"Yes. Ishida Uryu's mother's name is Katagiri Hae, and she is a half-blood Quincy."
Isshin Kurosaki explained, "She... fell ill on June 17, nine years ago, and died three months later."
"Why does it happen to be this day!?"
Hearing this, Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to notice something unusual, "What happened on this day nine years ago!?"
His mother had an accident that shouldn't have happened on this day, and the same happened to Ishida's mother.
"Is this really a coincidence?"
"Of course not..." Isshin Kurosaki replied in a deep voice, "Sacred."
"That happened nine years ago...the Quincy's 'choice' planned by Yhwach.
In the Quincy inheritance, there is a custom of praising the sealed king. Through this custom, the sealed Quincy king... After 900 years, his heartbeat revived again, and then it took 90 years to regain consciousness, and another 9 years.
Restore strength.
In order to restore his own power, Yhwach decided to retrieve the "Unpleasant" and take back the Quincy's power from the hybrid Quincy to replenish it for himself.
Katagiri, who was already very weak, died as a result.
And your mother, Masaki... she was judged to be 'impure' due to the Hollow power mixed in her body, and lost her Quincy power that day.
Because of this, she can't even deal with that level of Hollow."
"……Why?"
Hearing this, Kurosaki Ichigo had a look of anger on his face.
He now wishes to cut Yhwach into pieces, but he knows very well that his strength is not enough.
And before doing it again, he must understand clearly what kind of existence the other party is, otherwise there will be no chance of winning if he blindly acts recklessly.
"Why can this guy do such a thing? Is it because he is a king? A king can take away everything from his people? Who is Yhwach?"
"The reason why we can do such incredible things is... Yhwach is the ancestor of the Quincy, and the Quincy originated from him." Kurosaki Isshin continued, "All Quincy have this blood flowing through them.
At this moment, he finally understood why Yhwach seemed to know him very well and even said words like 'my son'.
At this point, everything about his life experience has been solved.
Kurosaki Ichigo finally figured out where his power came from.
The rain outside the window stopped at the right time, the sky gradually became brighter, and the night was over.
Kurosaki Ichigo looked at the sky outside the window and realized it was time to leave: Thank you...Dad..."
With that said, under Kurosaki's pleased eyes, he turned and left.
The reason why Kurosaki Isshin was surprised was that he originally thought that his son would be carried away by anger after learning the real cause of Masaki's death.
And now it seems...
"You've really grown a lot along the way...child."
Kurosaki Ichigo did not hear the emotion from his father.
After walking out of the clinic, he happened to meet Ikumi Unaya, who came to return the Shinigami Agent Certificate he had left behind.
"Thanks……"
He clenched the Death Agent Certificate in his hand, as if he had made up his mind again.
"I... went!"
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Invisible empire.
Tread——
Crisp footsteps sounded in the dark palace.
Yhwach, who was resting on the throne, opened his eyes when he heard the sound, and asked calmly: "You are back, Hasward... where is the target?"
"Bring it back..." Hugolan Hasward replied respectfully.
Then, he stepped aside and invited the people behind him to come forward: "This way, please."
Yohabach calmly looked at him as he slowly walked forward, with an incomprehensible smile on his face: "Welcome... Ishida Uryū. Come on, fight side by side with me! My son..."
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In a daze, Kurosaki Ichigo had been brought back to the Soul King's Palace again.
After reacting, he realized that everything was planned by the man in front of him, Wang Yue.
"The round-trip time of the 'Super Gate' that will send you back is very strict. Whether you are prepared or not, you will come back here after one night. If there is still no change in your time overnight... then continue
There’s no point in waiting.”
Nimeiya Wang Yue explained calmly, "But now it seems... your eyes have changed. Compared to the confused you before, you are much more determined. If you are now... you should be able to do it, right?
Then...I'm going to call out the shallow ones——"
"!?"
Before Ermeiya Wang Yue finished speaking, he was stunned on the spot.
He looked at Kurosaki Ichigo who was teleported back to the dark room with some surprise.
It seems that the other party's growth overnight is much more exaggerated than he imagined? Shouldn't it be said that he is worthy of being selected by the time traveler and even recognized by the Spirit King?
Originally, he thought he still needed to continue the previous trial, but it seemed that it was no longer necessary.
because……
At this moment, everyone was kneeling behind Kurosaki Ichigo, as if they were looking at a king with respect.
Kurosaki Ichigo turned around calmly, looked around at the many surrendered bastards, and then stretched out his hand towards one of them.
"Just you!"
The moment he held his hand, Qian Da's figure, which was originally shrouded in darkness, began to change.
As if being branded with a mark, Qian Da gradually transformed into the appearance of Kurosaki Ichigo. The only difference was that his face was wearing a mask as ferocious as a Hollow.
From now on, this will be a shallow strike that fully matches Kurosaki Ichigo's own strength.
This is actually a ceremony before completing the forging of a real Zanpakutō, in which the owner of the sword gives the soul to the 'sword embryo'.
"It looks like I've made my choice..."
Seeing such a scene, Nigeya Wang Yue smiled faintly, "Come up, next... I will personally build your real Zanpakutō for you."
Soon, under the leadership of Nimaiya Wang Yue, they came to the place where the sword god forged the Zanpakutō.
"This is it..."
Ermeiwu Wang Yue proudly pointed to the wave under the cliff.
"The 'Phoenix Hall' cannot be built in a prosperous area like other temples. The reason is also very simple, because when I forge the Zanpakuto, it will have a great impact on the surrounding environment. The moment the sword is completed, it needs
A large amount of water is needed to quench it - that is to say, only when all the water here disappears can the Swastika be rebuilt."
Nimeiya Wang Yue explained, "Also, Ichigo-chan, you have to pay attention. You will be here to say your final farewell to your Zanpakutō 'Zangetsu'..."
"I see……"
Hearing this, although Kurosaki Ichigo looked a little sad, he still had no choice but to accept it.
The former 'Zangetsu' has been irreversibly destroyed due to the destruction of the swastika. If you want to re-forge a new Zanpakuto, it must mean abandoning the past.
He has no choice now but to move forward.
"Now that you have realized something... then..."
Looking at Kurosaki Ichigo's firm eyes, Nimaiya Wang Yue smiled and waved, "Everyone - it's time to start! Welcome to - my show!"
Following his call, several figures flashed over.
In addition to the previous Xiaomei, there are several others. Without exception, they are all the concrete human forms of the Zanpakutō created by Nigeya Wang Yue himself.
Mera Suijima, Tokie Tokawa, Nomi Tsugeno, Suiko Suiko, and Lotus Tsumuhara, collectively known as the Futamaiya Guards.
"..."
Looking at Nigeya Wang Yue surrounded by five girls, Kurosaki Ichigo was speechless, thinking that this guy really knows how to play. Don't tell him that it's just a coincidence that the transformations of these Zanpakutō are girls.
...He won't believe it even to death!
"Then... let's begin."
Nimaiya Wang Yue chuckled and waved behind Kurosaki Ichigo.
I saw Asada, who was following Ichigo Kurosaki, turn into a spirit child and be pulled over, and then condensed into a sword embryo on the forging platform in front of Nigeya Wang Yue.
With the cooperation of several members of the personal guard, Nigewu Wang Yue lost his usual unreliable appearance and became serious.
He took off the sunglasses he usually wore.
Flames rose on the forging platform, and he took over the forging hammer transformed by the Guards' ability and swung it down violently.
Although the flames in front of him were dazzling, he still looked directly at the blade burning in the flames with his naked eyes. Because if he wore sunglasses, he would not be able to appreciate the wonderful color of the soul fire.
clang--
A crisp sound like a medieval bell resounded throughout the space. Invisible fluctuations spread around the striking point, and the water surface under the cliff seemed to be affected and began to turn into wild waves.
"Have you noticed? Little Ichigo! The moment I touched you, I was dyed your color. Have you ever thought about why it is white?"
"Why?"
Kurosaki Ichigo asked with a slight frown.
"Have you ever thought about it like this?" Ermeiya Wang Yue chuckled and said, "'The thing in my body... is like a void'."
"..."
Kurosaki Ichigo fell silent.
"Yes, this guy is the Hollow in your body!" Nimaiya Wang Yue said firmly, "The shallow attack just now was the opportunity to form this Zanpakutō... Don't you understand the meaning? What I want to say is
——This 'hollow' is your Zanpakutō!"
"Given the name 'White', the Hollow created by Aizen by overlaying the souls of many Shinigami... the strange thing is that it has the same structure as my shallow one." Nikaiya Oue's expression changed.
He became solemn and speculated, "The Hollow entered your body, merged with your original Shinigami power, and became your 'Zanpakutō'."
"Wait... wait a minute..." Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to realize something was wrong when he heard this, "Are you trying to say... that the Zanpakutō I have used so far is not actually the power of the Shinigami!?"
"It can be understood this way." Nigeya Wang Yue said lightly, "After all, you have never obtained a Zanpakutō from Soul Society, so where does your sword come from? Of course... it comes from you.
Your own power. And what exactly is your power? You should have gotten the answer last night!"
"my power……"
Kurosaki Ichigo clenched his fists and thought.
"Who is the man who has appeared in the depths of your soul... in the form of a Zanpakutō?" Nikaiya Wang Yue reminded him, "You know this man, right?"
"Of course...this person is Zangetsu——"
"No, it's not like that! Please look carefully." Ermeiya Wang Yue denied, "He also recently... appeared in front of you. In fact, he is exactly what you have seen with your own eyes - trampling corpses
No wonder, even though he had never met Yhwach before, he felt inexplicably familiar with him when he saw him for the first time that day.
"That's not the 'power of death', that man is... the 'power of the Quincy' in your body!" Niemaya Wang Yue answered calmly, "That's what Yhwach looked like a thousand years ago.
In other words, what you have used so far is only the power from the Quincy in your body, and that is only a very small part!"
Under the guidance of Nimaiya Wang Yue's words, Kurosaki Ichigo's consciousness gradually entered the depths of his soul.
In the collapsing world, he calmly looked at the 'Zangetsu' in front of him.
"Is all this true? Zhanyue..."
"That's right, just like what you heard just now." 'Zangetsu' did not hide anything, and replied calmly, "I am not a 'Zanpakutō'."
"So...are you Yhwach?"
"That's not correct either," Zhan Yue shook his head slightly.
The two figures began to fall as the world collapsed.
This is the ‘farewell’ that Ermeiya Wang Yue said.
This is probably the last chance for Ichigo Kurosaki to have a conversation with Zangetsu, who has been accompanying him in the fight till now.
"Just like Niemaya Ouyue said, I am the power of the Quincy in your body, and the source of this power comes from the ancestor of the Quincy, Yhwach. In a sense, since I am him,
It's not him either." Zangetsu explained calmly.
"How can I understand when you say this?" Kurosaki Ichigo gritted his teeth and asked, "What I want to know is - are you an enemy? Or a companion!? Come all this time, are the things you said to me true?
Are they all lies? What does it mean to fight side by side with me!? Tell me clearly what is going on!!"
"..."
Zangetsu was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, "I am not your enemy...nor your companion. However, neither my words nor my thoughts towards you are false.
In addition to the name I told you before...
Ichigo, you should know best what you have experienced so far.
When I teach you how to use the Zanpakutō, when you use the power of Hollow, when you are still unable to fully utilize the power of the Zanpakutō, when... your life is in crisis.
The one who saved you...was not me, but Xu.
I... suppressed the power that might be cultivated to be extremely powerful in the future, and placed myself at the center of your power.
In other words, the 'Power of the Quincy' and the 'Power of Death' in your body limit each other, resulting in you never being able to exert your true power. And in times of crisis, only the last remaining hollow power can stand up.