Bleach: The Captain of the Fifth Division Becomes Stronger Through Training.

Chapter 383, page 392: Sagara Dragon

The silver arrow serves as the deciding factor in victory or defeat.

At this moment, it was completely destroyed in front of everyone in an absolutely irreversible manner.

Even someone like Shizuka Arima is able to adjust her mindset and try her best to remain calm.

At this moment, I couldn't help but widen my eyes.

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How to do?
Ask yourself.

In this situation, what should I do?
The methods he considered his trump card were completely useless at this moment. Even if he were omniscient and omnipotent, he would still be in a completely inferior position to Habach.

Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryu Ishida, who were beside him, were unable to offer any help whatsoever.

As the silver arrow shattered, fragments of things, sparkling like stars, drifted before him, and Arima Shizuya's brain began to operate at overclock.

—Like a patient who is aware that their time is coming to an end.

A phenomenon akin to a final burst of energy before death is now manifesting in Arima Shizuya.

The body has been forced into the most urgent state because the person involved understands that if nothing is done now, then it will truly be the end of everything.

Find a way.

We need to do something.

If things continue like this, everything will be beyond repair.

So what should I do? In this situation, how much of Ma Shizuka's power is left to use?
Ghostly Way, White Strike, Footwork.

The power of the void, the use of sacred script...

This is like a multiple-choice question.

Faced with seemingly voluminous content, Arima Shizuya, who had thoroughly read the lecture notes and memorized the entire content, knew the answer with crystal clarity at this moment.

Yes, this is a multiple-choice question.

At this moment, there is only one answer for him.

Zanpakuto...

As the starting point of Arima Shizuya's power, it is also the end point of everything.

His heart, soul, and body were already bound to it; he lived and died with it, and his mind was in sync with it.

If we were to ask what trump cards Arima Shizuka still had left in this desperate last stand, it would undoubtedly be only his Zanpakuto.

Push the power of Sagara Dragon to its limit.

Once again, it diverts the remaining power from the Three Realms to feed back at itself and launch a counterattack to the maximum extent!
but……

The cost would be absolutely unacceptable.

After all, Zanpakuto itself has its limits and characteristics.

Unlike Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's Zanka no Tachi, Sagara no Ryu's characteristic is not to store power... that means she is destined not to be able to use too much spiritual power at once.

A Zanpakuto can only serve as a transit point, like a water purifier, systematically sorting and arranging spiritual particles before they can be applied to the wielder.

If we let her perform beyond her usual level... although she could indeed do things beyond her limits.

But the Zanpakuto will also shatter.

Like a bullet fired from its barrel, it bursts forth and proclaims itself to the world in the instant it is struck by the primer…

Its end is shattering and a silent curtain call.

Then.

Should I let my Zanpakuto 'die'?

Arima Shizuya...

I don't want to, and I can't do, such a thing.

But another unwanted voice came from behind at that moment.

'What nonsense are you spouting!'

Sagara Ryu is able to think in sync with Arima Shizuya and fight side by side.

As a sword spirit and a partner fighting side by side, she is fully able to understand the other's thoughts and feelings, and at the same time, she can make her own judgments and decisions based on those thoughts.

In this brief pause between Mount Sumeru.

Arima Shizuka also felt a pair of hands gently stroking her back.

A familiar figure silently landed beside him, lowering its head slightly, and a whispered murmur, like a dream, came from beside his ear.

'Anyway, if we don't do this, you idiot, you're doomed, right?'

Sagara's voice had never been so gentle...

'It's okay, I unconditionally support any decision you make.'

Even if the world stands against you, I will always, absolutely always, stand by your side.

Even if I'm shattered to pieces, it doesn't matter, because I exist for you. Don't worry, just being by your side makes me happy.

Sagara Ryu's hands gently rested on Arima Shizuya's shoulders.

'I know I have a bad temper.' 'Just like what Wang Yue said… I'm someone who likes to talk to myself, has high aspirations but low abilities, and looks down on those self-righteous guys who are actually useless…'

'I've actually thought about it too. If I don't find the right person, it wouldn't be so bad to just go back to being recycled. After all, being used by such a vulgar guy is worse than being killed.'

and many more……

Even though I chose you, I was initially quite resentful.

'It's like... well, how should I put it? Right, my dream guy! If I could choose, I'd want someone taller, more imposing, and who looks more reliable!'

'You're so skinny, you've got no muscle at all. You look like you could be punched unconscious.'

Stop talking...

But after getting to know you, I think you're quite nice!

'Although I'm a little clumsy, a little silly, a little naive, and a little kind...'

"But I admire these aspects of your personality! I don't think these behaviors are meaningless. Because I can share your memories. The futures you see in your mind, I can see too."

Stop...

Many people survived because of your efforts; they are able to continue living and experience the beauty of life all because of your help.

'I've always been watching your every step, even if no one else knows these things... but I understand!'

'You are the hero who will save the world!'

……

Arima Shizuya's lips began to tremble uncontrollably.

'I actually envy other people.'

Sagara dragon lay down.

The murmurs that came to my ears seemed like fragments of a dream.

I also want a real body, to feel warmth, to touch the sunlight.

'I can sit with you under the shade of a tree, listen to your not-so-funny jokes, and kill time with you.'

'I can hug you like this...'

Do Zanpakuto (swords of the same name) shed tears?

Even Shizuka Arima didn't know.

But perhaps at that moment he touched a warm mark.

'Every time I see you injured, I feel very sad... I really wish I could have a real body.'

'That way, when you're troubled, distressed, or on the verge of collapse, I can hold you like this and say...'

It's okay, everything will be alright.

Arima Shizuka had never experienced the weight of a Zanpakuto.

but……

At that moment, he felt as if something unseen was choking him, making it difficult for him to breathe.

'I once asked that bastard Wang Yue, wanting him to tell me if Zanpakuto (soul-clever swords) have any concept of reincarnation.'

'But that guy said he didn't know either... See, he really is a very irresponsible jerk, isn't he?'

'But...but...I hope it's possible.'

Because if it really exists.

'Then I can be reincarnated to find you.'

'I will experience the joys of being human through different lives.'

'Go eat something you like, maybe you can even become a Shinigami? Go see what it feels like to personally slay a Hollow.'

'Perhaps you'll become one of those beasts that only know how to kill, but you'll also maintain your most cherished principles and become a noble beast!'

'And then... um! Quincy isn't bad either, right? Those palaces in your memories are so magnificent, the kind I'd like to like too~'

then.

At the very end.

I'm sure I'll run into you more than once.

'I'll stay by your side and try every trick in the book to make you fall in love with me.'

'There's nothing I can do about it! I'm just that kind of troublesome person. From the moment we got together, our fates have been intertwined.'

and so……

'Don't die...'

'Arima Shizuya.'

'Wait for me to come find you...'

bump! ! !
After a moment of confusion.

Time began to flow.