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Chapter 1095: A Chatter, What Do You Think of Seeing Your Mother?
Chapter 1095: A Chatter, What Do You Think of Seeing Your Mother?
The Quincy and Shinigami are on the brink of another major conflict. As a Quincy, Masaki Kurosaki and Ryūken Ishida find themselves in a difficult position.
Especially for Masaki, whose husband and son are both Shinigami. Regardless of whether she helps the Quincy side, once the Quincy and Shinigami go to war, will the Gotei 13 simply leave her, a pure-blooded Quincy, alone?
"Regarding Masaki, I will personally report to the Captain-Commander. The Captain-Commander is already aware of my relationship with Masaki, and if a conflict does break out, our Kurosaki family will naturally stand with the Gotei 13."
After hearing Kenpachi Kurosaki's statement, Ryūken Ishida snorted coldly, "While I have no fondness for Shinigami, I detest the Quincy who, nine years ago, initiated the 'Sanctification' for personal gain and killed other mixed-blood Quincies.
Our branch has long been seen as traitors by other Quincies, so this time, we can finally take our revenge openly."
After Masaki Kurosaki and Hae Kataku were resurrected, they also regained their former powers.
Their choice was clear. Not only are their sons now on the opposite side of the Quincies, but the grudge from nine years ago, when their family was torn apart, ensures they will not let this opportunity pass easily!
Around the time Masaki and Hae were resurrected, some changes occurred in the Kurosaki household.
A man named Arquiel Iblee suddenly appeared at Ichi Kurosaki's home and immediately began provoking him.
Through the identification of the two new Shinigami, Shinō Tachibana, Ichi and the others confirmed that this man was the one who had previously used the Hollowfication Agent to cause chaos.
Feeling a reiatsu that was both like an Arrancar and a Quincy, Uryū Ishida initially tried to calm Ichi down, but the hot-headed teenager had already transformed into his spirit form and was about to slash at the man's head.
This Arrancar, Iblee, was not only arrogant but also had the audacity to step on Ichi's bed.
During the fight, Iblee kept goading Ichi to use Bankai. The hot-headed teenager, feeling that Shikai was not enough to defeat the opponent, obliged and activated Bankai without hesitation.
If Yecheng were here, he would definitely comment that even without Iblee's verbal provocation, Ichi would have used Bankai eventually.
In the entire series, Ichi's Bankai is the least precious. He uses it to cut down minor enemies, so it's no surprise he would use it against an elite opponent.
If there were a rarity system for character cards, Bankai Ichi would probably be less valuable than Shikai Rukia...
Seeing Ichi use Bankai, Iblee immediately let out a mad laugh, revealing his plan had succeeded. He pulled out a Quincy Star Badge, intending to steal Ichi's Bankai power.
As the blue light from the Star Badge began to shine and Ichi felt his strength rapidly draining, a blue spirit particle arrow suddenly shot through the air toward Iblee.
"Crack!"
With a crisp sound, the blue spirit particle arrow hit Iblee's Star Badge and shattered it.
Regaining his strength, Ichi seized the opportunity and used his signature move, Getsuga Tenshō, to finish off the elite Arrancar Iblee.
"Just now, thank you, Uryū..."
Ichigo Kurosaki had initially thought that the person who had just lent a hand was Uryū Ishida.
But when he turned to look in the direction from which the spirit particle arrow had been fired, the sight of a figure holding a spirit particle bow and smiling at him made Ichigo freeze in place!
The face, the eyes—no matter how many years had passed, Ichigo had never forgotten them!
Even the smile the figure now directed at him perfectly overlapped with the smile of a certain person in his memory.
However, after a brief moment of shock, the surprise on Ichigo's face instantly turned to anger, and in a flash step, he was right in front of the figure, pointing the reformed Tensa Zangetsu at her!
"Who are you! Why are you taking on her appearance!"
Although this face had appeared countless times in his dreams and thoughts, Ichigo knew very well that this person, who was so important to him, had long since vanished from his life.
In fact, one of the main reasons he chose to become a Shinigami was due to her influence on him.
"Ichigo, I never thought that after so many years, you've grown into such a fine young man. You should now be capable of protecting your mother."
Faced with the playful smile of the woman before him, Ichigo was so angry that his whole body trembled.
In the next second, a terrifying spiritual pressure erupted from Ichigo, forming a pillar of spiritual energy that shot up into the sky.
"Shut up! You fake, don't you dare imitate her voice!"
Compared to other shonen protagonists, Ichigo Kurosaki was relatively calm. The fox-faced ninja and the rubber boy usually relied on their anger to power up, while the sword-wielding boy generally used a health-stabilizing cheat.
Every time Ichigo was nearly beaten to death, the Substitute Hollow within him would take over and fight on his behalf.
This level of rage from Ichigo was a first-time occurrence.
The reason was simple: Masaki Kurosaki was Ichigo's eternal wound and his absolute taboo!
No matter who it was, he would not allow anyone to defile the image of his mother in his memory!
"Hey, that's enough. If he keeps releasing spiritual pressure like this, the barrier between the human world and the Soul Society will collapse before we even solve the Quincy problem."
As Yecheng said this, he kicked Kenpachi Kurosaki, who was cowering in the corner, right out.
When Ichigo saw his good-for-nothing father and Yecheng appear, the anger that had been building up inside him momentarily froze.
His limited brain cells rapidly processed the situation. He glanced at Masaki Kurosaki, then at Yecheng, and his face showed a mix of excitement and disbelief.
Initially, Ichigo had believed that the Masaki Kurosaki before him was definitely a fake. But if she was here with his good-for-nothing father and Yecheng... that might mean she was the real thing?
Although his father was a bit of a washout, Ichigo had never doubted his love for his mother.
If the Masaki Kurosaki before him was really a fake, Kenpachi Kurosaki would be even angrier than he was.
But since Kenpachi Kurosaki was here with her, looking like he had found a new lease on life, it suggested that the Masaki Kurosaki before him might indeed be real!
(End of Chapter)
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