"How... could this be...?"
Tenkai Shusuke gasped for breath. He had never imagined that even after sealing Captain-Commander Yamamoto's Zanpakuto, he still would not be a match for him.
"Kid, what I rely on is not merely my Zanpakuto."
With one punch, Yamamoto knocked Tenkai Shusuke to the ground. He did not continue his attack, merely stared at Tenkai Shusuke's face for a while before slowly speaking.
"As Kisaragi Taiho's son, I took one of your attacks head-on. That was the price I had to pay."
"But as the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, I cannot die at a time like this. Therefore, this punch is the punishment I deliver to you on behalf of the Seireitei."
Captain-Commander Yamamoto tore off his captain's haori, more than half of which had already been burned away, revealing his powerfully built muscles.
"Besides, kid, you were wrong."
"Back then, it was not I who sent people to silence Kisaragi Taiho's family."
"On the contrary, I sent people to protect his family."
"After all, Kisaragi Taiho was my third disciple!"
"What?"
Tenkai Shusuke abruptly raised his head and stared at Captain-Commander Yamamoto in disbelief.
Before attempting to assassinate Captain-Commander Yamamoto, he had already considered what the consequences would be if he failed.
But he had never expected to hear such a shocking revelation from Captain-Commander Yamamoto.
His father, Kisaragi Taiho, had actually been Captain-Commander Yamamoto's third disciple?
If that was the case, Captain-Commander Yamamoto had no reason to murder his father.
Then how, exactly, had his father died?
"However, now that I know your true identity, I can also confirm why you were able to come here."
"This was all your handiwork, wasn't it, Kyōraku?"
Yet this was not the only thing that shocked Tenkai Shusuke.
As Captain-Commander Yamamoto turned his gaze toward the