Restricted Death

Chapter 134 I'll Make You Defeated by My Sword
“According to the Eleventh Division’s custom, you won’t be charged with killing me. Instead, you can replace me and become the new Kenpachi. Ikkaku and Yumichika are witnesses; they will vouch for you,” Kenpachi Zaraki continued to say to Shin. “Isn’t that a good suggestion?”

The three people, Madarame Ikkaku and Madarame, who were located at the edge of the dojo, all fell silent upon hearing this.

They understood Kenpachi Zaraki's character very well, and for Ikkaku and Yoshichika, the person they respected most and whose greatest wish was to die fighting alongside Kenpachi Zaraki, they would not disobey Kenpachi's words and decisions in the slightest.

Xin sighed softly and shook his head: "It's not good."

Kenpachi Zaraki's voice was hoarse and low: "Am I not worthy of dying by your sword, to you?"

Shin chuckled again: "Captain Zaraki, this topic is a bit too heavy. This is just a friendly spar, isn't it? Besides, my sword is no longer a killing sword."

He paused slightly, then continued, "However, Captain Zaraki is indeed the purest person I have ever met when it comes to fighting. To show my respect, please be defeated by my sword."

"..."

Kenpachi Zaraki gripped the broken sword in his hand tightly. Suddenly, the figure in front of him blurred, and he instinctively raised his sword to block.

boom!
The blades clashed, bones vibrating and making a muffled sound. A surge of spiritual pressure erupted, and Zaraki grinned, his mangled mouth revealing blood seeping from his wounded body.

He could see clearly that the letter was not so fast that he couldn't react, and the spiritual pressure fluctuations emanating from the other party were not stronger than his, but rather too restrained.

Kenpachi Zaraki only realized when his opponent took the initiative to attack that perhaps the difference between the two was not that great. As for why he had been unable to hurt Shin, it was probably due to the ability of Shin's Zanpakuto.

But just as this thought crossed his mind, a cold glint shot straight toward his cheek.

Kenpachi Zaraki's pupils contracted, and he swiftly raised his sword to block. The blade hissed as it pressed against the blade, and the broken blade of Kenpachi's sword pressed out an arc of light, the edge grazing Kenpachi's Adam's apple.

Swish!
Another slash, swift as lightning, appeared in Zaraki's eyes as a rapidly magnifying point of light.

Zaraki tried to slash back with his sword, but the other's blade pierced his shoulder blade even faster!

Blood splattered from between the crisscrossing blades. Before Zaraki could even feel the pain, he suddenly saw more than a dozen sword shadows appear out of nowhere in front of him.

fast!
The opponent's sword was incredibly fast, faster than his Shunpo (Instant Step) and even faster than Kenpachi Zaraki's perception.

Ignoring his own groaning and wounded body, Zaraki roared and swung his sword to block. The blade scraped against the ground with a sharp whistle, and sparks flew as the swords clashed. Zaraki merely swung his sword, yet he blocked countless swords. Several more jets of blood spurted from his chest, and the nicked blade bent into a dying bow from the impact.

The shattered iron filings and scarlet blood gnawed at each other, scattering into his beast-like eyes.

Shine——

Kenpachi Zaraki saw the sword casually return to its sheath, and he also saw the action of drawing his sword again.

A muffled roar escaped from Zaraki's throat. He desperately tried to fight back, but his body seemed to be holding him back until he saw that narrow, cold light suddenly appear from below and above!

The blood mist on his chest was cleaved open, and his internal organs were pierced.

Everything in his field of vision collapsed from bottom to top, and everything around him seemed to freeze at this moment. Kenpachi Zaraki did not hear a thud. He first saw Shin standing there, his sword stained with blood, and then the broken, shaky roof beam.

Unable to move...

The dojo finally fell silent until another speck of dust landed on Kenpachi Zaraki's face, but it felt like a mountain was pressing down on him, causing him excruciating pain all over his body.

Zaraki's eyes widened, and a breath caught in his throat, unable to escape.

hiss--

He took a deep breath, then coughed violently, spitting out thick blood plasma.

Shin slowly walked to his side and looked at Kenpachi Zaraki lying motionless on the ground.

The tip of the knife hung over his chest.

The light of spiritual energy covered Kenpachi Zaraki's entire body. In no time, the pain receded like a tide, and his body was miraculously healed. Even the wounds from the previous battle were gone.

He shook off the bloodstains on the letter and slowly sheathed it.

Those who witnessed the whole thing finally came to their senses.

ended……

The captain lost so completely.

"Is Captain Zaraki planning to stay in bed forever?"

Upon hearing the sound of the letter, Kenpachi Zaraki's fingers trembled slightly. He gripped his sword again and slowly sat up.

After a long silence, he finally said, "You win."

"As expected."

Kenpachi Zaraki's hair was disheveled, and the ferocious look he had during the battle was gone, replaced by a calm and cold face.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then fell silent. After a while, he finally said, "You went to the Fourth Division because of her?"

Xin stood there and glanced at him sideways.

"That's it."

"Have you fought yet?"

"not yet."

Kenpachi Zaraki scoffed lightly before standing up. His imposing figure reappeared in front of Shin. Although he had lost to Shin, his arrogant demeanor remained undiminished.

He carried the newly nicked and chipped blade on his shoulder.

He didn't ask whether he would win or anything like that.

That's between the letter and that person.

However, he is not currently on the same level as these two.

Kenpachi Zaraki's eyes grew increasingly cold and desolate as he looked at Shin. Suddenly, he also sheathed his broken sword.

A faint smile appeared on Xin's face: "The sparring is over, and I should be going now."

After saying that, he looked up at the roof of the temple and said, "I don't think I need to fix this, do I?"

Kenpachi Zaraki ignored him.

Shin waved to Madarame Ikkaku and Ayasegawa Yumichika: "I'm leaving."

Pushing open the door of the dojo, Shin realized that the courtyard outside was already full of people. Seeing Shin walk out unharmed, they were all surprised and uncertain.

They did not witness the battle and are currently unaware of the outcome.

Since he didn't know anyone there, Shin walked through the crowd and left the Eleventh Division's barracks.

As soon as he turned a corner, Xin felt a sense of relief and quickly grabbed the wall beside him, letting out a long breath.

He felt that his spiritual energy was almost exhausted. He had only lost a small portion of it during the battle, but he had completely depleted it when he finally healed Kenpachi Zaraki.

Kenpachi Zaraki's spiritual pressure far surpassed his, resulting in an astonishingly high density of spiritual particles in his physical body. Using "Regression" to restore Kenpachi Zaraki's body was extremely taxing.

The last time this happened was when I was healing Ukitake.

For Shin, the battle with Kenpachi Zaraki was not difficult. Although the battle between Shinigami is ultimately a battle of spiritual pressure, the amount of spiritual pressure of the enemy does not affect him. His Zanpakuto ability is applied to himself.

Kenpachi Zaraki's fighting style is entirely close-quarters combat, which makes full use of Shin's advantages.

Kenpachi Zaraki is indeed very strong, but for Shin, he might not be as troublesome as Tosen.

【Kusa-Shika Yachiryu】

【Favourability: 30】

Xin noticed the changes in the system interface and felt a slight unease.

To gain this much from fighting Zaraki isn't a bad deal.

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At the same time, in the Eleventh Division barracks.

Shortly after Xin left, the temple collapsed with a crash.

The members of the Eleventh Division were shocked to witness this and quickly went forward to check.

They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Kenpachi Zaraki standing unharmed in the ruins.

That makes sense. It was just a friendly spar, probably only to stop short of defeat. How could the captain possibly lose...?

But why are there so many sword marks on the captain's clothes?
Ikkaku, Yoshichika, and Kusajishi Yachiru also came to Zaraki's side.

"team leader!"

"team leader!"

"Little Sword, did you enjoy yourself?" Kusajishi Yachiru asked with a smile.

Kenpachi Zaraki merely scoffed at this and looked into the distance.

"If only that guy could bleed a little too."

(End of this chapter)