Bleach: Watch Closely, This Is How You Use a Zanpakutō

"Are you two alright?"

The students couldn't help but ask, glancing at the guards' disheveled appearances.

"We're fine. To receive Lady Asaka's favor is an honor."

The guards laughed proudly, casually dusting off their clothes and straightening the noble linings beneath their uniforms.

"Hah..."

Exhaling, one of them felt nothing but satisfaction.

So what if they had to grovel before that woman? These students still had to treat them with respect.

They relished this feeling.

To curry favor with the Tsunayashiro Clan, these so-called Shin'ō Academy geniuses humbled themselves before mere guards.

Though they weren't of noble birth, these foolish lowborns still bowed to their masters, their eyes filled with admiration—not just for the nobles they served, but for the attendants at their side as well.

That intoxicating sense of superiority made them forget their place, as if they were no longer mere servants but true aristocrats, while those beneath them were destined to serve.