"Call..."
Kenpachi Zaraki exhaled a wisp of blue smoke, his body radiating steaming heat. His skin appeared to be cooked, red, swollen, and the Heat.
At this moment, Kenpachi Zaraki is more like a beast than a human!
"Ah..."
"Hahaha..."
Kenpachi Zaraki laughed loudly, and with both hands he lifted Yylfordt, who had transformed into a minotaur, high into the air.
"Um?!"
Yylfordt, lifted up by Kenpachi Zaraki, had disbelief in his eyes. He couldn't believe that after his Resurrección, his density had increased exponentially, and he weighed over a hundred tons, yet he could be lifted up like this by someone's bare hands.
"Hahaha..."
Kenpachi Zaraki ignored him, and the shocked Yylfordt grabbed Yylfordt's horns with both hands and threw him away forcefully.
"Boom!"
As a sonic boom formed in the air, Yylfordt's massive body was thrown directly into the ruins by Kenpachi Zaraki, kicking up countless clouds of dust.
"Brother, you were actually hiding such power?"
Yylfordt slowly crawled out of the ruins and asked Kenpachi Zaraki, who stood like a god of war at the edge of the arena.
"Hidden?"
"I'm just slowly regaining my original power..."
After hearing Yylfordt's words, Kenpachi Zaraki shook his head slightly. He wasn't trying to hide anything; he usually suppressed himself simply because he wanted to enjoy fighting. To prevent the battle from ending quickly and to experience the feeling of being cut, Kenpachi Zaraki usually suppressed himself to the level of an ordinary person in his eyes, and then slowly regained his original power in the process of fighting enemies.
"Slowly regaining my strength?"
Yylfordt gently licked his lips.
"I really want to... really want to have a match with you when you're giving it your all..."
Yylfordt stared at Kenpachi Zaraki with burning eyes. He really hoped that he could fight Kenpachi Zaraki in his fully unleashed state, even if it was just one fight... even if the final result was that he would die by Kenpachi Zaraki's sword.
"Am I going all out?"
Kenpachi Zaraki muttered to himself, wondering what he would look like at full power, even he himself didn't know...
Do you really want to see me at my full strength?
Kenpachi Zaraki gripped his Zanpakuto tightly and asked Yylfordt.
"Of course! As a soldier, you should know that, right?!"
"How painful it is to be unable to fight your opponent at full strength..."
"So, stop suppressing yourself, Kenpachi Zaraki!"
"Let me see your true colors!"
Yylfordt stretched out his hand to Kenpachi Zaraki and shouted loudly.
"Is this the real attitude?"
Hahaha... Hahahaha...
"Alright! Then I'll show you what I really look like."
Kenpachi Zaraki covered his face and burst into laughter, his expression becoming increasingly ferocious.
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~"
Outside the arena, Retsu Unohana, whose eyes had been fixed on Kenpachi Zaraki, suddenly began to breathe heavily, and a blush spread across her fair and beautiful face.
"He's back..."
Retsu Unohana crossed one arm over her ample chest, while gently stroking her cheek with the other.
Retsu Unohana gazed at the beast-like figure, it gradually overlapped with the one she remembered, and her heart... felt an unusual excitement.
"Ah!!!"
In the arena, Kenpachi Zaraki let out a deafening roar, and in his mind, memories that had been sealed away for so long were gradually brought back by his own hands.
"Ah..."
This was an extremely painful process. Kenpachi Zaraki ten minutes before the inhuman screams gradually subsided.
"..."
After stopping his strange cries, Kenpachi Zaraki first looked at the Zanpakuto in his hand, gently weighing Zanpakuto in his hand, and then looked into the distance at Yylfordt, who had been patiently waiting for him.
"Hiss~"
Yylfordt stared at Kenpachi Zaraki Zaraki's blood-red eyes, his body trembled slightly, and he gasped.
It's different now! The Kenpachi Zaraki of this moment is completely different from the Kenpachi Zaraki of before...
" Ken-chan is back..."
The usually energetic and adorable Yachiru Kusajishi's smile vanished upon seeing Kenpachi Zaraki in such a state, replaced by a maturity beyond her years.
"Hey! You..."
Kenpachi Zaraki stared at Yylfordt with his blood-red eyes, seemingly about to say something.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
That's it...
That's it!!
Yylfordt gave Kenpachi Zaraki no chance to speak, laughing loudly as he Kenpachi Zaraki towards him.
"You... will die."
Kenpachi Zaraki, facing Yylfordt charging towards him, instinctively swung his sword...
"Whoosh!"
A dazzling, silvery sword light exploded before everyone's eyes in an instant.
As Kenpachi Zaraki sword, Yylfordt's body was neatly sliced in two...
"Hahaha... Is that so?" Yylfordt looked at the blood gushing from the center of his body, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Is this your true power? Kenpachi Zaraki!! My friend! What a pity... Even with my High-Speed Regeneration, it seems I can't repair my severed heart and brain. Looks like I can't continue playing with you... What a shame~"
"Thump~"
After Yylfordt finished speaking, his body slowly collapsed to the ground, his blood staining half of the ring.
"I told you... you'd die."
Kenpachi Zaraki looked at the dead Yylfordt, his eyes filled with only helplessness. He didn't want to kill Yylfordt; he wasn't a person who enjoyed killing.
"The victor of this battle is Kenpachi Zaraki!"
Sōgo Shihoin, who had been sitting in the audience, started clapping his hands repeatedly after Kenpachi Zaraki successfully defeated Yylfordt, applauding Kenpachi Zaraki's victory.
"..."
Kenpachi Zaraki silently picked up the tattered haori he had previously tossed aside, gently draped it over his shoulders, and walked towards the members of Sōgo Shihoin's team below the arena. He felt neither joy nor sorrow. He was silent because the outcome of this battle had already been decided from the moment he stepped onto the stage. He felt no sorrow because his friend had witnessed his strongest form and could die without regret...
" Kenpachi Zaraki, it seems you've returned."
Retsu Unohana smiled slightly at Kenpachi Zaraki, who had completed his mission and was walking back alone.
"Um..."
Kenpachi Zaraki nodded slightly after hearing Retsu Unohana's words. At this moment, he had completely recalled the woman in front of him, a woman who brought him joy and taught him the meaning of life. If a mother's responsibility is to teach her child the meaning of survival, then without a doubt, Retsu Unohana, who taught him the meaning of survival, was, in a Kenpachi Zaraki, his mother.
"It's good that you're back."
Retsu Unohana smiled, a smile that was exceptionally alluring. With her graceful figure, perfect face, and the maternal aura and caring older sister-like demeanor that emanated from her, Retsu Unohana was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful women in Soul Society.
" Sōsuke, now I have two wins!"
On the stands, Sōgo Shihoin Sōsuke Aizen said to Sosuke Aizen.
"Hehehe..." Sōsuke Aizen chuckled lightly, seemingly unconcerned about the outcome of the battle. "Of course I know, Sōgo..."
"Then let's begin the fifth match!"
Sōgo Shihoin smiled and began to speak.
"Fifth match..."
Sōsuke Aizen looked down at the team members beneath him as he spoke.
"Tch~"
"Let me do it!"
"Fifth match..."
Grimmjow snorted coldly, stepped out of Sōsuke Aizen's battle, and jumped onto the ruins.
Yes, the arena is gone now, leaving only ruins.
"Let me handle the fifth match!"
"I don't think you have any objections, Sōgo?"
Retsu Unohana, already somewhat impatient, asked Sōgo Shihoin with her gentlest face and most tender smile, in a declarative tone.
Please, do as you wish...
Looking at Retsu Unohana, who had transformed from the original Fourth Division Captain into Retsu Unohana, Sōgo Shihoin uttered only three words.
"So good, Sōgo ~" Retsu Unohana, seeing how Sōgo Shihoin was, lightly touched her lips with her delicate hand, a gesture that stirred endless imagination. "I can reward you later, okay?"
"Hehehe..." Sōgo Shihoin chuckled softly, waving his hands repeatedly, "Never mind, never mind."
"Don't you like Big Sister's reward?" Retsu Unohana sighed after hearing Sōgo's words, then turned to Grimmjow standing on the arena. "Well... do you like Big Sister's reward for this adorable little kitten?"
"Forehead..."
With a whoosh, the hairs on Grimmjow's body stood on end, just as the seemingly gentle and elegant woman before him seemed to harbor something terrifying within her delicate body.
"Squeak, Pantera!"
Grimmjow always relied on his intuition, so the moment he sensed something was wrong, he drew his sword and Resurrección.
A soaring Spiritual Pressure suddenly rose up.
In the azure light, a hulking orc with long blue hair appeared before everyone.
"Compared to Ulquiorra, he's far too weak."
" Nelliel also possesses strength that can completely overwhelm him."
"Even compared to that first guy you sent out, whose name I can't remember... he's a bit weaker."
Sōgo Shihoin looked at Grimmjow after his Resurrección and made his assessment.
"Weakness never means inability to win."
" Sōgo, if the strong always get stronger, how boring would this world be?"
"Isn't it fascinating and interesting precisely because there are instances of the weak overcoming the strong in this world?"
Sōsuke Aizen crossed his legs and spoke softly to Sōgo Shihoin.
"Hahaha..." Sōgo Shihoin chuckled after hearing Sōsuke Aizen's words, "Is that so? Then let's wait and see how your Sōsuke, manage to defeat the strong with the weak?!"
"..."
Sōsuke Aizen remained silent, simply smiling as he watched Sōgo.
"Is this the power you gained by imitating Soul Reaper?"
"That's really interesting!"
Retsu Unohana gazed at Grimmjow, who had entered his Resurrección stance, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Monster..."
Grimmjow noticed that Retsu Unohana was completely flawless from all angles, leaving him with no opening to exploit, and his eyes twitched slightly.
"Ara~"
"Aren't you going to attack, little kitty?"
"If you don't attack, I'm going to attack first!"
Retsu Unohana smiled at Grimmjow and began to speak.
"You don't need to tell me that!"
Grimmjow roared, his body transforming into a blur as he appeared directly in front of Retsu Unohana, extending his right claw to strike Retsu Unohana.
"Hmph~"
Retsu Unohana watched Grimmjow's air-tearing attack, and simply drew the sword from her waist.
"Um?!"
The moment Grimmjow Batto Sword Drawing Retsu Unohana, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he instantly retracted his claws.
"Whoosh!"
Just as Grimmjow retracted his claws, a thin silver line appeared on the ruins, and instantly, the floor where Grimmjow had been stood turned into countless specks of dust.
"This is..."
An alarm bell blared in Grimmjow's mind... He was utterly shocked by what he saw.
Because Grimmjow also possesses a similar attack method, Grimmjow can use his claws to strike his enemies; his sharp claws are sharper than anything else in the world.
It can cause a slashing or cutting effect similar to that produced by a sharp weapon...
Just now, Retsu Unohana used the exact same attack method as him, except that Retsu Unohana Retsu Unohana faster, her sword was sharper, and Retsu Unohana slash was more powerful!
Are you scared, little kitty...?
Retsu Unohana watched Grimmjow flee, gently licked her lips, and smiled slightly.
"I'm scared... I'm sorry, I've never even known how to write the word 'scared' before."
Grimmjow's eyes flashed with a hint of ferocity; he was a man destined to be king and would never be afraid.
Don't you really know how to spell the word "fear"?
As Retsu Unohana spoke, she gently loosened her hair, which had been tied up, and her long, black hair cascaded down like a waterfall. Her eyes were sinister and terrifying.
"Since you're a kitten, you claim you're never afraid~"
"Then how about spending more time having fun with your sister?"
"Don't worry... your sister will keep healing you..."
"I will not kill you. No matter how badly you are hurt, I will heal you..."
So please be prepared, little kitty!
"Please, please don't let your sister have enough fun before you break down..."
After speaking, Retsu Unohana gently licked her thin lips.
"Ha?"
What nonsense are you spouting?
At this moment, Grimmjow has no idea what horrors his future holds.
" Bankai - Minazuki!"
Before Grimmjow could react, Retsu Unohana Zanpakuto and softly uttered four words.
"Null!!"
In an instant, countless streams of blood spilled from the surrounding environment—the sky! The earth! Even the Zanpakuto in Retsu Unohana's hand—the dueling arena where Retsu Unohana and Grimmjow were fighting was transformed into a pool of blood...
"You..."
Grimmjow gazed at Retsu Unohana, his body trembling slightly. In a daze, he seemed to see the woman before him turn into a pile of bones... Behind her lay a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, all souls who had perished by her blade...
"Who exactly are you...?"
Facing Retsu Unohana, who exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression, Grimmjow's eyes widened, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"Whoosh!"
However, before Grimmjow could finish speaking, a gash was slashed across his face.
"When?"
Grimmjow was puzzled, because in his eyes, Retsu Unohana had not moved, nor had she swung her sword at him or used any slashing techniques.
"Hateful..."
Grimmjow extended his hand, not daring to approach Retsu Unohana any further, and decided to use Cero to engage the enemy from a distance.
However... before Grimmjow's Cero could even take shape, the flash of light at his fingertips, along with the fingertips from which the light was gathered, was shattered by the invisible slash.
"Forehead..."
Grimmjow was truly panicked at this point, because he realized that he couldn't even understand the enemy's attack methods.
"Whoosh~"
Another gentle breeze swept across their faces, Grimmjow, still bewildered, was slashed and plunged into the pool of blood.
"Am I... dead?"
Grimmjow lay in the pool of blood, bewildered. He only remembered seeing a flash of light, and after that... he remembered nothing...
Grimmjow slowly closed his eyes. He felt warm all around him, like being in his mother's arms... although he could no longer remember what his mother looked like when he was born.
Just as Grimmjow was about to succumb to this tenderness, he suddenly became alert and abruptly opened his eyes. In that instant, a blade gleaming with cold light was thrust toward his head.
"Hateful..."
Grimmjow immediately dodged the blade and stepped out of the pool of blood.
"What am I doing?!"
Grimmjow stood in the pool of blood, staring blankly at his unharmed body.
Before Grimmjow could think any further, another flash of cold light appeared before his eyes, instantly severing his arm.
"This..."
Grimmjow was puzzled; he stood in the pool of blood, looking flustered.
"I already said~ I'll cut you to pieces again and again, and heal you again and again~"
Just as Grimmjow was at a loss, a gentle voice slowly sounded in his ear.
"..."
The moment he heard that voice, Grimmjow's expression changed drastically, and his body began to tremble.
But the next second, Grimmjow was back in the pool of blood...
Grimmjow lay in the pool of blood. This time, he didn't feel dead. This time, he knew that the reason he was lying in the pool of blood was simply because that crazed woman had once again shattered him...
Hehehe...
Retsu Unohana watched Grimmjow, whom she had 'killed' and healed time and time again, and a happy smile appeared on her face. At one time, she had only planned to recruit a prey that he could never kill.
Five thousand~
(End of this chapter)