Unohana: Kyoraku, Is It Because You Were Born Not Liking to Smile That You Don't Want to Smile?!

"Knock, knock, knock..."

"Is anyone there? Could someone please open the door for me?!"

Shinji Hirako, dressed in a white Captain's Haori, stood before the gates of the 1st Division barracks with his vice-captain, Aizen Sōsuke, beneath the scorching sun. They had been knocking for around ten minutes, but unfortunately, no one had responded.

"Aizen, I told you we came too early, didn't I?"

"Look at the other captains of the Gotei 13. Not only has no one else arrived yet, even the 1st Division's own members are still asleep inside the barracks~"

"Coming this early is just disturbing people's sleep! Don't you know that interrupting someone's sleep in the Gotei 13 is practically a criminal offense and ought to be punishable by death?!"

Shinji kept complaining to Aizen behind him.

"Captain Hirako, although your words are not entirely without basis, I must remind you that there are less than fifteen minutes left until the meeting time Captain-Commander Araki announced yesterday. In other words, if we don't get inside soon, we may be late..."

After hearing Shinji, Aizen spoke up to remind him.

"But as you can see, no one is opening the door~"

After hearing Aizen's words, Shinji helplessly shrugged, pretending to be innocent.

"Actually, you could try using your esteemed hand to gently push open the gates of the 1st Division barracks. As far as I know, aside from certain designated times, there are no guards stationed outside the 1st Division barracks..."

Aizen was speechless after hearing Shinji, but then reminded him.

"Huh? The 1st Division barracks don't even have guards?"

Shinji asked in surprise.

"Have you lost your memory?"

Aizen was rather speechless at Shinji's question. Wasn't this common knowledge?!

As Aizen's determination to drive Shinji out of the Gotei 13 strengthened by another degree, he still