In that instant, heaven and earth seemed to lose all color, turning gray and white.
Time seemed to freeze. Even the blood dripping from Ichigo Kurosaki's body hung suspended in midair.
A figure dressed in a black robe slowly walked over from afar, passed Ikkaku Madarame, and arrived before Ichigo Kurosaki.
Ichigo Kurosaki's pupils contracted when he saw the figure.
"Z-Zangetsu...?"
Wasn't Zangetsu supposed to exist deep within his heart?
Why was he here?
Perhaps Quincy Zangetsu had no intention of answering Ichigo Kurosaki's question.
He merely looked at Ichigo Kurosaki with aged eyes and asked, "Ichigo..."
"Do you want to keep fighting? Do you want to win?"
"Or do you want to live?"
"Oh?"
Atop a tall building, Ailin's eyes flashed.
As the owner of the Inner World Unlimited Blade Works, Ailin could see through all Zanpakuto.
The moment Zangetsu appeared, Ailin noticed him.
With a thought, Ailin's world turned black and white in an instant.
Using his own ability, Ailin synchronized with Ichigo Kurosaki's "Zangetsu," connecting his consciousness to Quincy Zangetsu and allowing him to see Quincy Zangetsu.
Or rather, Yhwach Zangetsu!
In truth, Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakuto was Zangetsu, condensed from White Hollow's power.
However, in order to protect Ichigo Kurosaki, White Hollow Zangetsu had been suppressed by Quincy Zangetsu.
"Zangetsu" was White Hollow's name.
But after Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakuto was broken by Yhwach and reforged by the Sword God Nimaiya Ōetsu, he also gave the name "Zangetsu" to his Quincy's power.
That was why Ichigo Kurosaki's reforged Zanpakuto became a pair of blades, one long and one short.
However, it was precisely because Ichigo Kurosaki forged both of them into Zanpakuto that he was ultimately able to use his Shinigami power and Quincy's power to balance his Hollow power, integrating them through Fullbring and reaching a