In the depths of the dim alley, the moonlight was thin, barely outlining the figures of the two men.
Ichigo Kurosaki, an apparently ordinary high school student, hid an unknown secret—he was the descendant of a union between a Soul Reaper and a human, with blood capable of controlling spiritual power flowing through his veins.
And at this moment, he was facing a seemingly ordinary yet extraordinarily powerful vagrant. Every movement the man made revealed strength and skill beyond that of ordinary people, as if his body were not made of flesh and blood, but forged from steel.
"That's impossible! How could a human make movements like that?!"
Ichigo Kurosaki muttered, his eyes filled with shock and confusion. Based on everything he had known, the limits of the human body could be challenged, but they could never reach such an inhuman realm.
Every turn and every kick from the vagrant was like a precisely calculated dance—elegant yet deadly—completely overturning his definition of the word "human."
"Humans can't do it? Don't underestimate humans, kid!"
The vagrant's voice was low and powerful. His eyes flashed with an indescribable light—a frenzy and persistence born of endlessly exploring his True Self Limit.
"Absolutely unify your body and will as one, unleash the Strongest, most extreme power, and all impossibilities will become possible. That is Absolute Power!"
The vagrant's words were like a torrent, crashing into Ichigo Kurosaki's heart.
He began to wonder whether there truly was a power that could allow someone to surpass their own constraints and reach unprecedented heights. The vagrant's next explanation plunged him into even deeper thought.
"Control every change within yourself. Beat your body until it keeps getting stronger. If your body can't do it, beat it until it can!"
There was a trace of cruelty in the vagrant's