1-2 The Most Evil Soul Reaper Returns

Hmhmhm... Hahahaha! You see? The wish I have had for an eternity has been granted.

Koga, I've waited for this moment for so long. Together, we can now complete the task we began all those years ago.

Mura...masa...

Why...Koga?

Tell me, Koga. Why did you...do this to me?

You never answered me when I called.

When I was on the verge of being sealed away, I called for you. I called over and over, but you never came to my aid.

How could it be? I didn't hear you, Koga.

Your voice did not reach me. Not even one time. And there I was, waiting so patiently to receive your call.

If I had heard even one word, I would have come to you at any time. I would have assisted you with all the power within me. That is how I felt.

But for so long, I never heard your voice. Eventually, of course, I learned that you had been sealed away.

You have to believe me, Koga. From that time to this, every day, I've tried to break that seal.

If you had been there in the first place, I never would have been sealed away!

As a Soul Reaper and your master, I was the one who gave birth to your power! All you ever needed to do in your life after that was simply obey me!

But Koga, weren't we both of one spirit?

One spirit? To me, you've always been nothing more than a sword. Simply a tool of mine. And a mere tool shouldn't be so conceited!

Koga, you call your own Zanpakuto nothing but a tool, and then you try to kill it? Disgraceful. You have no right to call yourself a Soul Reaper.

You're from the Kuchiki Clan, aren't you? So, I assume by now, Ginrei finally died.

How dare you refer to my ancestor's passing so flippantly? You personally ruined the reputation of the Kuchiki Clan. Because of that, you will never have the right to utter the name of my grandfather.

You bastard!

Byakuya, I don't understand.

What's going on here? I thought you were on their side!

You must observe quietly. This fight is his alone. He's upholding the Kuchiki Clan's honor.

Byakuya was aware of the Zanpakuto, Muramasa, and its master, Koga. His grandfather, Ginrei, told him that Koga had been sealed away.

So you're saying that the Soul Reaper over there was connected to the Kuchiki Clan?

So tell us, then! For what reason was this whole thing hidden from us?!

It was all for the sake of learning where Koga had been sealed away! Destroying Muramasa alone would be meaningless. The one who had to be defeated was Koga.

In order to continue our investigation, I acted as though I was still brainwashed. But it wasn't easy to discover where Koga had been sealed away.

That's why Byakuya stayed by Muramasa's side. Even if it meant that his friends would think that he betrayed them.

He was willing to risk his own death?

He had to stay true to his duty as head of the Kuchiki Clan.

Tell me this, head of the Kuchiki Clan. Do you intend to seal me away as well?

I do not. I cannot allow you to remain alive any longer. All your actions have been a disgrace to the Kuchiki Clan. Now, I will kill you for that.

How predictable. Spoken with all the arrogance I would expect from the Kuchiki Clan. So be it.

If you're truly the head of the Kuchiki Clan, that's ample reason to fight you, with or without your threats.

Koga, use me. I will still fight for you. Your power and mine are one. My power belongs to you.

But...why?

You've become nothing more than a hindrance to me. I don't need to use a pathetic, unstable sword like you. My power alone is enough.

Damn you! Have you no loyalty or respect for your own Zanpakuto?!

A Zanpakuto is merely a tool. There are countless replacements.

Urr...ggghhh... Gaahhh!!!

Muramasa!

Is his despair so powerful that it's impossible for him to control his spirit energy?

Koga... Urgh-aahhhh!!!

I'm wasting time.

Ichigo.

Byakuya, I get it. You have only been pretending to betray us. Your first duty is to preserve your clan's honor.

That being said, why not let us take care of this, and you focus on defeating Koga?

Ichigo, let's do it!

Right!

Senbonzakura, let's go.

Yes.

So, are you ready, Kuchiki Clan leader?