Tense Standoff

At those words, the captains looked at one another. Central 46 had truly gone mad—they actually intended to dismiss the captains of the Four Great Noble Houses?

Yamamoto gave a light cough and asked gravely, "Whether by Seireitei law or sentencing precedent, this decision is against the rules. What crimes did Captain Shihoin and Captain Kurokawa commit that warrant stripping them of their captaincies?"

"Tokinada, has something gone wrong with your brain? Do you only feel happy when you oppose everyone else?" Cang Nan's eye twitched as he laughed in exasperation. "Since when has Central 46 been able to act as the master of the Four Great Noble Houses?"

Tsunayashiro Tokinada remained utterly unhurried...