7-2 Kenpachi Appears

You're finally here.

Are you Ichigo Kurosaki?

How do you know my name? And who are you anyway?

Come on. I'm sure Ikkaku told you that.

Wait...!

I'm Captain of Squad 11, Kenpachi Zaraki. I'm here to fight you to the death.

(So this is him. Kenpachi Zaraki, the famous Captain of Squad 11.)

(The Spiritual Pressure I've been sensing all this time was his!)

What's wrong?

Is something the matter with your hearing? I've just challenged you to a fight to the death.

I assume, since you won't answer me, it's all right with you if I start.

Hey, Ganju!

Right here.

Get Hanataro up and go on ahead.

You save Rukia. I'll deal with this guy somehow.

No way, you're gonna need-

Ganju, please!

You really don't understand, do you?

Don't make me repeat myself. I've been waiting for you to get here for some time now in the hopes of a decent fight.

I'm not the least bit interested in your two friends, nor, for that matter, your mission to free that Rukia.

But even with that, you're still nowhere near my level.

I'll tell you what, Ichigo Kurosaki. I'll give you an advantage. I'll stand here and you can cut me anywhere you want.

Don't mock me!

Come on, lighten up. Let's have a little fun.

It's a question of kill or be killed. Really, what better way can you think of to spend one's days? If you're lucky, you might kill me with a single strike.

Just quit your quivering and attack!

This can't be happening. How can there not even be a scratch on him?

Is that it? Is that really all you have? I'm disappointed.

Shall I tell you? You'd probably like to know why your sword can never cut me.

It's simple, really. Whenever two Spiritual Pressures collide, the weaker one gets pushed down. It's forced to submit. It gets hurt.

What a joke! When I think of all the time I spent looking for someone as unworthy as you.

Try to live long enough to at least let me get the rust off this thing. I am counting on you, Ryoka.