Chapter 18 – The New Weapon – One-Hit Killer: Murasame

Chapter 18 – The New Weapon – One-Hit Killer: Murasame

This can also be considered my trump card!

I can't actually use these Zanpakutō in Soul Society. But there are no such restrictions within my inner world!

Casting aside his thoughts, Ailin stretched out his right hand and began forging a new weapon.

"Analyzing design concept..."

Murasame is a blade of certain death. Any enemy cut by Murasame, even if it's just a scratch, will die.

"Envisioning basic framework..."

A slender blade, sharp edges. In the center of the crimson hilt lies a conspicuous white line.

"Replicating constituent materials..."

Murasame’s materials consist mainly of ultra-dangerous poisons and the among the strongest of metals.

"Imitating production techniques..."

The ones forging Murasame are the highest tier craftsmen from that world. Each possesses the utmost mastery, utilizing numerous lost secret arts.

"Resonating accumulated experience..."

After Murasame’s completion, it has undergone use by countless powerful swordsmen, every one of whom made a grand name for themselves.

"Reliving years of tempering..."

The battle experiences of these wielders, honed through endless years, have made Murasame all the more formidable.

Especially within Ailin's memories, where that black-haired, crimson-eyed girl had defeated the world's so-called "strongest" great general...

Massive spiritual power converged in Ailin's hands as azure lines spread across the entirety of the blade.

Two strands of black Reiatsu flew over from the sword hill, fusing into these lines, slowly spreading to coat the entire sword. These two black Reiatsu strands represented Suzumebachi's ability "Two Hit Certain Kill".

By integrating them into this sword as well, Murasame gained the means for "One Hit Certain Kill".

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Emergency summons lasted one minute. Second Division's rule was to assemble before emergency summons ended. Thus, those who stayed in Second Division for a period generally knew some loopholes for leaving the grounds.

Usually, everyone would test how far they could Shunpo at full speed within one minute. This distance was the range they could freely move about outside Second Division. The faster one's Shunpo, the greater their range of activity.

Take for example Second Division's Captain Yoruichi Shihōin. With her Shunpo, one minute easily allowed crossing Soul Society forth and back. If she used Shunkō as well, practically all of Soul Society, even parts of Rukongai, would be "safe" for Yoruichi.

Of course, as Second Division's Captain, unless Central 46 or the Captain-Commander personally assigned Yoruichi missions, her occasional absences generally posed no problems. Ailin and the others could handle the regular tasks anyway.

This sort of loophole for leaving the grounds would be learned by most after two to three years in Second Division.

Since everyone interacted daily, occasional group outings outside weren't rare happenings. After a few times, even without explicit mention, the matter's subtleties were implicitly understood.

Only Ailin, due to poorer aptitude initially, had devoted himself wholly towards training to enhance his strength and alleviate his sense of danger.

By the time Ailin grew powerful, as Second Division's Vice-Captain and someone who stayed over thirty years in the division, everyone assumed Ailin already knew about this trick.

Coupled with Ailin's constant seclusion aside from missions, no one bothered to tell him either. If not for today's idle chatter with Shaolin Fon inside the captain's office, who knows how much longer it'd have taken Ailin to find out.

Whoosh!

Ailin's figure appeared atop a small mountain's peak. "Fifty paces, this distance should be fine."

Although his maximum was sixty paces, Ailin didn't actually utilize the full sixty paces as his everyday range of activity. Leaving ten paces worth as buffer for unexpected situations.

Glancing back from this peak, Ailin finally noticed his radius, with Second Division as center, practically encompassed half of Soul Society already.

"Very good. Like this, I can move freely within this radius. As long as I encounter four to five captain-level experts within this range, I can breakthrough into the captain-level Reiatsu realm."

Currently, Ailin's Reiatsu was almost the same as Marenoshin Ōmaeda's after releasing his Zanpakutō.

He only needed to forge four more captain-class Zanpakutō for his Reiatsu to thoroughly advance into the captain-level. By then, Ailin's innate realm "Unlimited Blade Works" could truly be unleashed by him.