1. It must be Captain Kurotsuchi.Copy !req
2. Yeah.Copy !req
3. With him, I believe
everything will be alright.Copy !req
4. Indeed.Copy !req
5. But what is even worse is thatCopy !req
6. the surrounding Spiritual Pressure
has lowered to the pointCopy !req
7. where the Spiritual Pressure vibration
can be felt from far away.Copy !req
8. What a hassle.Copy !req
9. No one can say for sure
where the onslaught will originate,Copy !req
10. but if we slow down,
the enemy will have all the advantages.Copy !req
11. Scary, isn't it?Copy !req
12. Yeah, I totally get that.Copy !req
13. As your allies vanish one by one
owing to long-range sniping,Copy !req
14. you have no idea from
where the enemy will launch their assault.Copy !req
15. Fear is an inevitable emotion
in such a setting.Copy !req
16. In any case, with all those sacrifices,Copy !req
17. we still don't know who we are up against...Copy !req
18. If there's someone like that
within the group,Copy !req
19. that person is a fool...Copy !req
20. It means the next countermeasure
must be carried out.Copy !req
21. or weak ones who must be abandoned!Copy !req
22. Fool!Copy !req
23. Stopping would give
the enemy an advantage!Copy !req
24. I got...Copy !req
25. No matter how well the group
works together,Copy !req
26. one person's stupid actions
will cause it to fall apart.Copy !req
27. I have seen a lot of groups like that.Copy !req
28. Though I wanted to believe
that you Soul Reapers were different.Copy !req
29. Da...Copy !req
30. ruma...Copy !req
31. sanga...Copy !req
32. What's going on?Copy !req
33. ko...Copy !req
34. - Where did that come from?
- ... ron.Copy !req
35. da...Copy !req
36. You are really fast to have avoided it.Copy !req
37. However...Copy !req
38. I've taken your weapon.Copy !req
39. Next up is your life.Copy !req
40. Thousand-Year Blood WarCopy !req
41. What happened?Copy !req
42. To be able to come from so far awayCopy !req
43. without me even realizing...Copy !req
44. How did he manage to do so?Copy !req
45. Oh? Don't tell me
you haven't done this before?Copy !req
46. Daruma-san ga koronda.Copy !req
47. What?Copy !req
48. So you haven't then.Copy !req
49. You do have
a different culture compared to us.Copy !req
50. But anyway...Copy !req
51. You can actually keep up with my moves.Copy !req
52. Your strength has improved, Nanao.Copy !req
53. That doesn't sound like a compliment.Copy !req
54. This one's dangerous,
so return to the rest of them.Copy !req
55. I refuse.Copy !req
56. Then tell them to leave first then.Copy !req
57. Okay, I'll come back
after I've informed them.Copy !req
58. Captain.Copy !req
59. If you die before I return,Copy !req
60. I'll shave the chest hair
off of your corpse.Copy !req
61. Please don't, or I'll be unidentifiable.Copy !req
62. Oh, my.Copy !req
63. She's starting to sound a lot like Lisa.Copy !req
64. Are you done yet?Copy !req
65. How mean.Copy !req
66. I have everything I need to know about
you all from your previous battles.Copy !req
67. The ability of your ZanpakutoCopy !req
68. is to make any child's game into reality.Copy !req
69. Was that one of them then?Copy !req
70. Yes.Copy !req
71. This game needsCopy !req
72. one person to be "It,"
who shuts their eyes while chanting.Copy !req
73. Anyone caught moving
must be sent back to the starting point.Copy !req
74. There are three rules.Copy !req
75. One.Copy !req
76. "It" has to be in a place
where everyone can see him or her.Copy !req
77. Two,Copy !req
78. if "It" catches anyone moving
when he turns back, that person loses.Copy !req
79. Three,Copy !req
80. if the other players touch "It"
before he or she catches anyone,Copy !req
81. then the player wins.Copy !req
82. I see.Copy !req
83. It's Chocolate Ingles.Copy !req
84. What? You have a similar game?Copy !req
85. What a waste of time.Copy !req
86. So when you start that game,Copy !req
87. the attack "It" launches with Spiritual
Pressure will become visible.Copy !req
88. To touch "It" before "It" sees you,Copy !req
89. you can travel the shortest distanceCopy !req
90. on the Spiritual Pressure path
that "It" released.Copy !req
91. All the while, "It" sees the illusion
that the player's stopped.Copy !req
92. Is that about it?Copy !req
93. You might have rigged the game
to suit yourself better.Copy !req
94. But if "It" sees you moving,
you will lose.Copy !req
95. So if I see through
your illusion and find you,Copy !req
96. you'll die.Copy !req
97. That's really impressive.Copy !req
98. I'm glad you catch on fast.Copy !req
99. Glad?Copy !req
100. You sure you're not making
a mistake by telling me the rules?Copy !req
101. You can't use this on me again.Copy !req
102. That's not true.Copy !req
103. To play the game, both of us
must know the rules, right?Copy !req
104. And...Copy !req
105. You saw me staying still just now.Copy !req
106. That was no illusion.Copy !req
107. You were actually looking at me.Copy !req
108. What?Copy !req
109. We unconsciously use both vision
and spiritual sense to view things.Copy !req
110. The more one focuses in a battle,Copy !req
111. the more frequently the spiritual sense is
used compared to vision.Copy !req
112. I left my Spiritual Pressure there,Copy !req
113. so you saw my Spiritual Pressure as me.Copy !req
114. Impossible.Copy !req
115. There's no way I'd
make a mistake like that.Copy !req
116. Well, you did.Copy !req
117. Who do you think I am?Copy !req
118. I'm the Head Captain
of Thirteen Court Guard Squads.Copy !req
119. Kyoraku Shunsui.Copy !req
120. The Head Captain has asked you to proceed.Copy !req
121. Okay, let's leave him and move on.Copy !req
122. Right.Copy !req
123. We need to stay back
and help Captain Kyoraku...Copy !req
124. Captain, are you sure
we shouldn't go help?Copy !req
125. We're running short on time here.Copy !req
126. Yeah, but...Copy !req
127. I'll ask then.Copy !req
128. Nanao, what do you think?Copy !req
129. I will go back.
Please go ahead without me.Copy !req
130. I think so too.
Let me ask one more question.Copy !req
131. What do you think Ukitake
would say if he were here?Copy !req
132. Since Kyoraku says he's fine,
then he'll be fine.Copy !req
133. Let's leave it to him and go.Copy !req
134. That's it.Copy !req
135. If you get it, then let's go.Copy !req
136. Right.Copy !req
137. Another thing to add.Copy !req
138. I'm sure even old man Genryusai
would say the same,Copy !req
139. and let us move ahead.Copy !req
140. Because it's the role of the Head CaptainCopy !req
141. to shoulder the lives of his men.Copy !req
142. Daruma-san ga...Copy !req
143. It's this way, right?Copy !req
144. I told you.Copy !req
145. This won't work on me again.Copy !req
146. Nice one!Copy !req
147. It's the first time anyone's found
my Kageoni on the first try!Copy !req
148. I've said it before.Copy !req
149. I have everything I need to know about
you all from your previous battles.Copy !req
150. And...Copy !req
151. You have nothing on me.Copy !req
152. Oh, I thought I evaded this well.Copy !req
153. Don't you think it's rather unfair
that you don't share though?Copy !req
154. I wasn't looking for a fair fight.Copy !req
155. I don't think telling you would
make this fight any fairer.Copy !req
156. But I'll tell you anyway.Copy !req
157. I am X of the Sternritter,Copy !req
158. X-Axis, Lille Barro.Copy !req
159. My power pierces through everything.Copy !req
160. Evaded? You never stood a chance.Copy !req
161. Did you see the shadow?Copy !req
162. You're confused about how I dodged it.Copy !req
163. Don't worry.Copy !req
164. It's like you said,
I didn't actually evade it.Copy !req
165. You just shot at an illusion of mine.Copy !req
166. It's called Kageokuri.Copy !req
167. It is a game to look closely at the shadow
and let it make an image somewhere else.Copy !req
168. The more someone
of your spiritual caliber views it,Copy !req
169. the more real it becomes.Copy !req
170. The scary thing about
a child's game is the partCopy !req
171. where you don't exactly know
when it begins or what it's like.Copy !req
172. You're dragged inCopy !req
173. whether you like it or not.Copy !req
174. You can only play until you die.Copy !req
175. You can't get out of this anymore.Copy !req
176. So let's play until one of us dies,
shall we?Copy !req
177. How careless.Copy !req
178. Think you can hit me
just because it's close range?Copy !req
179. Of course.Copy !req
180. I already did, didn't I?Copy !req
181. I wanted to take that whole arm from you,Copy !req
182. but I guess I've been too soft.Copy !req
183. Diagram.Copy !req
184. This gun is my bow.Copy !req
185. Made entirely out of my Reishi.Copy !req
186. I see.Copy !req
187. So that's why you can still fight
even if it's broken.Copy !req
188. You'd just make a new one.Copy !req
189. But...Copy !req
190. You've forgotten the rules.Copy !req
191. If you lose sight of me,
even for a second,Copy !req
192. and let a bit of the shadow
into your view,Copy !req
193. then everything you seeCopy !req
194. will be my shadows.Copy !req
195. Remember now?Copy !req
196. Back when we were all children,
we were so afraidCopy !req
197. of the shadows that followed.Copy !req
198. This is bad.Copy !req
199. This is the third time.Copy !req
200. When I open my eyes,Copy !req
201. it becomes possible for me
to use the X-Axis power.Copy !req
202. This means...Copy !req
203. My gun would be able to
pierce through you,Copy !req
204. and my body will go through your sword.Copy !req
205. I see.Copy !req
206. So if you open your eyes,
then my game rules won't apply?Copy !req
207. Yeah.Copy !req
208. Here, in this moment, there won't be
anything in this world that could kill me.Copy !req
209. This only works for a short period of timeCopy !req
210. when my life is in danger during battle.Copy !req
211. If I open my eyes the entire time,Copy !req
212. it'll be unfair to the sinners.Copy !req
213. Is that so?Copy !req
214. Then would you mind closing them now?Copy !req
215. But if I opened my eyes three times
in a row during battle,Copy !req
216. then I'm able to keep them open
for that entire battle.Copy !req
217. I am the first Quincy bestowed
with power by His Majesty.Copy !req
218. His Majesty's best creation.Copy !req
219. The man closest to God.Copy !req
220. And to think that someone like me would
have to open my eyes three times...Copy !req
221. It is intolerable!Copy !req
222. Jilliel.Copy !req
223. I can't move!Copy !req
224. Even with these injuries,Copy !req
225. I could still run this far.Copy !req
226. Well, killing me instantly
would have been easier.Copy !req
227. When you're foolishly strong...
you can't even pass out, much less die...Copy !req
228. What a headache.Copy !req
229. Nanao isn't here with me.Copy !req
230. No one is going to scold me
for saying this.Copy !req
231. That was close!Copy !req
232. Amazing how you can still run
with those wounds.Copy !req
233. However...Copy !req
234. Did you really think you could escape me?Copy !req
235. You just don't get it.Copy !req
236. I told you, there isn't a single
thing that could hurt me now.Copy !req
237. I know.Copy !req
238. How about a Kido blade then?Copy !req
239. Hado No. 78, Zangerin.Copy !req
240. That's why I hate you,Copy !req
241. Ichigo Kurosaki.Copy !req
242. You've spent some time in the
Soul King Palace before, haven't you?Copy !req
243. That monk didn't put you through
some strange trainingCopy !req
244. or teach you any spells, did he?Copy !req
245. So what if he did?Copy !req
246. I knew it.Copy !req
247. No wonder you're not affected
by Reishi poisoning.Copy !req
248. However, now that I know this,
I just need to adjust the flavoring.Copy !req
249. What nonsense are you talking about?Copy !req
250. I'm certainly not talking nonsense.Copy !req
251. Rather, I'm saying you're quite deadly.Copy !req
252. Oh dear.Copy !req
253. I knew the Kido probably wouldn't
do much damage to him.Copy !req
254. But to think that it did nothing at all...Copy !req
255. Guess there's not much I can do now.Copy !req
256. I've returned to where we first landed,
and it's near Soul King Palace.Copy !req
257. At this point, I'm sure everyone else
is far enough away from me.Copy !req
258. Nanao...Copy !req
259. I'm sorry if you get caught
in this as well.Copy !req
260. It's time for my last resort.Copy !req
261. Bankai.Copy !req
262. Karamatsu Shinju.Copy !req
263. This Spiritual Pressure...Copy !req
264. Mr. Kyoraku?Copy !req
265. What's this feeling?Copy !req
266. You finally show yourself.Copy !req
267. Sorry to have kept you waiting.Copy !req
268. By the way, mind giving me some feedback?Copy !req
269. How does the world look to you now?Copy !req
270. Is it dark, lonely, and full of despair?Copy !req
271. I see, is this your ability?Copy !req
272. Is it called Bankai?Copy !req
273. Yes, it's Bankai.Copy !req
274. It's definitely darker,Copy !req
275. but I wouldn't go so far
as to say it's despair.Copy !req
276. Because...Copy !req
277. A messenger of God would never despair.Copy !req
278. Although I don't have information
about your Bankai ability,Copy !req
279. I am clear about one thing.Copy !req
280. If the wielder of the sword dies,
so will the Bankai.Copy !req
281. What is this?Copy !req
282. The first act: Hesitance
and Apportionment of Wounds.Copy !req
283. Wounds inflicted on one opponent's bodyCopy !req
284. appear on the other's
as if shared between them.Copy !req
285. And unfortunately,Copy !req
286. it's not something you could die from.Copy !req
287. What is all this? What happened?Copy !req
288. I told you, it's that Bankai.Copy !req
289. Karamatsu Shinju.Copy !req
290. This is it for the prologue.Copy !req
291. Remain silent during the performance.Copy !req
292. Now. The second act: The Pillow of Shame.Copy !req
293. The man feels shame
after wounding his opponent,Copy !req
294. causing him to collapse in shameCopy !req
295. and become incurably ill.Copy !req
296. Amidst the shock comes the third act.Copy !req
297. The Severing Abyss.Copy !req
298. People who are ready for what will happen
jump into the gushing watersCopy !req
299. until each other's
Spiritual Pressure runs out.Copy !req
300. How come?Copy !req
301. I keep getting
farther away from the surfaceCopy !req
302. no matter how hard I flap my wings.Copy !req
303. Of course.Copy !req
304. We're throwing ourselves into the water.Copy !req
305. It's too late to be flapping now.Copy !req
306. I would understand
why you'd do something like that.Copy !req
307. The moment you hit cold water,Copy !req
308. you might face
the chilling consequence of your resolve.Copy !req
309. That's really just being selfish.Copy !req
310. There should be a limit
to how superficial one can get.Copy !req
311. A man who made a promise
is too superficial.Copy !req
312. And a woman couldn't forget her love for
him despite being abandoned.Copy !req
313. Right?Copy !req
314. Sakuranosuke.Copy !req
315. Long time no see, Ohana.Copy !req
316. Ohana? Someone's getting over-familiar.Copy !req
317. How can you call me thatCopy !req
318. as you only come
to play with me occasionally?Copy !req
319. Don't say that.Copy !req
320. Sorry about that, Ohana.Copy !req
321. Oh look, your Kimono's all torn up.Copy !req
322. This is what happens when you walk aroundCopy !req
323. wearing Kimono
that belongs to another woman.Copy !req
324. How unsightly.Copy !req
325. You're pretty mean as usual.Copy !req
326. I might be mean, but I'm still your sword.Copy !req
327. I've taken every whim and fancy of yours.Copy !req
328. And I have sworn to be
by your side till the end, right?Copy !req
329. Who are you talking to?Copy !req
330. Do you really think that you have won?Copy !req
331. Do you think you can kill me?Copy !req
332. As if something like a Soul Reaper's
Bankai could kill me!Copy !req
333. The woman's love is so cruel.Copy !req
334. Not giving a man any chance
to explain himself at all.Copy !req
335. What shines at the throat of the loverCopy !req
336. is the white thread that
soaked with lingering.Copy !req
337. The least I can do is to cut the thread,Copy !req
338. that miserable, entangling thread
of attachment.Copy !req
339. This will be the end. The last act...Copy !req
340. Thread-Cutting Scissors
upon a Blood-Streaked Throat.Copy !req
341. To think that I'd get the chance
to sleep on your lap.Copy !req
342. Releasing Bankai once in a while
might be good.Copy !req
343. Please spare me!Copy !req
344. This is the only eye I have left.Copy !req
345. I never expected
you'd become just like me.Copy !req
346. The relationship between a sword
and a Soul Reaper is strange.Copy !req
347. No matter what, at least we've won.Copy !req
348. What's the matter?
You're being very honest today.Copy !req
349. Oh, shut up.Copy !req
350. Ohana, actually I...Copy !req
351. Your seemingly hopeless hands
are adorable.Copy !req
352. Wandering everywhere to find me.Copy !req
353. Holding onto the hands that
drift away as soon as they come close.Copy !req
354. Adhering to you until the very end.Copy !req