"Tekka, give this appointment to Fugaku and have him report to the Second Division."
After leaving the captain's office, Kenma first went to the Patrol Corps where he was assigned.
He found a trusted subordinate, handed over the transfer order, gave a few more instructions, and only then headed to the Supervisory Squad with Yoruichi.
Seeing Kenma's actions, Yoruichi teased him with half-seriousness, "Kenma, you really can't wait, can you? Are you that eager to seize power?"
Kenma had long grown accustomed to Yoruichi's faintly mocking banter.
"It is only so I do not fail Old Lord's trust, and for the Second Division's stable development." He glanced sideways at Yoruichi beside him and said bluntly, "Yoruichi, if you were a little more reliable, I would not be here today."
Yoruichi's expression froze for a moment. Then she stuck out her tongue at Kenma. "I just don't like that fake-serious look of yours."
As they chatted, they arrived at the prison located in a mountain cave, the Shinigami prison specifically used to detain those who threatened the Soul Society—the Worm Nest.
After entering the prison, the first thing they did was hand their weapons to the guards in charge.
The rules here forbade anyone from entering while carrying weapons.
One of the requirements for becoming a squad leader in the Supervisory Squad was being able to suppress every prisoner inside without carrying a weapon.
Once the guards opened the prison gates, the two entered.
Yoruichi smiled. "Hehe, now that you've been disarmed, don't expect me to save you if all these prisoners gang up on you."
"But then again..."
Apart from a very small number confined in individual cells, most of the prisoners held here were unrestrained and free to move about.
As captain of the Second Division, she had visited