Desperate Assault

One meteor sphere after another advanced from the gate Aikawa Love had drawn as if they were invading. Immediately after, Aikawa Love slammed his kanabo downward, and flames spread from the hammerhead, igniting them!

This was a technique Aikawa Love had never used even back when he was in the Seireitei. At that time, all he had used was Multi-Meteor Fall, but this time, besides the multiple meteors, Aikawa Love had added flames called Zaiye to them.

Zaiye · Meteor Shower of Fire!

Flaming meteors fell like raindrops. Just seeing the scene was enough to understand how terrifying this move was.

"Honestly, this is way too reckless," Urahara Kisuke said. An attack of this density would undoubtedly put tremendous pressure on the three of them maintaining the barrier.

While Aikawa Love summoned a large number of meteors, Tsunayoshi also began his own operation. A mass of lightning erupted from the electric coils, scattering through the warehouse, and in an instant, Tsunayoshi located all the surrounding Iron Sand.

Under the effect of the Electromagnetic Coil, the Iron Sand continuously gathered around Tsunayoshi. With the infusion of Lightning Attribute flames, it was shaped and hardened, and one sharp iron horn after another, made from Lightning Attribute-hardened Super Steel, appeared beside Sawada Tsunayoshi.

Aikawa Love could use multi-stage attacks, but why couldn't he, Sawada Tsunayoshi, respond in kind?

The iron horns lined up neatly around Tsunayoshi like sharp claws. The instant the technique was completed, the iron horns rushed out to meet the meteors that filled the sky.

Electric Iron Horns!

The iron horns and meteors collided violently. Explosions sounded one after another, and shockwaves echoed continuously through the warehouse. This time, Hirako and the others could no longer defend against every impact with their swords alone, and had no choice but to use Kido for support.

Bakudō #81: Dankū!

A transparent barrier stood in front of everyone, blocking the impact of Iron Sand and shattered stone for them.

Hiyori, hiding behind Bakudō #81: Dankū, felt her cheeks twitch nonstop. No wonder Lisa had forcibly dragged her away from the scene. With attacks at this level, even the current captains of the Gotei 13 might not necessarily be able to take all of them, right?

After throwing out all the meteors, Aikawa Love hardened his heart and clawed his left hand at his own face. If it was Sawada Tsunayoshi, maybe he really could block it, right?

Aikawa Love still had one final move. After probing him over these two rounds, he did not think his last strike could cause Tsunayoshi any effective damage. The only thing he could rely on was Hollowfication.

Because Aikawa Love's offensive power was extremely strong, even in Shikai state, the amount of time he could maintain Hollowfication was very short, let alone in Bankai state. There was only one instant of opportunity.

Amid the eruption of the meteor flames, Aikawa Love relied on his powerful defense and forced his way toward the center of the explosion. Flame-like Reiatsu spread from the kanabo into the shape of a meteor. This was Aikawa Love's final attack: a true meteor hammer strike condensed from his own Reiatsu.

But even this was still not enough. Aiming at the Reiatsu in front of him that belonged to Sawada Tsunayoshi, Aikawa Love clawed fiercely at his face, and a Hollow mask appeared on it.

The instant the mask appeared, Aikawa Love's eyes had already turned blood-red. His body immediately entered a berserk state, and the meteor hammer in his hand entered that berserk state with him. A red glow of Cero appeared along the edge of the hammerhead.

Aikawa Love raised the meteor hammer in his hand high and was just about to smash it down when he saw a pair of enormous bull horns pierce out from the smoke and dust. These horns were composed of several iron horns, making them even harder and larger.

They were the Electric Iron Horns that had previously been formed by gathering Iron Sand. While breaking through the Meteor Shower of Fire, Tsunayoshi had controlled those iron horns to converge toward himself. Tsunayoshi had long since prepared for the possibility that Aikawa Love would launch a surprise attack, so he immediately condensed an even stronger attack.

This was Super Electric Iron Bull Horn!

The hammer and horns collided. Terrifying Reiatsu exploded in an instant, and with the two of them as the center, the explosive Reiatsu destroyed everything around them, making the already desolate warehouse space even emptier and directly exposing the warehouse's original barrier.

The original barrier was constantly stretched and torn. Fortunately, a continuous supply of Kido Reiatsu replenished it, allowing the barrier to remain in a state where it was just barely not breaking. The erupting Reiatsu had almost pierced right through it.

"Is this kind of overwhelming attack power a tradition of Squad Seven?" Urahara Kisuke sighed.

"Stop making sarcastic comments, Kisuke. I can't sense Love's Reiatsu anymore." Hirako was somewhat anxious. That brat Sawada Tsunayoshi hadn't accidentally killed Love, had he?

"If you're worried, you can go in and take a look," Urahara continued.

"You think I'm stupid? That kid isn't affected by Sakanade. If I go in and he cuts me down too, what then?" For the first time, Hirako felt powerless about the effect of his Shikai. If the reversal effect of his Shikai had as many layers as Tsunayoshi had said, then he would dare to charge into the smoke and dust.

"Have you forgotten how to use Kido? Just ask Tsunayoshi, won't that do?" Urahara reminded him. Love's Reiatsu had disappeared, but Tsunayoshi's Reiatsu was still shining clearly in the field.

"Those two made such a mess that I forgot about that."

Afterward, Hirako began to fully recite the incantation for Bakudo #77: Tenteikūra. He had only gotten halfway through the long chant when he heard Rose shout.

"Stop chanting, Hirako. There's movement."

During the time Hirako was reciting the incantation, some of the smoke and dust in the middle of the field dispersed. A bright green light shone within it, and if one looked closely, there was also a strange emblem inside that green. As soon as everyone saw it, they understood that it was something on Sawada Tsunayoshi.

A faint burst of Reiatsu erupted, blowing away all the smoke and dust blocking their vision from the center of the field outward, revealing Sawada Tsunayoshi's figure.

The equipment on Tsunayoshi's head had already reverted to the form of an off-road helmet. One of his hands was holding the completely powerless Aikawa Love, while the other held the dazzling green object.

It was a diamond-shaped shield, decorated in the center with a large area of Lightning Attribute green and the Vongola Family Emblem. On both sides of the shield were two black bull horn ornaments. It was Tsunayoshi's Lightning Attribute Fullbring, the First Thunder Guardian Lambo's Shield.

When Aikawa Love swung his final strike, Tsunayoshi had clearly seen that the armor on Aikawa Love's body had already begun to collapse.

Aikawa Love in his Hollowfication state instantly went mad, even transferring all the Reiatsu meant for defense into offense. If they collided like that, even if Aikawa Love did not die, he would be severely injured, or he might force himself into a Hollow monster state like Muguruma Kensei.

In that urgent situation, while maintaining his collision with Aikawa Love, Tsunayoshi decisively used Fullbring to summon Lambo's Shield. As the two sides collided, the super-hardened Lightning Attribute flames from the shield enveloped both of them, serving as the final barrier protecting them both.

So after the explosion, Tsunayoshi appeared holding the utterly exhausted Aikawa Love in one hand, while Tsunayoshi himself had almost no injuries at all.

Tsunayoshi took the shield and struck Aikawa Love in the face again. He was not abusing Aikawa Love; rather, white traces of a Hollow were beginning to appear on Love's face again, and with one smash, Tsunayoshi knocked away those signs of Hollowfication from Love's face.

Tsunayoshi stepped with Flash Step and appeared in front of the Visored and the others. "He's pretty lucky. He didn't undergo deep Hollowfication. You have a way to deal with it, right?"

"Please leave it to us," Hachigen Ushōda said. A Kido barrier enveloped Aikawa Love, and immediately after, he added two more Bakudo.

"As expected of little brother Tsunayoshi. The three of us almost couldn't withstand the burst from you two," Urahara said. With the battle temporarily over, he once again entered his usual mode of flattery.

"Wait, kid, what you just used was two different Bankai?" With nothing else to keep his hands busy, Hirako finally reacted.

"What do you mean, two Bankai? Aren't they all the Bankai of this Zanpakuto of mine?" Tsunayoshi showed his Zanpakuto to Hirako.

"No! Kid, aren't those two Zanpakuto!" Hirako noticed Tsunayoshi's White Blade.

"Oh, you mean this?"

Tsunayoshi drew White Blade, and an aura of Hollow instantly spread across the entire field. The expressions of everyone in the Visored changed. How should they put it? Why was this Hollow Reiatsu even denser than when they underwent Hollowfication?

"Kid, are you a Bleach or a Hollow?" Hirako asked, his face dark. Had Urahara created some kind of monster?

Tsunayoshi's answer was beyond anything the Visored had expected. In their minds, anything with powerful Reiatsu was either a Bleach or a Hollow.

"I'm human. Until this body of mine dies, I'll always be human," Tsunayoshi said.

"Don't let how strong little Tsunayoshi is fool you. He's a living person born and raised in the World of the Living, and he's currently in middle school," Urahara Kisuke reminded them.

Middle school. The Visored and the others had no idea what to say. After staying in the World of the Living all these years, they still knew basic common sense. Middle school meant around twelve, thirteen, fourteen years old. No wonder this brat said they were unmotivated. In just a dozen years or so, he had already surpassed more than a century of their accumulation.

"Now can you tell us why you're here? Sawada Tsunayoshi." Hirako plopped down on the ground, bringing his gaze level with Tsunayoshi's. He had already accepted the fact that Tsunayoshi was stronger than him.

"I want to see your Hollowfication. If you can undergo a deep Hollowfication like Muguruma, that would be best. I'll use the Visored's Hollowfication to complete my Resurrección." Tsunayoshi twirled White Blade in a flashy flourish and slid it back into the sheath at his lower back.

"In exchange, I'll help you adapt to Hollowfication after Bankai, like Muguruma did. And the shopkeeper will perfect the flaws in your Hollowfication. I hope that one day in the future, you'll be able to master the power of Bankai Hollowfication, or even Resurrección."

"When that time comes, your strength should at least be above Muguruma's, reaching somewhere around Hachiguruma to Jūguruma level."

After Tsunayoshi said all that, every one of the Visored fell silent. Someone was willing to help them train, and might even directly raise their strength. What could be more tempting than that?

Lisa adjusted her glasses. Calm as ever, she keenly caught the key point. "This Muguruma you're talking about wouldn't happen to be a unit of combat strength, would it? Kensei will get angry if he finds out."

Tsunayoshi glanced at Muguruma Kensei, who was still lying there like a corpse. "So what if he finds out? It's not like he can beat me anyway."

That made way too much sense...

After a brief moment of thought, Hirako stood up. As the leader of the Visored, it was time for him to state their position. "We accept this deal. We'll be in your care from here on, Sawada Tsunayoshi, Kisuke."