A Finger That Pierced Through

"Haha, this is interesting." Kenpachi's Zanpakuto emerged from the smoke again, and apart from a little dust on his body, he showed no signs of injury.

Even spell number 75 couldn't harm him?

Billy raised an eyebrow, slightly acknowledging Kenpachi's strength. He lowered his hat brim slightly and said, "The captain, huh? His strength is truly terrifying."

Kenpachi was taken aback by the slightly flippant tone, but then his smile became even more terrifying. Kenpachi ripped off his eyepatch, unleashing his spiritual pressure. He didn't care whether this was a noble district or not; he was going to fight this guy who had looked down on him.

Next, they fiercely attacked the Western visitors.

Billy's eyes also turned serious. Such immense magical power was truly rare; simply overwhelming someone with magic power was enough to defeat most opponents.

A battle was about to break out, but someone moved faster than them. Pink petals flooded the shops on both sides, creating a separate battle space.

"Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!"

Another formidable opponent. Billy turned his head, glanced at Byakuya holding a child not far away, and asked Tsuna, "Is today's event a trap?"

"Mr. Billy, I promised you I would make sure you returned to the World of the Living, so don't worry." Tsuna meant to save Billy's life; as for whether he would be injured, that would depend on Billy's strength.

"Billy, right? As the captain of the 6th Division, I have to protect the surrounding streets. As for your battle, I will not interfere," Byakuya said calmly.

As a noble squad, the 6th Division doesn't have many responsibilities to begin with. If they can't even protect the noble district, it would be a huge disgrace.

"Enough talk, take this!"

Kenpachi Zaraki had long been impatient and slashed at Billy with his sword. Just like before, Billy dodged the attack, but his expression was much more serious this time.

"Like a slippery worm, what a nuisance!"

Kenpachi preferred real sword fights, and he was really annoyed by the agile opponent. He gripped his swords with both hands and was about to deliver a vicious blow to Billy!

Senbonzakura Kageyoshi is somewhat advantageous to Kenpachi because it has a limited area of effect. As long as Kenpachi uses a powerful area-of-effect move, the opponent has nowhere to dodge.

Billy sighed inwardly. It seemed that if he didn't show some real skill, he would really be beaten to a pulp. With that thought, he stuffed the flute back into his pocket.

"What is he doing? He's even giving up his weapons?" Nini asked in surprise. As her and Noelle's superiors, they were all members of the Flute Squad, and not using the flutes meant losing more than half of their fighting strength.

Even if Nini and Noelle gave up their flutes, they wouldn't have any fighting power at all. Oh no, with the Soul Cutter Tsuna gave them, they could at least manage to cut people down.

Billy naturally heard Nini's exclamation. He lowered his head slightly to hide his excitement. He had voluntarily transferred to the Flute Squad; before this, he belonged to the Tactical Squad!

Kenpachi fell, and the powerful spiritual pressure almost covered the entire Senbonzakura Kageyoshi area. Tsuna and Byakuya had to set up a spiritual pressure defense, while Billy, who was in the center of the field, had no chance of dodging the sword.

The expected deafening roar that would shatter the floor did not occur, Kenpachi Zaraki 'Zanpakuto spiritual pressure was not fully released; it was stopped halfway through the swing!

Two bright red fingers blocked the sword's path; Billy had managed to catch Kenpachi's serious strike with just two fingers.

Not only that, Billy leisurely took out a new cigarette with his other hand, lit it, and lit it between his fingers, completely unconcerned that his Zanpakuto was only inches away from his neck.

Kenpachi slowly withdrew his Zanpakuto. He wasn't angry at Billy's provocative action; on the contrary, he was even happier.

That's more like it! What was with all that dodging and hiding before?!

The next instant, Kenpachi Zaraki Billy calmly used his crimson fingers to block it. The two quickly engaged in a fierce battle, and for a moment, neither could gain the upper hand.

"A-Xin, is this for real? So strong... Ouch! It hurts so much!" Nini yelled at Noelle, she didn't expect Noelle to actually dare to twist her arm.

"This is the truth, Nini. Our direct supervisor is very strong," Noelle said firmly.

Even though it wasn't a direct confrontation, just seeing Kenpachi Zaraki's unreasonable slashes made both Noelle and Nini feel like they would be cut in two, while Billy easily withstood every attack.

"Just defense? That's getting a little boring!"

Gradually, the joy on Kenpachi's face faded. That's how battle maniacs are; they don't get pleasure from simply attacking their opponents. Whether they injure their opponents or are injured by them, it all comes down to what interests them.

Billy ignored Kenpachi; he had already roughly figured out Kenpachi's strength level, and increasing the intensity further would probably put both sides in a difficult position.

In Billy's mind, Kenpachi was basically equivalent to the captain of the Tactical Squad, but because the captain of the Tactical Squad could use various means to kill the enemy, he was much stronger than Kenpachi, who could only hack and slash like a beast.

The moment this thought arose, Kenpachi's sword stance suddenly changed!

The once straightforward swordsmanship suddenly became elusive, Billy couldn't grasp the landing point of the Kenpachi sword strikes for a moment!

This is bad news! Billy has been fighting his Zanpakuto with his fingers, which means his body is also within Kenpachi's attack range. If he loses his grip on the Zanpakuto's landing point, it means the Zanpakuto will strike him!

Billy was about to lose face. He immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. He didn't care about his own injury, but he was losing face for the West Bureau. No, he couldn't let this blow go unpunished.

Billy was decisive; if he couldn't catch it, he simply wouldn't, letting Kenpachi Zaraki land. He then changed his two fingers to a single one, the tip of which emitted a dazzling golden light, pointing directly at Kenpachi Kenpachi.

Whoosh! Swoosh!

Two voices rang out at the same time. A spray of blood appeared on Billy's chest. Kenpachi was not faring much better. His shoulder was pierced by a golden light. To put it bluntly, he lost an arm.

Seeing her comrade injured, Nini immediately panicked and wanted to rush over to help, but Tsuna held her shoulder. Before Nini could get angry, Tsuna took the initiative to explain.

"Don't worry, it's just a superficial injury, and the doctor will be here soon."

Kenpachi Zaraki is a battle maniac, but that doesn't mean he's brainless. His strike didn't actually hit a target; it only cut a small part of Billy's flesh and blood, and wasn't fatal at all.

On the contrary, Kenpachi, whose shoulder was pierced, suffered a more serious injury.

Realizing he was alright, Billy quickly said to Kenpachi, "Sorry, I lost control for a moment."

"Tch, wait until you get out of that old man's place before you fight me." The temporary inability to move his shoulder was just a minor injury for Kenpachi, and he didn't care at all.

Seeing the other person's relaxed expression, Billy breathed a sigh of relief. At least no diplomatic incident had occurred. "There's another problem," he said. "Why did your knife suddenly..."

This was Billy's biggest concern. In just a brief exchange, he had already figured out that the wild, beast-like slashing was Kenpachi's style, and that the sudden changes in sword techniques were not something Kenpachi, with his personality, would use.

Zaraki gave Tsuna a sour look, "It's nothing, you'll naturally learn after getting beaten up a lot."

Kenpachi's sudden change of tactics is inextricably linked to Tsuna. During their training period, Tsuna often used the Shigure Soen Ryu to beat him up. Even though Kenpachi doesn't know swordsmanship, his Kenpachi strikes still carried some of the Shigure Soen Ryu's flavor.

"I see. Sawada-sensei, you are the real strong one." Billy said that he had gained more information. Noelle's report explained that Tsunayoshi had killed the Tsuna Fairy Tale Dragon, but Billy had never had a good standard for judging Tsuna's strength.

Now that he has fought Kenpachi Zaraki, Billy has a clearer understanding of Tsuna's strength. A fighter who can beat up a captain is definitely someone to be taken seriously.

Thinking of this, Billy glanced at Noelle and Nini without leaving a trace. He had already heard that the couple Noelle was supervising had begun to gain extraordinary powers. Logically speaking, if there was no need to worry about their safety, Noelle could be removed.

However, considering Sawada Tsunayoshi's strength, Billy decided to continue keeping Noelle by the Sawada couple's side to maintain a friendly relationship with the Sawada. After all, they were just two low-level witches, and WB could afford to wait.

"Hey old man, what are you spacing out for? Hurry up and bandage him up!" Seeing that Billy and the others had stopped fighting, Tsuna let go of Nini and let Nini rush to Billy's side to complain.

"Leave the treatment to me."

Nini turned her head and saw a gentle older sister. Tsuna introduced her, "Fourth Division Captain, Unohana Retsu, the best doctor in Seireitei."

Upon hearing this, Unohana Retsu subtly glared at Tsuna. Before witnessing the Beyond Bankai, she might have thought her healing abilities were the strongest, but it was hard to say whether the Beyond Bankai the Sun Attribute possessed heaven-defying healing abilities.

Byakuya Kuchiki had already withdrawn Senbonzakura Kageyoshi's domain. Instead of rushing over to watch the spectacle, he stared blankly into the distance, in the direction from which Billy's golden ray had been fired.

Billy's attack not only pierced Kenpachi Zaraki's shoulder, but also pierced through Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, and even went far out, leaving a finger-sized hole in the wall.

"What terrifying power." A flippant voice appeared beside Byakuya; it was Shunsui Kyōraku.

"That ray of light, no bigger than a finger, even pierced through the White Path Gate," Kyōraku added.

Kyōraku had already set off when he discovered Kenpachi Zaraki's abnormal spiritual pressure. He arrived much later than Unohana Retsu specifically to check the power of the beam Billy had fired.

This investigation confirmed to Kyōraku that the West Bureau had indeed sent someone with considerable ability.

Billy knew very well that strength was the foundation of the conversation, and that finger gesture he had just made was intentional. Only by demonstrating sufficient strength could the conversation return to relatively fair terms.