The Curtain Falls (End of This Volume)
"Although I don't mind passing along a message for you, you should go back and stay there for now. Two people controlling one body at the same time is complete nonsense." Kurosaki Ichigo was deeply displeased.
Smack—!
With a sharp crack, Kurosaki Ichigo suddenly raised his hand and slapped... himself across the face.
Silence...
After a while, veins bulged across Kurosaki Ichigo's forehead. Feeling the consciousness that had already departed, he dearly wished he could call off the battle, charge into his inner world, and fight White Ichigo, that bastard, to the death.
But that was obviously impossible.
In the end, he could only grit his teeth and look up at Shanks.
Kurosaki Ichigo's mouth twitched.
"...It's not what you think."
That strange, pitying look... he'd really had enough of it.
"It's fine, I understand!" Shanks nodded.
"..."
So what exactly did you understand?
That I'm a lunatic?
Kurosaki Ichigo stared with dead fish eyes. When it came to this sort of thing... he had already given up hope!
That was why...
I don't want to borrow that bastard's power. Every time, he has to come out and spout a few pointless words, making everyone think I'm some lunatic talking to himself.
Tensa Zangetsu pointed at Shanks from afar as Kurosaki Ichigo roared, "Enough nonsense."
Silence descended once more.
After a while, Shanks raised the Western sword in his hand, decisively refusing to think any further about... what nonsense he had just said!
The atmosphere!
Became heavy once more.
The sound of the wind abruptly ceased.
Gripping Tensa Zangetsu's hilt tightly, Kurosaki Ichigo slowly pivoted one foot half a turn on the ground before stomping down hard. An explosive boom erupted beneath his foot.
Using the force of his erupting spiritual pressure, Kurosaki