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Chapter 434: How Strong is the Brother's Obsession?
Chapter 434: How Strong is the Brother's Obsession?
"Wake up the girl in your arms and ask her to remove the Six-Flower Hairpin she's wearing on her head.
And let that girl communicate with the Hollow alone. If this Hollow can let go of its attachment and know that Inoue Orihime can still live happily, then there's a chance for it to achieve salvation."
Upon hearing Rukia's words, Ichigo Kurosaki had initially planned to harden his heart and slay the Hollow that was once Inoue Izuru.
After all, as Rukia had said, if left unchecked, this Hollow would eventually lose all reason, and by then, Orihime would be in grave danger.
However, what Ichigo didn't expect was that just as he leaped high into the air, ready to strike, a man's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
And seeing Ichigo holding his precious sister, Izuru, who had been angrily swinging his tail, preparing to attack Ichigo, now stood frozen, his massive body seemingly bound by a paralysis spell, unable to move from its spot.
"Rukia, what's going on here?"
Ichigo, now beside Rukia, looked at the Hollow, its body seemingly restrained and unable to move an inch, with a face full of astonishment.
"Is this the First Binding Technique, 'Bind'? But how can a mere First Binding Technique completely immobilize a Hollow of this level? How powerful is the user's spiritual pressure?"
Having temporarily lost her Shinigami powers, Rukia couldn't sense the spiritual pressure around her and could only rely on her communication device to search for the target.
But soon, she was astonished to find that within a few hundred meters, there was no other spiritual pressure response!
This meant that either the person was using Kido from a very far distance or had the ability to conceal their spiritual pressure.
"It's a binding technique that Shinigami excel at, sealing the Hollow's movements. I don't know who it is, but from the situation, it doesn't seem to be our enemy."
Being able to use binding techniques meant the person was likely a Shinigami and was currently helping them. Although Ichigo didn't know who it was, Rukia judged that they probably had no ill intentions towards them.
"If they're not our enemy, then does that mean the method they just mentioned is true?"
"The method they mentioned? Ichigo, did you see who it was? Or do you know them?"
Hearing Ichigo's words, both Ichigo and Rukia were momentarily stunned. After a brief silence, Ichigo asked, "Didn't you hear their voice just now?"
Rukia: "Not at all. I only saw you rushing forward, and in mid-air, you suddenly paused, and then the Hollow was restrained by the binding technique."
"Never mind, the Hollow can't move now, so it shouldn't be able to escape or harm Inoue.
Since the person who helped us isn't an enemy, let's try their suggested method."
After a moment of hesitation, Ichikigu woke up the Inoue Orihime in his arms and explained everything that had happened.
Upon learning that the monster attacking her was her own brother, Orihime burst into tears. She was determined to talk to her brother alone.
Due to their parents' frequent violent behavior towards them, when Orihime was three years old, Izuru took his sister and left home, caring for her devotedly for nine long years, relying on each other for survival.
One day, when Orihime received a pair of hairpins from Izuru, she didn't like them for reasons she couldn't explain and even argued with Izuru over it.
As he left that day, Hao got into a car accident. Orihime carried him to the Kurosaki Clinic for emergency treatment, but sadly, despite their efforts, Hao passed away.
Orihime felt guilty about this incident and never apologized to her older brother.
Orihime had been bullied since she was young, and now with her parents' whereabouts unknown, her brother had passed away, unable to let go of his worries for his sister. He secretly guarded her until his soul reached its limit and he fell into the state of a Hollow.
Seeing the ugly, struggling monster in front of her, Orihime felt no fear upon learning it was her brother. Instead, she approached and caressed him.
She removed the six-flower hairpin she always wore, indicating she cherished her brother's gift. She was no longer alone, as she had many friends protecting her.
Watching her sister cry with tears of joy, Orihime glanced at Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia standing not far away. The struggling and bound body of Hao gradually calmed down, and his massive body began to emit a white glow.
Orihime, who had been holding Hao, seemed to sense something amiss and grew anxious. "Brother, what's going on? Could it be..."
Realizing that her brother, whom she barely got to see, was about to disappear, Orihime cried even harder.
Hao's massive Hollow body released a dazzling white light, and with it, white particles scattered. Hao's body returned to its human form.
Looking at his sister, Hao's soul form smiled in relief and patted her head. "I'm sorry, Orihime. I almost hurt you just now."
But because of this, the brother realized that Orihime was no longer alone.
"I might not be able to stay by your side anymore, but I'll always protect you in another form."
After his last words, Hao's soul completely transformed into particles of light. Orihime, sobbing uncontrollably, didn't notice that the particles of light fell into the six-flower hairpin she held.
"Souls lingering in the real world usually carry strong obsessions. These souls are either devoured by other Hollows or consumed by their own obsessions."
"It's rare for a Hollow to let go of its obsession and achieve enlightenment through its power."
As the particles of light vanished into the night sky, Rukia couldn't help but express her curiosity.
Although the issue was resolved, Rukia's heart remained puzzled. Who was helping them? Meanwhile, at a distant utility pole, Yecheng watched the particles of light slowly rise and disappear into the sky. He shook his head and said, "Another super siscon.
Unfortunately, if Hao knew that the cabbage he had been raising for so many years would one day be devoured by a pig, he probably wouldn't have been able to let go of his obsession so quickly.
No, for a siscon, the obsession of having his sister marry is so immense that it might even allow him to evolve on the spot. After all, everyone understands the obsession a siscon has for his sister.
(End of Chapter)
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