Lin Nan was unaware of everything that happened at the captain's meeting. After he and Ukitake entered White Way Gate, they followed the unified command and returned to the Spirit Arts Academy with other students.
When they returned to the dormitory, they saw Kyoraku Shunsui waiting at the door of the dormitory early.
After Kyoraku saw Lin Nan and Ukitake, he immediately rushed up to give them a big hug. "I thought I couldn't see you two!"
Lin Nan pushed him away with some disgust. "I am very popular and drink spicy food in Seireitei, why don't you find two beautiful school girls in advance to welcome us two?"
Ukitake also pushed Kyoraku away seriously, and took advantage of the situation to strike. "I have an injury on my chest, don't touch me."
Kyoraku's long-awaited reunion was suddenly poured out by a basin of cold water. "What's going on with you two? I finally came back from 2nd Division to greet you, and you treat me like this?"
Lin Nan stretched out his finger and shook it. "We are the two geniuses who went to war with the army and returned safely. You are just a rich young man who was protected at home."
After saying that, he looked at Ukitake and laughed tacitly.
Shunsui's expression dropped visibly.
Seeing that the attack was successful, Lin Nan and Ukitake quickly put away their joking expressions, stepped forward solemnly, and hugged Kyoraku.
"You were right not to go." Lin Nan sighed softly, "A lot of people died this time."
Kyoraku nodded. "That's why I regret not going with you. When encountering danger, we should face it together!"
"Why are you so preemptive about something like this?" Lin Nan pretended to be angry and lightly slapped Kyoraku on the head, "It's not like we're going to fight. This is war, and people are going to die."
Kyoraku was not angry at Lin Nan's blame, but rubbed his head with some grievance. "I just want to go through life and death with you... After all, you saved my life, and I haven't had the chance to repay you yet."
"You were right not to go. Otherwise, you might have caused trouble for Lin Sang again." Ukitake said with some disappointment, "I almost died this time, but I was rescued by Lin Nan."
Lin Nan waved his hand. "I'm back to school today. It's too late to be happy. Let's not talk about this. Kyoraku, is there anything special during this time?"
Kyoraku pretended to scratch his head, shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of anything special. After all, I have been practicing Jinzen in seclusion... However, I have become Shikai!"
He put down the hand that was scratching his head and put his hands on his hips with a proud look on his face.
Ukitake's eyes lit up. "Really? Can I see it?" He has learned Shikai and is also very interested in other people's Shikai.
Like two kids who had just played the same game, they immediately started a lively discussion.
Looking at the two people having a heated discussion, Lin Nan felt a little embarrassed. After so many days, there was still no sign of Shikai, which made people feel helpless.
"We can find a time to show off our Shikai. This will make it easier for us to get familiar with each other's abilities, and also make it easier for us to study tactics for cooperating with each other." Kyoraku said to Lin Nan excitedly.
When it came to this, Lin Nan was a little speechless and could only nod his head blankly. "Uh, I'll listen to you two. I can do that..."
While the three of them were chatting animatedly, the figure of Shihoin Yota appeared in the corridor of the noble dormitory.
"Great, the three of you are here. I originally wanted to ask Kyoraku to help me pass the message!" Yota smiled cheerfully and talked to himself as he approached a few people.
Seeing Yota, Lin Nan was a little confused. "Why are you so free to come to the Spirit Arts Academy today? I heard that Court Guard Squad has been having endless meetings in the past few days?"
Yota shrugged. "You are so right. Father has been holding Captain-level meetings for three consecutive days. Fortunately, I am only the vice-captain and do not need to attend the meeting."
He walked into the dormitory on his own, carelessly pulled up a chair by the bed and sat down, crossing his legs on his knees. He didn't look aristocratic at all. "It's better for you to go to school, and you don't have to be surrounded by endless affairs every day."
Kyoraku criticized his gesture. "Hey, hey, you don't have to point your feet directly at other people's pillows if you're envious..."
Lin Nan looked at Shihoin Yota, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Shihoin, the deputy captain came in person. I'm afraid he didn't come specifically to complain to us, right?"
Yota slapped his thigh and looked at Lin Nan with a smile, "I still like to be with smart people like you, don't waste your time! That's right! I'm here to invite you!"
Lin Nan, Kyoraku and Ukitake looked at each other and wondered, "Please?"
Yota stood up straight from the chair, patted his wrinkled clothes, and said, "Captain-Commander handed over the task of investigating the enemy's intentions to Stealth Force. As the person in charge of Stealth Force, I naturally have to shoulder this task.
The actual person in charge of this investigation wants to find a few people who have had real close encounters with the men in black, and conduct interviews to collect information about the enemy.
It just so happens that I am familiar with you, and you meet the requirements, so I came to invite you - I heard that you still won under the siege of the men in black? It's amazing!"
Lin Nan ignored Yota's compliment, but asked with some confusion, "So, aren't you the person in charge of the investigation? Can't you just ask someone to send a message? Why bother to go there in person?"
Yota shook his head helplessly. "Of course not! I am only the person in charge of Stealth Force, not the actual person in charge of the investigation.
The actual person in charge - after the previous Menos Grande Invasion incident, this person followed some clues and led a team to Hueco Mundo to investigate, but did not catch up with the establishment of Stealth Force.
After returning, my father directly organized them into the fourth team of Stealth Force, responsible for intelligence collection and analysis."
Lin Nan nodded in understanding. "So? Are you here to ask questions on behalf of others?"
Yota shrugged again helplessly. "No way. I'm just here to help spread the word, and I asked you to come over by the way."
"Hey, the dignified Mr. Four Great Noble Houses is actually being used as a messenger. Who can show such grandeur?" Lin Nan and Yota had the same temperament and couldn't help but joke.
"It's hard to explain in words! This man has a bad temper, but he makes a lot of sense - you'd better come with me and you'll find out."
"You'd better explain clearly what it means to have a great truth..."
Lin Nan followed Yota, left Spirit Arts Academy all the way, and came to the outside of a row of white houses without any signs not far from the 2nd Division team building.
"This is the newly built Stealth Force dormitory. Father is still hesitating whether to hang a sign outside." Yota introduced in a relaxed tone.
The two entered the courtyard through an inconspicuous gate, passed through several rows of houses, and came to a relatively large house.
"This is the office of the actual person in charge of the investigation - Stealth Force, the double captain of the third and fourth detachments. I have other things to do, so just go in by yourself."
After Yota introduced him, he patted Lin Nan on the shoulder without saying anything, and then Shunpo left.
"Hey, at least tell me what my name is?!" Lin Nan shouted in vain to Yota who had disappeared.
How ferocious a person must be to make even the eldest son of Four Great Noble Houses fear him? Or is he the double captain of Stealth Force?
With a bit of anxiety, Lin Nan pushed the door open and walked into the large room.
Visible in front of you are rows of huge steam machinery-like equipment of different shapes placed in the center of the house. Amidst the faint sound of machinery, several thick mechanical arms are exposed, moving along strange paths.
A transmission rod linked to the mechanical arm passed through the wall and led directly to the inner room.
Lin Nan didn't see anyone in the outer room, so he had no choice but to follow the direction of the mechanical transmission rod and walk towards the inner room--
The transmission rod passes through the wall and is linked to the huge looms. The loom is driven by the transmission rod and continuously weaves pure white cloth.
The beams of the inner house are taller than those of the outer house. The woven cloth is driven by a mechanism and rolled back little by little to the horizontal bar above to form a piece of cloth.
Among the strips of low-hanging white cloth, a figure appeared vaguely.
Lin Nan strolled forward and asked through the curtain, "I am Lin Nan, I'm here. Who wants to find me?"
A white bone-like mechanical arm stretched out from behind the curtain, creating a gap. A slender girl with four bone hands behind her walked out.
The girl did not apply makeup, had shoulder-length short hair, and was dressed in a black outfit. She hugged her arms tightly, and looked at Lin Nan repeatedly with a pair of phoenix eyes:
"What, you don't look very strong!
--I am Senjumaru. Shutara Senjumaru."