"Good news!"
"Bad news!"
Toshiro Hitsugaya and Renji Abarai answered in unison. To others, Captain Su Feng was as terrifying as a tiger, but in their eyes, he was relatively "kind and approachable."
At the very least, compared with the other captains, they understood the refined young man before them better.
"Let's start with the bad news." Su Feng said calmly, "Someone has reported the two of you for fighting recklessly in an area of the Soul Reaper Academy where private combat is forbidden."
"Appropriate punishment will be administered."
"The rest of you, pay attention. These two are prime examples. Before violating academy rules, first consider whether you're tough enough to take the consequences."
At those words, both Toshiro and Renji's hearts skipped a beat, as though they had already seen their miserable futures.
"The good news is that I'll occasionally be teaching your upcoming Kendo classes, and I've also used my authority to replace one of your practical-combat instructors."
The corners of Su Feng's mouth lifted, as though he could already see the miserable days of wailing that awaited these new students.
Though he had not suffered much during his own academy days, that did not stop him from tearing up the umbrellas of those who came after him.
After all, watching others get drenched in the rain was its own kind of joy.
"There's actually something this good?" Renji froze for a moment, then his face flushed red with excitement.
Among everyone present, no one understood the terror of Captain Su Feng's strength better than he did.
To receive Lord Su Feng's instruction was already an enormous blessing to him.
Compared with that, punishment was hardly worth mentioning.
The academy students wore varying expressions—uneasy, nervous, yearning, expectant—but not one of them showed disgust or resistance.
After Retsu Unohana's