Chapter 57: Hayasaka Ai's Shock! Zanpakuto: Dominator!
The information she found about Ren greatly surprised her. He was a genius. In elementary, junior high, and high school, all his tests were always full marks. He earned his first fortune in junior high, then debuted as a light novelist, becoming famous and earning a lot of money before retiring. He then used that money to invest, doubling his assets to billions before stopping again.
Although surprising, it wasn't enough to make her take him seriously. What truly did was an incident from a while ago. Someone from the Spencers had died. Kaguya had asked her to investigate. Initially, she didn't pay much attention, but later, Kaguya asked her for advice on how to approach a man. Through subtle questioning, she deduced Ren's existence.
Since then, the Young Lady began to frantically ask her questions, all about him. She knew her Lady had fallen in love. She immediately began investigating. The man was involved in the Spencers' matter. As the one who investigated, she knew that case was full of strangeness.
"Ren…" Hayasaka narrowed her eyes, staring at his photo.
After school, Ren routinely patrolled a large area, clearing out evil spirits and demons. He noticed the number of demons had increased. This indicated the Cognitive Doomsday was progressing.
Returning home, to his surprise, both Eriri and Sayuri were there. He had left his keys for Eriri. Bowls and chopsticks were set on the table, along with steaming dishes.
Sayuri smiled and blinked. "I thought we could eat together. It saves you the trouble." Her blinking eyes were hinting, We are a family now.
"Oh, Mom, stop talking. Ren must be hungry. Come quickly and try what I learned," Eriri pulled him to sit down, sitting close beside him and putting food in his bowl.
"..." Sayuri felt both relief and a sense of emptiness. She was relieved her daughter had grown up overnight, her tsundere attitude lessened. She was now pestering her to learn how to cook and be a good wife. What was empty was… the two sat close, feeding each other, and she could only sit opposite, watching like an outsider.
Dinner ended. After the dishes were cleaned, they went home. Eriri wanted to stay, but her body wouldn't allow it.
Ren didn't rest. With nothing to do, he conjured a blade out of thin air. It was an ordinary long blade, an Asauchi. To awaken a Zanpakuto, one must comprehend its true name. He held the hilt and closed his eyes. As his breathing became even, his body seemed to arrive in a void.
The moment he opened his eyes, golden light flowed. He saw in the endless void, two gigantic golden hands, seemingly wanting to grasp everything. At this moment, he understood. His Zanpakuto was born from his own soul. He comprehended its true name.
"Dominator," he murmured involuntarily.
"!" His vision returned to reality. Shikai! The blade in his hand turned into golden particles, merging into his eyes. When he opened them, golden star patterns appeared in his pupils. He understood its ability. Dominator: Dominates and controls all things.
He opened his palm. The surrounding tables and chairs floated up. It wasn't Vector Manipulation. It was domination. He had ordered the air to make them float. Currently, it was only Lv4. He had a premonition that when he mastered Bankai, his ability would improve. He could use these eyes to truly dominate all things.
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