1-2 Gatonden Hospitality

She said she'd take care of us, but I figured that meant she was gonna work us hard and whip us into shape.

No, I guess she meant she'd really take care of us.

Whoa! This is amazing! Well, c'mon, let's eat! We don't want it getting cold, do we? That would be rude to the chef!

Wait, you idiot! You know she didn't make us this huge feast for no reason! It's gotta be some kinda weird training exercise.

Oh, you poor, poor thing. That Kisuke raised you to be distrustful, didn't he?

Well, trust me, you have nothing to worry about, because this is a palace of food, nothing else!

My only job here in this Gatonden is to make sure that your bellies are full! And you...

Your job is to sit there and eat to your heart's content, and maybe a little more.

So hop to it, boys! Chow down! I know you must be starving after what you've been through!

What, are you done already, you wimp? I'm just getting started.

Hell no, I'm not done, you idiot! I'm not even close to being done! I'm just taking a little break, that's all.

Hey, Renji...

Hn?

I don't know... Should we really even be doing this? Down in the Seireitei, everybody's training and getting ready for the next battle right now...

...while we're up here, taking baths and stuffing our faces as if things were okay.

We oughta be training with them. How're we gonna get any stronger sitting around here like this?!

Are you really that dumb?

What?!

Look, we were both badly injured. Those baths were hydrotherapy to heal our wounds.

Once our wounds healed, we needed to eat in order to regain our strength. It all makes perfect sense when you think about it.

We've got to rebuild our bodies and our spirits if we want to be ready for the tough training ahead.

Y'know... Every once in a while, you actually make sense.

Shut up! We're s'posed to be eating so start eating! Unless you're gonna quit.

Like hell I will! I can eat you under the table!

Dream on, little man, dream on!

Haha! Very clever of you to figure it out, Renji. I guess that's why they made you a lieutenant!

You guessed it. That's the whole purpose of this exercise.