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"Zanpakuto?" Kurosaki Ichigo's pupils contracted slightly.

'Before I came here, I sensed a strange spiritual pressure... Zanpakuto, shattered masks... Are they like me? Like me and Hirako...'

"Give it back to me—"

The voice in his mind made Ichigo Kurosaki pause in his actions.

"If it were me, I could handle this kind of stuff right away."

"Disappear! Disappear! Disappear!"

"Huh?" Yammy chuckled, kicking the bewildered Kurosaki Ichigo away before charging over, laughing loudly, "Haha, I don't know what happened, but it's great that this guy suddenly can't move—hahaha!"

Ulquiorra glanced at Ichigo Kurosaki and was about to say something when he suddenly felt a huge surge of spiritual pressure coming from in front of him.

The fluctuations brought Yammy's actions to a halt.

"Huh? What?"

"So you've finally freed your Zanpakuto?" Ulquiorra turned to Ryougi Shiki and said, "Then, let's just go for Bankai."

"Ah, that's exactly what I was thinking." Ryougi Shiki smiled. She herself had suffered quite a few injuries; using Bankai should allow her to recover several times over... So—

"swastika--"

"Mode!"

Just then, Ryougi Kazumi's voice suddenly came from outside the barrier: "The restriction has been lifted, it's ready."

"Sigh...Is that so?" Ryougi Shiki said with a smile, dispelling the spiritual pressure gathered on her Zanpakuto. "I'm sorry, it seems there's no need to perform Bankai anymore."

"What?" Ulquiorra looked at Ryougi Shiki and said, "If you don't use Bankai, how will you fight me?"

"Restrictions lifted."

The Eleventh Division crest appeared on Ryougi Shiki's neck and then quickly disappeared.

boom----!

The next moment, a spiritual pressure several times greater than before emanated from Ryougi, Miyabi, and Ryougi Shiki.

It is several times that of before.

"What...this is..."

"It seems you really didn't know." Ryougi Shiki, feeling the suppressed spiritual pressure released, let out a deep breath and said, "Our captains and vice-captains of the Gotei 13, in order not to bring unnecessary influence to the spirits in the human world, will have a limited spiritual seal with their respective team insignia placed on a certain part of their bodies before coming to the human world. Their spiritual pressure will be extremely suppressed. And the limitation rate is 80%, which means that my current power is five times that of before."

You said...five times?

Ulquiorra's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the spiritual pressure that was no less than his own: "Impossible. A mere Shinigami, how can he possess such spiritual pressure without relying on the Shikai or Bankai of his Zanpakuto...?"

The bleeding has stopped...

It wasn't that Ryougi and Ya used the Zanpakuto's power.

It's because her spiritual pressure is now so high that it can stop the blood from flowing out.

"Impossible? Then let me show you just how impossible it really is."

Chi-

*Pfft*

Seeing the huge wound that quickly split open in his chest, Uruchiora's pupils contracted and he quickly took several steps back.

"They've retreated, Yammy."

"What's wrong? Can't you handle it? Ulquiorra, then let me unleash your Zanpakuto!" Yammy said with a loud laugh.

"madness."

Ulquiorra repelled Yammy in one blow, blood still flowing from his chest: "That guy still has his Shikai and Bankai unused, plus Ryougi and Mi's abilities... there's no point in us staying here now, and... the mission is already complete."

"clang----"

However, the next moment, a huge impact in front of him caused him to stumble back several steps, leaving a long trail on the ground: "What? Wasn't this just getting interesting? Where are you headed?"

Ryougi Shiki said, sheathing her sword and swinging it once more: "Since you're unwilling to talk about it, then let's end it here."

Chapter 1095 Retreat

hiss--

The long scars appearing on his body made Uruchiora clearly realize one thing...

I am no match for Ryougi Shiki under the same spiritual pressure.

This applies even when the opponent is already seriously injured.

but...

In an instant, almost instantly, Uruchiora's injuries had completely healed, leaving not a trace.

“My most outstanding ability is not my offensive capabilities, but my regeneration.” Ulquiorra looked at Ryougi Shiki and said, “You’ve already lost so much blood that you can barely stand. Your strength is recovering too slowly.”

He originally didn't intend to reveal this ability of his.

It wasn't the right time yet, so he had kept those injuries in place, just like the other Arrancar, unable to heal.

But now... it's not time to continue with this ease.

The enemy was stronger than he had imagined. Now that the mission was complete, the next thing to think about was how to survive... how to escape.

Kurosaki Ichigo is nothing to fear; what's terrifying is the woman in front of him.

Although he actually still has a portion of his Resurrection Release left unused, he doesn't plan to use that ability now; it's too early.

He never imagined that a technique could have such a powerful effect. At this moment, his spiritual pressure was about the same as Ryougi Shiki's, no... his spiritual pressure should be stronger.

After all, Ryougi Shiki suffered considerable injuries, and her spiritual pressure was somewhat damaged.

but--

After abandoning the ability of super-fast regeneration, he was the one who was at a disadvantage.

Ryougi Shiki's sword is very strange. You can't dodge the sword that you can see. Even if you feel that you have dodged it, a wound will inexplicably appear on your body.

Previously, things were alright; Ryougi Shiki's attacks could only scratch his skin and couldn't cause any real damage.

But now... every attack results in significant injuries.

If his heart or brain is damaged at any time...

hum-

Just then, a black cavity opened behind them, and Tosen Kaname stepped out: "Ulquiorra, isn't it over yet... huh?"

As he spoke, Tosen frowned and looked at Ryougi Shiki, realizing why the situation had arisen: "The Eleventh Division Captain is actually in the human world... no wonder. But Ulquiorra, you actually managed to seriously injure her?"

Tosen asked, puzzled, "In my mind, the Eleventh Division should be full of monsters."

Even Uruchiora couldn't possibly have such a strong advantage now.

“No, I’m the one at a disadvantage now,” Uruchiora said without hesitation. “Ever since she performed a [Limit Removal].

"The restriction was lifted?" Tosen paused for a moment before remembering, "I see, I had forgotten... It really was that Soul Society's system, wasn't it? You almost got killed, Ryougi Shiki of the Eleventh Division."

"Really?" Ryougi Shiki waved her hand. "I'm actually quite happy today."

“…I see. There’s no point in saying more.” Tosen turned around and said, “Let’s go.”

Boom boom boom—

Three beams of light descended, obscuring Tosen and his two companions.

"I almost forgot, the Eleventh Division is full of battle maniacs; their actions have absolutely nothing to do with justice..."

"Hey, why are you retreating already?!" Yammy said, dissatisfied. "I was even preparing to unleash my Zanpakuto."

“Even if you unleash your Zanpakuto, you still won’t be a match for those two,” Tosen Kaname said. “Don’t forget, the 11th Division’s vice-captain hasn’t made a move yet. There’s a reason why he’s ranked above Kenpachi Zaraki.”

"Kurosaki-san—Ryougi-san!" Inoue Orihime rushed in and said hurriedly.

"Are you just going to run away like this?" Ryougi Kazuya said to Tosen Kaname and the others. The [Gikai] had been removed at some point, and now he was just a simple Shinigami body.

"Think what you want, we've already achieved our goal."

Ryougi Kazuya said nothing more, and directly used the power of his Zanpakuto to transfer Ryougi Shiki's injuries, transferring all the damage to his own body that he had just hidden underground...

This is also why I shed my physical body.

After all, in other people's eyes, this is just an unconditional healing technique, so it's not bad to let others misunderstand it; it increases the mystery surrounding his ability...

Uruciola and Yammy's expressions had just changed noticeably.

Ryougi Shiki, who was covered in wounds, had all her injuries disappear instantly.

If it weren't for the blood on his body and his slightly pale complexion, it would have looked as if he had never been injured at all.

But if... this ability were used from the very beginning...

Orihime Inoue, who was about to treat Ryougi Shiki, who looked particularly badly injured, paused for a few seconds: "Um...that."

"Don't worry about me, just go treat Kurosaki Ichigo." Ryougi Shiki sheathed her Zanpakuto, stretched her body, and said, "Kazuya, where's my Gikai?"

"It's right outside."

"Well then, I'll change into it first." Ryougi Shiki said, rubbing her head. "Honestly, I feel a little anemic..."

"I told you, if you had let me use this ability from the beginning, this situation would never have happened."

"No, that would be boring. Let's wait until someone who is definitely better than me comes along."

"Um...wait a minute—" Inoue Orihime said while healing Kurosaki Ichigo, "Could you help heal Kurosaki..."

“No, that won’t work.” Ryougi Kazuya turned around and smiled. “My Zanpakuto only has healing abilities.”

"Ah, it seems so." Kurosaki Ichigo forced himself to stay alert so that Inoue Orihime wouldn't notice anything amiss and said, "It seems his ability can only heal Ryougi Shiki; he can't heal anyone else."

"No...it's not that it's incurable, it's that people are unwilling to be treated..." Chad thought for a moment but decided it was better not to say it.

"By the way, Inoue, what brings you back?"

"Hmm... I originally wanted to come back and help... but as expected, I couldn't help at all..." Inoue Orihime said, head down, "and then I was stopped outside by Ryougi-san... so I've just been watching from there..."