Outside the Captain-Commander's private office, Chōjirō Sasakibe sensed the two bursts of spiritual pressure within and let out a soft sigh. Then, he lightly pressed the ornament beside the door.
With a click, the Reishi in the corridor arranged and combined itself in a special, orderly pattern. Once the final strand of Reishi had formed, the corridor, which had still held traces of spiritual pressure, became utterly calm and peaceful.
Chōjirō Sasakibe stared at the room and muttered,
"Genryūsai-sama, I hope you won't be too hard on them..."
As his words fell, the clash of spiritual pressure within the room reached its peak!
The blazing spiritual pressure surged freely through the room like fire, drying out the surrounding air. Asano Kiyoshi and Nel's lips began to parch, tiny cracks appearing on them.
Yet those wounds could not bring them even a trace of moisture. Before blood could flow from the cracks in their lips, the scorching air had already evaporated it into nothing.
Seeing the pained expression on Asano Kiyoshi's face, Nel could no longer worry about anything else. She knew that if she did not reveal her true strength, Asano Kiyoshi might die here today.
Thus, as a white bone mask appeared over her face, Nel's ominous power as a Hollow erupted in an instant!
Her enormous spiritual pressure directly forced back the Captain-Commander's pressure. Pink spiritual pressure, like a warm spring breeze, gently enveloped Asano Kiyoshi, soothing the suffocating oppression he had just endured.
Feeling the sudden relief around him, Asano Kiyoshi immediately took the chance to gulp in great breaths. His back felt slightly chilled, sticky with cold sweat. The temperature had been so intense just now that his sweat had evaporated the moment it emerged.
Seeing Asano Kiyoshi in such pain, Nel's face showed a hint