08x09 - Testament, Your Heart is Right Here...

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Aizen has abducted Orihime.

In order to save her,

Ichigo and his friendshave marched into Hueco Mundo.

They break into Las Noches,the Arrancars' hideout.

During his battlewith Gantenbainne,

Sado awakens the powerthat had been resting within him.

But Nnoitora, one of the Espada,suddenly appears.

Sado is powerless before him.

Tsk!

Look at that.You really are weak.

Chad was defeated?!That's impossible!

Believe in him!

We vowed thatwe'd come back alive!

If I were you, I'd be angry that they werefoolish enough to come to Hueco Mundo

without knowing the limitsof their strength.

Meanwhile, Rukia is fighting Aaroniero.She too, was facing danger.

My ability is Glotoneria.

I devour dead Hollows

and make their abilitiesand Spiritual Pressure my own!

This is the power I receivedwhen I devoured Metastacia

when he came backin Kaien Shiba's body!

This body is Kaien Shiba's!

In his body,all of his experiences

In his brain,all of his memories

They're all there!

I just read his memoriesand experiences and acted accordingly!

It's over.

I'll show youan Espada's sword release.

Devour! Glotoneria!

That's a nice expression.You're scared, aren't you?

Become even more terrified!

This is the power of allthe Hollows I have devoured!

Don't expect an Espada's sword releaseto be like that of a regular Arrancar!

My Glotoneria can display

all the powers of the HollowsI have eaten at the same time!

So far, I've eaten , Hollows!

This will be just like fighting an army ofmore than , Hollows by yourself!

Sir Kaien

Sir KaienI'm very sorry.

It seems this is the end for me.

Your body has fallen into the handsof a Hollow because I k*lled you.

I k*lled you back thenin order to save myself.

But even so

Sorry about that,it must have been harsh.

Thanks to you

I can leave my heart here.

I got Sir Kaien's bodyback from the enemy.

That's the one thing thatI told myself had saved him.

But it seems even that

was also a mistake.

I don't have the strength leftto swing my sword anymore.

I don't have any strength left

to swing my swordat your body, Sir Kaien.

Goodbye Sir Kaien.

Goodbye.

Kuchiki Kuchiki

Kuchiki!

Wh-What are you doing, Sir Kaien?!

You don't respond whenI call you or nudge you!

What if I had gottena crick in my neck?!

A crick in your neck?

Were you sleep-walking?!

Jeez Stop daydreaming!

We're almost there!

This is

You're going to getleft behind, Kuchiki!

Y-Yes! Sorry!

The wind hits my forehead

The forest opens outonto our path ahead

The smell of the grass

The sunshine

The birds chirping

Hey! Where are you going?!

I rememberthis landscape.

Each tree

This combined feelingof anxiety, excitement, and warmth.

This is West Rukon District,Area , North end, Mt. Koifushi.

This is the place whereSir Kaien first trained me.

So you're the new recruit!

I'm the Lieutenant, Kaien Shiba!Nice to meet ya!

Umm Yes, sir.

Umm Yes, sir?

What's with that greeting?!

Your Lieutenantjust introduced himself!

You're supposed tostate your name and say,

Pleased to meet you too, sir,right?!

What's your name, damn it?!

I'm R-Rukia Kuchiki, sir.

Oh?

And?

P-Pleased to meet you too, sir!

Good!

All right, Rukia!

An ordinary greeting,an ordinary yelling,

an ordinarysubordinate-superior relationship

I welcome you to Squad !

Our captain isn'tin the best of health,

so I'm pretty muchin charge of things here!

So I wouldn't mind if you sometimescall me Captain Kaien by mistake!

Umm, I'll think about it.

But that ordinariness was,without doubt,

just what I was seeking.

What's wrong?!

We're not finished yet, Kuchiki!Come on!

O-One more time, please!

A bird flies

I'm distracted bythe bird for a moment.

Sir Kaien deflects my swordFrom the bottom left

as I make my second strike.

I remember everything.

It's odd because I wascaught up in the moment.

You want to eat, huh? All right

You're extremely self-asserting.

I-It's not like that, Sir Kaien!That was

Don't worry about it!

Whoa!

Wh-Wh-Wh-Whoops!

S-Sir Kaien! Don't toss a swordwhen it's unsheathed! It's dangerous!

Everyone gets hungry.

Don't be so embarrassed.

No But

At that time, there was one thingI was worried about.

Brother, the entrance ceremonywent smoothly.

What Seat are you?

Ohwell

My deepest apologies.

With my abilities, I'm afraid I couldn'tget an officer's seat upon entry.

I see.

You may leave.

I never had a giftfor sword-fighting.

Dig your claws intothe wall of sinless dreams!

Hado : Sokatsui!

My kido received good grades

when I was atthe Soul Reaper Academy.

But in the Thirteen CourtGuard Squads,

it was average.

Should I really be here?

Where is my purpose?

Why am I here?

Huh?

Why am I here?

That's obvious!

To fight and defend!

Defend what?

Defend what?

All sorts of things all over the place!

That sounds likea rather crude answer.

Could you give mea slightly clearer answer?

A clearer answer, huh?

Kuchiki, have you heardour captain's theory?

No.

There are two types of battles.

There are battles to defend livesand battles to defend people's pride.

That is Captain Ukitake's theory.

But I think that, in the end,he's telling us to defend the same thing.

The same thing?

What would that be?

Our hearts.

What? That's so melodramatic.

Hey! I'm being serious!

Then

Let me ask you, Kuchiki.

Where do you think that heart exists?

Huh?!

W-Well, umm

I guess around here?

I think

The heart is probably here.

Maybe...

When we come intocontact with each other,

a heart is created between us.

The heart isn't within our bodies.

The heart is created whenwe think about something or someone.

If I were the only person in the world,I wouldn't have a heart.

That's right

That's exactly whatSir Kaien said.

There's nothing to worry about.

If you want to be herefrom the bottom of your heart,

then your heart is here.

If your heart is here,then that is your reason to be here.

Also

But Kuchiki

When you fight from here on,there is one thing that you mustn't do.

That would be

To die alone.

Our bodies are made of souls.

If we die, our bodies willsomeday turn to dust

and become the reishithat makes up Soul Society.

But where do our hearts go?

Our hearts go to our friends.

They go to our friends

If they go to our friends,our hearts can live on within them.

So don't die alone, Kuchiki.

Got that, Kuchiki?

Kuchiki

Our hearts go to our friends.

You're still conscious?

Wonderful. No

Or perhaps I shouldcall you unfortunate.

No matter how long you hold on,

it doesn't change the factthat you cannot k*ll me.

You still have the strengthto hold your sword?

I remembered.

What?

I don't know what you remembered,

but what do you plan to dowith a broken sword?

You're an eyesore, go away!

S-Sanomai

Shirafune.

Wha?

What?

I remembered where my heart is.

Indeed, you haveSir Kaien's body within you.

But Sir Kaien is not in there!

I am holding onto Sir Kaien's heart!

Farewell, Espada!

It hurts! It hurts!Help me, Lord Aizen! Lord Aizen!

You told me that if I stayed with you,you'd free me from all suffering!

So what is this?!

It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! No!

No!

No, no, no, no, no!

No, no, no, no, no, no, nono

Crap!

I can't agreewiththis.

Don't die

Don't die, Kuchiki.

Don't ever die alone.

I know loneliness.

The loneliness ofbeing a prisoner.

I know happiness.

The happiness of seeingmy friends coming to save me.

Hey!

And I know the terror of seeinga friend become injured and fall.

Don't worry, Inoue.

I'm coming right now.

Lord Nnoitora, the other day,you stuck your finger into the ground.

What was that?

Huh? It's how I inspectthe Spiritual Pressure within Las Noches.

You can do that?!

All right. I'll give it a try!

– Let's go, Tesla.– Yes.

Hey, don't ignore me!

Illustrated Guide to Soul Reapers!

What?We don't have any more money?

SOUL REAPER WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Yes. We've used up all of our funds for this quarter.

You all wasted our money!

Madam Chairman,you used up most of our money!

Everyone, in order togather some quick funds,

we're going to take picturesof famous people and sell them!

In the World of the Living,

professional photographers known aspaparazzi make big money doing this!

We'll be targeting

The stars of the Thirteen CourtGuard Squads!

– What?!– What?!

Dismissed!