Ichinose said solemnly.
Indeed, the previous Captains of the 2nd Division, be it Yoruichi, who was known as the [Goddess of Flash], or the current Captain, Sui-Feng, were both extremely fast in Shunpo.
However, in Ichinose's heart, the fastest was not the Shinigami's [Shunpo], the Quincy's [Hirenkyaku], or the Hollow's [Sonído].
It was Kyoya's [Yata no Kagami]!
That was a movement speed that could truly reach the speed of light.
As the only Shinigami under Kyoya whose Zanpakuto ability was similar to Kyoya's, Ichinose had asked Kyoya for much guidance on the use of flash-type abilities.
Although Ichinose could not perform abilities like [Logia Intangibility] that transformed oneself into light, he had learned many secondary flash-type abilities.
The greatest advantage of light was not its attack power.
It was its unparalleled speed!
After realizing this, Ichinose re-integrated his combat system, giving his strength a significant improvement.
Even though Zommari possessed the fastest Sonído among the Espada, his speed held little advantage in front of Ichinose.
"The one you mentioned, is it you?"
"How could it be me?"
Ichinose shook his head. "Although my speed is passable, compared to Kyoya-sama, it does not even count as scratching the surface."
"Kyoya?"
Zommari frowned.
"I have heard that name. It seems even Aizen-sama is very wary of him."
"If I encounter him, I really would like to test what makes him worthy of Aizen-sama's attention."
"Forget it."
"With someone like you, how could I possibly let you disturb Kyoya-sama?"
Ichinose said sternly.
"Is that so? Then let me see if you have the qualifications to stop me!"
After speaking, Zommari clasped his hands together, making his Zanpakuto float in front of him, and recited his Zanpakuto's release phrase.
"Suppress-"
"Brujería!"
Boom!
Massive Reiatsu erupted from Zommari's body, and a large amount of white mist enveloped his form.
Clang-
Clang-
Clang-
Zommari's neck suddenly bent at a ninety-degree angle, and the Zanpakuto in front of him also bent three times at ninety-degree angles amidst the clanging sounds, forming a square.
After the mist dissipated, Zommari had transformed into a form with a pink pumpkin for his lower body, white skin, and a brown face.
On Zommari's body, there were fifty eyes, a sight that sent shivers down the spine.
"Shine, Nijigasumi!"
Seeing Zommari release his Resurrección, Ichinose also instantly completed his Zanpakuto's release. Then, he pointed his Zanpakuto at Zommari and shouted-
"Laser!"
Boom!
Colorful rainbow light gathered in front of Ichinose's Zanpakuto, transforming into a laser beam that shot towards Zommari.
Boom!
Ichinose's laser beam pierced through Zommari's body, blasting a large crater in the ground.
But immediately, Zommari's body dissipated into an afterimage.
Clearly, Ichinose's previous attack had not actually hit Zommari.
After releasing his Resurrección, Zommari's Sonído speed received a huge boost.
Those who could counter him were probably only people like the Gotei 13's 6th Division's Captain, Byakuya, and the 10th Division's Rangiku, who possessed large-area attack abilities.
Laser beams shot out one after another from Ichinose's Zanpakuto, attacking Zommari.
But these attacks were all dodged by Zommari.
"Useless."
"Although your attack speed is fast, compared to my Sonído, it is still far too lacking."
"You cannot hit me."
"Hmph, easier said than done."
Ichinose stopped attacking and sneered at Zommari. "The speed of light is invincible!"
"Your so-called Sonído being faster than my attacks is nothing more than you discerning my attack angle and avoiding the place I am about to attack before I launch the attack."
Ichinose had long anticipated his attacks being discerned by the enemy.
After all, after Zommari released his Resurrección, he had so many eyes all over his body. Even without any other abilities, just the observational power of that many eyes was enough to be on guard.
While attacking, Ichinose also constantly paid attention to Zommari's movements. Once he showed any attacking action, he would immediately dodge.
Zommari knew this, so while dodging Ichinose's attacks, he did not launch an attack against Ichinose.
After all, Ichinose's attacks were simply too fast.
If he dared to stop moving to attack Ichinose, his body would inevitably be pierced by several large holes.
No, not just several large holes.
Those laser beams would cause violent explosions after hitting the ground. If Zommari were hit, he would probably be severely injured under such explosions.
"Not bad."
"But even if you see through my methods, you cannot change it."
Ichinose fell silent.
Indeed, under the gaze of Zommari's fifty eyes, his every action would be seen through by Zommari. Combined with Zommari's speed, unless he launched large-scale, high-intensity attacks, it was simply impossible to hit Zommari.
"Next, it is my turn!"
Hum-
Zommari's eyes suddenly widened, looking at Ichinose.
Boom-
In that instant, Ichinose felt as if he was struck by a tremendous force, his entire body blasted far away.
"Pfft-"
After spitting a mouthful of blood, Ichinose's figure flashed, instantly appearing behind Zommari. On the blade of his Zanpakuto, seven-colored rainbow light swirled as he was about to strike down at Zommari.
However-
Boom-
This slash from Ichinose ultimately did not land on Zommari's body. Instead, it slashed towards Ichinose's own neck.
If Ichinose had not tilted his head back at the critical moment, that strike would have likely decapitated him with his own Zanpakuto.
'My right hand is out of my control?'
Ichinose's left hand grabbed his right wrist, stopping his right hand from continuing to attack himself with the Zanpakuto.
'This guy's ability, could it be that it can control my arm?'
'But how did I get hit?'
Although shocked, Ichinose did not panic. Soon, he discovered a black sun mark on the forearm of his right hand.
'This arm is the place where I was hit by that invisible attack earlier...'
Thinking of this, Ichinose looked up at Zommari.
"Your eyes, they not only increase your field of vision and observational ability, but can also launch invisible attacks that can control an enemy's body?"
"Impressive. With just one exchange, you have already discerned my ability."
Zommari said arrogantly, "That is right. My ability is called [Amor]."
"Any place locked onto by my gaze will become my puppet, under my control."
"If the head is locked onto by me, then even the brain, thoughts, and actions will be under my control!"
"Your arm that wields the Zanpakuto is now under my control. As long as I wish, I can control your right hand to kill you at any time."
"It is indeed a dangerous ability."
"But, what if I do this?"
A fierce glint flashed in Ichinose's eyes. The place where his left hand gripped his right wrist erupted with dazzling lightning.
"Hado #11, Tsuzuri Raiden!"
Zzzzzzzz...
A large amount of lightning spread from Ichinose's hand, turning his right hand into a charred, blackened state, emitting waves of heat.
Plop-
The charred hand could no longer hold the Zanpakuto, causing Ichinose's Zanpakuto to fall to the ground.
"Well? Can you still control my arm now?"
Ichinose looked at Zommari and asked with a cold smile.
"This is meaningless."
Zommari shook his head. "Even if you severely injure your right arm, you still have your left hand, your feet, even your head."
"As long as I lock my gaze onto you, then you have absolutely no chance of winning."
Immediately, Zommari repeated his trick, his gaze locking onto Ichinose once again.
Boom!
Ichinose used Shunpo to escape. The place where he was standing before was directly blasted into a shallow crater.
"No, the one with no chance of winning is you!"
Ichinose used his left hand to grasp his Zanpakuto, called out its name, and performed the final release on his Zanpakuto-
"Bankai-"
"Seiko Nijigasumi!"
Boom!
Seven-colored Reiatsu erupted from Ichinose's body.
After Bankai, Ichinose raised the sword in his hand high. The seven-colored rainbow light fused into a white sphere of light at the tip of his Zanpakuto.
"Let all return to nothingness-"
"Sunshine of the New World!"
Boom-
Dazzling light erupted from the white sphere of light on Ichinose's Zanpakuto. Powerful purifying power annihilated everything illuminated by the white sphere of light.
Ichinose's Nijigasumi allowed him to transform his Reiatsu into seven-colored rainbow light for offense and defense.
Coincidentally, the seven colors of rainbow light could fuse into white sunlight.
Therefore, Kyoya taught Ichinose the move he created, [Sunshine of the New World].
Living up to Kyoya's expectations, Ichinose, through his own efforts, successfully mastered it.
This was also the first time Ichinose used this move.
For a moment, the sky above Karakura Town seemed to have gained a second sun.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh…"
Zommari let out a miserable scream.
Under an all-angle attack like Sunshine of the New World, his proudest fastest Sonído had absolutely no use.
No matter where he moved, he would be illuminated and erased by the light.
In the end, under this move from Ichinose, Zommari turned to ash and dissipated.
"I won!"
Sensing Zommari's death, Ichinose dispersed his Reiatsu, allowing the sky to return to darkness.
Looking at his right hand, Ichinose shook his head.
"It seems my battle in the Living World ends here."
His right hand could no longer be used. If Ichinose continued to participate in the upcoming battles, he would probably become a liability.
Rather than dragging down everyone's combat strength, it would be better to find a place to rest properly.
Perhaps, he could find a suitable opportunity to act again.
'This is... Ichinose's Reiatsu.'
Ashido looked up at the white sun in the sky, feeling somewhat worried.
'He was even forced to use this move. It seems the enemy Ichinose encountered was very strong...'
'It seems I need to speed up a bit.'
'Otherwise, if the war ends and I do not have any decent results to show, I am afraid I will be laughed at by the others for centuries...'
In the past, Ashido did not care about others' evaluations of him.
But as they worked together for longer and understood each other more, they all felt a greater sense of identification with everyone in the Revolutionary Army.
Under such circumstances, friends' well-meaning teasing would also make Ashido feel very awkward.
"Sorry!"
After saying this, Ashido swung his Zanpakuto-
Swish-
A white slash passed by. The two Arrancar, Nakeem and Di Roy, were directly cut in two, dead and gone.
"Nakeem! Di Roy!"
Somewhere in Karakura Town, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, sensing the disappearance of his Fracción's Reiatsu, was instantly enraged. He changed the direction he was heading and flew towards Ashido's location.
'A big shot is coming...'
Grimmjow did not conceal his Reiatsu, so everyone also turned their gazes towards Ashido's direction.
"Hey, Hirako, are we still going to make a move?"
Kensei frowned.
The Revolutionary Army was created after Kyoya left the Gotei 13.
Therefore, the members of the Visored were not familiar with the Revolutionary Army.
What they could determine was that these people were not Shinigami of the Gotei 13.
But since they were not Shinigami of the Gotei 13, why were they participating in the battle between Aizen and the Gotei 13?
"Let's observe for now."
Shinji said seriously, "I will go ask Urahara about these people's identities later, to see if there is any possibility of cooperation between us."
"Our most important task right now is still to observe Kurosaki Ichigo."
"Alright."
"Let's go!"
"Thank you, young lady."
"If not for you, my injuries would probably take quite a while to fully recover."
Ichinose moved his right hand and thanked Orihime with a smile.
"Not at all. If not for all of you, the ones being attacked would be the people of the Living World."
"I do not have the powerful strength like all of you to fight against the enemies, so I can only provide some help from behind."
Orihime quickly waved her hands.
This was indeed Orihime's true thoughts.
Even if her strength was insufficient, when it came to battle, Orihime still hoped she could help everyone.