Seireitei, a Yorozuya branch office.
"...That's roughly the content of the commission."
After President Sagawa finished speaking, he looked at Duan Mu, who wore a contemplative expression, and continued, "If it's too difficult, I can help you turn it down."
This was not a polite formality, nor was he retreating in order to advance. He genuinely did not want Duan Mu to go to Hueco Mundo.
Unlike the Human World, Hueco Mundo was filled with too many uncertainties. One careless mistake could leave someone trapped there forever, and if anything went wrong, the Soul Society would basically be unable to send reinforcements.
Of course, he was not worried about Duan Mu's safety.
He was worried that, while Duan Mu was in Hueco Mundo, something might happen to his own son in the Human World.
After more than half a year of cooperation, he understood that what Lieutenant Captain Omaeda had told him back then had not been a lie. This young man before him, though not a Soul Reaper, truly possessed formidable strength and was the honorary captain of the Supervision Team that monitored all dispatched Soul Reapers.
With him around, his son's safety was completely guaranteed.
And besides...
Duan Mu was genuinely useful!!
Although they had only worked together a limited number of times, no matter how difficult or dangerous the commission, Duan Mu could complete it with ease. He had even resolved many commissions that had piled up for years after being assigned to Onmitsukidō, earning the praise of the notoriously picky Seireitei nobility for this Yorozuya boss.
Duan Mu said nothing. He merely studied the intelligence compiled by Kōrogi Aoi. After a long while, he asked, "So, two members of the intermediate noble Fujiwara family encountered a dispatched Soul Reaper fighting a Hollow while visiting Kagero City