City T!
Half a year later—
The streets were as bustling as ever, with an endless stream of vehicles. People with all kinds of superhuman abilities, who appeared extraordinary in the eyes of ordinary people, were merely ordinary office workers here, using their abilities to do all sorts of jobs.
However, the arrival of one group suddenly sent the street into an uproar.
As they watched the patrolling squad, the pedestrians' faces filled with fervor.
"Look, that's Lieutenant Renji Abarai of the Gotei 13."
"He really is so handsome!"
"As expected of a hero agency that reached S-Class only half a year after being established in City T."
"Exactly. I heard that the thirteen captains of the Gotei 13, as well as several lieutenants, all possess the ability to eliminate a Demon-level disaster on their own. It's just that they rarely show themselves normally."
"I really don't understand why such a small city like ours would have such a powerful hero agency appear."
"As far as I know, the Gotei 13 established their agency here to hunt down that bald monster from half a year ago. The Gotei 13 was formed right after that bald monster went on his rampage."
"That bald monster is just too powerful. He's shown up several times over the past half year, and every time, a lot of heroes end up suffering."
"I don't think it's that bad. At least this bald monster has never killed anyone. On the contrary, monsters often die at his hands."
"..."
Listening to the discussions of the surrounding crowd, Renji Abarai, who was leading a squad of Shinigami on patrol, twitched the corner of his mouth.
What a joke—hunt down that bald monster?
Though, in order not to seem too abrupt at first, they had announced to the public