13x28 - A New Enemy! The True Nature of the Sword Beasts

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Zanpakuto

Their shape and abilities arebased on their Soul Reaper's soul.

Soul Reapers gain power

by learning their namesand synergizing with them.

They are born with Soul Reapersand die with Soul Reapers.

That is what Zanpakuto are.

That's the result of a Zanpakutogoing out of control

after Muramasa manifested it.

You know that Muramasa's abilityaffected not only captains,

but also regularsquad members, right?

Some of them were unable todefeat their Zanpakuto and d*ed.

This Zanpakuto is one of thosewho went out of control

as a result of losing its master.

I know

I think I shall name them"Sword Beasts."

Did you hear something crash?

I didn't hear anything.

Everything looks normal.

I guess I wasjust imagining things.

What's wrong, Ichigo?!

Did you sense somethingthat cannot be seen?

I see

Maybe I did!

I know nothing!

I can't see anythingthat can't be seen!

You're not making any sense.

I don't know anything!

I know absolutely nothing!

See you later!

What's wrong with him?

I knew I'd find someone here.

Have you come after me?

Who are you?

It doesn't seem like you'rea Soul Reaper or a Hollow

My master

Where is my master?

"Master"? You mean, you're?

He's a Zanpakuto!

Wait!

He got away.

A Zanpakuto?

What's going on?

I thought we settledthe whole Muramasa incident?

That's what I came hereto tell you.

I hear things werevery rough this time around.

So how's the Soul Society now?

Has it recovered?

Well, you see

I hear Muramasa wasbetrayed by his master.

The poor thing.

Still, he did immense damageto the Soul Society.

He's not one to be pitied.

Sword Beasts?

They're Zanpakuto thathave lost their masters.

I feel sorry for them, but wecannot let them roam free.

And, as I suspected, some havealready wandered into this world.

How dangerous.

That's the situation, Kurosaki.

And what is thatsupposed to mean?

Hey, who the hell are you?

It doesn't matter who I am!

I've got no businesswith stuffed animals!

What did you say?!

Okay, okay!Don't fight, you two!

Matsumoto

Oh, there he is!There's Captain Hitsugaya!

Captain?

You guysI never told you to come with me.

Don't make such a scary face.

Haineko wanted to take a peekat the World of the Living.

We're not here to have fun!

Here! Check these out!

OSWE TWO GET ALONG SO WELL!

OSRANGIKU & HAINEKO

OSBEAUTY QUEENS HAVE ARRIVEDIN KARAKURA TOWN!

OSGROWL!

Well, well

Hey! Who is this woman?!

She's Haineko, my Zanpakuto.

Be kind to her, okay?

No way!

Well, well

Come on take a look, Ichigo!

No way!

Come on

It's only natural for a young manlike you to want to take a look.

You don't have to hold back.

Come on, come on, come on.

You guys

Cut it out!

So about these Sword Beasts

I wonder how many Zanpakutohave lost their owners.

Well

At the very least,there's probably as many as

the squad memberswho d*ed in battle.

Hmm That's quite a lot.

Not only that,but our Zanpakuto,

which we thought hadturned back into swords,

are wandering about again.

So it seems.

Well, I'm fine with that.However

The Sword Beasts no longerhave a place to return to.

We cannot ignore them

if they lose control any furtherand do evil deeds.

I win.

Oh, my. You're right.

I lost again.

Now for your penalty.

Okay, okay

Here!

Draw for us!

OSCRAYON

Oh Okay, okay

Draw some more!

Like this?

More!

So Yes, I'm finewith this and all

Yeah. Definitely.I'm fine with it too

But I still think it's more natural

for a Zanpakuto toremain inside its sword.

I think so too.

Owowowowow

Owowowowow

Hey, that hurts!

An unexpectedparting gift indeed

This is an odd feeling.

What is?

I've always been with you,even before you manifested,

but it's an odd feelingwalking with you side by side.

It is, isn't it?

There was a time when I thoughtthis day would never come

When was that?

When I saw you break andlose your spiritual pressure.

I was petrified.

I'm sorry for making you worry.

It was all thanks toCaptain Kurotsuchi's hard work

that I am here now.

Captain Kurotsuchi, huh?

Let's begin.

Yes, sir.

Captain, it appears to beinterfering with some other wave.

It seems my hunch was correct.

She regenerated.

To be honest, I had my doubtsabout his crazy experiments.

But he saved you,

so I guess I should be thankfulto Captain Kurotsuchi.

I suppose so.

Master

I must find him quickly

A Hollow

It was a Sword Beast.

Yeah. But it instantly disappeared.What's going on?

Shall I call Hainekoand the others?

No, let's not.

They'd just make thingsmore complicated.

Wow!

You're so cute!

Y-You think so?

Well, the portable gigaiis working out well,

and Orihime's clothesseem to fit perfectly.

All that's left

This looks cooler!

Oh, I kind of like it!

Right?!

Say, Rangiku

What?

How were the Zanpakuto ableto turn back to normal?

Oh Well, you see

When a Soul Reaper calls outthe name of his Zanpakuto,

it allows the Zanpakutoand the Soul Reaper

to synchronize andfight together.

Captain Kurotsuchi tested outmany different ways to return

the Zanpakuto back to normalby making use of that property.

I see

The rest was easy.

The keywords weresynchronization and interference.

All of the brainwashedZanpakuto were unstable.

In short, I just had tostabilize them.

You probably wouldn't understandmy explanation, though.

Stabilize?

That's right.

Muramasa destabilizedour existence.

That magnifiedthe small anxieties we had

and caused us tolose control of ourselves.

HmmSo that's what happened

What's so funny?

Nothing, sir.

Then

Can we bring the Sword Beastsunder control

using the same method?

We need Captain Kurotsuchito do all he can.

Sorry, Nanao,but could you go to

the Department of Research andDevelopment one more time for me?

Understood, sir.

Don't forget totake some sweets.

So you want me to dosomething about this mess?

Yes.

Easy for you to say.

Can you do it?

It doesn't really interest me.

Interest?

I was the one who released

the Zanpakuto from their mind control.

Yes, you were.

Thinking of a way to tame Zanpakutothat have lost their masters

and become Sword Beastsis not very interesting.

But the current situationrequires a

Leave.

What?!

No. Umm

I'm sorry.My captain isn't feeling well.

Nemu, prepare some tea.

Right away, sir.

Hmm I guess I have no choice.

This thing

The relationship shared betweenSoul Reapers and Zanpakuto

Yes. In that sense,what led to Muramasa's madness

could have happened toany other Zanpakuto.

We now know thatsuch danger also exists.

I see.

BEAUTIFUL SKIN

BIG EYES

SMALL FACE

You really know allthe new spots, Orihime.

I never knew that therewas a photo booth like this!

The World of the Livingreally is amazing!

It changes every time I come.

So, you two want to go tothe new fast fashion shop next?

“ You bet!“ You bet!

What's wrong, Rangiku?

Well

It's about the Spiritual Pressureof a Sword Beast

Wait, you were actuallysearching for it?

I've been trackingits presence all this time.

I may not look it,but I am a lieutenant!

However

However?

Its Spiritual Pressure changed.

Huh? Why?

Who knows?

We still don't know muchabout Sword Beasts.

The only thing we do knowis that Sword Beasts

are Zanpakuto that havegone out of control.

So I'm going to capture it.

As a Zanpakuto,what do you think?

Well

I was able to returnto normal like this

because you,my master, was safe.

But the Sword Beasts

They have lost theirplace to return to.

We're the same Zanpakuto,and yet

Whether a Zanpakuto lives or diesall depends on its master

Rain

Let's go!

It's close!

What?

A Sword Beast?!

It's definitely the SpiritualPressure of a Sword Beast.

But something is?

What is that?

This one

Is it a Hollow?

Stand back!

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

What the heck?That's a Hollow!

Oh no. In this form

Leave it to me!

Haineko?!

I'll fight!

Haineko!

Where?

Where is he?

Give me back my master!

What are youblabbering about, Hollow?

Where is my master?!

Who is this guy?

Ichigo!

Kurosaki!

Rangiku!

Take care of her.

There's no escape.

Let's end this here.

Ichigo

This is the Zanpakutofrom earlier.

What?

My master

Where is my master?!

But it looks completely different.

It appears it has fusedwith a Hollow.

You're right. I've never seena Hollow use a sword before.

Sorry

Here I go.

Getsuga

What power

Damn it!

Reign overthe Frosted Heavens!

Hyorinmaru!

Toshiro!

That's what I thought

Yeah, it was strongerthan I expected.

I figured their Spiritual Pressurewould increase

if they fused withanother Spiritual Entity

But it seems likethey're going to be trouble.

Be careful.

Yes, sir.

I'm going to turn inmy report on this incident.

We're going backto the Soul Society.

Hey, where did everyone go?

Raingiku and the other went offto continue shopping.

Hyorinmaru isn't here, either.

They took him alongto carry their things.

Hyorinmaru!

Illustrated Guide to Soul Reapers!

I want to see what helooks like under that mask.

Yeah.

OSMEN'S BATH

This place is perfect!

I can't believe we're waiting hereto take a look at a man.

Well, if we want a peek

Oh! There he is!

What do you want?

Why don't youtake off your mask?!