Soul Society!
Many people had gathered inside a hidden cave on the outskirts of Seireitei.
There were men and women, some lying down and others sitting. Every one of them seemed strange. In fact, most of them were simply creatures with human forms.
"How long are we supposed to stay here?"
A mature woman with cat ears and a tail said, looking bored. Then she slumped down. "I'm sick of this. Can't I go outside and have a look?"
"Please don't!"
A gentle female voice came from behind her. As the words were spoken, an intensely cold breeze swept through the cave. A figure slowly walked over: a woman dressed in a white kimono, with white hair that reached her heels.
The white-haired woman stopped in front of the cat-eared woman and continued, "We're not all here yet."
"All of us?"
The cat-eared woman looked impatient and curled her lip. "How many more people are coming?"
"Well..." The woman in white paused, then shook her head. "I don't know either."
"Ahahaha! We don't need to win by numbers!"
A figure carrying a scythe on a distant rock laughed loudly. "I can handle this all by myself!"
"Give it a rest. There's no need to rush!" said the red-haired figure, who had been lying on the ground the whole time, stifling a yawn.
A tiny golden figure darted around in the air. Once it settled, it nodded. "Exactly. Men who can't keep their cool aren't popular!" It was impossibly cute, and its right arm was encased in a conical weapon. If a Shinigami had been there, they would have noticed that the weapon looked exactly like the initial release of the Second Division Commander Soi Fon's Zanpakuto.
Knock, knock—
Just then, the sound of a door opening rang out. Everyone looked