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"Hiss... that hurts…"

Hitsugaya Tōshirō grimaced, rubbing the back of his head in pain.

When he came to his senses, he blinked in shock, looking between Nanaya and Harribel.

"Wait… She's your maid!?"

"Yeah," Nanaya nodded matter-of-factly. Then he asked, "By the way, is Ichigo and the others still in Seireitei?"

Hitsugaya was still trying to process the situation, but he responded instinctively."They are… They're in the Fourth Division."

"Perfect." Nanaya gave a small smirk, gently ruffled Nel's hair, and said,"Nel, it's time for you to recover."

With Unohana Retsu and Inoue Orihime both present, Nanaya was confident that Nel would soon be restored to her full strength.

Nel beamed and waved her little hands joyfully.

"Let's go."

Nanaya began leading his mismatched group toward the 4th Division barracks.

Elsewhere, the other captains were quickly gathering.

After listening to Hitsugaya's explanation, they were silent for a long time.

"…That's just like Nanaya," someone finally muttered.

"He turns the Soul Society upside down when he's here…"

"Then he goes to Hueco Mundo and flips that place over too…"

"And now he's back with a maid?!"

Komamura Sajin spoke with a grim tone.

"This is unacceptable. Hollows are corrupted souls—dangerous, unstable. They must be purified, not kept around."

Kyoraku Shunsui sighed, massaging his temples.

Ukitake looked conflicted, unsure how to even comment.

Bringing an Adjuchas-level Hollow and two Gillian-class Menos Grande into Seireitei was unheard of. It was beyond reckless—it was unprecedented.

"This can't wait. Let's go."

The captains rushed toward the Fourth Division.

Inside the medical ward, Nanaya stopped in his tracks as he looked around, stunned.

"…Whoa. Long time no see, everyone."

He blinked at the sight before him. Ichigo, Zaraki Kenpachi, Byakuya Kuchiki, Renji Abarai—all of them were laid up in bed, covered in bandages like mummies.

"…But why do you all look like you just got hit by a freight train?"

Ichigo's eye twitched. He glared at Nanaya with a dark expression.

"Gee, I wonder whose fault that is!?"

"Mine!?" Nanaya pointed at himself in disbelief.

Byakuya sat up slightly, calm but sharp-eyed."Didn't you make a promise to Captain Unohana before the battle?"

Nanaya froze.

"…Ah."

He remembered now.

In order to convince Unohana Retsu to fight alongside him, he had promised to spar with her every day after the war.

Except he… never came back. He went straight to Hueco Mundo with Aizen and the others.

So naturally…

"What happened after that…?" Nanaya asked hesitantly.

Ichigo muttered flatly, "Since you vanished, we had to take your place. We were the ones who ended up fighting Unohana every day."

Nanaya went pale.

Unohana… every day!?

No wonder they looked half-dead.

At that moment, Rukia Kuchiki rushed into the room.

When she spotted Nanaya, her face lit up.

"Nanaya! You've been in Hueco Mundo all this time—are you hurt!?"

Nanaya smiled warmly and patted her head.

"I'm fine. Actually, I've gotten a lot stronger."

Rukia looked relieved—until a tall figure suddenly stepped between them.

Harribel walked up, gently wrapped her arms around Rukia, and pulled her aside like she was relocating a child.

(TLnote-bro i am dying,A CHILD TT)

"Miss, please don't cling to my master."

Rukia was stunned.

She stared blankly at the blonde woman who had just physically moved her like a toddler.

"…Huh?"

Nanaya coughed awkwardly."Uh… Rukia, this is… Harribel. She's… my maid. For now."

Rukia froze for two seconds, then her eyes widened in disbelief.

"Wait—what!? Maid!? Why do you need a maid!?"

Harribel tilted her head in thought. Drawing on her limited understanding of human relationships, she walked up, wrapped both arms around Nanaya's arm, and said coolly:

"I will warm my master's bed. Mate with him. Bear his children."

"WAIT!!!"

Rukia's face went completely red. She pointed a trembling finger at the two of them.

"Th-That's not a maid!!!"

"This is the duty of a maid," Harribel said calmly."To give everything to the master."

(TLnote-ayoo freaky maid)

Hueco Mundo had no concept of "maids." But after being altered by the Distinguished Heavenly Gods, Harribel had constructed her own interpretation—a personal code of maid conduct.

To her, being a maid meant absolute devotion. Body, soul, loyalty—everything belonged to her master.

Nanaya's eyelids twitched."...Harribel, calm down," he said, a sense of foreboding creeping in.Something wasn't right.

Her version of a maid… seemed completely different from the one he had in mind.

Elsewhere, near Zaraki Kenpachi's bed…

Kusajishi Yachiru sat on the window sill, legs swinging, holding a piece of candy. Her bright eyes wandered toward Nel, who was happily munching on a sparkling Konpeitō on Nanaya's shoulder.

Yachiru's cheerful aura shifted.A burst of pink Reiatsu erupted around her.

"You're eating my Konpeitō!"

Nel instantly hid the candy behind her back."No, this is mine! Nanaya gave it to me!" she huffed, puffing her cheeks.

Yachiru narrowed her eyes."He stole that from me!"

In a flash, she leapt from the window.

Nel didn't back down. She launched forward too.

The two pint-sized girls collided mid-air and began wrestling in a tangled heap of pink and green.

Everyone nearby was speechless.

"...Seriously?" sighed Ayasegawa Yumichika, brushing his hair back with a look of utter exhaustion.

He approached with a weary voice:"Vice-captain, you really shouldn't be wrestling with the furniture…"

Just as he tried to separate them—

"Don't touch Nel!""Get out of the way!"

BAM!

Both girls slapped at the same time, sending Yumichika flying across the room. He crashed into the wall, leaving a massive crater, before sliding down in a daze.

Madarame Ikkaku's jaw dropped."…He got sent flying…"

A moment passed."…By two kids."

The room fell into stunned silence.

Even Byakuya's eyes narrowed slightly."That Hollow's Reiatsu… it's approaching captain-class."

Zaraki Kenpachi grinned from his bed."Yachiru, don't hold back. This one's your level."

Now everyone noticed the overwhelming pressure flooding the room—two powerful auras, pink and purple, nearly matching a captain's Reiatsu.

"If you want the Konpeitō, let's settle this in a fight!" Yachiru said, pouting.

Nel wiped her mouth and stood confidently."Fine. Nel won't lose!"

Since her recent healing, her strength had returned significantly—along with much of her old combat experience.

"Let's go, then!" Yachiru declared, drawing her Zanpakutō.

"Come out—Sanpō Kenjū!"

BOOM!

A blinding pink aura burst forth. The spiritual pressure was so immense it shattered the ward's roof.

Though her Zanpakutō itself didn't change much, two spectral warriors materialized behind her.

One was tall and bony, with long facial hair, horns, and a halberd.The other was short and round, covered in fur, wielding a cleaver.Both looked decidedly terrifying.

Nel wasn't fazed. She opened her mouth and gathered a powerful purple Cero.

"Cero!"

The beam exploded forward.

Yachiru raised her blade.Behind her, both creatures mimicked her movements, unleashing an attack that collided with the Cero midair—

BOOM! BOOM!

The entire ward exploded from the clash.

Those still in bed, even wrapped like mummies, had to crawl out to safety.

From afar, Ikkaku stared at the whirlwind of colored Reiatsu and muttered in disbelief:

"Insane… I was going to stop them earlier. But this pressure—it's above mine..."

And he wasn't exaggerating. As Third Seat of the 11th Division, his spiritual pressure was nearing captain-class.But these two… were monsters.

Yumichika, still half-buried in rubble, groaned faintly:

"...Little monsters…"

As the chaos continued, Unohana Retsu entered with a serene smile.

But the moment she saw Nanaya, her entire demeanor shifted.

Her cheeks flushed red. She gripped her Zanpakutō tightly, her eyes shining with obsession.

"Nanaya... you're back," she whispered.

Her tone was gentle—but the madness behind it was unmistakable.

"And you've gotten even stronger…"

She took a step forward, unsheathing her sword.

"Let's fight."

Harribel immediately stepped between them, her blade drawn, face cold.

"Back off, Shinigami.""Don't look at my master with those eyes."

Her spiritual pressure surged as she raised her blade."As his maid, I won't let you steal him from me!"

Unohana didn't hesitate.

"Nanaya!! Let's fight!!"

"You dare attack my master!?" Harribel roared.

CLANG!

Steel clashed. Reiatsu surged again.

And in the middle of it all, Nanaya stood frozen, eyes twitching.

"…I just wanted to check on my friends."

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