Chapter 25 – Imprisonment

Chapter 25 – Imprisonment

Boom!

No matter if Tengumaru, Engetsu, or Ailin's Flame Tessaiga, they all belonged to the fire-type Zanpakuto.

After the explosion of spiritual pressure, the power of Ailin's Flame Tessaiga's Flame Wind Scar had nearly reached that of a Captain's Bankai.

Meanwhile, "Scorching Hammer" and "Crescent Moon Rush", were Tengumaru and Engetsu's Bankai ougis respectively.

The collision of ougis from three Captain-level Bankais directly turned a large portion of Soul Society's sky red.

The impacts of the explosions and lingering spiritual pressures blew any Shinigami that wanted to approach here away.

Those that could withstand these impacts and head towards the battle's center were mostly Captain-class wearing white captain haoris.

...

Boom!

A figure rushed out from within the flames, with multiple scorch marks on their body from the fiery explosions.

kōga!

"Damn it!"

Shock and fear still lingered within kōga’s eyes but soon converted into boundless killing intent.

Indeed, this Vice Captain, Ailin must die!

However, recalling Ailin's terrifying earlier strike, kōga’s felt dissatisfaction towards his own Zanpakuto Muramasa for the first time.

Why must Muramasa be an illusion-type Zanpakuto?

Why couldn't Muramasa unleash such powerful attacks?

Why couldn't Muramasa fully protect himself from harm when facing such mighty strikes?

Coincidentally, the arrival of 9th Division Captain Kensei Muguruma solved this dilemma for Ginrei Kuchiki and Yoruichi Shihoin.

Kensei Muguruma was an ordinary Shinigami born in Rukongai who entered the Spiritual Arts Academy, having no ties with nobles at all.

As the Detention Unit, the 9th Division was naturally responsible for imprisoning and guarding inmates anyway. Handing Ailin and kōga over to the 9th Division eased both sides.

Under Kensei Muguruma's lead, Ailin and kōga were imprisoned within neighboring cells.

"Humph, consider yourself lucky to be saved by Captain Shunsui this time! Next time, you won't have such fortune!"

Hearing kōga’s cold snort from the next cell over, Ailin ignored him completely. Although much had transpired today, with Ailin even tarred by labels like "lecherous" and "despicable", his gains weren't small either.

First, was having a clear grasp of his current strength. Among current Vice Captain-tier experts, aside from Chōjirō Sasakibe, he should rank in the top three.

Second, was having coincidentally copied six Captain-class Zanpakutos after his fight, including Ginrei Kuchiki of the 6th Division, Love Aikawa of the 7th Division, Shunsui Kyoraku of the 8th Division, Kensei Muguruma of the 9th Division, Isshin Shiba of the 10th Division, as well as his opponent, kōga. Thus, facing kōga’s provocations from the other cell, Ailin utterly ignored him.

Indeed, if not for the other Captains arriving today while facing kōga as a true Captain-class expert alongside two Captain-class Bankai Zanpakutos, Ailin might have really perished. But simultaneously, that would also be the last time he was that powerless!

Closing his eyes with his consciousness sinking into his reality marble, Ailin swiftly forged replicas of those Zanpakutos from the information within.

With every additional Captain-class Zanpakuto created, Ailin's spiritual pressure would rise substantially.

Thus, by the time rumors of Ailin and kōga’s fight as well as the events leading up to and after began circulating through Soul Society, nobody knew, Ailin's Reiatsu level had genuinely reached Captain-class.

Moreover, having used Kensei Muguruma's Zanpakuto Tachikaze to successfully copy Tesseiga's "Backlash Wave" ougi, he had finally raised his Tessaiga to the Captain-tier as well.

At the peak of Sword Hill, or the very center of his reality marble, gazing at the ever-increasing number of weapons atop Sword Hill as well as his reality marble beginning to resemble an arsenal, Ailin swelled with heroic spirit for a time.

This would be his greatest asset in this world!

Slowly approaching towards that sinister purple blade, Ailin extended a hand gripping that Zanpakuto's hilt.

Demonic Blade — Muramasa!

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