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Chapter 35. Let's fight with all our might (Part Two)

Pong!
It's the sound of metal clashing together.

Retsu Unohana blocked Shuichi Higashino's fierce sneak attack in a very contorted posture.

Is it a flaw?
A flaw is something that is seized upon.

Although it was strange that Higashino Shuichi could suddenly appear behind him instead of being in the same position as the demonic blade, Unohana Retsu would not ask such a question during the battle.

Shuichi Higashino's combat wisdom far surpasses that of ordinary Grim Reapers, a fact that is now beyond doubt.

He leaped into the air and spun horizontally in a descent.

Retsu Unohana skillfully deflected Shuichi Higashino's Zanpakuto.

"Binding Spell Number Thirty: Three Flashes from the Mouth!"

Higashino Shuichi was clearly not so arrogant as to think that his little trick could really threaten Unohana Retsu. As his Zanpakuto was blocked, he reached out from behind the blade with his left hand, and three sharp beams of light rotated and grew larger, shooting towards Unohana Retsu's hands and waist respectively.

"Humph"

Seeing that Higashino Shuichi had so keenly perceived the gap in his attack, Unohana Retsu let out a soft snort.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, three blade shadows swept past, and the three pointed beams of light instantly transformed into six petals.

However, at the moment the final strike was delivered, Retsu Unohana saw a hint of smugness on Shuichi Higashino's lips.

Is there any backup plan?

Unohana Retsu felt a chill run down her spine as she immediately felt a cold sensation envelop her legs.

Is this the sixty-third method of binding, the chain of chains and bonds?!
Unohana Retsu's first reaction was that it was impossible; how could Higashino Shuichi possibly have time to use another Kido technique?
Furthermore, the two chains were not pointing towards Higashino Shuichi at all, but rather towards the thick fog on the other side.

"It's your Zanpakuto's Shikai ability! Those Spirit Particles can use Kido?!"

If it only happened once, then it could be argued that Retsu Unohana used some clever tricks by Shuichi Higashino.

After two such instances, Retsu Unohana could only believe that it was Shuichi Higashino's ability.

Coincidentally, in Retsu Unohana's memory, Shuichi Higashino's Zanpakuto ability was theoretically capable of achieving this.

Furthermore, Higashino Shuichi in front of her was visibly much weaker than before, and the force of the slash that ambushed her was completely unmatched by the spiritual pressure he displayed.

Clearly, within the unobservable dense fog space created by Higashino Shuichi using the Thunder Scattering, he had secretly performed Shikai on his Zanpakuto and decisively stabbed himself. Then, using the Zanpakuto's power, he created some spirit beings.

"This is a new use I discovered after my spiritual pressure reached the captain level!"

Shuichi Higashino admired Retsu Unohana's keen intuition. After only two attacks, even though he had already sacrificed a great deal of spiritual pressure to conceal the existence of the spirit beings, the latter immediately guessed the truth.

However, as one might guess, given that Retsu Unohana is not yet ready to go all out, the latter's swordsmanship alone is definitely not enough to counter Shuichi Higashino's move.

"Seventy-nine of the Dao of Binding, Nine-Yao Binding!"

As he spoke, Higashino Shuichi landed on the ground. With a single finger, nine beams of spiritual pressure, reflecting red light, appeared from eight directions and above Unohana Retsu's head, then shot straight toward Unohana Retsu.

Bang! Bang! Ding!

While Higashino Shuichi was making those moves, Unohana Retsu had lost count of how many times she had cut the two chains on her feet. But what troubled her most was that no matter how fast she cut the chains, the back half of the chains would immediately retract forward and lock her feet again.

Is it possible to sacrifice the control range and then continuously input spiritual power to make the enemy unable to break free for a short period of time?

Retsu Unohana saw through Shuichi Higashino's method of improving this Kido. Without a doubt, this direction was specifically designed to deal with Shinigami who possessed high combat power, low mobility, and wide-area destruction.

Unohana Retsu, for the time being, still wanted to rely on her swordsmanship to deal with Higashino Shuichi, thus playing right into this move. "But it can only temporarily bind me to the spot!"

Unohana Retsu looked up at the nine spiritual pressures that resembled hungry wolves pouncing on their prey.

She only needed a few strikes to deal with this spiritual pressure.
Suddenly, Retsu Unohana frowned.

Under normal circumstances, even with her feet restricted, it would be an easy task for her to shatter the nine spiritual pressures before they completely sealed her off.

But now
With a hissing sound.

Retsu Unohana holds the knife in a reverse grip to support her body, the blade piercing three-tenths of an inch into the ground.
She let out a burst of spiritual pressure.

Was Higashino Shuichi's Nine Luminaries Binding technique faster than the normal Nine Luminaries Binding?
No, Unohana Retsu's eyes finally sharpened.

Her movements have slowed down!

Although she didn't know the reason, Retsu Unohana was certain that something was affecting her speed.

Higashino Shuichi did not give Unohana Retsu any time to think.

The next strike, carrying the Azure Flame Fall of the Thirty-Three of the Breaking Path, arrived in an instant.

With flames clearing the way, Higashino Shuichi, relying on the Binding Spell Round Gate of Number Thirty-Nine, moved like a blazing lord within.

"Hado #88, Flying Dragon Strikes the Thief, Heaven-Shaking Roaring Cannon!"

Unohana Retsu, whose body was temporarily unable to move flexibly and who was not prepared to unleash an even stronger spiritual pressure than Higashino Shuichi's, abandoned her initial idea of ​​only using kendo to teach Higashino Shuichi a lesson.

For some reason, Retsu Unohana had a feeling that Shuichi Higashino seemed to have long been prepared to fight her using kendo.

On the other hand, Higashino Shuichi was very pleased to have successfully forced Unohana Retsu to give up swordsmanship and instead use devil's way on him, which showed that his efforts over the years had paid off.

Even though Unohana Retsu was actually wearing a bunch of debuffs at this moment.

Of course, this relief comes at a price.

Bang.

Higashino Shuichi was unable to completely dodge Unohana Retsu's Hado attack. He was sent flying and fell to the side of the field, his Zanpakuto also slipping from his hand and landing several meters away from him.

On the original trajectory of the Flying Dragon Strikes the Thief and Roars at the Sky, an invisible ravine has now been extended.

Even without chanting and suppressing her spiritual pressure, the power of the Hado technique used by Unohana Retsu still exceeded the normal range.

At least Higashino Shuichi can honestly say that even at his peak and with full incantation, his Flying Dragon Strike and Heavenly Roar Cannon might only be at this level.

Meanwhile, at the west gate of Seireitei, where Kiyonosuke Yamada was preparing to lead his team to Rukongai to gather herbs as instructed by Retsu Unohana, he sensed an unusual spiritual pressure fluctuation emanating from the Fourth Division's barracks.

"What's wrong, Vice-Captain Yamada?"

The sixth seat of the fourth division saw Yamada Seinosuke suddenly stop and turn his gaze toward the fourth division, and asked him with some confusion.

"Did Higashino Shuichi, the third seat holder, also receive the captain's mission like us?"

"It was a deep voice," said Seinosuke Yamada.

"This... Third Seat Shuichi should have received a mission too, right? But when I went out, I didn't seem to see Third Seat Shuichi, and I'm not quite sure... Eh? Vice-Captain, where are you going? Vice-Captain!"

Before the Sixth Seat of the Fourth Division could finish speaking, he saw Yamada Seinosuke heading back towards the Fourth Division barracks with a sinister look in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)