How to Awaken Saint Letters

Old Man Zangetsu made a cool entrance. Just as Tsuna thought, Old Man Zangetsu was also capable of Zanpakuto.

I wonder if Old Man Zangetsu went a bit overboard with his Zanpakuto, because even Muramasa's power could be affected.

"Ichigo, what do you want with me?" Old Man Zangetsu stared at Ichigo as soon as he came out, ignoring everyone else.

Ichigo's expression was also somewhat excited. Ever since White Ichigo returned to Zangetsu's position, he had never seen Old Man Zangetsu again, but he still remembered his good friend's request.

"It's not me looking for you, Old Man Zangetsu, it's Tsuna who needs to talk to you," Ichigo said, pointing at Tsuna. Only then did Old Man Zangetsu slowly turn to Tsuna.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi, what do you want with me?"

Old Man Zangetsu also knew Tsuna. He neither liked nor disliked this friend who had always helped Ichigo. Firstly Tsuna had indeed helped Ichigo a lot, but Tsuna had also taught Ichigo - Fullbring, putting Ichigo in dangerous battles.

Should I call you Old Man Zangetsu or Yhwach?

Tsuna's words shocked everyone. Except for Ichigo, everyone else drew their weapons and prepared for battle. They all knew that the biggest enemy in the next phase was Yhwach.

"Tsuna, what are you saying? I don't understand!" Ichigo's smile vanished. Old Man Zangetsu had always helped him; how could he possibly be that dangerous Yhwach?

"Hey, Old Man Zangetsu, tell Tsuna you're not that Yhwach!"

Seeing that Old Man Zangetsu remained silent, Ichigo became a little anxious, but that's just how Old Man Zangetsu is—he remained silent, neither denying nor admitting anything.

"Ichigo, don't make things difficult for him. This Yhwach isn't the Yhwach we're dealing with," Tsuna explained, then stared at Old Man Zangetsu and asked, "Since you're keeping quiet, that means you know everything about Yhwach, right?"

Old Man Zangetsu nodded slightly. "I only know about his past."

"That's fine then..."

"No, Tsuna, what are you talking about? I don't understand!" Ichigo rushed over and grabbed Tsuna's shoulders, asking.

That's just how Ichigo is. He often says he doesn't understand, but he insists on getting to the bottom of things. So Tsuna usually just lays the answer in front of Ichigo. Now there's no other way; Old Man Zangetsu is the power within Ichigo.

"Don't rush, listen to me carefully." Tsuna tugged at Ichigo's hands, having no choice but to explain to Ichigo first.

"This Old Man Zangetsu is indeed the Quincy power within you, but his power comes from Yhwach, which is why he looks exactly like Yhwach."

"But this Yhwach isn't the real Yhwach, because once he became your power, he truly belonged to you, and his connection with Yhwach was severed."

"Therefore, his knowledge and image are those of the past Yhwach, completely different from the Yhwach hidden in the Wandenreich of today."

"So that means Old Man Zangetsu is completely trustworthy, right?" Ichigo's only concern was Old Man Zangetsu.

"That's right, Old Man Zangetsu has always prioritized your safety, which is why he's been sealing off your power at every turn, afraid that you'll be in danger," Tsuna and said.

"That's good." Ichigo breathed a sigh of relief. "Um, Old Man Zangetsu Tsuna, just answer any questions Tsuna has. If he's being rude, I'll beat him up for you!"

Seeing Ichigo's half-threatening demeanor, Old Man Zangetsu felt the warmth of Ichigo's concern, while Tsuna found it somewhat amusing. This was the Ichigo, who unconditionally trusted his own people no matter the situation.

"Back to the original question, Sawada Tsunayoshi, what do you want to know?" Old Man Zangetsu asked.

"You possess knowledge of Yhwach's past, so you should know how to awaken the power of the Saint Letters in Quincy, right?" Tsuna went straight to the heart of the matter, which was the key to his long and roundabout approach.

"The Quincy's Saint Letters power was bestowed by Yhwach, through drinking his blood."

Tsuna stared at Old Man Zangetsu with dead fish eyes, "Who are you trying to fool? Saint Letters is the power within Quincy, so isn't drinking blood just Yhwach's way of lending money?"

"By transferring Yhwach's power to the Quincy Yhwach his blood, the Quincy's power is greatly enhanced, allowing him to the Auswählen Yhwach any time to take the Quincy's life when needed."

"His so-called trick of bestowing Saint Letters was nothing more than him using his the Almighty power to see the power deep within the Quincy's body."

Old Man Zangetsu paused for a moment before asking, "Since you already know, why ask me?"

"That's why I asked you, is there any way for Quincy to learn about their own Saint Letters and awaken on their own?" Tsuna pointed at Uryū and said, "Don't say it has to be through Yhwach, Uryū already has the power of the Antithesis."

Old Man Zangetsu Uryū glanced at Uryu. Tsuna was right; there was indeed a unique fluctuation of Saint Letters within Uryū's body.

Tsuna squinted at Old Man Zangetsu and asked, "The reason you've been Ichigo things is that you're still eyeing Ichigo, aren't you?"

"Are you afraid that Ichigo will be in danger again after he gains the power of the Saint Letters?"

Tsuna stared intently at Old Man Zangetsu, finally spotting a flicker of emotion on the other's face. He immediately spat and said...

"What kind of lame excuse is this? Is this how you protect Ichigo?"

"Your past is Yhwach, so you should know what Yhwach really wants to do. Given Ichigo's personality, do you think he would just stand by and watch the world be destroyed and return to its original state without doing anything?"

"You keep saying you're doing this for Ichigo, but you've never considered what Ichigo wants to do. Are you really doing this for Ichigo's good, or are you just using Ichigo to satisfy your inexplicable vanity?"

"Wouldn't it be better to give the power to Ichigo beforehand than to unleash it temporarily under the guise of protection? Why wait until Ichigo loses something before giving him the power?"

"Do you think Ichigo will see you as a hero just because you did that? What have you been doing inside Ichigo all these years? Do you really understand Ichigo?"

"Zangetsu! Aren't you afraid that Ichigo will hate you for this in the future?!"

Tsuna's tone grew increasingly aggressive; he even directly called them Zangetsu. In Tsuna's view, whether it was the power of Bleach or the power of Quincy, Ichigo considered them to be Zangetsu, so they could all be collectively referred to as Zangetsu.

In Tsuna's view, his and Old Man Zangetsu's philosophies are completely in conflict. Tsuna advocates growing up early to face future dangers, while Old Man Zangetsu are just a temporary outburst in the name of protection.

Since the outcome is the same anyway, why insist on putting Ichigo in danger or under impact before the outburst occurs?

"Tsuna."

Ichigo stepped forward and patted Tsuna on the shoulder. This was the first time he had seen Sawada Tsunayoshi so angry. It turned out that the always omnipotent Tsuna had been worried about him all along.

Good brothers need no words, just keep it in your hearts.

Old Man Zangetsu responded to Tsuna with only silence, Ichigo's past kept flashing through his mind.

He did consider that if Ichigo hadn't been in despair, if Ichigo hadn't desperately craved power, he would never have returned the original power to Ichigo.

The vague and ethereal vanity, the inexplicable hero mentality—these do indeed fit somewhat.

Old Man Zangetsu looked at Ichigo, Ichigo knew it was time for him to speak.

Ichigo stood up straight, his expression resolute, and said, "Old Man Zangetsu, please believe me, just as I've always believed in you. We will definitely overcome all difficulties together!"

Old Man Zangetsu laughed. He laughed at his past arrogance. Just as Ichigo said, Ichigo had always believed in him, even arguing with his best friend for it, but he had never truly believed in Ichigo.

Believe it or not? He wanted to try, believing in Ichigo without any reason.

Old Man Zangetsu spoke up, "The Saint Letters is the power within Quincy. One way to Quincy to become aware of their own strengths and slowly develop them."

"The reason why Yhwach was able to unleash the power of the opponent's Saint Letters Saint Letters when he saw it is because Yhwach's Saint Letters power is A, representing all A's."

"The second method is to have Quincy with the Saint Letters A forcibly activate it; this is the privilege of Saint Letters A."

"The Saint Letters A?" Tsuna asked, turning his head. "So Uryū was able to forcibly activate the Saint Letters within me?"

"Him? Ishida Uryū won't do," Old Man Zangetsu explained, "Because that Saint Letters A doesn't belong to him."

Uryū's Saint Letters power comes from his mother Hae Katagiri. If the Saint Letters A is easier to discover, it's no wonder that back then, only Hae Katagiri in the entire Ishida Residence possessed the power of Saint Letters.

"So we won't be able to have the same power as Uryū?" Ichigo was a little disappointed; he was quite curious to see what his Saint Letters was.

"You don't seem disappointed at all, Sawada Tsunayoshi," Old Man Zangetsu said. Despite all the effort he had put in, Sawada Tsunayoshi was not disappointed that Uryū's Saint Letters had failed to work.

"Stop hiding it, hurry up and get Ichigo's Saint Letters." Tsuna patted Ichigo on the shoulder and walked towards Uryū and the others. "I'm counting on you for my Saint Letters, Ichigo."

"Me?" Ichigo pointed at himself and asked, "No, why me?"

"Because Sawada Tsunayoshi guessed it, Ichigo, your Saint Letters is also A!" Old Man Zangetsu said slowly, looking at Tsuna's back.

In other words, as long as Old Man Zangetsu activates Ichigo's Saint Letters power, Ichigo will be able to use his Saint Letters A to activate the Saint Letters power within Tsuna, following Old Man Zangetsu's instructions.

You even foresaw this? Sawada Tsunayoshi, just who are you?

The thought Old Man Zangetsu immediately dismissed it. Regardless of who Tsuna was, his kindness towards Ichigo was genuine, and as long as he was good to Ichigo, that was enough.

(PS: I didn't set Tsuna's Saint Letters to A. It doesn't have to be A to show how awesome the protagonist is.)

The following sections involving Saint Letters are entirely machine-translated because the author is terrible at English. Just enjoy them for fun, don't take them too seriously.