Kazuho gave a small nod to his new Vice Captain. “At ease, Inari-san,” the boy said, sliding his chair out to stand. “It's a pleasure to finally meet you formally.” He held his hand out to the chair across from him, offering the other man a seat.

Kyouraku smiled a bit at seeing the new Shinigami. “Inari-kun, I have heard great things about your work,” he stated. The two had never met, but it was clear that Kazuho had at least known about him. “It's rare for a Captain to handpick his Vice Captain. It seems Kazuho-kun has great hopes for you.”

For his part, the boy just shook his head. “We'll see how things go once our squad begins our duty.” Returning to his seat, he tapped the table lightly, looking to his Vice Captain. “Getting right to the point, though, this meeting is to establish our squad. As things stand, I was chosen as Captain and you are chosen as Vice Captain. We have no other members. I have been given permission to select a group of elites evenly from the Gotei 13, with the exception of other Vice Captains and Captains themselves. Along with that, we should get to know each other better since we will be running this group together.”

He leaned back in his seat, placing down a folder, full of papers. “To begin, I want our group to be small, but elite. We have no need for a lot of Shinigami. Just enough to keep the peace within Hueco Mundo. We will pick three from each squad of the Gotei 13. That gives us 39 Shinigami to assist us in our mission. After that, we will recruit normally as each of the other squads do.” It was a fair number. No squad would miss three members. However, for a squad to be made up of only 41 Shinigami was almost suicide, especially with the mission they were given.

It seemed the new Captain had no concern for that, though.

“I have files on several Shinigami that I've had an eye on, enough to give us a selection in each squad. I want your input, though. As my Vice Captain, I will take your recommendation into consideration and give it priority in my choices. You're a strong warriors who deserves the rank of Vice Captain even if you never had a chance to attain it. I trust your ability to spot others in that same position. Do you have any recommendations?”