13x36 - Evolution?! The Menace of the Final Sword Beast

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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.

Scatter!

Reign over the Frosted Heavens!

Roar!

Above you!

Damn!

OSTHE PREVIOUS DAY

He went that way!

Don't let him get away!

There he is!

Hey, that's a nice weaponyou've got there.

Want to see whose is stronger,yours or mine?

“ Kazeshini!“ Yeah, I know.

"Quit playing around," right?

C'mon! C'mon! C'mon!

Too slow!

Damn you

What the hell?!

Well done, Kazeshini.

You're getting quite good at this.

What's the matter?

Nonothing

What? Is it over already?

Abarai.

Sorry we're late.

Monkey's big butt alwaysslows us down, see?

What?!

“ No, that's okay“ I wasn't at fault for being

“ It wasn't much of“ late today! It was Renji's!

a Sword Beast, apparently.

Sword Beasts have been appearinga lot less frequently lately.

You're right.

Perhaps there are onlya few of them remaining

Reconstruction of Seireiteiis making progress,

so things look like they'refinally getting back to normal.

Yeah.

You've been eating nothingbut sweets lately”

Maybe you're the onewho's gotten fatter?

I'm a growing boy, so it's okay!

You and I together are one.

If you're still growing,then so am I!

Hey

That Sword Beast just now

It returned to sword form eventhough I never struck a fatal blow.

What?!

A lovely moon, wouldn't you say?

It's too bright for my liking.

Hey.

Huh?

Now there's something new.

Seeing you guys hanging out.What's going on?

There's nothingunusual about that.

Our masters hang out quite often.

Your masters, maybe.

So, what's up?

Something happen toyour beloved masters?

Huh?!

Who's in love with his master?!

You're asking for a reaping!

Okay, okay. It was just a joke.

I thought we came hereto discuss something.

Signs of that Sword Beasthave appeared

Is that true?

I'm positive

A Sword Beast was sucked dryof its Spiritual Pressure

and returned to sword formbefore my very eyes.

It's his doing.

Sword Beasts wereoriginally Zanpakuto

that lost their mastersand became wild

They have a finite amountof Spiritual Pressure

and eventually losetheir power and disappear.

They're one step awayfrom dying out.

Yeah

But this guy is able totake Spirit Energy

from other Zanpakutoand make it his own.

I'm able to do that,as well, though

What makes him troublesomeis that he was one of

those very rare Zanpakuto thatfar surpassed his master's power.

Why is that troublesome?

To him, his master was a nuisancefrom the very beginning.

Now that his master d*ed, he canshow off his powers to the fullest.

I see

In other words, he's usinghis overwhelming strength

to take in the power of others tobecome even more powerful

This isn't good.

He's the worst kind of enemythe Soul Reapers could have.

It'll work out.

Looking at it another way

If we defeat this guy,

the Sword Beast huntswill come to an end.

It'll be a grand finale for us.

Waitress!Another round, please!

Coming right up!

Rangiku, too much alcoholis poison to the body.

I'm well aware of that!

That's right

She's not a child whodoesn't know when to stop.

Oh, you know me well, Haineko

“ Geez Oh, those two“ Hey stop it, don't get so close!

Do you want this?

Go ahead”you can have it.

We're sharing the orders.

Here you go.

So tell me, why'd you bring CaptainKyoraku's Zanpakuto with you?

What's the problem?

We're part of the same squad.

Where's the other half?

She is drinking withthe Captain at the barracks.

Oh really?

And you're okay with leavingthe two of them together alone?

What is there to worry aboutwith a Zanpakuto?

I like this.

It's nice to have a mealwith everyone like this

every once in a while.

The food seems to taste better.

Hinamori

You haven't touched your sake.

I'm here today to enjoythe food, so no thanks.

What?

Are you saying youwon't accept my sake?!

Stop giving Momo a hard time.

That's all right, Tobiume.

Now, now, let's all calm down.

I'll accept your sake.Will that do?

What's up with you, Haineko?

You're awfullylevel-headed today.

Yeah. That's becauseI'm a mature woman.

Now that's my Zanpakuto!

Well said!

Maybe you could learnsomething from her, Rangiku.

What?!

Thank you very much!

Rangiku, pull yourself together.

I can't drink another drop

Good griefshe alwaysends up like this

What's the matter?

We want to take inthe night breeze for a bit

Can I leave Rangiku with you?

Uh, sure, that's fine

Our apologies, Momo.

Don't worry about it.

It's nice to talk withyour friends sometimes.

I feel sick

Rangiku! Not now!

We'll rush you back tothe barracks, so hold it in!

Ohgive me a break

Just a little more.We're almost there!

I warned you this would happen!

Thank you, Rangiku.

It was fun.

What's got you so sentimental?

We finally found him.

Understood.

Oh boy

I never figuredyou'd get this big

So it was you, after all, Kirikaze.

You were the one who was mostdissatisfied with your master!

You have the ability totransform into mist.

You used that power toenter the bodies of others

and suck away theirSpiritual Pressure

That's disgusting.

But to grow this massive fromstealing the power

of other Sword Beasts

Anyway, let's get started.

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!

He turned himself into mist!

What?!

Scatter!

That was uncalled for!

Now is not the time.So quit complaining.

Let's go!

Why you!

Your backside is wide open.

Okay, that's as far you go.

I'll show you that youdon't have a monopoly

on sucking awaySpiritual Pressure.

Wow, that was quick.

We didn't all have to come

What's wrong?!

This can't be!

Undo your technique!

Bastard!

Guess this is as far as I can go

Look out!

Sir Gonryomaru!

Roar!

Above you!

Damn!

Renji!

Bakudo Number ! Sajosabaku!

He's going to transform into mist!

I've put a stop to that.

Lady Rukia!

What's the matter with you?

You're in the middle of a battle”don't let down your guard!

Come on, pull yourself together.

You're ruining a pretty face.

Rangikuwhy are you?

Did you think we didn't realizesomething was going on?

Momo

Stupid fools!

What'd you come here for?!

Who's the fool here?

What can you doin your condition?

All of you are also reachingyour limits, aren't you?!

Everyone

It's okay.

Right now, just concentrateon the enemy!

But this Sword Beast's ability istoo dangerous for Soul Reapers.

She's right!

That's why we camewithout telling you

Shut up!

What are we to you?!

Swords alone Soul Reapers aloneare not enough!

Only when we're paired together

can we show our true powerfor the first time.

Didn't you learn that lesson fromwhat happened to Muramasa?!

Don't go doing thingsby yourselves.

Renji

You're rightwe were wrong

What?!

Kazeshini

What?

We're going to take careof this quickly, right?

So give me a hand.

Right.

He's going afterthe Soul Reapers!

Sodenoshirayuki!

Scatter!

Pierce!

Reign over the Frosted Heavens!

Is this it for me?

Sir Hyorinmaru!

I can't do any more withthe Spiritual Pressure I have left

Don't give up!

We told you”you're not alone!

Lady Rukia

You'll be all right

You and I are always together.

Yes!

Come, Sodenoshirayuki!

Dance, Sodenoshirayuki!

“ Tsuginomai Hakuren!“ Tsuginomai Hakuren!

Wabisuke!

Tobiume!

Kazeshini!

Haineko!

“ Raise your head!“ Raise your head!

Wabisuke!

“ Snap!“ Snap!

Tobiume!

“ Reap!“ Reap!

Kazeshini!

“ Growl!“ Growl!

Haineko!

He can't transform into mist.

He's weakened considerably.

Renji!

Let's do this together!

Right!

We'll give you our remainingSpiritual Pressure as well!

Renji We threw all the feelingswe had towards you.

And you've always answeredto those feelings.

Zabimaru

That's all we need.

Renji, it's been fun.

Yeah.

Bankai!

Hihio Zabimaru!

Hikotsutaiho!

They've all disappeared,as we expected

Just as the Sword Beast reached

the limits ofits Spiritual Pressure,

the Zanpakuto becamedepleted to the point

where they could not maintaintheir manifest forms

Their appearance wasa temporary form

manifested through the mediumof Muramasa's powers

They knew this wouldeventually happen.

Yeah.

There's no need to feel lonely.

They've simply returned to wherethey originally came from

We can always see them

Don't you feel their presence?

Yes.

It's a very nostalgic feeling.

Though they're no longerin those forms

They will always betogether with us.

Renji

Huh? What is it?

No, it's nothing

It's finally over now

Yes

Let's go back to the Seireitei.

The producers are finally donewith shifting the story around.

Thank you for waiting,Master Ulquiorra.

Understood.

Mind if I have a cup of teabefore we begin?

Don't worry!

Ichigo's not here yet,so take your time and enjoy

I'm already here.

What?!

Illustrated Guide to Soul Reapers!

Why're you here, Ichigo?

You're awfully early!

I didn't have any scenesand got bored!

At this point,you're the main star in name only.

Don't be so blunt about it!

Anyway, let's get startedwith the next arc!

Master Ulquiorra'sstill having his tea!

Since when did youbecome so selfish, Ichigo?!

That's the reason whyno one treats you like a star!

That's going too far

Huh?

“ You're too slow.“ Kurosaki! Hurry up!