"Black and white net, twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns and belts, footprints, distant thunder, sharp peaks, returning earth, night hidden, sea of clouds, pale blue ranks—fill the grand garden and soar into the heavens! Bakudo #77: Tenteikūra!"
A clearly visible wave of Reiatsu instantly spread across the entire Seireitei, making many people frown and look up. Unfortunately, since Bakudo #77, Tenteikūra, had only one function—communication—it was exceptionally secure. All they could do was watch.
Meanwhile, in Squad 11, the future eighth-generation Kenpachi, Soya Azashiro, heard Ichiro's voice by his ear. "Azashiro, do you have time right now?"
"Ichiro?" Azashiro, who had been sparring with an opponent, raised a brow. With a single sidestep, he instantly defeated the squad member he had been instructing. "I do. What, want to fight?"
"Say that after you can ignore my Twentyfold Thunder Roar Cannon. I'm looking for you about something else this time."
"Tch, not a fight? What a waste. I should've kept him around."
"If you want to fight, once this is over, I promise I'll spar with you using only swordsmanship. But there's something really important right now. So, can you make time?"
Azashiro grinned, then forcibly suppressed his excitement. Given what he knew of Ichiro, such urgency definitely meant this was no minor matter. After all, the monster who could casually get back up after being mortally wounded dozens of times in battle rarely spoke in that tone.
"I can. Where do we meet?"
"Clear Song Izakaya. No, the captain knows about that place. Go straight to Squad 4. I'll wait for you there."
"...Are we meeting Captain Unohana?" Hearing Ichiro mention the captain, Azashiro rarely showed a trace of cowardice. The first time he had fought Ichiro, he had beaten Ichiro to the brink of death countless times. After that, the