Chapter 208: Rin vs Kisuke 1

Chapter 208: Rin vs Kisuke 1

(Ryoto's pov)

"So, how are we doing this?" Yoruichi asked a reasonable question which I, of course, was ready to answer.

""I prepared sticks to draw!""

Kisuke and I said simultaneously as we took out four sticks, two longer and two shorter, to decide who would fight with who.

Kisuke and I looked at each other. We had the same idea. Yoruichi laughed at it, and Rin facepalmed herself in disappointment.

"Do you want to, or should I?" I asked.

"It was your idea, so you should do the honors."

As I put the sticks in my hand so they would look the same length, I could hear Rin muttering, "Please let me fight Urahara, please let me fight Urahara..." Over and over. She really wants to smack him around, doesn't she?

Everyone took the stick. I was left with the long one. The one I would fight would be... Yoruichi. So Kisuke and Rin would be fighting against each other. Rin seeing this, smiled widely, finally having an excuse to beat him up.

Yoruichi also couldn't wait to fight me, and it showed. I don't know what she was planning, but knowing her, she wanted to test out some new techniques on me, and I also was the same. I don't want to spoil the surprise but let me tell you that I used my knowledge to grow stronger. I just hadn't had time to test it before as I was busy with other things.

(E/D: *Insert Knowledge and Big Brain memes*)

We decided that Rin and Kisuke's fight would be first. Let's see if Rin can surprise me because Kisuke isn't an easy opponent.

...

Both Kisuke and Rin took their positions, ready to fight. Kisuke laid some traps just before the fight started. I, of course, noticed it thanks to my eyes but didn't say anything. It was their fight, after all, and not all battles are fair. We all promised each other to fight with the intention of winning, so tactics like that are also allowed.

"Open and close all the doors before me, Tsunagari."

Rin called out her Zanpakuto, going into Shikai right away. Urahara observed the process carefully, trying to analyze every little detail.

"Of course not. You can connect two things with each other. Can I assume that you connected your Zanpakuto's sharpness with your sheath?"

As expected of Kisuke. He figured it out right away, but I'm equally impressed by Rin's strength. I remember that when she first unlocked her Shikai, she couldn't do something like that or just hadn't thought about it at that time. In any case, I can see that she progressed in that time even though I haven't seen much yet.

What Rin did next surprised me as well, but I should have expected it retrospectively. Rin sliced her own palm.

"At the moment, I can only connect two pairs if you will. Tsunagari and my sheath are one, and both of our palms are the other."

"And why are you telling me that?" Kisuke questioned, but he seemed still calm even after that.

"Because it doesn't matter. You would notice it soon anyway when I would wound you next time."

Hearing that, Kisuke's playful personality surfaced again.

"Pretty confident that you'll strike me again, aren't you~ Better keep you at a distance then."

He then decided to show off his Shikai for the first time.

"Awaken, Benihime!"

Kisuke's Zanpakuto transformed slightly. The hilt's grip, which has gentle black decorative wrapping, bends forward at the end with a pommel-shaped overlap three times and a crimson tassel dangling from its base. Instead of a tsuba, a U-shape guard is covering a small part of the blade with a flower petal design.

"My Zanpakuto, Benihime isn't the nicest, so please be careful~."

The next thing Rin and everyone heard was, "Sing, Benihime!"

At his command, crimson energy flew out of his blade in an arc as he swung his sword.

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