Chapter 3

Don't be reckless as you approach him. He possesses great power. If you approach him carelessly, it will be the end of you.

Right. I know that.

Hold on! Listen to me, idiot. You need to take a deep breath right now.

Typical. You always try to give good advice, Captain Shinji.

Rrrgh.

You do. But it's such silly advice to give. It's totally worthless.

It doesn't matter whether you approach me recklessly, or carefully, or even if you decide not to approach me at all. The end result for all of you will be the same.

I'm not talking about things to come. Regardless of what you choose, your demise is inescapable. It is an event of the past.

He's taunting us! Stay put!

Tell me, what do you have to fear?

Remember a hundred years ago? Every single one of you died. Have you forgotten that night?

Hiyori!

I'm...so sorry, Shinji. I...did hear you. I just couldn't hold back.

How ferocious. Your eyes look as if they've come back to life for the first time in a hundred years, Shinji Hirako.

Do you hate me? If you do, by all means attack. I'll make an exception and I'll only fight you with my sword.

You finally drew your sword. You like to take your time, don't you.

It's no use trying to ignore me. No matter how strong you are, I know you have your doubts.

You said so yourself a hundred years ago. I never opened up to you. I never let you get close enough to learn anything about me.

That's why, even after all this time, you don't know what my Zanpakuto's power is.

I'll tell you this. If you think your Kyoka Suigetsu is the only Zanpakuto with the capability of controlling an opponent's nerves, you're sadly mistaken, Sosuke.

Now collapse, Sakanade!

Welcome, Sosuke, to the inverted world.

Here we have the power of Sakanade. It completely reverses your opponent's sense of direction and acts like a puzzle game, changing which way you move. Yes, funny isn't it?

You probably haven't played any video games, have you?

This is quite interesting. Everything is reversed. Up is down.

And left is right.

Huh?!

Did you honestly think that I wouldn't notice?

Urgh!

I'd say it appears you didn't notice. Up and down, left and right, and front and back are all reversed.

All those changes in direction and damage coming at you from every single angle. So why don't you ask yourself, can you really fight while reversing everything inside your head?

No one can do that. It's impossible.

Even with your fast reaction time, how will you counteract your reflexes?

The more conditioned you are, the greater chance you'll fail!