Chapter 50: My Apologies
"Cry out, Bōkunchō!"
The moment Asaka Tsunayashiro called out, her Zanpakutō elongated into a thin, needle-like double-edged blade. In a flash, it pierced straight through Masatsuki Aozaki's body.
Splurt!
Bright red blood spilled from Masatsuki's chest, soaking into the pristine white of his uniform.
Asaka twisted the hilt, laughing hysterically.
"You lowly, pathetic fool! Did you really think you could break me? That you were worthy of conquering me?"
"You didn't even bother using Shikai and dared to stand before me. Did you think that just because we're in the World of the Living, I'd be afraid of you?"
Shinigami ranked Lieutenant and above had their Reiatsu restricted to 20% when entering the World of the Living.
That meant a Shinigami with Fifth-Rank Reiatsu would be reduced to the level of a Sixth-Rank—merely equivalent to a Seated Officer.
Had she brought noble academy students with her, they could have overwhelmed him before he had the chance to lift his restrictions.
But all she had at her disposal were a handful of Rukongai students—none of whom had reached Seated Officer level. The odds of her plan succeeding had been far too low.