Chapter 305: Preperations
(Ryoto's pov)
I was so close to dying. Like God damn. I think in the last month, I was more often close to death than I was in my whole life before, and now this number will go up by one if I do what I'm about to do, and I'm not looking forward to it. Although I'm feeling more confident thanks to my power boost. I would say I'm back to 100%, but it's more like 50%... or is it 75%? I mean, I have half of my arms and 3/4 of my limbs. It doesn't really matter, but thinking about stupid things helps clear my mind, especially when I can barely move.
Yhwach couldn't have possibly made his timing worse for me if he wanted, and that may have been his intention. I would say good for him but fuck him. That fucker is making my life harder.
Soi Fon, after hearing my order, tried to carry both Rin and me because Rin soon collapsed under her own weight. Thankfully, Aizen understood that fighting us would be more detrimental than it was worth, so he didn't attack us even if killing us in our current state would be easy. Maybe he somehow respected our resistance, but I doubt I'll ever know.
Shortly after Soi Fon tried dragging us, we met up with Ichigo's group. Seeing my and Rin's state, they quickened their run.
On an entirely unrelated note, for some reason, I feel closer to Rin than ever before. Strange. I mean, I was always close to her, and I can confidently say that I understand her, but now I feel it's... more.
"Oy, Ryoto-san! What happened!?" Ichigo, the loudest of the bunch, asked.
"You see, I went to pick up flowers in the garden, and this happened." Sarcasm was literally dripping out of me. Maybe it's a blood loss. Realizing that I may have sounded a bit too harsh, I corrected myself. "The fight didn't go as well as I hoped. And before you ask, Rukia is relatively safe. I mean, as safe as one can be right now. Starrk is protecting her, and he is strong. Now we don't have much time. Help Soi Fon get Rin and me back to the Study Chamber. I need to see Unohana as soon as possible. Inoue-chan, your help will be needed, so prepare yourself."
I needed to hurry up. I don't know what Yhwach's plan is at the moment. This whole invasion could be a diversion for all I know, but he could very well speed up his plan since he lost the surprise advantage or rather execute his plan before it's lost completely. It doesn't help that Yama-jii will be, at the very least, a bit tired after Shunsui-senpai and Jushiro-senpai stall him.