3-4 Double Trouble

Where could the captain have possibly gone?

Give it up!

Who's there?!

Tell me. Who the hell...

Um, uh, um...are you?

You're unbelievable. You really don't know who I am?

Not a clue? You're so hopeless, Renji.

I thought for sure you would remember me after all the years we spent together.

What? You're saying you two are my Zanpakuto?

What's wrong? Why that look of shock? This isn't like you, Renji.

You used to be just a plain monkey and a snake!

Oh, you're so stuck on petty details.

Petty?! You've completely changed! Well, uh...

If you don't have any business to discuss with me, could you come back later? Because I really don't have time for this right now.

Renji, now listen. We're not leaving.

And I might as well tell you straight out, you won't be going anywhere either.

What?

Listen to me. You seem to have the wrong idea about us.

You see, we really came all the way out here to find you just to eliminate you.

Wait, I want to know! What's your reason? Why do you have to do this?

We both heard the voice.

Yes, it told us to follow our instinct.

What? Instinct?

Yes, and we will fight.

Because that is our natural instinct!

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.

Snake, would you quit playing around?

Will you shut your mouth?! You're the one that's just standing there!

Oh? Well, so what?

So, Renji, you don't seem to be taking us seriously.

You haven't even drawn your sword.

Are you totally crazy? There's no way I can get serious against a little brat like him.

Besides, I have no reason to draw my sword and fight you two.

Hmph! You're just saying that because you know you can't beat us. You're so pathetic, Renji.

Oh, really?

Well, there's no reason for you to get so excited. But on the other hand, we don't have time to play around trifling with a weakling like you!

You guys keep calling me names and treating me like I'm second rate. What's behind the two of you acting like that?

There's a lot behind it. It's our true instinct.

What the hell's that mean? Now you're not making any sense.

We refuse to be weak. We want to be stronger.

We've grown tired of your weakness, so we now wish to leave you. And that is all.

That's it! Just keep talking!

Roar, Zabimaru!

Just how do you intend to fight us? Well, Renji?

Ugh... Ah...

I've had enough. I quit.

You still need to remain focused.

And why should I? Even with all we've done to get him to fight us, he won't get serious.

............

Have you forgotten that we know everything about you?

Like the time you gave up something that was very dear to you.

We saw how desperately you tried to get it back. You fought for it then.

Yet, in spite of what you did, you still don't have confidence in yourself.

Perhaps killing your precious friend and holding her severed head in front of your face will finally get you to be serious. Will that force you to take this seriously?

Bastard!

Well, I think you've finally gone and done it!

It doesn't matter. He wasn't even half the man we had wanted him to be.

Let's go. He's hopeless.

Hold it! Where do you think you're going?

Looks like he still wants to fight.

You're not leaving until you've beaten me!

We're through with you. You do not have the will to fight us. We know you better than anyone, right?

Let's say you fight us and you defeat us. You will have won, but what if beating us means you'd lose your own power?

I bet that's the explanation for why you're afraid to attack us. Isn't that right?

............

Renji, you refuse to make the decision to destroy your Zanpakuto. In other words, you cannot bring yourself to destroy us.

Am I wrong?

............

Can you really blame me for calling you a weakling?

True strength is not just about having the ability to fight.