Early morning.
In the pitch-black room, Duan Mu climbed out of the only bed.
"Yaaawn~"
After yawning, Duan Mu looked around the dark room and mumbled sleepily, "Looks like it's time to install a window in the bedroom."
"I think so too."
The sudden voice made Duan Mu freeze, then the corner of his mouth twitched.
For some reason...
Aside from that initial surprise, Duan Mu was not the least bit startled by the voice that had suddenly appeared in his bedroom.
"Urgh~~"
With a heavy sigh, Duan Mu walked toward the wardrobe in his shorts.
He opened the wardrobe door and looked toward one corner. There, a Command Divine Machine sat with its screen glowing.
"Good morning, Boss Duan Mu."
As if sensing Duan Mu's arrival, Urahara Kisuke's voice came from the Command Divine Machine at just the right moment.
"Before saying good morning, shouldn't you first explain what's going on here?"
Duan Mu put on his clothes as he spoke. "If I remember correctly, when I paid you a 'hefty price' for this Command Divine Machine, you assured me it didn't have any unnecessary functions like surveillance or extracting spiritual pressure, right?"
"Of course not."
Urahara Kisuke chuckled. "It's merely a communications function."
"..." Duan Mu.
What a load of crap.
He had never heard of a communications function that could force the other party to answer.
"Spit it out!"
Duan Mu could not be bothered arguing with Urahara Kisuke. His tone was icy.
When Yoruichi had said yesterday that Urahara had something for her to convey, Duan Mu had vaguely realized that Urahara Kisuke might contact him.
If he really had something important to discuss, then no matter how Duan Mu tried to avoid him, that bastard would find some way to get in touch.
And if