"Is that... a Captain of the Gotei 13?"
Hearing Jūshirō Ukitake's voice, Ganju Shiba turned around and immediately noticed the Captain's Haori on Ukitake.
In an instant, Ganju sprang up from the ground and shielded Orihime Inoue behind him.
"Inoue, I'll hold him off. Run!"
Though he did not understand the situation, Ganju still vividly remembered what had happened before he lost consciousness.
Before a Captain-level powerhouse, he was as weak as an ant.
All he could do was buy Orihime Inoue some time to escape.
No, perhaps he could not even buy her time. He might very well be instantly defeated again, just like before.
So, he had to use his ultimate move!
"Captain, my elder brother is Kaien Shiba, Vice-Captain of the Thirteenth Division of the Gotei 13. Could you do my big brother a favor and defeat me ten minutes later?"
That was right, Ganju Shiba's ultimate move—calling in his family!
Of course, Ganju knew that his elder brother Kaien Shiba was only a Vice-Captain. His reputation was not great enough to make a Captain let them go.
So, all he asked for was ten minutes for Orihime Inoue to escape.
Asking for more would be greedy.
"Hahahaha..."
Hearing Ganju's words, Jūshirō Ukitake laughed and scratched his head. "Just as I thought, you really are Kaien's younger brother."
"Huh? Captain, you know my brother?"
"Yes, and we were very close."
With that, Ukitake turned sideways and showed Orihime Inoue and Ganju the number on the back of his haori.
Thirteen!
Seeing that number, Orihime suddenly understood.
So this Captain was Mr. Shiba's elder brother's Captain.
No wonder he had saved them from that other Captain.
Had Mr. Shiba's elder brother asked him to come?
"All right, we've delayed long enough here. Come with me first. There are