DEATH IN VISION is the sixty-fourth volume of the Bleach manga series.
Publisher's Summary[]
As the battle between the Shinigami and Quincy continues to heat up, both sides start experiencing casualties. Yachiru now joins the battlefield and prepares to show her true powers for the first time. However, standing in her way is an opponent whose abilities may defy imagination...
Bleach All Stars[]
| All-Stars | ||
| グレミィ・トゥミュー Gremmy Thoumeaux |
更木 剣八 Kenpachi Zaraki | |
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| 虎徹 勇音 Isane Kotetsu |
草鹿 やちる Yachiru Kusajishi | |
Chapters[]
571. a Devilish Perspective[]
11th Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi and 4th Division Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu are attacked by Guenael Lee.
Summary:
The cover page of 571. a Devilish Perspective.
In the Fourth Division's temporary first-aid station, Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu rushes to the side of 11th Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi, who has just been struck in the face, and asks her if her nose is bleeding because she bumped into something, only for Yachiru to admit that she does not know. Behind them, Guenael Lee confirms that this is how it is supposed to be, and when Isane assumes that he is one of the Sternritter, Guenael affirms this and muses that he does not know how many times he will have to introduce himself before claiming to be Sternritter "V" with the power of Vanishing Point, which will prevent the two of them from seeing, feeling, or even remembering him. Suddenly, Yachiru punches him in the face, but is confused when he vanishes from in front of her fist since she thought that she hit him.
Internally, Guenael details how Vanishing Point has three versions, the first of which, Version 1, makes his body disappear while the second, Version 2, makes his existence disappear, with the two being used successively resulting in opponents seeing an illusion of hitting him when they attack his disappearing body. As he returns to Version 1, Guenael slices Yachiru's left shoulder and mentally asserts that this lets him attack the enemy while invisible. With Yachiru turning and punching the wall that he was standing in front of, Guenael remains unharmed and details how he can switch between Version 1 and Version 2 instantly, protecting him even when the enemy deduces his invisible position from the direction of his attack and strikes back because his existence is already gone. Continuing to slash Yachiru, Guenael expresses glee at playing such a one-sided game, only to be startled when Yachiru nearly hits him again, which leads him to observe that Yachiru is attacking him faster each time before switching to Version 3, which makes his existence disappear from the minds of others and causes them to forget him.
However, when Guenael returns to existence and greets her and Isane, Yachiru immediately throws a punch at his face, forcing Guenael to quickly hide with Version 1 and watch in disbelief while Yachiru muses on not hitting him. With his cheek scratched by Yachiru's punch, an aghast Guenael realizes that Yachiru attacked him impulsively with no idea of who he was and without making a judgement or reaction as an upset Isane lectures Yachiru for attacking someone without knowing if they are an enemy, which Guenael concurs is irrational. When Yachiru counters that he is probably an enemy, to Guenael's confusion, a bewildered Isane questions why Yachiru is punching people on a hunch, which Guenael praises her for. Despite this, while Guenael internally urges her to explain why she believed he was the enemy, Yachiru simply claims that she got a funny feeling when she saw him.
In disbelief at Yachiru operating on instinct like this and refusing to accept it as a reason, Guenael calms down and deduces that Yachiru's attacks have not been conscious, but instead instinctive, as he ruminates on her hair being strangely-colored for a little girl and her face having an animalistic nature to it, leading him to call her a wild animal and vow to hunt her down before she goes feral. During this, Yachiru retrieves her Zanpakutō from a chest and explains to Isane that the funny feeling is very important, and when Isane questions if it is akin to getting a chilling feeling, Yachiru clarifies that it is more like feeling cold, hot, or happy, with her captain, Kenpachi Zaraki, having claimed that he cannot help but fight people that give him this feeling. With Yachiru concluding that Kenpachi will not be mad if she fights Guenael because he is not here right now, Guenael appears behind her with his Reishi Dagger drawn and internally berates Yachiru for getting carried away, as her ability to attack him instinctually does not matter if she cannot actually hit him.
Suddenly, when Guenael attempts to stab her in the back, Yachiru whirls around and slashes her Zanpakutō horizontally at him, prompting Guenael to use Version 2 and leap back while mentally chuckling over his apparent success, only to find the bridge of his nose cut through as he returns to existence. With Guenael clutching his bleeding nose and desperately asserting that there is no way Yachiru could have struck him when he is certain that he dodged her blade, Yachiru reveals that her Zanpakutō cuts her enemies even if they dodge because it has copycat blades that precede and follow each of her attacks, meaning that her enemies are more likely to get hit the more that they gauge her timing and have their own timing thrown off as a result. Bringing out the two beasts of Sanpo Kenjū, to Guenael's bewilderment, Yachiru delivers a powerful downward slash with them.
Characters in order of appearance:
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 386: I AM THE EDGE
572. The Blaster[]
Guenael Lee is killed by Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux, his creator, who proceeds to attack 11th Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi.
Summary:
The cover pages of 572. The Blaster.
Having manifested the two beasts of her Shikai, Sanpo Kenjū, 11th Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi initiates a dance, with the two of them mimicking her movements at each step, as a watching 4th Division Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu is left stunned by Sanpo Kenjū not transforming into a living creature like Retsu Unohana's Shikai, Minazuki, or creating a living creature out of a substance like 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya's Shikai, Hyōrinmaru. As she realizes that it has not changed the sword's shape or performed a Manifestation of the Zanpakutō akin to what occurs during Bankai training, Isane admits that she did not know such a Shikai could exist before being interrupted by Guenael Lee, who steps out from behind the doorway beyond the edge of the slash in the ground with blood pooling on the floor from his face.
When Yachiru notes that she believed she had cut him in half, Guenael counters that she is idiotic for thinking she could kill him right after she explained her power to him and reveals that he used Vanishing Slider to focus all his Reiatsu into shifting slightly backward without actually making his existence disappear, which lets him evade attacks far faster than he could with a bodily reaction. Suddenly, Guenael finds a large chunk taken out of his left shoulder when he attempts to turn invisible and expresses disbelief at what is happening, which leads Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux to confirm that it is while sitting inside the barrier next to Isane. With Isane demanding to know how Gremmy got inside the barrier, Guenael questions if it is already over for him when he was doing well, and when Gremmy confirms that he did well for a product of Gremmy's imagination, to Isane's further confusion, Guenael insists that he can easily dispatch Yachiru and Isane with his powers, but Gremmy merely praises his ability to erase himself from sight, mind, and memory as being so potent that he has vanished from Gremmy's own mind as well.
In response, Guenael furiously attacks Gremmy, who apologetically informs the former that he can no longer imagine a future for him despite not even knowing who he is before obliterating Guenael, whose blood is showered across the room and barrier. A mortified Isane turns to Gremmy and urgently requests that he step away from the barrier, only for Gremmy to reveal that she does not need to worry about 3rd Division Captain Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi and 9th Division Captain Kensei Muguruma within because he already killed them, leading a horrified Isane to rush over and inspect their bodies before realizing that they are truly dead. When Yachiru attacks him in turn, Gremmy casually ducks and observes that this was incredibly easy to dodge because he saw it coming and responds to Yachiru slashing down at him by grabbing and twisting her right arm, rapidly breaking the bones within and forcing Yachiru to drop her Zanpakutō.
As Yachiru looks down at her arm in confusion, Gremmy informs her that the bones in her arm are now made of cookies, which would of course break, and predicts that her next thought will be that the rest of her bones are as well. With Yachiru collapsing and realizing that her other arm has also crumpled, Gremmy asserts that imagination is the most powerful force in this world and reveals that everything he imagines becomes reality, leaving Yachiru terrified. Suddenly, the ceiling of the roof caves in while 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki expresses his confusion at finding a brat when he came looking for Yachiru due to her shaky Reiatsu.
Characters in order of appearance:
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 386: I AM THE EDGE
573. I AM THE EDGE[]
11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki confronts Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux.
Summary:
The cover pages of 573. I AM THE EDGE.
Seeing her captain, Kenpachi Zaraki, standing on the destroyed roof above her and 4th Division Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu, 11th Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi murmurs his name, prompting Kenpachi to leap down into the room. When Isane nervously asks him about the fate of her captain, Retsu Unohana, Kenpachi bluntly states that she is dead and he killed her, which means Isane can kill him for doing so if she wants. After collapsing upon hearing this, a tearful Isane instead expresses relief at this because it means Kenpachi has succeeded her title, which he confirms.
Nearby, Gremmy infers Kenpachi's identity and praises his strength being just as imagined before raising up the room and building with dozens of pillars, causing Kensei and Rose to fall off their beds toward the ground below and forcing Isane to leap after and catch them. Once the pillars settle and coalesce into a massive stone fort, Gremmy announces that he has set the stage for Kenpachi since he wanted to welcome the latter and his legendary strength properly. When Kenpachi questions if this is some kind of spell, Gremmy denies it being that or an illusion because it is just reality and introduces himself as the real Sternritter "V" before asserting that it is lucky for Kenpachi to fight him since he believes himself to be the strongest Sternritter.
In response, Kenpachi rushes forward and brings his Zanpakutō down on Gremmy, only for the blade to stop at Gremmy's shoulder without piercing it. However, with Gremmy reminding Kenpachi that he can turn fantasy into reality and explaining that he has envisioned his body being stronger than steel, Kenpachi suddenly slashes Gremmy down the length of his body from his shoulder. Gremmy falls to one knee and blood pools from his wound as Kenpachi berates him for not mentioning his body's toughness earlier since Kenpachi would have simply attacked with enough force to cut through steel from the start. Upon noticing Gremmy's expression, Kenpachi infers that he did not believe he could be cut and declares that there is nothing Gremmy's imagination can produce which he cannot cut because he is the Kenpachi.
Characters in order of appearance:
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 386: I AM THE EDGE
574. DEATH IN VISION[]
11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki battles Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux and begins finding limits to the latter's reality-warping powers.
Summary:
The cover of 574. DEATH IN VISION.
On the ground below the fort created by Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux, several members of the Eleventh Division look on in disbelief and wonder what is happening, only for one of them to realize that the Reiatsu emanating from the top is that of their captain, Kenpachi Zaraki, prompting them to rejoice and proclaim that this war can be won now. Atop the fort, Kenpachi comments on how noisy they are being, though Gremmy assures him that it is fine because the Shinigami are free to imagine that Kenpachi's presence means they can win the war. However, Kenpachi sees that Gremmy's body is completely unharmed and infers that Gremmy can heal himself, though Gremmy clarifies that he instead imagined that his body had already fully recovered from the sword wound, to Kenpachi's surprise. Back on the ground, one of the Shinigami brings up Kenpachi having been on the fort before it rose up and wonders why none of the Shinigami noticed his Reiatsu until the fort was created.
Meanwhile, Gremmy assumes that this power sounds like a bad joke to Kenpachi because people like him cannot understand it until they lose, Gremmy beckons Kenpachi to attack him and promises to not even use a single finger to defeat him before vowing to win using only what is inside his head while lava surges around him, which he explains came from inside his head. Though he calls Gremmy's powers ridiculous, Kenpachi admits that he does not mind fighting against something beyond reason and slashes through the lava when it approaches him, sending it flying in thin streams that splash onto the ground around Yachiru. When Kenpachi orders Yachiru to take cover, Gremmy tells him to not be so hard on her since every bone in her body is currently made of cookies, and when Kenpachi expresses confusion at the term, Gremmy realizes that he should have used rakugan instead, which Kenpachi recognizes prior to berating Gremmy for not mentioning this earlier and leaping into the air to attack him.
Suddenly, Kenpachi finds himself floating within a cube of water suspended in the air above Gremmy, who comments on how absurd it is that the air Kenpachi jumped up into was already underwater. After opening a large crevice in the ground, Gremmy has the water cube and Kenpachi slam down into the crevice as well before sealing the latter shut and noting that while Kenpachi will not die from being crushed, everybody eventually dies if they cannot breathe, which means he will die a slow painful death while trapped by water and earth, something that only take an hour at most no matter what kind of monster he is. However, Kenpachi bursts out of the ground with Yachiru under his arm and slashes at Gremmy, who creates a thick metal bar in front of himself to block the blade. Observing that Yachiru's bones have returned to normal, Kenpachi theorizes that Gremmy was too focused on defeating him to maintain his alteration of Yachiru's body.
Characters in order of appearance:
- Unnamed 11th Division members
- Kenpachi Zaraki
- Gremmy Thoumeaux
- Yachiru Kusajishi
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 386: I AM THE EDGE
575. THE KILLERS HIGH[]
As Sternritter "D" Askin Nakk Le Vaar and "L" PePe Waccabrada observe the battle from afar, Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux discovers that he wishes to destroy 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.
Summary:
The cover page of 575. THE KILLERS HIGH.
With 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki's Zanpakutō cutting through the metal bar created by Gremmy Thoumeaux and destroying a large chunk of the stone fort, Sternritter "D" Askin Nakk Le Vaar watches the battle from afar with a pair of binoculars while sitting with a picnic basket, where he comments on how impressive it is for Kenpachi to be keeping up with Gremmy like this. When Askin wonders why Yhwach let Gremmy out anyway, Sternritter "L" PePe Waccabrada concurs with this from behind Askin and asserts that a monster like Gremmy should be locked up for the rest of his life, though Askin counters that PePe is a monster as well, which PePe does not deny. Getting up, Askin respond to PePe inquiring if he is going somewhere by confirming that he is getting away from here because he has no intention of staying and getting caught up in the catastrophe that Gremmy is about to cause. With PePe admitting that they are not safe even at this distance, Askin muses that while the world makes fun of people who cannot do anything more than imagine, seeing someone who can change the world with just his imagination makes him realize how peaceful it is that those people cannot do anything with theirs.
Back at the battle, Kenpachi lets his lieutenant, Yachiru Kusajishi, hop down from his arm and notes that 4th Division Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu is still nearby. Once Kenpachi tells her to go down and get her arm fixed, Yachiru happily complies with this and leaps off the side of the fort to speed toward the ground below, leaving Gremmy to express surprise at Kenpachi noticing that his imagination for Yachiru had been interrupted. Affirming that there was no way Gremmy could keep it going, Kenpachi asks Gremmy if he intends to fight here, and when Gremmy expresses confusion at this, Kenpachi brings up him calling himself the strongest Quincy and proposes that he should want to crush the strongest opponent if this is true, to Gremmy's shock, prior to inviting him to start the battle and claiming that he cannot call it a fight if he is distracted by someone other than his opponent.
Kenpachi rushes toward Gremmy, who projects horizontal pillars of stone toward him in turn. While Kenpachi crashes into and smashes through the dozens of pillars emerging from the ground, Gremmy ruminates on his words and mentally admits that he never considered this because no one ever tried to challenge him due to how obviously superior his power was, preventing him from ever wanting to crush anyone since there was no need to prove his power by killing someone. Despite this and with Kenpachi bearing down on him after breaking through the last of the pillars, Gremmy grins with malicious glee and realizes that he indeed wants to obliterate Kenpachi prior to summoning dozens of assault rifles around himself and opening fire on Kenpachi. With several missiles joining the bombardment and engulfing the top of the fort in explosions, the last of them is cut in half and explodes, forcing Gremmy to shield himself with his arms, before it can reach Kenpachi, who stands with slight scuffs across his body and notes that Gremmy used his fingers after all. Calling Gremmy's joyful expression a good look, Kenpachi states that his Zanpakutō is finally going to have some fun.
Characters in order of appearance:
- Kenpachi Zaraki
- Gremmy Thoumeaux
- Askin Nakk Le Vaar
- PePe Waccabrada
- Yachiru Kusajishi
- Jugram Haschwalth (flashback)
- BG9 (flashback)
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 386: I AM THE EDGE
576. THE KILLERS HIGH 2[]
The battle between 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux continues to escalate.
Summary:
The cover pages of 576. THE KILLERS HIGH 2.
Reflecting on 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki's comment that his current expression looks good, Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux admits that he does not know what his expression is or if it looks good, but gleefully wonders why he feels so good right now as Kenpachi renews his assault. Though Gremmy creates a dome around himself comprised of triangular metal plates that sprout blades between them, Kenpachi cuts through and destroys it with ease. However, when Kenpachi embeds his blade deep within Gremmy's body with the same slash and berates the latter for this since he can easily cut through steel, he finds himself unable to pull his Zanpakutō out of Gremmy just before a gigantic stone hand with its fingers splayed out slams down onto him palm-first.
After Gremmy criticizes this since cutting him does not mean anything, Kenpachi slashes up through the stone hand and across a startled Gremmy's chest as he rises into the air, leaving Gremmy to realize that his momentary lapse of concentration will leave him late to heal and open to Kenpachi's next attack prior to Kenpachi coming down and slashing him diagonally again. Left heavily bleeding and in disbelief by this, Gremmy internally questions why he cannot stop Kenpachi's blade and considers the possibility of losing to him, which he repeatedly and vehemently denies being possible. Upon noticing Gremmy's state and feeling less resistance to his attacks, Kenpachi stops his assault and asks Gremmy if he just envisioned himself losing, which causes Gremmy to realize what is happening and heal his wounds before thanking a confused Kenpachi for helping him wipe away all thoughts of death and ensuring he can no longer die.
Though Kenpachi rejects the idea that he will regret this, Gremmy decides create a clone of himself, to Kenpachi's surprise. With Gremmy promising to show Kenpachi his greatest power as a way of repaying him, Kenpachi inquires about whether this is an illusion, but Gremmy clarifies that he can create life itself with his imagination, and when Kenpachi attacks the original Gremmy, he blocks the slash with his arms without being harmed, gets up from the ground, and asserts that neither of him can be harmed or killed while the power of his imagination simply doubles as a massive meteor appears several miles above the city. In response to Kenpachi's puzzlement, Gremmy reveals that this will obliterate both him and the Seireitei, leaving only Gremmy himself alive. Despite this, Kenpachi simply notes that he has never cut a meteor before and comments to Nozarashi on how exciting this is.
Characters in order of appearance:
- Gremmy Thoumeaux
- Kenpachi Zaraki
- Guenael Lee (flashback)
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 386: I AM THE EDGE
577. 刃[]
11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki releases his Shikai, Nozarashi, for the first time.
Summary:
The cover page of 577. 刃.[2]
As the meteor summoned by Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux falls from the sky, Sternritter "H" Bazz-B looks up in panic and exclaims that this is not funny while demanding to know what Gremmy did. Around the replaced Seireitei, several Soldat and Shinigami look up in alarm alongside Sternritter "L" PePe Waccabrada and 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai, who wonders what this is. Elsewhere, Sternritter "D" Askin Nakk Le Vaar questions if this is possible and asserts that it is why Gremmy should have remained locked up, and as one of the sweating Shinigami tries to reassure the others that the Shakonmaku will obliterate anything that tries to pass through it from the outside, the meteor breaches the barrier without stopping, leading the Shinigami to realize that it has too much mass to be destroyed and prompting them to flee for their lives alongside the Soldat. Watching this from Silbern, Sternritter "B" Jugram Haschwalth orders the Soldat to protect Yhwach, who looks up solemnly from his throne room balcony.
On top of the fort, Gremmy brings up the hypothetical scenario of 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki killing him, which he specifically avoids imagining, and reveals that the meteor would not disappear even if this happened, meaning that the only outcome is himself being left alive after the meteor lands and kills everyone else, which he calls a hopeless situation. However, Kenpachi merely looks up at the meteor with unrestrained glee, counters that Gremmy is the one who cannot do anything about this, and launches himself into the air toward the meteor before releasing his Shikai, Nozarashi. Down on the ground, Yachiru watches this and recalls meeting Kenpachi for the first time as an infant, where Kenpachi saw that she was not afraid of his sword and realized that she had no name just like him. Up above, Kenpachi cuts completely through the center of the meteor, splitting it in half and causing the two halves to explode outward into thousands of small chunks that rain down across the Seireitei, forcing Gremmy to shield himself. In the air above Gremmy, Kenpachi stands with Nozarashi, a massive war cleaver with a bandaged hilt and a large red tassel at the corner of the blade, resting on his shoulder.
Characters in order of appearance:
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 386: I AM THE EDGE
578. THE UNDEAD 5[]
Realizing that 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki can cut through anything, Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux attempts to kill him through more indirect means.
Summary:
The cover page of 578. THE UNDEAD 5.
As he watches chunks of the destroyed meteor crash into the replaced Seireitei, a shaken Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux expresses disbelief at 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki destroying it in one strike and calls him a monster, only for Kenpachi to remind Gremmy that there is simply nothing he cannot cut while standing in the air with his Shikai, Nozarashi. In turn, Gremmy merely smiles and admits that this is simple before creating several more clones of himself around Kenpachi . Though Kenpachi asserts that cloning himself will not even the odds, Gremmy and his clones proclaim that they will just have to kill Kenpachi with something without form before creating a pocket of outer space around him.
Surrounded by space, Kenpachi screams in agony while his blood boils and his bodily fluids evaporate from his eyes and mouth as one of Gremmy's clones details this, as well as his lungs collapsing if he tries to breathe, and concludes that his bodily tissues will soon collapse, leaving him to die a painful death if he remains conscious until that point. Suddenly, the Gremmy clone finds Nozarashi nearly cutting him in half at the waist and sees Kenpachi pulling himself out of the pocket of space by grabbing the edge with his hand as the latter observes that Gremmy forgot to harden his body. However, when Kenpachi cuts him in half, the Gremmy clone's upper body sprouts a large bomb on its chest. Gaining identical bombs on their own chests, the remaining clones grab onto Kenpachi and detonate in unison, creating a massive explosion above the fort while Gremmy lands on it and pants heavily.
However, Kenpachi emerges from the cloud of smoke with only moderate burns and his haori destroyed, leading a stunned Gremmy to call him a true monster and proclaim that he will simply have to make himself more powerful than Kenpachi is. Leaping into the air toward Kenpachi, Gremmy begins increasing the muscle mass of his body and mentally insists that he wants to win for the first time in his life, which is why he will prove himself to Kenpachi. Before he can reach Kenpachi, though, Gremmy's muscular body begins fracturing and pulling itself apart from the strain, causing him to fall out of the air and away from Kenpachi, who deduces that Gremmy envisioned him as too strong to ever overcome and killed himself trying to surpass a standard he considered impossible to overcome, which he calls foolish.
Characters in order of appearance:
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 386: I AM THE EDGE
579. THE UNDEAD 6[]
With Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux being killed by his own imagination, 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki discovers that his lieutenant, Yachiru Kusajishi, is missing.
Summary:
The cover page of 579. THE UNDEAD 6.
In the aftermath of his body tearing itself apart while trying to surpass 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki's power, Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux lies on a chunk of rubble and wonders if he was killed by his own imagination, only to deny this as Kenpachi lands on his pooling blood and assert that his imagination was correct because that he accurately envisioned Kenpachi's power, which made it too correct. Gremmy clarifies that he was killed because he failed to understand that only Kenpachi's body can withstand his power rather than by his own imagination and begins to declare that his power of imagination did not lose to Kenpachi, but realizes that this is an excuse and stops himself before admitting that he strongly wanted to win while a brain in a case bursts out of his body, which begins to disintegrate into Reishi, and lands nearby.
With Kenpachi bewildered by this, Gremmy reiterates his promise to kill Kenpachi without raising a single finger and reveals that even his own body is one of his creations, meaning that he kept his promise. After admitting that he is the one who died anyway, Gremmy observes that his imagination is at its limit and notes that it is going to be scary to envision the world where he can no longer imagine anything prior to completely disappearing, leaving only his brain and a somber Kenpachi looking on. Nearby, the stone fort that Gremmy created in the wake of his death, which Kenpachi's subordinates observe alongside the vibration of their Reiatsu stopping before celebrating Kenpachi's victory and rushing to join him now that he will not get mad at them for getting in the way.
As he looks down at Gremmy's inert brain, Kenpachi observes that both the stage Gremmy created and the puddle of blood he left behind are gone without a trace, leaving only his brain in the capsule, prior to coughing up blood and deducing that his internal organs were damaged during the fight. After lamenting how he can barely hear anything because of the explosion, Kenpachi walks through the rubble and calls out for his lieutenant, Yachiru Kusajishi, but is visibly nonplussed when he ends up stepping on her shihakushō and lieutenant's badge, which are now lying empty and unworn on the ground.
From behind him, Kenpachi's subordinates approach and rejoice at his victory, and when Kenpachi asks them if they have seen Yachiru, the Shinigami admit that they have not and suggest that she may have run off again, only for Kenpachi to demand that they find her even though they cannot sense her Reiatsu and despite Kenpachi himself not knowing where she could be. Suddenly, while the Shinigami run off in search of Yachiru behind a pensive Kenpachi, they are blasted by a large bolt of lightning from Sternritter "T" Candice Catnipp, startling Kenpachi, as she celebrates taking out the Shinigami in one attack and arrives alongside Sternritter "G" Liltotto Lamperd, Sternritter "P" Meninas McAllon, and Sternritter "Z" Giselle Gewelle.
Characters in order of appearance:
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 386: I AM THE EDGE
- Episode 387: The Headless Star
580. THE LIGHT[]
Sternritter "T" Candice Catnipp, "Z" Giselle Gewelle, "P" Meninas McAllon, and "G" Liltotto Lamperd overwhelm 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and his subordinates.
Summary:
The cover page of 580. THE LIGHT.
Having been fried by a powerful blast of lightning from Sternritter "T" Candice Catnipp, several of 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki's subordinates call out to him before collapsing, leaving their comrades to cradle their corpses and curse at Candice. With the Shinigami demanding that the four Sternritter come down and fight them even if they are women, Sternritter "Z" Giselle Gewelle mocks Candice for barely killing any of them since many are getting back up, and as a flustered Candice prepares to blast them again, Kenpachi reappears in the air behind a startled Candice with Shunpo and slashes at her, forcing Candice to evade behind him and engulf Kenpachi in a surge of lightning between her hands. As Kenpachi begins to fall, Sternritter "P" Meninas McAllon punches him hard, sending him crashing into the ground with enough force to crater it, and a startled Candice admits that this was close while wondering how Kenpachi can still move after fighting Sternritter "V" Gremmy Thoumeaux.
The remaining Shinigami begin to rally to protect Kenpachi, but Sternritter "G" Liltotto Lamperd lands before them and asserts that them exploiting his condition is a reasonable action to take since they are fighting Kenpachi, a Special War Power. When the Shinigami attempt to attack her and demand that she leave, Liltotto promises that they will be rid of her soon enough and forms a large mouth that bites off the top half of several Shinigami at once, continuing to eat more as she laments that she is still so hungry and does not find them tasty. When Kenpachi attempts to warn his subordinates to stop, an annoyed Candice blasts him with another massive bolt of lightning to get him to stop moving, and with more of the Shinigami running over to him, Meninas appears above them with a large building held in one hand and crushes them with it while claiming that they cannot go that way because it is pointless for them to rush to the aid of a captain who is about to die.
Simultaneously, Giselle is confronted by several more Shinigami and points out that they should be helping Kenpachi rather than attacking her. Though the Shinigami counter that she must be trying to kill them with her Schrift like the other Bambies, Giselle promises them that she does not have that kind of combat capability and that nothing good will come of killing her, but one of the Shinigami steps forward and slashes her diagonally across the chest, leaving a large gash in her left shoulder. However, as her blood splashes across the assembled Shinigami, an unfazed Giselle makes note of this and straightens up with her arm still hanging off her body while revealing that those touched by her blood will become corpses that only follow her commands. Giselle has the assembled Shinigami kill themselves with their Zanpakutō before the four Bambies assemble around an incapacitated Kenpachi, who internally realizes that he cannot move and wonders if this is it for him. Suddenly, while Giselle observes that Kenpachi is barely breathing, Liltotto questions who is going to finish him off, Meninas suggests that they play a variant of rock-paper-scissors with only rock and paper where rock wins, and an aggravated Candice points out that everyone will choose rock if that is how it works, the four of them are alarmed by an explosion occurring in the sky above them.
Characters in order of appearance:
Episodes adapted from this chapter:
- Episode 387: The Headless Star
Author's Notes[]
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I didn't think I relied on it, but I actually do. -Tite Kubo |
References[]
- ↑ Volume 64 on Shueisha BOOKS
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Translation: "Blade"
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