His consciousness sank into darkness in an instant, then plunged into that upside-down forest of skyscrapers the next second.
Ichigo suddenly opened his eyes. He was standing on the glass curtain wall of a sideways building, and within his field of vision sat White atop the roof.
From Ichigo's angle, the other man was sitting sideways on the rooftop.
"Yo~ Long time no see, King."
White Ichigo showed no surprise at Ichigo's arrival. He looked up at him, golden eyes glinting with teasing amusement, his voice carrying a slight emphasis.
This wasn't Ichigo's first time dealing with him. The other man had exactly the same face as him and had even controlled his body during Hollowfication.
Without a doubt, this guy was the Hollow in his heart.
Ichigo swept his gaze around warily. "Where's Uncle Zangetsu?"
"You still don't get it?" White Ichigo's lips curled into a grin. "The Zangetsu you're talking about—is it the one you're holding?"
"Or the one I'm holding..."
As he spoke, he reached behind himself and gripped the Zangetsu Cleaver, identical to the one on Ichigo's back.
"This one?"
That was... White Zangetsu? The blade was black, while the spine was white—the exact opposite of the Zangetsu Ichigo wielded.
Ichigo's pupils contracted sharply.
"Hey, you asked me where Zangetsu was, right?" White Ichigo raised the Zanpakuto, the corners of his mouth lifting. "Let me tell you."
His figure blurred and vanished. The next moment, he appeared above Ichigo, bringing the Zanpakuto crashing down.
"I am Zangetsu!"
In the real world, beneath the Abandoned Factory.
Boom!!!
Shinji and the others' expressions shifted slightly. Black-haired Ichigo Kurosaki, who had originally been pinned to the ground by the Five Pillars of Iron, suddenly erupted with a powerful spiritual pressure. Dust burst across the ground like a shock