Separated in Hueco Mundo

"It seems I've come at a bad time."

Retsu Unohana's voice suddenly appeared.

Along with it came the figure of Gin Ichimaru.

The reason Unohana had been delayed was that she had gone to Soul Society's prison to retrieve Ichimaru.

And at this moment, Ichimaru, just as he had been months ago, wore the same smiling expression, clad in a black Shihakusho.

The only difference was that Ichimaru's hands and feet were bound with special chains, to prevent him, as a prisoner, from making any dangerous moves.

"No, Captain Unohana."

"You've arrived just in time. After all, handing Kenpachi Zaraki over to you."

"Is undoubtedly the most suitable choice."

Nara Dan spoke with double meaning, pointing out Unohana's identity as the First Kenpachi.

Hearing this, Unohana simply smiled and said nothing more.

"Long time no see, Gin Ichimaru."

Nara Dan greeted the Ichimaru before him.

"I'm not exactly eager to see you again..."

"After all, I was doing fairly well in Muken..."

"But you went and applied to have me released."

"Hueco Mundo, a place as dangerous as that, isn't suited for a helpless prisoner like me."

Ichimaru's words carried a tone of reluctance.

"But you're quite familiar with it, aren't you? After all, Aizen once ruled there..."

"And you've obtained this rare chance at a sentence reduction—aren't you going to cherish it?"

Nara Dan smiled at Ichimaru.

"Without me, you might have had to spend a full few hundred years in Muken."

Ichimaru shrugged.

"It's precisely because of guys like you that I don't want to return to Soul Society."

"Who knows what shady things you're planning to do in Hueco Mundo."

Nara Dan's expression remained unchanged.

"You'd better keep talk like that to a minimum. After all, so many colleagues are watching."

"And besides, coming from a prisoner