Bleach: Watch Closely, This Is How You Use a Zanpakutō novel Chapter 326

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Not Scared at All!

"Marriage, huh? Coming from a kid like you, it’s surprisingly hard to refuse."

Masatsuki Aozaki stroked his chin, a faint smile forming at the corners of his lips as he gazed at the girl before him.

The pint-sized princess of the Kasumiōji Clan barely reached his waist.

Marrying her gave off an inexplicable sense of guilt, yet, technically speaking, it was perfectly legal.

This was... tricky.

"See! I knew you’d think so too!"

Rurichiyo Kasumiōji jumped up excitedly, clenching her fists with confidence.

"Then it’s settled! We’re getting married! From now on, you’re my fiancé!"

Masatsuki nodded.

"Marriage isn’t a problem, but do the elders of the Kasumiōji Clan agree?"

Despite how things might look, he wasn’t exactly new to this.

Leaving aside the girls in Hueco Mundo, every one of his lovers in Seireitei was already legally married to him.

Marriage wasn’t prohibited in Soul Society—on the contrary, it was encouraged, with financial incentives provided to boost Shinigami birthrates.

The marriage subsidies Masatsuki had received were enough to buy a house in the noble district.

After all, Shinigami reproduction rates were notoriously low.

Take Sōjun Kuchiki, for example. After centuries of effort, all he managed was a single heir—Byakuya.

Rurichiyo nodded, immediately catching the underlying meaning in Masatsuki’s words.

He was asking whether the Kasumiōji Clan would allow her to marry into the Aozaki family.

The Kasumiōji were different from most noble families.

For generations, they had been a matriarchal clan, with only women serving as family heads.

Traditionally, the head of the family would take a husband into the household rather than marrying out.

As the head of the Aozaki Clan, Masatsuki had faced similar offers before—like when the former head of the Shihōin Clan invited him to marry in.

He declined.

Had he agreed, not only would it have caused problems for himself, but it would have severely impacted the Shihōin Clan’s reputation.

As a key noble house, their image was crucial.

Even though the current head of the Shihōin Clan was a good person who might not have cared, certain traditions couldn’t be ignored.

And after the chaos brought by Gyōkaku Kumoi, the weakened Kasumiōji Clan had to tread carefully.

They couldn’t afford to offend the Shihōin Clan.

"You’re not planning to marry into the Aozaki Clan, are you?"

Masatsuki chuckled, half-joking.

"I’ve already convinced the family elders. They have no objections to our marriage, nor will they require you to marry into the Kasumiōji household."

Rurichiyo spoke with surprising confidence, already carrying herself like a proper family head.

This decision wasn’t made on a whim.

She had thought it through carefully and even gathered opinions from her elders.

First, Masatsuki Aozaki was Captain of the 11th Division—the 11th Kenpachi. A man of overwhelming strength.

Second, he was a high-ranking noble, holding an esteemed status with the backing of other major noble houses. His influence was at its peak.

And most importantly...

He was very good-looking.

After weighing all factors, both Rurichiyo and her cousins agreed—this was the ideal choice.

Her cousins, by the way, were now the new ruling elders of the Kasumiōji Clan.

As for the older generation?

Well... after the recent upheaval, most of them were dead.

Now, a new era had begun.

An era for the young!

"After we marry, you will remain the head of the Aozaki Clan, and I will remain the head of the Kasumiōji Clan."

"We will be husband and wife, but our individual statuses won’t change."

"However, if we have a daughter in the future, I hope she will inherit the position of Kasumiōji family head."

"Once she succeeds me, I will step down and leave the Kasumiōji Clan, fully becoming part of the Aozaki family."

This was a carefully planned arrangement—one that she and the other clan members had agreed upon.

The Kasumiōji weren’t fools.

If Rurichiyo married Masatsuki, the Aozaki and Kasumiōji families would become in-laws.

Not that they intended to exploit his influence, but at the very least, they wouldn’t have to fear the predatory eyes of other nobles.

If the Kasumiōji Clan were ever bullied, would Masatsuki Aozaki—the husband of their clan head—really stand by and do nothing?

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible.

Masatsuki Aozaki was infamous for spoiling his wives.

"Hmm... now that you put it that way, it sounds like I’m the one getting the short end of the deal."

Masatsuki smirked.

She wanted his protection.

She wanted his body.

Where in the world was there such a one-sided bargain?

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