Kariya woke up early in the morning, while he would have been training at this hour he was coerced into going to a graduation party by one of his underclassmen. He had gained some admirers for his ability at Hakuda, who asked to spar and train with him whenever he had some free time. He remembered being asked the usual question of what squad he wanted to be assigned to. Unlike most of his classmates, he wasn't really worried about what squad he would be assigned. While he wants to join the ninth squad to be in charge of the security of the Seireitei, using his abilities for the protection of Soul Society would be fine for him. Looking around he carefully sneaked around the room to grab his Zanpakuto, said a quiet goodbye to those that were already starting to wake up and went to the ceremony. 

Since he had a bit of time, Kariya decided to not to use Hoho and instead walk. On the way there, Kariya began thinking of his time at the academy. Time had gone quick from the time he applied to enter the academy and today, he had trained hard to be able to get good grades in most subjects, even if his Zanpakuto's personality made him unable to practice with his shikai like everyone else. If he had any regrets it would be to learn more kido, since it could come in handy. Arriving at the location he found that people had already begun arriving, but seeing that there will be quite a while before the ceremony started, he decided to rest on a bench. He was never a fan of waiting, but there was little he could do. 

Waking up as people had begun to arrive, he stood up from the bench and started looking for any familiar faces to sit with. Kariya saw Bakuto, not too far away from himself and decided to talk to him. While they weren't in many classes together Kariya really liked his competitive nature and he was one of the few people that could keep up with him when using Hakuda. Using Hoho "Yo! Ready for one last lecture before real work begins?" he closed the gap within then and greeted him