Chapter 253: The War Starts Now!
The Wandenreich
Yhwach sat lazily on his throne, propping his head up with one hand as he gazed down at the figure kneeling before him.
"Gerard has fallen," he said softly. "Even with all that power, he was still killed."
He extended his hand, and a soft blue glow gathered, returning to him.
"Such rare material as Gerard—there was only one of him. Truly a pity."
Though he spoke these words, his expression barely changed.
"However, Gerard's death was not entirely without meaning. His immortality did serve, to some extent, as a counter to Naruto Uzumaki's Zanpakutō."
At this point, Yhwach paused, shifting his gaze to the man half-kneeling before him.
"Asguiaro Ebern, you look rather pitiful," he remarked. "It seems your efforts yielded less-than-ideal results."