Another astonishing spiritual pressure approached step by step.
Hidden beneath Cole's clothes, Yoruichi was already numb to it.
Too terrifying.
A mere Wandenreich had so many powerhouses—
Even more than Seireitei.
"Ah!"
A sky-blue sphere, like a piece of the starry sky, shot toward them at extreme speed.
Cole and Yoruichi didn't feel much yet, but Mask De Masculine and Candice—both Sternritter—instantly changed expressions.
"Bambietta, you dare mess around here?!"
As they spoke, both of them retreated rapidly, not daring to touch that exquisite-looking spiritual light sphere.
Cole raised an eyebrow. He also didn't choose to tank it head-on—his foot stepped, and his body blurred backward.
And what he used—
Was the Quincy-exclusive Hirenkyaku (Flying Scythe Step).
The instant they moved away—
The sky-blue spiritual sphere lightly touched the ground.
In the next moment, the earth cracked at a visible speed, splitting, shattering, flames bursting up from within the ground and spreading outward in all directions.
The image arrived first.
Then came the deafening roar.
Boom!!!
A world-shaking explosion echoed into the sky.
A violent shockwave mixed with sound waves swept across the entire square. Many weaker Quincy were blasted away on the spot.
Screams and wails erupted instantly.
But everything was swallowed by the smoke and dust from the blast, making it impossible to see what happened inside.
"Hey, hey, hey—Cole, what kind of ability is this? It's just a spirit ball, how can it have this level of destructive power?"
Yoruichi poked her head out of Cole's robe, staring at the scene in shock.
It was insane.
Just one spirit sphere had blown several hundred meters into ruins.
And the shockwave was even more terrifying—
Stretching for kilometers.
This level of destruction could already be compared to a Shinigami's Bankai… maybe even stronger than an average Bankai.
At least, it was stronger than Komamura's Bankai.
Cole rubbed his chin.
"It's probably what that Quincy talked about—Schrift. Power that functions like a zanpakuto."
As he said that, he also felt strange.
He'd awakened Quincy power too, so why hadn't he awakened a Schrift?
Did it have to be granted by Yhwach?
But if he was a self-awakened Quincy, then whatever Yhwach had, he should have too.
Could it be he needed to invest points into Quincy power?
While Cole was thinking, Bambietta arrived. Her white boot stomped the ground.
Blue spiritual power surged like a tide.
In an instant, it swept the dust away, revealing the square again.
Mask De Masculine and Candice were naturally unharmed. They stopped and glared at Bambietta in irritation.
"Bambietta, what are you doing?!"
"This is Silverframe City. Are you trying to start a fight here?!"
Facing their questioning, Bambietta snorted unhappily and looked at Candice.
"Because you ran your mouth about me."
Even though her personality was extremely nasty, she hid it well—almost no Quincy knew her true nature.
Candice was annoyed too, but she didn't want to argue with Bambietta here.
But as they spoke, it was like they realized something at the same time. They turned and stared at Cole with surprise.
"You're still alive?!"
During that explosion, Cole had been at the blast center with them.
But they were Sternritter—granted Schrift by His Majesty himself, the strongest of the strongest.
Cole was just an ordinary Quincy.
How could he possibly withstand that level of explosion?!
That was Schrift power!
Bambietta's interest only grew. She unconsciously stuck out her red tongue and licked her lips as she walked toward Cole.
"You're from the Military Police…"
Before Bambietta could finish, Cole raised his left hand.
A dazzling blue spirit bow formed—diamond patterns interwoven.
Without hesitation, he aimed at Bambietta, drew, and fired in one smooth motion.
Whoosh!
A blue arrow streaked like a meteor across the sky.
Seeing that, the Quincy watching nearly popped their eyes out, faces full of shock and disbelief.
"This guy actually dared to attack a Sternritter?! Is he suicidal?!"
"He'll be executed on the spot!"
"This is overstepping—ultimate overstepping! Even if he's Military Police, it won't save him!"
"And he had to aim at Lady Bambietta…"
Whispers exploded across the square.
In the Wandenreich, what Cole did wasn't merely "challenging a superior."
It was outright rebellion.
A direct challenge to the Wandenreich's order.
Mask De Masculine and Candice were startled and instinctively moved to intercept the arrow—
But they were still a step too late.
The arrow had already closed in on Bambietta's pupils, as if it would pierce her head in the next instant.
But at that moment—
The blue arrow exploded out of thin air.
Boom!
The blast wave swallowed Bambietta, and thick smoke rolled outward.
"Ow… that hurts…"
"So not gentlemanly…"
Inside the smoke, Bambietta casually waved a hand. A gust of wind swept the dust away, revealing her exquisite figure.
But when Mask De Masculine and Candice saw her face, their hearts jumped.
Candice couldn't help blurting, "Bambietta… your face…"
On Bambietta's pale cheek—
There was a bloody cut.
Bambietta touched her cheek in confusion, looked at her fingers, and her pupils shrank as she stared at the blood.
After a couple seconds of silence…
She slowly smiled and looked at Cole.
"You… actually dared to attack me?!"
Mask De Masculine and Candice were shocked too, but what shocked them was—
Cole actually injured Bambietta.
Bambietta had clearly activated her Schrift, yet Cole pierced through it with a normal spirit bow.
Cole dismissed the bow and said calmly, "Lady Bambietta, you nearly killed me just now. When I saw you approach, I attacked by instinct."
"That's still not a reason you're allowed to offend me…"
Bambietta licked her lips and walked toward him again.
"Ah!" "Ah!"
Two figures moved to block her—Mask De Masculine and Candice.
Mask De Masculine's expression was serious.
"Bambietta, Mask De Masculine is right. And don't forget—he's Military Police. If he attacked you under the Military Police identity, it doesn't rise to a death sentence."
Candice also spoke with a heavy gaze.
"Bambietta, the Military Police haven't produced a genius like this in years. He might actually restore the Military Police's glory from the past."
In the Wandenreich, the class hierarchy between superiors and subordinates was rigid.
If a subordinate offended a superior, the superior had the right to punish them—even kill them.
What Cole did was an absolute taboo.
Logically, he should be executed.
But Candice truly couldn't bear to see such a genius die for nothing.
Bambietta chuckled softly.
"If he can hurt me, that already proves his potential. Since that's the case, why would I kill him?"
Candice's brows tightened.
She knew Bambietta's filthy nature better than anyone.
This Sternritter companion loved torturing and killing handsome Quincy for fun.
But because Sternritter had special status—
Even though Bambietta had already killed plenty of Quincy, she could still hide it and avoid being discovered.
Thinking that, Candice looked at Cole, rubbed her green hair helplessly, and said:
"You're Military Police, right? After what happened today, come stay with my unit for a while."
Remembering the Military Police's former reputation, she decided she had to protect Cole.
Not only because of his talent—
But also for the sake of the Quincy who had died in the past.
A flash of irritation passed through Bambietta's eyes, but she forcibly suppressed it. She placed her hand over her chest and smiled sweetly.
"Candice is overthinking. With your talent, I'm quite interested in you."
"Instead of going to Candice's place…"
"Why don't you come to my room and sit for a while?"
As she spoke, Bambietta subtly tugged open a slit in the white uniform over her chest, revealing a glimpse of pale, rounded fullness.
(End of Chapter)
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