Bleach Swordsman of Kusajishi

ertive.
It seemed like this really was an order.

“That’s…” Kimura Muyang looked at Yamamoto Genryūsai embarrassedly.
“I mean, even if you tell me to… There’s no guarantee that I’d be able to do it.
There’s a chance that I won’t be able to do it even after ten years.”

“I know your strength better than you do.” Yamamoto Genryūsai immediately added despite the doubt written all over Kimura Muyang’s face.
“As you are now, an average Captain is no match for you.
You’ve already reached the Captain’s level.”

“To be more precise, your skill already rivaled that of a Captain the moment you finished your training with Kimura Kazuya and headed to Seireitei.”

Yamamoto Genryūsai said solemnly, and those words alone made Kimura Muyang lose his composure.

“That’s…you…how do you…”

Kimura Muyang panicked when he realized that his secret was exposed, but only briefly as he immediately regained his composure.

Since Old Yamamoto mentioned it straightforwardly, that meant that he had no ulterior motives regarding this matter.
At the very least, he wouldn’t mention such a thing in this situation.

“Curious why I know about it?”

Kimura Muyang felt that there was something off about Yamamoto Genryūsai’s expression.
Although he sounded like he was sort of joking, Kimura Muyang didn’t overlook a glimmer of sadness behind it.

Kimura Muyang looked towards Yamamoto Genryūsai with a questioning look but did not get an answer.

Yamamoto Genryūsai was silent and had this mysterious look on his face with both eyes closed.
After a while, Yamamoto Genryūsai reopened his eyes, but the next word that came out of his mouth surprised Kimura Muyang.

“That’s  what he told me before he died.”

A terrifying Reiatsu suddenly burst out of Kimura Muyang, hitting Yamamoto Genryūsai at point-blank range.

The table in front of him and everything on the table was blown into smithereens due to the outburst of Kimura Muyang’s Reiatsu.
Even Yamamoto Genryūsai’s long white beard fluttered because of the sheer pressure.

“Shua~ “

A silhouette suddenly appeared in front of Yamamoto Genryūsai, watching Kimura Muyang vigilantly with his hand on his Zanpakuto’s hilt.

“”

“Stand down, Chōjirō.”

Yamamoto Genryūsai merely squinted, but he was quite stern in his tone.

Chōjirō Sasakibe was startled.
Although the vigilance in his eyes did not diminish, he walked back obediently and stood behind Yamamoto Genryūsai.

Even though the Captain’s Haori that Yamamoto Genryūsai wore fluttered in the air, his body was rock-solid.
He just sat in his chair, unfazed.

“Did you do it?”

Kimura Muyang had no intention to conceal his killing intent.
Although it sounded like he was asking, he was almost certain about it.

During his times with Kimura Kazuya, he saw that Kimura Kazuya almost made no effort to conceal how much he detested Gotei 13 and criticized them any chance he got.
He, in particular, showed no sign of content when the name Yamamoto Genryūsai came up.
Based on that, he concluded that there was something between Kimura Kazuya and Yamamoto Genryūsai in the past, and that couldn’t be anything good.
He was afraid that Kimura Kazuya’s whereabouts would be compromised, so he tried to keep his relationship with Kimura Kazuya a secret and never mentioned anything regarding his past.
Thus, when he heard what Yamamoto Genryūsai just said, he immediately jumped to the conclusion that Yamamoto Genryūsai killed Kimura Kazuya.

Although he knew that challenging Yamamoto Genryūsai as he was right now, it was basically a suicide, but if it was really Yamamoto Genryūsai who killed Kimura Kazuya, then no matter how impossible and regardless of the time he spent with Yamamoto and how much he respected this old man who has devoted everything to the Soul Society, Kimura Muyang will strike him down without the slightest hesitation.