Seireitei, Central 46, underground assembly hall.
This meeting was more heated than any before it.
Several Sages could not even stay seated, pacing between the long tables. Behind the hanging curtains, the Inquisitors looked livid, the documents in their hands rustling as they shook.
"Lawless! Absolutely lawless!"
One Sage slammed the table first.
"The Eleventh Division-how long has it been since the new captain took office? His appointment documents clearly bore the seal of Central 46, the First Division's endorsement, and the central review stamp! Every procedure for this appointment was complete!"
"And what happened?! A mere squad member completely disregarded Shuichi and Captain Unohana's strategy and ambushed the previous captain! Now he's sitting in the Eleventh Division captain's office wearing that haori!"
No one answered.
Everyone knew the answer: that squad member did not take Central 46 seriously at all.
The Rotating Speaker spoke. "Send someone to summon him. The documents have already been drafted. First, hold him accountable under the law: seizing the division seal, seizing the division banner, and seizing the Captain's Haori. Punish all four offenses together. Suspend his post pending Central 46's ruling. For the messenger and accompanying guards, transfer three teams from the Onmitsukidō."
Just then, a member of the Onmitsukidō barged into the meeting and handed a document to the Sage on duty overseeing the reports. Ordinarily, the Onmitsukidō would never overstep like this, unless...
The change in the Sage's expression confirmed it.
"Central 46's summons has been sent back. He even had the audacity to tell us to go there and see for ourselves."
The hall fell silent again.
A moment later...
"Insolence!"
"Is this merely a matter of attitude?! He's trampling Central 46's authority into the dirt!"
"Damn him! Since the very founding of the noble order, not a single