
Kaien continued to look at him with a complex gaze. He could not help it as it had only been more than two years since he had seen this young man when he first proposed.
Now he was the 3rd seat of the 2nd division and a disciple of the captain commander. Judging from the previous battle, it seemed like he could deal with the captain and far surpass him in strength.
Worst of all, it seems that her fiance, Shiba Miyako, has somehow entered Itsuki's fan base. Recalling his otherworldly appearance, he began to feel that he was slowly running away from his grasp. The more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt.
Its complex look slowly turned into depression where the surrounding atmosphere also began to show changes. Sentaro and Kiyone, who were beside him and were immediately worried about the change.
"Shiba-dono, are you okay?"
This was not heard as he continued his thoughts.
The more Kaien looks like this, the more worried they are. Their usual cheerful lieutenant was suddenly moody. They tried their best to cheer him up, but not until their captain returned did his gloom subside.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing"
Ukitake suddenly recalled something as he looked at Itsuki then Kaien before chuckling. He decided not to help the idiot and started making it towards his division.
"Let's go"
"""Hi"""
Shunsui also wakes up with a comedy afro hair.
"It looks like we should talk next time, Kouhai"
She has returned to her normal way of greeting Itsuki while she is away with Lisa.
Only two people remained as Itsuki stared at Yamamoto's head,
'It's really sparkling'
"Hm"
Yamamoto turned to look at Itsuki and only found a familiar ice-cold face.
'Surely my imagination'
Sighing at the choice of her students, she looked back at Itsuki.
"It looks like you've improved again"
Itsuki only nodded when he saw Yamamoto leaving.
'Why did he come here?'
Time passed with Itsuki's training and doing his duty as the commander of the detention unit corps.
Seikyo grows bigger and bigger as Itsuki remembers his first flight. Itsuki stood there as an expression of determination plastered on the face of the eagle. They are currently at Yoruichi's training ground where he and Urahara played when they were young.
It was also the place where Ichigo would later reach Bankai. This became Seikyo's first flight, bringing Itsuki's excitement to its peak as his eyes began to sparkle.
"Kyu~"
With one heaven-defying leap, Seikyo pushed the air beneath him. A gust of wind blew outside as he lifted the ground himself for the first time in his life. A glint of excitement appeared in his eyes before being replaced by determination.
Using all his efforts, he looked up to see Itsuki's disappointed face. Wait for. Looking up?
Seikyo flapped furiously as he stared at Itsuki. He had just reached Itsuki's knee, but the higher his expectations, the greater his disappointment. In this case, the lower the flight, the greater the disappointment. No matter how much effort he put in, he could not climb any higher.
Seeing this, Itsuki felt sorry for him as he knelt down and lifted him up. Taking her to look at his eyes, Itsuki was suddenly confused. He doesn't know how to comfort her. Because of this, Itsuki kept looking as she tried to say something temporarily, Seikyo looked back increasingly depressed. Just when Seikyo was about to lose all hope, Itsuki's voice sounded
"Good business"
With this, Seikyo's mood turned 180 degrees as he curled up in Itsuki's hands. From there, Seikyo practiced and practiced until he was able to fly normally. Furthermore, he tried his best to explore new heights and continued flying higher.
As for Itsuki, slowly but surely he inched closer to Bankai until finally he could face the white yukata girl. However this has taken a total of six years, and Itsuki has guessed that there is about a year and a half for hollowfication incidents.
"You've finally come"
Itsuki remained silent as he looked at the girl in front of him. Right now, in his hands was only one long Odachi. Its length reaches two meters with blades of 160 cm and Tsukunya 40 cm. Tsuku is pure black while the blue blade has a purple luster. The hand guard had the depiction of a circular dragon roaring with a sword coming out of its mouth.
Two pairs of death perception mystic eyes looked at each other. While Itsuki has Odachi, the girl in front has a seemingly normal katana. The gazes continued on until Itsuki spoke,
"I didn't expect to meet you here Shiki Ryougi」"
"I didn't expect to show up here from the border either. It seems to be your inner world."
Itsuki simply nodded before putting both of his hands on his sword and taking a standing position. Shiki Ryougi」 also took a position as she looked at Itsuki.
"Also, I'd prefer it if you call me Saber"
Itsuki nodded before the two of them made a move. Odachi is not a foreign weapon to Itsuki because he had trained him when he was with Yamamoto. Yamamoto trained Itsuki in many weapons just in case his fears became different. Although, he had trained her before, Itsuki felt different to the one in his hands. He felt more familiar with it and had no trouble using it, although he had to adjust a little to get used to the length of the blade.
Using an overhead attack, Itsuki slashed his sword down with incomparable momentum as Saber blocked the sword to the side. Using this opportunity, Itsuki pushed his sword hilt up, effectively bringing his sword down as he then pushed forward. Saber avoided this by tilting her head and sweeping her sword forward using this opportunity. His sword did not sweep anything but a shadow as he looked up.
Itsuki had jumped up and past him while doing the front flip. Landing, he turned around and held Odachi next to him pointing behind him to the ground. Leaning his body forward, he pushed the ground as he disappeared and walked towards Saber. Saber also did not lose as she did the same and disappeared upon meeting Itsuki in the middle.
Clashes were heard on the upturned mountain. With Saber and Itsuki constantly exchanging sword attacks, a beautiful image was created with snowfall. Both Saber and Itsuki use Hiten mitsurugi-ryu as their battles get more advanced and complicated. No one let go of any gaps as Itsuki's speed in using Odachi grew faster, eventually reaching his speed in Shikai.
Near the end, Saber's voice sounded,
"Why are you fighting Itsuki?"
Itsuki remained silent as they clashed.
"Do you think Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki is as easy as throwing your life away and putting yourself at risk?"
Indeed, that was what Itsuki thought.
"What's your reason for throwing your life away?"
They continued their fight, though,
"For what reason did you put yourself in danger?"
With one last clash they parted ways, and the two took up positions. Itsuki pondered as the two of them moved forward.
Time seems to be running slow as Itsuki begins to remember his days in Soul Society.
The people he met, the friends he made, his teacher, his friends and the three women he was waiting for. He wanted to protect them not as a shield but as a sword. He did not want them to just trust him every time to save the day, but rather, survive so he could fight without worrying about them.
It was against protecting because it meant that they themselves should be in danger, but Itsuki felt it was right.
As the two approached, a flash of light appeared as the two directly passed by each other and currently their backs were facing each other.
Blood gushed out from Saber as she fell forward and disappeared within the dots of light. Before leaving, his voice sounded,
"It seems you've found your reason"
Before Itsuki could react, Saber attacked leaving Itsuki to just block with his Odachi. Unknowingly, a pair of gloves appeared on his hand which was similar to his shikai shape but was gray in color. This time there was also a pair of armored boots that appeared. Once again Itsuki faced Saber but this time, Saber was faster and stronger. As they fight, Itsuki starts to become faster and faster, exceeding the speed he reaches.
This was not only limited to his sword, but him as a whole. He also begins to make changes to Hiten mitsurugi-ryu, making him more accustomed to her. The naked eye could not follow his movements as he fought Saber.
This time Saber was silent, not talking anything and just focused on the fight. Time passed as they fought before Itsuki found a gap and directed his Odachi straight through Saber.
Once again, Saber turned into a point of light before forming another figure. This time Saber's hair had now reached her feet long and the pink flower was still there. She wore a yellow robe filled with flowers on top of a pink kimono that looked like a princess.
Itsuki was ready when he attacked and just like before it came. This time, Saber was on par with Itsuki in strength but something felt different. It seemed like he was trying to show her something, rather than teach her something.
Before he knew it, Saber disappeared in front of him and appeared behind his sword sheath. Just as he was about to turn around, he felt himself disappear before once again waking up in front of his sword.
Knowing that he had been defeated, he smiled bitterly and left his training area. Realizing that it was dawn, and he went to practice at night, he thought only one night had passed when he practiced.
On the way to his office, a cat suddenly appeared beside him,
"So, finally get out of your seclusion"
Itsuki gave a puzzled look as Yoruichi sighed
"You were there for two weeks"
Hearing this Itsuki slipped and stuck herself into a tree.