The storm is coming

Kyoraku Shunsui was as frivolous as ever.

It seemed that aside from sleeping,

he was unwilling to take any troublesome matter to heart.

Vice Captain Ise Nanao pushed up her glasses and said solemnly,

"Captain Kyoraku! You have clearly been paying close attention to Rukia's situation all along, so please stop putting on an act at a time like this! Hurry and check Central 46's verdict!"

The corner of Kyoraku Shunsui's mouth lifted slightly.

He glanced at Ise Nanao.

Then he smiled.

"Little Nanao, you are rarely this pretty, so why must you say something that exposes me? Luckily, there are no outsiders here. Otherwise, I would really have a hard time saving face."

Kyoraku Shunsui stretched lazily again.

Then,

Kyoraku Shunsui accepted the Hell Butterfly.

The message sent by Central 46 was extremely brief.

Kyoraku Shunsui finished reading it within a few breaths.

However,

after learning that Rukia had been sentenced to execution,

Kyoraku Shunsui froze where he stood.

"Captain Kyoraku! What exactly was Central 46's verdict? What does that expression of yours mean?" Ise Nanao had followed Kyoraku Shunsui for many years.

She understood Kyoraku Shunsui's habits very well.

Only when he encountered something truly significant

would he reveal such an expression!

Could it be

that Rukia's situation was extremely grim?

Could she be expelled from Soul Society?

Kyoraku Shunsui released the Hell Butterfly.

A trace of suspicion appeared in his eyes.

Then,

he sighed.

He told Vice Captain Ise Nanao about Central 46's verdict.

"That cannot be possible, can it? Aren't only vicious criminals who have committed grave crimes sentenced to execution? Why would Rukia receive such a verdict?"

After hearing the ruling,

Ise Nanao swallowed.

She found it utterly unbelievable.

"It is indeed rather strange."

Kyoraku Shunsui removed the straw hat from his head, blew away