Chapter 45: A Broken Zanpakuto

Impossible?!

Why?! You fixed your Zanpakuto after you broke it!

Are you stupid?

I don't FIX mine. I MODIFY it.

The only things that can heal a Zanpakuto are its possessor's mind and Spiritual Pressure.

Plus the time it takes to infuse it into the Zanpakuto. That's all.

Fine, so you're saying I should take it back and fix it myself. Well, thanks for nothing.

I wasn't finished. I was talking about Shikai. The destruction of a Zanpakuto's Shikai and Bankai have completely different meanings.

A Bankai that is destroyed can never be returned to what it once was.

What?

Of course, there are exceptions.

Sajin Komamura's Kokujo Tengen Myo-Oh... He and his Zanpakuto have such an extremely strong bond...

...that when the Bankai is destroyed, he too sustains injury. It is a glaring weakness.

But in exchange, when the possessor's wounds are healed, the Zanpakuto is also revived.

I've studied every officer's Bankai for my research. Sajin's is the only exception so far.

What about Renji's Bankai, then?

His Bankai was broken when he fought Byakuya.

Have you ever counted the number of blade joints of his Bankai?

The blade joints of Hihio Zabimaru that were destroyed by Byakuya Kuchiki are still broken.

Then... Then what am I supposed to--

RAAAA!!! MOVE, MOVE, MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!!!

*Gasp* Who the hell are you?!

This cute face! This cute face! And finally, this cute face!

I am the King of New York, Mr. Kon!

O-Oh. You've just grown so much since the last time I saw you.

Stop! Don't try to sugarcoat it!

It's me. I see. I knew it. All right, I'm on my way.

Come with me, Ichigo Kurosaki. You should meet them. Although I don't want to in the slightest.

Squad Zero's coming.

Shinji.

You came to check it out too, Ichigo? I wouldn't recommend it.

So where's this Squad Zero coming from? Actually, where were they while the Seireitei was being attacked? Where are they usually?

In the Soul King's Royal Palace.

Shunsui, what's this Royal Palace? It's not inside the Seireitei?

When you first came to the Seireitei, do you remember the Seireitei walls raining down?

A spirit wall is surrounding the Seireitei right now only because it's been a little chaotic recently. It was originally designed to surround and protect the Seireitei only in cases of emergency.

So let me ask you this. If it only protects the Seireitei during emergencies, then what is it normally protecting?

Huh?

Look, it's coming.