"Fine. Since you're this stubborn, I'll grant your wish."
Ailin extended his hand.
"Projection!"
In an instant, a purple object appeared in Ailin's hand.
Soul Extraction Medium.
It was something Urahara Kisuke had invented in the future to extract foreign objects from souls, now projected by Ailin.
However, as a replica, its function was not as powerful as the original.
Still, it was more than enough for Ailin to tear off a piece of Gin Ichimaru's soul.
The purple scroll transformed into a membrane of light that covered Ailin's hand.
Then, beneath Gin Ichimaru's slightly terrified gaze, it pierced his heart.
"Hmm..."
The agony of his soul being torn apart made Gin Ichimaru groan.
Great beads of cold sweat slid down his forehead.
Yet the pain coming from his soul was nothing compared to the pain in Gin Ichimaru's heart.
Rangiku... so this was the pain you had suffered before?
No, more than this!
This Shinigami's movements were very gentle. Gin Ichimaru could feel that he was trying to take part of his soul while causing as little harm as possible.
But the Shinigami who had attacked Rangiku before had been extremely rough.
The pain Rangiku had felt had definitely been greater than his!
That bastard was absolutely unforgivable!
When Ailin withdrew his hand from Gin Ichimaru's chest, a thumb-sized speck of soul light rested in his palm.
The black hole in Gin Ichimaru's chest vanished along with Ailin's hand, making it seem as though he had not been harmed at all.
But the tearing pain from his soul still made Gin Ichimaru clutch his chest tightly and gasp for breath, as if he would die the next second if he stopped breathing.
With this fragment of Gin Ichimaru's soul, Ailin quickly fused it into M Matsumoto Rangiku's soul and