bleach chapter 138Individual Thoughts
"I'll be several steps behind you to keep out of trouble while following you." - Vice-Captain Ise Nanao5 hours remaining until the execution
(Intro page: Finally an individual picture of Byakuya. ^_^ Random thought - I wonder how he looked like as a kid without those white things in his hair.)
In the Team 7 headquarters, a shout could be heard in the hallways.
"OOOOOOAAHHH!! HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN!!" Vice-Captain Iba Tetsuzaemon sprints down the hall, leaps up to tuck his feet under him, and skids down the hallway on his knuckles to bow humbly to his superior office. "MY APOLOGIES, CAPTAIN!!! I, the unworthy Iba Tetsuzaemon, was so tired that I fell asleep on the toilet!! I'll split my stomach in apology..."
"No matter," says an incredibly large captain with his entire head masked by something that resembles a basket. "If you are ready now, I am prepared to leave.
Captain of the 7th Division, Komamura Sajin
Iba looks up at him nervously, "...Ah... Yes..."
"...Don't concern yourself with me, Tetsuzaemon," Komamura warns him.
"HUH!?" Iba stutters, "N... no, I never meant to..."
"Don't hide it. You're worried," Komamura says with his back facing Iba, "You are worried that I feel doubts over this execution. You would have me mull over those concerns until you feel satisfied. That way you would be able to play for time."
"...Yes," Iba admits with his head bowed, "You see right through me..."
"Do not worry. I have no such doubts," Komamura turns to him and speaks forcefully, "I am controlled only by my obedience to Lord Genryuusai. No one grew close to me because of my appearance but he picked me up when I was astray. I've given my entire soul to his service. I will not waver. If he says that it is right, even if it is death, it is right!"
A figure appears behind Iba without a sound. Komamura addresses the dark man with white eyes, "...What of you, comrade Tousen?"
Captain of the 9th, Tousen Kaname, steps forward with his Vice-Captain, Hisagi Shuuhei, close behind, "...Needless to say, my feelings never change. These blind eyes always reflect only the least blood-stained path. I believe the path we tread is one and the same, Komamura."
~*~*~
In the Team 2 headquarters, shinigami of lower rank shy away from the irritated man stomping down the hallway with his silent companion.
"Ahhh~~ This sucks!!" the man whines, "It's not just the trespassers and the murder case that bothers me, it's also how everybody is so doubtful and nit-picking so god-damn much over whether or not it's right to have the execution! It's a decision from the higher-ups, so there's no point in having doubts! They're all morons, I say! Right, Captain?" He glances over at her as he munches on a bag of oily rice crackers.
"...How ridiculous," the captain walks slightly ahead of the man as she speaks coldly. "I've no interest in what is right or wrong. I only see worth in my missions and my sense of honor as a captain of the 13 Divisions," she says as they quickly stride down the hall way, "All who interfere with that is my enemy. I kill my enemies. That is all."
Captain of the 2nd Division, Sui Fong
"...Heeh, really?" the man picks his nose.
Vice-Captain of the 2nd Division, Oomaeda Marechiyo
"The same goes for you, Oomaeda," she turns slightly and looks up at him, "Do not misunderstand your position. If you get in my way, I will take you as my enemy." She continues down the hall without a second glance.
"...Heeh, I'll keep that in mind," Oomaeda mutters.
~*~*~
Elsewhere... on a rooftop.
"Ha~~~n, Haha~~~n, Ha~~~n, it goes..." 8th Captain Kyoraku Shunsui lets out a choked sigh as he tries to sing.
"Ah! Here you are, Captain!" standing on a ladder, Vice-Captain Ise Nanao pokes up her head from the side of the roof to see Shunsui lounging on his back with a long piece of grass in his mouth. "Don't sleep. You must prepare for your departure!"
"Nanao-chan..." Shunsui nibbles on his blade of grass, "I think I might be in trouble... I was wondering if you'd hear me out..."
Nanao looks away solemnly, "...What is it?"
"Y'see, the truth is... I was in the mood to chew on a piece of grass... I wonder if it has poison in it. The inside of my mouth is starting to sting and that can't be guuhd..." His last word comes out as a groan as he lays there.
Nanao snatches the piece of grass, "Throw it away!!!"
She stands up and turns away, causing Shunsui to pause and ask seriously, "...Nanao-chan... I wonder... what should I do...?"
"...Why are you asking me such a thing? After all, no matter what I say, you'll only do what you wish," Nanao replies. Shunsui looks up at her in surprise. "...Do not worry. I'll be several steps behind you to keep out of trouble while following you."
Shunsui tilts his straw hat over his eyes, "...Oh, well." He sits up, "Then I guess I'm still going to be the only one... who'll get scolded by ol' man Yama."
Nanao looks at him with a slight smile.
~*~*~
Oomaeda and Soi Fong are running through Seireitei, most likely heading for the execution. Even the 1st Captain, Yamamoto Genryuusai, is on the move. It seems that he has a Vice-Captain as well - a blond man with white eyes.
~*~*~
Zaraki and his motley crew has arrived... to an empty lot.
"Ahh... Ermmmm... what can I say..." Ishida scratches the back of his head, feeling the embarrassment of most of the group. "I guess... we're not too lucky finding our way."
"We've also run into dead-ends 10 or 20 times!" Orihime adds cheerfully.
From her perch on Zaraki's back, Yachiru's ears are burning - literally.
"C'mon, look, I told you so!" Ikkaku pipes up, "Vice-Captain's sense of direction sucks."
Yachiru tenses up. There is no way she is going to let that comment slide.
"Whoa! Stop it! That's gross... Uwhahaah!?"
Yumichika ignores Ikkaku's screams as he notices something odd. He steps up next to Zaraki, "...Captain..."
"...Yeah. Sneaking around like this, what a disgraceful bunch...." Zaraki scowls at the abandoned lot, "Get out here. Smothering the spiritual pressure to hide ain't something that Captain-level guys should do."
"...You're rather rude," a voice calls out as the spiritual pressure suddenly overwhelms the area. "Do you know what you are doing?"
Four men, the leaders of the 7th and 9th Divisions, suddenly appear on the wall surrounding the lot. Almost everyone reacts in shock at the imposing sight but, Yachiru seems too preoccupied with gnawing on Ikkaku's head to give a care.
"Where are you running off to with those trespassers?" Tousen speaks up, "Has your defeat taken your sense of honor away as well, Zaraki?"
"Cah... Captain Komamura... Captain Tousen... Vice-Captain Iba... Vice-Captain Hisagi..." Maki-Maki stutters, "th... this can't be... they're all captain-level... ah... all four of them...!!!"
"Don't panic, Aramaki!" Yumichika cautions him, "When it comes to numbers, we're still at an advantage!"
"Th... this isn't a problem with numbers!!" Maki-maki shrieks, "At this rate, we'll be..."
"Quit shouting," Zaraki grins, "Who said you guys are allowed to fight?"
Zaraki's four opponents look down at him in disbelief as he says, "Four against one, huh? Testing out my blade like this won't satisfy me at all."
Note:
-Question. Why is Zaraki wearing an eye-patch again? It doesn't look like that specialty eye-patch he had before and it didn't seem like he would need one after the Ichigo battle (pretty much everything except his eyes were bloody).
"I'll be several steps behind you to keep out of trouble while following you." - Vice-Captain Ise Nanao
In Team 6 headquarters, Captain Kuchiki Byakuya stands silently in front of what seems to be an elaborate family shrine.
"Lord Byakuya," a voice calls out behind him, "...It is time. You must prepare to leave for the Dual Terminus."
"...I see," he turns and walks out of the wide, sparse room. As the doors to the shrine swing shut, there is a framed picture of a woman who closely resembles Rukia, "I shall go now... Hisana."
(Intro page: Finally an individual picture of Byakuya. ^_^ Random thought - I wonder how he looked like as a kid without those white things in his hair.)
In the Team 7 headquarters, a shout could be heard in the hallways.
"OOOOOOAAHHH!! HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN!!" Vice-Captain Iba Tetsuzaemon sprints down the hall, leaps up to tuck his feet under him, and skids down the hallway on his knuckles to bow humbly to his superior office. "MY APOLOGIES, CAPTAIN!!! I, the unworthy Iba Tetsuzaemon, was so tired that I fell asleep on the toilet!! I'll split my stomach in apology..."
"No matter," says an incredibly large captain with his entire head masked by something that resembles a basket. "If you are ready now, I am prepared to leave.
Captain of the 7th Division, Komamura Sajin
Iba looks up at him nervously, "...Ah... Yes..."
"...Don't concern yourself with me, Tetsuzaemon," Komamura warns him.
"HUH!?" Iba stutters, "N... no, I never meant to..."
"Don't hide it. You're worried," Komamura says with his back facing Iba, "You are worried that I feel doubts over this execution. You would have me mull over those concerns until you feel satisfied. That way you would be able to play for time."
"...Yes," Iba admits with his head bowed, "You see right through me..."
"Do not worry. I have no such doubts," Komamura turns to him and speaks forcefully, "I am controlled only by my obedience to Lord Genryuusai. No one grew close to me because of my appearance but he picked me up when I was astray. I've given my entire soul to his service. I will not waver. If he says that it is right, even if it is death, it is right!"
A figure appears behind Iba without a sound. Komamura addresses the dark man with white eyes, "...What of you, comrade Tousen?"
Captain of the 9th, Tousen Kaname, steps forward with his Vice-Captain, Hisagi Shuuhei, close behind, "...Needless to say, my feelings never change. These blind eyes always reflect only the least blood-stained path. I believe the path we tread is one and the same, Komamura."
~*~*~
In the Team 2 headquarters, shinigami of lower rank shy away from the irritated man stomping down the hallway with his silent companion.
"Ahhh~~ This sucks!!" the man whines, "It's not just the trespassers and the murder case that bothers me, it's also how everybody is so doubtful and nit-picking so god-damn much over whether or not it's right to have the execution! It's a decision from the higher-ups, so there's no point in having doubts! They're all morons, I say! Right, Captain?" He glances over at her as he munches on a bag of oily rice crackers.
"...How ridiculous," the captain walks slightly ahead of the man as she speaks coldly. "I've no interest in what is right or wrong. I only see worth in my missions and my sense of honor as a captain of the 13 Divisions," she says as they quickly stride down the hall way, "All who interfere with that is my enemy. I kill my enemies. That is all."
Captain of the 2nd Division, Sui Fong
"...Heeh, really?" the man picks his nose.
Vice-Captain of the 2nd Division, Oomaeda Marechiyo
"The same goes for you, Oomaeda," she turns slightly and looks up at him, "Do not misunderstand your position. If you get in my way, I will take you as my enemy." She continues down the hall without a second glance.
"...Heeh, I'll keep that in mind," Oomaeda mutters.
~*~*~
Elsewhere... on a rooftop.
"Ha~~~n, Haha~~~n, Ha~~~n, it goes..." 8th Captain Kyoraku Shunsui lets out a choked sigh as he tries to sing.
"Ah! Here you are, Captain!" standing on a ladder, Vice-Captain Ise Nanao pokes up her head from the side of the roof to see Shunsui lounging on his back with a long piece of grass in his mouth. "Don't sleep. You must prepare for your departure!"
"Nanao-chan..." Shunsui nibbles on his blade of grass, "I think I might be in trouble... I was wondering if you'd hear me out..."
Nanao looks away solemnly, "...What is it?"
"Y'see, the truth is... I was in the mood to chew on a piece of grass... I wonder if it has poison in it. The inside of my mouth is starting to sting and that can't be guuhd..." His last word comes out as a groan as he lays there.
Nanao snatches the piece of grass, "Throw it away!!!"
She stands up and turns away, causing Shunsui to pause and ask seriously, "...Nanao-chan... I wonder... what should I do...?"
"...Why are you asking me such a thing? After all, no matter what I say, you'll only do what you wish," Nanao replies. Shunsui looks up at her in surprise. "...Do not worry. I'll be several steps behind you to keep out of trouble while following you."
Shunsui tilts his straw hat over his eyes, "...Oh, well." He sits up, "Then I guess I'm still going to be the only one... who'll get scolded by ol' man Yama."
Nanao looks at him with a slight smile.
~*~*~
Oomaeda and Soi Fong are running through Seireitei, most likely heading for the execution. Even the 1st Captain, Yamamoto Genryuusai, is on the move. It seems that he has a Vice-Captain as well - a blond man with white eyes.
~*~*~
Zaraki and his motley crew has arrived... to an empty lot.
"Ahh... Ermmmm... what can I say..." Ishida scratches the back of his head, feeling the embarrassment of most of the group. "I guess... we're not too lucky finding our way."
"We've also run into dead-ends 10 or 20 times!" Orihime adds cheerfully.
From her perch on Zaraki's back, Yachiru's ears are burning - literally.
"C'mon, look, I told you so!" Ikkaku pipes up, "Vice-Captain's sense of direction sucks."
Yachiru tenses up. There is no way she is going to let that comment slide.
"Whoa! Stop it! That's gross... Uwhahaah!?"
Yumichika ignores Ikkaku's screams as he notices something odd. He steps up next to Zaraki, "...Captain..."
"...Yeah. Sneaking around like this, what a disgraceful bunch...." Zaraki scowls at the abandoned lot, "Get out here. Smothering the spiritual pressure to hide ain't something that Captain-level guys should do."
"...You're rather rude," a voice calls out as the spiritual pressure suddenly overwhelms the area. "Do you know what you are doing?"
Four men, the leaders of the 7th and 9th Divisions, suddenly appear on the wall surrounding the lot. Almost everyone reacts in shock at the imposing sight but, Yachiru seems too preoccupied with gnawing on Ikkaku's head to give a care.
"Where are you running off to with those trespassers?" Tousen speaks up, "Has your defeat taken your sense of honor away as well, Zaraki?"
"Cah... Captain Komamura... Captain Tousen... Vice-Captain Iba... Vice-Captain Hisagi..." Maki-Maki stutters, "th... this can't be... they're all captain-level... ah... all four of them...!!!"
"Don't panic, Aramaki!" Yumichika cautions him, "When it comes to numbers, we're still at an advantage!"
"Th... this isn't a problem with numbers!!" Maki-maki shrieks, "At this rate, we'll be..."
"Quit shouting," Zaraki grins, "Who said you guys are allowed to fight?"
Zaraki's four opponents look down at him in disbelief as he says, "Four against one, huh? Testing out my blade like this won't satisfy me at all."
Note:
-Question. Why is Zaraki wearing an eye-patch again? It doesn't look like that specialty eye-patch he had before and it didn't seem like he would need one after the Ichigo battle (pretty much everything except his eyes were bloody).