If the two of them had come, why would Uchiha Hiko have had to hold up the Kido Cannon's energy drain by himself until the very last moment?
If they had come!!! Perhaps Uchiha Hiko would have shattered this black cylinder long ago!
Kuchiki Byakuya said nothing, merely drawing the Zanpakuto at his side.
He pressed it against the black cylinder.
"Scatter! Cherry blossoms!"
In an instant, Kuchiki Byakuya's Zanpakuto transformed into countless razor-sharp cherry blossoms, spiraling as they continuously sliced at the black cylinder.
Bit by bit, afraid of breaking it open too suddenly and hurting Uchiha Hiko inside!
"Clink, clink, clink, clink~~~" After a series of ringing clinks sounded out,
the black cylinder gradually grew smaller and smaller!
Smaller and smaller, until Uchiha Hiko's face slowly emerged.
His brows were tightly furrowed, his teeth clenched hard! He looked as though he were enduring unimaginable pain.
Yet that face was still black!
The cherry blossoms fell away, and a perfect statue of Uchiha Hiko appeared before everyone!
But no one could feel even the slightest warmth or trace of life!
Uchiha Hiko seemed to truly be dead!
The Visored Army stared in disbelief, rushing forward in a few strides and hacking fiercely at the statue with their Zanpakuto!
"We haven't repaid your kindness yet!"
"How could you die like this!" Shinji Hirako slumped over the statue, his face filled with remorse!
He had failed to complete the task Uchiha Hiko had entrusted to him! They had not yet repaid Uchiha Hiko for helping them lift their arrest warrants!
"If! If only we hadn't doubted him back then!" Kensei Muguruma muttered.
His words brought remorse and sorrow to the eyes of the other members of the Visored Army!
"Yes! If only we had trusted him back then!"
"Such a hero