Bleach: Watch Closely, This Is How You Use a Zanpakutō novel Chapter 302

Chapter 302: Chapter 302: Stubborn Vitality

"Please, don’t trouble yourself over this. I have my own methods."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi stared intently at Cang Du, his greed completely undisguised. In fact, his eyes burned with even greater fanaticism.

As expected—an exceptional pure-blood Quincy!

The Quincy placed even more emphasis on bloodline than the Shinigami.

Among the Shinigami, even commoners with talent could surpass aristocrats through sheer effort and determination.

But Quincy were different.

From Mayuri’s years of research, he had concluded that a Quincy could never surpass the limits of their own bloodline.

Pure-bloods were pure-bloods. Half-bloods were half-bloods. Their lineage determined their ceiling, locking their potential in place.

Unless someone could artificially enhance a Quincy’s bloodline—turning a half-blood into a pure-blood—their power could never truly surpass those limits.

And the only known individual capable of such a feat was the legendary progenitor of the Quincy—

Yhwach.

The Reiatsu emanating from the Quincy before him utterly eclipsed anything Mayuri had ever seen.

Normally, mixed-blood Quincy couldn’t reach such a level.

Even the most exceptional among them rarely exceeded the strength of a Lieutenant.

Yet this pure-blood Quincy had not only reached a Captain’s level—

Even while gravely injured, his Reiatsu still far surpassed Mayuri’s own!

And that could only mean one thing.

Mayuri’s excitement grew.

This man wasn’t just a pure-blood Quincy—he was among the absolute elite.

Captain-level warriors, regardless of race, were never weak.

And in his prime, Cang Du had undoubtedly surpassed the average Captain!

"Yes... teaming up with Masatsuki Aozaki was definitely the right call."

Mayuri’s mind raced with excitement.

The last time he had ventured into the Wandenreich, he hadn’t sensed any distinct Reiatsu—but the castle itself had exuded an eerie, almost imperceptible terror.

The moment he detected that danger, he had turned and fled without hesitation, unwilling to probe further.

Looking back now, that had clearly been the right decision.

Had he not left when he did, and encountered Quincy of this caliber unprepared—

He would have been slaughtered on the spot.

Mayuri never feared a duel.

But an ambush? A battle with no preparation?

That was an entirely different story.

Still, he had only obtained one pure-blood Quincy this time.

Next time, would Masatsuki Aozaki bring back more? Stronger ones?

The very thought sent a shiver of anticipation down his spine.

The more, the better.

Especially if he could get his hands on more men—his experiments would never lack test subjects again!

Mayuri’s bloodshot eyes gleamed as crimson veins spread across them, his entire demeanor growing manic.

In his mind, he could already picture the scene—

A laboratory filled with pure-blood Quincy, all for him to study and dissect at his leisure.

Bliss.

He could hardly wait for that glorious day to arrive.

Mayuri turned his gaze toward Masatsuki Aozaki, his eyes narrowing slightly with an unreadable expression.

A slow, knowing smile crept onto his lips.

"What’s with that look?"

Masatsuki Aozaki raised a brow, eyeing him warily.

Pulling over a chair, he straddled it lazily, resting his arms against the back as he enjoyed Nemu Kurotsuchi’s massage.

Something about Mayuri’s gaze felt... off.

It held a strange, almost unexplainable hunger—

Like the way a man might look at a beautiful woman.

Masatsuki blinked.

No way.

That had to be his imagination.

After all—

He wasn’t some beautiful woman!

Mayuri Kurotsuchi grinned, letting out a spine-chilling laugh.

"Hahahaha! I just thought of something that brings me great joy."

Masatsuki Aozaki shrugged, looking indifferent.

"Whatever. It has nothing to do with me. Must be one of those things that require too much thinking—I can’t be bothered."

With that, he pulled out a round metallic disc from his robes.

Mayuri raised an eyebrow, intrigued.

"What’s this? I’ve never seen anything like it before. Is it some kind of weapon developed by the Quincy of the Wandenreich?"

"That’s a Medallion?! How... when?!"

Bambietta’s eyes widened in shock.

That was an extremely important tool—A weapon specifically designed to counter Shinigami!

"So it really is a Medallion."

Masatsuki Aozaki smirked, his expression carrying a trace of mystery.

"This little thing allows a Quincy to steal a Shinigami’s Bankai the moment they activate it."

"I want you to figure out a way to counter it—preferably using Hollow powers."

He had found this item in Cang Du’s quarters.

Though he wasn’t entirely sure whether it could affect someone like him, whose life form had evolved, he wasn’t about to take any chances.

That was why, during his battles against the Quincy of the Wandenreich, he had not only refrained from using his own Bankai but had also forbidden his Zanpakutō spirits from using theirs.

Better safe than sorry.

It wasn’t a life-or-death situation yet, so there was no need to be reckless.

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