Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Chapter 187 Yhwach: Are you a prophet? Araki: Yes

"Ichigo Kurosaki, tell me, what's the name of your Zanpakuto?!"

Urahara Kisuke held a small fan in his hand, concealing his surprised expression, and asked Kurosaki Ichigo in front of him.

"My Zanpakuto is called 'Yhwach,' so what?!"

After hearing what Kisuke Urahara said, Ichigo Kurosaki asked in confusion.

"Yohbach the Slayer?!"

After confirming that he hadn't misheard, Kisuke Urahara's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

No, let's just say that although he knew beforehand that Ichigo Kurosaki's power was rather mixed, a combination of Shinigami, Hollow, Quincy, and Fullbring powers—the sum of these four powers—it was inherently unique! Perhaps, Ichigo Kurosaki could truly awaken something, maybe even a Zanpakuto with unexpected abilities…

However, Urahara never expected that the name of Ichigo Kurosaki's awakened Zanpakuto would be so abstract that he was momentarily speechless. At the same time, Urahara silently asked himself, "Is this name really alright?!"

"Ichigo Kurosaki, may I ask you something first..."

"Do you really know what the name Yhwach truly represents?!"

Thinking this, Kisuke Urahara first took out the handkerchief he always carried and gently wiped the cold sweat from his face, then looked at Ichigo Kurosaki in front of him and asked.

"I have absolutely no idea! However, my soul tells me that in the not-too-distant future, I will use my Zanpakuto to kill a guy named Yhwach! He says my Zanpakuto is specifically for killing Yhwach, so let's just call it 'Yhwach Slayer'!"

Kurosaki Ichigo stroked his chin, recalling the words spoken by the voice that echoed in his heart when he learned the name of his Zanpakuto from the power of Yhwach and the power of Araki within him. He then answered Urahara.

"What? Mr. Kurosaki Ichigo, this is no joke! Please allow me to ask you one more time, the information you just told me, the information about your 'soul' and the words you said, you haven't told anyone else, have you?!"

Upon hearing Ichigo's words, Urahara's expression changed drastically. Urahara, unusually, abandoned his usual flamboyance and nonchalance, and looked at Kurosaki Ichigo with great seriousness, asking him in a low and extremely solemn voice.

"Huh? Isn't that obvious? Of course I didn't tell anyone else! I didn't have any chance to contact anyone else either~ In fact, I only knew about this less than five minutes before you did."

Ichigo Kurosaki looked at Kisuke Urahara as if he were looking at an idiot.

"Huh, that's good..."

Kisuke Urahara breathed a slight sigh of relief after hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words.

In fact, Kisuke Urahara knew that Ichigo Kurosaki had no chance to tell anyone else about this, but what Ichigo had just told him was so unbelievable that he couldn't afford to be careless! He had to confirm it, and then confirm it again...

"Oh, right, that shrewd businessman Urahara!"

"My Zanpakuto actually has another name."

Just as Kisuke Urahara breathed a sigh of relief, Ichigo Kurosaki seemed to have thought of something else.

"There's another name?"

Kisuke Urahara looked at Ichigo Kurosaki and asked.

"Yes, my soul tells me that my Zanpakuto, besides slaying Yhwach, has another incredibly resounding name: 'God Slayer'!"

After hearing what Kisuke Urahara said, Ichigo Kurosaki laughed.

"A god-slaying slayer?!"

Upon hearing this, Kisuke Urahara's pupils trembled slightly. The name of Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakuto was indeed quite arrogant.

"Speaking of which, you said before that you wanted to train my combat skills, right?!"

"Let's not waste any more time, let's get started!"

"Ever since I was sealed underground by your binding spell, I've been looking forward to the day I can beat you up!"

As he spoke, Kurosaki Ichigo gripped his Zanpakuto and charged straight at Urahara Kisuke.

"So fast!"

Kisuke Urahara was taken aback at first, then immediately drew his Zanpakuto from his cane and murmured, "Awaken, Benihime!"

"Qiang Qiang!!"

With a cry from Benihime in Urahara Kisuke's Zanpakuto, which was originally in the form of a samurai sword, it immediately changed into a weapon that looked like a Tang sword with a red glow emanating from its blade. It then clashed with Kurosaki Ichigo's Zanpakuto, which looked like a kitchen knife.

"boom!!"

The moment Kisuke Urahara's sword clashed with Ichigo Kurosaki's sword, the area around them seemed to freeze, followed by a violent roar.

"This is no ordinary person! Kurosaki Ichigo..."

"Whether it's the speed of your attack just now, the strength of your Zanpakuto swing, or the spiritual pressure you're unleashing now, there's no doubt that you're at the captain level!"

"I must say, Ichigo Kurosaki, you've really grown!"

"However, with your current strength, you are far from enough to defeat me!"

Urahara Kisuke gripped his Zanpakuto, withstood Kurosaki Ichigo's attack, and then laughed.

"You're saying that with my current strength, I can't defeat you?!"

"You cunning merchant, Urahara! Are you mistaken? I don't recall ever showing you my true power."

After hearing Urahara Kisuke's words, Kurosaki Ichigo's lips curled into a slightly arrogant smile. It seemed that after regaining his Shinigami powers, Kurosaki Ichigo began to feel capable again and that he could defeat Urahara Kisuke.

"what?!"

Kisuke Urahara looked puzzled after hearing Ichigo Kurosaki's words.

Even Kisuke Urahara, who had been observing Ichigo Kurosaki since childhood, had no idea that this kid, Ichigo Kurosaki, was actually this arrogant!

Right now, Ichigo Kurosaki is completely disregarding everyone else...

"Ichigo Kurosaki, you seem to have changed a bit."

In response, Kisuke Urahara looked warily at Ichigo Kurosaki and spoke.

"Changed? Kisuke Urahara, whether I've changed or not isn't for you to decide, it's for myself! In fact, I've always been me! Yesterday, today, and tomorrow! It's just that I've never felt so carefree in my entire life!"

"Open your eyes wide and see for yourself my newly acquired ability!"

Ichigo Kurosaki completely ignored Kisuke Urahara's meaning and continued speaking on his own.

Meanwhile, Ichigo Kurosaki seemed unaware that something was very wrong with him. His spiritual pressure was rising steadily, his eyes were flashing with instinctive light, and he raised his Zanpakuto high above his head.

"Crescent Moon... Sky Slash!!"

As Kurosaki Ichigo spoke, he immediately unleashed his ancestral slash, Getsuga Tenshou!

"boom!!"

In an instant, a giant crescent moon shot straight into the sky, directly destroying the barrier of Urahara Kisuke's shop. The terrifying spiritual pressure condensed into a pillar, reaching a level that was visible to the naked eye of ordinary people. Then, it transformed into a slash and rushed towards Urahara Kisuke.

"What? Oh no!"

Kisuke Urahara looked at the massive slash, and a few beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

At this moment, Kisuke Urahara was genuinely starting to panic!

"Sing out, Crimson Princess! Blood Shield! Shatter, Crimson Princess!"

In a mere instant, Kisuke Urahara changed the three forms of his Zanpakuto.

First, using Benihime, she unleashed a crimson, Cero-like attack, negating part of the power of Ichigo Kurosaki's Getsuga Tenshou. Then, she released a shield entirely composed of crimson spiritual particles, blocking the remaining portion of Ichigo's slash. Just as Urahara's shield began to crack, he deliberately sacrificed it, causing it to explode instantly, transforming into countless crimson bullets that merged with the final part of Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshou…

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar, as the smoke cleared, Kisuke Urahara, seemingly unharmed, appeared before Ichigo Kurosaki. Indeed, thanks to Urahara's timely intervention by changing Benihime's form at the last moment, Ichigo Kurosaki's domineering Getsuga Tenshou ultimately vanished before Urahara's eyes.

"Oh my! Mr. Kurosaki Ichigo, your Getsuga Tenshou was incredibly powerful! You almost killed me!"

Kisuke Urahara looked at Ichigo Kurosaki and said with a smile.

"Damn it! I was so close, so close to killing you."

Kurosaki Ichigo frowned as he looked at Urahara Kisuke, who was completely unharmed.

He ultimately failed to kill the damned, unscrupulous merchant before him.

"But it's alright, let's see how many of my Crescent Moon Slashes you can withstand!"

As he spoke, Kurosaki Ichigo once again raised his Zanpakuto in front of Urahara Kisuke.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're doing it again? You're not kidding, are you?"

"Is this extremely destructive capability capable of being launched continuously?"

Kisuke Urahara's smile vanished as he watched Ichigo Kurosaki swing his sword once more.

"Take this, Urahara..."

Looking at Kisuke Urahara's expressionless face, Ichigo Kurosaki burst into laughter.

Yes, the smile won't disappear; it will only shift...

"Forehead!"

However, just as Ichigo Kurosaki unleashed all his spiritual power, preparing to deliver a massive Getsuga Tenshou to Kisuke Urahara, he suddenly felt exhausted, and then his consciousness began to blur.

"Damn it! Was I really too stubborn after all?"

Kurosaki Ichigo cursed under his breath, then collapsed backward.

"Ichigo Kurosaki? Ichigo Kurosaki, are you alright?"

Kisuke Urahara was taken aback when he saw Ichigo Kurosaki fall to the ground. He then approached Ichigo and began asking him questions.

"Ara~"

"It seems that Ichigo Kurosaki has truly fallen this time~"

Kisuke Urahara looked at Ichigo Kurosaki lying on the ground and said with a smile.

"However, you did a fantastic job!"

"I was almost about to use Bankai!"

As Urahara Kisuke spoke, he raised his right hand, which was holding a knife. On Urahara Kisuke's right hand, there was a cut about fifteen centimeters long and deep enough to expose the bone. Even now, the cut was still bleeding.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, you were indeed a bit lacking before, but if it were you now, you could definitely turn the entire Soul Society upside down!"

"I'm starting to wonder, how strong will you be after Kurosaki Ichigo returns from Soul Society? Maybe you'll even surpass me, who knows~"

Kisuke Urahara looked at Ichigo Kurosaki, who had collapsed from exhaustion, and spoke with a smile.

at the same time……

Within Ichigo Kurosaki's inner world, the power Yhwach left within him is clashing with the power Araki left within him.