It seemed that no matter how he attacked, Rukia could always stay one step ahead of him, rendering all his actions futile.
Later, the Shinigami of the entire Gotei 13 would take a detour whenever they saw Rukia.
It couldn't be helped. Everyone had developed a psychological shadow because of Rukia.
It was as though, in front of Rukia, no one knew how to fight anymore.
The only one still able to spar with Rukia was Kaien Shiba.
However, relying solely on Sword Arts techniques, Kaien Shiba was simply no match for her.
Only after Kaien Shiba released his Zanpakuto, Nigire, could he suppress Rukia.
It had to be said that, at this stage, Kaien Shiba truly was Rukia's most suitable opponent.
Because she had intelligence on Kaien Shiba's baseline capabilities, even when his spiritual pressure increased fivefold after releasing his Zanpakuto, Rukia was not left entirely unable to resist.
As long as Rukia was given enough time to gather information on Kaien Shiba after his Zanpakuto release, she could rely on her intelligence advantage to keep him entangled.
Kaien Shiba gained even more from this arrangement.
Every time he fought Rukia, he could discover some of his own flaws through their battles.
If he failed to make up for those flaws in combat, Rukia would definitely beat him into a miserable state.
Under such circumstances, Kaien Shiba had no choice but to remedy his weaknesses and grow stronger.
However, compared to Kaien Shiba, the smile on his wife Miyako Shiba's face grew rarer and fainter.
During this period, Miyako Shiba had also often been lost in thought and absent-minded.
Perhaps those people had learned that Kaien Shiba had become involved with that lord's disciple, so they could no longer wait.
Miyako Shiba glanced at Rukia, who was fighting Kaien