He couldn't believe it, he finally had graduated from the academy after so many long years. No more classes, no more teachers, or their long and boring lectures. Now he is able to put what he learned to use and become a shinigami to be respected! Ai Zheng Rui couldn't contain his excitement and pumped his fist into the air and laughed with joy as he entered his new stage of life. What kind of people will he meet? What kind of adventures will he have? The thought excited him to no end though for now he would have to keep it in for now as he would try to enter Squad 7 for the first time so he wanted to leave a good first impression. 

Zheng stood outside the gates of Squad 7 and felt his mouth go dry from nervousness and excitement at the same time. He walked in and observed that there were other shinigami training together with their zanpuktos, all sword types. A shudder went through him as he remembered how naturally unskilled he was at the blade, so unskilled that he was incapable of using a sword or any melee weapon of that matter. If it wasn't for his natural talent for Hakuda and his knack for Kido he may had not been able to graduate. But now was not the time to think of it. Zheng wondered who he would have to talk to about joining since this squad still does not have a captain yet.