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Published at 2nd of February 2024 05:43:34 AM


Chapter 57: Unsealing Harribel's Zanpakuto Spirit

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Chapter 57: Unsealing Harribel's Zanpakuto Spirit

Harribel looked around in confusion as her head swiveled from right to left, trying to find out where she was currently. Everything around her was blue, and frankly, she couldn't even tell what direction was up and which was down due to feeling like she was floating in water.

"Where am I?"

Before Harribel could ponder her own question, another voice answered it for her.

"This is your inner world. Personally, I call it mindscape, but that isn't really important."

"So, it's something like the insides of my brain, Yuna?"

"I think it is more accurate to say that we are currently in your soul rather than your brain."

"My soul? Then why are you here as well?"

Hearing Harribel's question, Yuna couldn't help but chuckle a little while shrugging her shoulders.

"What a weird question. I'm the one who guided you here, so I'm obviously here as well. As for the method, I briefly connected our mindscapes. Well, 'connected' isn't really the right word, but it's something like that."

Hearing Yuna's clearly simplified answer, Harribel briefly considered asking more questions but, in the end, decided not to do so. After all, there were more important things to do first.

Before the conversation could continue, an angered roar echoed through Harribel's mindscape, drawing the duo's gazes toward a faraway place that seemed to be blocked by some kind of white mist.

"A roar? What is going on? Why did that sound so angry?"

"Well, I don't know about you, but I would also be angry when someone allows someone else to use a tool that restricts my movement."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"Your Zanpakuto Spirit, obviously. Frankly, I can not fathom how you can believe the way you handle your Zanpakuto is natural. You use it as a core to seal away your Hollow powers, just to rerelease them in battle. What's even the point of that?

Unlike a Shinigami, whose natural form is with their sword sealed, while Shikai and Bankai cost some Spiritual Power to maintain, an Arrancar's natural form only appears after they unseal their Zanpakuto. So, why even bother sealing your Hollow powers within your Zanpakuto? Can't you just maintain your original form?"

Seeing Harribel being dumbfounded due to Yuna's words, Yuna could only sigh deeply.

"Seriously, you are doing the same shit Ichigo has going on for himself. One of your sources of power is suppressing another. That's just silly. The only reason why you don't have any trouble with your Shinigami powers is that you had been a Hollow for a very long time, while your Shinigami powers only surfaced recently."

'Well, that and the fact that she only has two types of power sources, unlike Ichigo, who seemed to have multiple. I didn't notice any conflict after he regained his Shinigami powers, but after seeing him in Seireitei, I can only say that that boy's powers are an utter mess.'

[Oh? Was it really that bad? I wasn't really paying any attention.]

'Yeah, it was a mess. While I felt like one was trying to suppress the other, there was a part of his power that seemed to clash actively with another, as if they didn't want to coexist with each other no matter what. I felt one more, but that one was too weak and barely noticeable. For a deeper analysis, I would need more time and direct contact with him.'

[Sounds messy.]

[Gahaha~ Chaos!]

Hearing her Zanpakuto Spirit comment on Ichigp's situation with her own name, Yuna couldn't help but chuckle in amusement before continuing the conversation.

'Well, if he somehow manages to align all of his power to properly work together, I believe he would become incredibly powerful, but knowing Ichigo, he will stubbornly reject everything but his Shinigami power while staying obvious and rejecting anything else, making the situation even worse. After all, Rukia told him: Hollow=bad, so, Hallow=bad. *Sigh* stubborn people are so annoying~'

[Says the most stubborn person in existence.]

'That might be true, but why wouldn't I be stubborn? After all, why should I change my opinion when I'm always right?'

[*Sigh* Right...]

Finishing her little conversation, which didn't even take a full second due to it happening mentally, Yuna's gaze landed on the murky white mist in the distance.

"Pretty sure we should go over there and take a look. The first step to increasing your power is to learn your Zanpakuto Spirit's name, which won't be too easy due to it currently being pissed at you."

Hearing Yuna's words, Harribel nodded her head in agreement. She hadn't fully understood everything that was going on yet, but she understood that she had wronged her Zanpakuto Spirit, which could be considered to be a part of her. Although she didn't even know that she had one up until now, that was no excuse in her mind.

So, the duo walked towards the white mist, but while walking, Yuna suddenly stopped and looked into the distance while squinting her eyes.

"Is something wrong, Yuna?"

By now, Harribel had somewhat warmed up to Yuna and no longer spoke to her harshly. After all, everything Yuna had told her so far seemed to turn out to be the truth, meaning that she could really become stronger, resulting in her trusting Yuna quite a lot more by now.

Hearing Harribel's question, Yuna averted her eyes from whatever she was looking at before simply continuing to walk.

"Meh, don't worry about it. I felt like someone was copying my style, but whatever."

Seeing Harribel and her Zanpakuto Spirit looking at her warily, Yuna chuckled in amusement before shrugging her shoulders.

"Mah, no need to look at me like that. That's not something I can use casually. *Cough*"

As if to confirm her words, Yuna coughed out a little blood, which splattered on the floor, causing Harribel and her Zanpakuto Spirit to relax a little.

"What exactly was that?"

Hearing Harribels question, Yuna only shrugged her shoulder before answering in a non-committed way.

"Sorry, but that's one of my secrets, and we aren't close enough yet for me to tell you about it."

Although Harribel was slightly disappointed that Yuna wouldn't tell her about what she had just experienced, she would push the matter, as she could understand that Yuna didn't trust her enough to just casually reveal some of her hidden cards.

So, she decided to stop her brief conversation with Yuna and focused her attention on her Zanpakuto Spirit, which had decided to get out of its hiding place by now, making it look much more imposing.

"It is nice to meet you; I'm Tier Harribel. I hope we'll get along from now on."

Hearing Harribel's words, the giant shark swam up and down, which Harribel interpreted as a nod of the head before it started speaking as well.

"Very well, we had a bumpy start, but I hope we can work together from now on. My name is §#ß&%$."

Harribel couldn't help but frown when she heard her Zanpakuto Spirit introduce itself because when it said its name, she couldn't understand it all.

Realizing that Harribel couldn't hear its name yet, the giant shark couldn't help but chuckle in amusement. After all, this was the first time it talked with its wielder, so it would have been more surprising if she could already hear its name.

"Oh well, seems like it's too early for you to hear my name, but I guess it can't be helped. Let's get along from now on."

Although Harribel clearly wasn't happy about not being able to her her sword's name yet, in the end, there was nothing she could do about that.

She didn't know too much about how Shinigami and their Zanpakuto worked, but she did know that getting the Zanpakuto's name was a matter of trust. Considering what had happened so far, she was not surprised that there were still some cracks in how much trust there was between her and her Zanpakuto.

"Very well, I'll learn your name soon."

Seeing the determination in Harribel's eyes, the shark nodded in acknowledgment before its gaze landed on Yuna.

"Frankly, I have no idea what kind of being you are, and I can't wait until you finally leave this place, but nonetheless, I'm thankful for removing that barrier and helping my wielder make contact with me."

"Mah, not need to thank me. After all, there is something in there for me as well, §#ß&%$."

As soon as Yuna finished speaking, the air solidified as both Harribel and the giant shark were looking at Yuna with nothing but disbelief while sharing a thought.

' 'D-Did she just say my Zanpakuto's name/ my name? What the hell?' '

Yuna, seemingly oblivious to the duo's utter confusion, nodded her head with a satisfied expression on her face and turned around.

"Of well, since my job here is done, I'll leave the two of you alone to get to know each other better. I'll hope you'll learn your Zanpakuto's name as soon as possible, Harribel."

Just like that, Yuna walked away, leaving a dumbfounded Arrancar and the giant shark behind. Initially, there was nothing but silence between the duo, but after maintaining that silence for a few seconds, Harribel finally regained her bearing.

"D-Did she just say your name, despite me not being able to hear it?"

"T-That seems to be the case."

Yet again, an awkward silence reigned over Harribel's mindscape before she managed to squeeze out her next question.

"Is that even possible?"

"Pretty sure it isn't, but apparently, it is..."

Harribel really wanted to doubt her Zanpakuto Spirit's words, but seeing how it was just as distressing as her, she decided not to comment on this topic any further.

"Well, considering what just happened, I think it's safe to assume that Yuna is some kind of incomprehensible monster, so let's stop bothering thinking about this.

Assuming what we have just experienced when she tore apart that fog barrier, her being able to hear the name of another person's Zanpakuto really isn't a big deal."

Hearing Harribel's words, the shark-like Zanpakuto Spirit yet again bobbed up and down, signaling that it agreed to Harribel's words.

"That's right; there clearly is something weird about her, so no need to think about it any further!"

Although both of them could clearly feel in how much denial they were, neither called out the other, instantly deepening their bond. In the end, it was only a question of time until Harribel heard her Zanpakuto Spirit's name.




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