Kuchiki Kyōka returned home just like that, and his wife looked curious to see him back so early.
Kuchiki Ginrei wore an equally strange expression. Why was this brat back so early? Had he gotten into a fight with Yamabuki?
Kuchiki Kyōka hurriedly explained himself to his father-in-law.
Hearing about the three-month special training, Kuchiki Kyōka could not help recalling his younger days.
The special training tailored for him had lasted only a month, yet it had turned him from a handsome young man into a savage.
Three months!
How were you supposed to endure that?
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and make your husband a lavish dinner!" Kuchiki Ginrei said to his daughter.
Kuchiki Kyōka felt unnerved beneath his father-in-law's gaze. Was this special training really that terrifying?
"Father-in-law, I never expected the Chief Strategist, a desk-bound official, to be so strong. May I ask you something? Between you and the Chief Strategist, who is stronger?" Kuchiki Kyōka asked curiously.
Kuchiki Ginrei coughed softly. This little bastard—was that something he could just ask outright? If he directly admitted he could not beat that bastard, where would the head of the household's dignity go?
"The two of us... fought once when we were young, and there was no winner. We've both trained for many years since then, so we should be about evenly matched," Kuchiki Ginrei said through gritted teeth.
"He could actually fight you to a draw, Father-in-law? The Chief Strategist is that strong? No wonder he beat me so easily!" Kuchiki Kyōka greatly admired his father-in-law, and he had also fallen into the misconception shared by most people: the Captains of the Gotei 13 should all be roughly equal in strength.
Little did he know that the current Gotei 13 was filled with hidden dragons