Bleach: Brave Souls story · Main story, Part 20: Thousand-Year Blood War VII
4-2 Zangetsu
Part 20: Thousand-Year Blood War VII. Now aware of why Yhwach and Zangetsu so closely resemble each other, Ichigo wonders if Zangetsu is an ally or an enemy...
1 scenes, 21 lines
1. After the battle
21 linesAizen created the Hollow known as "White" by layering countless Soul Reaper souls one atop another.
Oddly enough, that's the same method I use to create my Asauchi.
That very same Hollow entered your body and melded with your natural Soul Reaper powers... Thereby becoming your Zanpakuto.
Wait, hold on a second... You mean... Old Man Zangetsu is...
I told you, didn't I? That you'll be saying goodbye to "Zangetsu."
Yes, deep inside, you already know...
On some level, you recognize the truth about the man inside your soul who's been pretending to be your Zanpakuto!
Old Man Zangetsu...
Go-Ichi, you know that man, right?
Of course, I do! It's Zangetsu.
No. Look closer.
You've seen that man up close with your own eyes. Quite recently, in fact. Surely you recognize him...
...as the enemy who destroyed the Soul Society!
That man is not the manifestation of your Soul Reaper powers. No, he is your Quincy powers taking the form of...
Yhwach from a thousand years ago!
(I've been trying to avoid thinking about it.)
(That day, back when I first confronted him, I felt as though I'd been drawn there.)
(All this time, I've been trying not to let myself ask why.)
(And why I was able to go straight to him without knowing anything.)
(Or why I thought he was the most important enemy.)
(And finally, why the first time I saw him he reminded me of someone I know.)