Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

Shen Jue, however, seemed completely oblivious to the tense atmosphere. He casually stood in front of the two of them, pointed behind him, and said, "Oh, them."

"A new intern from the Spirit Arts Academy, just assigned to the 10th Division."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi narrowed his eyes. The Shinigami captain, with his excellent memory, asked in confusion, "Intern? I don't recall any students graduating from the Spiritual Arts Academy and joining the Gotei 13 recently."

"It was a special, last-minute approval," Shen Jue said without batting an eye. "It was personally approved by Grandpa Yamamoto. Didn't you receive any notification?"

"It's possible that your Technology Development Bureau's document system has another bug."

When the topic of the document system bug came up, Mayuri Kurotsuchi's attention was immediately diverted.

He personally designed the Technology Development Bureau's internal systems, and any hint of system flaws would trigger his defense mechanisms as a researcher.

Moreover, as one of the architects of the Soul Society's Spiritual Network, Shen Jue's words were undoubtedly disrespectful to Mayuri Kurotsuchi's technical abilities.

"There's nothing wrong with the system," Mayuri Kurotsuchi said coldly. "I'll go back and check."

"Go ahead and investigate. Remember to let me know what you find," Shen Jue said with a smile.

"I'm off now. I need to take good care of the two little ones. It wouldn't be good if they got attacked by the traveler."

After saying that, Shen Jue continued walking forward, with Ishida Uryu and Inoue Orihime following closely behind.

As Ishida Uryu passed by Mayuri Kurotsuchi, he could feel the scrutinizing gaze directed at him like a scalpel cutting through his body.

But Mayuri Kurotsuchi ultimately said nothing.

After walking out of that street, Shen Jue looked back to make sure that Mayuri Kurotsuchi's figure had disappeared before letting out a long breath.

"That was close," he said.

Orihime Inoue clutched her chest: "That scared me to death... That person was terrifying..."

Uryu Ishida pushed up his glasses: "Your behavior just now didn't seem like that of a cowardly Grim Reaper."

"I'm the captain," Shen Jue said matter-of-factly. "Lying is one of the basic qualities required of a captain."

"You're acting too calmly and collectedly, as if we pose no threat to you whatsoever." Ishida Uryu's tone finally showed a slight change.

"My coercion of you is as powerless as a can of tuna fed to a stray cat."

"Really?" Shen Jue tilted her head, her expression as innocent as a cat that had stolen some fish but was pretending nothing had happened.

"Oh, well, I am the captain of the 10th Division after all."

"It's not a good idea to lose your composure just because you've been threatened by one or two troublemakers."

Ishida Uryu stopped in his tracks.

His spirit bow appeared in his hand in a fraction of a second, and the spirit arrow was aimed directly at Shen Jue's brow.

Orihime Inoue exclaimed and took two steps back.

"What exactly do you want?" Ishida Uryu's voice dropped to freezing point.

Shen Jue looked down at the arrow aimed at his brow, his expression unchanged.

He even smiled, a smile completely different from before.

Shen Jue exuded a lazy and relaxed feeling, with an expression of relief that said, "Finally, I don't have to act anymore."

"What do I want to do?" Shen Jue repeated the question, tilting her head slightly. "You might not believe it, but I'm just doing my daily work as the head of the Seireitei security team."

"Arrest the trespasser who broke into Seireitei."

"Then, I will indeed take you to the Spirit Purification Tower." Shen Jue put his hands in his pockets, his posture as relaxed as if he were sunbathing in his own yard.

"But not now."

Shen Jue raised one hand and snapped his fingers.

The crisp sound echoed through the quiet alley, and the next second, dozens of beams of spiritual pressure suddenly lit up the surrounding area.

The members of the 10th Division appeared from all directions and surrounded the three in the center.

"Welcome to the 10th Division." Shen Jue's voice carried a kind of pleasure that infuriated Ishida Uryu.

"By the way, this road leads to the 10th Division barracks. We're probably... well, just two more streets away."

Ishida Uryū's Spirit Arrow was still aimed at Shen Jue, but he did not fire it.

It wasn't because he didn't want to, but because he suddenly realized he couldn't move.

Not only him, but Orihime Inoue also froze in place.

The six light plates completely blocked the movements of Ishida Uryu and Inoue Orihime from six directions.

"Binding Spell Sixty-One: The Six-Staff Light Prison," Shen Jue said softly.

"When?!" Ishida Uryu squeezed out the words through gritted teeth.

"From the moment you saw me." Shen Jue walked up to Ishida Uryū and gently crushed the spiritual light arrow that was aimed at him.

The spiritual light arrow turned into specks of light and disappeared.

"I have a habit of my fingers never staying still, no matter what."

"I secretly notified my lovely teammates using the Death Terminal, please don't mind."

Ishida Uryu tried to resist, but found that as a Quincy who could manipulate spirit particles at will, he could not shake the sixty-first binding spell, the Six-Staff Light Prison, that Shen Jue had casually set up.

The strength of that Binding Spell - Six Staff Light Prison is almost comparable to the level of Binding Spells above number ninety.

"Stop struggling, my binding spell is different from the binding spells of other Grim Reapers."

"It would be more like your Quincy's ancestor would come instead."

"Although I might not be able to tie him up."

Shen Jue patted Ishida Uryū on the shoulder, his tone as gentle as if he were comforting a student who had failed an exam: "Don't blame yourself too much, your intuition is actually very accurate."

"You've been telling me from the beginning that I have a problem, haven't you?"

"But stereotypes and prejudices have ruined you, Ishida."

Ishida Uryu didn't speak, but his self-reproachful expression said it all.

"Trust your instincts next time," Shen Jue said, holding up one finger.

"In Soul Society, if you encounter someone who raises their hands to surrender exceptionally quickly, you should be very careful."

Shen Jue turned to the team members around her, her tone regaining its authoritative tone as captain.

"Bring the traveler back to the barracks and lock him in a clean room."

"Have Lieutenant Hitsugaya keep a close watch on them."

"Don't tie it too tight. Also," Shen Jue glanced at Inoue Orihime and said, "get this lady a cushion; the floor is cold."

Orihime Inoue was stunned: "Huh?"

"This is treating prisoners of war well," Shen Jue said seriously. "Our 10th Division's management policy is humane law enforcement."

What is Captain Shen Jue saying? The members of the 10th Division around Shen Jue seemed to be hearing this for the first time.

Isn't the tenth division's mission to protect Soul Society by eliminating all threats?

"Ahem." Shen Jue coughed softly to avoid any unruly little ones from embarrassing him.

Looking at Shen Jue's smiling face, Ishida Uryū understood for the first time in his life why some people say that a smile is more terrifying than anger.

Shen Jue was just like the squinty-eyed Grim Reaper who had blocked Ichigo Kurosaki and the others at the entrance to the Seireitei.

No, Shen Jue is far more terrifying than that squinty-eyed Grim Reaper!

The Quincy was carried away by two team members. As he passed by Shen Jue, Ishida Uryu gave Shen Jue several resentful glances.

Shen Jue's smile faded, and she looked at him seriously: "Young man, don't be resentful."

"Being arrested by me in an instant is better than being beaten up by me."

"Stop yelling about friendship and bonds and all that. It would be much better if you charged at me with Ichigo Kurosaki."