Chapter 181: A little lesson about Zanpakuto
I was about to leave, but I heard a voice behind me. At this point, I was accustomed to it since Yamamoto-sensei was doing it regularly. Does he enjoy sneaking up on people?
I turn around to face him.
Ryoto: "Out for a walk?"
Yamamoto: "To find a brat who skipped today's training."
Ryoto: "Sorry, I needed to do something."
Sensei was looking at me while releasing some Reiatsu, but it quickly died down.
Yamamoto: "Are you done with your business here?"
Ryoto: "For today, but I'll be coming next year."
I then clapped my hands.
Ryoto: "Enough with this sad mood. You came here to train me, so let's get going with that!"
That day's training session was a lot harder than usual. I shouldn't skip training if possible. Angry Yamamoto equals unhappy Ryoto.
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The next day I was going to the classroom, and Rin was waiting for me. I was expecting her to be angry for not telling her about skipping classes, but she was looking... annoyed? The strange thing was her annoyance wasn't directed at me.
Ryoto: "Did something happen?"
Rin didn't notice me and was startled by me but quickly recovered her composure.
Rin: "Good morning, Ryoto. It's nothing. Yesterday I got to meet my Zanpakuto spirit, and it didn't go too well."
She sighed.
Ryoto: "Did it try to kill you?"
Rin: "What? No!"
Ryoto: "Then I would call it a success. When I got inside my inner world for the first time, Zangetsu beat me up."
Zangetsu: 'And I would do it again!'
He said inside my head.
'Not now.'
Rin: "Why...?"
I shrugged my shoulders.
Ryoto: "He still didn't tell me. I like to think that he has a nasty personality. But you know what, even if I'm saying that I trust him with my life."
After all, he helped me more often than not.
Ryoto: "There is also something important to remember. While a Zanpakuto is part of you and it knows everything about you. You should think of it as its own person. It has its own likes, dislike, and most importantly, it doesn't necessarily share your desires."
Rin was in deep thought because of what I said.
Rin: "What is your Zanpakuto spirit like?"
She surprised me with that question, but I smiled as I was thinking about the answer.
Ryoto: "Zangetsu is a battle junkie. He loves to battle, and he doesn't care if you're a man, woman, young or old. If you are strong, he'll want to fight. At the recruitment test, I met Captain of the 4th Division, and Zangetsu released Reiatsu at her."
I decided to release my Shikai.
Ryoto: "Pierce through the heavens, Zangetsu."
The sword transformed into something that resembles an oversized khyber knife. In this state, the Reiatau it's releasing is more violent than when it is dormant.
Ryoto: "As you can see Zangetsu is a violent Zanpakuto. His desire to battle floods out and welcomes any challenges. It is reflected in his battle style as well. He is a genius when it comes to fighting and what I do is just imitation of what he has shown me even though he wants me to learn by myself as much as possible."
Rin: "Does that mean that technique that you are practicing..."
Ryoto: "No, it was my own idea to do that."
She looked at me with an expression of utter defeat and disappointment.
I returned Zangetsu to its former form. I didn't want to carry him in his Shikai form. He is, after all, almost as long as me.
But to think that Rin can already communicate with her Zanpakuto, and from what I heard from her, her sword isn't as difficult as mine, but she didn't want to tell me anything about what kind of spirit she has.
She seemed embarrassing when I asked her about it, so my curiosity is at an all-time high, but I won't pry too much... for now.
We went inside the classroom, and as I was about to sit down, Yamamoto-sensei entered the room.
Yamamoto: "Brat, you are going with me today."
It looks like I'll be going with him today.
I turned to Rin.
Ryoto: "It looks like I'll be absent today as well I'll see you later."
I then turned to Urahara.
Ryoto: "And when I return, I want to talk to you about something. It's important."
He nodded, hearing my serious tone. After that exchange, I went together with Sensei.
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Ryoto: "So where are we going? It must be important if you took me out of the Academy just before the classes."
Yamamoto: "You'll know when we get there."
He vanished using Shunpo. I just learned how to do it, and I'm not the most proficient at it at the moment, and he already expects me to follow his speed. I know he slow downs considerably, so I could follow but still. I haven't mastered the technique. Yoruichi is better at it than me, but it's not fair to compare myself with her for two reasons. First, in the future, she will be known as Flash Goddess, the fastest Shunpo user in the whole Soul Society, and second, She already could do it before she started Academy. She must have been taught by someone from her family, and going to Academy is just a check on her checklist before she becomes a real Shinigami.
After some time, I caught up to Sensei, who was waiting for me with his stern look. It didn't mean that he was annoyed or impatient. It's his standard look.
Yamamoto: "You took your time getting here. I had time to prepare and drink my tea before you arrived."
Right, he had this kind of hobby.
I looked around, and we were at the 8th Division's barracks. If I remember correctly, It's Shunsui Kyoraku's Division. He is one of only two, now three, people that were personally trained by Yamamoto-sensei.
We walked inside, and the first thing that one would notice was a sleeping man in the middle of the room with a straw hat covering his eyes.
I could practically hear annoyance coming from Sensei. He walked up to the man and smacked him with his staff, that is, in reality, his Zanpakuto to wake up the man.
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