The camera rose, locking onto the bed's corpses.
Muguruma Kensei…
Rōjure Kirinji…
Breathless, their pupils dilated from instant death, their end gruesome!
Clearly, as the blonde youth said, in the moment Yongyin Toratetsu questioned him, he'd silently used his "imagination" to kill two captain-level Shinigami!
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Karakura Town Suburbs, Visored Base
"Holy… holy crap…"
The opening bombshell hit like a billion-ton nuke, shattering everyone's defenses.
"No way…" Hiyori Sarugaki gaped, screaming, "Kensei, Kirinji—you guys…"
Too shocked, her lips trembled, unable to finish.
"!!!"
No… no way…
What's going on?!
Dead on debut?!
Rōjure Kirinji stared at his cold corpse, nearly fainting.
Kensei roared like a madman, "Impossible! Dead on debut?! And back in a captain's haori, working with those Gotei idiots?!"
Fury! Disgust!
Kensei shook with rage.
The sudden tragedy hit hard, too much to accept!
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4th Division Barracks
"Hm?"
"Them?!"
In the elegantly decorated, wood-scented office, Retsu Unohana sat at a tea table, her gentle face shocked.
As a former Kenpachi and one of the few century-old captains, seeing familiar faces after nearly a century stunned her.
She never imagined reuniting like this!
"Captain… I-I had no idea!" Yongyin Toratetsu's voice broke, a teacup shattering in her hand, hot tea splashing her face.
Petrified, her eyes brimmed with disbelief.
Sighing softly, Unohana comforted, "Yongyin, calm down. I don't doubt you…"
"But…" Yongyin tried to explain, but Unohana cut her off sharply:
"Enough! No need to explain! I know this is the future, unrelated to you!"
Perhaps unwilling to see old comrades die, Unohana's rare sternness showed, her brows furrowing.
She couldn't fathom why Kensei and Kirinji, long-gone deserters, returned to the Gotei 13.
What formidable foe left them so gravely wounded before this youth killed them?
A mystery plagued her!
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11th Division Barracks
"Hah…"
"If I'm not mistaken, that blonde kid on the bed's Gremmy Thoumeaux, right?" Kenpachi Zaraki stood, grinning savagely.
Joining the Gotei 13 long after Kensei and Kirinji left, the straightforward slasher had no interest in past captains.
To him, they were nobodies.
His focus stayed on Gremmy!
"Something's off…" Ikkaku Madarame tensed.
Despite the screen, staring at Gremmy gave him chills, as if the harmless-looking youth wielded unimaginable destruction!
"Oh no, Lieutenant Yachiru's in danger! Isn't anyone there to help?!" Yachiru Kusajishi, on Kenpachi's shoulder, clenched her fists, worrying for her video self.
But then—
Slash!
A sharp strike cut the air, aimed at Gremmy's back.
A familiar figure flashed—
"Yachiru?!"
Glancing at the screen, then at his side, Kenpachi, Ikkaku, and Yumichika Ayasegawa exchanged looks, a chill running down their spines.
What the hell?!
Yachiru, their mascot, in the video?!
Terrifying!
The office's vibe turned eerie.
Kenpachi's grin faded, his brows furrowing.
Yachiru was his Zanpakutō, his power's core, inseparable.
Seeing her act alone, Kenpachi's fury flared, his gaze wild and dangerous!
The video continued.
"Hey, Shinigami…"
Casually dodging, Gremmy grabbed Yachiru's wrist, asking coldly, "Imagine… if your arm's bones became as brittle as cookies, they'd snap easily, right?"
As his words ended, a horrifying scene unfolded!
Crack!
The sound of breaking bones pierced the silence.
After Gremmy's words, Yachiru's touched arm twisted grotesquely, bending unnaturally!
The eerie sight confirmed his words—
All driven by his imagination!
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