"Good grief... It really has been one trouble after another lately..."
In the Eighth Division, Shunsui Kyōraku could not help but sigh when he heard the alarm.
"Lisa, get ready. Come with me to the Captain's Meeting."
"This alarm is even more serious than the one when Hibiki Hoshino started his rebellion over a decade ago..."
"I only hope more people survive the battles to come."
While the captains of the various divisions headed to the First Division for the Captain's Meeting with their Vice-Captains, only Gōsuke, the Eleventh Division's Vice-Captain, went to the First Division alone.
The captains moved quickly. Less than five minutes after the alarm sounded, they had all arrived in the First Division's Captain's Meeting room.
As for their Vice-Captains, they waited on standby in another room within the First Division, ready to receive new orders at any moment.
Thud!
Inside the Captain's Meeting room, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto heavily struck the floor with his cane. The sound of cane against stone made every captain's expression turn grave.
At that moment, among the Gotei 13's thirteen captains, eleven stood on either side of Captain-Commander Yamamoto, while one captain stood in the very center of the meeting room.
He seemed to possess the bearing of one facing twelve alone.
The Eleventh Division's captain, Jushiro Genpachi!
"Very well. All captains are present. Captain Jushiro, you may now state the crime you have committed."
"What?"
"Captain Jushiro Genpachi committed a crime?"
Upon hearing Captain-Commander Yamamoto's words, everyone who knew Souya Jōshirō raised their heads and examined him.
Kenpachi was the title Seireitei bestowed upon the Strongest Shinigami.
At the same time, it was the title borne by every captain of the Gotei 13's Eleventh Division.
Souya Jōshirō had become the 8th Kenpachi after fighting the previous Kenpachi, Kuryushiki Kenpachi,