"Group 2, Classes 11 to 16, head to West Fifty-sixth District! The rest of you are following me!"
"Group three is going to the North District with Matsuda Kushi!"
"Don't worry about the bodies yet! Prioritize the injured people!"
"Urgent transport! Please give instructions!"
"Quickly, send it to Ward 203!"
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"Finally... began to transport the wounded..."
Standing at the door of the operating room, looking at the team members who were busy carrying the wounded below, Kotetsu Yongin's eyes showed a trace of sadness. As a member of the Gotei Thirteenth Division, in the previous battles, he could only huddle in the team building of the Fourth Division and feel the spiritual pressure of each Shinigami disappear. This was definitely a painful thing.
"As a result, we were not able to send a single wounded person during the battle..."
With his head lowered, Yongyin's eyes drifted towards Unohana Retsu who was standing by the window looking outside.
"Captain Unohana, let's just stay in the Fourth Division... If we go to the Seireitei to help, we will definitely be able to treat more wounded..."
"Yongyin!"
Captain Uzhihua suddenly spoke, his voice as gentle as ever, but in Yongyin's ears, there was an unspeakable bitterness.
"Don't be emotional and say such stupid things! It's easy to be driven by uneasiness and send out all the personnel of the comprehensive rescue center. However, you should understand that you can't do this without me explaining it. You would never do this normally. Thoughtless!"
"Yes... I'm very sorry!"
Looking at Captain Uozhihua's back that was not broad but extremely firm, Yongyin bit his lip tightly and a few tears fell involuntarily.
What a fool I am! Captain Unohana must be better than me! I want to save everyone even more!
"No need to cry, Yongyin. No matter what happens, the Fourth Division is not allowed to move out! Because... this is the last order given to us by the captain!"
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"how's it going?"
"Mr. Kimura just overused his spiritual pressure and his body was too weak. He only needs to rest for a period of time. As for Miss Nan's injury, it is more serious. But now there is no time for spiritual pressure treatment, so we can only perform emergency surgery first. The parts were sutured with spirit seeds. Now he is out of danger and his physical condition is stable."
"That's good···"
Hearing the doctor's answer, Hirako was obviously relieved.
"In the end, the enemy boss was eliminated without even touching the hem of his clothes. It was really embarrassing. But what a terrifying opponent..."
Thinking of the Quincy who defeated several of them in an instant, a hint of gloom flashed in Mako Hirako's eyes.
"That guy..."
Ichigo, who came over at some point, heard Hirako's words and said, "Me too, that blond bastard, he cut my [Zangetsu] into two pieces without even seeing clearly what happened."
"Oh, it's Ichigo. Speaking of which, you also fought with that guy, right? After we were killed."
"Yes, he was beaten very badly."
"By the way, how are Lucia and the others doing?"
"Same as Miss Suzuki, emergency surgery was performed first to perform spiritual suturing on the vital parts, and she was temporarily out of danger."
"Really, that's good..."
"Lord Kurosaki Ichigo!"
A member of Division 12 ran over panting.
"Captain Nirvana is calling you about the Zanpakutō."
"What, it's still the same as before, always busy no matter what happens! I don't even treat my injuries properly, I just think about other people."
Looking at Ichigo rushing towards the twelfth division in a hurry below, Hirako shook his head slightly.
but···
Recalling what the Quincy leader vaguely heard saying to Ichigo at the end, Mako Hirako felt a little uneasy in his heart.
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First team
"The body of the commander-in-chief could not be found."
Several captains stood in a circle, and in the middle was a broken Zanpakutō with only the handle left. It was the only thing left by the captain.
"Report to the captains!"
"Byakuya Kuchiki, the captain of the 6th Division, and Kenpachi Zaraki, the captain of the 11th Division, both saved their lives, but their injuries were serious and it may be difficult to recover...and Toshiro Hitsugaya, the captain of the 10th Division, and Rangiku Matsumoto, the vice-captain, both He is still under observation by Captain Niryuri in Division 12..."
"Back off!!"
"ah?"
"Don't you understand, I don't want to hear this kind of report now!! The captain has passed away, what kind of bad news do you want me to accept!!"
"That's enough! It's so embarrassing to lose your temper against ordinary team members!"
"Shameful??"
Turning to look at Qianxi who made the noise, Sui Feng said without hesitation: "It's because you have a grudge against the captain, so you can be so calm!"
"What did you say···"
"Shut up, Broken Bee!!!"
The roar of Komamura's left formation suddenly sounded, his face full of sadness and anger.
"Do you think you're the only one who wants to rant!!"
Bang bang bang—
The sudden thought of applause awakened everyone from their grief. Looking at the people in front of him, Kyoryu Shunsui tried his best to speak in the same tone as before: "Okay, okay! Don't quarrel! With the current development, everyone will You have to line up to eat Old Man Shan’s fist! It’s so unseemly to cry and get angry in front of the relics, trembling pitifully!”
"The Gotei Thirteen do not exist to commemorate the dead, nor do they exist to shed tears at the collapse of Soul Society! They exist to protect Soul Society!"
Lifting his head and looking at his companions who had cheered up a little, Kyoraku Shunsui said seriously: "We must move forward! We are the Gotei Thirteenth Team!"
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“Can’t do it??”
"Why, don't you always break your Zanpakutō and put it back together!!"
"Idiot. I'm not [repairing], I'm [renovating]."
Facing Kurosaki Ichigo's question, Nirvana looked at him with contempt. It was difficult to explain to such a stupid guy.
"There is only one way to repair a Zanpakutō, and that is to use the owner's own spirit, spiritual pressure, and the time required to pour it into the Zanpakutō, that's all!"
"I understand, that means you can only take it back and repair it slowly, right? In this case..."
Hearing Niryuri's knot, Ichigo picked up his Zanpakutō.
"Listen to what I have to say!"
"What I just said is only limited to the state of the [Haikai] Zanpakutō when it is destroyed. [Haikai] and [Swastika] are completely different concepts. A destroyed swastika can never be restored!"
"What!"
"Of course, there are exceptions. For example, the Black Rope Tenshu Meiou of Komamura Zuozhen has an extremely strong connection with the Zanpakutō, so there is a huge flaw that if the swastika is destroyed, the owner will be injured. But relatively , once the owner recovers from his injuries, the Zanpakutō can also recover. For research, I have the completion information of all team members. So far, there is only one exception. When fighting Eldorado Liones Although Madarame's swastika was damaged, his appearance was barely restored by Akon, but his abilities could not be restored to the original state."
"Ikkaku's swastika?"
"By the way, this seems to be considered a secret, right? Forget it, it doesn't matter."
"So, how do you explain Renji's swastika? I remember that his swastika was destroyed in the battle with Byakuya..."
"Have you ever counted the number of knots in his swastika?"
"The joint of the baboon king Shebimaru's sword was destroyed by Kuchiki Byakuya, and it has been missing ever since!"
"Then... what should we do?"
Holding his broken [Zangetsu] in two pieces, Ichigo's face showed confusion. Captain Nirvana's words had made it very clear that his [Zangetsu] could not be repaired!
After losing his power for 17 painful months, he finally regained it, only to find that he was still unable to protect his companions. Even his Zanpakutō was irreversibly damaged. The result...
Beep beep beep—
"It's me. - Really? It's true. I know. I'll go right away."
After hanging up the communication, Niryuri greeted Kurosaki Ichigo and walked outside with an inexplicable expression on his face.
"Follow me, Kurosaki Ichigo. It's better for you to go see them, although I don't want to see them at all. - The adults of Team Zero have arrived!"
(End of chapter)