Oh my goodness! I was promoted today!! Morita-san, our 12th seat, was transferred into the 9th division yesterday. Kyouraku taicho asked if I wanted to become a seated officer of the division. I told him of course I would love to serve my division more, but only if my abilities were considered at least satisfactory. He gave me a big grin that covered most of his face. "Of course nanao-chan is! She's a hard worker. Plus I'm pretty sure she's stronger than she lets others believe." Honestly, Kyouraku taicho is scary. It's almost as if he knows I've achieved shikai. Maybe he's heard the rumors about the rumors on my kido abilities. But he's never asked me to have a division seat.
I can contribute more to my comrades. I help with the budget and creating the schedules for night patrols. I wonder if Kyouraku taicho understands how much this means to me. Maybe I will be strong enough someday to even be as remotely useful as Lisa-san. I will admit there was quite a bit of paperwork waiting for me on my desk after my promotion. When I went to Isao, the 11th seat, he dropped his afternoon cup of tea. The way he moved his mouth open and closed made him look like one of Ukitake taicho's koi. If I wasn't as confused at his reaction, I would have giggled.
Once he regained some of his composure, he explained that a stack that thick usually takes him a week to do, but I just did it in an hour. I wonder if I made him feel less helpful for the division. I'm sure he has other skills he can contribute to the division. Maybe those types of reports and paperwork aren't his strong point…
I told him I'm perfectly content with doing as much work as he'd like me to do and that I'm more than willing to learn about any forms that need to get done. After I picked up his tea cup and put it back on his desk. I hope he doesn't hate me now. I just want to be helpful, apparently at a frightening level.
A/N: I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter, but I think it'll work. Let me know what you think!