"I feel like it's been a while since I last worked properly."
In District 24 of northern Rukongai, Duan Mu pulled a thick stack of commission slips from the pocket of his black work clothes. More than a month had passed since his battle with Aizen.
He had returned to Rukongai from Hueco Mundo a few days ago. Although Duan Mu had not reported where he had gone or what his purpose had been, he had not deliberately concealed it either. He had even openly lent the channels of the Yorozuya's Hueco Mundo branch to the Technical Development Bureau's Collection Division.
In response, the Gotei 13, led by Captain Commander Yamamoto, had not pursued the matter. Duan Mu had not reported it of his own accord either. Both sides simply acted as if nothing had happened and refrained from asking questions.
In any case, Duan Mu had already resigned from his position as captain of the 9th Division. He no longer held any position in the Gotei 13—at least, not officially. As for his identity as "captain of the Supervision Team," Duan Mu had never possessed that position from the beginning. He had only held the corresponding authority.
Soi Fon had initially hired him merely to manage the Maggot's Nest, not the Supervision Team... He could discuss proposals with the Supervision Team's Lieutenant Captain, Kiyohara Tsumugu, but somehow, without even realizing it himself, Duan Mu had inexplicably become an employee who "possessed the authority of the Supervision Team's captain."
That was why, even after Duan Mu had stayed with the Supervision Team for more than a decade, everyone there merely called him Boss Duan Mu instead of captain.
In short, Duan Mu currently had no obligation to report anything to the Gotei 13. Moreover, considering the resistance and panic the