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"No need for Bankai… How headstrong!" Aozaki Reiji licked his lips.
Whether it was an illusion or not, he heard a girl's light laughter, accompanied by birdsong.
"My sister is indeed a bit headstrong. She shouldn't be playing coy at a time like this."
The girl hugged him from behind, holding Reiji's sword-wielding hand, and said playfully:
"But I hope you don't blame her. She's been enduring it all, waiting for that day to arrive, which is why she has a bit of a temper."
"You are…?" Aozaki Reiji turned his head.
The girl had green eyes, long brown hair, wore a pink kimono with a pink headdress, and her lips curved into a mischievous smile.
From her expression, it was clear she was a vibrant girl.
Aozaki Reiji looked at her, recalling the girl who had just disappeared.
He wondered if he had transmigrated again, to the world of final fantasy VII.
The older sister resembled Aerith Gainsborough, and the younger sister looked like Tifa Lockhart.
He shook his head, looking at Kenpachi Kiganjo, who had turned into black and white lines in front of him, confirming that he was still in the world of Shinigami.
"You man, you're really too much! You've been calling our names all this time, but you only recognize my sister!" The girl pinched his face, pouting.
"But you never appeared."
"I don't care, you have to make me happy."
"You seem more headstrong than the sister you mentioned… You two are Shinra Bansho… So is your name Shinra, or Bansho? Or something else?"
"I won't tell you, because you ignored me!"
"How could I ignore you? You must have deliberately hidden yourself."
Aozaki Reiji rolled his eyes, annoyed.
"I know myself. How could I overlook such a beautiful and lovely girl like you?"
"Even if you say such things to flatter me, I won't be happy."
Despite her words, the girl's face was blooming with a smile, appearing mischievous and cute.
The two chatted idly, as if they had completely forgotten that they were on the brink of life and death.
"Chirp~"
A cry came from the sky. Aozaki Reiji could feel the dissatisfaction in it, as if it was displeased at being ignored.
Looking up, A giant bird, burning like a raging fire, was flapping its sky-obscuring wings behind them. The surging flames, like a raging tide, seemed to want to burn the world to ashes.
"Teacher, you really are always helping this unworthy student of yours."
Aozaki Reiji raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, then looked down at his hands. The reishi from the outside world was gathering towards his body.
The bleeding had stopped, his bloody and bone-exposed hands gradually healed, and his depleted reiryoku was replenished.
He became even more certain that he was not a Quincy.
What kind of existence am I, after all? Am I a god?
Hmph… When did I become so arrogant?
If Yhwach knew, they would probably laugh at me for a lifetime.
Aozaki Reiji shook his head, feeling that his thoughts were somewhat laughable.
"That stingy Old Man, the sweet potatoes he gives me are always the smallest, but they taste good, so I forgive him."
Aozaki Reiji licked his lips, as if he really recalled the scene when Yamamoto treated him to roasted sweet potatoes.
"Speaking of which, Ryujin Jakka is indeed powerful, but it's my first time using its power. Can I really defeat Kenpachi Kiganjo?"
"I'll help you, trust me." The girl said with an unquestionable tone, hugging Aozaki Reiji from behind, their bodies pressed tightly together.
"Ryujin Jakka and I are good friends, I know what to do!"
Aozaki Reiji's expression was a bit strange.
He remembered that in some movies from his previous life, spiritual possession was like this.
Aozaki Reiji did not speak. The girl felt him lower his guard and smiled knowingly.
Ryujin Jakka, soaring in the sky, let out a long cry and transformed into flames, dispersing and merging into Shinra Bansho.
In the blink of an eye, the world returned to its original colors.
Kenpachi Kiganjo approached step by step with a sneer on his lips.
Aozaki Reiji suddenly spoke: "Captain Kenpachi!"
"What, trying to stall for time again?" Kenpachi Kiganjo asked.
Aozaki Reiji said: "I remember you didn't attend Shin'o Academy. So, do you know the Shinigami Precepts of the Shin'o Academy?"
Kenpachi Kiganjo: "…"
Was he trying to humiliate him for being uneducated?
Before he could reply, Aozaki Reiji spoke to himself:
"Do not pursue the aesthetics of crossed swords. Do not pursue the virtue of returning from death. Do not consider only one's own life. If you wish to protect the One King and Five Nobles, then you should slaughter all enemies from the shadows."
He shook his head, saying disdainfully:
"The One King and Five Nobles? The King and nobles? Except for a very small number of people, most of them have nothing to do with me. If they're going to die, then let them die."
"But then again, though I'm reluctant to admit it, there are indeed some people I want to protect, and I don't want them to be sad for me."
"So, I want to live!"
"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat? Do you think you can still live at this point?"
Kenpachi Kiganjo gritted his teeth, then his pupils suddenly constricted, "That is…"
Aozaki Reiji's eyelids drooped. He gripped his sword with one hand and chanted an ancient release command—
"Reduce all creation to ash… Ryujin Jakka!!"
Blazing heat followed!
"Are you kidding me, Ryujin Jakka!?" Kenpachi Kiganjo exclaimed.
Responding to him were the flames ignited on Shinra Bansho.
The girl in the pink kimono gritted her teeth and said, "No matter how many times I hear it, this release command is equally annoying!"
The flames entwining Shinra Bansho became even hotter and fiercer, as if to show how proud it was, the flames danced wildly.
The girl gritted her teeth, her displeasure clearly visible on her face.
Aozaki Reiji quickly comforted her.
His life was in the hands of this young lady.
Now that he had hope of survival, he couldn't lose his life because of a little tantrum.
Ryujin Jakka is a powerful Zanpakuto.
For a Shinigami, whether one has mastered Bankai is the clearest dividing line between strong and weak.
But there are also Zanpakuto that are exceptions…
Like Ryujin Jakka!
Ryujin Jakka is the strongest and oldest fire-type Zanpakuto, said to possess the strongest offensive power in Soul Society.
This sword can help its wielder unleash extreme offensive power far exceeding their reiatsu.
In Yamamoto's hands, in Shikai state, its temperature is equivalent to the surface temperature of the sun, and after activating Bankai, its temperature reaches the core temperature of the sun.
With Aozaki Reiji's strength, it was impossible to achieve the same effect as Yamamoto.
But his Captain-class reiryoku, at the third-grade spiritual power level, could still barely unleash some of its power.
If he used this power well, he might really win!
Aozaki Reiji staggered up from the rubble, stood firm, gripped the strongest sword in his hand, and aimed it at Kenpachi Kiganjo, who was slowly approaching.
"Don't try to trick me. Your Zanpakuto wasn't originally fire-type, wasn't it? I've seen the Old Man's Zanpakuto, it's completely different from yours."
Kenpachi Kiganjo smiled, looking quite strained.
Aozaki Reiji grinned: "Why don't you try it and find out?"
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