Kirou nodded at the captain's choice and lead the way, Nobu and he did not have much of a relationship together so that lent to an easier time separating from him. Even though it still felt like a portion of his very being was being separated, though he spent so much time without that piece it almost felt weirder to be with it. Once the pair of them were through the checkpoint they would take the elevator down to the first level, a relatively wide open expanse, a man made stream cutting through it, with artificial sunlight above. The dirt was laced with trace amounts of sekiseki gently draining the reiryoku from the inhabitants. This floor consisted of pretty much the most docile of the residents here, who all seemed to be in some kind of drug induced stupor, their eyes dull and lifeless, as if all hope had been drained of them. "As you probably remember from your brief stint here, this floor is for those who have given up their hope of ever being free of here, and those we would consider minimum security risks."
Making his way across nodding to those with enough will power to even try to greet him Kirou would enter into the guarded elevator that would bring them down even deeper. Jumping down to the fourth floor where the residents would be stronger and rowdier, stopping at each floor so that the captain could see the manned checkpoint stations outside of each elevators doors, each of them with atleast a half dozen men stationed at them themselves, with more than twice that roaming around the field where the residents were. "And here we are, the last stop before the isolation cells, composed of sekiseki, and where the worst of them are bound with specialized spirit restraints that will not even allow them to move. Though rumor has it there is supposed to be a section below even that, though in all my years of service I have yet to find a way to gain access to it, so I am pretty sure it is just that, a rumor."
As they would step off of the elevator the guards at the station would just wave them through, nodding to them as he passed Kirou would step out onto what is quite possibly the tallest floor in the entirety of the maggots nest. It's ceiling standing a good 3-4 times higher than that of the other floors, and of the about 4 dozen people visible, it was quite easy to tell why the ceilings were so tall, as there were a half dozen pure giants. A massive silver wolf who looked like it could eat an elephant for a snack, four people with bird like wings, and a couple with horns and bat like wings. The rest appeared to be purely human, though physically not as imposing as their cell mates they seemed no worse for wear because of it. These were truly the worst beings that the soul society had captured, some being former shinigami, some bandits too strong for their own good. Hell one of them was a fullbringer, who just would not die no matter what was thrown at him.
And though these guys were intimidating enough to give off an oppressive aura each, they all gave Kirou a wide berth as he approached, they knew who the king of the Maggots Nest was, and none of them felt like pushing their luck. Especially when shortly after the first month of taking this position Kirou decided that this floor here would be the best place to train, and for the following 6 months he resided here among them taking his meals and sleeping there. He even made a deal with them, if any of them could get the best of him and take his key from his shihakkusho none of the guards in the rest of the place would stop that person as they tried to leave. Needless to say they all tried, even trying to come all at once, and since they are all here, well you can guess the results. "None of the other guards like patrolling this level on their own, I think that they are scared to be honest. But after humiliating the lot of them for 6 months straight they tend to leave me be, I will tell you this now, before i accept any promotion, and we choose a replacement for me here they will have to be able to stay half a year on this floor with these guys and not lose to them once. No matter when or how they attack."