Ryouichi tilted his head towards Hanae as she arrived. In response to her comment about preparing her men, Ryouichi smiled slightly and gestured to his Zanpakuto as he said, "And I have readied the cavalry, sir." He was referring to himself alone. For some reason, everyone had decided that they would not replace any of the 3rd Division after most of them had been killed. After saying this, Ryouichi looked over at the 9th Division's captain. He seemed worried. Stepping out of line, Ryouichi grinned and placed his arm on Haru's shoulder. "Don't be worried, Haru-chan," He referred to him as "chan" out of their age difference as well as with hoped of helping him relax a little bit. "The espada don't nearly live up to the expectations. Alright?" With those words, Ryouichi laughed again and smiled, though in truth he was a bit worried about facing the arrancar as well. Unmoving, he turned to Hisagi. "Anywho, ready when you are, Soutaichou!"