Accompanied by a wave of teleportation-induced dizziness, Duan Mu opened his eyes again. The pink room belonging to Yachiru was no longer in front of him.
Instead, he found himself in an underground space. However, it was nothing like the dark, damp Maggot's Nest. This underground space was bright and dry, as though it were bathed in sunlight.
A pleasant fragrance filled the air. The structure seemed similar to the Shiba Clan's residence, with luminescent vines planted in the ceiling that could glow in the darkness.
"This way, this way."
Yachiru hopped out of the transfer pillar's range and ran toward a set of stairs leading upward. When she reached the top, she lifted the lid and jumped straight out.
Seeing this, Duan Mu stopped observing the space and walked toward the stairs instead.
"I brought Little Mu Mu here!"
"What Little Mu Mu?"
"Little Mu Mu is Little Mu Mu."
"...The Little Mu Mu you're talking about isn't Boss Duan Mu, is he?"
"Mm-hmm."
A conversation came from beyond the lid overhead. As it ended, a commotion immediately reached Duan Mu's ears.
"..." Duan Mu.
He had assumed that Yachiru had discussed bringing him here with the members of the association beforehand.
But judging from the commotion outside the lid, Yachiru clearly hadn't told anyone she was bringing him.
For some inexplicable reason...
He felt a little tempted to lift the lid and take a look before the commotion stopped.
In the end, however, Duan Mu gave up on that tempting idea.
Because he had a feeling that if he lifted the lid and went out now, he would either be hacked to death or stabbed to death with kunai.
Once the commotion overhead subsided, the lid was lifted before Duan Mu could climb out. Matsumoto Rangiku, her dazzling