Even if a fight between captains broke out in the real world, it's not like people would just disappear. It was necessary to do what was possible to prevent ordinary people from being involved.
Riding Timcampy like a chubby Pegasus, Harley landed in front of a building.
She looked at the bright lights illuminating the place and saw a large sign at the top that read "Karakura TV."
"Oho~ So this is the place~"
Harley also had her own mission, though it was different from the other girls' more action-packed tasks. Even so, it was still important. She wore a shirt that revealed her belly button, a leather jacket, a skirt, tights, and boots. Her hair was tied in two pigtails with blue and pink tips, adding an extravagant touch to her already bold appearance.
If there was one thing that stood out, it was the cute rabbit-shaped backpack hanging from her sword, which contrasted with the tough, eccentric vibe of her entire ensemble.
She smiled as she gazed at the local TV station building, searching for the news channel.
Two guards were standing in front of the entrance. Harley grinned. "Tim, become smaller~"
Timcampy had no idea what Harley was planning, but seeing her threatening and somewhat dangerous smile, Timcampy obeyed.
Harley grabbed Timcampy as if he were a baseball, "Sorry, Tim, I'll buy you a burger later HAHAHAHA!"
As she said this, she laughed, threw Tim in the air, and summoned her bat from Allen's inventory. Without hesitation, she swung it at Tim. He shot off at super speed. It's important to remember that since Harley was a doll, her strength was far beyond that of just a crazy girl.
Tim hit one of the guards, who collapsed unconscious. The other guard, scared, tried to scream, but Harley was already next to him, bat in hand, ready to strike.
"Hehe nobody likes a snitch~"
"Urgh..."
...
Harley entered after leaving the guards unconscious. For anyone wondering why she didn't just enter invisibly, there's no answer to that. And if there was, it would just be because she's Harley Quinn.
With a quick glance, Harley curiously observed the people who were staring at her for her out-of-place outfit. She just winked and stuck out her tongue.
Her cute appearance, combined with her beauty, stole the hearts of both men and women. None of them would expect that two burly guards were foaming at the mouth, knocked out by Harley's blows to the head.
Harley searched and searched everywhere and found several television programs on the air before she found what she was looking for.
"Mmm~ oh!"
Her beautiful blue eyes, filled with sweet madness, locked onto the news channel, where reporters were giving updates about current events. She grinned, amused.
– "Several explosions have been reported in Tsubakidai... it is believed to be due to a gas pipeline failure, no casualties." –
– "Reports indicate that the main avenues leading to the scene are blocked, and incoming authorities are experiencing technical problems and power outages that are hindering their efforts." –
– "It seems the stars have aligned for all the bad things to coincide in the same place..." –
– "Our helicopter is about to take off; we'll update you as soon as we have footage from the scene." –
– "Luckily, there have been no casualties so far." –
– "That's a relief, Yuki-san." –
Harley smiled and moved closer, which caught the attention of the nearby security personnel.
"Excuse me, miss, we're live on air..."
The security guard approached Harley and spoke respectfully. But when he saw she wasn't wearing her badge, he frowned.
"Oh, man, I'm really not here to cause trouble, I just want to inform you about something~"
"Miss, all visitors must wear their badge visibly."
"The truth is, there's a bomb here, and I wanted to warn you~"
"What?!" The guard was stunned for a moment, but then thought she was joking. Harley's outfit wasn't helping her case.
"Miss, I'm asking you to leave. These kinds of jokes are punishable by imprisonment."
"Huh~ but I'm not lying," Harley said with a smile as she grabbed her bunny-themed backpack and opened it.
The guard saw the design on the bag and got even more irritated. He really wasn't old enough to have some brat mock him. The guard reached out to grab Harley but froze when he saw the timer attached to several kilos of C4 in her bag.
"See this? I told you I wasn't lying," Harley said cheerfully.
"A BOMB!"
People took the guard's words seriously, and those who knew him knew he wasn't lying. People began to scream and run, pushing each other.
Harley smiled, confused, and moved toward the news desk. She grabbed a terrified reporter by the neck.
"Nooo!"
"Shut up, I just want that helicopter to return..."
...
Orihime chewed on a heavy piece of bread while watching someone hijack the news station.
"What kind of show is this?"
As expected, Orihime thought it was fake and kept eating, then sent a message to Allen.
Orihime – "Allen, there's a girl on TV who looks like one of your maids~ hehe, what a funny coincidence :D"
Tatsuki spat out a cup of water while grabbing the TV remote.
"What did you get yourself into?!"
Tatsuki grabbed her phone, her face filled with disbelief, while her mother didn't understand her panic. Seeing that Allen wasn't answering, Tatsuki sent ten messages.
Tatsuki – "What are you doing?!"
Let's not forget that Allen had been in that world for three months, and it was natural for Tatsuki and Orihime to have seen the girls, especially since Allen always introduced them as his maids.
Chad looked at his phone while cleaning a birdcage he had been taking care of.
"This... is... a bit much..."
Chad grabbed his jacket and decided to head over to the location. He didn't even consider ignoring a possible terrorist threat; he just went to help. As expected from Chad... he's a Giga Chad.
Keigo simply changed the channel, thinking it was a joke until his sister slapped him.
"Idiot, it looked real!"
"Sis, don't hit me! How could something like that be real? We're in Japan..."
His sister grabbed him by the neck and started hitting him.
Mizuiro sighed and took out his phone as he felt exhausted.
"Don't worry too much, maybe it's an acquaintance of mine."
...
The production team tried to contact the police, but they couldn't reach them, so they gave up. The helicopter, which had barely taken off, returned to the building.
"HAHAHA, I wish you'd be more honest next time~"
Harley threw the backpack onto the floor where Timcampy was. "Tim, can you take care of this?"
Timcampy hadn't expected Harley to throw the bomb at him. Timcampy was frightened when he saw that there were only ten seconds left before it exploded.
"...!"
If Timcampy could talk he would have said seven profanities by now. Panicked, he looked around and then decided to eat the bomb.
When the timer hit zero, the bomb exploded, inflating Timcampy's body, but soon the swelling went down, and Timcampy burped.
Harley left the building while humming a song, she thinks she has done an excellent job, so it only remains for her to demand a suitable reward from her master.
"Come on Tim that time to demand a good reward hehe~"
Timcampy expressed his discomfort by biting Harley's hands as she carried him but being very resistant, Tim did nothing to her.
...
The system had started the broadcast even though it had ended recently. There was no way this would be kept off-camera.
Harleen – That stupid little girl!!"
Ivy – I can't believe she used to be the head of security at Arkham...
Batman – What?!
Barbara – I knew it, but I didn't tell you because I knew you'd get angry.
Harley was really obedient but only with Allen; in this situation where she was left alone, she became an agent of chaos.
...
Light stands out more when surrounded by darkness. This can be proven by turning on a flashlight in a forest where there are no other light sources, making it visible from afar. However, in a place full of lights like the Big Apple, even a bright light gets lost.
The spiritual power of a captain in the Soul Society is the same as in the human world. However, due to the lack of abundant spiritual energy in this world, their presence is significantly more oppressive.
Byakuya finished releasing his power. His gaze had changed dramatically, setting aside his surprise and irritation as he sharpened his focus.
The pressure and power shook the atmosphere as the power was released, Byakuya's presence altered everything around him.
"Quincy, you are strong enough to admit it; if you had only intended to kill me from the beginning, I would already be dead... Our history is filled with conflict... too much of your blood has already been spilled... If you decide to withdraw your sword, this could end differently..."
Allen mocked, "You say that while looking so eager to fight."
With an air thick with pressure and suffocating tension, Kuchiki Byakuya faced Allen. His Reiatsu was similar to the Conqueror's Haki, but it worked constantly. If your opponent lacked the minimum qualifications to face you, they wouldn't even be able to stand.
At higher levels, such as the one Aizen reached with the Hogyoku, the Reiatsu could disintegrate the other party just by making contact.
Allen observed his opponent, Byakuya, and then gripped his Reishi sword.
"Sorry, I really would enjoy fighting you..."
Allen had been to many worlds; magic, superpowers, Chi, but this was his first time in a world inclined towards battles.
Byakuya glanced significantly at Allen, almost imperceptibly. There was a look of interest, but no matter how intriguing an enemy might be, at this level of combat, one of them would likely die... and that was the only thing that mattered.
A Quincy and a Shinigami...
An usurping King and a caged noble...
Byakuya breathed in, pushing his Reiatsu to the limit, and with a calm expression, declared the start of the end.
"Senkei (Scene of the Massacre)"
The petals of Senbonzakura gathered, forming complete swords arranged in rings that spun horizontally in four rows, appearing to form a dome-shaped limit. Everything around them darkened, preventing anyone outside from seeing in or vice versa.
Byakuya could control these swords and conventionally use them or even throw them at his opponent.
"By performing Senkei, the offensive power of Senbonzakura is enhanced at the cost of its defensive power, as it concentrates all the scattered blades into swords, making them much easier to handle and far more destructive."
Allen squinted his eyes. This world was too polite between opponents. In Bleach, no matter the situation, there was always someone explaining their power.
"I'm not a fan of explaining my techniques to my enemies. I'd recommend you stop doing that. Against someone like me... it's very dangerous..."
"...!" One of the katanas flew into Byakuya's hands and he grasped it with extreme firmness. 'This man is dangerous, not because of his power, though it's not far from mine, but there's this constant feeling that every second, every millisecond, every microsecond, I could die...'
[Bleach ~ Treachery]
'System... doesn't matter...'
Byakuya felt a strange sensation when he heard that music in his ears, but he decided to ignore the urge to ask what it was.
Both remained silent as if waiting for the other to move first. Reflecting the tension, the birds and insects stopped making noise, while a broken pipe in the building where Byakuya had crashed dropped a single drop of water that fell onto the metal, making a sharp sound.
Byakuya disappeared, and an instant later, he was piercing Allen's chest, but it was only a residual image. Allen appeared, using his sword to cut Byakuya's shoulder, but that, too, was just a residual image.
Several swords came from all directions at high speed. Allen moved his shoulder to dodge one, stepped back to dodge another, and with a twist in the air, avoided the last.
'In that position, you can't dodge...'
Byakuya aimed his sword at Allen's neck, but Allen smiled. The sword struck Allen's neck but was stopped by bright blue veins on his skin. It was Blut Vene.
'I see. That's why he survived being attacked by Senbonzakura earlier...'
Allen raised his hand, and Byakuya attempted to use Shunpo to escape, but his feet were bound by concentrated Reishi. The Quincy were experts in manipulating Reishi, and Allen, being the king, was capable of creating anything with Reishi.
"It will cost you dearly to lower your defense Byakuya... Heilig Pfeil..."
"Urgh!" Byakuya took several direct hits from Allen's Reishi Artillery, impacting him mercilessly.
[Allen, are you trying to kill your brother-in-law?]
'Relax... this man won't die from something like this...'
Bakudo 81: Danku (Void Division)
Byakuya appeared, wounded in several places but alive. In front of him stood a spatial wall that was cracked. Byakuya stared in shock at the almost broken wall.
'Impossible... can those arrows break Danku? That technique blocks any Kido below 89...'
"Your look of disbelief is too pitiful..." Allen vanished his Reishi sword. "I don't like it, but I'll explain it as a courtesy. I have something called 'The Absolute,' and that's what almost destroyed Danku. Don't worry, it wasn't pure power."
Byakuya's eyes widened, sensing danger like never before.
"I see. I underestimated you, Quincy. You're much more dangerous than I thought. That's why I'll kill you here, or I'll die trying."
"Why? Because it's the right thing?"
"...?!"
"The Shinigami have used that excuse for many years to do whatever they wanted—from killing humans to sacrificing innocent souls. I'm not saying the Quincy were any better, but in the end, isn't it just about who is stronger and decides what is right and wrong?"
"Quincy, that's how you see it?" Byakuya closed his eyes for a moment. "Rules... rules are necessary for the Shinigami, for humans, and even for the Hollows. Without them... what would stop a captain from massacring a city in a fit of rage?"
"Like the law, there's nothing new..."
"I know. The Shinigami are a different existence compared to how many see us in Rukongai. We're not benevolent heroes or world saviors, but we must maintain that position because, without it, our world would crumble. Without that order, without that law..."
"Shinigami, It's not that I don't understand your position but it makes me angry to know that the reward after living decently in this world is to starve to death in the afterlife."
"That's true... but I can't put my sword down...Shukei (Final Scene)"
Byakuya used the final technique of Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.
Slowly, the dome cracked, and all the blades condensed into a single sword in front of Byakuya The single sword gained a massive increase in his cutting power and potency.
The blade shone completely white, and an aura in the shape of wings surrounded Byakuya. The subsidiary name of this technique is:
"Hakuteiken (Imperial White Sword)"
"Shinigami, it's that your answer?"
"Quincy, this is my duty..."
Allen created another sword, this time smaller and thinner, and casually held it.
Byakuya frowned...
"What's wrong? I'll show you a different form of power than what you're used to."
Byakuya ignored Allen's attempt at mockery and focused, then unleashed all his power and propelled himself forward.
'Something had bothered me about this man from the beginning, at this moment was when I felt it most clearly, a subtle feeling that I decided to bury in my heart, "I can't win" but why?...'
Byakuya opened his eyes and saw the flash of a sharp blade moving faster than ever, which made no sense considering Allen's Reiatsu was declining.
Byakuya's imperial sword shattered. He straightened up and looked at Allen's back as blood stained his chest and trickled out of his mouth. However, he did not express pain.
"..." Byakuya fell to the ground with a huge wound on his chest.
Allen frowned, "Despite your skill and fighting prowess... I felt something lacking when I saw you holding your sword... You dare challenge me with your mind so scattered?"
"It's true... I'm sorry..." Byakuya finally understood why Allen had mocked him so much. It must have been humiliating to have someone weaker than you dare to underestimate you. Byakuya had his mind elsewhere and never truly focused on the fight.
'And... sorry Rukia...'
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