Leaving the World of Bleach (I)

He felt nothing but pain and weakness coursing through his body. He had lost everything he possessed. He was like an ordinary person—no, he was not even as capable as an ordinary human now. He did not have a shred of strength left.

"What kind of underhanded trick was that? You actually stole my power." Yhwach stared at him with an ugly expression. His face had always been fierce and unpleasant, but this terrifying look made everyone's hearts tremble.

After hearing that, Yamamoto's heart skipped a beat as well. He could even steal other people's abilities? What kind of person was he?

Yhwach's signature ability was to take things from others, but it had limitations. Only those who had accepted his gifts could have their powers taken away. Yet Matsuba seemed to need no such condition. It was terrifying.

Bambietta had once accepted his gift as well, but with Matsuba's Takama-ga-hara protecting them, it was as though they were shielded. All their abilities remained firmly within their bodies.

Small Holy Arrow Annihilation

Matsuba gathered a portion of his power at his fingertip and flicked it out, striking Yhwach directly on the crown of his head.

Yamamoto stared strangely at Yhwach's lifeless corpse. This had been an enemy he had feared and dreaded greatly, yet he had died so silently.

There had not even been a tremendous sound. No one dared believe that such a terrifying enemy had been defeated so simply.

"Yamamoto, shouldn't you be kneeling here in gratitude right now? If I hadn't stepped in, you probably would have died at his hands." Matsuba called out to him with a smile.

That had been the terrifying outcome in the manga. Against a monstrous existence like Yhwach, Yamamoto could not gain even the slightest advantage.

"Don't get so smug. Even