Chapter 5: On-the-Spot Interview

I'll catch Captain Muguruma when he gets back. The one that remains is Captain Hirako of Squad 5, and I think I still have time.

He doesn't really seem the type to answer seriously to interview questions, but...

...hopefully, I can get Momo to sit in. Maybe that'll make it a bit easier to get some sort of story out of him.

But Momo's not here.

Huh?

The Women's Soul Reaper Association is having some sort of trip, so I forced her to go.

(That's right! I forgot!)

So I take it you're working double to make up for it?

If I didn't agree to it, Momo would probably have refused to go on that trip and stayed to work.

Anyway, what business did you have here?

Actually, I wanted to get interviews from the captains who've returned to the squads to feature in the Seireitei Bulletin.

To write about how kind and caring a captain I am for letting my lieutenant go on her trip while I work double the load?

You got it! Want me to get my best robes for this? You'll be taking photographs, won't you?

Not this time...but I'll be sure to create a section featuring photographs of the captains' robes another time!

So, what? If you're not looking for handsome pictures, then what else is there to interview me for?

Well, let's see. How about we start with getting your thoughts on being back in the squads?

Seriously? That is so boring. Can't you ask me something a bit more creative?

Creative? But I really don't have the time to go off on a tangent right now.

*Sigh*... Okay, fine. I'll let you in on this exclusive tidbit.

E-Exclusive?

It's a rumor someone told me a long time ago.

You see that alley right there? Go in and make three right turns, two left turns, then go down the stairs. There's a big secret hidden down there.

A big secret?!

I hear that this secret is so shocking that it's never become public knowledge. "A Sensation 100 Years in the Making!" Sounds interesting, doesn't it?

Three right turns and two left turns, got it! Thank you so much, Captain Hirako!

But who knows what this big secret could be. It's probably one of Kisuke's jokes anyway. Oh, did he leave already?

He must really be in crunch mode.