Another Deathberry: Chapter 4

We have no other choice. We must remove that power entirely.

If that means you must die before you truly understand, then so be it.

Look, I know I've gotta do something, okay?!

You don't get it. Nothing new there. You don't get what you've been given. You don't get what you have.

This is just another weapon with massive amounts of Spiritual Pressure that you can't control. You're exactly the same as you were back then.

So what is it... What is it I'm not getting?

I shouldn't have been able to use my Fullbring. If I'm drawing power from the spirit of my Combat Pass...

Then does that mean I have to... No, I can't!

C'mon, think, Ichigo! Think back on all the times you were proud of your Soul Reaper powers!

There's no way I could forget any of it.

I know I've told you before: Arrogance destroys the footholds of victory.

In your current state, you will not have a second chance to take me down.

Yeah, this power of mine might be a miracle. But y'know somethin'?

There are so many things I have burned in my memory. More than I can count.

As long as I remember them, I can keep fighting, however many times I have to.

There's no way I can lose here!

Wow, I never would have thought you'd manage to break open that field by hitting it with every last bit of Spiritual Pressure you had.

Kisuke...

He kind of had to with how slow you were being. It scared the hell out of me.

Yoruichi?! Why are you here?

Oh, I was having a nice, nostalgic bout of tag with Little Byakuya before you got here.

Oh, yeah! Where is he now?!

He went back to the Soul Society soon after you got here.

What?! So who the heck was I just fighting?

Pretty sure that was just part of the device.

It doesn't just call forth Zanpakuto. It'll bring up the records of people who used it previously too.

I made it so I could amplify that data and use them as potential opponents later.

Captain Kuchiki and Yoruichi were using it up until you got here, so that's probably what happened. Looks like I've got some fine-tuning to do on it still.

You're a real bore, you know that? Couldn't you tell him something more whimsical, like it was an illusion based on our memories or something?

Really? Considering how out of hand it got, it can mean that you had a huge grudge inside you. Is that what you want?

So, I know our plans got a little screwed up, but how was your training, Ichigo?

We can't use that tool anymore, but if you have any requests, I've got plenty more we could work with.

Nah, I'm fine. It's thanks to you that I realized I'm back for good.

Thank you for that.