"Not as such, no - more like a problem with your work assignment. The Reservoir Division is meant to breed a generalist kind of Shinigami. Yet somehow I get the feeling that's not doing you justice, somehow." Even though it was essentially an herculean task, Koutarou was the kind of man whom made it a point to know the finer points of detail from the files of every subordinate he could. Each one had sticking points - thankfully, psychological evaluations at the Gotei were rather thorough.

"According to your file, you come from a noble family, and there's mention of a training that your family had you undergo prior to joining the academy." It was unnecessary to question the correctness of that statement, from his tone. "Let me ask you. Of the functions you were asked to perform so far, which would you say you enjoyed the most, and which would you say you performed best at?"