Bleach: Brave Souls story · Event, The Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2
Chapter 56: The Real Hoohden
The Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2. Ichigo and the others arrive at the real Hoohden, guided by Mera. What is lying in wait there?
2 scenes, 47 lines
1. Before the battle
25 linesThis is the real Hoohden!
He built that gaudy place cuz he doesn't want to accept that this is where he lives.
Get in here!
Noooo! This place is too depressing! I wanna go back to that other place!
I agree with you, strange stuffed animal! You feel me, right?!
Waaaaaaaa! Ow...
Hey! What the hell is this?!
All right, all right. Ichigo, Renji, have you noticed?
You two have not met a single Soul Reaper besides me on your way here.
Wha?!
All those honeys you saw were all Zanpakuto.
Zanpakuto?!
Hmm? That's odd. Very odd indeed. You guys are Soul Reapers, yet you can't tell the difference between Soul Reapers and Zanpakuto? What is wrong with you guys?
Maybe it's because you guys are heartless jerks who'd do this to your own Zanpakuto?
When did you...?!
*KRAAACK!*
*Gasp*
Uh oh. Zanpakutos that aren't loved are so brittle.
There is Zanpakuto anger all around you.
If you can get outta there alive, I'll consider fixing your swords.
What?!
I'll say it again. I am the number one Zanpakuto creator.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, Oh-Etsu Nimaiya! I don't make swords for scrubs.
You...
Whazzup. It's nice to meet you.
2. After the battle
22 linesThere's something out there. A lot of 'em, too.
Yeah, what are they?
No need to be afraid, yo. You should know them very well.
They are the ultimate Zanpakutos that can become anything. They are Asauchi.
Asauchi
Nameless Zanpakuto temporarily issued to the over 6,000 members of the 13 Court Guard Squads during their days in the academy and then officially issued when they join the Court Guards.
Every Soul Reaper eats and sleeps with their Asauchi. They imprint the essences of their soul onto the Asauchi through endless training in order to create their own Zanpakuto.
It's me who creates every single one of those Asauchi.
I am Blade God Oh-Etsu Nimaiya, yo!
Oh yeah?! So these guys are the embodiment of Asauchi!
Why are we being attacked by them?!
So close!
Embodiment, huh? Yes, yes, yes. So close, so close.
It's a bit different, but that'll do for now. But what's more important is that they're angry at you.
Angry?! About what?!
The way you two use your Zanpakuto.
You don't understand? I don't blame you. How you fight? How you swing it? No, no. Then what? It's something more fundamental!
Have you been using it as a tool? Have you been interacting with it as a subordinate? Having you been relying on it like a partner?
As a family member? As a friend? A superior? A junior? Pet? Acquaintance? Lover? Mistress?
GIMME A BREAK!!!
This is how they feel about you. This is what I mean by more fundamental.
Let's start by discussing who's superior, a Zanpakuto or a Soul Reaper?!