Early the next morning, Asano Kiyoshi stood outside the First Division Barracks, his expression complicated as he looked at Kenpachi Zaraki blocking his path.
Looking at Kenpachi Zaraki's muscular body and wild, unkempt hair, Asano Kiyoshi's mouth twitched before he asked,
"Captain Kenpachi, do you really have to fight me? Here? In front of the First Division Barracks?"
Kenpachi Zaraki looked at Asano Kiyoshi, an exceptionally excited smile appearing on his face. Yet in Asano Kiyoshi's eyes, that smile somehow looked rather foolish.
"Of course! Why would fighting need to depend on the occasion?"
As soon as he finished speaking, an immensely powerful spiritual pressure erupted from his body, making several nearby guards struggle to breathe.
Nel, who stood behind Asano Kiyoshi, stiffened. Her hand immediately went to her sword hilt, and her own spiritual pressure began to stir.
But before Nel could do anything, a gentle voice drifted over from nearby.
"Captain Kenpachi, Chief Kido Master Kiyoshi, please mind the setting. This is the First Squad, after all."
Following the voice, they saw Captain Retsu Unohana approaching slowly with a terrified-looking Isane behind her.
With her long braid crossed over her chest, Sister Hana looked gentle and kind. At that moment, she stood between the two men facing off.
Seeing such a gentle older sister standing between them, Nel became worried. She said to Retsu Unohana,
"Captain Unohana, that spot is dangerous. Please come over here."
Hearing Nel's words, Unohana smiled gently. Looking at Nel, she said softly,
"Don't worry, Little Nel. These two are both people who know their limits. They won't hurt me, right? Captain Kenpachi, Chief Kido Master Kiyoshi."
Hearing Sister Hana's words, Asano Kiyoshi smiled awkwardly and nodded at her, while secretly thinking, *I don't know whether I know my limits, but you definitely don't...