Kenma withdrew his consciousness from Riko Amanai's body and opened his eyes again. He was already in his study room.
Raising the Zanpakuto and Kenma in their hands, their eyes were deep and they seemed to be in a daze.
"It's not just Fugaku and Shisui--"
"This is true for the entire Uchiha people, Whitebeard people and the navy - no, the Contractor people who are connected to me."
"Obviously Spiritual Pressure is enough, and he is practicing hard, but he just can't inject soul into Asauchi--"
So many phenomena are enough to show that this must be closely related to his own Zanpakuto ability.
Even his [Kiritsugu] has some restrictions on these Contractor.
Some kind of restrictions that even his master, Zanpakuto, don't know.
Although this is just a guess made by Kenma.
But he Meimei had a feeling that his guess was basically accurate.
Immediately, two more doubts emerged from my mind?
[Kiritsugu]Why do you do this?
And, how [Kiritsugu] can do this.
Even if there are some hidden pits and hidden treaties in the contract between himself and those Contractor, the relationship between the two parties is equal to each other.
People will only establish contractual relationships such as contracts, agreements, and commitments with people who are also intelligent beings, but they will not treat inferior animals such as chickens, ducks, pigs, and dogs in this way.
Whether it is caring for these animals as pets or slaughtering them for food, all decisions are made unilaterally by humans, and the opinions of the animals will never be asked.
Such is the case with Kenma.
The opposite is also true. To establish a connection contract with these Lost Souls, the most basic first step is to treat those Contractor as similar people who can communicate with you, that is, [people].
Only in this way can the contract be successful, which is the biggest prerequisite.
Since both parties to the contract are [human beings], they have relatively equal status.
So - where did my own Zanpakuto come from such a superior power to suppress or even rob these Contractor Awakening Zanpakuto's instinct?
Is it possible--
Kenma's eyes flickered, and he raised his head and glanced above, only the wooden roof could be seen.
Then he looked at the Zanpakuto in his hand and took a deep breath.
It's useless for him to think about this alone here. It's better to ask the person involved directly.
"Long time no see - let's do Jinzen."
Recently, Kenma has been so busy that he has to wait on Yoruichi at night and has no time to practice with Zanpakuto.
I just want to take a moment today to meet Kiritsugu who lives in the scene in my heart and ask these questions.
Kenma came to the bed in the cubicle, sat cross-legged, and spread his hands flat on his knees.
With one hand holding the hilt of the Zanpakutō, and the other holding the blade, the inkstone was used to calm the rhythm of breathing and meditate on the Zanpakutō.
I don't know how much time has passed, it seems like a hundred years, and it seems like a blink of an eye.
A gust of breeze blew in my face, and the sound of clear water flowed to my ears, making me feel as if I was surrounded by water vapor.
Kenma slowly opened his eyes, and the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
It is no longer the cubicle of the study room where it was before, but in a lake. A compass carved from a giant Taiseki block lies in the middle of the lake.
And he himself sits at the very center of the compass.
There were three light groups shining not far in front of them, with [Fire], [Sea] and [Curse] written on them in order.
A familiar voice came from behind.
"Kenma, I never thought you'd be so busy recently and still have time to come here to see me."
"Seriously, I'm happy."
Although he was talking happily, his voice was calm and there was no emotion at all.
Kenma stood up and looked behind him.
A brown-skinned man appeared in front of him, wearing black armor and a red scarf. He had short white hair and expressionless facial features.
It is Zanpakuto, Kiritsugu of Kenma!
"Long time no see, Kiritsugu." Kenma came up and said directly, "It's a pity that I'm not here to see you specifically, but for business - I have questions to ask you."
"What is it?"
"It's not you, it's another you!"
Kenma pointed at the shadow of Kiritsugu reflected on the ground.
"Let that Kiritsugu come out. You don't need to explain it. I have to ask him face to face."
Kiritsugu paused for a moment, then nodded.
"That guy is very shy and embarrassed to meet you in person."
"But since it's your request, I will forcefully pull him out."
After saying that, he walked aside, came to the edge of the compass, and leaned over to look at the lake.
The breeze blew by, and ripples rippled on the lake surface, reflecting the uneven face of Kiritsugu.
However, what is different from him now is that although the facial features and body shape of the reflection in the lake are the same as Kiritsugu on the shore, it has several completely different appearances.
He has short black hair, his skin is a normal color, not dark brown like Kiritsugu on the shore, and he wears a black windbreaker.
The brown-skinned Kiritsugu above said, "Come up, Kenma wants to see you."
The reflection on the lake shook his head slightly, obviously unwilling.
"I knew it would be like this, how long will you continue to be shy?"
Seeing this, Kiritsugu on the shore sighed with emotion.
Then he reached out to the lake and directly grabbed the collar of the reflection Kiritsugu.
"But I have already promised Kenma, I must let you come out."
Kiritsugu on the shore twisted his body and lifted his arms hard, causing a huge splash of water to burst out of the lake.
A dark figure was lifted up by Kiritsugu and thrown towards the position of Kenma on the compass.
The jet-black windbreaker squeaked under the high-speed airflow. Seeing that it was about to hit Kenma, the figure turned around and regained its strength, landing lightly on the compass.
Those dark eyes with no highlights looked at Kenma in front of him, his face was calm, his hands were in the pockets of his windbreaker, showing off his style.
"Long time no see, Kenma."
"It's been a long time since I last saw you. It's because you've been avoiding me." Kenma sighed, "It's really not easy to see you. I have to force you to come out."
Since the day Awakening Zanpakuto, Kenma has seen two Kiritsugus, and he clearly knows that there are two completely different souls in his Zanpakuto.
Kiritsugu, who has brown skin and white hair, is the embodiment of his [Severance] power.
Kiritsugu, who has yellow skin and black hair, is the source of his [connection] power.
The two are the two abilities of his Zanpakuto one body and two souls.
The white-haired Kiritsugu came over. Before he could speak, he heard the black-haired Kiritsugu accusing him. "You dote on Kenma too much. This is not good for him."
"Aren't you the same!" Kiritsugu, who has white hair and brown skin, choked back.
Looking at the two very different looking Kiritsugu and Kenma in front of them, their eyes darkened and asked, "You should also know the reason why I came to see you this time, right?"
The two Kiritsugu looked at each other, then both looked at Kenma, and nodded lightly.
"We are in your body and have seen everything you have experienced, including your doubts."
The black-haired Kiritsugu affirmed. "You want to ask those Lost Souls that I connected, why they can't use Zanpakuto, right?"