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The Captain's words of warning are returned by not Junko's voice nor Mizu's, but a third unfamiliar to him.
"WE NEED SOME MEDICAL ATTENTION I HAVE TWO MEN WITH CUT OFF ARMS!”
... Elk Hoshi wails, tending to a defeated Lieutenant Suta and 5th Seat Jizakai. Yū's response is non-verbal, his teeth grinding and eyes squinted in discontent. Another obstacle has presented itself before the Doctor, undoubtedly adding risk to delay his arrival to the tournament. His head turns to steal a glance at the trio standing ahead the relief station's door before the rest of his body follows in an attempt to approach them. But before he's able to complete a step, Junko extends her arm to intervene in his advance.
"Captain, this is my part as well. Please allow us to attend to them so you are not late. I assure you Mizu-kun and I will both be at our stations before the games have started"
He stops at her request, acknowledging her words and more compelling, her expression- an expression that desired to assume this responsibility, one that hoped he believed in her enough to fulfill it just as well as he could. It seemed spending enough time with Junko allowed the 5th seat to take some notes from her book, also finding words to say in an effort to reassure their Captain.
"Captain, helping heal unknown injuries is just as much as my part as it is both of yours. We will do our best here to figure this out quickly and get to our stations at the games. You've done your part now, so let us do ours together. We will see you at the finish line as the winner of the Kenpachi Games! Do 4th proud sir! We both believe in you."
Without hesitation the pair turn to approach the Fifth Division shinigami who have desperately sought out aid, leaving Yū Nakamoto outside solely to watch. For a brief moment he is frozen in place before his neutral countenance is broken with a small smile. Imagining a possible future where his return wouldn't be in the cards... for once, he feels the Fourth Division would be in safe hands without him. Hopefully, that possibility wouldn't become a reality- no matter how comfortable he was starting to become with that concept.
At once, his form melts into the air, leaving the Northeast Seireitei with haste to the nearby gates to the Rukongai.
From Northeast Sereitei to Rukongai