"Man... what a fuss..."
Scanning through this month's issue of the Seireitei Communication, I involuntarily muttered.
The birth of the Kuchiki family's eldest son became big news.
To the extent that a special feature was put together in the Seireitei Communication.
After all, it is a celebratory event for one of the Five Great Noble Families—and the birth of a boy who is almost confirmed to be the next head of the family.
There is no way it wouldn't be news.
Aaaand.
There is no way they wouldn't make it news.
It wasn't enough to warrant an extra edition, but it was quite the big news.
Or rather, since there is a supreme being called the Soul King, extra editions are rarely issued.
And as for the long-awaited child's name—
It was decided as *Tokiya Kuchiki*.
...I said it was just a suggestion!!
Using the character for 'Toki' just like that!! And adding the character 'Ya' from Byakuya to make a name!!
Taking one character from the parent's name is the classic royal road of naming!!
Well, that much is fine. That much.
"That's amazing, Vice-Captain!! You are the godparent of the Kuchiki family heir!?"
"Squad 4 can hold its head high with this!!"
"Vice-Captain, you are amazing..."
The squad members are looking at me with incredible eyes.
Because it's written there, in the Seireitei Communication.
The name became Tokiya.
That name, Tokiya, was thought up by me—it says.
Why did you say that, Byakuya Kuchiki!! At least say Ginrei-san thought of it there!!
...Thanks to that, my reputation is rising unnecessarily.
I already have free access to the main Kuchiki house. Since I, an outsider, delivered the baby, I'm already looked at with strange eyes.
To have this sealed on top of that, what do you expect me to do!!
I am worried sick that some unnecessary extras will come attached...
'But with the combination of My Lord and myself, we are invincible! (With some exceptions)!!'
I don't care about myself.
I have enough confidence that I can revive even if my torso is cut in two.
If it's physical violence, even if they come in units of a thousand, I can beat them all back (with some exceptions), so I'm not scared.
What I'm worried about are the Squad 4 members!
I'm worried they'll get dragged into some strange noble incident as collateral damage!!
There's already a baseless rumor going around that "If I deliver the baby, it will be a safe birth."
If the Kuchiki family's seal of approval is added to that... I'm worried sick that it will be used for something unsavory...
'I see... however, regarding the squad members...'
When I glanced at everyone.
"When I get married, I'll have the Vice-Captain deliver my baby too!!"
"In your case, finding a partner comes first!!"
"But she's the person who delivered that Kuchiki family's child! It's definitely good luck!!"
"Vice-Captain, you can do anything!!"
'...They are very popular.'
Looking at that scene, I think maybe it's useless to worry this much.
But well, if it's just laughing within our inner circle, it's fine.
Look, look at this.
'Letters... is it?'
I received a lot from the Black Goats.
Moreover, all of this is exactly what I feared earlier.
'Wh!? There are over ten letters!?'
If it were fellow Soul Reapers, it would still be fine, but there are letters from nobles in here too.
They are definitely aiming for prestige...
I wonder what to do...
Let's pretend I didn't see any of them and throw them away!!
Let's ask the White Goat to eat them without reading!
—But I can't really do that, can I.
...I'll just push all the cleanup onto the Kuchiki family.
I have to have them do at least this much!
They don't understand the influence of their own place at all!
Perhaps inspired by this article, for a while, a faintly pink atmosphere drifted from each squad
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