" Getsuga Tenshō!" A crescent moon, as black as ink, left a deep groove on the banquet floor as it slashed towards the Tenth Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya!
"Damn it!" Tōshirō Hitsugaya, who had originally planned to Bankai, saw Ichigo fighting with all his might and knew that the battle was now out of his control. He had brought this upon himself, so he had to grit his teeth and keep going...
" Captain Hitsugaya!" Rangiku Matsumoto found a safe spot and kept cheering for her captain, shouting loudly.
"..." Tōshirō Hitsugaya listened to Rangiku Matsumoto's words, his eyes flickering. He suddenly remembered that it all seemed to have started when he heard Rangiku Matsumoto say that there was an enemy invasion. In other words, it was actually his lovely vice-captain, that rascal Rangiku Matsumoto, who had tricked him.
" Rangiku will get what's coming to you later!" After understanding, Tōshirō Hitsugaya immediately glared at Rangiku Matsumoto, then looked at Ichigo Kurosaki, trying to persuade Ichigo Kurosaki, " Ichigo, wake up, I didn't mean it."
"Really!?" Ichigo gritted his teeth upon hearing this. "That's great, Captain Hitsugaya. It was an accidental strike from my Getsuga Tenshō."
" Ichigo, why can't you understand?" Tōshirō Hitsugaya frowned, seeing that Ichigo Kurosaki wasn't listening to his explanation at all. "I don't want to fight you!"
"What a coincidence! I didn't want to fight you either." Ichigo Kurosaki nodded slightly. "I just wanted to beat you up."
" Ichigo Kurosaki, it seems we have no choice but to fight!?" Tōshirō Hitsugaya frowned. "In that case, let's begin!"
"Just what I wanted!" Ichigo Kurosaki gripped his jet-black katana, which gleamed with an eerie, cold light, and charged towards Tōshirō Hitsugaya...
"Void!" In an instant, terrifying Spiritual Pressure rained down, making it difficult for the Lieutenant-level to breathe.
Meanwhile, Byakuya Kuchiki, who was manipulating a rain of cherry blossoms, did not give up his pursuit of Yoruichi Shihōin.
Byakuya Kuchiki believed he had grown up and was no longer the easily provoked Byakuya Kuchiki. However, he discovered he was wrong. Yoruichi Shihōin, this woman, seemed to possess a very unique superpower since he was a child—the ability to easily provoke him, which truly annoyed him.
"That's the symbol of the Kuchiki Clan family, one of the Five Great Noble Clans! Before I lose my temper! Give it back to me!" Byakuya Kuchiki's eyes twitched as he looked at the hair ornament in Yoruichi Shihōin's hand. The ornament, called the Kenseikan, was an accessory only allowed to be worn by upper-class nobles. Its cost alone was equivalent to ten houses—ten houses in Seireitei, making it an extremely valuable item. Of course, the Kenseikan- Kenseikan's value wasn't just its apparent cost. While its price would be astronomical for an ordinary family, for the Kuchiki Clan or a behemoth like the Shihoin, it was merely the price of a toy. The important thing was never the cost of the Star -Kenseikan, but the meaning it represented. Taking the Kenseikan from his head was tantamount to stripping him, the head of the Kuchiki Clan, of the Kuchiki Clan's reputation! It was simply unbearable!
"If you beg for mercy, of course I'll give it to you!" Yoruichi Shihōin smiled smugly, toying with the Kenseikan in her hand. "If you admit to everyone right now that you're inferior to me, I'll give it to you immediately."
"What a joke." Byakuya Kuchiki's expression was icy. "That's absolutely impossible. I've already surpassed you; that's a fact."
"Oh ho~" Yoruichi Shihōin looked at Byakuya Kuchiki's stubborn expression and smirked, "Is that so!? Since you think you've surpassed me, then try taking this from my hands~"
"..." Byakuya Kuchiki understood at this moment. He realized that he could never reconcile with Yoruichi Shihōin through words. This woman in front of him existed solely to annoy him. Since that was the case, he had no other choice but to defeat her with his strength.
The cherry blossom rain, which had stopped momentarily, resumed, instantly forming an endless sea of cherry blossoms that began to engulf everything before his eyes...
"Too slow..." Yoruichi Shihōin kept flashing. The title of "Flash Goddess " was not an empty boast; it was earned by Yoruichi Shihōin using her small feet.
"Tsk~" After realizing that his Bankai was unable to defeat Yoruichi Shihōin Shihouin for a long time, Byakuya Kuchiki's usually calm mind couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Perhaps it was because he hadn't played around with this woman in a long time, Byakuya Kuchiki suddenly felt a trace of childhood memories, which were both warm and nostalgic.
"How scary! How dangerous!"
"Hey! What's going on?!"
Why did Captain Kuchiki Bankai in the banquet hall?!
Looking at the sea of flowers before him, Shunsui Kyōraku frowned, realizing something was wrong!
" Lisa -chan~ Nanao- chan~" Shunsui Kyōraku somewhat helplessly, "Please hide behind me. Honestly, I don't know why Captain Kuchiki Bankai. This shower of cherry blossoms is quite dangerous."
"Hmph~ Who exactly are you looking down on!?" Lisa Yadōmaru snorted coldly upon hearing this, instantly rushing in front of Shunsui Kyōraku, as if intending to face Byakuya Kuchiki's Bankai alone. "I'll let you open your eyes and see my strength for yourself!"
"Hey, hey, hey!" Shunsui Kyōraku glanced at Lisa Yadōmaru was blocking his way, and gently adjusted his straw hat. " Lisa- chan, that's the Bankai of the renowned genius captain, Captain Byakuya Kuchiki! This is no joke~ Since you're not injured yet, you'd better step back!"
"Step back!? Are you kidding me!" Lisa Yadōmaru stood in front of Shunsui Kyōraku, and in an instant, a cross-shaped mask appeared on her small face. "If you step back now! Wouldn't all my 110 years of training have been for nothing!?"
"Dissipate!" Just as Lisa Yadōmaru finished speaking, a scarlet flash shot out from in front of Lisa Yadōmaru, and the huge beam of light instantly shattered the sea of flowers in front of her.
" Cero!?" Shunsui Kyōraku stared in surprise at the signature power of the Menos Grande before him. "This is no joke! Lisa- chan~ You've truly surprised me beyond belief!"
"Hmph~" Lisa Yadōmaru looked at Shunsui Kyōraku Shunsui Kyōraku, as if to say to him, "Look how amazing I am, why don't you praise me a little..."
" Lisa -chan! Good!" Shunsui Kyōraku gave Lisa Yadōmaru a thumbs up.
"Hmm!" After receiving praise from Shunsui Kyōraku, Lisa Yadōmaru returned the compliment with a thumbs-up.
Then... then, without looking back at the sea of cherry blossoms behind her, Lisa Yadōmaru was swallowed up by that sea of cherry blossoms...
" Lisa! What are you doing, Lisa!" Shunsui Kyōraku looked at Lisa, who was being swallowed up, and reached out his hand, trying to save Lisa.
"No! Don't stop!" Lisa Yadōmaru looked at Shunsui Kyōraku who had run back to save her, smiled slightly, and uttered a famous quote of the century—the kind of quote that will still resonate in your mind a century later.
"..." Shunsui Kyōraku gave up on saving Lisa Yadōmaru. He picked up Nanao Ise, who was staring in disbelief, and ran away...
"Damn it, this Spiritual Pressure, and these cherry blossom petals... Is this Captain Kuchiki Bankai?"
"Mr. Combat Power Measurement Unit, standing outside the banquet hall, felt the powerful Spiritual Pressure that stung his skin and was far above the Muguruma, and felt a faint sense of fear."
"Shut up! My name is Kensei Muguruma!" Kensei Muguruma shouted angrily at Mashiro Kuna, who was acting as a narrator beside him. "Listen to me carefully again, I'm not 'Mr. Power Level Measurement Unit,' my name is Kensei Muguruma!"
"That damned power unit mechanic! He's bullying me, a little girl with only four Muguruma of Spiritual Pressure Spiritual Pressure, just because he has Kensei Muguruma!" Mashiro Kuna muttered under her breath, clutching her head which was being relentlessly pounded by Kensei Rokkaku. "He has no sense of morality!"
"..." Shūhei Hisagi watched as the fighting power... no, Captain Kensei Muguruma, relentlessly ravaged Mashiro Kuna's life, utterly at a loss for words. If this guy hadn't saved him back then, he would never have tattooed the other's name on his face; it was truly a little embarrassing...
"Ah!?"
"What on earth happened?" Kūkaku Shiba asked, puffing out a cigarette as he looked around the banquet hall with a puzzled expression. "So, in the time it took me to have a smoke, what on earth happened here?!"
"A fight has broken out!" Shinji Hirako looked at the banquet hall filled with Spiritual Pressure and nodded slightly.
"Hmm!" Momo Hinamori stood beside Shinji Hirako, nodding slightly. "Looks like they've started fighting~ This Spiritual Pressure is fierce~"
"Hahaha..."
"Hahaha..."
Just as everyone was staring blankly at the banquet hall, a figure wielding Zanpakuto and laughing wildly smashed through the Second Division's iron wall and ran towards the Second Division.
"Hey! Aren't you Kenpachi Zaraki?!" Shinji Hirako looked at Kenpachi Zaraki in surprise. "Why!? Why is Kenpachi Zaraki here?"
"Is it strange that I'm here!?" Kenpachi Zaraki frowned upon hearing this.
"No, no, no, I just simply don't like you. I didn't mean to exclude you at all. The reason I asked this is because there's something written on the stone tablet at the entrance of the Second Division, isn't there?!" Shinji Hirako explained, "I remember it said, ' Kenpachi and dogs are not allowed to enter.' As Kenpachi, you shouldn't be allowed to come in, right?"
" Kenpachi's quitting! Shinji Hirako!" Kenpachi Zaraki answered readily. "Wherever there's a fight, there I am! I was born to fight!"
"Huh!?" Shinji Hirako was stunned. Kenpachi just said he wouldn't do it, and he was impressed.
"Speed!" Before Shinji Hirako could say anything, Kenpachi Zaraki brandished his sword and charged directly into the banquet hall. Instantly, golden Spiritual Pressure soared into the sky, mixing with the Spiritual Pressure of the Soul Reaper and filling every corner of the banquet hall—powerful and terrifying!
"..." Shinji Hirako fell silent for a moment. "I remember I came here to attend the banquet, or to put it simply, to freeload. So what's with this earth-shattering fighting tournament?! Shouldn't this have nothing to do with me?!"
It seems that Kenpachi Zaraki's arrival acted as a catalyst!
Kenpachi Zaraki's violent and indiscriminate attacks, where he would slash at anyone he saw without any regard for his teammates, ultimately Ichigo Kurosaki Tōshirō Hitsugaya, Byakuya Kuchiki to join forces against him!
However... the entry of one Kenpachi will attract other Kenpachi to the field, just like the common sense that Stand users attract each other!
Kenpachi Zaraki was the one who took the lead! After Kenpachi Zaraki entered the arena, Azashiro Kenpachi, who called himself the security guard of the Second Division, entered the arena, and instantly a sky full of Kidō was released towards Kenpachi Zaraki!
That was Ittō Kasō! Ittō Kasō! And another Ittō Kasō!!!
"It's no use! It's no use! It's no use!" Red steam rose from Kenpachi Zaraki's body, and the blade in his hand grew enormous. In this way, he accomplished the feat of severing the Kidō right before everyone's eyes.
"Is that guy a monster!?" Ichigo Kurosaki had been forced to complete his Hollowfication, but now, his Hollowfication mask was covered in cracks, and his time was running out.
"Ah!" Two of the timers on Tōshirō Hitsugaya's head had already shattered, and Daiguren Hyōrinmaru's ice dragon could no longer completely cover his body. His time was running out...
"This isn't the place for you to cause trouble!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, who hadn't intended to fight, approached Kenpachi Zaraki with his Zanpakuto. "This is the Second Division's barracks! You bastard!"
"No matter where this is," Kenpachi Zaraki laughed menacingly, "Wherever there's a fight, there I am."
The inner room of the banquet hall for the Second Division.
"Don't worry, Little Fon Fon, those guys are giving me face, they won't cause any trouble." Sōgo Shihoin stood in front of Shaoling Fon and said confidently, "They all know how important today's ceremony is to me, so they won't cause any trouble at my banquet."
" Sōgo! My heart is pounding!" Shaoling Fon clutched her chest, her face slightly flushed. "I feel a little uneasy."
"Don't worry~" Sōgo Shihoin grasped Shaoling Fon's delicate white hand firmly. "The reason your heart is racing is because you're so excited. After all, today is your big day. From today onwards, you will no longer be Lieutenant Shaoling Fon, but Captain Shaoling Fon! Removing the 'Vice' title makes a world of difference in your status."
"No! Sōgo!" Shaoling Fon gripped Sōgo Shihoin's hand tightly. "My heart isn't excited because I was promoted to captain today. The reason I'm excited is because..."
"Is it because?!" Sōgo Shihoin brought his face close to Shaoling Fon's cheek, his expression filled with anticipation.
"It's because... the sofa we've been sitting on has been shaking ever since!" Shaoling Fon looked at Sōgo Shihoin's face, which was so close to hers, her expression slightly shy, then changed the subject, "You'd better go out and check! If you wait any longer, I think the Second Division will be torn down!"
Happy New Year everyone! 2022 is almost here, and the Soul Reaper anime adaptation is finally here! Something to look forward to! Haha...
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