"Captain, and you said you weren't strong. That was the captain of the combat division, Captain Kenpachi. And you cut him down with just two swings."
Matsumoto Rangiku continued leading the way in front, her mood indescribably good.
Having a strong captain was extremely important in the Gotei 13.
Otherwise, when nobles bullied them, no one would stand up for the division members.
At least nobles judged people by their backers. If the captain was powerful, they wouldn't dare mess around.
"That's only because Captain Kenpachi was too weak. If it were Captain Kyoraku instead, it would still only take two strikes."
Rosse shook his head slightly. He didn't feel he had done anything impressive.
With Kenpachi Zaraki self-sealed, even a random captain could fight him evenly.
With Rosse's current strength, it was honestly a bit like bullying.
Still, the next time they met, Kenpachi's strength probably wouldn't disappoint him.
"That's still amazing. I think Captain's strength ranks top five in the entire Seireitei," Rangiku said proudly.
"If only I were that strong," Rosse smiled, "By the way. Since Captain Kenpachi is such a battle maniac, why didn't he go to the assessment earlier?"
"That guy and Yachiru are both famous for being hopelessly bad with directions," Rangiku rolled her eyes.
She didn't understand how someone so strong could still be lost all the time.
With reiatsu sensing, it shouldn't be possible to lose their way so badly.
"But Captain doesn't find Captain Kenpachi's behavior strange?", Rangiku continued curiously.
"What behavior?", Rosse blinked.
"That way he just fights anyone on sight! After he killed the previous Eleventh Division captain, he went all over Seireitei picking fights, causing a ton of chaos," Rangiku complained.
At the time, even she had been targeted.
If Yachiru hadn't stopped him, Captain Kenpachi would probably have cut her into Fourth Division with two swings.
"Ah, that 'attack anyone who moves' beast style," Rosse chuckled, "You forget, I'm also from District 78. The atmosphere there is exactly like that, fighting on sight is normal."
For these common-sense things, he at least knew enough not to expose himself.
"Oh, right. Captain is also from that place. But you really don't look it. Captain looks more like an elegant scholar, kind of like Captain Aizen."
Rangiku looked Rosse up and down and gave her impression.
Rosse's body was strong, but proportioned and lean. People would think he had a great figure, not that he was a muscle brute.
Plus he carried a natural noble air, and with that unfairly handsome face, it was hard to associate him with a battle maniac.
"Captain Aizen, huh... the feeling he gives me is strange, like he's not as normal as he looks," Rosse deliberately raised a brow and openly badmouthed Aizen.
Since Aizen wasn't around, he could say whatever he wanted.
When Aizen's plan started, he had zero intention of running away with the villain group.
This time, he was a righteous guy.
"Huh? Captain Aizen has issues?", Rangiku tensed slightly. She trusted Rosse's strength and character.
Even though they hadn't known each other long, last night he hadn't taken advantage of her in that situation, a clear sign of his integrity.
Someone like that wouldn't casually badmouth another captain.
"It's not exactly an issue. I just feel something's off. I vaguely sense that his strength should be above Captain Kyoraku's. If we fought seriously, my result might be worse than Captain Kenpachi's earlier," Rosse sighed lightly.
"What? Captain Aizen is hiding that deeply? He acts totally normal, everyone thinks he's the weakest captain."
Rangiku felt a jolt inside and memorized Rosse's words tightly.
At captain level, intuition and perception were never wrong.
Things she could never notice in her whole life, Rosse could sense with just instinct, and it was highly reliable.
If Rosse said this, then it was almost certainly true.
"Don't mention this to anyone. Whatever Captain Aizen is hiding has nothing to do with us."
Rosse glanced at her and gave a serious reminder.
Mutual trust sometimes required a long time to build.
But with today's warning, even if Aizen tried to frame him later, Rosse could use this to accuse Aizen of slander.
After all, he was the one who suspected Aizen first.
"I understand!"
Rangiku nodded quickly. After living in Seireitei so long, she wasn't someone who talked loosely.
Shinigami were all centuries-old relics; who didn't have some secrets?
Even she herself had plenty she didn't want others to know, not to mention the captains.
The two smoothly completed the registration at the Twelfth Division.
Since the Twelfth Division captain was busy with experiments, he had no time to see them. Rosse and Rangiku didn't care to meet him either, and returned directly to the Tenth Division.
Upon hearing the news of Rosse officially taking the position, the entire Tenth Division erupted into cheers.
In just one evening, the division members had completely accepted Rosse.
Not only was their captain strong, he even gave them benefits.
That alone made him far better than many other captains.
Watching the lively crowd below, Rangiku smiled widely and said, "There's one more thing. On the way today, we met Captain Kenpachi, and our captain cut him down in just two swings."
"What? Really?"
"That's insane!"
"Captain! You're my god!"
"..."
After hearing that Rosse defeated Kenpachi, the division members looked at Rosse even more fervently.
The Gotei 13, especially their Tenth Division, was located right beside the Eleventh Division, and they had suffered under them for too long.
Those brutes not only provoked others daily, they kept saying all other divisions were trash.
Because the Tenth Division hadn't had a captain for years, and because Captain Kenpachi's wild style had attracted a crowd of Rukongai fighters, the Eleventh Division bullied them even more ruthlessly.
Behind their backs, the insults were endless.
But since they were weaker, both the division members and the lack of a captain, they could never fight back.
But now, Rangiku was telling them that their time to rise had come.
Your captain was beaten by our captain, what's left for you to brag about?
If they weren't busy celebrating Rosse's appointment tonight, they would've marched to the Eleventh Division barracks already to rub it in their faces.
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