Human World, Karakura Town.
A white light flashed in the sky as the Seireitei's Senkaimon opened above Karakura Town.
A girl wearing a black Shinigami uniform stepped out of the Senkaimon.
The girl had slightly wavy, medium-length black hair. Her eyes and eyebrows would have made a man's face seem fierce and savage, but on her face, they somehow gave her an exceptionally mischievous air.
A black Hell Butterfly slowly flew ahead of the girl, and she followed behind it, leaping from one utility pole to another in the Human World.
A few seconds later, the girl arrived at an alley and jumped down from a streetlamp.
"Shino Madarame, Twentieth Seat of the Thirteenth Division, greets Senior Zen'nosuke."
Standing before the girl in the alley was an afro-haired Shinigami with his arms folded across his chest.
"Oh? So you're the one replacing me as the Human World guard this time?"
Zen'nosuke Kurumadani turned around, rubbed his chin, and sized up Shino Madarame.
"A Shinigami I don't recognize. You must be a newcomer who joined the Thirteenth Division within the last twenty years..."
"Becoming a Seat Officer after only twenty years of training—heh, the Thirteenth Division has gained another genius."
After reading the identity of the Shinigami replacing him from the Hell Butterfly, Zen'nosuke Kurumadani nodded and said to Shino Madarame, "Little girl, this should be your first time carrying out a mission stationed in the Human World, right?"
"Yes, Senior Zen'nosuke."
Shino Madarame lifted her chin, puffed out her chest, and replied loudly.
"Then, as your senior, let me tell you a few things."
"Little girl, with the strength of a Seat Officer, it won't be very dangerous no matter where you're stationed."
"But Karakura Town is different from other places."
"For the next hundred years, Karakura Town will be