Muramasa shook his head. "Master... don't worry! Among the Devil Fruits you gave me to eat was a Shadow Fruit. It can conceal a person's presence, traces, and even soul! There's no way they can find you unless you reveal yourself!"
"The Shadow Fruit?" Ren asked. "I remember giving you every darkness-type Devil Fruit to eat. Does that mean you have all their abilities?"
"More or less! The other darkness-type fruits are all offshoots of the Dark-Dark Fruit. Devouring them only strengthens it, so it now contains every darkness-type ability! My body is that of a Fallen Angel, and my powers come from the Dark-Dark Fruit!" Muramasa said.
"I see..." Ren chuckled. "Then once the Cloth fuses with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the other lightning-type fruits, its powers should be based on lightning!"
Muramasa nodded. "Yes... and the Cloth should become the strongest lightning-type Zanpakuto!"
Ren smiled and stepped onto the air. "The strongest in lightning and the strongest in darkness... two of the strongest!"
Without a doubt, if the Cloth was the strongest lightning-type Zanpakuto, Muramasa was the strongest darkness-type!
Muramasa smiled too. "Only the strongest is worthy of you, Master!"
As he spoke, another Hollow's location appeared, and Ren went straight for it!
Time passed. The World of the Living remained peaceful and quiet!
A Death God holding a pager reported awkwardly, "I've reached the target location, but there's no sign of the Hollow!"
"What? The target's gone again? What is going on? It's been a whole month, and those of us assigned to deal with Hollows haven't seen so much as a hair from one! Which big shot is playing a joke on us?" another Death God wailed.
"Who knows? Every time a Hollow appears, it's killed almost immediately! We rush over and find nothing. Some