Hueco Mundo Counterattack

The 12th Division members sent to the Northern Rukon District to carry out soul extermination had yet to complete their mission when they received an urgent order: Seireitei was under enemy attack, and they were to return immediately.

A dozen or so people stood on a hillside, looking down at the village below, momentarily caught in hesitation.

"But we haven't completed the mission yet. Won't we be punished if we go back?" Several division members asked their squad leader worriedly.

"Given Captain Kurotsuchi's personality, even if we return because Seireitei needs defending, we'll probably still be punished for failing to complete our original mission..."

"But there's no other choice in the face of an urgent order..."