Chapter 104 The Price of Power

Therefore, at critical moments, the veteran captain is still reliable.

No, veteran captains are not necessarily reliable.

One’s own disciples are more reliable.

After the tasks were distributed, Captain Yamamoto couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He didn't understand why the Central Forty-Sixth Chamber valued the Tapir Blade so much. They could have just tried it out privately to confirm its capabilities, but they chose to promote it to the Gotei 13.

But to be fair, if the Tapir Sword really has such a powerful effect, it would be a good thing for the Gotei 13.

After all, compared to the entire world, there are only a few thousand Death Gods, which is too few.

They were not at an advantage in numbers, and because they had to fight against a large number of Hollows, their casualty rate remained high, and not all Death Gods possessed powerful strength.

Theoretically speaking, all Shinigami can perform Shikai of their Zanpakutō.

But theory is theory, and the reality is another matter.

The Shinigami who can join the Gotei 13 are all Shinigami who can resonate with Asauchi. However, because the profession of Shinigami is too dangerous, they often die before their Zanpakutō is fully nurtured and their Shikai is mastered.

Only a true genius can master Shikai and become a chief official.

Captain Yamamoto had thought about changing this situation, but the reality was so cruel that even many captains led the way and fought with all their might, trying to buy as much time as possible for their weak subordinates to grow.

It has also been impossible to produce more powerful people in the Gotei 13.

Instead, the captains frequently died in battle.

This world is really too dangerous.

The balance maintained by the god of death alone is an extremely fragile balance, but it has to be maintained.

If the Mo Yao Knife is really that powerful, then it can help not the officers and the strong ones above them, but the soldiers at the bottom of the team.

These soldiers, because they have not mastered the Shikai, have very limited means of fighting compared to the officers. If the Mo Yao Sword can bring them new power, it will be enough for them to avoid many dangers.

While Captain Yamamoto completed the task assigned by the Central 46th Office, he began to think secretly.

Perhaps, the Central Forty-Sixth Chamber decided to promote the Tapir Sword among the Gotei 13 in order to enhance the power of the Gotei 13 and enable the Shinigami to better protect the world.

……

"Xia Mu, why did you refuse to let the 11th Squadron try out the Tapir Blade?"

The captains' meeting is over.

Yoruichi and Natsuki walked side by side and left the First Squad together. On the way, she asked Natsuki the questions in her heart.

"Among the Gotei 13, your 11th Division has the highest casualty rate. If you can enhance the strength of your members, it will also reduce the casualty rate in disguise. I don't understand why you refuse."

Although Yoruichi gave reasons why the Second Division shouldn't try out that kind of sword, in the final analysis, it was Natsuki who spoke first, and she followed Natsuki in refusing to try it.

"Do you think there are really such convenient weapons in this world?"

Natsuki asked back to Yoruichi.

"Power comes at a price."

"The god of death nurtures his Zanpakutō through long periods of sleep and food together. Even if the sword is nurtured from the soul of the god of death, it must consume spiritual energy and spiritual pressure to activate it. If the god of death's spiritual energy is insufficient, he will no longer be able to activate the power of the sword."

"The Tapir Sword is also a sword, but it is not a Zanpakuto. Its relationship with the God of Death is not as close as imagined. I don't believe that there is no cost to activate this sword."

"According to what Captain Yamamoto said when he introduced it, this sword is different from the unique Zanpakutō of the Shinigami. Anyone can equip it and use their own spiritual power to activate it. It uses spiritual power to exchange for power."

"It sounds like the principle is somewhat similar to that of a Zanpakuto, but have you ever thought about one thing? If the Shinigami's spiritual power is depleted too much and is not enough to supply this sword, will it continue to draw the power of the Shinigami? If there is no spiritual power to be drawn by it, what will it draw?"

"Or, if the spiritual power is not enough to maintain this kind of sword, it will also temporarily become dormant and sealed like a Zanpakutō?"

"If it's the latter, this kind of knife is safe, but what I'm afraid of is the former."

Xia Mu talked a lot and expressed his concerns.

Of course he knew about the Mo Yao Knife.

After all, he had watched anime before.

When the captain's meeting was held and when the name "Mo Yao Dao" was mentioned by Captain Yamamoto, Natsuki thought of some plots in the animation.

Although the animation takes place many, many years from now.

But the cause of this incident is related to something that happened many years ago.

After Aizen defected with Ichimaru Gin and Tosen Kaname, the Gotei 13 welcomed a new captain, Amagai Shusuke, the captain of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force, who became the captain of the 3rd Division. After he took office, he did good things everywhere and later persuaded the Gotei 13 to hold a joint exercise. At the same time, the upper noble family of Kasumigaoji also had some troubles. Finally, after many things happened, the truth was revealed.

The affairs of the Kasumigaoji family are related to Amagai Shusuke.

The purpose of his proposal to hold a joint exercise was to temporarily lure the top combat forces of the Gotei 13 out of the Soul Society. Then, he took the opportunity to attack Captain-General Yamamoto and prepare to kill him.

The reason was that his father, as a member of the First Division, went to investigate the matter of the Tapir Sword and was eventually killed by Captain-General Yamamoto.

He was born for revenge.

To be fair, this original plot in the animation is really not that good, and is not as good as the "Zanpakuto Durarara" chapter. Putting aside other things, the Zanpakuto Durarara is at least full of suspense, and you can also see the appearance of various Zanpakuto after they are materialized.

However, since learning which world he had come to, Xia Mu often recalled the past and still thought of this plot.

He didn't expect that the origin of the Mo Yao Knife incident would be like this.

The Central Forty-sixth Room was actually one of the driving forces behind it. No wonder after the Tapir Sword was listed as a contraband, nothing happened to the Xiadalu family, and they even continued to research and manufacture that thing in secret.

Ye Yi listened to Xia Mu's story quietly.

I think what Xia Mu said makes a lot of sense.

Indeed, power is not something that is so easy to obtain.

If it was so easy to gain power, why would she practice so hard?
After Xia Mu's words, she also thought a lot.

Captain Yamamoto had previously said that one only needed to inject spiritual power into the Mo Yao Sword to gain power. So, how much spiritual power did one need to inject each time? Did the amount of spiritual power determine the strength of the sword?
If too much spiritual power is required to gain powerful strength, then what is the difference between this thing and the ghost way?
After all, the ghost way itself is a skill that is achieved through the coordination of spiritual power and spiritual words. The stronger the spiritual power, the more powerful the ghost way will be.

The spiritual power level of ordinary soldiers is average.

Can it really bear the consumption of the Mo Yao Sword?

"If you are interested, you can try to investigate the Tapir Sword, or find a way to get a Tapir Sword and let Kisuke study its principle. I always feel that this thing is not that simple." Xia Mu did not say anything extra.

Ye Yi took Xia Mu's words to heart.

……

The trial results of the 8th and 13th squads came out very quickly.

After accepting the task assigned by the captain.

Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro quickly had the team's chief officer use the Tapir Sword.

Yes, it was the chief officer, not an ordinary soldier.

Although they did not want to embarrass the captain and took the initiative to undertake the task, because they had been captain for many years and had a cautious style of doing things, they did not choose to let ordinary soldiers use this thing, but chose the chief officer.

As for Xi Guan, his spiritual power was not weak. After using the Mo Yao Knife, apart from the fact that his spiritual power was drained by the knife, he did not feel any other discomfort.

On the contrary, the power of the Mo Yao Knife is indeed extraordinary.

It is said that this is only the initial version of the sword, and apart from being able to unleash a powerful slash similar to sword pressure, it does not have many other abilities. But according to the maker of the Mo Yao sword, the Kasumigaoka family, the abilities of the sword can be customized. As long as this sword passes the verification, they will combine the principles of ghost way in the subsequent manufacturing process and write various abilities into the sword.

"At present, it seems that apart from the fact that it consumes the user's spiritual power during use, there are not many side effects. It is a sword similar to the ghost way, but unlike the ghost way, it does not require chanting. The Tapir Sword fixes the power in the form of a sword, making it more convenient to use."

From the First Squadron, Ukitake Jushiro and Kyoraku Shunsui came here together to report to Captain-General Yamamoto on the results of the team members' trial use of the Tapir Sword.

"In that case, this kind of sword can be promoted on a large scale among the Gotei 13."

Captain Yamamoto's eyes flickered as he expressed his opinion.

……

Below the Hill of Double Death.

In the secret base.

Because it was Natsuki who suggested that there might be problems with the Tapir Blade, after Urahara Kisuke figured out the strengths and weaknesses of the Tapir Blade, Yoruichi immediately brought Urahara Kisuke here to meet up with Natsuki.

"I followed your advice, Xia Mu, and got a Tapir Blade for Kisuke to study. After studying it, Kisuke determined that there was something wrong with this blade."

Yoruichi said to Xia Mu with a serious expression.

Then, he looked at Urahara Kisuke beside him, "Kisuke, you should explain it."

Urahara Kisuke nodded and said seriously, "After I got the Tapir Blade, I used it for a while and found that as long as I injected spiritual power into the blade, I could awaken it. It would absorb my spiritual power and burst out with powerful abilities."

"After that, I further studied it and found that it is more like a living creature than a sword. There is a core in the sword. This core contains a soul. It is because of its existence that the sword has life and the ability to devour the user's spiritual power. This ability comes from - Hollow!"

(End of this chapter)