After leaving the Thirteenth Division, Yoriichi headed toward the First Division.
He did not walk quickly.
He was even a little slower than an ordinary division member.
Whenever he met someone familiar along the way, he would stop of his own accord and exchange a brief greeting.
"Captain Yoriichi."
"Yes, thank you for your work on patrol today."
Flattered by the attention, the division member hurriedly lowered his head. "Not at all. It is my duty."
Yoriichi nodded and continued on his way.
Before long, he met a Seated Officer delivering documents.
"Captain Yoriichi, are you heading to the First Division?"
"Yes."
Yoriichi paused.
"But I'm in no hurry. Go on ahead."
The Seated Officer looked at him, then toward the First Division, his expression turning somewhat strange.
The Captain-Commander had already summoned him.
And he still wasn't in a hurry?
Still, this was clearly not something he could interfere with.
"Then I'll take my leave."
"All right."
The Seated Officer bowed his head, then hurried away.
Yoriichi stood where he was and glanced at the pond beside the path.
Several carp were swimming in the water.
Hmm, those fish are quite pretty.
So Yoriichi watched them intently for several minutes.
Only when more and more division members passed by did he start walking again.
But however slowly he walked, he eventually reached the First Division.
Standing outside the Division Barracks, Yoriichi looked up at the entrance.
Once he went inside, he would most likely get a scolding.
The damage to the Dangai, the massive reiatsu fluctuations in the World of the Living, and the deaths of Kūgo Ginjō, Tsukishima, and the others.
Any one of those matters would require a detailed explanation.
Not to mention that Yoriichi had also killed Shishigawara Moe while he was at it.
Although he