"Shūsuke Amagai… What was that guy about again?"
Aozaki Reiji frowned, gently pinching his chin with his right hand, muttering softly as he thought.
Kurotsuchi Nemu couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard Reiji-sama's words.
She sighed helplessly and reminded him:
"Reiji-sama, are you even listening to me?"
"He's the one brought in to help the Squad find Princess Rurichiyo!"
Thinking of her usual deliberately cold demeanor, she actually had a touch of contrasting cuteness at this moment.
"I can't quite remember, he seemed to be someone who did bad things, but he should be an unimportant minor character…"
Aozaki Reiji nodded slowly.
Of course, Aozaki Reiji's forgetfulness was not the "reason" Kurotsuchi Nemu mentioned for Shūsuke Amagai coming to the Eleventh Division.
His spiritual perception quickly found two unfamiliar spiritual pressures not far from the Captain's Office.
The stronger one should be Shūsuke Amagai, just a top-tier ordinary Captain-class.
He was similar to Grimmjow among the Espada, a minor character at the peak of Third Class Reiatsu, almost reaching Second Class Reiatsu.
There was indeed no need to pay too much attention to him.
After a while.
Knock, knock, knock!
A knock on the door sounded.
Aozaki Reiji frowned slightly, and only after seeing Kurotsuchi Nemu tidy her hair did he let her open the door.
Upon seeing the visitor, Aozaki Reiji was slightly taken aback.
It was a man Aozaki Reiji had never seen before.
His appearance exuded a wild aura.
He had long, messy hair, a chin full of stubble, and wore somewhat tattered clothes.
The man had a hearty smile on his face, looking like a very friendly and easygoing person.
However, Aozaki Reiji felt a sense of familiarity from him.
It was like Aizen, wearing glasses, standing in front of him.
It wasn't that this guy could be compared to Aizen, it just gave Aozaki Reiji a familiar sense of false incongruity.
He must be a guy who would do bad things!
Aizen: ?
The man walked in, glanced at Kuna Mashiro playing a game on the sofa, and said with some emotion:
"I've long heard that Captain Aozaki takes great care of his subordinates, and it seems to be true now."
"It's truly my honor to be a subordinate of Captain Aozaki."
"You must be Shūsuke Amagai, right?"
Aozaki Reiji propped his head with one hand on the desk and said.
He completely disregarded Shūsuke Amagai's flattery.
Seeing his casual demeanor, the man was momentarily startled, then quickly recovered and said:
"That's right, I am Shūsuke Amagai."
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto sent me to temporarily join the Eleventh Division as Vice-Captain, to be your assistant."
"You are the great hero who ended the war. I originally wanted to visit you on my first day here, but you weren't around."
"Today, I heard you returned, so I specifically came to pay my respects."
"Please guide me, Captain Aozaki!"
Shūsuke Amagai extended his hand cheerfully, his gaze towards Aozaki Reiji sincere.
As if he truly was a young fan meeting his idol.
"Assistant, huh…"
Aozaki Reiji sighed somewhat helplessly:
"That Old Man Yamamoto, he really is something, making such a decision without telling me."
"After all, it's an extraordinary time!"
Shūsuke Amagai scratched his head and said with a smile, "I'm confident in my strength, please rest assured, Captain!"
"I understand what the Old Man means. After all, it's my people who are missing, he's just afraid I'll go too far, so he found someone to supervise me."
Aozaki Reiji chuckled lightly and waved his hand.
"If there's nothing else, you can report directly to the Vice-Captain's Office."
"Currently, Gin and Tōshirō are managing the Squad's affairs; they will arrange everything for you."
"Just have Nemuri report your work situation to me uniformly."
Shūsuke Amagai withdrew his hand and smiled awkwardly:
"Aozaki Reiji is indeed a free-spirited person, perhaps we'll get along very well!"
"By the way, why have I never seen you?"
Aozaki Reiji leaned lazily in his seat, reaching into a drawer to pull out a bag of konpeito.
These were secretly hidden in his Captain's Office by Kusajishi Yachiru.
According to the agreement, all the property of the Kenpachi quartet for the next three thousand years belonged to him.
This meant that Yachiru's snacks, strictly speaking, were all his.
So, he wasn't stealing at all.
Can eating your own things be called stealing?
"Because I've been out hunting Hollows all these years, and only recently transferred back to Seireitei."
Shūsuke Amagai explained with a smile:
"Tracking and hunting are my strengths, perhaps that's why Captain-Commander transferred me to the Eleventh Division."
"Oh, and another companion also came with me."
Shūsuke Amagai looked at Aozaki Reiji, seemingly asking if his companion could come in.
After receiving Aozaki Reiji's permission, Shūsuke Amagai opened the door, and another person walked in.
It was a man with purple-rimmed glasses and short-to-medium red hair.
He looked somewhat refined, but he exuded a faint chill.
"This is Kifune, my companion from the expedition team; he also joined the Eleventh Division with me."
Shūsuke Amagai introduced.
"Please guide me, Captain Aozaki."
Kifune stood beside Shūsuke Amagai, bowing deeply to Aozaki Reiji, speaking respectfully.
"No need for such formalities."
Aozaki Reiji waved his hand, "Kifune's Reiatsu is quite good. I remember you don't have a position yet, so for now, you'll be the Ninth Seat."
Shūsuke Amagai and Kifune's expressions froze slightly when they heard Aozaki Reiji's words.
Their Reiatsu was restrained, not a single trace leaking out, yet Aozaki Reiji still perceived it.
For sneaky bad guys like them, the technique of hiding Reiatsu was a mandatory course.
They even believed their mastery of this technique was no less than that of the Second Division.
How terrifying was this guy's spiritual perception?!
But Ninth Seat… isn't that a bit too low?
It completely didn't match their expectations!
"Captain Aozaki, Kifune's Reiatsu has reached the Vice-Captain-class."
Shūsuke Amagai couldn't help but remind him.
Aozaki Reiji said with a smile:
"I know, but that's the most suitable seat for him."
"If it weren't for a certain guy who dislikes the number 'nine' and insisted on being the Tenth Seat, Kifune's seat should have been set at Tenth Seat."
"This…"
Kifune's face was slightly unsightly, but he quickly recovered.
Vice-Captain-class Reiatsu, yet he could only be a mid-ranking Seated Officer?
What kind of heaven-defying Squad was this?!
It was even more outrageous than the First Division!
Could those two guys, who were Vice-Captains like Shūsuke Amagai, both be Captain-class?!
How could that be?
How could that Old Man Yamamoto allow such a Squad to exist?!
"Actually, you don't need to worry. In the Eleventh Division, strength is the most important thing."
Aozaki Reiji grinned and suddenly said:
"If you want to raise your seat, you can challenge those whose seats are higher than yours."
"As long as you win, you can swap positions, including my Captain's position!"
Hearing this, Shūsuke Amagai frowned, he always felt that Aozaki Reiji's words were tempting him.
Kifune's eyes flickered, somewhat eager to try.
When he first graduated from the Shin'o Academy, he was determined to climb the ranks, and before joining the expedition team, he also served in the Gotei 13.
Because he was too eager to achieve merit in every mission, disregarding the safety of his teammates, he was kicked out of the Gotei 13.
Now, with Vice-Captain-class Reiatsu, he was naturally unwilling to be just a mid-ranking Seated Officer.