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Chapter 227, page 225. He was once a genius Grim Reaper.

"Muramasa!"

With a silent shout in his heart, Kuchiki Kyoga saw the materialized Zanpakuto Muramasa, a terrifying-looking sword with extremely long fingernails, yet dressed in a "polite" manner, appear beside him.

"You should know that your Zanpakuto ability is ineffective against me."

Kyoraku Shunsui said calmly.

After all, the two were "close" allies not long ago. At that time, Kuchiki Kyoga was basically unguarded against Kyoraku Shunsui and revealed all of Muramasa's weaknesses.

By closing off one's heart, one can remain unaffected by Muramasa.

It sounds simple, but in practice, over 90% of the Grim Reapers couldn't do it.

However, it was still a piece of cake for Kyoraku Shunsui.

"Indeed, it's a terrible thing that Muramasa's abilities don't work on you, but I never told you that my Muramasa can only do that one thing, did I?"

Kuchiki Hibiki took a step forward and swung his sword.

The sword was fast and the blade was sharp, but Kuchiki Kyouga seemed to have forgotten to apply enough spiritual pressure, so only the residual force hit Kyoraku Shunsui.

It appears to pose no threat whatsoever.

But the next second, Kyoraku Shunsui saw a spray of blood in front of him.

That's my own blood.

Because Kyoraku Shunsui felt a chill on his chest.

But when was that?
Kyoraku Shunsui instinctively swung a Kido blade forward, then used Shunpo to retreat, increasing the distance between himself and Kuchiki Hibiki.

Is it because those sword energies are imbued with some special abilities?
No!

The thought had barely formed in Kyoraku Shunsui's mind when he realized something was wrong.

Because Kuchiki Kyouga on the other side seemed to be trying his best to catch up, and seemed to be desperately swinging his sword at him, but this time, his sword energy could no longer touch him. He had plenty of time to block the spiritual pressure that came along with the sword energy.

But he was still stabbed.

The 81st Binding Spell, Danku, which he used and which was said to be able to completely block all Hado attacks below the 90th level, was completely ineffective.

Those spiritual pressures, like illusory phantoms, passed straight through his gaping hole and disappeared not far in front of him, just like before.

what is the problem? !
Kyoraku Shunsui was utterly perplexed.

Is there something he hadn't considered?
With these questions in mind, Kyoraku Shunsui was stabbed once, twice, and three times by Kuchiki Kyouga.
Kyoraku Shunsui completely abandoned offense and switched to full defense. Before figuring out what was going on, Kyoraku Shunsui dared not take any more aggressive actions, let alone unleash his Zanpakuto.

Even though Kuchiki Kyouga has committed such a grave crime, it is not something that a captain of the Eighth Division like him can decide to execute.

Either he obtained the final judgment from the Central 46th Chamber, or the head of the Kuchiki family took action personally.

Otherwise, given Kuchiki Hiraga's status, even Kyoraku Shunsui wouldn't gain any advantage.

However, Kyoraku Shunsui's Zanpakuto release is precisely this kind of ability where both sides are destined to die.

Since Kyoraku Shunsui mastered his Zanpakuto, the only person he has ever seen with the ability to break free from the rules of his Zanpakuto is Higashino Shuichi. And that was only because Higashino Shuichi used a trick, utilizing a more powerful rule to clash with his Zanpakuto's rules. Otherwise, Higashino Shuichi would have perished within his own Zanpakuto's power.

Therefore, despite Kyoraku Shunsui's strength and seniority, he was at a great disadvantage in this kind of limited civil war.

Fortunately, Kyoraku Shunsui was not fighting alone. As time went by, the first captain to subdue his materialized Zanpakuto again and come to support him discovered Kyoraku Shunsui's awkwardness.

"Captain of the Peking Opera, why don't you retaliate against these clumsy attacks at all?"

Komamura Sajin, the captain of the 7th Division, wearing a round helmet-like mask, easily blocked several attacks from Kuchiki Kyouga for Kyoraku Shunsui and then asked.

"A clumsy attack?"

Kyoraku Shunsui's eyes widened, then he looked as if he had just realized something.

He finally understood.
After seeing that Komamura Sajin had not managed to strike any of the attacks coming at him, yet had managed to block them all, Kyoraku Shunsui realized the truth.

Did Komamura Sajin see through these attacks that Kyoraku Shunsui had fought for so long without being able to see through?

The answer is definitely no.

It's not that Kyoraku Shunsui looked down on Komamura Sajin, but rather that Kyoraku Shunsui genuinely believed that Komamura Sajin was straightforward and didn't have any unnecessary ulterior motives.

Therefore, the conclusion is quite clear: Kyoraku Shunsui himself was misled by Kuchiki Kyoga in some unknown way.

No, it might not just be his eyes, but also his intuition!
This is why Kyoraku Shunsui repeatedly made misjudgments when facing Kuchiki Kyouga's attacks.

However, this method was ineffective against Komamura Sajin, who had just arrived. Or rather, because Komamura Sajin arrived so suddenly, Kuchiki Kyouga had not yet had time to exert any influence on him.

Therefore, now is the best time to defeat Kuchiki Hibiki and seize him!
"Captain Komamura, please teach me about defense. Next, I request that you defeat Kuchiki Hibiki as quickly as possible!"

With almost no time wasted, Kyoraku Shunsui made the best judgment and choice.

Since he has already fallen into Kuchiki Kyouga's trap, and it is inconvenient for him to use his Zanpakuto to release it, he can just focus on being a support and leave the task of defeating Kuchiki Kyouga to Komamura Sajin.

While Komamura Sajin still had many questions, out of trust in Kyoraku Shunsui, he didn't object. Instead, he agreed and, just as Kyoraku Shunsui had expected, completely unleashed his Zanpakuto in front of Kuchiki Kyoga.

"Bankai: Black Rope Heavenly Punishment Myooh!"

A massive black-armored warrior instantly appeared behind Komamura Sajin; this was his Bankai!

If you're looking for a quick victory, then using Bankai is the obvious choice!

Facing Komamura Sajin at his full power, Kuchiki Kyoga showed no fear whatsoever, but instead revealed even more madness on his face.

They're all trying to stop him from taking revenge on the Tsunayo family, they're all trying to stop him from creating a better environment for Soul Society, so let them all be destroyed!
His hypnotic technique, powerful enough to affect a Shinigami's sense of space and time, couldn't work on a captain Shinigami who had already activated Bankai in a short time. However, Kuchiki Hibiki had other abilities. "Don't underestimate me anymore! Hyoga Seiran!"

"Shadow Binding Technique!"

The voices of Kuchiki Hibiki and Muramasa rang out almost simultaneously.

What followed was a dozen or so dark shadows that suddenly stretched out from the ground, their ends connecting to the shadows of Komamura Sajin and Tenken Myōō, controlling them together with a powerful binding force.

Due to the difference in power, the control time is very short, possibly less than two seconds.

But that's enough.

At the tip of Kuchiki Kyoga's Zanpakuto, a burst of ice and snow erupted. Sharp ice spikes, ice blades, and ice arrows, like scalpels, sliced ​​through Komamura Sajin and Tenken Myōō's bodies. The spiritual pressure being stripped away inch by inch was so intense that even Komamura Sajin, who had already activated his Bankai, was powerless to stop Kyōraku Shunsui, who had used the Binding Path to Dangū in time.

"Did you create this unprecedented demonic path yourself?"

Kyoraku Shunsui stood behind Komamura Sajin and Tenken Myōō, and murmured.

Without a doubt, Kuchiki Hibiki's talent far exceeded his and many others' previous expectations.

Kyoraku Shunsui couldn't even understand the true intentions behind Kuchiki Ginryu's insistence on having Kuchiki Hibiki hide his talents, given that he was the head of the Kuchiki family.

Is it really just to prevent other noble families in Soul Society (specifically two families) from being wary of the Kuchiki family?

Or.
Kyoraku Shunsui looked towards the distance where Kuchiki Hibiki was once again using his Kido technique, preparing to take advantage of Komamura Sajin's "illness" to kill him.

Or perhaps, decades ago, or even earlier, Kuchiki Ginrei had already foreseen this hidden danger in Kuchiki Hibiki?

If that's the case, Kyoraku Shunsui thinks that Kuchiki Ginryu is incredibly foolish. Doesn't he understand the principle that it's better to guide than to block?
The more the rotten wood river is suppressed, the more terrifying and unpredictable its eruption will be.

How many people can withstand such overwhelming rage, like a volcanic eruption?

"You arrogant rotten wood echoing the river!"

Komamura Sajin stated that at least he could.

With just one strike, Tenken Myōō, who had left countless wounds on his body, rose from the ground alongside Komamura Sajin.

The enormous body swung the enlarged Zanpakuto to meet Kuchiki Kyouga's attack.

Even its creator, Kuchiki Hiraga, couldn't simply use a self-created Path of Destruction like Hyoga Seiran, whose power is comparable to a level 90 or higher.

Without a process of accumulation, it is obviously impossible to use it continuously.

Therefore, the battle once again devolved into a tedious yet extremely thrilling sword duel.

That was the clash of steel and iron, the duel between a tiger and a lion.

Having spent an unknown amount of time in the First Division, and having devoted himself to training due to the exclusion of his colleagues, Kuchiki Hibiki has displayed a strength far beyond everyone's imagination.

"So, how long do you think the Roaring River can hold out? An hour? Half a day? Or a day?"

Standing in Kuchiki Hibiki's room in the First Division barracks, Higashino Shuichi sat in his seat, opposite his own Zanpakuto, which always had a smile on its lips. The two were as usual, while behind him, Amatsu Takuro sat on the table, her two white legs dangling, asking questions curiously.

Why must it be him who fails?

Higashino Shuichi closed the military treatise that his Zanpakuto had just handed him.
"Sometimes, when you remain silent long enough, most people can forget about you."

"I'm afraid very few people in Soul Society now remember that Kuchiki Kyoga was once hailed as a genius Shinigami, appearing only once every five hundred years."

Then, Higashino Shuichi stood up from his seat and looked up at the candle that was about to burn out.

In the Soul Society, which is gradually becoming more integrated with the human world, it is indeed rare to see such a traditional lighting method still in use.

"Not just anyone is worthy of marrying into one of the five great noble families."

On the other side, Komamura Sajin was increasingly alarmed as the battle progressed. He discovered that, despite being the captain of the 7th Division and having Kyoraku Shunsui assisting him in defense, allowing him to focus solely on offense, he was still losing in his one-on-one duel with Kuchiki Kyoga.

It's not that his swordsmanship was inferior to Kuchiki Kyoga's, but rather that Kuchiki Kyoga incorporated many of the Kido techniques that Komamura Sajin had never seen before into his own swordsmanship.

It was those bizarre and varied ghostly paths that could either temporarily blind him, create massive explosions that distorted his movements, or generate huge amounts of fragmented ice that restricted his actions.
If Yoruichi Shihouin or Soi Fon, the captain of the Second Division, were here, they would definitely be able to see that Kuchiki Kyoga's fighting philosophy and techniques are actually very close to the principle of Shunho. In fact, it could be said that with just the right opportunity, Kuchiki Kyoga could easily master his own unique Shunho.

And all of this was something that Kuchiki Hibiki discovered alone in that lonely darkness.

"Not enough, not enough! You, the captain of the Seventh Division, is this all the strength you have?!"

Kyoga Kuchiki relentlessly pressed Komamura Sajin forward. Kyoraku Shunsui had initially intended to offer some assistance, but he suddenly noticed a detail: during the battle between Kyoga Kuchiki and Komamura Sajin, Kyoga Kuchiki's materialized Zanpakuto, Muramasa, had mysteriously disappeared.

Kyoraku Shunsui's face was ashen; he knew the source of Kuchiki Kyouga's anger.

He knew that Kuchiki Kyoga's purpose in doing this was not to seek revenge against the entire Soul Society. The reason he stirred up trouble in the entire Soul Society was simply to restrain the Shinigami of the Gotei 13, so that they could not stop Kuchiki Kyoga from seeking revenge against the nobles of the Tsuna Yayo family.

Therefore, Kyoraku Shunsui could almost guess where the vanished Muramasa had gone without even having to guess.

"His apparent madness was just for show; in reality..."

At this moment, Kyoraku Shunsui no longer cared about Komamura Sajin's safety; in his view, the situation on the other side was far more dangerous.

After all, most nobles are not even ranked among the top in terms of strength among the Grim Reapers.

Fortunately, just as Kyoraku Shunsui was about to leave, another captain arrived.

He could have arrived much earlier, but he hesitated because he knew what the consequences would be if he came. In the end, he still came.

His arrival signifies that he has already made his decision.
Suddenly, a shower of cherry blossoms began to fall from the sky.

(End of this chapter)