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Chapter 265, Section 263: The Day the Tsunayo Family Was Exterminated
"Why."

The minor nobleman never knew the reason until his death.

He hasn't even enjoyed life yet.

Shuichi Higashino didn't care about that.

Whether this minor nobleman had committed any heinous acts was of no importance to him.

Born into the family he belonged to, and being subservient to the Tsunayoshi family, that was his original sin.

Are the innocent people who enjoy the benefits stained with blood guilty?

This has always been a philosophical question without an answer.

For Shuichi Higashino, there is only one answer to this question: follow your heart.

He believed that the minor nobleman's excitement at seeing him showed his attitude towards the Tsunayo family, and that even if the minor nobleman had not done anything now, he would definitely fall into depravity in the future.

Therefore, this minor nobleman deserved to die.

And there are many others like this minor nobleman.
On this day, all the nobles in the entire Seireitei held their breath.

Because they know that their lives no longer belong to them today.

Rather, it belonged to that man, that terrifying man, that man destined to become a lifelong shadow for all the nobles who experienced today's events.

Shuichi Higashino has always kept a list.

During his tenure as the Great Sword Hunter, while providing protection for the nobles, he also gained the power to oversee the movements of all the nobles.

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi knew exactly what these nobles had done during his tenure as the Great Sword Hunter.

"Lord Kanbaru, Lord Shuichi. He has rebelled!"

"It's not the Soul Society that has betrayed us, it's you who has betrayed us!"

"Lord Kanbara, perhaps we could surrender? That way, Lord Shuichi might spare our lives."

"It's terrible, Lord Kanbara! Lord Shuichi is massacring nobles who are loyal to our Tsunayashiro family. Almost one-tenth of those noble families are gone now!"

"Lord Kanbara! Lord Shuichi is heading this way! You'd better run!"

Inside the main hall of the Tsunayo family's residence, Tsunayo Shinbara sat alone in his seat, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying, and sometimes throwing things around him to the ground like a madman.

He shouldn't have trusted Shuichi Higashino, that traitor from Soul Society!

He should have realized that Higashino Shuichi had ulterior motives long ago!
but!

Tsunayoshi Kanbara couldn't understand it; he had already been good enough to Higashino Shuichi!

He restored Higashino Hideichi's reputation and placed him in the position of Chief of the Great Sword Hunting, a position that Higashino Hideichi would never have been able to hold otherwise.

Even at this final moment, he entrusted his most important trump card to Higashino Shuichi!

Shouldn't such trust earn Higashino Shuichi's loyalty in return?!

why!
Tsunayoshiro Shinbara slammed whatever was at hand onto the ground again.

But this time, he received no feedback.

"Hehe, hehehehe, you've come?"

Tsunayoshiro didn't look up, but just laughed maniacally.

He believed that the only person who would appear before him at this moment was Higashino Shuichi.

But in reality, that's not the case.

"Yes, Tsunayashiro Kanbaru-sama~"

It was a voice that sounded somewhat familiar yet strange to Tsunayoshiro Shinbara.

Tsunayoshiro Kanbara abruptly looked up and recognized the person standing opposite him, catching the teacup he had just thrown.

"Shitan?"
Why are you here?

Tsunayoshiro Shinbara couldn't quite understand, but a sudden warmth filled his heart.

At a time when all the tribespeople were thinking of fleeing, there was still one person who chose to come here.

"Of course I came to see you, Lord Kanbara."

A smile played on Tsunayoshi Tokina's lips.

Under normal circumstances, Tsunayoshiro Kanbara would probably have already noticed that something was wrong.

But now, Tsunayoshiro Kanbara is like an old man in his twilight years; his eyes have lost their former sharpness.

"You shouldn't have come. Higashino Shuichi's target is me, and it will inevitably be me. Those people are just innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire."
"As long as I'm dead."

Tsunayoshiro Kanbara knew Higashino Shuichi's strength well, so he knew that he had no chance of resisting Higashino Shuichi.

Therefore, if dying peacefully can ensure the continuation of the Tsunayoshiro family, he, as the current head of the Tsunayoshiro family, has an unshirkable duty to do so.

However, before Tsunayoshiro Shinbara could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Tsunayoshiro Tokinada.

"Oh my god~ Lord Kanbara? You don't actually think that Higashino Shuichi went to all this trouble just to get revenge on you, do you?"

Tsunayoshiro looked towards Tokinada, a hint of confusion and doubt finally creeping into his heart.
"You seem to know very well?"

Tsunayoshi Tokinada didn't answer. Instead, he walked to the center of the hall, stood under a chandelier, and looked up at the magnificent chandelier above.

"How nostalgic! It was right here, under this very chandelier, that I was saved by you, Lord Kanbara~"
I killed my comrade with my own hands, then killed my wife with my own hands, and I'm still being held hostage by the captain of the 8th Division, Kyoraku Shunsui.
But thanks to you, Lord Kanbara, I was only able to suffer the insignificant punishment of having my Zanpakuto destroyed and being confined for five hundred years~

"So that's why you came now?"

Tsunayoshiro was somewhat moved. This was a clansman who knew how to be grateful. Compared to the other clansmen, Tsunayoshiro Tokina was far better.

"But child, you should leave quickly, before Higashino Shuichi arrives. Take it with you, and you'll still have a chance to live!"

As Tsunayoshiro Shinbara spoke, he took a Zanpakuto from his person, intending to entrust it to Tsunayoshiro Tokinada.

That was the ancestral artifact of the Tsunayoshi family, the Mirror of Beauty. In a sense, whoever possessed it was essentially the head of the Tsunayoshi family.

The meaning behind Tsuna's actions on behalf of Shinbara is self-evident.

However, Tsunayoshiro Kanbara did not expect that his action would make Tsunayoshiro Tokina laugh even more happily.

"Ha ha ha ha!
"Lord Kanbara, why don't you take a look at this?"

Tsuna drew his "decorative" Zanpakuto.

Tsunayoshiro Shinbara's pupils trembled instantly.

Because he recognized it; it was the Yanluo Mirror.

But if the one in Tsunayoshi Tokina's hand is the Enrakyou no Kyoudai, then what about the one in his hand?
Tsunayoshiro immediately drew his sword.

It's exactly the same!
The two Zanpakuto look exactly the same!
"How is this going"

"Tsunayoshiro Shinbara said with some disbelief."

Tsunayoshi Tokinada, however, thoroughly enjoyed the expression on Tsunayoshi Tokinada's face at that moment.

"Lord Kambara, one of these two Mirror Mirrors must be real, and the other must be fake. So, shall we guess whose Mirror Mirror is fake?"

At this point, Tsunayoshiro Shinbara finally realized that the Tsunayoshiro Tokina in front of him was not a good person at all!
"Who are you?! You can't possibly be a member of the Tsunayo family!"
"Are you Higashino Shuichi?!" Tsunayoshiro Shinbara said, pointing at Tsunayoshiro Tokina with the "Elegant Mirror Classic" in his hand.

"Tsunayoshiro Kanbara-sama, are you calling me?"

At that moment, Higashino Shuichi also walked in from outside, carrying a blood-dripping Zanpakuto. His steps were slow, but every step he took touched the heart of Tsunayoshiro Kanbara.

"Higashino Shuichi"
You're only arriving now.
Does that mean...?

Tsunayoshiro's voice trembled slightly.

Then, Higashino Shuichi's nod shattered his last shred of hope.
"Hmm, Lord Kanbara is as clever as ever~"
"Now, apart from the two people in this room, there is no one left alive in the entire Tsunayoshiro family."

Actually, there was one; it was a little girl. When Higashino Shuichi made his move against her, a mysterious and powerful spiritual pressure suddenly enveloped the little girl.

Then, right in front of Higashino Shuichi, that spiritual pressure teleported the little girl away.

With Higashino Shuichi's current strength, there are probably no more than a handful of people in the Soul Society who could do this in front of him.

These people are either currently in Soul Society, or they simply won't get involved in such matters.

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi knew very well who had done this to his face.

It all boils down to that one word.

"spirit".

But she's just a little girl, so Higashino Shuichi doesn't really care about her.

He will confront that person behind the scenes sooner or later, but definitely not now.

"Did you hear that? Shitan, whatever you thought of me before, now it's just the two of us, we have to fight him to the death, at least until the Gotei 13 returns!"

Tsunayoshiro Shinbara's fighting spirit was rekindled.

He had previously wanted to sacrifice himself for the greater good, but now, Higashino Shuichi has completely blocked that path for him.

However, to Tsunayoshiro Shinbara's astonishment, Tsunayoshiro Tokina did not turn around to face Higashino Shuichi with him. Instead, he slowly walked towards him, carrying the Yanluo Mirror in his hand.

"My beloved Shinbara-sama, have you made a mistake?"
From the very beginning, I wasn't on your side.

Tsunayoshi Tokina laughed very happily.

"You guys?"

No matter how hard he thought about it, Tsunayoshiro Shinbara couldn't understand why Tsunayoshiro Tokina wasn't on his side.

Didn't he save Tsunayoshi Tokinada's life?
Isn't Tsunayoshiro Tokinada a member of the Tsunayoshiro family?!
"I, we~"
Yes, Lord Kanbara, Higashino Shuichi, from the very beginning, you've been mine~
"I also planned and participated in this massacre targeting the Tsunayo family~"

Tsuna took some credit for himself, but Higashino Shuichi didn't mind at all.

Higashino Shuichi was happy that Tsunayoshi Tokinada took all the credit for this.

"Why?!

"Tsunayoshi Tokinada! Why did you do this?!"

Tsunayoshiro Kambara roared at Tsunayoshiro Tokina.

Because this is a dirty world!

Because the blood flowing through our veins is filthy!
The world shouldn't be like this!
You're wrong!

Even King Ling was wrong!
Only when the world returns to its original state will everything become beautiful!
That's how the world should be!

Not to be outdone, Tsunayoshiro Tokinada retorted to Tsunayoshiro Shinbara.

As he spoke of his ideals, he freed the beautiful mirror from his hands.

"Ah~
I remember now, Lord Kanbara, you seemed to dislike the newly appointed head of the Kuchiki family.
"So, to die under the power of that Kuchiki family head must have been an extremely painful experience for you, right?"

Tsunayoshiro Shinbara saw a demon in Tsunayoshiro Tokina's eyes.

"Bankai, scatter, Senbonzakura Kageyama!"

Thousands of enormous sword blades rose up around the Tsunayoshiro Tokisada.

Immediately afterwards, all the blades shattered, turning into countless flower petals flying everywhere.

Exquisitely beautiful, yet deadly poison.

Standing amidst the falling petals, Tsunayoshiro Shinbara glanced down at the "Elegant Mirror Manual" in his hand, and understood immediately.

His bitter smile as he stood there was his last act of defiance.

"You'll regret this, Shi Tan!"

This was the last sentence that Tsunayoshiro Shinbara left for Tsunayoshiro Tokina.

"No, I will never!"

Tsunayoshi Tokina laughed as he stepped on Tsunayoshi Tokina's corpse.

From this moment forward, he is the head of the Tsunayo family!

The entire Soul Society is about to undergo a true transformation!
Fresh blood spurted from Tsunayoshi Tokina's mouth.

A dark green Zanpakuto easily pierced his chest.

"Although I feel that even in a head-on confrontation, you could never be my match, there's no need for that."

I'm not the type of person who likes to create unnecessary trouble for myself.

Higashino Shuichi stood behind Tsunayoshi Tokinada and spoke softly.

"Fly, Minu-shizuku!"

Tsunayoshi Tokinada tried to struggle, but was once again subdued by Higashino Shuichi.

"Block the flow!"

Higashino Shuichi punched Tsunayoshi Tokina from behind, causing the flow of spiritual energy throughout the latter's body to freeze.

Tsuna could only watch helplessly as his life slipped away.

"Hideichi Higashino, don't you want to create a new world with me?"

Tsunayoshi Tokinada couldn't believe that Higashino Shuichi would betray him, even though they shared the same goal and both had committed unforgivable sins against Soul Society.

Does Higashino Shuichi really think he still has a chance to turn back?
"I'm sorry, our goals have never been the same."

Higashino Shuichi drew his Zanpakuto, and a large amount of blood gushed from Tsunayoshi Tokinada's body.

But all Tsunayoshi Tokina could do was kneel on the ground, watching his own blood mingle with Tsunayoshi Tokina's corpse on the ground.

They were both at rock bottom, yet instead of sticking together for warmth, they chose to kill each other.
"hehe."

Tsuna suddenly felt that this might not be so bad.

Higashino Shuichi is even more insidious and ruthless than him. After him, will anyone in this world be able to stop Higashino Shuichi?
It's impossible.
Therefore, Shuichi Higashino will definitely be able to create that new world!
Sure can!
"It's just that I can no longer see it."

On his deathbed, Tsunayoshi Tokinada seemed to hear again the question that Tsunayoshi Kanbara had asked him before he died.

And this time, Tsuna's answer was still the same.
"No, I will never regret it!"

(End of this chapter)