Chapter 155: I’ve Been Waiting for You
Boom!
Explosions rumbled in the distance, the deafening noise a clear sign of the fierce battle raging on. Masatsuki Aozaki didn't even need to see it to know—the 11th Division was fighting hard.
As he approached, he was surprised to find that most of the fallen squad members were only incapacitated or unconscious. Not a single one had suffered fatal injuries. It seemed his name still carried some weight.
For Shinigami, getting hurt was nothing. Even lost limbs could be healed—unless, of course, it was like Yamamoto in another timeline, who sacrificed his body using a forbidden Hadō.
In cases like that, not even Retsu Unohana could do anything.
These soldiers, though, were only out of the fight temporarily. A trip to the 4th Division for treatment would have them back on their feet in no time. That was far better than the fate of the Tsunayashiro Clan members, who had been slaughtered outright.
Masatsuki Aozaki drew Banshō Senran from his waist and casually twirled the blade in a flourish before speaking.
"The thief who invaded the Tsunayashiro estate... I appreciate you not killing my subordinates. Almost makes me not want to kill you either. But since no one's stopping you, why haven't you run?"
A figure, cloaked entirely in black, responded indifferently,
"I was waiting for you. I wanted to see the so-called greatest genius in Soul Society's history."
Beneath that pitch-black robe, his appearance had undoubtedly changed in the eyes of the Gotei 13 soldiers.