But what drove Zaraki to despair was that, over the past several hundred years, that woman had never appeared in Zaraki District.
If only I were stronger.
That was the thought buried deep within Zaraki's heart.
If he were stronger, strong enough to let that woman experience the joy of battle, could they fight again?
Yet after laughing heartily, Zaraki fell silent.
After several hundred years apart, that woman had grown stronger.
And what about him?
Scenes from the battles he had fought over the past centuries suddenly flashed through Zaraki's mind.
Every fight to the death had been exhilarating, but ever since he had lost to that woman, his strength seemed to have stopped improving.
Thinking of this, Zaraki, who had just been delighted to meet Unohana Yachiru again, suddenly no longer felt like laughing.
As he was now, he probably no longer had the right to give that woman a satisfying battle, did he?
Stopping his laughter, Zaraki pointed his Zanpakuto at Ailin.
"Hey, I already defeated that brat. Now it's your turn, right?"
"Oh?"
Ailin glanced at Unohana Yachiru beside him. Seeing no reaction from her, he nodded.
"Fine. I accept your challenge."
At Ailin's response, Unohana Yachiru's entire body suddenly trembled.
When a "Kenpachi" accepted someone's challenge, they had to give it their all.
In Zaraki's current state, could he survive Captain Ailin's hands?
As the chief culprit behind Zaraki becoming like this, Unohana Yachiru did not want him to die in his current state.
"Captain Ailin, could you let me have this challenge?"
"Captain Unohana, I'm sorry, but since I accepted his challenge, how could I give my opponent away?"
"If Captain Unohana also wishes to fight him, wait until our battle is over before challenging him."
Shaking his head to refuse Unohana Yachiru's proposal,