Uchiha Hikaru slumped to the ground, clearly having exhausted all his strength.
Meanwhile, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had fallen to the ground.
He had lost.
But Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni suddenly laughed and said, "Uchiha Hikaru, are you interested in becoming the Captain Commander of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads?"
"Why did you choose me? Don't tell me this old man got hit by one of my attacks and is about to die?"
Uchiha Hikaru asked with half-mocking amusement.
"Sigh, people must retire when they get old. I've shouldered responsibility in Soul Society for thousands of years. It's time for me to rest."
"The reason I didn't retire before was because there was simply no suitable candidate in Soul Society to take on the burden. But your appearance has let me see a possibility. In terms of strength and potential, you are absolutely above me."
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni said with a smile.
At last, he could say all this. Before, he had not been sure whether Uchiha Hikaru was qualified, so he had said nothing. But now, it was enough.
Someone as powerful as Uchiha Hikaru, who had not been influenced by those beings of Hueco Mundo in this world, had to be watched closely. If he went down the wrong path, he would become an extremely dangerous existence to Soul Society, the Human World, and even the entire world.
It was not as though Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had never considered eliminating Uchiha Hikaru, but he had discarded that thought the first time he met him.
He could sense that everything Uchiha Hikaru's body emanated carried a feeling of justice.
That feeling was mysterious and unfathomable. Logically, it had no basis whatsoever, but for people like them who had lived through long ages, it was an extremely reliable instinct.
"I can join