Zhang Miao Takes Office (Part 1)

Under the stunned gazes of more than a hundred new recruits, Zhang Miao smiled as he headed deeper into the academy.

Zhang Miao had no patience to carefully nurture examinees who had only just entered the Spirit Arts Academy. After all, he had not come here to be a gardener. He had come to have some fun.

Only those students about to graduate and become Bleach were qualified to give him even a little enjoyment.

"While waiting for the Hogyoku to be completed, playing around with these students is a fine way to pass the time. I hope they can withstand the loving lash of my whip. Heh heh heh heh heh..."

Seemingly startled by Zhang Miao's laughter, a cat perched on the academy wall let out a miserable cry and vanished in an instant.

Meanwhile, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, having finished the captains' meeting, was also making his way toward Shino Academy with his vice-captain.

This was the school he had founded with his own hands. He could not possibly stay away from something as important as expanded enrollment.

As they walked, Chōjirō Sasakibe, his vice-captain, could not help but speak.

"Captain-Commander, can that man called Konoha truly be trusted? Why have you given him such an important position as an instructor at Shino Academy? Is he really capable of handling it?"

"Are you questioning my decision?"

"I would not dare. I merely..."

Chōjirō Sasakibe seemed to want to explain himself, but before he could say anything, Yamamoto waved a hand at him and slowly began to speak.

"Do not underestimate him. From the moment he returned to Soul Society and defeated the captains of the 11th Division and the 5th Division, I knew that he could handle any position."

At this point, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto paused, as though