Chapter 186: vs Hollows
(Rin's pov)
I just called out the name of my Zanpakuto, Tsunagari. I would be happier if we weren't surrounded by Hollows, but I can fight now.
The only thing I know about Tsunagari is that it can connect and disconnect, whatever it means. I could get it from her name (Tsunagari means Connection), but how do I use this power?
Tsunagari: "Hey girl, want some pointers?"
'It would be appreciated. I would prefer to train first, but I don't think we have time for that.'
I said as I looked around.
Tsunagari: "Don't worry, don't worry~ I am powerful, but for now, you'll need to be satisfied with the basics. You can connect two things with each other, but you need to slash them first. It's not on the level of fusing two objects. You can't fuse anything, just connect."
I see.
Tsunagari: "If you slash a leg and an arm of your opponent, you can make them move both of the limbs at the same time due to the nerves being connected, so, even if they wanted to move just one they will move two. It's great for confusing your opponents."
She sounds so proud talking about her abilities. I would find it cute if not for the situation we are in.
Tsunagari: "Of course, you can disconnect the connection you created, but it's not the true power of that ability, but it would need to wait for later. Sorry girl."
'You don't need to apologize. You are already helping me enough. If we come back from this alive, we are going to train!'
Tsunagari: "He'll yeah, baby girl! And I doubt your Prince in shining armor will let you die here~ Just imagine him abandoning everyone here and running away with you to save you."
Great, even my Zanpakuto is teasing me. I already got used to it because of Yoruichi-San, but it doesn't mean that I like it.
'I doubt that Ryoto would do something like that.'
(Ryoto's pov)
Now, should I or should I not grab Rin and run? I'm tempted, but I can't leave Kisuke, Tessai, and Yoruichi. As of now, I can still see the way out, but I noticed students panicking.
Panicking allies are more dangerous than competent enemies, so I need to get them in line.
I released my Reiatsu to stop them from doing anything stupid.
Ryoto: "Listen, everybody! We are in big trouble! Some of you may die, but that's the life of Shinigami. We fight Hollows to purify them, and what do we have around us? A group of Hollows. I don't know about all of you, but I plan on returning alive. You either help me or end up as Hollow's food!"
I turned around to shoot our Getsuga Tenshou.
Ryoto: "Getsuga Tenshou!!!"
I killed at least a few Hollows with this attack, and by doing it, I raised the morale of everyone around me.
I don't know why but the Hollows waited until we finished talking. At least they have manners. The problem is that fighting weak opponents in big numbers isn't as easy as it may seem. At the moment, I could kill most of the Hollows by myself, but there would be more coming, and not all of these Hollows would be weak, I assume. There could be some smarter ones that are hiding among other, weaker Hollows.
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The fight was a brutal one. Some of the students were injured, and all we could do was wait for backup. Our very important senpai that I don't know the name of, called Sereitei about our problem, but we don't know when the help is coming. It should be fast since an important person is in this group.
It should normally be the case, but it seems our little assassin did something to jam our communication, so all we can do is either kill all Hollows, which isn't possible when if you kill one another takes its place. It only leaves waiting for someone on the other side to realize that something is wrong.
On the other hand, Rin could take care of herself, which I was happy for. She even has a Shikai now. I tried to save as much energy as possible during this fight. If everything went wrong for some reason, I could just grab Rin and escape by brute forcing my way out.
Would I be deemed as a traitor for running away? Maybe but I promised myself that I'll keep her safe, and I'm not planning on breaking this promise. I will feel guilty for leaving Yoruichi, Kisuke, and Tessai, but Rin is my priority for now.
Strangely enough, I know Rin is not so much stronger than anyone in this group. Just funny thought that doesn't change anything.
But for now, I'm killing Hollows left and right and keeping an eye on Rin all the time. When I'm going back, I'm training for Bankai. This situation shows that I need to get a lot stronger, a lot faster. This is not even Aizen's era, for fuck sake!
I punched a Hollow just for it to be replaced again. We are slowly starting to get overwhelmed by their numbers, so I decided to thin them out a bit.
Ryoto: "Everyone duck down!"
Everyone followed my order, and I sent Getsuga Tenshou above everyone's heads, killing a lot of Hollows in the process.
As soon as I killed all these Hollows, even more, started coming just like before.
This whole situation reminds me of early Bleach, but in that case, Menos Grande would appear, but fortunately, it shouldn't be the case today.
Hollow: "GGGGGGRRRAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!!!"
A screech louder than the ones before could be heard by everyone. This scream made all the Hollows stop their attacks.
I hate myself. I couldn't just cut the Hollows like a good boy. I just needed to comment how this situation is familiar, and I raised a god damn flag!
A big hand appeared to grab the sky like a curtain just to show a gigantic appearance of a Gillian, the weakest type of Menos Grande. It's still a Hollow of great strength that is a challenge to an ordinary lieutenant. I may be strong for the first year, but I don't think I will be able to kill this Hollow. What's worse there is possible for it to call allies. I would happily try my strength against it if I was alone, but I'm not now.
The Hollow was about 5 stories tall and seeing this large Hollow, everyone's morale dropped instantly.
I, on the other hand, was ready to run as fast as I could. My decision was cemented by seeing a red energy gathering near the mouth of the Hollow.
I was about to turn around and take Rin by force if I needed to, but Zangetsu stopped me.
Zangetsu: "Is this really what you want?"
'What do you mean?'
Zangetsu: "Do you really want to abandon everyone here?"
'Of course, I don't, but do I have a choice?'
Zangetsu: "Yes, just kill or at least scare away the Hollow here. Did you forget that you aren't fighting alone? I'm Zangetsu (Slaying moon), and my attack is Getsuga Tenshou (Moon Fang Heaven Piercer). I'm made to pierce through the heavens, and this tall asshole is in our way. So let's do it!"
I was still hesitant to listen to Zangetsu.
Zangetsu: "Do you trust me?"
'...Against my better judgment.'
I decided to trust Zangetsu and face Menos Grande. As he was gathering his Cero, I did the same with my Getsuga Tenshou.
As the Cero was fired, so I shot out my attack to cancel out Hollow's attack.
Ryoto: "Getsuga Tenshou!!!"
This time the wave of Reiatsu changed its color from the usual blue to blue with some red in it. The Reiatsu was also a lot more violent in nature.
Two attacks collided with each other, stopping mid-air to fight for dominance. They were about equal in strength. Seeing it, I realized another Getsuga to overwhelm Cero.
I put all of my strength into these attacks, and more so, I was happy seeing that it not only overwhelmed Hollow's Cero but also hit it. It left a big mark on its body. The Gillian receiving my attack went back from where he came from.
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