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Chapter 48 - Anticlimactic




“Dang ~ dang ~ dang ~ dang ~”
The sounds of swords clashing against each other reverberated in the forest, sometimes followed by a consecutive loud sound.
Their surrounding was razed to the ground. The dense forest was in a mess because of the battle between two men. A bunch of holes on the ground was also found around them.
RyĆ«zaki Sengyo was baffled as he watched the fight. He has always been confident in his own skill and his Zanpakuto’s ability, but upon seeing the battle unfolding in front of him, he realized that a Captain’s strength was beyond his understanding.
Meanwhile, after exchanging blows, Kimura Muyang twisted his foot and swung his sword at Watanabe KeiryĆ«, utilizing the momentum of the spin while pointing the palm of his other hand at Watanabe Keiryƫ’s chest.
Watanabe KeiryĆ« managed to block Kimura Muyang’s attack, but he noticed the blue light concentrating on Kimura Muyang’s hand a little too late!
“Hadƍ #33. Sƍkatsui!”
A blue flame was discharged from Kimura Muyang’s hand, and the loud sound startled RyĆ«zaki Sengyo, who was watching from the sidelines.
“What’s up with that destructive power? It’s just a #33 Kidƍ.” RyĆ«zaki Sengyo has never been this overwhelmed by emotion after years. Be it Kimura Muyang’s Reiatsu, Zanjutsu, Kidƍ, and even raw power were so overwhelming that even his heart was stirred upside down.
Kimura Muyang was just a Lieutenant, no different than him. Kimura Muyang even just graduated last year, and even though he didn’t say it out loud, he was certain that Kimura Muyang was just lucky. He also believed that the rumor about Kimura Muyang was exaggerated by a bunch of ignorant people and just laughed it off.
But now that he saw what this lucky brat was capable of firsthand, Ryƫzaki Sengyo was so embarrassed! Even the apathetic Ryƫzaki Sengyo was overwhelmed by emotion as he watched the fierce battle.
Watanabe KeiryĆ« was covered in smoke after being blasted away by Kidƍ. However, instead of chasing Watanabe KeiryĆ« and followed up with another attack, Kimura Muyang waited and ascertained Watanabe Keiryƫ’s condition.
Meanwhile, Watanabe KeiryĆ« furrowed his brows upon seeing the injury that he sustained from taking on Kimura Muyang’s Kidƍ on the chest. Rather than an injury, it was more of a bruise. After all, he was confident when it came to toughness.
What really bothered Watanabe KeiryĆ« was Kimura Muyang. Watanabe Keiryƫ’s biggest advantage was his extraordinary physique. His tough physique gave him more strength and speed than an average Shinigami, but both Kimura Muyang’s speed and power rivaled his.
During the attack just now, it was as if Watanabe Keiryƫ’s advantage in physique was completely meaningless. Not only that, Kimura Muyang kept blasting him with Kidƍ and some other attacks from his blind spot. Indeed, the Low-Level Kidƍ that Kimura Muyang used earlier barely caused any damage, but it was quite pesky and threw off Watanabe Keiryƫ’s rhythm.
What Watanabe KeiryĆ« was unaware of was the fact that Kimura Muyang constantly strengthened his physique as per Shiun’s instruction, so when it came to the physique, Kimura Muyang was way above an average Shinigami. In fact, it was Kimura Muyang who was surprised that Watanabe KeiryĆ« turned out to be that tough. Even though he used the low-level Kidƍs earlier, knowing that it wouldn’t inflict that much damage on Watanabe KeiryĆ«, he was still surprised that it only threw off Watanabe Keiryƫ’s rhythm.
After a while, Kimura Muyang still didn’t see any movement from the smoke, so he thought that Watanabe KeiryĆ« must be planning to hide in the smoke.
Kimura Muyang was getting tired of it and said: “Are you planning to hide? Just don’t forget that you are still a fugitive. Are you sure it’s wise to drag this on?”
Seeing that Watanabe Keiryƫ still showed no sign of coming out, Kimura Muyang was getting impatient. He raised Zanpakuto up high and struck down.
An azure crescent-like compressed air blew came out from Kimura Muyang’s Zanpakuto, blowing away the smoke, revealing Watanabe KeiryĆ«, who was standing there, completely unfazed.
“I thought you would use this chance to attack.”
Kimura Muyang asked because he found it odd.
“Are you holding back or what?”
“It’s too late.” Watanabe KeiryĆ« shook his head with a helpless look on his face.
“?” Kimura Muyang froze for a moment as he didn’t understand what Watanabe KeiryĆ« meant, but his expression changed as he looked around.
Before he realized it, there were two figures beside Ryƫzaki Sengyo.
“Captain Kyƍraku, Sister Kirio!” Kimura Muyang said in surprise as he saw them, “Since when did you guys
?”
“Just now.” Hikifune Kirio replied as he looked at Kimura Muyang with a satisfied look.
“This is quite a mess, hahaha. To think that you’ve come this far, Kimura. I’m honestly surprised.” Kyƍraku Shunsui said with a smile after observing their surrounding.
“Uh
this
”
Before Kimura Muyang could say a word, Hikifune Kirio interrupted him.
“We’ll discuss that later, Captain Kyƍraku. Captain Watanabe’s affair comes first.” After a slight glance at Kyƍraku Shunsui, Hikifune Kirio turned to Watanabe KeiryĆ«, “I’ll let you choose, Captain Watanabe. Either give yourself up, or Captain Kyƍraku will force you?”
Despite giving Watanabe Keiryƫ two options, Hikifune Kirio already took his stance, ready to subdue Watanabe Keiryƫ if he tried anything funny.
Watanabe Keiryƫ seemed hesitant, but in the end, he sheathed Zanpakuto. Apparently, he had no intention to resist.
Seeing Watanabe Keiryƫ’s response, Kyƍraku Shunsui and Hikifune Kirio sighed in relief, but they didn’t let their guard down. Kyƍraku Shunsui walked toward Watanabe KeiryĆ« without taking his eyes off Watanabe Keiryƫ’s Zanpakuto and patted him on the shoulder. He seemed to be whispering something to Watanabe KeiryĆ«, and Kimura Muyang noticed that Watanabe KeiryĆ« seemed to calm down a bit.
Kyƍraku Shunsui then turned toward Kimura Muyang and said, “Okay, it’s fine now, so put away your Zanpakuto, Kimura. Watanabe will not resist anymore.”
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“What?” It didn’t quite sink in for Kimura Muyang yet, “Don’t tell me it’s over already?”
“Yes, or are you expecting something else, Li’l Yangyang?” Hikifune Kirio was already right beside Kimura Muyang after a quick Shunpo, “you still think it’s not troublesome enough and want to make things worse? Even Azashiro Sƍya’s affair is not taken care of yet.”
“That’s not
 It’s just
just
”
Kimura Muyang looked towards Watanabe KeiryĆ« and asked wonderingly: “Why didn’t you use Bankai? You might be able to escape if you use Bankai.”
“Bankai?” Watanabe KeiryĆ« looked back at Kimura Muyang weirdly and seemed as if he wanted to say something, but he hesitated and ended up not saying anything else.
Hearing Kimura Muyang’s question, Kyƍraku Shunsui and Hikifune Kirio’s expression changed, and they slowly reached out to their hands Zanpakuto’s hilt. Seeing Watanabe KeiryĆ« sigh, they were a little bit relieved but remained vigilant.
“Kimura, you’ll be responsible for escorting Watanabe Ichiro. We’re going back now.”
Kyƍraku Shunsui immediately ordered Kimura Muyang to carry Watanabe Ichiro back before he said anything weird again.
Kyƍraku Shunsui and Hikifune Kirio glanced at each other, and both of them seemed relieved. Fortunately, everything was resolved without a hitch. If Watanabe KeiryĆ« decided to use Bankai out of desperation, they’d have another problem at hand.
When Kimura Muyang carried Watanabe Ichiro, RyĆ«zaki Sengyo also followed him. Watanabe KeiryĆ« was escorted by Kyƍraku Shunsui and Hikifune Kirio as they made their way back to Seireitei.
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