Watanabe KeiryĆ« no longer acted all high and mighty all of a sudden. After witnessing Kimura Muyangâs power firsthand, he realized that he had underestimated Kimura Muyang all along. He could no longer say that he could easily defeat him now in this situation.
He immediately backed off for a moment by using Shunpo and carefully put down Watanabe Ichiro, who passed out in his arms. His kind eyes as he put his nephew down didnât match his appearance at all.
Kimura Muyang didnât have to worry about Watanabe KeiryĆ« running away. Even though he was a traitor to Soul Society, his pride as a Captain wouldnât allow him to do such an embarrassing thing. Moreover, he was a noble, and for a noble who simply wanted to restore his familyâs glory like him, pride was way more valuable than his life.
âI didnât expect you have such a soft side, too. I guess you really canât judge a book by its cover.â Kimura couldnât help but say these after seeing the stern and rude Watanabe KeiryĆ« showed such kindness.
âHeâs my only relative, you see.â
Watanabe Keiryƫ looked at Kimura Muyang solemnly, not with his usual condescending look.
âHm? So you can talk to me normally, too? I thought you couldnât speak without your condescending tone.â
After a brief pause, Watanabe KeiryĆ« finally answered: âYouâre qualified to talk with me on equal ground with that strength of yours.â
Kimura Muyang realized that he thought too much into it. Watanabe Keiryƫ sounded just as condescending as always!
Even though Kimura Muyang despised Watanabe KeiryĆ« to the point that he wanted to kill him, he was extremely calm this time for some reason. Was it because he got everything under control? Such a question crossed his mind, but he immediately realized that he didnât actually know how strong Watanabe KeiryĆ« was, so he immediately cast such thought away from his mind
âCome on, letâs see what you got.â
Watanabe Keiryƫ said as he drew his Zanpakuto.
âSmash, Ravenfly.â
Watanabe Keiryƫ used his Shikai right off the bat. Following this incantation, the Zanpakuto in his hand shapeshifted into an entirely different weapon that resembled an Emeici but more ominous.
This isâŠ
While Kimura Muyang was still brooding about this oddly shaped Zanpakuto, Watanabe Keiryƫ already rushed toward him. Even though it appeared to be just a straightforward attack, his momentum was nothing to laugh at.
However, Kimura Muyang effortlessly blocked Watanabe Keiryuâs thrust by slightly raising his Zanpakuto. Something strange afterward, Kimura Muyang felt a peculiar force once his Zanpakuto collided with Watanabe KeiryĆ«âs Zanpakuto that suddenly deflected his Zanpakuto downwards while  Watanabe KeiryĆ«âs Zanpakuto was driven straight into his face.
Kimura Muyangâs complexion changed. It was a close call, but he managed to evade it by tilting his head at the last moment.
Even though Kimura Muyang was positive that he evaded the attack, he felt there was an external force that grazed his cheek.
He couldnât believe he was wounded in the face right off the bat! Aside from during his training with Kimura Kazuya, he has never received any scar on his face, even during his journey with Zaraki Kenpachi! He realized that even as rotten as he was, Watanabe KeiryĆ« was still a Captain, and he couldnât afford to take him lightly.
Even though he was a little bit surprised, Kimura Muyang wasnât the kind of person who would let his enemy do whatever they pleased, so as he dodged the attack, he touched Watanabe KeiryĆ« with his index finger.
âThis is bad!â
Realizing Kimura Muyang tapped him, Watanabe KeiryĆ«âs complexion changed. Although he was not that well-versed in KidĆ, he could tell which KidĆ Kimura Muyang was going to use just from his fingerâs gestureâŠ
âHadĆ #4. Byakurai.â
Following Kimura Muyangâs remark, a concentrated bolt of lightning was generated from Kimura Muyangâs fingertips and penetrated Watanabe KeiryĆ«âs abdomen.
âShua~â
After exchanging attacks, both of them used Shunpo to create some distance between them.
Kimura Muyang touched his cheek and immediately clicked his tongue right after: âtsk, it really was grazed.â As he looked at Watanabe KeiryĆ« closer, he clicked his tongue once again: âtsk, I thought I managed to pierce his heart.â
Kimura Muyangâs KidĆ blew a small hole on Watanabe KeiryĆ«âs abdomen, and his white Captain Haori was stained by red blood.
âI didnât expect that youâd be pretty good at KidĆ.â
Watanabe KeiryĆ« just looked straight at Kimura Muyang as if the wound he sustained just now didnât affect him at all.
âYou took the words right out of my mouth. I didnât expect a burly fellow like you would have such Zanpakuto.â
âOh? Then what kind of Zanpakuto did you expect Iâd have?â
Watanabe Keiryƫ replied with another question.
âUhhhâŠâ when Watanabe KeiryĆ« asked him that question, he couldnât really come up with an answer. He was a little thrown off by Watanabe KeiryĆ«âs sudden change in attitude that he began to question whether the one in front of him was the same Watanabe KeiryĆ« who humiliated him that day.
Watanabe KeiryĆ« didnât even go for the kill even when Kimura Muyang let down his guard like that. However, Kimura Muyang could feel the atmosphere was gradually changing, so he immediately collected himself. He didnât know what happened to Watanabe KeiryĆ«, but he realized this wasnât the time to delve further into this matter as he must defeat him right here and now.
Kimura Muyang suddenly raised his ZanpakutoâŠ
âShingetsu!â
An azure crescent-like compressed air blade came out of Kimura Muyangâs Zanpakuto, heading straight toward Watanabe KeiryĆ« at incredible speed.
Watanabe Keiryƫ was startled and immediately raised his Zanpakuto in his hand to block the incoming attack. As the crescent compressed air blade hit his Zanpakuto, it was deflected downwards for some reason, but it still hit Watanabe Keiryƫ.
Kimura Muyang watched closely and didnât overlook what happened.
As the compressed air blade dispersed, Watanabe KeiryĆ« emerged from the smoke caused by the impact. He himself wasnât wounded at all, but he seemed irritated for some reason.
âI have a rough idea what your Zanpakutoâs ability is now.â Kimura Muyang said as he loooked at Watanabe KeiryĆ«.
âHmph!â Watanabe KeiryĆ« grunted. Obviously, he knew what Kimura Muyang did just now. Even though the compressed air blade was so fast, it completely lacked power, but he instinctively used his Zanpakutoâs ability to block it because he panicked. Because of that, the kid in front of him managed to figure out his ability.
âNow that I know your trick, things wonât go like last time. Youâll never injure my face like earlier anymore!â
In a blink of an eye, Kimura Muyang was already right beside Watanabe Keiryƫ and almost beheaded him.
âDang~ â
Right before Kimura Muyangâs Zanpakuto could cut off Watanabe KeiryĆ«âs neck, his Zanpakuto was deflected by a strange force, and then Watanabe KeiryĆ« blocked it efforlessly.
âI knew it.â Kimura Muyang used Shunpo to back off and said: âJudging from that sensation just now, it must be a wind-type, no?â
âAs expected of a prodigy.â Watanabe KeiryĆ« looked at Kimura Muyang seriously and said, âto think that you can figure out my Zanpakutoâs ability so quickly.â
Kimura Muyang just pointed his Zanpakuto at Watanabe Keiryƫ without saying anything back.
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