar, or any equivalent show up, don't send the regular troops out to fight them, because they will get slaughtered.

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>>39959102
>Oh yes, dear daughter, you most definitely WOULD tell him about the charcoal drawings she made of your old Lieutenant's badge and strapped to her arm all those years ago.

Best Daughter

>>39959102
>Your own Lieutenant seems like she's about to fall apart laughing, until a sly grin reminds her of her tenuous position of advantage. Oh yes, dear daughter, you most definitely WOULD tell him about the charcoal drawings she made of your old Lieutenant's badge and strapped to her arm all those years ago.
This has to happen king. It has too.

>>39959127
Best thing we can do is get soul societied used to guns so they won't be out ranged by the mook quincies when yhwach decides to invade.

>>39959105
dumbass, we aren't trying to make them solo arrancarrs, we're trying to make it so that they don't all die by using hit and run tactics to back up the heavy hitters.

>>39959127
Yeah. The best we can hope for is maybe them not being completely overrun by the Quincy mooks.

>>39958963
Japan's not massively far behind the western powers at this stage anyway.

Other anons' points that soul society isn't composed entirely of idiots and if there was an easy way to make everyone powerful it would be done are pretty much on point, I think. We're not going to make all our non-seats fuckstrong like seats or lieutenants. However by using enough guns and fancy tech and shit we should at least be able to make them capable of doing something if they work together.

If we knew more about reiatsu we might be able to figure out something new. Specifically I'm wondering about storing it and releasing it. It doesn't matter if we've only got scrubs if they're equipped with rifles shooting bombs containing Riku reiatsu. Or what about delayed spells? Get a bunch of guys chanting spells with really long incantations that can be somehow activated on demand, and our squishy unseated nobody just turned into a squishy wizard.

>>39959156
If you are having them back up the heavy hitters then you have already failed. The heavy hitters should focus on the enemies heavy hitters. Our mooks on their mooks.

>>39959105
so I guess you're content with the way things are but a bunch of us are trying to find ways to make the redshirts actually useful for something. I'll admit the talk of SWAT teams and military strategy has invoked a sort of enthusiasm in me similar to what I sometimes find in a HFY thread but the goal of training our guys into an actual useful fighting force has merit.

if the problem is that they aren't strong enough then we will MAKE them strong enough that some squad tactics could make up the difference. the guns are a good step in that direction.

>>39959102
“Shine brightly, Nijigasume!” Ichinose declares, and his sword wavers out of existence... no, it's still there, he's merely bending the light around it. You peer at him more closely as he goes through a few basic motions with his blade. Balanced stance, clean strikes, and that sword's impossible to see so it's hard to tell how long it is.

Clever. Even better is when he extends the area of effect to hide his whole body. This sort of ability would have been perfect for the Onmitsukidō.

“The hell?” Iba mutters as Ichinose disappears.

You nod, satisfied. “I have half a mind to hand him over to Yoruichi.”

Finally, a blast lances out from what appears to your eyes to be thin air, slicing one of the training targets cleanly through.

“He's bending the light, right?” Rangiku asks you quietly.

“Yup. That's it exactly.”

>3d10, DC 4.

Rolled 2, 4, 10 = 16 (3d10)

>>39959223

Rolled 7, 3, 5 = 15 (3d10)

>>39959223

Rolled 3, 5, 9 = 17 (3d10)

>>39959223
Let's try that again...

>>39959102
>“To make my mother proud, ma'am!”
>Your own Lieutenant seems like she's about to fall apart laughing, until a sly grin reminds her of her tenuous position of advantage.
With that in mind as a goal, it seemed to have worked out pretty well.

>“It's got some weird ways you can attack with it, but no. it's a pure melee type.”
Hm. I suppose that kinda makes things a bit easier. Riku will only need to evaluate sword skills and the blade's tenacity on that end. Then next up, see how Iba would apply the rest of his repertoire of skills.

Rolled 8, 10, 3 = 21 (3d10)

>>39959223

Rolled 10, 5, 8 = 23 (3d10)

>>39959223

Rolled 8, 6, 2 = 16 (3d10)

>>39959223

>>39959203
Exactly this.

Scrubigami should never be fighting the enemy bruisers. They should be fighting the enemy scrubs, like the nameless Quincy troops or basic-level Hollows. If a Menos or named Quincy appears, you send in your own bruisers to fight them and try to help the Scrubigami get the fuck out of dodge before they are crushed to death just from the spiritual pressure.

Rolled 10, 1, 8 = 19 (3d10)

>>39959223

>>39959239
>>39959243
>>39959244
>Not a single crit
It's official, The dice want us fucking dead!

>>39959206
Guns won't do jack shit. All those mook shinigami can't get stronger then they are. But I guess I must be wrong because you surely know better then people who have been around for nearly a thousand years. Or maybe they get pleasure out of their weaker members being killed.

News flash shit for brains. Most shinigami can't even make 20th seat let alone leutenant.

>>39959199
oh god... spirit-power RPG's

>>39959206
>I'll admit the talk of SWAT teams and military strategy has invoked a sort of enthusiasm in me similar to what I sometimes find in a HFY

That explains it.

Please don't try to break the tone of the story just because you want to jerk off.

>>39959273
That's not how the dice work. We passed it fine. We just didn't crit.

>>39959199
>rifles shooting bombs containing Riku reiatsu
Oh god yes....Riku should totally create Spirit IED's!

>>39959276
we arn't TRYING to turn them all into captains we are TRYING to make up for all their weakness's.

>>39959273
>>Not a single crit
It actually is? The DC was low enough that all three rolls passed. Still a crit, even though it doesn't look spectacular in numbers.

>>39959199
>Japan's not massively far behind the western powers at this stage anyway.

Power structure. Soul society is politically run by central 46. They are old guys. Many likely were last living in the shogunate. Tech freeze.

Not like Europe where the leaders may be like Wallenstien, Gustuv Alophus, ect. They had constant change last 2000 years.

>>39959302
No your not. Your using a thinly veiled excuse to start fapping about GLORIOUS TACTICS AND GUNS. That's not how bleach works. Those scrubshinigami would be killed just from being near the so called stronger hollows. Fuck off and leave. Your kind isn't wanted here.

>>39959308
>Still a crit
No a crit would be all three NUMBER's passing the DC

>>39959199
Not how it works. You can lanch as many spells cast by a weaker shinigami as you want. It won't do shit to the stronger enemies.

>>39959223
You casually use the "Oni Headpoke" technique, sending a mild concussive wave of force back over your left shoulder. The attack is more than enough to send Ichinose flying.

"Cute," you allow with a confident smirk, "but at the point you're at you'll be running up against opponents who can sense your spiritual pressure. You can't hide from me, Fifth Seat."

"That's pretty scary, Miss Captain," Ichinose frowns as he dusts himself off. "But you're right, it was foolish to try and play around like that. My apologies."

"Don't be such a stiff," Rangiku sighs. "If you don't take time to loosen up every now and then you'll go nuts."

Ichinose's frown eases as you rise to your feet, and he nods thoughtfully. His head's still not in the right place after his Captain's death, it seems, but you get the sense he should be fine.

>Now, even if the rifles are crap I'm gonna show you how to shoot them.
>Kai's gonna teach you all how to shoot, I have business with the Central 46.
>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.
>Other?

>>39959302
The trouble is human combat training doesn't really work because our primary opponents are barely human at all.

>>39959348
so trying to make our fighting force a threat isn't welcome here? fuck you fanboy stop trying to make us weak BECAUSE THATS HOW SS IS RUN! we are going to try and find a way to make up for kuubo's laziness by giving our lower ranks a chance against other low-rankers so they don't get massacred because HURR DURR I CHARGE WITH SWORD!!!

>>39959406
>>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.

>>39959406
>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.

>>39959397
So how about spells chanted by us, and other strong kidou types? That's what I'm getting at. The weaker shinigami is just a glorified delivery mechanism.

>>39959406
>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.
Once they're finished
>Now, even if the rifles are crap I'm gonna show you how to shoot them.

>>39959406
>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help Kai fix these damned things.
>Central 46

>>39959406
>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.

>>39959406
>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.

>>39959406
>>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.

>>39959406
>>Kai's gonna teach you all how to shoot, I have business with the Central 46

>>39959406
>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.

>>39959425
Has jack and shit to do with that's how SS is run and everything to do with how the setting works. Spamming constent retarded inaccurate shit while you wank to the thought of guns and tactics.

>>39959440
Anyone they would need that for would be way out of their weight class to the point where they wouldn't get a chance to use it. Most shinigami do fine against hollows. Ichigo went around fine with just his sword during hte beginning of bleach.

>>39959406
>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.
>Once they're fixed, demonstrate their use and ask for their opinions on the usefulness of these things for the lower ranks

As an aside, I've come up with names for the tentative "Hollow techniques" described at the top of the thread: Cero Tirador (Sharpshooter Cero) and Estigmas Reversión (Reversal Stigmata) for Riku's and Cero Rastrillar (Raking Cero) for Yoruichi's.

Thoughts?

>>39959520
>Ichigo went around fine with just his sword during hte beginning of bleach.
Different anon
His sword was permanently stuck in Shikai and he had a buttload of Reiatsu

>>39959418
so why do all the red shirts just try to mob the enemy with swords?
>>39959520
The reason the creator never fixed the lower ranks is because he didn't have time to draw all that shit. we are not restricted by that, and are free to experiment, if nothing comes of it, eh we tried, if we DO manage a reasonable way to make our unit USEFUL, than why the fuck wouldn't we work towards it?
>>39959564
love 'em

>>39959406
>Your first lesson will be in maintenance. Help me fix these damned things.

Priorities.

>>39959569
Not at the beginning it was HUGE.

>>39959564
What's reversal stigmata? Also like it so far

>>39959564
I can dig it.

>>39959564
I like them.

>>39959569
Not at all? Until Byakuya beat him up, Ichigo was wielding an oversized copy of Sode no Shirayuki in sealed form.

>>39959564
Sounds awesome. Sorry about the the military and gun wank fanboys.

And their still here. Can you please explain none of his ideas won't stop the mooks from getting slaughtered buy steated officer tier opponents. Maybe they will believe you.

>>39959569
yeah, ichigo is practically the definition of mary-sue
>>39959599
he was still way the fuck more powerful than any low-ranking shinigami because of it.

>>39959520
Ok, it's obvious that many stronger enemies are going to be forever out of reach of the mooks. But there's got to be a sweet spot where there was a hollow they would have been able to fight but would be ultimately too strong for them and they get killed. In that situation? Riku nuke.

Most shinigami do fine against hollows most of the time. But not all of the time. I don't see why we should accept a single loss in our division when we could give them a trump card to save their ass when they come across a hollow that's a bit too powerful for them to beat.

>>39959520
Ichigo had enough spiritual power to fight at LT level right out of the gate, he's a terrible example.

But I agree with you, the guy jerking off about guns and military doctrine needs to stop.

>>39959569
Not Prior to the SS arc he didnt

>>39959564

I like 'em

>>39959591
Exploding blood

>>39959564
>Cero Tirador
I'll admit, due to the nature of borrowed language, this made me think of slingshots instead.

I still approve though.

>>39959614
They shouldn't be near hollows like that. that shit happens no where near as often as the the dude jerking off about guns and military doctrine makes it sound like it does.

>>39959520
>Has jack and shit to do with that's how SS is run and everything to do with how the setting works. Spamming constent retarded inaccurate shit while you wank to the thought of guns and tactics.
I can think of a few ideas that would let them be a threat, entirely using in setting resources.

>>39959591
Reitsu infused blood. Not sure what it does, but based on the name, I am assuming it works like reactive armour and just outright fucking explodes when it gets hit.

>>39959578

If you faint whe you so much as perceive the enemy's presence, and your blows break your own hand/blade, and the reason for this is inborn aptitude rather than a lack of training, it's a problem that can't be fixed. Not the way you're thinking.

And yes, captains are bulletproof, even if the bullets are reiatsu-infused, so long as the wielder isn't as strong as the captain.

>>39959607
for the last goddamn time, we aren't trying to make them fight lieutenants, we are trying to keep them from dying when facing low-level hollows, or gillians if they are in a large enough group, nothing will get them to lieutenant level, but we can at least make less of them die.
>>39959638
while i partially agree with you, it doesn't change the fact that anything ballsy enough to actually attack the thirteen court guard was usually strong enough to kill hundreds of red shirts, and did.

>>39959645
Did you take into the account that they would die simply by being near them when they flair their full spirit pressure? Or that they wont be able to use what ever you are thinking of due to being to weak to keep up with their opponents?

>>39959638
So when our dudes are getting slaughtered by some hollow that's a bit stronger than them, we just say "they shouldn't have been near a hollow like that"? Things happen. Shinigami do get eaten. Why wouldn't we try and give our division an edge?

>>39959680
>for the last goddamn time, we aren't trying to make them fight lieutenants, we are trying to keep them from dying when facing low-level hollows, or gillians if they are in a large enough group, nothing will get them to lieutenant level, but we can at least make less of them die.
Gillions are Lieutenant level. And they don't die to low-level hollows that often.
>>39959680
>while i partially agree with you, it doesn't change the fact that anything ballsy enough to actually attack the thirteen court guard was usually strong enough to kill hundreds of red shirts, and did.

What they need to do is get the fuck away from them.

>>39959730
If it's slightly stronger then them then they should be able to kill it. Again shinigami don't get killed anywhere near as often as you and that other guy are making it seem like. It probably doesn't happen more often then once a decade.

>>39959730
It's called they patrol in groups. Which we already set up.

What if we actually talk to our fellow captains about how they handle their mooks?

>>39959564
For the Stigmata ability, how about Stigmata del Pecador? (Stigmata of the Sinner) I find that adding "del [noun]" adds a titular flair to the ability. Kinda like Chad's Left hand of the devil (mano izquierda del diablo)

>>39959811
We don't need to because Riku knows how to do things. She was a Lieutenant.

>>39959689
Yes cause its ranged, and yes although that is a weakness.
Basically, as scaled down Kido canon/ scaled up rifle: http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kid%C5%8D/Appearances_In_Other_Media

A crew served weapon that fires a powerful retsu blast. Does it let them solo LT level oponents? Nope, except for maybe gillians because their mobility sucks. But it does mean that they can at least theoretically support their captains and LTs by shooting something that would actually hurt the enemy if it connects, which it probably won't but hey, maybe dodging it will give the captain/lt an opening.

>>39959564
>>39959818
I like this.

>>39959784
>What they need to do is get the fuck away from them.
yeah...sure... because that TOTALLY WORKED in the manga.
>more often then once a decade.
shinigami are fucking immortal, a decade isn't that long of a time when you live forever
>>39959805
the entire point is to train them to fight well as a team so they don't all just charge the enemy with a sealed sword.

>>39959841
Reiatsu's fuck-you-range is greater than that, I think.

>>39959880
Aizen's and Yawtch's is probably, but this wouldn't hurt them anyway.

>>39959841
That's retarded. Really retarded. Interfereing in a fight on that level when the captains opponents will be moving beyond the mooks ability to keep up with is more likely to get them killed or hte captain killed.

>>39959853
They already use tactics you retard dumb fuck. And no shinigami aren't immortal. They can die of old age and disease. And every time the gotoei has been attacked in the manga was by people that were actually had a strong enough group to do so. Modern military tactics do not work in bleach. Now stop shit posting your retard fap ideas.

>>39959564
>>39959818
And for Riku's bullet Cero, instead of Cero Tirador (Sharpshooter Cero), how about Cero del arquero (Cero of the Archer)? It's a nod to Riku's past life as a Quincy.

>>39959925
Wow, someone is mad.

King, lewdanon here, the guy from the end of the last thread? I just wanted to say, that if you ask me not to write any fan-stuff, I won't. at the very least i'll wait until i'm goddammn POSITIVE I created the sort of feeling you were trying to create.

>>39959896
It wouldn't hurt anyone. Best thing we can do to get the idiots shit posting banned by reporting them whenever tehy do.

>>39959930
Not all quincy used bows. Rosa used muskets.

>>39959930
>how about Cero del arquero (Cero of the Archer)? It's a nod to Riku's past life as a Quincy.
....We were a musketeer though....Not an archer

>>39959925
It's best to ignore them. They'll just get mad and thump their chests about how they've got great ideas and you hate fun.

>>39959930
I prefer Cero Tirador far more than Cero del Arquero. It's far sexier.

>>39959406
You sigh, pulling out each rifle in turn and tossing them to your top seated officers. “Lesson one: proper maintenance. Three rules: never point 'em at anyone unless you're shooting them, don't touch the trigger unless you intend to shoot something, and always treat 'em like they're loaded. Break a rule and you're on kitchen duty for a week. Accidentally shoot someone and you'll spend the rest of the day trying to pry your weapon outta your own ass. Are we clear?”

All around you your fellow officers are taken aback by the sudden change of tone: good. You want them to remember that this is serious business. “Let's begin with the action.”

Over the next hour you teach Rangiku, Iba, and Ichinose how to operate a falling-block action rifle, then show them how to disassemble them for cleaning and repair. Each rifle's parts are polished by hand with polishing stones, under your careful observation to ensure they aren't polished too aggressively. You show them how to adjust a ladder sight, and how to properly sight in a rifle.

At the end of the lesson most of them are shooting decently, apart from Kai whose skills are already beyond the basics. You see that he's likely trying to learn how to gauge the wind and distances, given how he's watching his fellow officers' clothing moving on the breeze and the swaying of the distant pine branches beyond the protective ramparts at the end of the range.

“Okay, that's enough,” you finally announce. “You've got the basics down, so now it's all about practice.”

Rangiku sighs as she rubs a little gun oil off the tip of her nose. “Jeez, that was frustrating... too many small parts.”

You simply shrug. “Just be glad I'm not making you a rifleman for good... your sword and kidō are already more that enough.”

>Now then. I'm off to see the Central 46 about getting more rifles.
>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.
>There has to be another good fighter inside the Ninth.
>Other

>>39959925
>They already use tactics
bull. and. shit. they literally just charge the enemy in a bigass group because kuubo didn't have enough time to draw them being useful.

>>39959947
>It wouldn't hurt anyone.
Not convinced that Numerous can tank that sort of thing.

>>39959939
Of course I'm pissed. Idiots keep spamming hte thread with stuff that won't work despite being told that is not how it works in bleach. Just so they can fap to the thought of military doctrine and guns.

>>39959943
https://twitter.com/QMKingofHearts/status/598474503560241152

>>39959968
>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39959968
>>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39959968
>Now then. I'm off to see the Central 46 about getting more rifles.

>>39959968
>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39959968
>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39959968
>There has to be another good fighter inside the Ninth.

>>39959968
>>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39959967
Just joining in, but man the killjoys are super buttmad about any thought going into improving our squad at all aren't they? I get that you guys don't want any change at all on the mook front and the thought of guns mattering hurts your delicate sensibilities but shit calm down, it ain't even that big a deal. If it's tried and fails the redshirts will be no worse off than the default canon fodder role they're already set to fill.

>>39959968
>>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39959980
Honestly, with how rude and mad you are, I see no real reason to listen to you. You clearly aren't even considering the various merits of the ideas. Most captain and LT level fights aren't lighting brawls all the time, there would be times were a crew served weapons could take a shot.

>>39959968
>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39959968
>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39960029
Yeah it is getting a little ridiculous.....

>>39959968
>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39959980
>>39960011
literally anything would make them more useful at this point. seriously do you know what they did when they were supposed to get Ichigo the first time? they bullrushed him in a bigass mob with sealed swords. they are trying to fight like samurai, and they are not goddamn strong enough to do it.

>>39959968
>I'm still short one Commando. The Academy may have someone.

>>39960029
at least they can provide artillery support and be a nuisance from afar and be useful liitle mooks instead of doing either nothing or go suicide Leeroy Jenkins

>>39959968
>There has to be another good fighter inside the Ninth.
If someone from the Ninth wants to step up to the plate, there's no reason not to give them a chance.
It could also boost morale a bit more knowing that a member from Kensei's era is a part of this.

>>39960040
They still move faster then the mooks can see. It's a side effect of being that strong.

>>39960029
I want guns so that our division won't be outranged by the quincies.

>>39960059
welcome to the japanese after life.

>>39960076
No they can't. Cause bleach doesn't work like that.

>>39960059
*continued*
I don't give a shit about your glorious honor of the shinigami bullshit, if you die because your a goddamn idiot, it wasn't worth it.
>>39960103
>No they can't. Cause bleach doesn't work like that.
because the artist was restricted by having to draw everything, this isn't a goddamn manga, we can DO large-scale things like artillery.

>>39960076
What would make them good little mooks would be going after the other mooks. them interfering with a captain level fight would be a really stupid thing that would do more harm than good.

>>39960103
>They still move faster then the mooks can see. It's a side effect of being that strong.
Not all the time. they spend plenty of time standing still and debating philosophy.

>>39960059
What could they have possibly done differently?

Well, they could have gotten out of the fucking way, I suppose. That's probably their best and most useful option when confronted with the big league fighters.

>>39960103
>I want guns so that our division won't be outranged by the quincies.

Finally, a single valid point between all the idiotic masturbation.

>>39960103
>>39960147
what matters is making sure those mooks can survive and be useful for 3 seconds longer in the backdrop than their canon counterparts.

>>39960152
Or lured him into traps. Its not like he's smart enough not to run into them.

>>39960076
Yeah and there are other options, like those flash bang armbands that Lt. 69 (can't remember his name for shit) has so taking the weakest and making them fill support roles with items like those set up around bakudo and battlefield control should grant them a bit more of an edge compared to other squads.

>>39960147
than let's make them GOOD at fighting other mooks.
>>39960152
you know, blocked off all means of escape, hailed a higher-ranker, SURROUNDED him, instead of all charging his face like s wall of stupid.
>>39960169
I would argue that there were several decent points, but that one is particularly good.

>>39960140
Bleach flat out doesn't work like that. In every situation you and the other guy has mentioned.

>>39960169
I'm the main dude arging with the guys fapping to the idea of guns and military doctrine making mook shinigami's able to be around captains and lieutenant level shinigami fighting someone else and not get killed.

>>39960140
>because the artist was restricted by having to draw everything, this isn't a goddamn manga, we can DO large-scale things like artillery.

Yes, which was then justified by becoming canon.

>>39960199
Shuhei Hisagi, And yeah we should get some of those. also we should be getting Hisagi in ninth Division

>>39959833
This is not a smut quest, and I would appreciate it if fansmut weren't a thing. It breaks with my own stated desire of not making smut a focus of the quest, and it diminishes my deliberate attempts to give Riku and Yoruichis private affairs at least a hint of privacy and discretion.

>>39960218
>making mook shinigami's able to be around captains and lieutenant level
goddamn how many times does it have to be said? THAT IS NOT THE POINT. the point is to make it so they don't get utterly curbstomped by enemy mooks who can actually FIGHT.

>>39960240
... why did that link to that particular post, it was meant for >>39959943

Also, quit arguing about the guns. If and when it comes up you'll find out exactly how effective they'd be. Until then, arguing about it serves no purpose.

>>39960240
Your request has been noted, and all plans at attempts by me have been dropped. I apologize for not understanding you earlier.

>>39960240
I think.. you quoted the wrong guy. But I hope the right guy sees it.

You've said in a really nice way, "Don't write smut."

And the message is apparently still not getting through.

>>39960275
Alright chaps, you heard the man. Lady. Boss. Person.

>>39960275
Thankgod you finally said something...I hope those idiot's will stop arguing but sadly this is /tg/

>>39960307
They keep it up after this then we can report them. it would officially be shit posting and spamming the thread.

>>39960306
gotei

>>39960288
If there's one thing I won't do, it's proceed against the storytellers wish's.
cause than i'd be the biggest kind of asshole, and it would cheapen the story.

>>39960240
>privacy and discretion
>"yoruichi is the father"
kek

Why is shit like this happening almost every time Queen runs this game?

>>39960386
it's part of the regular programming in your daily /tg/ thread broadcast.

>>39960386
I blame moot.

>>39960386
My guess is a dedicated core of shitposters attracted to Bleach and other shonen type quests.

>>39960410
I have been in other quest threads. It never got this bad. It's like the idiots are coming out of their rooms just to do this shit.

>>39960421
Who's moot?

Does anyone know the extent of communications tech in SS at the moment? It'd be useful to have something to keep us in touch with various allies (I'm thinking Yoruichi) so that we don't get e.g. taken out one at a time by Aizen. I know there are hell butterflies, but is there anything say comparable to a mobile phone? SS tech is weird, seems to be ahead of the game in many regards.

>>39960386
The fact that most of the choices matter tends to cause arguments, than there's the whole "base material versus new plans" thing.
>>39960433
It's a manga being turned into a story, there will ALWAYS be lawfags and /k/ enthusiasts.

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>>39960447
Hell butterflies, certain high level Bakudo and those messengers with the silly hats that run around delivering messages and planting swords with speakers in them.

>>39960435
>It never got this bad.
You're a lucky guy

>>39960435
A couple of subjects always inspire gratuitous shitposting when they appear.

Keep calm and carry on.

>>39960447
They have that one Kido thing that broadcasts a message to everyone they choose, but it takes a little while to cast.

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>>39960507
I'm just genuinely impressed at everybody's ability to shut up once king asks us to.

>>39959968
Though the training has gone well, there's one last hitch: you're short a body.

Ninth Division's seated officers are already set up the way Kensei figured best reflected their abilities... your current Seventh Seat wasn't good enough to make the cut for the old Commandos, and they got their asses beaten badly. Factor in the predictable loss of your own due to scalping from other Divisions looking for Lieutenant-level fighters, and Iba's desires to become a Lieutenant at some point... looking within your own Division would be the feel-good choice, but the ideal would be to snap up a promising Academy fighter before anyone else gets the chance.

“Rangiku,” you announce, “you and I are going back to school. Nikko, Iba, and Ichinose, you three are to begin training the other Seated officers in riflery. Nikko, you take the lead on this one, youv'e got the experience.”

Kai and Iba immediately snap off salutes, while Ichinose's comes off a little slower and sloppier. Seems he's not got the hot blood of the other two? Well, at least it balances out your unit a little that way. You need calm guys too.

As you head towards the Academy, Rangiku pipes up at your side. “So what exactly are we looking for?” she asks you thoughtfully. “Not more musclebound thugs I hope?”

You merely shrug. “We'll see what we end up with. Like I said, I don't care too much how they look so long as they can do the job.”

“Fair point.”

Inside the impressive grounds of the Academy are a maze of hallways and dormitories, but one building stands out: the Zanjutsu hall. From the feel of things it's the graduating class that's in there right now, along with old man Ōnabara.

>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.
>Send in Rangiku to spar with the top students. See how the kiddies respond to her.
>Inform the Head Instructor that you're here to scout talent.
>Other?

>>39960551
yeah, i know, i was one of the arguers once or twice, i'm just saying i'm impressed we ALL managed to shut up, not just one or two of us.

>>39960586
>>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.
>>Send in Rangiku to spar with the top students. See how the kiddies respond to her.
>>Inform the Head Instructor that you're here to scout talent.

No reason to do all of the above.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.
>Send in Rangiku to spar with the top students. See how the kiddies respond to her.

>>39960586
>>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.
>>Send in Rangiku to spar with the top students. See how the kiddies respond to her.
>>Inform the Head Instructor that you're here to scout talent.
We can do all of this really.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.
>Send in Rangiku to spar with the top students. See how the kiddies respond to her.
>Inform the Head Instructor that you're here to scout talent.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.
Let's see who can notice us.

>>39960586
>>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.

>>39960447
Hell Butterflies are a thing, as is a level-77 spell that allows instant communication within a given range. The Communications Unit of the Onmitsu uses swords that can transmit messages quickly in combat... never was ENTIRELY clear how that worked precisely, so I haven't included them.

Also, I've planned something fun with the Jigokucho for much later.

I would want Rangiku to at least spar with them while we are watching.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.
Old habits die hard.

>>39960586
>Go in there without your captain's jacket and using a generic sword. Strut around like you own the place and insult a few people. See who comes to wreck your shit.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.

>>39960634
This is actually a good idea, anyone who notices something is off is almost certainly worth it

>>39960699
Were kind of new. What we can do is have Rangiku test any of them that we see who has talent.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.

I fear sending Rangiku will blind them with her Matsumoto's.

Yeah. Sure Captcha. A quesadilla is a fucking hamburger.

>>39960712
And by new I mean we are a new captain. Odds are that the academy teachers probably won't know us by sight yet.

>>39960586
>>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.
>>Inform the Head Instructor that you're here to scout talent.

>>39960737
That's the point. We see who has the balls to meet our challenge.

>Mfw we scout Renji or Rukia

>>39960769
Toshiro or Momo seems more likely.

>>39960769
Too early for that, by about 60-70 years.

>writing

>>39960791
Oh joy....Some of the WORST characters.....

>>39960586
>Inform the Head Instructor that you're here to scout talent.
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.

>>39960791
Oh man Toshiro as second seat with ra tiki as lt. All the way she teases and now he can't do anything but complain!

>>39960737
I dunno, we've been a lieutenant for decades and there are only 26 captains/lieutenants in total. You'd think that most shinigami would at least know who we are.

But yeah, if anyone does notice us they're almost certainly worth it.

>>39960586
>Go in stealthily. Knowing they're under observation will change their behavior.

See if any of them notice something is off.

Although that might be a tall order, because even Kisuke didn't realise what was going on until we outright told him. He was wondering why he was meandering, though, so look for signs of that.

>>39960586
“Rangiku,” you mutter. “I'm gonna disappear for a while. You go in there and start sparring with anyone who looks like a decent candidate, and I'll observe.”

Your Lieutenant nods quietly. “Right. High spiritual pressure, or good skills?”

“Both.”

You have Tenkotsuki hide you with a powerful spell, literally snuffing out any trace of your rather impressive reiatsu and wrapping light around your body before following Rangiku into the Zanjutsu hall. This should be interesting.

Standing behind the Head Instructor, you whisper softly. “It's Captain Kusajishi. I'm here to scout talent. Pretend I'm not here.”

Ōnabara inclines his bald head ever so slightly to show he heard you. “Yes, ma'am. Congratulations.”

“Thanks.”

>Roll me a d12, taking the second roll.

>>39960815
The lieutenant and captain hold second and first seat respectively.

Rolled 3 (1d12)

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Rolled 8 (1d12)

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Rolled 7 (1d12)

>>39960895
Comon momo

Rolled 7 (1d12)

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Rolled 11 (1d12)

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Rolled 11 (1d12)

>>39960791
Please no

I'd take an OC over them. I'd take an OC over a lot of characters, really, but ESPECIALLY them.

>>39960925
Interesting... you got one that's actually quite scary if you think about her.

>writing

>>39960953
What's wrong with momo? She's adorable.

>>39960909
God damnit. I meant third. Why the hell did I type second?? Maybe I should sleep.

>>39960962
>you got one that's actually quite scary if you think about her.
Excellent....Now to see who it is!

>>39960953
Toshiro only sucks in the manga because Kubo has it out for him.

>>39960926
Momo was in class with renji and Rukia.

>>39960962
Nanao? Or whatever shunsuis lt is named? Or fox guy?

>>39960962
>her
>scary
>8
... is it Nanao, by chance?

We just keep on fun blocking Captain Jetstream Sam inadvertently, do we?