I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

However, even Kunan Shiro, the vice-captain who was very close to Kensei Muguruma, was now doubting whether his captain was really the captain.

However, remembering that Captain Erin is "Kenpachi" with the title of "Strongest Shinigami", Kunan Shiro felt that Captain Erin's title was well-deserved.

At the very least, Jiu Nanbai believed that his own idiot captain wouldn't last three seconds in such a battle.

Chapter 116 The Complete Tessaiga

For a time, a delicate balance was maintained between the two battlefields where the royal seal was being escorted.

While Erin was engaged in a fierce battle with Roger and Shanks, the Grim Reapers and Hollow Skeletons were also fighting each other, preventing the Hollow Skeletons from attacking the palanquin containing the King's Seal.

"Dong dong dong dong..."

"Huh? What?"

Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly, as if a large group of enormous animals were rapidly approaching.

Jiu Nanbai kicked several skeletons in front of him, shattering them, and then shot into the sky. He condensed spiritual particles under his feet and hovered in the air, looking into the distance.

"That is……"

When Jiu Nanbai saw what was approaching, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Eight Hollows with immense spiritual pressure were in front, followed by thousands of skeleton Hollows over ten meters tall, like a white torrent rapidly approaching.

Seemingly spotting Jiu Nanbai, a general in armor leaped down from the Void at the very front, leading thousands of medium-sized skeleton Voids towards them. The other eight Voids that terrified Jiu Nanbai turned and headed towards the battle between Erin and his two companions.

"Escape, escape!"

Jiu Nanbai exclaimed in alarm, disregarding the mission, and immediately ordered the officers in his squad to flee.

When facing an enemy you cannot defeat, preserving your life is the most important thing.

"boom!"

Jiu Nanbai kicked the top of the sedan chair, shattering it, and landed inside. He grabbed the golden royal seal and quickly used Instant Step to escape through the air.

Unfortunately, Setsuna no Masamaru had no intention of giving up on seizing the royal seal.

Setsuna Takemaru raised his Zanpakuto, his purple spiritual pressure merging into it.

"Prison Dragon Break—"

"boom!"

As Setsuna no Takemaru called out, the purple spiritual pressure condensed on Setsuna no Takemaru's sword, forming a purple phantom dragon.

then,

Under Setsuna no Takemaru's control, the giant dragon phantom traversed tens of thousands of meters, winding like lightning as it attacked Kunan Shiro.

"boom!"

Amidst the smoke and dust, Jiu Nanbai, covered in blood and unconscious, fell from the sky.

"You can run pretty fast."

Setsuna Takemaru flew to Kunan Shiro's side, snatched the royal seal from Kunan Shiro's hand, and then began to command his skeleton army to hunt down the officers of the Ninth Division.

Then, Setsuna Takemaru raised his Zanpakuto high and slashed down at Kunan Shiro.

"boom!"

However, before Setsuna could even lower his sword, he was sent flying by a powerful force. Then, Erin appeared, grabbed Kunan Shiro, and rushed forward to another battlefield.

……

"Ah, I'm so sorry. We agreed that I would deal with you as quickly as possible, but it ended up taking so long."

On this battlefield, Kensei Muguruma lay in a pool of blood, his Zanpakuto reverting to its pre-liberation state.

On the other side, Kirito's condition was also not very good at this time.

In an attempt to appear sophisticated, Yozora did not use her Bankai after Kensei Muguruma did, but instead used what she considered her most powerful ability—Dual Sword Style.

Unfortunately, after the incident where Hoshino Kyoga controlled his Zanpakuto, Kensei Muguruma put in a lot of hard work to train in Hakuda (white-handed fighting).

Over the past forty years, it has also achieved considerable success.

At the very least, when Night Sky Thirteen's "Starburst Stream Slash" clashed with Iron Fist Breaker Wind, it was directly torn apart by the endless explosive power of the wind, causing Night Sky to suffer a great loss.

In the end, Yozora had no choice but to unleash his Zanpakuto.

After a fierce battle, Yozora finally defeated Kensei Muguruma, but he also suffered considerable injuries.

"Whoosh..."

A dark shadow flashed by, and Ye Kong stared intently, surveying his surroundings.

When he turned around, he discovered that the seriously injured Kensei Muguruma had disappeared without a trace.

……

"Well……"

Kensei Muguruma opened his eyes. "I'm not dead?"

"Well, thankfully we made it in time and brought you back from that guy."

"If I had been any later, you might have been killed."

"However, my cultivation level is limited, and I can only heal your injuries to this extent."

"It will probably take at least another week to fully recover."

Not everyone is a beast like Genki, who can fully recover from even the most serious injuries in two or three days.

"Thank you."

Kensei Muguruma remained silent until he finally uttered those two words.

"You're welcome. We're in the same boat this time."

At this moment, Kensei Muguruma's memories of the battle before he lost consciousness involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

At the same time, he couldn't help but doubt himself.

Am I really that weak?

Decades ago, he was easily defeated by Hoshino Hibiki.

At that time, it could be said that his own Zanpakuto betrayed him, preventing him from using Bankai, and thus he was ultimately defeated by his own Zanpakuto.

However, in this battle, he had already used all his strength, but in the end he was still defeated.

With myself so weak, how will I be able to protect Bai in the future?

Thinking of Haku, Kensei Muguruma quickly stood up and asked Erin, "Captain Erin, where are the other members of my Ninth Division?"

"Ugh……"

Hearing Erin's sigh, Kensei Muguruma's heart sank.

Sure enough, Erin's next words almost made Kensei Muguruma faint.

"Sorry, Captain Kensei Muguruma."

"We were suddenly attacked by a powerful enemy. I was surrounded by two people with strong swordsmanship and a man who could control eight Adjuchas-level Hollows. I was unable to escape."

"The Ninth Division's Vice-Captain Kunan Shiro and more than ten other officers were surrounded and attacked by countless Hollow Skeletons. In the end, apart from Vice-Captain Kunan Shiro, all the other officers of your division were killed in action."

"All dead?"

"Yes, except for Vice Captain Jiu Nanbai, they were all killed."

"Oh oh oh oh……"

Fortunately, Bai is still alive.

If even the white robes are gone, it would be a huge blow to Kensei Muguruma.

"Sixth Cart Captain, now that you're awake, I'd like to ask you to keep watch. I need to rest and recover my spiritual energy."

"Okay, Captain Erin, you can focus on your recovery. I'll stay alert at all times."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to the Sixth Cart Captain."

After saying that, Erin nodded to Kensei Muguruma and closed his eyes.

After getting up and taking a few steps, Rokusha Kensei saw Kunanbaek in the cave.

At this moment, Jiu Nanbai was wrapped in medical bandages all over his body, and he looked like a mummy.

Although he couldn't see his face, Kensei Muguruma recognized his vice-captain through his spiritual pressure.

He simply couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying attack it would take to cause such severe damage.

Anyway, when Captain Erin treated him after he was defeated by that boy, he didn't use any bandages.

If Erin knew what Kensei Muguruma was thinking, he would probably roll his eyes at him.

Can men and women be treated the same?

Moreover, Kunan Shiro was nearly killed by Setsuna no Takemaru's Hell Dragon Slash, and Erin only managed to save him by using Void Bandage.

Anyway, when they went to "reclaim" the royal seal later, Kensei Rokusha and Haku Kunan were both "witnesses".

At this moment, Ailin, who was sitting cross-legged in the cave, had already used "Knife Zen" to allow his mind to enter the inherent barrier.

A golden seal, about ten centimeters in size, appeared in Erin's palm.

This was taken from Setsuna Takemaru by Erin when she broke away from her battle with Roger, Shanks, and Kurome to rescue Kunan Shiro.

"Synchro—Begin!"

Blue light shone from Erin's palm. Under Erin's control, this blue light slowly seeped into the royal seal in his hand and merged with it.

Under these conditions, Erin's object resolution speed will increase to an absurd level.

"Basic Structure—"

"Explain!"

"Constituted materials—"

"Explain!"