"Whoosh—"
The white Captain's Haori fluttered in the wind around Ailin.
Six years after Ailin had been stripped of his position, he wore a Captain's Haori once more.
However, compared to before, the two Star-tethering hairpins were gone from Ailin's head, and the red Fūkasaku around his neck—worth several houses—was gone as well.
At the same time, the "six" on his back had been replaced by an "eleven."
Having changed from the captain of the Sixth Division, which represented "order," to the captain of the Eleventh Division, which represented "battle," Ailin did not know what that meant.
But he knew one thing.
If he wanted to protect Haruko through the turbulent two centuries ahead, he needed to let certain people know his strength.
If anyone truly provoked him, then even the Soul King's Will would be useless here.
Stepping onto the platform, Ailin turned to look at the Soul Reapers below, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit, and slowly spoke.
"From today onward, I will become the Ninth Kenpachi of the Eleventh Division—Ailin Kenpachi!"
"The Eleventh Division is a combat division."
"When there is a battle, I will charge at the front. I will not stop and wait for you."
"If you stagnate, then one day, you will not even be able to see the Captain's Haori on my back!"
"If you want to follow behind me, then fight, kill, and advance with everything you have!"
"Battle!"
"Battle!"
"Battle!"
The Eleventh Division was the combat division of the Gotei 13, and its members had the strongest average strength of all the divisions.
There was no such thing as division duties in the Eleventh Division.
Every day, they only needed to follow the information provided by the Twelfth Division and eliminate the Hollows that descended upon different parts of the Rukon