Bang, bang, bang—
Robert Accutrone fired several bullets at Shunsui Kyōraku.
However, the bullets failed to hit Shunsui Kyōraku, who had sunk into the shadows.
Swoosh—
A sharp sound tore through the air. Robert Accutrone was unable to dodge in time, and did not even have time to switch his Moving Blood Dress to his Pure Blood Dress.
Pfft...
Blood sprayed from his waist. Robert Accutrone spat out a mouthful of blood and rolled forward, raising his gun toward Shunsui Kyōraku, who had just emerged from his shadow.
"Shadow Demon. Whoever steps on the other person's shadow loses."
Having landed his attack, Shunsui Kyōraku did not continue attacking Robert Accutrone. Instead, while deflecting Robert Accutrone's bullets, he explained the ability of his Zanpakuto to him.
Katen Kyōkotsu's Shikai manifested children's games into reality.
Once Shunsui Kyōraku released Katen Kyōkotsu, everyone within the range of its spiritual pressure was automatically considered a participant in Katen Kyōkotsu's game.
Within the game, everyone had to obey its rules.
Even Shunsui Kyōraku, Katen Kyōkotsu's owner, was no exception.
At the same time, Shunsui Kyōraku also served as the commentator. He had to explain Katen Kyōkotsu's game rules to everyone participating in the game.
Of course, as Katen Kyōkotsu's owner, Shunsui Kyōraku possessed one privilege.
That was, he could decide which game to activate, and he could explain the rules to his enemies only after using the game's rules once.
Naturally, to prevent Shunsui Kyōraku from cheating by switching games every round, Katen Kyōkotsu also imposed a restriction: once a children's game was activated, it had to continue for a minimum number of rounds before another game could be changed to.
With those two advantages, combined with Shunsui Kyōraku's familiarity with the games, even after losing the advantage of a first encounter kill in later