[Soul Society - Commander-General's office]

Koutarou actually seems both mortified and amused by Kaoru's comment.

"You know you've hit rock bottom when you need someone else to worry about your health and productivity both." The young Commander responds.

Well, the previous Commander could afford to delegate his paperwork to me. I would then delegate further down the line if needed... but when I got to the job I almost completely forgot about it...

He does seem to appreciate the effort Kaoru is putting into things, however.

"Kaoru-kun, right? Reservoir division?"