"I'll still take her ......"

"Your heart doesn't change anything......"

Kuchigi Hakuya felt a tingling pain in his chest, and when the desert sound that was close to Chi Chi came into his ears, it made Kuchigi Hakuya feel as if it was so vague and distant.

"Poof!"

As Ulquiora pulled out the arm that had pierced Kuchigi Hakuya's chest, a large amount of blood spurted out in an instant, and Kuchigi Hakuya fell weakly towards the ground.

"Brother!

！ ”

At that moment, Kuchigi Hakuya's faint gaze began to blur, and he vaguely saw Ulquiora in front of him as if he was walking by his side, and Ruki's sharp and frightened voice sounded.

Wait...... Wait......'

Kuchigi Hakuya wanted to say something, but the blood that kept pouring out of his mouth blocked his throat, and he couldn't help but recall when he seemed to have heard about "heart".

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It seemed like a quiet night, playing under a cherry blossom tree with his only best friend, Makoto Senju......

"Bai Zai, you lost this game."

"Again."

"No, one more time won't change the ......"

"Why?"

"Because, your style of play is too 'aristocratic'......"

Senju Makoto threw the sunspot in his hand into the chessboard, tasted the fragrant tea without hurry, and said softly.

"It's just that it's too superficial and doesn't deliberately change, which undoubtedly ignores a certain essence of the game."

Kuchigi Hakuya stared at Senju Makoto and said. "Chengjun, you seem to mean something."

"Bai Zai, there are too many noble shackles on your body, but it makes you a little unable to see the 'heart', which will limit the height you can reach in the end......"

As he spoke, Senju Makoto took out a box from his arms and pushed it in front of Kuchigi Hakuya.

Kuchiki Hakuya opened the box in front of him, and the stunned one was a wooden "star-holding hoop"-shaped hair ornament, which was quite simple and exquisite......

"Don't dislike it, I'm not a big nobleman like you after all, and I can't take out any valuables, so on Bai Zaijun's wedding day, I can only send you this kind of handmade small gift in advance." Senju Makoto said apologetically.

Kuchigi Hakuya nodded, closed the box with cherishment, and said briefly.

"Thanks, when you get back from the Expeditionary Legion, I'll treat you to a drink."

In the end, in the memories of Kuchigi Hakuya, there was the hearty laughter of Makoto Senju.

"Hahaha, no problem, it would be nice if you could change your style of play a little bit by then......"

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"Plop!"

Kuchigi Hakuya's body slammed into the ground, his head slammed forward to the ground, his eyes gradually began to loosen, and the blood on his chest stained his body almost in the blink of an eye.

And the "star-holding hoop" that was originally worn by Shiraya Shiraya on the top of the ear was crushed to the surface, and it was exposed that it was made of wood.

The next moment, the wooden "star-holding clamp" on the top of Kuchigi Hakuya's ears suddenly erupted with a surging greenery, and one by one spread out like green grass, frantically heading towards the wound on Kuchigi Hakuya's chest that had been broken.

In the consciousness that was already almost there, a familiar and gentle figure suddenly appeared......

"Yo, Hakuya-kun!"

The gentle sound like a spring breeze shook the spirit of the rotten wood Baiya, and the scattered eyes condensed again, and what I saw was still the familiar hill of the double dead.

The only difference is that a large amount of green grass spreads out from the "star-pulling pin" on the side of the ear, and the green light that emits it completely blocks the wound on the chest of the rotten wood Hakuya.

This ability......

Hold the stars?

'Chengjun, did you protect me?' ’

As the thought came to Kuchigi's mind, his arm flicked to the side, almost instinctively, grabbing Ulquiola's ankle towards Rukia.

This sudden change made Ulquiora slightly stunned, looked down at the rotten wood Baiya who had obviously fallen on his side, and said.

"How is that possible? That blow is obviously enough to make your body on the verge of the limit completely die, right? ”

The next moment, Kuchigi Hakuya grasped the sword with his other hand, and waved it towards Ulquiora reluctantly!

Immediately, Ulquiora didn't bother to cut off Kuchigi Hakuya's arm, and quickly broke free, and instinctively jumped backwards, dodging this unexpected knife.

Immediately, Kuchigi Hakuya's body, which was almost half completely stained with blood, slowly got up from the ground, his face was pale, and his hair hung messily in front of him, but his gaze seemed to be firmer and sharper than before.

"Brother, are you okay?" Rukia Kuchigi said in surprise.

"No, it's the strength left by Seong-kun who barely contained the injury......"

Kuchigi Hakuya's answer made Rukia Kuchigi stunned.

This name is undoubtedly so familiar and nostalgic for Rukia Kuchigi.

"Don't worry, I will never fall until Chengjun's strength is exhausted."

Kuchigi Hakuya's body was almost completely steady, and the slashing knife in his hand pointed directly at Ulquiorra, and spoke.

"Still, Rukia...... Run! Although I don't know why this level of Great Void is targeting you, I must not let the other party succeed, whether it is for the Corpse Soul Realm or for you, I will definitely block this guy for you, but the rest of the way needs to be walked by yourself. ”

"Brother...... Elder Brother ......"

Rukia Kuchigi muttered.

"Go, don't forget the ...... of the Kuchigi family"

Suddenly, Kuchigi Hakuya's voice paused, and the back in front of him seemed to be extremely embarrassed, which made Rukia Kuchigi can't help but feel a tense in her heart.

The next moment, Kuchigi Hakuya slowly turned his head, and said with a serious face like an iceberg that had not changed for thousands of years in front of Kuchigi Rukia, but it seemed to be similar to the gentle smile that had been used by Senju Makoto.

"Rukia, live!"

In an instant, Rukia's eyes were shocked, she gritted her teeth, and then dragged the spirit body, which was much weaker than the residents of Soul Street, desperately fleeing in the opposite direction to Kuchigi Hakuya.

For Rukia's escape, Ulquiola's body moved, and when he was about to catch up, Kuchio Hakuya, who had obviously reached the limit many times, followed in front of Ulquiola.

"Don't think about the past, Da Xu."

Kuchigi Hakuya said with a calm and firm look in his eyes.

Ulquiola's gaze slowly turned, and he carefully re-examined the rotten wood in front of him......

The wound that pierced his chest before did not disappear or heal, and the reason why Kuchigi Shiraya was able to barely regain his mobility was entirely due to the large amount of green grass spreading out from the side of his ear to block Kuchigi Hakuya's wound, and it seemed that he was constantly trying to treat Kuchigi Hakuya.