"I should have realized sooner..."
Su Feng sat cross-legged across from Retsu Unohana, rolling his slightly sore wrists as he sighed. "An organization whose resolutions are said to carry even more weight than Central 46—one that could be called godlike in Soul Society."
"Compared to that, the Male Shinigami Association doesn't inspire the slightest desire to join."
"Well, it isn't quite that bad." Retsu Unohana consoled him. "At the very least, if Captain Su Feng chose to join the Male Shinigami Association, you could improve that organization's standing."
"I'd rather not." Su Feng shook his head. "I don't want to hold meetings in the bathroom with Captain Ukitake and the others."
Retsu Unohana raised a fair finger and lightly tapped her smooth chin as she considered it.
"Let me think. The next association meeting seems to be today."
"If the president shows up as planned, we should be able to put the matter of dividing Kendo into ranks on the agenda."
Su Feng nodded. "Then I'll leave that matter to you, Captain Unohana. I have something else to do, so I'll be going first!"
Before he could even rise, a pair of hands suddenly reached out from across the table and forcibly pressed him back down.
"Handling this alone would be a little difficult for me!"
Retsu Unohana smiled as she looked directly at Su Feng. "If Captain Su Feng doesn't mind, please accompany me to the association office."
Her voice and smile were gentle to the bone, yet they inexplicably sent a chill down one's spine, as though some terrifying beast had fixed its gaze upon him.
Su Feng coughed a few times to conceal his helplessness, awkwardly explaining, "Nanao is still waiting for me at the barracks. Today, I also have—"
"It's fine!" Retsu Unohana tugged Su Feng's