A Predetermined Future Is Boring (10/10)

The fist aimed at Shinji Hirako missed its target entirely.

"Hmph!" She knew the reason, but could only sit angrily on the ground, without taking off the fake mask on her face.

Shinji Hirako's Zanpakuto has already Shikai at some point, and the end of the hilt is a hollow circle.

With his index finger inserted inside, he spun the Zanpakuto as he walked towards Tokoyo Misao, stopping ten meters in front of him.

"You were so arrogant in front of us before, talking about your strength, intelligence, and good looks."

"Our first mistake was that we're not weak."

"It's just that Sōsuke Aizen, Zanpakuto Kyōka Suigetsu, is not easy to deal with."

"Perfect timing, you can come and try it out."

Shinji Hirako's words were what all the members of the Visored were thinking.

Even though Tokoyo Misao said before that Aizen's power had reached the limit of Soul Reaper and was not much different from Captain-Commander Yamamoto's.

But in their minds, possessing the power of the Visored greatly increased their strength.

The reason they haven't taken action against Aizen is that they haven't yet figured out a way to undo the Kyōka Suigetsu.

Moreover, Shinji Hirako, who also possesses Zanpakuto ability, understands this better than anyone else.

Without unraveling the Kyōka Suigetsu, any fight is pointless and meaningless.

"Wait until you've truly experienced it before talking about ability."

Tokoyo Misao smelled a strange odor.

The Shikai ability of Shinji Hirako Zanpakuto, the Fifth Division Captain, is the same as Aizen's, belonging to the hypnotic type.

Unlike Kyōka Suigetsu, Shinji Hirako's Zanpakuto causes the user to lose their sense of direction, such as up, down, left, right, forward, and backward.

Even closing your eyes and using your spiritual senses won't help.

However, like Kyōka Suigetsu, this hypnotic ability is meaningless to Tokoyo Misao.

"Observe and World-Crossing Principle."

The Zanpakuto in his hand vanished instantly, transforming into a golden stream of information that surrounded him.

After a short while, the colors of these information streams gradually faded and disappeared.

Tokoyo Misao stood there, a bright, sunny smile on his face.

"Is this the power of your Zanpakuto?" Shinji Hirako frowned, using his spiritual senses to probe his surroundings.

No matter how hard I look, I can't find the Zanpakuto Reishi that just disappeared.

He looked at Tokoyo Misao and asked, "Invisibility or disguise?"

"It's impossible that your Shikai ability is the same as Kenpachi Azashiro, Bankai?"

His eyes narrowed.

Rumor has it that Kenpachi Azashiro, a former colleague, achieved his Bankai by fusing his own Reishi with those of the environment.

Since they are all integrated, it is impossible to distinguish them by sight or by using one's spiritual sense.

But that's Kenpachi Azashiro's Bankai ability.

It's impossible that this kid's Shikai also has this kind of ability.

Tokoyo Misao smiled and said softly, "The forms of expression are somewhat similar, but they are completely different."

As for what exactly that ability is...

As he said this, his expression turned cold, and he looked at Shinji Hirako with an expression as if he were looking at an idiot:

"What idiot would willingly reveal their abilities?"

Even now, the captains of the Gotei 13 do not easily reveal their abilities.

Of course, Tokoyo Misao knew everything, which is an exception.

Even Aizen was unaware of the abilities of captains like Jūshirō Ukitake, Shunsui Kyōraku, and Retsu Unohana.

After all, they are captains who have been around for hundreds of years, and they have never used Bankai in all these years. There is no record of it even in the Great Spirit Book Gallery.

"Is that so? Then I'll just have to expose you in battle."

Shinji Hirako slowly took steps, approaching Tokoyo Misao.

He slowly moved around to the left and swung his sword horizontally.

Tokoyo Misao opened his palm in the opposite direction, and a transparent long sword appeared in his palm.

A clang rang out.

He was clearly parrying in the opposite direction, yet he successfully blocked Shinji Hirako's blade attack.

"What? How did you know?"

Shinji Hirako, somewhat skeptical, launched a series of attacks.

However, no matter which direction he attacked from, Tokoyo Misao easily defended against it.

He was getting carried away and kept hacking away.

He even used Kidō and Cero simultaneously, but to no avail.

Watching the battle unfold from the sidelines, Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi murmured in disbelief:

"Even knowing Hirako's abilities, it would be impossible to completely defend against them in actual combat."

"That's right, even with extensive combat experience, it's impossible to achieve this level," Lisa Yadōmaru said incredulously.

Rukia Kuchiki asked, somewhat confused, "Weren't those two just doing normal offense and defense?"

Lisa Yadōmaru sighed, "Because we don't have Hirako's Shikai ability, they all appear to us to be engaging in normal offense and defense."

"Hirako's Zanpakuto ability can reverse a person's senses of front, back, left, right, up, and down. In other words, when Tokoyo Misao sees Hirako's sword swinging from the left, it's actually from the right."

Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi also offered an explanation.

"Upside down? But you'll get used to it." Rukia Kuchiki for a moment before making her judgment.

Coincidentally Mashiro Kuna and Lisa Yadōmaru looked over at the same time. The latter reached up and adjusted her glasses, explaining again:

The problem is that the Hirako can be adjusted at any time.

"What!" Rukia Kuchiki immediately understood what she meant.

Indeed, if someone has extensive combat experience, once they realize they've been hit, they can use their strong combat skills to turn the tables.

But if Shinji Hirako could adjust the inversion or non-inversion at any time...

It's simply impossible to defend against.

But Tokoyo Misao to prevent it!

Rukia Kuchiki watched Tokoyo Misao figure as he fought, and a slight smile appeared on her face.

Chapter 91 A Predetermined Future is Boring (10/10)

Clang, clang, bang! Boom!

The battle between Shinji Hirako and Tokoyo Misao lasted for ten minutes.

Shinji Hirako used every possible method as an attack, combining it with his own Shikai ability, putting in all his effort to try and touch even Ikkaku of Tokoyo Misao's clothes.

But after so much time and having exhausted all conventional methods, there has still been no effect.

He deliberately created distance, ceased his attack, and pointed his Zanpakuto at Tokoyo Misao's heart, saying each word clearly:

"You bastard, you can't even be affected by Aizen's Kyōka Suigetsu, can you?"

"Is there any need to ask something so obvious?" Tokoyo Misao replied with a smile.

Shinji Hirako ignored the commotion from his teammates outside the arena, narrowed his eyes, and spoke in a deep voice:

"I'll ask you one more time, Tokoyo Misao, are you friend or foe?"

Tokoyo Misao shrugged and countered, "What is an enemy, and what is a friend?"

Who is the enemy in your context?

Soul Society? Aizen?

Who is the friend in your context? Kisuke Urahara?

"It seems you don't consider Aizen an enemy."

Shinji Hirako held his Zanpakuto upright in front of his nose, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes.

Even in a simple conversation, he was able to extract hidden information from Tokoyo Misao's words.

Tokoyo Misao is extremely troublesome.

If the other side continues to cooperate with Aizen, then the Visoreds will have no chance of winning.

Facing the killing intent emanating from Shinji Hirako, Tokoyo Misao seemed completely unfazed and continued:

"You are victims of Aizen's research into evolutionary pathways, hence the label of 'enemy'."

But I wasn't hurt. I can't call him an enemy, but I'm not exactly a friend either.

Do you understand what I mean?

"You bastard, what are you babbling about? Come at me and take this guy down!" Hiyori Sarugaki the Roar, trying to charge forward.

Just hearing the name Aizen was enough to make her furious.

"I see. So what is your purpose?" Kensei Muguruma Shinji Hirako gestured to Hiyori Sarugaki and asked again.

Based on the current dialogue, Tokoyo Misao is neither an enemy nor a friend, and may be someone who can be won over.

Being able to ignore the existence of the Kyōka Suigetsu ability is extremely important to the Visoreds.

Tokoyo Misao replied with a smile, "I want you to become stronger."

"Huh?" All the members of the Visored involuntarily uttered a sound of doubt at the same time.

Their eyes were fixed on Tokoyo Misao's face.

But the latter maintained her bright, sunny smile, unwavering in the slightest.

His expression didn't seem like he was joking or teasing them.

"What good will this do you?" Shinji Hirako frowned, his mind racing.

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't figure out Tokoyo Misao's true purpose.

Tokoyo Misao shrugged and continued in a somewhat helpless tone:

"If there were a comic book that you read ten or a hundred times, and you knew all the plot points and all the possible outcomes, it would be a good fit."

Would you ever want to change one or two things to make the future direction unpredictable and deviate from its original course?

Wouldn't that be more fun?

The scene fell silent instantly, and everyone, including Rukia, pondered the meaning of those words.

A moment later, Lisa Yadōmaru let out a gasp:

"I see. Just like the porn I often read, the main character is always pathetically threatened in various ways."

If the protagonist knew beforehand and possessed great strength, he would have killed the blond-haired guy.

Or perhaps the blond-haired guy knows the protagonist has the ability to kill him, and plots to kill him instead; that would indeed be very interesting.

Hiyori Sarugaki, her mind filled with questions, yelled, "You perverted woman, what did you say?"

Tokoyo Misao opened his hand, Zanpakuto, which had blended into the environment, materialized again in his palm.

He put his hands back on his waist, smiled, and said, "Then let me use the most straightforward, unambiguous language that even a monkey could understand."

Once Aizen finds the direction of evolution and breaks through the limits of Soul Reaper, the Gotei 13 will be no match for him, and even your Visored are no match for him.

Wouldn't such a future be too boring?

So I'm going to change some things to make the future more interesting.

"You bastard, what do you mean by '...'?"