My heart was exhausted~~
As he walked along the streets of Seireitei, Duan Mu felt utterly weary.
Because...
"Hey, hey, have you heard?"
"Heard what?"
"About Captain Duan Mu... Er, no, Boss Duan Mu apparently resigned from the 9th Division. Anyway, it's about Boss Duan Mu confessing to Captain Soi Fon."
"Yeah, yeah, I heard about that too. Apparently, during the decisive battle, Boss Duan Mu confessed to Captain Soi Fon and even invited her on a date."
"That's not all. I heard that when Boss Duan Mu was in the Human World, he said that if he won the battle, he would return to Soul Society and marry Captain Soi Fon. I think the reason Boss Duan Mu resigned from the 9th Division was to prepare for the wedding."
"Now that's something to envy."
"Who are you envious of?"
"...Captain Soi Fon."
"..."
What the hell do you mean, if I won the battle, I'd return to Soul Society and marry Soi Fon...?
Listening to the female shinigami discussing him in secret, Duan Mu felt a dark line appear across his forehead.
If he had raised such a flag while desperately fighting Aizen in the Human World, then the one freely walking around Seireitei now might not have been him, but Aizen!
Duan Mu pretended he had not heard anything while cursing inwardly.
He truly had no idea...
Which bastard had such a loose mouth? In the ten days he had been lying in the Fourth Division, that person had spread the story of his confession to Captain Soi Fon throughout Seireitei—and distorted it to this extent.
That said, Duan Mu still had several suspects in mind.
The captains and Lieutenant Captains present at the time had mostly been unconscious when he said he "admired" Soi Fon.
As for