"Though I really don't want to admit it, Captain Zaraki's spiritual pressure has already completely surpassed mine..."
Sensing the spiritual pressure coming from far away, Shunsui Kyōraku could not help but sigh.
Shunsui Kyōraku was Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's most valued disciple.
Whether it was his strength, temperament, way of thinking, or conduct after becoming a captain, Shunsui Kyōraku had never disappointed Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had even regarded Shunsui Kyōraku as his successor, grooming him to become the next Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13.
Thus, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had never concealed many of Seireitei's affairs from Shunsui Kyōraku.
Several decades ago, Retsu Unohana, the captain of the Fourth Division, had asked Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto to teach Zaraki Sword Arts. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had agreed.
However, after meeting Zaraki, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto went back on his word. He taught Zaraki unsuitable Sword Arts, making Zaraki look down on Sword Arts from the bottom of his heart and abandon its training.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had not kept this matter from Shunsui Kyōraku.
When Shunsui Kyōraku asked him why, it was the first time he had seen apprehension on the face of his teacher, Captain-Commander Yamamoto, known as the Strongest Shinigami of the millennium.
Even someone as formidable as Captain Ailin had never made his teacher reveal such an expression.
Could it be that, in his teacher's eyes, Zaraki was even more troublesome than Captain Ailin?
Then, Shunsui Kyōraku learned a secret from Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto that left him utterly shocked.
"Haah..."
"This is troublesome..."
"If the mastermind lurking within Seireitei is Captain Ailin, then when Captain Ailin bares his fangs at Seireitei, which side will Captain Zaraki stand on?"
Peals of muffled thunder rolled in from afar. Shunsui Kyōraku began to focus, spreading his "Reikaku" as far as possible, tracking