14x23 - The Final Trump Card! Ichigo, Towards the Decisive Battle

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Care to let me run in front of you?

Yes.

Please do.

chAngE

chAngE

nabikanai nagasarenai yo

I won't give in. I won't be dragged away.

ima kanjiru koto ni sunao de itai no

I want to stay honest to the way I feel now.

chAngE

chAngE

nando demo umarekawaru no

I will be reborn as many times as it takes.

kanashimi mo dakishimete

I'll take my sadness with me...

hashiridasu yo

...and run.

tanoshii uragiri ni atte

Sure, betrayal can be pleasurable...

torawarenai atashi ga koko ni iru no

But I stand right here - not giving in to temptation.

tarinai tsukinai nandatte

"Enough," "not enough," whatever.

motto hizumasete yo

Open your mind.

pataan kashita konna sekai ja

Living in this routine-laden world...

jibun ga dare nano ka wakaranakunaru

...is enough to make you forget who you are.

waku ni hamaritakunai wa

I don't want to be stereotyped...

kimetsukenaide yo

...so don't make assumptions about me.

michi naki michi wo yuku no

I'm going to blaze my own trail.

soko ni itatte matteitatte

Nothing will ever be accomplished...

nani mo hajimaranai

...if you just stand around waiting!

chAngE

chAngE

nabikanai nagasarenai yo

I won't give in. I won't be dragged away.

ima kanjiru koto ni sunao de itai no

I want to stay honest to the way I feel now.

dareka no omoidoori ni wa sasenai wa

I won't let you tell me what to do.

chAngE

chAngE

nando demo umarekawaru no

I will be reborn as many times as it takes.

kanashimi wo dakishimete

I'll take my sadness with me...

hashiridasu yo

...and run.

anata no moto ni wa

I'm past the point of no return.

mou kaerenai wa

I cannot go back to you now.

atashi wa atashirashiku

On my own terms...

I wanna chAngE

...I wanna change.

That hurt, you piece of crap.

How dare you cut my leg!

I'll k*ll you, you damn bug!

Oh good.

So you can punch.

That last one only gave me an itch.

I thought you were some giant fly.

If you're going to hit me, do it with all your might, maggot.

You're an impudent little fly!

I'll skip the explanation of what goes into a Garganta.

If you go the other way, you'll get to the World of the Living.

Got it.

Make sure to watch your footing.

One misstep inside, and you'll wind up in some

unknown space between the World of the Living and Hueco Mundo.

You won't be able to get back.

Well, that would provide some interesting data as well.

What is it?

Come to think of it, when Mr. Urahara saw us off,

he talked to us from a high place too.

What?

Since you're the second Chief of Research and Development,

you must have been Mr. Urahara's apprentice or something, right?

You two are kind of similar.

How dare you!

Bye!

Isane.

Take care of the rest.

I will, Captain Unohana.

Ichigo...

I see... Fascinating.

Ichigo Kurosaki is a fascinating man!

Master Mayuri...

I thought it might be interesting to trap him in the Garganta,

but I changed my mind!

I'll take my time

putting some fear into him once this battle is over.

Fear that'll make him think of this battle as a pleasant memory!

Understood, Master Mayuri.

I'll think up a plan.

For a worm, you're pretty tough.

Don't talk big!

Eat this!

Can't fight back anymore?

It's over.

I'll crush you like a damn fly!

Damn it! My finger!

How dare you cut off my finger!

I'm not done yet!

You damn bug!

Why did you stay behind, Mayuri Kurotsuchi?

How odd.

That doesn't seem like something you'd care to know.

There should be more things that are

of interest to you in the World of the Living.

So why stay here? What are you plotting?

Oh? How very cautious of you.

Don't worry.

I'm not planning anything that'll scare you.

It's just that, at the moment,

the corpses over here are more interesting.

That's all.

Once the battle in the World of the Living is over,

someone will open up a Garganta from the other side.

I'll use that to go to the World of the Living,

and take my time to examine each of the corpses.

What is it?

What is it?!

I asked you, what is it?!

If you have something to say, say it!

Okay?!

Well...

I never expected you to say such a thing.

I was a little surprised.

What?

That thing you just said...

It sounded as if you were implying that sending Ichigo Kurosaki

to the World of the Living would end the battle.

It sounded as if you believed

that Ichigo Kurosaki would be victorious.

Nonsense.

Absolute nonsense.

I never expected such words to come from you, Byakuya Kuchiki.

Hang on, guys!

Kurosaki.

I want to ask you something.

You encountered Sosuke Aizen

at the Sokyoku Hill once before, right?

Yeah. What about it?

What did you think?

There wasn't much to think about.

He had monstrous strength.

I was completely helpless.

He didn't even use his Shikai.

It was a one-sided battle.

"He didn't even use his Shikai."

Did I hear that correctly?

Yeah.

That's good.

Huh?

The fact that you had such a large difference

in strength was your greatest fortune.

I shall tell you now, Kurosaki.

At the moment, you are probably the only person

in the World of the Living, Soul Society and Hueco Mundo

who can fight Sosuke Aizen.

What do you mean?

I shall tell you

about the powers of his Zanpakuto, Kyokasuigetsu,

and the requirements for activating it.

This is my Zanpakuto, Kyokasuigetsu.

Its ability is complete hypnosis.

Complete hypnosis?

But the Kyokasuigetsu is a water-type Zanpakuto.

It confuses your enemies and makes them

attack each other by using reflections created

from mist and water.

That's what you told us, Captain Aizen.

You gathered us Lieutenants together

and demonstrated it to us!

I see...

So that was actually the hypnosis ritual.

Correct.

Complete hypnosis dominates all five senses.

It can cause everything about a target, including its form,

shape, mass, feel, and even smell, to be mistaken for an enemy.

In other words, it can make a fly appear to be a dragon,

or a swamp appear to be a field of flowers.

All I need to activate it

is to show my enemies my Kyokasuigetsu's release.

Anyone who sees it, even once,

falls under complete hypnosis.

From then on, complete hypnosis takes hold of them

whenever I release my Kyokasuigetsu.

Anyone who sees it...even once?!

That's right.

We, the Thirteen Court Guard Squads,

Kisuke Urahara's men, with whom you are

acquainted with in the World of the Living,

as well as Sosuke Aizen's subordinates,

the Arrancars and the Espadas...

Everyone who is possibly involved in the battle in

the World of the Living has seen Aizen's Shikai.

That's right, Ichigo Kurosaki.

Everyone but you.

You possess a Spiritual Pressure that rivals that of a captain

and you have not seen the Kyokasuigetsu's Shikai.

So as long as I don't see Aizen's Shikai,

I won't fall under his complete hypnosis?

That's right.

Your advantage is very important in this battle.

No. More accurately,

if you lose that advantage, this battle is over.

Kurosaki...

No matter what happens in this battle

from here on out, do not look at Sosuke Aizen's Shikai.

Ever.

Got it.

Thanks, Unohana.

I'm glad I heard that before I went into battle.

Hearing that is more than enough.

I'm the only one, right?

Then it's decided.

I'm going to defeat Aizen!

You're too slow!

I told you, that itches, you worm!

Oh? His brain isn't the only thing brutish about him.

If he's able to knock that giant body into the air,

he's got some brute strength in him.

Damn it.

You're starting to really piss me off!

I am so pissed!

Damn bug! You damn bug!

But if he's going to defeat him, I wish he'd do it quickly.

I'm dying to dissect that Espada.

It appears

I'll be dissecting the Squad Captain before the large one.

That should be enjoyable too.

How does it look?

They are severely injured.

But I can handle it.

Please save them.

I will.

Ichigo...

Um, Kurosaki...

Care to let me run in front of you?

Huh? No, that's okay.

If you're worried about my Spiritual Pressure consumption,

I'll be... fine.

Kurosaki...

Care to let me run in front of you?

Yes.

Please do.

I'm sorry.

Don't be.

Whoa...

The path looks so nice when done

by a captain's Spiritual Pressure.

In fact, the difference is so great that it's making me sad.

What are you talking about?

We're no different in terms of Spiritual Pressure.

Huh?

From what I can see, your wounds have healed.

Yet, you were making a mess even in your best condition.

Your sloppy Spiritual Pressure is just not suited

for this sort of task.

Sloppy?

Th-That's not true!

If my Spiritual Pressure were completely recovered,

I could do a little better!

You look a little too awake to be daydreaming.

Hold on!

Don't you think you're being a little mean?!

I'm not daydreaming, or joking!

Take a look at this!

I only have a right sleeve, right?

When I do Bankai, my Shihakusho changes too.

And it seems

this transformed Shihakusho

is also part of my Bankai.

As proof of that...

When Inoue healed my wounds earlier,

only part of my Shihakusho was fixed.

Normally when Inoue heals me, it'd fix my Shihakusho as well.

So I asked her why.

Apparently, Inoue can heal wounds quickly,

but it takes her a while to revive a person's Spiritual Pressure.

But Rukia and the others were in trouble, so I hurried off.

I went off without having my Spiritual Pressure restored.

So this is all the Spiritual Pressure I have right now!

See?

If I were at my best, I could do better!

Impossible...

His Shihakusho is less than half of what it usually is.

Does that mean that he only has half of his Spiritual Pressure?

I was under the impression that

his Spiritual Pressure rivaled that of a captain at his best!

Kurosaki, you should run in the front.

I'm going to restore your Spiritual Pressure

as best as I can while we're on the move.

On the move? While we're running?

You can do that?

I can.

When healing with Kido,

we start by restoring one's Spiritual Pressure.

The restored inner Spiritual Pressure

and the healer's external Spiritual Pressure then heal the body itself.

Okay...

In other words, restoring the Spiritual Pressure

in a body that has been healed is quite easy.

Please move to the front, Kurosaki.

O-Okay.

If this really is only half of his Spiritual Pressure...

He may really be our trump card!

Someone

who can end this battle.

I've got you!

Get away from me, you damn bug!

That hurts!

You bastard!

One more!

M-My leg!

Good, I was getting tired of waiting.

I almost fell asleep.

But now it looks like I can begin dissecting.

Nemu, prepare to dissect.

Yes, Master Mayuri.

He finally went down.

He was pretty tough.

Hey, are you done, big guy?

Hey, Byakuya Kuchiki!

He's no good!

I'll let you handle the rest!

I don't know what you mean by that.

What are you, stupid?

You must be bored from watching all this time.

We just need to finish him off.

I'm letting you take care of that.

I see.

You're telling me to clean up after your unfinished job.

Who do you think you are?

What?

I don't like finishing off those who are weaker than I am.

Stop complaining and do it!

I refuse.

Finishing someone off

is a job that is suited for a brute like you.

What?!

Damn it...

Damn it!

Damn it!

koe sae ushinattemo

Even if I was stripped of my voice...

boku wa koko de utau darou

I'd be here, singing my song.

koko kara hibike

Echo out from here!

miminari ni kesareta seijaku no yoru

The ringing in my ears stole the night's tranquility.

katachi nai mirai wo oikaketeta

I chased a future that doesn't exist...

sono te wa kuu wo tsukandekita kedo

Yet all I caught was nothing itself.

Listen to it! Listen to it!

deai ga tsumuideku merodi

The melody of the people we meet.

Listen to me! Listen to me...

oto ni kawaru

...as I become sound.

ima wa mada konna ni chiisa na kono koe ga

Though my voice is still small and meager today...

itsuka wa tsuyoku hibiiteiku kara

One day it shall gloriously resound.

Listen to it! Listen to it!

yasashiku yuriokosu merodi

The sweet melody that'll awake you from your slumber.

Listen to me! Listen to me!

kimi ga omou kimi e

My song will reach the person you want to be.

You're amazing Unohana, with your skilled healing powers and all.

Why, thank you.

Must come with age, doesn't it?

Unohana?

It's shameful for a man to talk about age in front of a lady.

Keep that in mind.

Yes, ma'am.

Illustrated Guide to Soul Reapers!

Is something wrong?

Um... I feel like I'm forgetting something.

Something that starts with "Hana"...

Hana?

Hana.

Hana...

Hana?

Hana.

Hana.

Hana!

Hana!

Hana!

Hana Megane (Funny Glasses)!

Oh!

I can't seem to concentrate on the job without this!

Now, let's continue on with the treatment!

Where is everybody?!