The Slippery Cheerleader

James, the brat with the Saint Letters S, and Mask De Masculine, who wore a gladiator Visored, were assigned by Ukitake to a small alley in Rukongai. Before them appeared the 10th Espada, Stark and Lilynette.

Lilynette, already arrogant, was extremely annoyed by Mask De Masculine's self-proclaimed heroism. Without saying a word, she fired Cero at James was sitting on Mask De Masculine's shoulder.

A large hand blocked Lilynette's Cero. While flexing his muscles, Mask De Masculine placed James on the ground and boasted, "Don't worry, the great Mask De Masculine will protect you."

James, his eyes sparkling with admiration, exclaimed, "Wow, that's amazing! Mask De Masculine, you're practically Superman!"

Upon hearing this, Mask De Masculine's muscles visibly bulged; this was their ability— Mask De Masculine could continuously enhance his fighting skills through James's support.

"I can't stand it!" Lilynette slapped her forehead, speechless. "Stark, you deal with that big guy."

After saying that, Lilynette rushed out, her target being that blindly worshipful James brat.

Seeing Lilynette rushing towards him, Mask De Masculine snorted and threw a punch at Lilynette. Lilynette completely ignored Mask De Masculine's attack, because she was never alone.

Stark moved swiftly, grabbing Mask De Masculine's fist with one hand. "I can't let you lay a hand on my comrades."

"I am an invincible superstar!"

Mask De Masculine shouted a slogan and suddenly ripped off his uniform, revealing his muscular physique, and lunged at Stark. Stark easily turned around, Zanpakuto, and instantly slashed a bloody gash across Mask De Masculine's body.

"Keep going, Mask De Masculine! You're not afraid of getting hurt!"

James cheered him on, while Mask De Masculine laughed and stood up, his injuries healed, and launched another attack on Stark.

"Star Iron Fist!"

Stark exchanged another punch with Mask De Masculine, and he could clearly feel that Mask De Masculine's strength had increased. Stark couldn't help but glance at Lilynette out of the corner of his eye. Still not done?

"You wretched brat!"

Lilynette chased James around like she was catching a chick, her face full of anger. How could this brat be different from the intelligence? He could actually run around on Hirenkyaku.

Didn't they say this kid was just making a fuss?

Lilynette seized an opportunity, instantly appearing in front of James with Sonido, grabbing him in a tight hug, covering James mouth with both hands, and shouting loudly at Stark.

"Kill him, Stark!"

This was Lilynette's idea. Since James's support could make Mask De Masculine stronger, she would physically seal away James, who had little fighting ability, so that Stark could then deal with Mask De Masculine.

Stark, who had been entangled with Mask De Masculine for a long time, immediately launched multiple Cero attacks at Mask De Masculine. Mask De Masculine was still in the stance of throwing a punch when dozens of Stark Cero pierced through his body.

The battle was over. Mask De Masculine's eyes lost their light, and his body collapsed limply to the ground, lifeless.

James, who witnessed Mask De Masculine's death, struggled desperately, but Lilynette, who was prepared, used both her hands and feet to prevent him from making a sound.

James gradually stopped struggling, and helpless tears slid down his cheeks. Witnessing the death of his idol, he was powerless to do anything about it. Nothing could have saddened him more than the scene before him.

"Beautiful!" Lilynette encouraged herself. Now all she had to do was wait for Stark to completely destroy that Mask De Masculine's corpse, and no matter how much that brat James yelled, it would be useless.

Stark did the same, gathering a massive amount of spiritual pressure in his palm, intending to unleash a colossal Cero to utterly annihilate Mask De Masculine.

James's pupils dilated in shock at the sight, but there was nothing he could do but pray to heaven for another chance.

At that moment, the sky responded to James's call, and blue Reishi raindrops fell— Holy Rain.

Sensing something was wrong, Stark couldn't wait for his spiritual pressure to fully converge, and he unleashed Cero, but it was still a little too late.

Under Yhwach's Holy Rain, the red wings fanned away Stark's Cero, and the already dead Mask De Masculine was resurrected once more. Having fully awakened his Vollständig, he stood with his hands on his hips, behind him were the red wings of his Vollständig, and a three-dimensional pentagram appeared on his chest.

"Resurrection!"

"How is this possible?" Lilynette was stunned when she heard Mask De Masculine's call, momentarily ignoring the light emanating from her arms.

With a loud bang, Lilynette was thrown head over heels. She looked at the culprit, who turned out to be that brat James, who now displayed wings of Vollständig.

James flew quickly to Mask De Masculine's side and showered him with compliments, while Mask De Masculine's spiritual pressure rapidly expanded with each compliment.

"Those who bullied you will be judged by the great hero Mask De Masculine!" Mask De Masculine bent down and raised his head, a golden beam shooting out from his forehead, "Star Beam!"

As the beam of light intensified before her, Lilynette grinned. Her surprise at James's transformation had cost her her chance to escape, and now she was the one holding Stark back.

Stark flashed to Lilynette's side, cleaving the beam in two with a single strike. "Lilynette, don't forget, we still have the power of our comrades!"

The Zanpakuto that slashed at Mask De Masculine was a blue Reishi Zanpakuto. After undergoing training, Stark could use the blade transformed from the Wolf Soul even without Resurrección.

"Sorry, I forgot." Lilynette stood up somewhat embarrassed. She could also use this kind of blade, but she had indeed been startled for a moment.

"It's alright, we're partners because we rely on each other." Stark reached out and shook hands with Lilynette. "Walk him down, Wolf Pack!"

Stark used his Resurrección, Lilynette transformed into his Dual Pistols. As soon as he finished transforming, he raised his hand and unleashed a Cero at Mask De Masculine.

With just one shot, Stark sent Mask De Masculine sprawling. Now, after his Resurrección, every attack he makes is at the level of a Cero King, and they are not so easy to block.

Seeing Mask De Masculine in trouble, James immediately started to cheer him on again. Mask De Masculine stood up unharmed, and his body gradually became even larger.

[Watch out for Stark, don't hit that brat.]

Lilynette mentally warned Stark that James was a troublesome brat. Not only was he unkillable, but his body also had the ability to regenerate. If he were to be torn to pieces, it would only create more identical individuals.

Seeing Mask De Masculine putting on an act again, Lilynette was annoyed. [That wretched brat, always getting in the way!]

James, supported by the audience, is indestructible, and Mask De Masculine, as a superstar, will only grow stronger with James ' support, making him equally indestructible. It's a vicious cycle.

The only solution seems to be guiding Mask De Masculine to kill James with his attack, thus breaking this vicious cycle.

But Stark didn't see it that way. While Lilynette was studying James's abilities, he wasn't idle either. He thought the same thing as Lilynette: as long as James couldn't provide support, that would be fine. However, Stark's approach wasn't as direct as Lilynette's.

Stark summoned Wolf Pack, drew his twin swords, and charged at Mask De Masculine. With the wolves assisting him, Mask De Masculine was quickly put on the defensive.

Seeing this, James wanted to speak up for Mask De Masculine, but before he could say anything, the Wolf Pack that had attacked Mask De Masculine suddenly changed direction and charged at him.

James was stunned for a moment, not expecting to be the target. He couldn't handle the wolves' attack, so he quickly used his Hirenkyaku to escape.

James's mediocre speed might fool Lilynette, but once he becomes prey for the Stark' Wolf Pack after their Resurrección, he won't be able to escape!

Lilynette's consciousness possessed one of the wolves, and now that she finally understood Stark's intentions, she chased after him with a cruel laugh, slashing at James with her claws.

A painful cry escaped James's lips; although his injury had healed, he still felt the pain.

Lilynette's Wolf Pack's attack did not go any further; each attempt was superficial, leaving only minor wounds on James and preventing him from splitting into more individuals.

As long as James continues to feel pain, he will be unable to voice his support for Mask De Masculine.

This divided the battlefield into two parts: one was the one-on-one duel between Stark and Mask De Masculine, and the other was the constant screams as James was being besieged as if it were child's play.

Without the ability to continuously improve, Mask De Masculine soon found himself at a disadvantage against Stark. His weaknesses and strengths could not be compensated for by support, and he was only a slightly stronger Quincy, no match for Stark at all.

After several rounds, Mask De Masculine severed one of Stark's arms and left him with several more wounds. Stark wanted to see if Mask De Masculine, now dead, could still be rescued by Yhwach.

However, before Mask De Masculine even died, James was already being toyed with by Lilynette and the others to the point of exhaustion. This time, he no longer envied the power of Star of Tomorrow, because Star of Tomorrow couldn't save him at all.

This time, James craves power; he wants to become stronger and kill all those despicable wolves!

The meridians in his body expanded rapidly. James activated Pernida's nerves, craving the power of evolution—powers that Mask De Masculine did not possess. This was because Pernida knew that James was the true Sternritter.