Stark frowned. Looking at Kenpachi, he thought of what Gaoyu had said earlier.
So this blindfolded guy was Kenpachi Zaraki, Captain of the Eleventh Division. Judging by his bearing, he did seem pretty impressive, but he felt like all style and no substance.
Gaoyu had told him not to get into a real fight with this guy, but Stark still wanted to test him out.
Kenpachi Zaraki had appeared right in front of him, but Stark's body vanished.
He reappeared behind Kenpachi, then looked toward Isshin Shiba.
"Compared to this beast of a man, you should be stronger, right?"
Kenpachi turned around, but Stark vanished again. He was incredibly fast, and Isshin could only track his movements as best he could, afraid he might attack the ordinary Soul Reapers.
"A speed-type enemy?"
Kenpachi sneered. "I can't just pretend I didn't hear what you said!"
Though Kenpachi was a battle maniac, he wasn't lacking in combat intelligence. At the very least, he could tell how strong his opponents were.
The things he wore were meant for fighting weaker opponents. Since his enemy was strong, there was no point in keeping his blindfold on.
He tore off the blindfold, and golden spiritual pressure burst from his body. The violent pressure surged outward, making him even stronger!
He got stronger...
Isshin was stronger, but Stark had been watching Kenpachi the whole time. Now that Kenpachi had grown stronger after removing his blindfold, Stark was convinced Gaoyu had been right.
But...
If that was all the stronger he got, then...
He was nothing special.
Stark trusted that Gaoyu wouldn't make things up for no reason. Which meant...
Could this man get even stronger?
"Captain... He took off his blindfold right from the start!"
Among the Eleventh Division, Ikkaku was stunned.
To him, Kenpachi was