"Hyorinmaru, ever since I transmigrated to this world, I've been thinking about one thing: should I do nothing and follow the original plot, or should I try hard to change some things," Toshiro said.
"Is that so?" Hyorinmaru was somewhat surprised. Toshiro hadn't mentioned this to her before.
"If I just let things take their natural course, judging by the plot, I probably wouldn't die. So why bother fighting desperately against one terrifying enemy after another? I could just leave everything to the protagonist," Toshiro continued.
"But... I'd definitely feel unwilling. Entrusting my own life and my companions' lives to someone else, just hiding and watching from behind."
"Kurosaki Ichigo might be this world's protagonist, the child of this universe, but I, Hitsugaya Toshiro, am a transmigrator! What Kurosaki Ichigo can do, I, Hitsugaya Toshiro, can do too!" Toshiro declared firmly.
"Child of the Universe vs Transmigrator. This battle is also an indirect contest between me and Kurosaki Ichigo."
"Even if I lose to Zaraki Kenpachi, it's not a big deal. After all, I'm only at Lieutenant-level right now. No one would mock me for it."
"People often say, 'Failure is the mother of success'. But! In this life, I still don't want to fail!" Toshiro said solemnly.
"So, Hyorinmaru, you'll help me, right?"
Toshiro looked at Hyorinmaru with expectation.
"Mhm, isn't that obvious?" Hyorinmaru nodded.
"Moreover, I can feel it, Toshiro. You believe in me. As long as you still believe in me, I will fight for you with everything I have," Hyorinmaru said, placing a hand on her chest.
With that, Hyorinmaru waved her hand. Instantly, a blue radiance enveloped Toshiro.
The wounds on Toshiro's body, which had been bleeding uncontrollably due to Kenpachi's Reiatsu ravaging him, rapidly disappeared.
Simultaneously, the broken Zanpakuto was restored to its original state.
"Stand up, Toshiro. I've temporarily frozen your injuries. However, keeping wounds frozen for a long time isn't good for your body. So, finish this quickly," Hyorinmaru said.
"Yeah. But even if my injuries are temporarily gone, how do I defeat Zaraki Kenpachi?" Toshiro asked, standing up.
Even if his wounds were healed, it didn't mean he could suddenly defeat Kenpachi.
"Use Ice Dragon Flash. Ice Dragon Flash compresses Reiatsu to form a high-density Reiatsu slash. This time, compress all your power into one ultimate slash," Hyorinmaru said.
"Is that even possible?" Toshiro wondered.
Compressing just a portion of Reiatsu was already difficult, let alone all of it.
"It is possible, with my help," Hyorinmaru explained.
"Then there's no problem!" Toshiro nodded.
At the same time, time around them resumed its flow.
Boom!
Powerful Reiatsu erupted from Toshiro once more.
Zaraki, who had been about to leave, paused, sensing the Reiatsu behind him, and turned around.
"Hey, kid, how did your Reiatsu recover? And your wounds are gone too?" Kenpachi asked, both curious and excited.
"We'll talk about that later. For now, Zaraki Kenpachi, receive my ultimate attack!" Toshiro said, pointing his sword at Kenpachi with both hands.
Simultaneously, Hyorinmaru walked behind Toshiro, her fair hands reaching around his waist, gripping his hands that held the sword.
Instantly, a powerful force transmitted into Toshiro, guiding every last bit of his power to compress and gather into his Zanpakuto.
"You're right. I'll ask after I've completely defeated you!"
Boom!
Zaraki also erupted with his full Reiatsu, forming a golden Kenatsu.
"Hah!"
"Hah!"
Both shouted simultaneously and charged at each other.
Boom!
The blue slashing attack and the golden Kenatsu collided.
A blinding light robbed everyone of their sight. In the distance, Momo and Yachiru couldn't see what was happening inside.
Thud!
When the light dissipated, Zaraki, with a massive, bone-deep wound across his body, collapsed heavily to the ground.
"Huff... huff... huff..."
Toshiro leaned heavily on his Zanpakuto, panting violently.
"That was exhausting. Why do I always win so arduously?" Toshiro sighed.
He didn't have a single ounce of strength left in his body.
'Better lie down and rest a bit.' With that, Toshiro fell straight backward.
Thump!
Toshiro lay on the ground, not wanting to move a muscle, much like after running a thousand meters in his previous life during university.
Seeing the battle was over, Momo, Yachiru, and the others quickly ran over.
"Toshiro, are you okay?" Momo asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, Momo. Sorry for making you worry again," Toshiro said apologetically.
Tap, tap, tap...
Yachiru suddenly walked towards Toshiro.
"What are you doing, Lieutenant Kusajishi? If you want to hurt Toshiro, you'll have to kill me first," Momo said, spreading her arms to shield Toshiro.
Momo thought that since Toshiro had defeated Zaraki, Yachiru was coming to take revenge.
Renji and Kira also stood tensely beside Momo.
Even if Yachiru really intended to attack, the three students couldn't possibly stop her, but they still stepped forward without hesitation.
"Don't worry. I'm not here to hurt Shiro-chan."
After saying this, she flickered and instantly appeared in front of Toshiro, bypassing the others.
They quickly turned around, only to see Yachiru bowing to Toshiro.
"Thank you. Thanks to Shiro-chan, Ken-chan got to fight so happily. I haven't seen Ken-chan this happy in a long time. Thank you very much," Yachiru said with a smile.
Then, she instantly ran back to Zaraki's side.