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Their intention to target the Eleventh Division is obvious. As someone personally brought back by the Captain-Commander, it's impossible that they weren't aware of this. Doesn't this already indicate that the Captain-Commander is dissatisfied with Joe Higashi?
Judging from Onigeki's appearance, it's likely that Joe Higashi didn't kill Onigeki and refuse to inherit the "Kenpachi" title back then.
The matter of the name made the old-fashioned captain resentful, so this time he specifically looked for someone to replace Higashi Joe.
Dong Zhang shook his head and remained silent, having some understanding of Gui Yancheng's thoughts.
If it were someone else, they might have such doubts, but in terms of strength, while he might not be the strongest captain besides the Captain-Commander, he is definitely one of the top combatants of the Thirteen Divisions. Yamamoto wouldn't be so idle as to cut off his own arm.
"What are you worried about? Even if the captain's challenge really starts, do you think Joe Higashi will lose?"
Andy, who had maintained a cold expression, couldn't help but frown and speak.
"You bastard! You're such a good friend of the captain, and you're acting like nothing's wrong at a time like this."
Gui Yancheng glared angrily, showing no fear whatsoever.
Andy crossed his arms and scoffed, "What good do you think your worries will do? They'll just make you noisy."
"you!!!"
Ghost City immediately...
With red eyes and heavy breathing, he almost lost his mind.
Even though he knew that this nominal third seat was more trusted and stronger than him, who was Oni Yancheng? He was the former captain of the 11th Division, and he dared to challenge anyone except the Captain-Commander. He was arrogant Kenpachi who provoked and complained. Even though he had put away his inflated ego, he could not change his temper as a hero and warrior.
"Alright, everyone's here."
At Dong Zhang's words, Andy and Gui Yancheng turned their heads at the same time.
Whoosh! In the next second, several figures appeared on the training ground one after another.
The seven people, clad in their captain's haori, immediately...
It attracted the attention of all the Grim Reapers, except for the three of them, who focused their gaze on the seemingly down-and-out, fierce man.
"Greetings, Commander-in-Chief; greetings, all captains."
"Joe Higashi, this is... Kenpachi Zaraki. Although he doesn't have D-Sequence, he possesses combat power comparable to a captain. Now he hopes to become the captain of the 11th Division."
Yamamoto, leaning on his cane, spoke in a hoarse voice.
Only after the Captain-Commander spoke did the Shinigami of the Eleventh Division turn their attention to Kenpachi Zaraki.
"Is that the man?"
"He looks pretty fierce, but I wonder how strong he is."
"What a joke! You can't even solve D-solutions and you want to be the captain? When did the requirements for captain become so low?"
"The Captain-Commander wouldn't lie. This guy's Shikai ability must be quite strong, but even so, he's still far from being able to rival Captain Joe Higashi."
"Hmph, he's not qualified!"
"But the little girl on his shoulder is so cute."
With the exception of a very few individuals and some newcomers, the vast majority of Shinigami (death gods) held Kenpachi Zaraki in contempt and hostility.
Despite being surrounded by onlookers, Joe Higashi showed no sign of nervousness and maintained his cheerful smile.
"So what does the Captain-Commander mean? If we're talking about having captain-level strength, both Oni Ichiro and Andy possess that power, and even if we were to arrange a queue, they probably wouldn't be considered for the time being."
"Enough with the rambling! None of this matters. Let's fight!"
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"That bastard!"
"How dare you speak to the captain like that!"
"The Eleventh Division is not... a place for you to be arrogant!"
Kenpachi Zaraki immediately interrupted Joe Higashi's words.
This has aroused a lot of hatred from the Eleventh Division.
Faced with the unfriendly attitude, Zaraki merely glanced at the Shinigami before turning to Joe with a fierce look: "Ignore those small fry. Since you're the captain of the strongest division, draw your sword and kill me. No one will take your captaincy."
"If you are unfortunate enough to be killed by me, then I will take your captaincy."
This arrogant and presumptuous attitude provoked even louder insults, and several captains, including Soi Fon, frowned slightly.
Joe Higashi did not answer immediately, but looked at Captain-Commander Yamamoto.
Yamamoto's unwavering composure immediately gave Joe a clue, regardless of...
Whatever the old man's purpose, he wanted the two of them to fight.
"Okay, I understand."
Joe nodded slightly, and just as he was about to agree, Andy, with his long blond hair, suddenly stepped forward: "Let me do it. If you can't even defeat me, then don't even think about challenging the captain. Although I don't think I'm weaker than Joe."
"You guy"
Joe glanced at the Captain-Commander, who remained unmoved and did not refuse, and helplessly clapped his hands, signaling the Shinigami of the Eleventh Division to step back.
"If you're not suitable, let's switch to that guy."
Kenpachi Zaraki looked down at Andy, his tone quite displeased.
Boom! An astonishing crimson spiritual pressure was instantly released.
Even though they had experienced Andy's spiritual pressure before, the Shinigami of the Eleventh Division still couldn't help but feel a heavy weight on their shoulders and a sense of suffocation.
Sensing this spiritual pressure, Kenpachi Zaraki's expression changed. All his impatience and dissatisfaction instantly transformed into eager excitement. With his hand on the hilt of his sword, Kenpachi's body trembled, releasing a pure golden, violent spiritual pressure that stirred up an astonishing storm that blew away the surrounding Shinigami.
The quick-thinking Gui Yancheng immediately...
He shielded the Eleventh Division's Shinigami from the collision of these two spiritual pressures, but the pressure gradually caused cold sweat to appear on his forehead.
Where did this guy come from? In terms of spiritual pressure alone, he's not even weaker than my Dexterity, and might even be significantly stronger.
"Hahaha, looks like you're pretty tough. I underestimated you. Come and fight me!"
Tear! The longsword, its blade dented and uneven, slashed towards Andy without any apparent pattern.
Bang! Andy's arm trembled slightly as he blocked the attack with a backhand strike, but he calmly commented, "Very strong."
Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of Zaraki chopping wildly grew increasingly excited, fueled by his fighting spirit.
"fencing.
It's too rough.
Andy, who seemed to be gradually losing ground and constantly retreating, quickly gave his second assessment.
Unlike Joe Higashi, although Andy is a martial artist who combines ninjutsu with martial arts, it doesn't mean he can't use swordsmanship.
Up.
In The King of Fighters 03, Hokutomaru fought while taking care of his sick disciple, Hokushi. Hokutomaru was a child who fought with a katana. His moves were similar to Mai Shiranui's fan-throwing moves. However, compared to Andy, who used external objects, and Mai Shiranui, who used a fan, Hokutomaru was more like a ninja. His super move was throwing shuriken and burning kunai.
As Hokuto-maru's master, Andy also knows swordsmanship, but he prefers to prove his strength unarmed in fighting competitions.
Because Andy summoned her relatively early, when she had just arrived in Soul Society, and her swordsmanship was still quite advanced.
His skill level is only quite good among humans, but his swordsmanship is rather average. However, in recent years, due to his connection with the Shinigami Zanpakuto, he has picked up the Shiranui-ryu swordsmanship again.
Furthermore, it reached a high level, far surpassing Kenpachi Zaraki's abilities.
"Sixth dan in Kendo, not bad."
Yamamoto suddenly spoke up, clearly having gleaned an idea of Andy's approximate skill level from just a few simple defensive maneuvers.
Aizen, who was watching from the sidelines, immediately understood Yamamoto's intentions. He didn't stop Zaraki because he wanted to give Zaraki some setbacks and put him in a bad position, and he didn't stop Andy because he wanted to see Andy's strength for himself.
Even if we know Andy is a captain-level fighter, we haven't really seen him fight. From the Captain-Commander's perspective, he wouldn't be willing to give up the captain position so easily. And with several captains vouching for him, Andy obviously wouldn't lose to Kenpachi Zaraki so easily.
Having confirmed that Kenpachi's spiritual pressure and physical abilities were superior to his own, but his swordsmanship...
Andy, utterly vulnerable, immediately...
The reactionaries launched a counterattack.
After blocking a sword strike with his reversed kasaya, Andy slashed at Kenpachi's waist to force him back. However, to Andy's utter surprise, Kenpachi, looking crazed, advanced instead of retreating. With a soft thud, Kenpachi picked up a bloody shard from his waist and slashed at Andy's neck.
"Nani!"
Even Andy, who had undergone ninja training, found it difficult to remain calm and could only barely retract his sword to defend himself in the face of danger.
Bang! Andy, who was completely unprepared for defense, was swept away by a single blow, crashing through several walls and being buried in the rubble.
The sudden turn of events left the Eleventh Division's Shinigami speechless with shock, just like the battle where Joe Higashi defeated Kenpachi Onige that year.
Fortunately, the sound of the stone being pushed aside once again drew everyone's attention.
A disheveled Andy leaned against the rocks and stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth as he looked coldly at Kenpachi Zaraki.
"You're really tough on yourself."
"What? A fight isn't just me cutting you and you cutting me?"
Coupled with the penetrating wound on his face, Kenpachi Zaraki's slightly mocking attitude seemed perfectly justified.
"So that's how you fight. How primitive and brutal."
With his eyes closed, Andy's spiritual pressure surged forth once more: "Burn fiercely, Shiranui!"
Whoosh! Flames began to spread from the sword, and Andy, engulfed in the raging flames, became obscured from view.
This scene caused Yamamoto to slightly open his eyes.
"A fire-type Zanpakuto, that's really quite good."
The same assessment, but this time the tone was much more serious.
Armed with crimson flames and wielding raging fire as his weapon, Andy at this moment is very similar to one of his previous forms, except that they are worlds apart in terms of temperature.
But isn't that obvious? If the temperature of any random fire-type Zanpakuto's Shikai could rival that of the Zanka Tachi, then the title of the strongest fire-type Zanpakuto would be far too cheap.
Some flames, reaching temperatures of over a thousand degrees Celsius, are already quite powerful.
"You're being a little more serious now."
"You don't know how to use D-defense, and I won't use D-defense to bully you. Your brutal fighting style won't work anymore."
"Tch, still not completely serious? Then I'll force you to use that so-called 'D solution'!"
Enveloped in materialized golden spiritual pressure, Kenpachi Zaraki charged towards the flames with a maniacal laugh, his Zanpakuto raised high.
"Shadow Blade Slash!"
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Andy swiftly drew his Zanpakuto, which had pierced the opponent's chest, and before Kenpachi Zaraki's Zanpakuto could fall, he had already dodged with Shunpo.
Shadow Blade: Derived from Shadow Fist, it is a move that dashes with lightning speed. Because it is straightforward, it is not very useful in many situations and is often used for movement and changing moves.
While not as fast as Instant Step, it is more agile in close combat.
Just when Andy thought the battle was over after his successful attack, he was met with a maniacal laugh and an unabated, raging spiritual pressure that relentlessly pressed down on him.
"Isn't this quite capable? If so, why run away?"
"Hahahaha!"
Tear.
A wisp of the Shinigami robe's sleeve tore and fell to the ground.
Andy, who had just barely dodged the attack, frowned as he looked at the charred wound on the other man's body. Surprisingly, he remained unfazed and became even more arrogant. The pain of the burns seemed to have no effect on the man; on the contrary, it made him even more excited and pleasured.
The wound piercing his chest was definitely "two, four, three".
This is no minor injury.
In the future, Aizen will stab his adorable subordinate, Hinamori Momo, through the chest.
Lying in a pool of blood couldn't have been caused by losing one's ideals; it must have been a fatal injury.
However, such injuries seemed to have little effect on Kenpachi Zaraki, a tough guy. No matter how severe the burns from the flames were, or how much pain they caused to his internal organs, the blood clotting and hemostasis effect caused by the high temperature eliminated the fatal point of excessive blood loss.
Since it cannot affect combat power in the short term, no matter how intense the physical pain is, it will only further stimulate Kenpachi Zaraki.
"What a monster."