Gaoyu had nothing to say. He was still inexperienced, having graduated from Shino Academy only recently. Shiba Kaien knew even more than he did about the things he was supposed to know in theory.
So he offered no warnings, simply drinking the farewell toast with Shiba Kaien.
Then he raised Kaien's Favorability to eighty.
The day after returning from the farewell drinking, Gaoyu watched Shiba Kaien walk into the specially designed giant Senkaimon with the people from the Eleventh Division.
This Senkaimon would transport them to Hueco Mundo, a world similar to Soul Society, yet seemingly completely different.
But neither Shiba Kaien of the Thirteenth Division nor Renji, who had transferred from the Fifth Division to the Eleventh, was afraid—let alone the battle-crazed bunch from the Eleventh Division.
According to Aizen, Kenpachi Zaraki had wanted to go to Hueco Mundo as well, but Captain-Commander Yamamoto had refused.
Given Kenpachi Zaraki's personality, if he went to Hueco Mundo, he definitely wouldn't obediently search for that strange Hollow. He'd run around looking for fights instead.
It wasn't the Shinigami's duty to invade Hueco Mundo and exterminate Hollows. They only needed to maintain the balance of the Three Realms. So under normal circumstances, neither the Gotei 13 nor Central 46 would allow Kenpachi Zaraki to lead a team there.
The Captains were the Gotei 13's greatest fighting force, each one standing at the very top of Seireitei. They weren't supposed to be deployed lightly, either.
Still, quite a few elites from the Eleventh Division were going.
Third Seat Ikkaku Madarame and Fifth Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa, both famous figures in the future, were among the dispatched team.
Ikkaku Madarame's Soul Ability was "Known Secret," while Yumichika Ayasegawa's was "Beautiful Thing."
"Known Secret: Designate a secret you wish to hide, and others will learn of