Chamber of Penance.
After Kyoraku and Tokinada hurried to the Chamber of Penance, row after row of men in black came into view.
The black nightwear they wore all bore the insignia of Central 46. Clearly, they were agents dispatched by Central 46 to protect the Chamber of Penance.
"Move."
Seeing the agents before him, Kyoraku became even more certain that his sister-in-law was inside the Chamber of Penance. His brow furrowed as he spoke coldly to them.
In truth, as a captain of the Gotei 13, Kyoraku had every right to order Central 46's lackeys aside. It was merely that the Gotei 13 captains usually gave Central 46 some face and did not bother arguing with these agents. That had given the agents the illusion that they held lofty status...
"Captain Kyoraku and Captain Tsunayashiro, please wait here for the time being. We have just received a written order personally issued by a Central 46 adjudicator. From this moment onward, without Central 46's permission, even captains of the Gotei 13 may not casually enter the Chamber of Penance behind us."
Upon hearing Kyoraku's words, the lead agent's brow immediately knitted tightly. Ever since taking over as the captain of Central 46's agents, no one had dared speak to him like that for countless years...
Still, he had to consider Kyoraku and Tokinada's identities, so he could not openly lose his temper. But since Kyoraku and Tokinada were being so blunt and giving him no face at all, getting past him would not be so easy!
The captain of the Central 46 agents did not step aside as Kyoraku had demanded. Instead, he walked up to Kyoraku and coldly addressed Kyoraku and Tokinada.
There was a hint of smugness in the agent captain's voice, as though he were silently telling