Buzz!
As Shiba Kukaku gave her permission, a vast, ocean-like spiritual pressure burst out from inside Rosse.
The dark blue spiritual pressure almost covered the entire front yard of the Shiba household.
At the same time, all of Seireitei sensed that he was releasing his spiritual pressure.
Almost instantly, several captain level spiritual pressures reacted and hurried over.
"What are you trying to do?"
Sui Feng watched Rosse, who had fully released his spiritual pressure, with caution.
By logic, she should retreat for now.
But if she didn't catch Shiba Kukaku today and force her to reveal that woman's whereabouts, she might never have another chance.
As for losing her captain position, or being punished in some way, she couldn't care less.
Compared to being a captain, she wanted to find that woman even more.
Today, she couldn't back down.
After quickly making her decision, Sui Feng also released her spiritual pressure fully. Golden spiritual pressure spread around her.
"Bankai, Jakuhou Raikoben!"
In an instant, the bee stinger on her fingertip expanded at extreme speed, becoming the size of a missile. She held it up and aimed it at Rosse.
"An attack where spiritual pressure is refined to the limit? This is your Bankai? But it seems there's nothing else noteworthy about it."
Rosse spoke calmly, casually twirling his sword, not even entering the Shikai state. He simply held his Zanpakuto in its normal form and faced Sui Feng.
A Sui Feng with only third level spiritual might, which the system rated as only S-, wasn't enough to make him exert any effort.
If not because he wanted to attract the attention of the other spectators, he wouldn't even need to release his spiritual pressure.
The captains rushing over all showed slight changes in expression when they sensed Sui Feng's explosion of spiritual pressure.
Even if they already knew something was wrong with her, none of them expected Sui Feng would come to the Shiba household to kill without hesitation.
If Rosse hadn't been here tonight, the consequences would be unimaginable.
As for why Rosse appeared at the Shiba household, Kyoraku Shunsui and the others no longer had time to think about it.
"Don't look down on me," Sui Feng glared at Rosse in anger.
It was that same condescending attitude again.
From the moment they met, this man had never looked at her properly.
She knew this gaze very well. That blond guy who used to follow behind Lady Yoruichi looked at her the same way.
She had had enough of it.
Buzz!
Sui Feng released her spiritual pressure without holding anything back. The terrifying pressure shot upward, wrapping her petite body.
At the same time, the Jakuhou Raikoben on her right arm unfolded its vicious golden armor. A giant stinger filled with all her fury aimed straight at Rosse.
BOOM!
With a loud explosion, that giant stinger turned into a destructive golden streak of light, ripping apart the night sky and shooting toward Rosse with unstoppable force.
Facing an attack capable of flattening a mountain, Rosse didn't even move his feet. He simply shielded Shiba Kukaku behind him and raised his other hand.
"Bakudo no. 81, Danku."
No chant, no preparation, just softly speaking the spell's name.
He hadn't been idle these past years.
The moment his words fell, a nearly transparent reishi barrier formed in front of him out of thin air.
The next second, the golden "missile" slammed into it.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
In that instant, all sound was buried under an explosion like a nuclear blast.
Almost at the same time, a man-made sun slowly rose above the Shiba household, lighting up the night sky of all Seireitei as if it were midday.
A terrifying spherical shockwave spread wildly from the center of the explosion, turning the Shiba courtyard into scorched earth in an instant.
At this moment, Byakuya Kuchiki, who had rushed over after sensing the spiritual pressure, had just appeared on a wall a hundred meters away.
But what greeted him was a burning wave of heat strong enough to melt steel.
His face changed drastically. Without hesitation he used flash step, retreating hundreds of meters before he barely stabilized himself.
Even from this distance, the aftershock made his heart race.
An attack of this Bankai level, even being grazed by the aftershock would lightly injure him.
If he were hit directly without protection, he would be gravely injured if not dead.
Thinking of this, Byakuya stared at the Shiba courtyard with anger in his eyes.
'Has she lost her mind?'
'Releasing a Bankai of this magnitude in the Shiba household, one of the five noble clans, what is she trying to do?'
The explosion's remaining force continued to rampage wildly.
The blazing air current lifted smoke and debris into the sky, then slammed them down like heavy rain.
The once grand and luxurious front yard of the Shiba family had become a field of charred ruins. Even the grand gate carved with the family crest had been shattered to pieces.
If not for Rosse's Danku precisely protecting the main residence behind him, half the Shiba estate would have been wiped out.
As the smoke slowly dispersed, the devastated scene was revealed.
"Are you f***ing insane? What is wrong with you!"
Shiba Kukaku glared at Sui Feng through clenched teeth, cursing nonstop. Her beautiful eyes looked as if flames would burst from them.
She was never a proper lady, and watching someone blow up her home with her own eyes completely set off the violent temper she had been suppressing.
If Rosse hadn't blocked it, her entire home would already be gone.
Luckily, thanks to Rosse's protection, the main residence was unharmed. Only the unprotected front yard was destroyed.
For the Shiba family, this was the best outcome they could hope for in such a disaster.
Buzz!
But before Kukaku could finish cursing, a dark silhouette tore through the smoke and charged forward again at shocking speed.
Sui Feng's Bankai form had already vanished, returning to that deadly glint at her fingertip.
She knew very well that the previous attack could not possibly make Rosse lose combat ability.
Right now, she had to fight for the last bit of time.
"You still haven't given up," Rosse spoke calmly, without the slightest tension.
He didn't even draw his blade. He simply raised his arm casually, like an unbreakable wall, placed perfectly in the path of Sui Feng's charge.
From start to finish, he hadn't used his full strength.
If he wanted to finish Sui Feng, one strike would be enough.
But taking her down in a single hit was nowhere near as interesting as slowly making her despair.
Clang!
Sui Feng shifted her grip into a stabbing motion and drove the stinger into Rosse's arm.
The moment it struck, a black butterfly mark appeared on Rosse's arm.
Rosse took the opportunity to swing his sword casually, forcing Sui Feng back and widening the distance again.
"Rosse, her Shikai has a two-hit kill ability. Don't let her hit you in two identical spots," Kukaku's anxious voice rang out as she told Rosse the information she had just learned.
Knowing her enemies were five captains, she had made sure to gather information on them, to ensure she would have a greater chance in the future.
[T/N: Rosse's illustration is now available in Disc0rd and Character Illustration chapter.]
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