Shards of light locked tightly around Kojiro's body, as though they wanted to embed themselves deep into his flesh.
Half of his hair, white as snow, fluttered gently in the wind. Paired with those beautiful, holy shards of light, he looked like a god cast down into the mortal world.
Kojiro lightly swung his blade. The sword passed directly through the shards of light as though slicing through flowing water, encountering no resistance whatsoever.
As the blade swept past, the light shards shattered like glass. When they fell to the ground, they scattered faint specks of Reishi.
A trace of astonishment flashed through Asano Kiyoshi's eyes. What was going on?!
Even Yingkou Hui, in his fully Hollowfied state, needed time to break free from the Rikujōkōrō he had cast with a Complete Incantation. How could Kojiro simply cut through it?!
Asano Kiyoshi was not the only one confused. The spectators beneath the stage were equally baffled, unable to make sense of the situation for a moment.
Nanao adjusted her glasses, her beautiful eyes behind the lenses filled with confusion.
"That's not right. That Kido just now was perfect in terms of power, precision, and the amount of spiritual pressure infused into it. How could it be so easily cut apart by such an ordinary slash?!"
Just as Shunsui was about to explain after hearing Nanao's words, another gentle voice spoke before he could.
"That was Tsunayashiro Kojiro's Shikai ability. Look carefully—when Tsunayashiro Kojiro struck just now, his Reishi was fundamentally in a dispersed state. Yet those dispersed Reishi particles directly disrupted the Reishi sequence of the Bakudo. Through a small number of Reishi bursts, they destroyed Asano Kiyoshi's Bakudo."
Hearing the explanation from behind her, Nanao quickly thanked her.
"So that's how it is! Thank you, Captain Unohana."
Unohana smiled