"Good morning, Captain Segawa!!"
"Morning."
Shigure and Aning walked through the Seireitei streets. Along the way, they encountered many divisions' routine patrol units.
Aside from a few divisions like the 3rd and 9th, whose vice-captains were injured and unable to lead teams, the other squads were basically all led by their vice-captains.
Although the Seireitei was still in post-war alert status, each division's affairs had basically returned to normal.
This made Shigure feel how quickly time flew.
Not long ago, he'd been the 13th Division's vice-captain, needing to lead patrol teams daily. Now his position had changed.
Before long, even before entering the 2nd Division barracks, Shigure spotted the 2nd Division's vice-captain within their jurisdiction—Kisenchiyo Ōmaeda.
Even while on patrol, Ōmaeda looked extremely lazy. Holding a bag of unknown snacks. Eating as he walked.
They were turning at a street corner though, so they hadn't seen Shigure yet.
Shigure called out clearly: "Ōmaeda!"
Hearing that voice, Kisenchiyo Ōmaeda's body immediately stiffened. Before his chubby face even turned around, he'd already instinctively responded—
"C-Captain Segawa?!"
If it were before, he might not have been familiar with this voice, since the two had never really interacted.
But after experiencing the Hueco Mundo expedition, forget just remembering—Shigure's voice was practically carved into his DNA.
Only then did he slowly turn around. The moment he looked toward Shigure, he swallowed the food still unchewed in his mouth.
Then he put on a smiling face: "Captain Segawa, what brings you... to our 2nd Division jurisdiction today..."
Shigure's steps didn't stop. Said calmly:
"I have business with your Captain Soi Fon. By the way, Lady Yoruichi should still be at your barracks, right?"
Yesterday at Senkaimon Hill, Shigure had noticed Soi Fon inviting Yoruichi to rest at the 2nd Division barracks. Yoruichi had agreed.
So if nothing unexpected happened, Yoruichi should still be there.
That's why he came here.
Hearing Shigure's words, Ōmaeda immediately nodded rapidly:
"Y-yes!"
"Lady Yoruichi seems to be training with our captain today... in the valley behind the barracks."
"May I... should I take you there?"
Ōmaeda said with a forced smile.
He had absolutely no interest in routine patrols. Better to use this chance to slip away.
Hearing this, Shigure could naturally guess his thoughts immediately. But such trivial matters didn't need exposing. Smiled lightly:
"Lead the way then."
"Right away!!"
Kisenchiyo Ōmaeda quickly gave a few instructions to the squad members behind him. Then, grinning slyly, he led Shigure and Aning toward the 2nd Division barracks.
Those 2nd Division members all showed speechless yet helpless expressions.
They could naturally guess the vice-captain wanted to use this chance to slack off. Normally, they would have spoken up to stop him.
But now, since it was Captain Segawa's request, they had no choice.
The 2nd Division barracks were located in an extremely clever position.
On the surface, it seemed quite remote—after all, its back already bordered a valley, technically in the outer court.
But in reality, beneath the building's foundation were various specially constructed crisscrossing secret passages leading to almost any area within the Seireitei.
These passages greatly facilitated the Onmitsukidō's operations.
As the Onmitsukidō's Fifth Division "Inner Court Troop," their ability to transmit orders in the fastest time wasn't just due to their speed advantage—these passages provided tremendous convenience.
In fact, walking toward the barracks, Shigure could already sense faint spiritual pressure passing beneath his feet.
"This way, Captain Segawa."
Passing through the entire barracks, Kisenchiyo Ōmaeda didn't dare show any laziness. He directly led Shigure into the training valley behind the barracks.
The surrounding scenery immediately changed dramatically—from orderly buildings to chaotic sandy ground.
The moment they stepped into the valley, they could see ahead—two extremely high-speed figures engaged in fierce combat!
Yoruichi Shihōin and Soi Fon.
BOOM!!
The two figures collided. The frozen moment released a tremendous roar!
The shockwave from this collision actually formed an explosive hurricane that swept violently outward.
Kisenchiyo Ōmaeda had wanted to continue forward, but this shockwave hit him directly. Made his advance extremely difficult.
His expression changed drastically. Said incredulously:
"What... what is this...?!"
Though he knew both Soi Fon and Yoruichi were strong in Hakuda, this shockwave had such impact force from this distance—it was terrifying.
He had to stop. But Shigure spoke:
"Alright, Ōmaeda. You can go. I'll head over myself."
With that, Shigure led Aning forward.
The wind and waves struck them both as well. Blowing their white haori and black clothing. But it seemed to have no effect on their bodies whatsoever. They didn't even blink.
Seeing this scene, Ōmaeda first froze. Then quickly said:
"Ah, okay, okay!!"
After speaking, he turned and quickly left alone.
As he walked, he muttered internally: "I can understand Captain Segawa being this strong... but why is this little Arrancar also this strong? What a headache..."
Shigure kept walking forward without stopping. He naturally knew why their collision had this level of power.
Because what they were using now wasn't simple Hakuda.
It was a combat technique developed by highly compressing Kidō and covering their bodies with it—
Shunkō.
"Hm?"
After finishing that strike, just as they prepared to continue fighting, they suddenly noticed the two figures walking through the dust in the distance. They simultaneously stopped their movements. Made soft sounds of surprise.
Then Shigure's light laughter came from the distance.
"Yo, looking good... Captain Soi Fon, Lady Yoruichi."
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