"Ha!" With a loud shout, the burly man raised his Zanpakuto high overhead and slashed at Uchiha Hikaru. The force behind it was overwhelming, carrying an unstoppable momentum.
The burly man's style suited his appearance perfectly—broad, powerful movements without the slightest bit of pretense.
At that moment, he no longer cared about Uchiha Hikaru's identity. Being toyed with like this had humiliated him like never before.
Thinking back on it, he had really misunderstood Inoshita.
Uchiha Hikaru merely shifted his body slightly and effortlessly dodged the burly man's attack.
A look of astonishment appeared on the burly man's face.
"Th-this..." What was going on?
How had the person before him dodged his attack so easily?
Impossible! The burly man was startled. Had he judged wrong?
Was this ragged fellow, who did not even have clothes to wear, actually an expert?
Just as the burly man was still reeling in shock, a shout suddenly rang out from ahead of Uchiha Hikaru!
"Uchiha Hikaru!!!"
The surprise in that brief two-word cry was unmistakable.
The burly man focused his gaze and saw someone slowly approaching from not far away. The more he looked, the more familiar the figure seemed.
From a tiny black dot to the moment he could make out the man's face, fine beads of sweat continuously emerged on the burly man's forehead.
Especially when he saw that distinctive spiky hair and the little pink-haired girl sitting on his shoulder.
He involuntarily swallowed.
"Za... Za... Zaraki Kenpachi!!!" the burly man said the newcomer's name in shock.
Zaraki Kenpachi walked up to Uchiha Hikaru. Seeing the burly man behind him, his narrow eyes revealed confusion.
"How did Uchiha Hikaru end up with this guy?" Zaraki Kenpachi turned and asked, "You! How did you end up with him?"
Kusajishi Yachiru shot Uchiha Hikaru