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What?

You only want that one? But why?

I want you to hold on to the other one.

When you're away fighting Hollows and not here by my side,

knowing that you have the same thing

will give me comfort.

- Ow! - What's with that look?!

Go home and study, knucklehead.

You really have mellowed out, Bro.

Nah, I don't think so.

If I do seem like I've mellowed out...

then it's her kindness that makes me appear that way.

Ohana...

I...

I put my hands together and pray

Why is fate so cruel?

My will to put on a brave face is about to break

Everything I do seems to go wrong, you know?

Oh, calm down, I still have faith in you

Even if we're apart

Even if you forget about me someday

BLEACH: THOUSAND-YEAR BLOOD WAR

We don't need words to understand each other

We're connected on a higher level

I'm sorry, fate, but you're full of it

So let's laugh it off by putting on a brave face

With you, I think we can alter fate

On lonely nights when I feel like crying

I will pray for you

so that I won't leave you all alone

Shunsui, wake up.

Come on. Wake up.

Oh...

Good morning, Sis.

I told you...

I told you, didn't I?!

Don't think that a mere Soul Reaper's Bankai

can kill god's messenger!

You're kidding me...

He's not dead even after I cut off his head?

Gimme a break, will you...?

Yes...

That's what despair feels like, Shunsui Kyoraku.

Your weapon could not kill me.

Not even severing my head with your Spiritual Pressure

could kill me.

Those who are sinful feel despair when they see me.

I am immortal. I am invincible.

I am god's messenger, granted with special privileges.

There is nothing you sinners can do against this messenger of god!

You're behind that tower...

I'm surprised you had the strength to escape my Light of Judgment...

even after having your filthy gut gouged by the light of purity.

You are indeed worthy of being the Head Captain.

Very sinful.

Sakuranosuke.

Let's run away.

Not even Karamatsu Shinju could kill him.

There is nothing more I can do.

You've fought hard enough...

to the point where you can barely stay conscious or breathe.

Nobody will fault you for running away.

Now...

get some sleep.

While you sleep, I will take you to safety.

Shunsui, wake up.

...wake up.

Please wake up, Captain!

Nanao...?

Oh, thank goodness...

You didn't get caught in—

You don't have to say anything!

Just hand me my Zanpakuto!

There's no time to hesitate! Hurry!

Forget about the promise you made to my mother!

What's this?

I thought it was getting a bit noisy...

So your lieutenant has returned.

Your captain tried to get you to safety,

but it seems you do not know the preciousness of life.

How sinful you are.

Okyo.

They ran off again.

My eyes are getting dry.

Constantly looking at sinners...

makes my eyes dry!

Your mother... So you knew about it?

Yes...

All along?

Yes.

Gotta say... You never cease to amaze me.

Alright then...

You can have it back.

Your Zanpakuto... Kyokotsu.

They disappeared. Where are they hiding?

Ah, there you are.

I see.

Kageoni allows you to stay in a shadow for this long, huh?

In that case...

What happens if I wipe out the shadow

from the ground like this?

Kyokotsu?

I-I don't understand...

I know Katenkyokotsu is split up into Katen and Kyokotsu, but...

you're saying she's my Zanpakuto?

Yes, but not quite.

You see, Ohana gave birth to Okyo to hide your Zanpakuto.

It was at your mother's behest.

But why?

The Ise Family is a matrilineal family.

Only women have been born according to the records.

For that reason, they adopted sons-in-law from other families,

but it was said that all the men who married into the Ise Family

died early because of the Ise curse.

Some laughed the curse off as something ridiculous.

But she didn't see it that way.

She wanted to put an end to the curse,

so she married into another family

knowing it would end the Ise bloodline.

But in the end, her husband, too, died shortly after.

She was my older brother's wife.

I didn't get along with my brother,

but that changed after she came to our family.

His house became a much more comfortable place.

I'd go visit them often just to take some naps.

But then...

my older brother died.

She was sent back to the Ise Family.

It's a story all too common in noble families.

So you see, she made up her mind to leave her family behind,

but in the end, she could not escape them.

The women of Ise

are unable to escape the Ise Family or the Ise curse...

It may be...

because of this sword.

She was desperate to keep her unborn daughter

away from the curse.

So I took the sword

and had Okyo, who loved playing hide-and-seek, hide it.

You can emerge from a shadow this small?!

I understand...

that you do not want me to have this sword, Captain.

But is that truly for my sake?

Just as my mother made her own decision to rid the curse...

I've made my own decision to accept it.

Besides...

even if I am cursed, I wouldn't let...

No...

In fact, the person I admire...

would probably just smile and say that a curse is ridiculous.

All right. Take it.

I'm sure that sword will...

What's this?

Upon looking closer,

I see it's only the lieutenant that's appeared.

Does the lieutenant intend to fight me alone?

The Ise Family is a family of priests.

They administer rituals and do not possess their own Zanpakuto.

The head of the family passes down a single Zanpakuto

through the generations.

It is a sword without a blade used for rituals.

The sword cannot be used to cut people down.

It is said to have the power to confront a god

by withstanding its power

and disperse it in all directions.

It is known as...

Shinken Hakkyoken.

What is that sword?

It is quite the garishly shiny sword.

It's so bright I can't even see the blade.

It's unsightly.

Is that right?

Good.

This sword can confront gods and reflects their powers.

If it appears shiny to your eyes,

it means it is reflecting the light of god that you are emitting.

I have no clue what you're saying,

but I don't mind being called a god.

I can't accept such an important item.

This will only affect members of the Ise Family.

Holding on to this will not bring you misfortune.

You are the only person I can trust outside the Ise Family.

Please, I beg of you...

The first thing that caught my attention was the hairpin.

SOUL REAPER ACADEMY

Hey, look!

I hear he's a Captain of the 13 Court Guard Squads.

The man wore a conspicuous women's kimono.

It was a common pattern found anywhere.

I simply thought it was something similar to what my mother owned.

But the hairpin looked exactly like my mother's.

13 COURT GUARD SQUADS ACCEPTANCE RESULTS

- Wow! You got into Squad 1?! - That's amazing!

Yes! I got into Squad 5! Lieutenant Aizen is so hot!

But their Captain's a weirdo. Long hair and all.

That's a matter of taste!

Huh?

SQUAD 8: NANAO ISE

Squad 8...?

After my mother died,

I was taken in by an old couple I never met

ACCEPTANCE LETTER

who claimed to be related to the Ise Family.

They treated me like I was their own daughter,

and they were ecstatic when I was assigned to

the 13 Court Guard Squads.

At the Soul Reaper Academy,

I was issued an Asauchi, but I was unable to make it my own.

But they recognized my talent for Kido

and I was able to take the enlistment exam early.

Even though I was unable to wield a Zanpakuto,

I thought I could make it with the Kido Corps

SQUAD 8

and requested to be assigned there, but...

For some reason, I was assigned to Squad 8.

Hello. I am Kyoraku Shunsui, your captain.

I'm nice to the ladies, so you can relax.

With men, it depends.

- What? - What?

When I saw you again after joining Squad 8...

you had changed your kimono and no longer wore the hairpin.

That's when I was convinced...

that it was you.

The man my mother had entrusted something important that day...

was you.

Do you intend to slay me with that sword?

Fine. Go ahead and try!

There is no sword that can kill me—

He blocked it!

Even though he completely let down his guard!

A strange sword with no blade.

The fact that you would attack me with a sword like that

must mean it's very dangerous.

To think it can actually cut me...

But it is over for you.

You should have made certain to kill me with that first strike.

A messenger of god never lets his guard down twice!

I remember thinking it was my fault.

Executed?!

Yeah...

I heard Central 46 convicted her

for the misplacement of a sacred treasure.

The execution was carried out yesterday.

I'm sorry... Maybe I shouldn't have told you.

Not at all. I'm glad you told me when you did.

Thanks.

It's my fault.

Why does this happen?

Everyone entrust me with their precious possessions...

and then dies.

Don't they know I hate shouldering responsibilities?

Nanao, I...

I can't bear to be left behind with that sword ever again.

Take the burden off of my shoulders, Nanao.

Please...

let me protect you.

Let's go, Nanao...

I had no idea...

that fighting with a sword

would be this terrifying.

I've been cut...

Was it that deflected light?

It hurts...

I never knew getting cut would hurt this bad.

It hurts.

I'm scared.

My legs won't move.

Captain...

There you are.

Unbelievable...

To come out hiding behind your subordinate...

You are a bad captain.

Listen to my Trompete and die.

Let's go, Nanao...

Don't worry. I have your back.

It's as though the Captain's kindness is flowing into me.

I came back intending to support the Captain,

but it turns out I'm the one being supported.

The Captain has always supported me

even when I could not stand on my own.

Oh, that's right...

You did say it could reflect a god's power.

Reflecting a god's power, huh?

How...

sinful.

You did great, Nanao.

Captain...

Now come on...

Let's catch up to the others.

Captain!

On second thought...

Maybe...

after we take a quick break.

An ache upon an unsatisfying grayscale

My confidence vanishes

I turned regret into lies

I ignored our chipped blades

I worked overtime just for maintenance

But I knew all along

that this faded color was an irreversible law

So I might as well pray

There's no turning back now

I thought I had made up my mind

but I'm still haunted by doubt and anxiety

A bundle of emotions torn to shreds

with nothing left for me to gain

What's more important than one's life

is to shoulder that burden to sever this monochrome

I keep searching for the answer to an unsolvable thesis

while making choices until I die

Then I remember where we came from

and the lives that could never interact

No one is allowed to use the scale since it falls apart in an instant

So, what can I measure ourselves against?

Instead, I hold onto your words

that gave my heart meaning

It's always a paradox

The moon waxes with each regret and sadness

The massive, unconquerable foe is the darkness that dwells within me

I forsook my pride and joy

but I am still confounded by this flock of imperfection

Beyond that white and resentful midnight sun

awaits an illusion etched in black

"Bullet, Claw, Battle Flag, Short Sword."

"With my fingers bent,"

"I wait for you."