Bleach: Watch Closely, This Is How You Use a Zanpakutō novel Chapter 324

Chapter 324: Chapter 324: Dust

Masatsuki’s palm slowly descended.

Then, with a sharp crack, the handguard of Raika Gōen Kaku shattered completely under Shūsuke Amagai’s stunned gaze.

A moment later, his vision blurred as his body was cleaved in half from the chest down. His eyes gradually lost their light.

"Hiss... Destroying a Bankai with such incredible defensive power using only his bare hands—Junior is truly terrifying!"

Shunsui Kyōraku glanced at Masatsuki Aozaki’s hand in awe, feeling an itch to examine his own Zanpakutō. After a brief moment of thought, he dismissed the impractical notion.

Everyone’s hands are made of flesh—so how is it that only you can do something like this?

With just a hand blade, he shattered Amagai Shūsuke’s Bankai and split him clean in two.

That level of power was simply beyond comprehension.

...

Swish!

Yamamoto landed beside Kyōraku, his expression unreadable.

Kyōraku instinctively shrank his neck, pulling his hat lower. After all, he had been slacking off the entire fight, and guilt was starting to creep in.

But the old man didn’t even glance his way, his eyes instead fixed on Masatsuki Aozaki and the fallen Amagai Shūsuke.

Behind him, Chōjirō Sasakibe stood, his gaze filled with shock.

Even from a distance, his captain-level vision had allowed him to catch a vague glimpse of Masatsuki’s breathtaking strike.

"Junior Masatsuki’s Hakuda... has it already surpassed Genryūsai-sama’s?"

Sasakibe swallowed hard.

This was a Bankai nearing first-class Reiatsu strength.

Not only that, but it seemed to have formidable defensive properties as well.

And yet, such a powerful Bankai had been shattered by Masatsuki Aozaki’s bare hands.

At this moment, Sasakibe couldn’t help but wonder—could even Genryūsai-sama accomplish such a terrifying feat?

"You’re late, old man. Make sure to add another mark in my merit book."

Masatsuki’s expression was utterly indifferent, as if the powerful captain-level enemy he had just defeated was nothing more than an insignificant insect.

Yamamoto gave a slight nod.

His gaze lingered on Amagai Shūsuke’s broken form, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes, though he said nothing.

Masatsuki noticed the old man’s expression and glanced at Shūsuke, as if remembering something.

This guy’s father... had some connection to the old man, didn’t he?

...

"Cough..."

A weak cough suddenly broke the silence.

Amagai Shūsuke’s lifeless eyes twitched slightly, as though experiencing a final moment of clarity before death.

But his Reiatsu was fading fast, flickering like a candle in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

He was dying.

"Masatsuki Aozaki... I have both Bankai and the Bakkōtō... So how... did I lose to a mere Shinigami?"

His voice was weak, forced through clenched teeth, laced with unwillingness and disbelief.

He simply couldn’t understand. _{fre ewe bnove l.com}

How could a Shinigami without a Zanpakutō’s power...

Defeat him—a warrior who had unleashed his Bankai, fused it with the Bakkōtō, and absorbed multiple Cores to enhance his strength?

Masatsuki Aozaki watched him quietly, then slowly crouched down until they were at eye level and spoke softly.

"Whether it’s one speck of dust or two, to the naked eye, there’s no difference."

"...I see."

Shūsuke Amagai glanced at the shattered remnants of Raika in his hands.

"So my life... was just dust?"

"I’m talking about power, you idiot. Don’t twist my words." Masatsuki scoffed.

Shūsuke paused, then suddenly let out a laugh.

"I see... So my life has weight after all."

"Masatsuki Aozaki, I misjudged you twice."

"You’re not like your cold, heartless Master. If only the man my father followed had been like you."

With great effort, he shifted his broken body, stiffly turning his neck to glare at Yamamoto with hatred.

"Yamamoto... Genryūsai... Shigekuni."

"You have an outstanding disciple. This time... I lost."

"But it wasn’t to you. I lost... to someone I can’t even bring myself to hate."

"It’s a shame I couldn’t kill you. I’ve let my father down."

Masatsuki Aozaki: "?"

I beat you to this state, and you don’t hate me?

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