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

Chapter 276, Section 274: Respond to me, Hyōrinmaru!

On the streets of Ginmai Town, another series of supernatural events occurred, with countless houses collapsing and streets cracking.

No one knows the reason; most people only know to flee in panic.

However, in this special era, a small number of people also emerged who were not afraid of death.

They carried microphones and cameras, going against the current.

People in the modern world usually call them journalists.

"We are currently on the main street of Ginmai-cho in Tokyo."

As you can see from our camera, the houses on both sides of the street suddenly appeared to have been hit by some unknown explosion shockwave.
Not only have the walls suffered varying degrees of damage, but some high-rise buildings are even showing signs of collapse!

Moreover, as you can see, this powerful shockwave seems to be continuing, with more vehicles being lifted into the air.

"careful!"

"Zizzi"

The screen is interrupted.

In this era when human technology was just beginning to develop rapidly, and mobile phones and television networks were not yet widely available, transmitting images to everyone in real time was not an easy task.

However, this group of people does not include Masaki Kurosaki, who is attending a regular high school in Karakura Town.

Although mobile phones have not yet become widely available, Masaki Kurosaki already possesses a cutting-edge technology comparable to mobile phones: a real-time signal capture device.

This is a special device recommended to her by a grocery store owner. As the name suggests, it can capture various television signals covering the entire island in real time.

If Masaki Kurosaki wanted to, she could theoretically use this device to watch any TV program she wanted, even live broadcasts without any processing.

Of course, Masaki Kurosaki, being a Quincy, wasn't that lowbrow.

She simply asked that magical grocery store owner to add a special alarm device to the device.

The device will alert her whenever any abnormal or dangerous words appear on television or radio signals near her.

Therefore, Masaki Kurosaki saw the last scene of the reporter being overturned by the shockwave.

The fleeting glimpse of white mist in the scene instantly made Masaki Kurosaki realize that the area might have been under attack.

Since it's September now, the temperature is still relatively cool, but not to the point where fog will appear.

The only things that could cause this are Shinigami (death gods) or Hollows.

She wanted to go there and take a look.

If it's a Shinigami (death god), then that's fine, but if it's a Hollow...
Masaki Kurosaki wants to prove herself!

Although she is currently residing with the Ishida family, who are also Quincy, as the rightful heir of the Kurosaki family, Kurosaki Masaki has inherited all of the Kurosaki family's Quincy techniques.
He also learned some advanced abilities that ordinary Quincy could not master from his grandparents' inheritance.

For example, she can briefly intrude into her own shadow and some nearby shadows, and move freely within them.

For example, she can also control multiple Holy Arrows at the same time and make them travel along the trajectories she sets.
These are techniques that other orthodox Quincy, including the Ishida family, have failed to master.

Masaki Kurosaki firmly believes that she is qualified to become an excellent Quincy on her own, rather than, as Ishida Sogen said, her best destiny is to become Ishida Ryugen's wife.

"Please ask my teacher for leave for me, just say I have something to do and need to go home first."

Masaki Kurosaki acted quickly, and after telling her best friend these words, she immediately left the school.

While everyone's attention was focused on Ginmai Town.

Toshiro Hitsugaya's classmates, who were originally here, also encountered what might be the first major crisis of their lives.

Two of Grimmjow's subordinates, Shon Cuffon and Edorad Lyonys, stood in their way.

"This is not a place you can go. Disturbing our king's battle is a capital offense!"

With a braid down the back of his head, and his head and left eye covered by a mask, the tall, black-haired Rascal, Xiao Long Kufang, stood before these young Grim Reapers and spoke.

"What a joke! You are Hollows, we are Death Gods. We have always been enemies!"

A young Grim Reaper, disliking Xiao Long Ku Fang's tone, charged at him without saying a word.

puff!
With a single upward grab, Xiao Long Kufang pierced the young Grim Reaper's chest.

The latter didn't even have a chance to call for help.

"idiot!
That's an Arrancar!

It's several levels higher than a regular Hollow. I've heard that even a typical Adjuchas-class Hollow is slightly inferior to an Arrancar!
How could he possibly beat this guy?!

Among the young Grim Reapers, someone cursed.

"Then what do we do?"
Isn't this part of our internship?

"Are you stupid? Even if the head of the Imperial Guard came, he might not be able to beat this kind of broken mask. Why are you sending a bunch of second-year students to fight it?"

This is definitely not an internship!
I'm running away first, you guys do whatever you want!

Some clever Death Gods had already started running away, and then...
He died on his escape route.

Because the Arrancar, with short gray hair on the left and long, choppy dark red hair on the right, golden eyes, and a tall stature, Edorad Riones, had already surrounded them along with Shawn Kufon.

"That's not enough! You Grim Reapers are all too weak!"

Adorard Riones casually tossed the corpse aside, glanced at the trembling young Grim Reapers in the middle, and said smugly.

Then, someone, I don't know who, shouted something in the crowd.
"I'll fight with you!"

It was as if a sliver of fighting spirit had been ignited in everyone amidst despair.
All the remaining young Shinigami began chanting their not-so-fluent Kido along with Shonon Cufon and Edorad Riones.

It has the Red Fire Cannon, Yellow Fire Flash, and White Thunder that break through defenses.
There are also three techniques for binding: rope, wheel, curved light, and mouth thrust.
Most people chanted it haltingly, and the power they used varied greatly.

Some people's path to becoming a ghost ends halfway through.

But this is the normal level for most Shinigami in Soul Society.

Or rather, if a second-year student can already display such a level of Kido, many of these Shinigami could become outstanding graduates of the Shinigami Academy in the future.

However, this level of Kido was utterly powerless in the face of Arrancar Edorad Riones and Arrancar Shonon Kufon.

Because these two people are the current No. 13 Arrancar and the current No. 11 Arrancar, second only to the strongest Espada in Hueco Mundo.

"Father, if this continues, they will die."

Inside the roadside cafe, the roof had been blown off, and only the side of the wall where Higashino Shuichi and the others were sitting remained standing in the wind.

It's not that the wall is particularly sturdy; it's simply because someone secretly used spiritual pressure to stabilize it from behind.

“Well, if you want to save them, then go ahead.” Higashino nodded.

He wasn't keen on intervening. If it weren't for Yinmeng, he wouldn't mind just watching these Grim Reapers die like that.

Since Kisuke Urahara has not yet appeared, he cannot reveal his existence.

But Nemuro is possible.

However, according to Higashino Shuichi's assessment, Nemuro's chances of winning against both Xiao Long Kufang and Edorad Riones at the same time are rather slim.

However, if Nemu tries to escape, those two Arrancars probably won't be able to do anything about it. After all, if it's just about causing some interference, Higashino Shuichi can do it easily.

He is now more focused on the other side, the battle between Toshiro Hitsugaya and Grimmjow.

In this timeline where Toshiro Hitsugaya hasn't become a captain yet and hasn't mastered Bankai, he probably wouldn't be a match for Grimmjow, right?
On the other side, Toshiro Hitsugaya flew into the air after the aftershocks of the explosion.

The chilling air continued to lower the surrounding temperature.

"You've got something, little Grim Reaper. I did underestimate you at first!"

However, Grimmjow did not suffer too much damage in the explosion. It was due to the Hollow's super-fast regeneration, which healed his few injuries in a short time.

"Birds forming icicles!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro coldly swung his sword down from the sky.

In an instant, the chill in the air condensed the moisture in the air into countless ice pellets.
Then these ice bullets, like flocks of birds, fell from the sky toward Grimmjow on the ground.

For some reason, when Higashino Shuichi saw the ruthless and taciturn Hitsugaya Toshiro, he vaguely saw a reflection of himself.

This is so similar to his fighting style, but the original Toshiro Hitsugaya also had a similar fighting style.

Thumbs up!
When dealing with an enemy, there's no need for empty talk!
Higashino Shuichi was very pleased.

In any case, neither Kisaragi Shusuke nor Yushima Oshu were more talkative than the other, and neither of them learned the essence of efficient combat from him.

Even the simplest combat cannot bridge the vast gap between oneself and the enemy.

"Kill him, Leopard King!"

As Grimmjow shouted the release command for his Zanpakuto, his Zanpakuto vanished, and his body instantly transformed into a white panther.

Blue eyeshadow extended to his temples, his ears became leopard ears, his hair became long, flowing hair, and the mask moved from the lower left of his cheek to his forehead.

After his Zanpakuto is released, Grimmjow is fully equipped with white, tight-fitting armor. A segmented tail with a black tip grows from his back, and the tips of his limbs turn black. He also grows very long manes and sharp claws.

The vast majority of Arrancar's Resurrection Zerglings are special forms similar to beast or insect transformations.

The primary characteristic of the transformation, which differs from that of the release of a Shinigami's Zanpakuto, is the increase in spiritual pressure.

The primary and most direct characteristic of a broken face's release is the overall enhancement it provides to the broken face's force, speed, and other attributes.

Therefore, Grimmjow was extremely arrogant, jumping directly from the ground to face the countless ice projectiles falling from the sky, letting them hit him.

That was the loud sound of ice crystals shattering.

Grimmjow swung his claw at Toshiro Hitsugaya's Zanpakuto.

The powerful impact traveled along Toshiro Hitsugaya's body and was reflected back onto the ice crystal wings behind him.

In the blink of an eye, those wings were shattered behind Toshiro Hitsugaya into a narrow blue galaxy.

If we're talking about the battles of the Grim Reaper, they're more about the dazzling display of skill.

The battles between Arrancar are more about savage clashes and primal collisions.

In mid-air, facing Grimmjow's all-out attack, Toshiro Hitsugaya retreated again and again.

The ice crystals in front of him were often just formed when Grimmjow shattered them in a very violent way.

Not enough, not enough!

You're such trashy a Grim Reaper, you don't deserve to be one at all!

Grimmjow chased after Toshiro Hitsugaya while shouting some incomprehensible words.

However, Toshiro Hitsugaya had no time to ponder the meaning of Grimmjow's words.

His right arm, which was holding the knife, was numb, and now he had no choice but to hold the knife with both hands.

Even so, his defeat was only a matter of time.

The sudden drop in temperature seemed to have no effect on Grimmjow.

"hateful!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro gritted his teeth; he was unwilling to be defeated by Grimmjow right here!

He also wants to become a true Grim Reaper!

That was a promise he made to Ms. Matsumoto Rangiku!
How could he fail like this?!

There must be some other way!
This is an assessment, so there must be a solution that passes!
what is it then?

Hitsugaya Toshiro recalled what Matsumoto Rangiku had once told him: a Shinigami's Zanpakuto has two ways of being released.

One is the initial release, and the other is the bankai.

And only those who master Bankai can become captains.

"Swastika. Swastika!"

Toshiro Hitsugaya knew that Bankai was his only hope.

However, Ms. Matsumoto Rangiku did not tell him how to master Bankai at the time.

But now, he no longer has the opportunity to find Ms. Matsumoto Rangiku and ask her how to master Bankai.

He could only rely on his imagination.

With his desire to win, he made his Zanpakuto feel his longing!

"I've had enough, little Grim Reaper!"
"Die now, Claw of the Leopard King!"

Above Toshiro Hitsugaya, Grimmjow unfurled two enormous blue beams of light, his move intended to finish off Toshiro Hitsugaya.

Meanwhile, Toshiro Hitsugaya's eyes were completely covered by that overwhelming blue light.

Faced with that unparalleled sense of oppression, Toshiro Hitsugaya shouted those words to his Zanpakuto.
"Respond to me, Hyōrinmaru!"

(End of this chapter)