"Do you really think immense power can be gained out of thin air without paying any price?"
Kurosaki Isshin's words instantly calmed the previously excited crowd.
That was right. There was no such thing as power gained for nothing. The Soul Reaper captains were so strong because of years of training and talent.
Releasing a Zanpakuto required sufficient communication with one's blade, and even Hollowfication came with tremendous danger.
Ichigo, who had previously used the Final Getsuga Tensho, had seemed overwhelmingly powerful, but he had only gained that unmatched strength temporarily by sacrificing his Soul Reaper powers.
So the question was, what price had Yoru Machi paid for the secret technique he used? The spiritual pressure it unleashed was even more powerful than the Final Getsuga Tensho.
Having no side effects was impossible. Just as Kurosaki Isshin had said, the greater the power, the greater the price one had to pay.
"If the spiritual pressure Yoru Machi unleashed earlier came at the cost of sacrificing his Soul Reaper powers, then the even greater power he has gained this time may very well have cost him his life, his soul, or something similar..."
Kurosaki Isshin voiced his speculation, and everyone present instantly fell into dead silence upon hearing it.
When Soi Fon heard that Yoru Machi might have sacrificed his life just to defeat Aizen, she clenched her fists tightly.
Only Rangiku shook her head after hearing the former captain Kurosaki Isshin's words. "What you said may be possible, Captain Shiba, but I know Yoru Machi far too well.
If you say he risked his life just to defeat Aizen, that could never happen to him. That guy just isn't that noble.
If you said he was risking everything to protect someone important to him, I'd find that much more believable."