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

In such circumstances, those three meters seem to have become the distance between life and death.

Seeing the medium-sized Hollow already casting its gaze in their direction, Kitada Yosuke hardened his heart and struggled to turn over.

The current situation is that although Captain Aizen is right next to him, Kitada Yosuke knows that if he doesn't get the distress fireworks, Captain Aizen will definitely just watch him get killed.

If he put in a desperate effort and managed to climb to the distress fireworks before the medium-sized Void found him again, he might be saved.

If you don't fight with all your might, you'll definitely die.

They fought desperately; there was still a sliver of hope for survival.

So, Kitada Yosuke, who was almost completely paralyzed, used his chin to prop himself up on the ground and crawled inch by inch toward where the fireworks had fallen.

Perhaps due to excessive concentration, Yosuke Kitada felt that his sense of touch was more acute than he had ever imagined.

The pain all over his body, and the friction between his body and the ground when he moved, made Kitada Yosuke feel as if his skin was being torn off layer by layer.

Every movement brought excruciating pain that nearly made Kitada Yosuke faint.

However, the will to live compelled Kitada Yosuke to endure this torture and inching his way toward the spot where the distress fireworks had fallen.

Kitada Yosuke, focused solely on moving forward, completely ignored all the irrationality he was experiencing that day.

For example, normally as long as he takes the Hollow into the crowd, the Grim Reaper from the rescue team will arrive in less than ten seconds and kill the Hollow that is about to harm humans. Why is it that today, even after he has been running for so long, not a single Grim Reaper has appeared?

For example, as I saw it, there were dozens of ordinary people running around the Hollow. Even if I, as a Shinigami, had a soul that was more delicious than ordinary people and more attractive to Hollows, it was still very unreasonable that this Hollow hadn't attacked the ordinary people around it after so long.

Furthermore, this creature, no matter how I tried to escape, would quickly pinpoint my location and hunt me down.

But why did this Hollow show no sign of noticing me during the time between being knocked away and crawling away? Compared to its previous behavior, it was as if the two were not the same Hollow.

Most importantly, Kitada Yosuke's current speed of movement is quite impressive. It took him a full half hour to crawl from where he fell to a spot three meters away.

During that half hour, the medium-sized Hollow kept moving towards Kitada Yosuke. By the time Kitada Yosuke reached the location of the distress firework, the Hollow was less than five meters away from him.

Under the moonlight, even the shadowy figure had completely obscured Kitada Yosuke.

Even so, this Hollow still hasn't discovered Kitada Yosuke.

Of course, Kitada Yosuke might have already sensed that something was wrong, but there was only one path before him—

That is, move to the location of the distress fireworks, release the distress fireworks, and you will be saved.

"puff……"

Spitting out another mouthful of blood, Kitada Yosuke finally managed to move to the side of the distress firework.

Then, Kitada Yosuke held the distress firework in his mouth and looked toward Erin's location.

“Good, Kitada, you have obtained the distress flare.”

"Now, if you need to call for help, just set off fireworks."

"Once I see the distress signal rising, I will immediately begin rescue efforts for you."

"what?"

Upon hearing Erin's words, Kitada Yosuke was stunned.

The distress fireworks are a distress signal developed by the Technical Development Bureau of the 12th Division of the Gotei 13.

The method of use is very simple. Just hold it in your hand and send your spiritual pressure into it to detonate the spiritual particles inside the firework, causing it to turn into a colorful smoke that shoots straight into the sky.

In this way, the rescue team's "death squad" can quickly reach the rescue site and begin rescue operations once they see the smoke.

Now that Kitada Yosuke has broken all four limbs, how can he possibly ignite the distress fireworks?

"Hehe, hehe, hahahaha..."

Suddenly, Kitada Yosuke opened his mouth, and the distress firework fell out of his mouth, rolling a distance forward.

By now, how could Kitada Yosuke not realize that he had been tricked?

Captain Aizen had no intention of saving him at all.

"Captain Aizen, I am nothing but an ant in Rukongai. Do you think I'm worth targeting like this?"

Knowing he was doomed, Kitada Yosuke asked Erin, unwilling to accept his fate.

“Student Kitada, what are you talking about? I am the chief examiner for this year’s graduation examination at the Shinigami Academy. Fairness and impartiality are my defining characteristics.”

"How could I possibly do something so tasteless as to target any particular student?"

"Here, I would also like to thank Kitada for supplementing the rescue responsibilities, which lets the rescue team's 'death squad' know under what circumstances they can intervene to rescue the students."

"Thanks to Kitada's contributions, seven students from this cohort were killed by Hollows in front of the rescue team's Shinigami because they were caught off guard by a sudden Hollow attack and didn't have time to release distress fireworks..."

"Oh no, if we include Kitada himself, there should be eight."

"These people could have survived, Kitada, do you know why they died?"

"In fact, it's not just them; every year thereafter, more than twenty trainees may perish in the jaws of the Hollow because they didn't have time to release their distress fireworks..."

"Campus Kitada single-handedly increased the death rate of students at the Shinigami Academy. I wonder how long the Hollows in Hueco Mundo will sing his praises after they find out about this achievement."

"Perhaps, tens of thousands of years from now, Kitada will be hailed as the Hueco Mundo God who has killed the most Shinigami..."

Kitada Yosuke's pupils contracted.

He never imagined that his selfishness would lead to such serious consequences.

However, Kitada Yosuke immediately laughed.

"Hahaha, I never thought I, Kitada Yosuke, could go this far. So many people have died for me, and even more will die because of me in the future. My life has been worth it."

Seeing Kitada Yosuke's appearance, Erin shook his head.

"You're really hopeless..."

"Heh heh, Captain Aizen, don't you think it's hypocritical of you to say something like that to me now?"

"You never intended to save me from the very beginning, did you?"

Kitada Yosuke scoffed.

“No, Kitada, you misunderstand. It’s not that I didn’t want to save you ‘from the beginning’.”

Ailin looked down at Kitada Yosuke and, under his astonished gaze, said to him in a gentle voice, "Kitada, in order to achieve your own goals, you betrayed the Grim Reaper who kindly saved you. Although I dislike Kitada, I also applaud Kitada's quick wit."

"Being able to find the only opportunity under those circumstances, Kitada might show me a different side of himself in Seireitei."

"But when you, Kitada, repeatedly use the lives of ordinary people as a shield in order to survive, have you forgotten what the Grim Reaper's duty is?"

"The so-called Grim Reapers are beings who are responsible for protecting ordinary people in the mortal world from Hollows, guiding lost souls to the Soul Society, and maintaining the balance of the three worlds."

"Campus Kitada, please tell me, when encountering a powerful Hollow, instead of luring it away from the crowd to reduce human casualties, why not use the humans to delay the Hollow's advance so that you can escape..."

"Can such a person be called the Grim Reaper?"

Kitada Yosuke's mind went blank.

More than a decade ago, he was just a child from an ordinary family in Rukongai.

One day, a Hollow entered Soul Society from Hueco Mundo and landed near the village where Yosuke Kitada lived.

At that time, it was because a Shinigami fought desperately against the Hollow and carried it away from the village that everyone was able to survive.

At that time, Yosuke Kitada vowed that he would become a Grim Reaper and save everyone as coolly as that Grim Reaper.

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but……

Thinking about his actions over this period of time, Kitada Yosuke was stunned.

When exactly did I begin to stray from my original dream?

"boom!"

Just as Kitada Yosuke was reminiscing, the Hollow finally spotted Kitada Yosuke in front of it and slammed down with a powerful punch. Kitada Yosuke's head was sent flying by a powerful shockwave, and before it even hit the ground, the light in its eyes dimmed and went out.

"hold head high!"

After killing Kitada Yosuke, the medium-sized Hollow seemed to have seen Erin as well. It let out a high-pitched howl and leaped high into the air to pounce on Erin.

"Another fool..."

"Hado #54 - Wasted Flame!"

With a casual slash, a yellow flame transformed into a crescent shape and struck the void.

In a mere instant, before the phantom could even land, it was engulfed by yellow flames and reduced to ashes...

Only after the Hollow died did Erin turn and leave.

Behind Erin was a dense jungle.

Several tall trees have been broken.

Hundreds of mosquitoes swarmed near the broken tree trunk...

……

In this assessment, fewer than twenty people successfully survived the entire month and completed the assessment.

However, given the extreme difficulty of this assessment, those who pass it generally possess power comparable to that of ordinary Grim Reapers.

After joining the Gotei 13 and training for more than ten years, most of them can reach the level of elite Shinigami.

After the clone returned to Seireitei, Erin's main body opened its eyes at the Kuchiki residence.

Looking at Rukia diligently training under the cherry blossom tree, Erin felt very satisfied.

In five years, Rukia has laid the most solid foundation for "Data Kendo".

Moreover, in these five years, Rukia has completed the creation of her Zanpakuto, learned its name, and become a Shinigami with the strength of a Seat Officer.

As expected, Rukia's Zanpakuto is still the most beautiful Zanpakuto in Soul Society, Sode no Shirayuki.

"Rukia."

Rukia, who was concentrating on swinging her sword, heard her teacher call her and immediately stopped her stance, respectfully approaching Erin.

"teacher."

"Rukia, today is the day that the sixth-year students of the Shinigami Academy complete their graduation exams. Many squads will be inviting new recruits to join their squads."