You couldn't say she was an irresponsible captain. She was just remarkably good at taking it easy—even compared to Toshiro.
No, even compared to Kyoraku.
Toshiro was one thing, but from what Yuko had learned from Rangiku, Rangiku was even better at taking it easy as a Vice-Captain. Toshiro handled practically all the paperwork. Yuko had nearly cried when she heard that.
Why hadn't he told her he was that capable? If she'd known, she wouldn't have bad-mouthed him!
Yuko wandered into the training ground. Sure enough, the squad members had already begun training and were working up a sweat.
She looked around for somewhere to rest, but there wasn't so much as a bench, so she sat on the steps.
After watching the rookies spar for a while, Yuko felt something was missing.
Looking at the squad members sweating on the training ground, she realized what it was.
A vending machine!
Who could resist an ice-cold cola after training?
She could buy a vending machine in the Human World herself. She'd bring a few next time.
Come to think of it, she'd promised to have a drink with Rangiku.
She'd go find her after training.
While Yuko's thoughts wandered, someone finally noticed her.
"Captain! The captain's here!"
Momo Hinamori, who had been guiding the others on the training ground, trotted over.
When she reached Yuko, she found her staring into space. "Were you daydreaming?"
Yuko's eyes came back into focus, and she blinked. "No, I was thinking about how to make things better for you all."
"Better?"
"Never mind. You'll find out in a few days." Yuko stretched and stood, then walked toward the center of the training ground, pulling a wooden sword from a nearby rack as she went. "Come on, everyone. Make the most of your weekend