In the back mountain forest—
Sora had finished healing Yoruichi and Kensei's injuries. "You have all improved greatly. The three enemies you defeated were all at the seated officer level," he said, pleased.
"Damn it, I really wanted to fight them!" Kensei said, full of regret for not being in the battle.
"That's what you get for getting knocked out right at the start," Shinji grinned.
"That's because I didn't have any intel on the enemy!" Kensei said angrily.
"It is thanks to Kensei-kun's personal sacrifice that we discovered the problem with the mosquitoes ahead of time," Aizen said with a smile.
"Sōsuke is the only one with a sharp eye!" Kensei laughed, throwing an arm over his shoulder.
Sora turned to Aizen. "Sōsuke, I didn't expect you to master Shikai so quickly."
Aizen said modestly, "It was my good fortune. My Zanpakutō is very friendly, so I was able to learn it so fast."
Sora laughed internally but didn't expose him. Aizen was actually very good at reasoning with people. Even if his Zanpakutō were proud and difficult, he could probably persuade it easily.
Just then, Sora's eyes flickered. He sensed a powerful Spiritual Pressure fluctuation suddenly appear nearby. But he quickly dismissed the thought of a new enemy; he was incredibly familiar with this energy. It was Batsunsai's!
He looked up and saw a Senkaimon had already appeared in the sky. As the gates opened, a leg clad in a white tabi sock and a red clog stepped out. Batsunsai stood in the air, her hands tucked into her wide sleeves, her gaze sweeping over the forest and instantly locking onto Sora's position.
SWISH— She appeared before him in a flash of Shunpo.
Sora's expression changed. Her Spiritual Pressure was far too powerful, nothing like her usual weakened state. He glanced at her panel and was even more stunned.
Batsunsai Katori
Talent: S+
Spiritual Pressure: LV 97
Affinity Level: Close
Status: Sublime Resolve, Potential Unleashed, Spiritual Core Exhaustion, Countdown...
Her Spiritual Pressure, which usually fluctuated between 40-70, was now at a terrifying level 97! And her status bar was filled with new entries:
[Sublime Resolve: Everyone will die, but I can choose how I die.]
[Potential Unleashed: This is the best I will ever feel.]
[Countdown: Time is life, and her time has entered its final countdown.]
"Why would this happen?!" Sora was in disbelief. How could her condition have taken such a sudden, drastic turn for the worse?!
"I'll go get Captain Unohana!" Sora cried out. His Kaidō skills couldn't handle this.
"No need. I know what's happening to my own body. Come with me," Batsunsai said, vanishing with Shunpo. Sora, his heart burning with anxiety, had no choice but to follow. He turned to his disciples. "I'll go after her! You all go to the Seireitei and find Captain Unohana for me!"
He then vanished, chasing after Batsunsai.
She hadn't gone far. She found a relatively open area and waited for him. "Draw your sword, Sora," she said, slowly drawing her own. "You must have a question. Why are more than half of the Katori Style techniques Iaijutsu?"
Sora's heart sank. He vaguely sensed what she was about to do. "The Katori Style specializes in Iaijutsu. You told me that when you first started teaching me."
"Indeed," Batsunsai chuckled lightly. "And that is related to the secret technique of our style."
"The secret technique?" Sora was taken aback. He had never heard of it before.
"To learn the secret technique, you must first train your Spiritual Pressure control to its absolute limit," she said, raising her blade, her left index and middle fingers bent, tightly pinching it. "But in mastering the other techniques, you have, without realizing, already stepped one foot through the gate. You are now capable of learning it."
"This is a secret technique that can only be understood, not explained. You must feel it with your heart." Batsunsai released her fingers, and her Zanpakutō instantly swung up. A stream of light shot towards Sora with incredible speed.
He had only just drawn his own Zanpakutō when the light was already upon him. —CLANG!!! He hadn't even actively blocked it; the light had crashed into his blade!
An irresistible force surged from his sword into his hands, instantly tearing open the webbing between his thumbs and forefingers. The next moment, he, along with his Zanpakutō, was sent flying into the forest. CRASH, CRASH, CRASH— Every giant tree and boulder in the path was instantly shattered.
The stream of light pushed him far into the distance.
At Granny E's izakaya—
"Granny, was that a shooting star?" Little Lisa looked up, stunned.
"Silly girl, there are no shooting stars in the Soul Soci—?" Granny E looked up as well and saw the streak of light, her jaw dropping. "In all my years, this is the first time..."
Sora was blasted clear out of the Fugai district. Blood was pouring from both his arms. A healing glow appeared on his wounds. "Was that the 'Ryūkō' technique?" Her 'Ryūkō' was terrifying! His and hers didn't even seem like the same move.
SWISH— Batsunsai appeared before him. "Did you see the difference?"
Sora nodded. "You didn't use your scabbard to build up power." She had performed Iaijutsu without a scabbard!
"Then let's continue," Batsunsai said, raising her blade again with a light laugh.
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