The air before battle was always clammy and cold.
Asano Kiyoshi looked at the machine before him, shaped like an enormous seashell, his expression calm and steady.
Including Asano Kiyoshi, there were six captains in pure white haori.
Those six captains were Kenpachi Zaraki, Byakuya Kuchiki, Shunsui Kyoraku, Retsu Unohana, Soifon, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi.
There was no need to mention Kenpachi Zaraki. If they did not let him come, he could smash the bricks outside the First Division Barracks every day.
As for dealing with traitorous nobles, Byakuya Kuchiki, as the leader of all nobles, was naturally bound to be present.
Soi Fon was the Captain-Commander's beloved little cotton-padded jacket. She had come this time partly to gather more intelligence and partly to report all manner of details to the Captain-Commander.
Retsu Unohana and Mayuri Kurotsuchi, meanwhile, were the two captains responsible for logistics.
One was in charge of treatment, while the other was responsible for connecting the Dangai and ensuring the team's safe evacuation.
The two of them could be said to be the core of the team. Fortunately, battles in the world of Shinigami were generally short. Otherwise, the issue of provisions alone would have given Asano Kiyoshi a headache.
As for Shunsui Kyoraku, the last of them, his presence carried deeper implications.
For one thing, as the captain of the Eighth Division, his usual duties mainly involved gathering intelligence and passing it on to the First Squad for processing.
Under normal circumstances, Shunsui Kyoraku would not participate in this kind of direct campaign unless it was a matter of life and death.
Yet now, he had joined a war with Asano Kiyoshi as its Supreme Commander.
And since the Captain-Commander had personally named him for the operation, the purpose of his presence was naturally obvious.
First, he