Bleach: Watch Closely, This Is How You Use a Zanpakutō novel Chapter 465

Chapter 465: Chapter 465: Won’t Take Too Long

"What should we do now?"

Sensing the distant impact of Reiatsu, Nozomi Kujō lifted her small head, asking with concern.

She already knew that the woman who had left earlier had taken on the form of the man beside her.

It looked like she had gone out to act as bait.

Bait was usually meant to be sacrificed—but the man next to her clearly didn’t seem like someone who would pull something like that.

"You guys? Just wait for victory to arrive."

Masatsuki Aozaki responded calmly, his tone radiating a quiet confidence.

As he spoke, he rose slowly from his relaxed position on the tatami mat. His movements were smooth, graceful—effortless.

A glint of excitement flashed in his eyes, as if he were truly looking forward to the coming battle.

"Taking on the Gotei 13 alone... it’s something I’ve thought about for a long time. Now that it’s finally happening—heh, it really gets the blood pumping!"

Masatsuki Aozaki grinned, a bloodthirsty smile spreading across his face like that of a demon from Hell.

The white haori on his back began to ripple without wind, flaring up like a dancing white flame.

His Reiryoku surged outward like a tide, and the sheer pressure made the very air around him feel heavy.

In the next instant, Masatsuki Aozaki vanished from the room in a flash—only to reappear high in the sky outside.

His black and white Reiatsu twisted and coiled like twin dragons, piercing through the sky and soaring upward at breakneck speed.

The oppressive force of it was immense—like a mountain no one could climb—bearing down with overwhelming intensity.

That terrifying pressure swept across all of Seireitei in an instant, plunging it into a suffocatingly tense atmosphere.

Those who felt the surge of power turned pale, a shock they couldn’t even describe welling up in their hearts.

The Shinigami, still locked in fierce combat, looked up.

They knew.

This was the Reiatsu of the Captain-Commander himself.

The suffocating terror from the battle in Hell still lingered in their memories. That immense, radiant force—they could feel it even from a world away. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

As expected, whenever the world stood on the edge of calamity, the Captain-Commander would appear like a blazing sun, casting his boundless light across the land.

But when Masatsuki Aozaki’s figure suddenly appeared before their eyes...

"Aozaki... Masatsuki Aozaki!?"

The twenty-some figures who had just stepped out from the spatial corridor froze in shock.

Just moments ago, they were sure—this man had already left the 1st Division barracks and was on his way to the frontlines, blocked by Reigai Aizen.

So why was he here now?

Could it be... a trap?

They’d walked right into it!

A flicker of doubt passed through Ryōdoji Ganryū’s mind—but the truth dawned on him almost instantly.

They had just confirmed—this man had already left the 1st Division barracks, heading toward the frontlines, intercepted by Reigai Aizen.

And yet, here he was.

From the captain melee in the Shin’ō District, to Reigai Aizen’s ambush on the only route forward, to Masatsuki Aozaki himself—

It was all a setup.

A carefully crafted lure.

Their enemy had been leading them by the nose the entire time—drawing them out into the open and straight into the trap.

Ganryū Ryōdoji and Inaba Kagerōza exchanged a glance—then made their decision immediately.

"Run!"

They both knew that the man before them was not someone they could fight. If they didn’t flee right now, the consequences would be unimaginable. They could very well die here!

Without hesitation, the two turned and bolted, leading their retainers and the Reigai captains away from Masatsuki Aozaki at full speed.

But they had only taken a few steps when they saw a sword slash appear across the spatial rift that had brought them here. Slowly, it began to close.

"What’s going on!?"

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