The girl's face flushed. She had never imagined being held in the arms of a strange man!
Feeling the scorching heat radiating from his muscular body, the girl struggled desperately a few times. Only then did Asano Kiyoshi notice the girl in his arms, as well as... Nel's sour expression.
Seeing Nel's utterly unfamiliar, killing-intent-filled expression, Asano Kiyoshi instinctively let go at once.
With a splash, the girl Asano Kiyoshi had been holding fell straight into the Blood Sea. Asano Kiyoshi scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh before saying to Nel, "Um, Nel, it was an emergency. You understand, right?"
Hearing Asano Kiyoshi's explanation and seeing the girl who had already fallen into the Blood Sea, Nel merely snorted. She then immediately caught the falling girl. She knew it was a special circumstance, and she knew the girl's identity was special. She was simply still a little unhappy. Even so, she could distinguish between the bigger picture and personal feelings.
Only after Nel caught her in her arms did Senna finally come back to her senses.
She broke free from Nel's embrace and looked at the assembled captains, confusion and vigilance appearing on her face. "Where is this?! You are... captains? But I don't seem to remember people like you. No, I do remember you and her!"
As she spoke, Senna pointed at the two veteran captains, Shunsui and Retsu Unohana. She did not recognize any of the other captains.
Hearing Senna's words, Retsu Unohana revealed a gentle smile. She asked Senna, "You know the two of us? Then could you tell me which division you belong to?"
Senna instinctively opened her mouth, but just as she was about to answer, she suddenly froze. Looking at Retsu Unohana, then at the captains around her, she abruptly clutched her