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That was Captain Kurotsuchi, wasn't it?

Yes. Knowing him, I'm sure he's okay.

I agree.

The bigger issue is that

the surrounding Spiritual Pressure has decreased to a point where

we can sense fluctuations from a great distance.

This is tricky.

We don't know where the enemy is targeting us from.

But slowing down would play right into their hands.

They must be frightened.

Of course they are. I would be, too.

They have no idea where they're being targeted from,

and they're losing their men one after another

from a great distance.

How could anyone not be afraid of that?

Well, either way...

We still don't have a clue about the enemy after suffering this many casualties...

If anybody in the pack isn't afraid,

they're either a fool...

I say it's time to make our next move.

Or a loser who deserves to be abandoned.

You dumbass! I just said slowing down would play right into their hands!

I found y-

No matter how beautifully a pack is unified,

it will collapse with a single act of folly by a fool.

I've seen countless packs like that.

I was hoping you Soul Reapers weren't like that, but...

Bo...

...dhi...

...dhar...

That voice...

- ma... - Where...?

...Falls...

...Down!

Good reflexes. You are quick indeed.

But now...

you've lost your weapon.

Your life will be next.

I put my hands together and pray

Why is fate so cruel?

My will to put on a brave face is about to break

Everything I do seems to go wrong, you know?

Oh, calm down, I still have faith in you

Even if we're apart

Even if you forget about me someday

BLEACH: THOUSAND-YEAR BLOOD WAR

We don't need words to understand each other

We're connected on a higher level

I'm sorry, fate, but you're full of it

So let's laugh it off by putting on a brave face

With you, I think we can alter fate

On lonely nights when I feel like crying

I will pray for you

so that I won't leave you all alone

What just happened?

He covered that distance without letting me sense him.

How did he get behind me so quickly?

Wait...

Don't tell me you've never played Bodhidharma Falls Down before?

What falls down?

Oh... Seems you haven't.

I guess your culture is different from ours.

By the way, I'm impressed you could keep up with me...

Nanao.

That doesn't sound like much of a compliment.

But this time it's dangerous, so go back to the others.

I refuse.

Then tell everyone to go on ahead without us.

Understood. I'll tell them and come back.

Captain!

If you die before I return,

I will shave the chest hairs off your corpse.

Please don't. No one will be able to identify me.

Good grief.

She's starting to act and sound a lot like Lisa.

Are you done with your charade?

That's a bit harsh, don't you think?

We have data on the battles fought by every one of you.

Your Zanpakuto has the power

to turn children's games into reality.

Was your attack just now also a game?

Yes.

Bodhidharma Falls Down is a game where the "it" looks back

after they say the verse with their eyes closed.

Whoever's caught moving is captured.

There are three rules.

One...

the "it" must be in a location

where they can be seen by all participants.

Two...

if the participants are caught moving by the "it,"

they lose.

Third...

if the participants can touch the "it" before they are caught,

they win.

I see, it's Chocolate Inglés.

Oh, so you do have something similar.

I wasted my time explaining.

When you start playing that game,

the Spiritual Pressure released by the "it" during an attack

will always become visible to you.

You are then able to follow

the shortest trail of Spiritual Pressure

to reach and touch the "it" before "it" sees you.

Meanwhile, the "it" sees an illusory static image of you.

Is that about right?

Those rules appear very favorable to you at first glance,

but if you are caught moving, you lose.

As long as I realize it's an illusion,

and catch the real you...

you die.

Bravo. I'm glad you pick up on things quick.

You're glad, huh? It was a mistake explaining the rules to me.

You can't play this game anymore.

That's not true.

You can't start a game until both sides understand the rules.

Oh, and...

That static image of me you saw earlier wasn't an illusion.

You did, in fact, see me.

What?

All of us are unconsciously relying on

our sense of sight and Reikaku to see objects.

As we focus on the battle,

we start relying more on our Reikaku than our eyes.

So, I solidified my Spiritual Pressure

and left it back there so that you would mistake it as the real me.

Nonsense. I would never make a mistake like-

But you did.

Who do you think I am?

I am Shunsui Kyoraku, Head Captain of the 13 Court Guard Squads.

The Head Captain wants us to keep going.

Okay! Then let's go on without him.

He's right! We should all go back and help Captain Kyoraku...

Wait, what?!

Captain! Aren't we going to lend him a hand?!

We're pressed for time.

Y-Yes, but still...

What about you?

What do you think, Nanao?

I'm going back. The rest of you can go on ahead.

Yeah? Then one more question.

What do you think Ukitake would say if he were here?

If Kyoraku says he'll be okay, he'll be okay.

Now let's go.

There's your answer.

Now that you know, let's go.

Oh, and one more thing while we're at it...

If it was old man Genryusai who was staying behind,

he'd say to go on without him, too.

That's what it means to be the Head Captain.

They must shoulder the lives of their officers.

Bo...dhi...dhar...ma...

There.

I told you. You can't play that game anymore.

Well played!

That's the first time anybody dodged my Kageoni

on their first try!

I told you about that, too.

We have data on all the battles you people fought.

Meanwhile...

You people have no data on us.

I thought I dodged it.

Isn't it unfair not to tell me?

I have no intention of having a fair fight.

Nor do I think telling you would make it fair,

but I'll tell you anyway.

I am Stern Ritter "X."

Lille Barro, "The X-Axis."

My power penetrates everything.

There is no room for the concept of "dodging" to avoid it.

Did you see a shadow?

The look on your face suggests you're wondering how I dodged it.

But don't worry, as you said, I did not dodge it.

You simply fired at an afterimage.

It's called Kage Okuri.

It's a game of projecting a shadow you stare at

to a different location.

Staring at it with a Reikaku as powerful as yours,

will leave a more pronounced afterimage.

The scary thing about children's games is that

you never know when or what game is about to start.

No matter how uninterested you might be,

once they take you by the hand, it's over.

You're stuck playing until you're dead.

Your hand's already been taken.

So let's keep playing until we die, shall we?

You were careless.

Thought you could cut me if you got close enough?

I did. In fact...

you've already been cut.

I thought I cut off your arm, too.

Seems I didn't step in close enough.

Wow...

Diagramme.

This gun is my bow. It's made from my Reishi.

I see...

So that's why you can shoot even with the barrel cut off

and rebuild it if it breaks.

But you've already forgotten the rules.

If you take your eyes off of me for even a moment

and catch a glimpse of my shadow,

everything your eyes see will be my silhouettes.

Brings back memories, huh?

How when you were a child,

there was a shadow that followed you everywhere

that scared the shit out of you.

Oh, no...

That's the third time.

I can exercise the quintessence of "The X-Axis"

only when both my eyes are open.

In other words...

My shots will penetrate your body

and my body will penetrate your sword.

I see.

You're saying that with both eyes open,

my rules no longer apply.

That's right.

In this moment, there is no weapon in this world that can kill me.

I'm allowed to open both my eyes for only a very brief moment

when I am in peril during combat.

If I kept my eyes open throughout, it would be unfair to sinners.

Oh, really? Then can you hurry up and close that eye?

However, once I open my eyes three times in combat,

only then am I allowed to continue fighting with both eyes open.

I am the first Quincy granted powers by His Majesty.

I am His Majesty's masterpiece.

The one closest to god.

Being made to open my eyes three times...

is utterly unacceptable!

Ziliel.

I can't move...

SHUNSUI KYORAKU

Gotta say...

I run pretty well for a guy with these injuries.

Things would have been easier if I had died instantly.

Wish I wasn't so strong.

I can't even pass out, much less die.

No point whining when Nanao's not around

to knock some sense into me.

That was too close!

You move well despite your injuries...

But...

Did you think you could escape from me?

Was I not clear?

There is no weapon that can kill me.

I heard you.

But what about a Kido blade?

Hado Number 78: Zangerin.

This is why I didn't want to fight you, Ichigo Kurosaki.

You've spent some time here at the Royal Palace, right?

Did you by any chance receive any weird training or techniques

from that Osho fellow?

And so what if I did?

I knew it. Yeah, of course you would.

It's no wonder you're not experiencing Reishi poisoning.

However,

now that I know, all I need to do is adjust the flavor.

What are you blabbering about?

I wasn't blabbering. I'm saying it's fatal.

Oh, wow...

I wasn't expecting Kido to do any real damage...

but not even a scratch?

This is what you call being at the end of your rope.

And I'm back to where we first arrived at the Royal Palace...

I just hope everyone is far enough away by now.

As for you, Nanao...

I'm sorry if I drag you into this.

Now then...

time to make the next move from the end of the rope.

Bankai.

Katenkyokotsu Karamatsu Shinju.

This Spiritual Pressure...

Is it Kyoraku?

What is this strange sensation?

So you've finally shown yourself.

Sorry to have kept you waiting.

By the way, can I ask your impression?

How does the world appear to you right now?

Does it seem dark and lonely? Full of despair?

I see. So this is your doing.

Is it what you call Bankai?

Yes, this is Bankai.

The colors of the world do seem different than they did earlier,

but despair is an exaggeration.

That is because...

god's messenger never feels despair.

We don't have data on your Bankai's ability...

but there is one thing that I know of.

If the wielder of the sword dies, his Bankai disappears.

What is this?

Act 1: Tameraikizu No Wakachiai.

Wounds inflicted on the enemy

appear on oneself as if sharing them.

But unfortunately... One cannot die from those wounds.

What are you talking about? What's happening?!

I told you. It's what we call Bankai.

Katenkyokotsu Karamatsu Shinju.

No more talking between acts.

Please remain silent during the performance.

Now for Act 2.

Zanki No Shitone.

A man who regrets wounding his adversary

falls to the floor from shame and suffers an incurable sickness.

And before you know it, Act 3...

Dangyo No Fuchi.

Accepting their fate...

they throw themselves into the rising waters

until their Spiritual Pressures are exhausted.

No...

...this can't be...

No matter how hard I flap my wings...

the surface keeps getting farther away from me.

Of course it does.

We threw ourselves into the water, remember?

Flap your wings all you want, but what's done is done.

Although it's not that I don't understand how you feel.

Throwing oneself into icy waters can test one's resolve.

- But that's you being selfish. - But that's you being selfish.

- How disgraceful can you be? - How disgraceful can you be?

The disgrace of the man she swore herself to.

Only pity keeps her with him and bound to this world.

Isn't that right?

Sakuranosuke.

It's been a while, Ohana.

Ohana? Really?

You have some nerve calling me by that name

when you only play with me once in a while.

Come on, don't be like that. I'm sorry, Ohana.

I see that your kimono is torn.

That's what you get for still wearing another woman's kimono.

Serves you right.

Mean as always, I see.

I may be mean, but I am still your sword.

You accepted me for better or for worse

and we swore we'd die together, didn't we?

Who are you talking to?

You think you've won this battle?

That you could kill me?

Don't think that a mere Soul Reaper's Bankai can kill me!

A woman's pity is cruel indeed.

She lends no ear to a petulant man.

Around the throat of the man she loves is

a glistening white thread soaked with regret.

At least allow me to cut away

that awkwardly tangled thread of regret.

With that I present, The Final Act...

Itokiribasami Chizome No Nodobue.

The occasional Bankai isn't so bad

if I can rest my head on your lap, Ohana.

Whoa!

Gimme a break.

It's the only eye I've got left.

Just like me. How ironic...

Fate has a way of playing games with a Soul Reaper and his sword.

Nonetheless, I'm glad you won.

Hey, what's gotten into you?

You're being awfully nice today.

Quiet, you almost died.

Ohana...

I...

An ache upon an unsatisfying grayscale

My confidence vanishes

I turned regret into lies

I ignored our chipped blades

I worked overtime just for maintenance

But I knew all along

that this faded color was an irreversible law

So I might as well pray

There's no turning back now

I thought I had made up my mind

but I'm still haunted by doubt and anxiety

A bundle of emotions torn to shreds

with nothing left for me to gain

What's more important than one's life

is to shoulder that burden to sever this monochrome

I keep searching for the answer to an unsolvable thesis

while making choices until I die

Then I remember where we came from

and the lives that could never interact

No one is allowed to use the scale since it falls apart in an instant

So, what can I measure ourselves against?

Instead, I hold onto your words

that gave my heart meaning

It's always a paradox

The moon waxes with each regret and sadness

The massive, unconquerable foe is the darkness that dwells within me

I forsook my pride and joy

but I am still confounded by this flock of imperfection

Beyond that white and resentful midnight sun

awaits an illusion etched in black

"My child's hand, so lost."

"Wandering, in search of mine."

"Close but far, I take your hand."

"Together we will walk, to the end."