NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 33: CHAPTER 33
Wang Xu's Flash—Cero Oscuras, the exclusive domain of the Espada.
A forbidden move, too powerful to be unleashed recklessly. When used, it tears through time and space itself, warping dimensions under its fury. Aizen himself forbade it inside Las Noches.
But this place?
Isn't Las Noches.
Szayelaporro Grantz grinned manically, watching the deep violet light spiral into a black void, space unraveling around it like torn silk.
Then—
BOOM!
In the blink of an eye, that destructive brilliance devoured everything.
The heavens shrieked, and the ground heaved as if protesting the attack.
Before this Cero Oscuras, even a natural disaster was laughable.
"Finally dead, huh?"
Szayelaporro chuckled darkly, hand gripping his forehead as he tilted back in manic laughter.
So what if he's stronger?
So what if he's faster?
Can he withstand this?
Even if the path to victory is messy, the outcome is the same!
...Or so he thought.
But then—his grin froze.
In front of him stood Kanbaru, unfazed, wearing a bland expression that couldn't be more casual.
His five fingers were spread open, and nestled in his palm was the still-active Cero Oscuras, blazing with Reiatsu.
The high-density spirit energy distorted space just by being held.
And yet—
He caught it. With his hand.
The purple light fizzled.
Extinguished.
"You've got to be kidding me!"
"That was Cero Oscuras! Wang Xu's Flash!"
"What the hell kind of defense is this!?"
Szayelaporro's brain stuttered. He stood frozen.
That was no ordinary Cero.
Even a captain-level Shinigami wouldn't dare take it head-on.
And Kanbaru?
He crushed it with one hand like he was snuffing out a cigarette.
"Tch… still stings a bit."
Kanbaru shook his fingers with a wince.
"???"
That's it?
Just a little pain?
Szayelaporro's eyes trembled. His stomach turned.
Fear.
Kanbaru's power wasn't just strong. It was monstrous.
He suppressed a technique that only the top Espada could use—a technique capable of destabilizing Hueco Mundo itself.
Szayelaporro's mind raced. How could he fight this?
But then—
A blade flash reflected in his pupils.
"Didn't you say I should stand still and let you take Nnoitra's prey?"
"Here's my answer."
The voice came from behind.
Kanbaru stood there, Reiatsu sword dripping with blood. Each drop struck the sand with a sharp tick, cutting through the stunned silence.
Szayelaporro slowly looked down.
He'd been cut.
He didn't even see it happen.
Lines of red split across his body—
Then came collapse.
Szayelaporro dropped to his knees, stunned.
Then finally—
He fell face-down in the sand.
His Reiatsu…
Vanished.
"Reiatsu... gone."
Nelliel's voice trembled in disbelief.
An Espada. Dead.
Could someone that strong… really be killed?
"Nelliel, do you want to come with me?"
Kanbaru turned to her, hand extended, his eyes sincere.
She was obedient, loyal, quiet and affectionate—a pure-hearted girl who still stood in front of him despite fearing death.
How could anyone refuse someone like that?
And once Nelliel regained her spiritual memory and power…
She would return to her Vasto Lorde-level Arrancar form.
Beyond even captain-class.
But more than that—
That moment. When she stood between him and Szayelaporro, trembling but unmoving—
He couldn't forget it.
"I... can I?"
Her green eyes shimmered.
Kanbaru smiled.
"Of course."
Slowly, Nelliel's small hand reached forward, resting in his.
Then closed tight—like she was holding the entire world.
---
Meanwhile, in the Ice Palace of the Wandenreich—
"You're leaving too often. Sure that's wise?"
Buzz-B—Bazz-B—spoke lazily without lifting his head.
Behind him, silent footsteps.
"Chelluge is dead."
Jugram Haschwalth's tone was calm, eyes icy.
Bazz-B turned sharply. "What?"
"Chelluge? Dead?"
That guy—a Sternritter, one of their own, possessing a sacred Schrift granted by Yhwach himself?
Strong. Veteran-level. Not easy to kill.
"Who did it? An Espada? Baraggan, maybe?"
Names raced through Bazz-B's mind.
But then Haschwalth spoke again, eyes narrowed.
"The half-blood Quincy boy. The one whose Reiatsu resisted His Majesty's divine power."
"...What?"
Bazz-B was floored.
"A half-blood Quincy killed a pure-blood Sternritter?"
"Are you trolling me? Did the script writer get drunk?"
"I warned Chelluge not to underestimate him," Haschwalth added coldly.
"But even then, that's not enough to explain it."
Bazz-B scratched his head, visibly rattled.
But then he froze.
Something wasn't right.
Wait a minute…
If Haschwalth was Yhwach's other half—omniscient and omnipotent, capable of seeing all possible futures…
Why didn't he see this coming?
Only one explanation:
The boy's Reiatsu disrupted Haschwalth's foresight.
That meant—Kanbaru's power might already be on par with Haschwalth himself.
Or worse—
He surpassed it.
That thought made Bazz-B's scalp tingle.
"...Maybe I'm overthinking things."
But his gut twisted.
---
Karakura Town — Sunset
Kanbaru returned home just as the sky turned gold.
Sitting upright, back straight, expression serious.
Like a perfect gentleman.
(Orthodox—well, maybe not that last part.)
Opposite him sat Kurosaki Masaki, cheeks puffed, clearly displeased.
Beside her—
A black cat, pawing itself clean. Occasionally side-eyeing the little green-haired loli hiding behind Kanbaru.
Kanbaru knew he was in trouble.
[My aunt's not heartless. She just went full Black Zetsu to protect her niece.]
[Better start thinking of excuses. Women get unpredictable this time of month.]
[Time to flee.]
Flee?!
Give me the solution, not the diagnosis!
Kanbaru scratched his head.
He was now facing a classic no-win scenario:
Can't ride the cat, can't get off either.
There was no way Kurosaki Masaki or Shihouin Yoruichi would miss the loli stalking around their house like a clingy pet.
Sure enough—
Let's just confess.
"Sorry. Nilu's situation is a bit complicated."
Masaki's and Yoruichi's ears perked up.
"Well, uh, it happened like this… and then… well, that happened… and… you know, roughly like that."
Masaki: "???"
Yoruichi: "???"
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