Sora sensed two seated officer-level Shinigami within the Mizutani mansion, one of whom was the old man before him.
This confirmed that the old man was not a Reigai.
Based on information from his student, Oto Mizutani, this man was likely her great-uncle—the head of the Mizutani family, Shingo Mizutani.
A seated officer's strength was considered upper-middle tier in the Seireitei, and Shingo was also the head of his family.
Sora was quite curious why a man of his status and power would conspire with Reigai.
Shingo Mizutani did not answer Sora's question. Instead, he shouted:
"Intruder!!!"
The people in the mansion were alerted by his shout and began to converge on their location.
Twenty guards armed with swords surrounded the house.
"Do these guards give you confidence?" Sora frowned, a little worried about his student in the tea room. "Bankai, Shosō Kaijin."
The shadow space expanded rapidly, pulling the old man, the guards, his student in the tea room, and the unconscious Reigai girl into it.
Inside the shadow space, Sora didn't have to worry about any tricks.
"Katori Sora... you really have achieved Bankai!" Shingo's face was grim.
Sora had officially demonstrated his Bankai during his disciples' early graduation exam, though he hadn't revealed its full capabilities.
Although Shingo was a retired seated officer and not as well-informed as active ones, he had heard rumors of Sora's strength.
But even knowing Sora was formidable, Shingo had no choice but to fight.
During his time conspiring with Tetsuya Miyamoto, he had murdered many Shinigami and souls with Shinigami potential. If he were caught, death would be inevitable.
"All of you, attack!" Shingo drew his Zanpakutō. "Devour, Gamamaru!"
Shingo's Zanpakutō was a rare biological type. Upon release, it transformed into a giant toad, which broke through the roof of the house.
Fortunately, Sora had the foresight to use his Bankai beforehand.
Two streams of shadow quickly moved his student and the unconscious Reigai girl away from the toad.
Shingo stood imposingly on the head of the toad, which was several meters tall.
Meanwhile, Sora pulled a black blade from the dark ground.
In an instant, a flash of light streaked across the shadow space.
The twenty charging Reigai guards felt a cold sensation in their abdomens, and then their vision tilted and spun.
Splt—
Blood splattered as the bodies of the twenty Reigai guards were severed in two.
"Aaargh!!!"
The guards, cut in half, did not die immediately. The spiritual pressure within them maintained their spiritual bodies, only prolonging their suffering.
These Reigai, with only the strength of ordinary squad members, were mere fodder that Sora could now deal with effortlessly.
Then, Shingo's giant toad made its move.
It opened its massive mouth, and a powerful suction force pulled from within.
Sora was immediately sucked into the toad's stomach by the immense force.
Inside the toad's stomach was a space made of fleshy walls.
Sucked in along with Sora was Shingo Mizutani.
"Your ability to control shadows depends on the external space, doesn't it? In the stomach of a toad, there aren't many shadows for you to use," Shingo said. He had observed that both the black blade Sora had drawn and the shadows that had moved the girls had emerged from the ground's shadow.
"Do you really think this can defeat me?" Sora chuckled.
There was a fundamental gap in power between them. In Sora's eyes, whatever Shingo did was nothing more than a desperate struggle.
"You must be the head of the Mizutani family, Shingo Mizutani. I'm curious, why is your granddaughter a Reigai?" Sora asked again.
"The Mizutani family must have an heir!" Shingo said, merging into the fleshy wall.
His son had died young, leaving only a granddaughter, but she too soon fell gravely ill.
It was then that Tetsuya Miyamoto approached him, telling him he could create a Reigai of his granddaughter.
Although the Reigai's potential was low, as long as she could bear a child, the Mizutani bloodline could continue.
To ensure his lineage continued, Shingo agreed to support Miyamoto and had done many things for him in secret.
The next moment, Shingo appeared behind Sora.
Sora sidestepped slightly, dodging the attack, and quickly spun around, delivering a sweeping kick to Shingo's abdomen.
Shingo was sent flying, crashing into the fleshy wall and causing the entire space to shake violently.
"Your spiritual pressure is too weak," Sora shook his head. "If this is all you have, you should just surrender."
Swoosh—
Sora's figure vanished from his spot. The next moment, he was in front of Shingo.
Before Shingo could react, the black blade in Sora's hand pierced his abdomen.
Splsh—
"I have merged with Gamamaru! A sword wound like this can't kill me!" Shingo sneered.
Then, more versions of Shingo grew out of the fleshy walls.
"Biological-type Zanpakutō are quite interesting," Sora raised an eyebrow. He found that his spiritual perception couldn't distinguish between the copies.
A chorus of Shingos began to chant: "The bones of beasts scattered, spires, red crystals, wheels of steel, the wind when it moves, the void when it stops, the sound of lances striking fills the hollow castle..."
Layers of Kidō chants intertwined.
"But did you really think trapping me in this space would prevent me from using shadows?" Sora thought.
The shadows beneath the group of Shingos suddenly detached and bound them.
The shadows tightened around their bodies until their heads were twisted off.
The layers of Kidō chants stopped abruptly.
Countless streams of blood erupted from their arteries, splattering against the fleshy walls.
The gap in spiritual pressure between Shingo and Sora was too vast. The shadow binding technique, normally used for restraint, was strong enough to tear his body apart.
However, even after their necks were broken, the toad Shikai was not released.
"It seems I'll have to destroy this space." Sora extended a finger and recited the Kidō that the Shingos had not had time to finish: "Hadō #63: Raikōhō!"
Sparks of lightning erupted from Sora's hand, and a bolt of lightning shot towards the fleshy wall.
The wall was instantly obliterated by the blast.
BOOM—
The lightning burst out from within the toad, destroying every tree and house in its path.
After the lightning dissipated, the toad vanished.
Only Shingo Mizutani, covered in blood, was left lying on the ground.
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