Bleach: The Invincible Slacker from Rukongai

"Are you trying to tell me that you alone are stronger than those three experienced fighters put together?"

Uehara Shiroha turned his head to look directly at the blonde man and responded with an amused smile.

"When they faced real danger, they couldn't escape unscathed and suffered serious injuries. I'm guessing these three people aren't quite as strong as you're making them out to be."

"I can't guarantee that I'm definitively better than the three of them, but I'm absolutely certain that I'm not worse than them either."

The blonde man smiled with obvious sarcasm, then subconsciously used his ability to check Uehara Shiroha's attribute panel and power levels.

When he saw the details of Uehara Shiroha's actual capabilities displayed on the attribute panel, the blonde man's mocking expression immediately disappeared and he couldn't laugh anymore.

The incredible attributes and the powerful items that Shiroha carried made him far stronger than anyone else currently on their team.

Taking the blonde man himself as an example, the gap between his power level and Uehara Shiroha's was already enormous and virtually insurmountable.

Uehara Shiroha hadn't been bragging or exaggerating before. He himself was indeed significantly stronger than those three people who had been defeated.

Seeing that his opponent was suddenly reluctant to speak and had fallen silent, Uehara Shiroha continued with growing amusement.

"Why are you suddenly so quiet? I'm still waiting for you to mock me again with more of your clever remarks."

Noticing that the atmosphere in the group was becoming increasingly tense and strange, Fasius stepped forward diplomatically and spoke with authority.

"We absolutely must not fight among ourselves at a time like this. Our common goal right now is to defeat that dangerous creature lurking outside."

"We have to maintain complete unity before we face this threat, otherwise we won't stand any chance of defeating that powerful enemy."

After hearing this reasonable appeal for cooperation, Uehara Shiroha decided not to say anything else provocative. After all, he had come here solely to complete his mission and didn't want to have unnecessary conflicts with these people.

Next, Fasius began the process of organizing everyone into strategic groups.

"We definitely can't all attack from the same direction simultaneously, and that's one of the important lessons we learned from our disastrous last attempt to fight this creature."

"This time I'm going to divide all team members into several smaller, more manageable groups. Each group will be responsible for attacking from a different direction. We'll launch coordinated attacks from four separate directions."

After explaining this strategy, Fasius turned to look at the other team members, clearly wanting to hear everyone's opinions and feedback on the plan.

Everyone else remained thoughtfully silent, and Uehara Shiroha simply shrugged and said casually.

"I don't really care about the specific arrangements anyway. Just make sure you don't assign me and that blonde guy to the same group."

The blonde man was obviously offended and unhappy after hearing this dismissive comment. Although his strength was clearly not as impressive as Uehara Shiroha's, he couldn't stand being humiliated so openly in front of the entire team. He stood up angrily and confronted Uehara Shiroha.

"Who exactly are you calling 'that blonde guy'? You're being incredibly rude and disrespectful."

Seeing that the two strong-willed individuals were about to break into a serious argument, Fasius immediately stepped in to try to smooth things over and maintain team cohesion.

"Alright, alright, everyone needs to stop arguing about this petty matter right now. I'll work directly with him to ensure there are no personality conflicts."

"Among all of us gathered here, Uehara Shiroha clearly possesses the highest level of combat ability. In order to ensure that each attack group maintains balanced strength and effectiveness, Uehara Shiroha will be partnered with Chiying."

After making this announcement, Fasius turned around and pointed to a petite girl sitting quietly nearby and began to introduce her to the group.

"Let me properly introduce you to everyone. This is Chiying. Although she may not possess tremendous raw combat power, she's extremely intelligent and strategic. It won't be any problem at all for her to provide excellent support and assistance."

"She's particularly skilled at observation and reconnaissance, and she has developed a comprehensive understanding of many different types of Hollows and their behavior patterns."

"If you two can learn to cooperate effectively, you can definitely become the primary strike force of our entire team."

Before Uehara Shiroha could respond to this arrangement, the blonde man interjected with obvious disdain and competitive spirit.

"He thinks he's going to be the main strike force? Don't worry about it, Captain. My partner and I will definitely be the first ones to eliminate that Black Spirit."

Fasius coughed twice to get everyone's attention and then addressed the blonde man with a more serious tone.

"Please tone down the competitive rhetoric for now. We need to focus on working together rather than competing against each other."