Ichigo's Decision

Soul Society, Seireitei.

At this time, Seireitei could no longer be called Seireitei.

The original ancient buildings disappeared completely, replaced by European-style stone buildings covered with a thin layer of ice.

The battle happened in every corner. The corpses of Shinigami and Quincy were lying in the ruins everywhere. The collision between Reiryoku, the team leader, made the entire range of Seireitei shrouded in a strong sense of oppression.

Yhwach stood on a roof, looking indifferently at the battles happening everywhere.

Whether it is the death of Shinigami or the death of Quincy, none of them can affect him at all.

After destroying Yamamoto Genryuusai, Soul Society has no enemy worthy of his attention. With the strength of Sternritter, this is destined to be a one-sided battle.

Boom!

Kurosaki Ichigo descended from the sky, with his newly forged Getsuga, he landed on the battlefield with a powerful momentum, bringing new hope for Shinigami, who was struggling to support himself.

Feeling the completely different Reiryoku from Seireitei coming from the distance, and the familiar breath, Yhwach's mouth slightly rose, revealing a smile.

"Key!"

Haschwalth, who stood behind Yhwach, pulled out the long sword at his waist, raised it high, and a few rays of light blossomed from his sword tip.

A strange coat of arms appeared on the top of the house, and a wonderful traction force worked on them.

A column of light erupted from the coat of arms and reached the sky, enveloping Yhwach and several people led by him.

"What is that light -?"

Turning his head to look at the light column that led to the sky, Kurosaki Ichigo had an extremely bad feeling in his heart.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, you should have heard my voice, right?"

As if feeling Kurosaki Ichigo's thoughts, Yhwach's voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, guide us under the sunlight, I want to thank you!"

"What do you mean by this?"

Kurosaki Ichigo's bad feeling was getting stronger and stronger.

Lifting his hand to the sky, Yhwach had an irrepressible smile on his face. He was finally about to take that step!

"Thanks to you, we can successfully invade Soul King Palace!"

Without waiting for Kurosaki Ichigo to ask, Yhwach explained himself.

"The clothes you are wearing now are called [Ōken]. They are made from the bones and hair of Zero Division. It is made to forcibly break through the seventy-two layers of barriers between the Soul King Palace and the Seireitei. And most importantly, in order to protect your body from the friction when forcibly breaking through these barriers, there is no way to make it with other materials."

"Super light and super defensive ability. I am afraid that there is no better than this dress in all of Shinigami's equipment!"

"However, it is also because of that powerful defense. After you break through the seventy-two layers of barriers, the barrier will be in a state that can not be closed for 6,000 seconds!"

With Yhwach's explanation, the light emitted by the towering pillar of light became brighter and brighter. The bodies of Yhwach, Haschwalth, and Ishida Uryū slowly floated up in the light pillar.

"Ishida!"

Rushing to stop Yhwach, Kurosaki Ichigo, who intended to stop Yhwach, looked at Ishida Uryū who stood together with Yhwach and Haschwalth, and his eyes were full of astonishment and confusion.

Although he always knew that this was the battle between Shinigami and Quincy, and Ishida Uryū was a Quincy, a proud Quincy, but Kurosaki Ichigo never thought that he and Ishida would be in opposing camps in this war.

The sky seemed to be pierced by the light column, revealing a huge hole. In Kurosaki Ichigo's incredible eyes, Ishida Uryū stood respectfully behind Yhwach and rose up with Haschwalth.

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There was no breath, a strong light flashed, and the light pillar disappeared without a trace.

And Yhwach and the other two.

Boom

In the next moment, a terrifying ray of light appeared out of thin air. The tyrannical power destroyed everything in the surroundings.

"Santen Kesshun!"

Kurosaki Ichigo was still in a daze because of Ishida Uryū's choice. A barrier appeared in front of him, blocking the attack for him.

"Inoue... Sado..."

Looking at the two companions who had pulled him away in time, Kurosaki Ichigo fell silent again.

"Aiya, Santen Kesshun was shattered, Ishida-san is so good…"

Orihime had a silly smile on his face. He tried to ease the awkward atmosphere, but it was useless. Kurosaki Ichigo remained silent.

Seeing this, Sado Yasutora silently walked to Kurosaki Ichigo's side. Ignoring Kurosaki Ichigo's exclamation, he raised him above his head and threw him out.

"What are you doing! Sado!"

"Then what are you doing?! Ichigo!"

Looking at Kurosaki Ichigo, who had finally regained some spirit, Chadu Taihu shouted,

"Ishida, stand on that side. The blow we suffered is the same as yours! But what can you change if you are angry about this?"

"For Ishida, he decided to stand on the side of the Quincy. Presumably, he must have a considerable realization before the matter! But so what? Even if it is the truth, what we should do has already been decided!"

At the critical moment, Sado Yasutora, who had always been not good with words, could also say such words that hit the heart, which swept away the confusion in Kurosaki Ichigo's heart, and his eyes were firm again.

"Yes!"

"With his personality and temper, it is difficult to persuade him. So, at least chase him and ask for a reason! If his reason can't convince me, then I will beat him hard and bring him back!"

"What if his reason is acceptable?"

"Even if that's the case, I will still beat him up and bring him back!"

"That's right..."

Seeing that Ichigo had once again revealed that determined and confident expression, a smile appeared on the face of the Sado Yasutora.

"Whoa, whoa, it seems that I'm a step too late!"

Kisuke held the paper umbrella in one hand and put the other hand in his trouser pocket. He looked relaxed, not like he was in a battlefield, but like an outing.

"What are you going to do? Do you need me to prepare a travel ticket to Soul King Palace for you? But it will take some time."

"Compared to your travel voucher, I think my way will be faster."

Muyang appeared behind Kisuke and looked up at the sky.

As far as the eye could see, the space was folded and twisted. Muyang saw Yhwach, who was rushing to the Soul King Palace with special means, and the people of the Soul King Palace who had been aware of Yhwach's approach and made preparations.

"Mr. Kimura!"

Looking at Muyang, Kisuke was slightly stunned. He always felt that there seemed to be some changes in the other person, but he could not say it.

"I can go directly to the Soul King Palace, but I can only take one person."

As he said this, Muyang's eyes fell on Kurosaki Ichigo.

After going through the trip to Soul King Palace, Kurosaki Ichigo's strength had greatly improved. Even Kisuke might not be able to compare to him now.

Only one person?

Orihime and Sado were slightly stunned as Kurosaki Ichigo directly walked in front of Muyang.