Today was destined to be an extraordinary day in Soul Society. Thousands upon thousands of raggedly dressed poor folk watched a Reishi Image personally prepared by the Captain-Commander within the prosperous, immaculate Seireitei. And within that image was a live broadcast of a martial duel between two Chief Kido Masters?!
This unprecedented experience left everyone somewhat bewildered.
Whether nobles or Shinigami squad members, they could not help but turn their eyes toward Asano Kiyoshi as they watched these changes.
It was as though every center of change would unconsciously become that young man.
It was as though every change had happened because of that young man.
And if, in this contest, that young man could truly overpower the Chief Kido Master, then the youth they had once never bothered to take seriously would become a Chief Kido Master on equal footing with the Thirteenth Division Captain!
He would truly step into the upper echelons of all Soul Society!
But all of that rested upon Asano Kiyoshi's own strength! If he failed to become Chief Kido Master today, then every stir he had caused would ultimately be blown away like bubbles.
At that thought, everyone stared fixedly at the projected Reishi Image. Some nobles who bore grudges against Asano Kiyoshi had even begun breathing faster, continuously cursing him in their hearts and hoping he would be beaten to death on the spot in this contest! At the very least, he should be left half-paralyzed, right?!
As the Captain-Commander's words fell, a middle-aged man stepped out from among the tightly wrapped Kidō Corps members.
The man wore glasses and looked refined and courteous. He was Yoshida Tomoya, the man currently serving as the acting Chief Kido Master.
Although he looked polite and fairly mild-mannered, Asano Kiyoshi had learned some of this man's