Ronglin looked helplessly at the princess who refused to acknowledge him as Boss. He could hardly beat up a spoiled, willful girl, and reasoning was not something that could solve the problem in just a few words.
Still, as long as the team held together, there was nothing more to say. He truly feared that the moment they reached the World of the Living, the team would immediately fall apart. How would he face anyone when they returned to the Seireitei then?
"All right, gather around me!" Ronglin withdrew his imposing aura and called to the four members. "I'll lay out our battle plan."
Ronglin's battle plan was simple. When they encountered ordinary Hollows, he would stand by and watch over the four members, letting them gain experience hunting Hollows and improve their strength. If they encountered Hollows with special abilities, Ronglin would intervene as needed. Kuchiki Byakuya and Shiba Zhu would be responsible for protecting the team members, while the other two would... observe defensively and learn...
Under special circumstances, Ronglin permitted them to abandon him and flee on their own. He even allowed all four of them to leave him behind and immediately use the great noble families' portal to return to the Soul Society.
Kuchiki Byakuya and Shiba Zhu both felt slighted by this battle plan, but Ronglin was clearly trying to look after them, so neither said anything. As for the other two, they were practically moved to tears at having such a considerate and gentle team leader.
The group of five teleported to the outskirts of a town. Every group of Shinigami was assigned to a different town, and no two groups overlapped.
Many black butterflies fluttered overhead, spreading out into the surrounding area.
"Hell Butterflies!" Number One pointed at the black butterflies and said,