Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 16. The Burial Captain (Part 16)

Dead memories inexplicably begin to attack Higashino Shuichi.

I still remember that it should be a Grim Reaper named Amagai Shusuke.

In the original storyline, it should be that after Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, Kaname Tōsen and others "fled" Hueco Mundo, the Soul Society temporarily recalled the expeditionary force captain from that time to fill the vacancy of the captain of the third division of the Gotei 13.

The Zanpakuto he used was not a real Zanpakuto, but a Baku-yōtō secretly developed by the upper-class noble Kasumioji family.

As an ambitious creation of the Kasumigaoji family, the Baku has similar effects to Zanpakuto, both granting the user abilities similar to Shikai and Bankai.

However, unlike Zanpakuto, Baku has its own "core," and its power originates from itself, rather than from the Shinigami like Zanpakuto.

Therefore, unlike Zanpakuto, the Baku-yōdō is not bound to a single user; anyone who uses the same Baku-yōdō will have the same abilities.

This is also why the Tapir Blade needs to constantly draw spiritual energy from the user. If the user is unable to provide spiritual energy, the user will die from the backlash of the Tapir Blade.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Baku Yao sword would appear in the hands of a Shinigami other than Amagai Shusuke. What is strange to Higashino Shuichi is that the Baku Yao sword had already appeared at this point in time.
However, upon closer examination, Higashino Shuichi realized that this matter was not so difficult to accept, since any new technology requires long-term and extensive experimentation, research, and verification.

Even someone as powerful as Aizen took a few decades of detours first, didn't he?

Even after they eventually found the right path, the Hogyoku, it still took them over a hundred years to complete their plan.

So it's not so strange that the Kasumi clan, who were already inferior to Aizen, started their research so early.

"Perhaps this is why Sengoku Ryu suddenly mastered Bankai and volunteered to join the expedition team?"

"Look at Sengoku Ryu through the Spirit Child's perspective," said Higashino Shuichi.

Due to the characteristics of the Baku Yaotō, a fully matured Baku Yaotō can even allow a Shinigami who struggles to release their Shikai Zanpakutō to gain strength comparable to a Captain-level overnight. This temptation is something many Shinigami find hard to resist.

However, Higashino Shuichi was certain that the Raiho Moyao sword in Sengoku Ryu's hands was definitely not the final version.

As far as he knew, the Car Flame Dragon Fang was only a basic application of lightning and fire abilities; above that, there was an advanced version called the Roaring Flame Dragon Fang.

However, despite the long battle between Sengoku Ryu and Stark, Higashino Shuichi has never seen Sengoku Ryu use it. He has only seen Che Yan Long Ya used it twice and Lei Yan Dan about ten times.

An attack of this magnitude would hardly cause Stark any trouble.

And that was exactly the case. Stark finally grew tired of playing turn-based games with Thousand Stones, which was like child's play. Since ordinary moves couldn't determine the winner, he decided to use his real skills!
"Infinite Reload. Cero!"

If Cero is a standard attack method for Hollows, something commonly seen and even commonplace in battles between Shinigami and Hollows, then what about ten Cero? A hundred? A thousand?

There are no fancy special effects, only simple and straightforward numerical inflation.

When the number of ants reaches an indescribable level, even a giant will fall.

Sengoku Ryu is not that "giant", and Cero is not that "ant".

Therefore, faced with such a terrifying move, Sengoku Ryu had only one choice: to flee.

"Oh wow~ Is it finally my turn to make my appearance?"

From afar, through the eyes of the Spirit People, Higashino Shuichi knew that his stage had been set.

"Seventy-five of the Binding Dao, five pillars of iron!"

Along the escape route of Senshi Ryu, a pure white figure suddenly emerged from the sand and then vanished instantly. In mid-air, five enormous iron pillars, like five finger mountains, pressed down on Senshi Ryu.

"Binding Dao?!!"

Sengoku Ryu had no time to be shocked or think. Two words flashed through his mind. His taut nerves reminded him that if he were hit by this move, he would need at least five seconds to break free. In a battle of this intensity, five seconds could be the difference between life and death!

"Bankai, Raiho: Karma Shell!" A black dragon coiled around Thousand Stone Flow's right arm, while the hilt of the Baku sword in his hand was covered by a huge silver-white fish scale shell.

"Swift Dragon's Roar!"

The blade of the Moyao sword trembled, and invisible sound waves were transmitted outwards. The five iron pillars that were still falling downwards in mid-air collapsed and crumbled.

Even the other two spirit beings that Higashino Shuichi had dispatched nearby were affected and disappeared without any warning.

Seeing this scene from afar, Higashino Shuichi couldn't help but shed tears of envy.

Oh no, it should be said that he drooled with envy on Aizen's behalf.

In the original story, Raiho from Tenbei Shusuke was a nemesis of Shinigami. Not only could it dismantle the power of Shinigami's Zanpakuto, it could also prevent Shinigami from releasing their Zanpakuto. Even Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was known as the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society for a thousand years, was treated the same.

If Aizen had this thing, he wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths to create that Arrancar, who was jokingly called "Fire Extinguisher."

With his strength, he could easily wield lightning and fire, rampage through Soul Society seven times over, leaving corpses strewn everywhere.

Unfortunately, Aizen wasn't omniscient either, and he didn't know about the Kasumi clan until he left Soul Society.

But things are different now. Sengoku Ryu will definitely die here today, and Higashino Shuichi will never let the Kasumioji family take back his Baku-yōdō.

"Hado #88, Flying Dragon Strikes the Thief, Heaven-Shaking Roaring Cannon!"

From an even greater distance, the Flying Dragon Strikes the Thief and Roars at the Sky, a feat accomplished by the two Spirit Beings, was fired at Thousand Stone Stream.

"it's useless!"

With a roar, the Moyao Blade in his hand trembled once more, and invisible sound waves emanated from it. The powerful beam of light also met its fate of being disintegrated.

But by then, Stark had caught up with them.

"Infinite Reload - Cero!"

How should I describe it? He's somewhat of a Hollow. He was born with a lot of spiritual pressure, and he can use his ultimate move as a minor skill. This is a talent that other Hollows can't learn.

Faced with Stark's attack, Sengoku Ryu lost the toughness he had shown when facing Higashino Shuichi.

There's no way around it; his Tapir Blade is a special edition made for the Grim Reaper's traitors, perfectly suited for internal warfare, but a complete coward in external battles.

With a single use of Instant Step, one can make a quick getaway.

And this is precisely the weakness of these Great Hollows.

They're all burst damage dealers; there are almost no crowd control or support classes.

If these captains and Grim Reapers want to leave, they can really run away whenever they want.

This is precisely why Aizen specifically requested that Higashino Shuichi come and assist in the operation.

"You can't escape! Hado #96, One-Sword Cremation!"

On the only path that Sengoku-ryu could take, Higashino Shuichi's last six spirit beings gathered together. Five of them embraced each other, transforming into the purest spiritual power, while the remaining one made a sword-wielding gesture out of thin air and then swung down with a sword.

The scorching flames instantly incinerated the tiny spirit figure.

And this is merely the price to pay for wielding this blade.

Within Sengoku Ryu's field of vision was the raging flames burning the sky.

(End of this chapter)