"Bang!"

With a loud bang, Kurosaki Ichigo was almost like a large punching bag, and was kicked away again, and after smashing to the ground, the whole person continued to roll uncontrollably.

It was only when Ichigo Kurosaki's slightly dark consciousness regained that he instinctively thrust the half-cut giant slashing knife in his hand into the ground, and then he barely maintained the balance of his body......

It was only at this time that Ichigo Kurosaki fully understood that some of his past speculations about Senju Makoto were not delusions.

Strong!

Very strong!!

Although he couldn't feel the huge spiritual pressure that made people fear from Senju Makoto's body, Kurosaki Ichigo felt that he didn't even have the slightest ability to resist in front of Senju Makoto.

Join...... Not the slightest ......

Even, Kurosaki Ichigo vaguely felt that he was much more desperate and powerless in front of Senju Makoto than in the face of Yami and Kuchigi Hakuya.

'Myself...... Can you really beat Makoto Kurosaki? ’

For a moment, this thought sprung up in Kurosaki Ichigo's consciousness, which was still a little blackened from time to time.

"Ichigo, is that all you have to do?"

Senju Makoto still had his hands in the pockets of his white trench coat, and he stood tall on the kicked rock, and asked with a gentle gaze with a little sternness.

"What's the matter with those shocked and hesitant looks in your eyes? Is that all you want to do to protect those you hold dear? ”

When he said this, Senju Makoto's tone seemed to be a little disappointed.

"Ichigo, it seems to me that you haven't grown any better than that rainy day seven years ago, and you're still the same crybaby who only cries and asks me for help."

"If that's the case, then I think the next battle cultivation can end here, and Ichigo, it's enough for you to go back to school properly, and as for the Quiet Spirit Garden, I'll go and see if I can help you rescue Rukia."

As soon as these words came out, Kurosaki Ichigo's pupils unconsciously shrank slightly, and his mind recalled the memories that were hidden in the depths and almost forgotten unconsciously......

Drizzle......

False......

Mother who was seriously injured and unconscious......

Strange man......

'What's going on?' Such an important thing...... Why did I seem to instinctively ignore the past? ’

'Original...... I used to almost see my mother die in front of me, and I could only cry and ask for help......

'Now, now, I ......'

Kurosaki Ichigo's fists clenched unconsciously, and the complex and surging emotions made Kurosaki Ichigo's spiritual pressure fluctuate violently.

And Urahara Kisuke, who was watching the play on the sidelines, and the two grocery store employees, Tsuya Yu and Hanakari Shita, also changed their eyes slightly.

"Oh?! This spiritual pressure ......"

"Worthy of Mr. Makoto Kurosaki, has it stimulated Ichigo Kurosaki's faith so accurately?"

"Wouldn't it? Could it be that Ichigo is about to solve it? ”

……

It's just that Senju Makoto turned a blind eye to the change in Kurosaki Ichigo's spiritual pressure, but seemed to be a little disappointed and slowly turned his back to Kurosaki Ichigo, and said with a little helplessness.

"Ichigo, give up, the world is not as simple as you imagined, even if I face the Thirteenth Team of the Guardian Court, I am cautious and cautious, and you go to the Silent Spirit Court when I can't stop me from hitting a few random blows, what can you do?"

"You better go home, go back to Misaki's arms and cry bitterly, just because your encounter with Rukia Kuchigi is just a dream for you."

There is not a single word "weak" in this word, but it is all vividly illustrated by Kurosaki Ichigo's weak and incompetent poisonous words, almost like a needle prick madly pierced into Kurosaki Ichigo's heart.

"Wait......"

Kurosaki Ichigo slowly opened his mouth, only to feel that he seemed to be a little heavy and weak even for breathing, and the sound he made seemed so weak and weak.

Senju Makoto in his sight was still moving away step by step as if he hadn't heard it, as if he had unilaterally announced the end of this practice, and also unilaterally announced the complete defeat of Kurosaki Ichigo!

The next moment, Kurosaki Ichigo's mind turned white and he roared suddenly.

I said...... Wait a minute!!! ”

Makoto Senju's footsteps paused slightly, and his head was slightly to the side of Ichigo Kurosaki......

Kurosaki Ichigo slowly stood up from the ground, stared at Makoto Senju's back with unprecedented determination, and said word by word.

"I don't know what I'll be able to do if I go to the Quiet Court, but I know that if I stay in this world, I won't be able to do anything for Rukia except cry."

"You can live." Senju Makoto stated an unusually cold and bland truth in a gentle tone.

"I want to live with Rukia Kuchigi!!"

"Why? The world will not settle for willfulness. Senju said.

Kurosaki Ichigo slowly raised the only small piece of the giant slashing knife in his hand and pointed it directly at Senju Makoto and said.

"Just ...... Just by the bond between me and Rukia, and by the power of death that Rukia gave me......"

However, before Kurosaki Ichigo could finish speaking, Senju Makoto appeared in front of Kurosaki Ichigo at a speed far beyond Kurosaki Ichigo's detection, and three fingers lightly rested on the mutilated giant slashing knife in Kurosaki Ichigo's hand......

Then, at the moment when Kurosaki Ichigo hadn't reacted, his fingers pinched gently.

"Bang!"

A crisp voice sounded, and the last remaining blade of the seemingly exaggerated giant slashing knife was completely broken, and it was held in front of Kurosaki Ichigo by Senju's three fingers, and asked lightly.

"The bonds and the power of death you are talking about are such fragile things??"

At this moment, Kurosaki Ichigo's whole person was almost subconsciously confused......

The slashing knife is completely gone!

All but the lone handle of the blade is completely gone.

"Ichigo, when a person wants to fight, don't make too many unnecessary excuses, what fetters, what other people's strength......"

Senju Makoto said slowly.

"Don't you think that's all an excuse? Fighting is fighting, and carrying on something too so-called doesn't make you sluggish. ”

"...... from the start"

Senju Makoto pinched the mutilated blade with his three fingers and suddenly swung towards Kurosaki Ichigo, and at the same time, a sentence came to Kurosaki Ichigo's ears.

"It's not the blade that's vulnerable, it's your heart, are you really fully ready to fight?"

It was almost a question that went straight to the soul, and with the approaching blade, it made Kurosaki Ichigo's heart tremble......

(End of chapter)