Nes Mikel Releaseshttps://mangahelpers.com/t/nesmikel/rss2007-06-09T00:41:38+00:00/favicon.icoMangaHelpers Adminsadmin@mangahelpers.comhttps://mangahelpers.com/t/nesmikel/releases/1655Translation: Bleach 2782007-06-09T00:41:38+00:00Nes Mikeladmin@mangahelpers.compg1
Grimmjow: .........Ulquiorra.
Ulquiorra: ...What are you doing? Grimmjow...
Sidetext: The two stare each other down in front of their prey. And in the end...
pg2-3
Sidetext: I have overcome everything. Sidetext: Now, I look forward!
Big annoucement at the bottom: Movie 2 coming out this December.
pg4
Ulquiorra: ...I'm asking you. Ulquiorra: What are you doing.
Ulquiorra: Going through all this trouble healing the enemy that I defeated. Ulquiorra: What are you trying to accomplish?
pg5
Ulquiorra: ...Are you not going to answer?
Ulquiorra: ...Very well.
pg6
Ulquiorra: But first and foremost, I have been ordered by Aizen-sama to take care of that woman next to you.
Ulquiorra: Give her to me.
Grimmjow: I refuse.
Ulquiorra: ............... Ulquiorra: ...What did you say?
Ulquiorra: ...What's the matter?
pg7
Grimmjow: You sure talk a lot today, dontcha?
Grimmjow: Ulquiorra!
pg8
Grimmjow: ...I know all about it, Ulquiorra... Grimmjow: You're afraid to fight me, aren't you...?
pg9
Grimmjow: You're afraid of crushing each other to bits!
Ulquiorra: !
Grimmjow: Hah! Grimmjow: So you deflected it. I guess one shot won't be enough...
pg10
Grimmjow: !
pg11
Ulquiorra: !
pg12
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pg13
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pg14
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pg15
Ulquiorra: Tsk.
pg16
Orihime: ...Wh... Orihime: What was... that just now...?
Grimmjow: ...Aizen gives us Espadas something called a "Kana Negacion" in order to keep our subordinates in line. I used that. Grimmjow: Use it on any ordinary ones around here and you can trap them within a closed demention for eternity.
Grimmjow: But it's not a tool made to use against Espadas. With his spiritual pressure, I'd say it'll only take him two to three hours before he can break out.
Grimmjow: Now that you know, hurry up and fix him.
Orihime: .............. Orihime: ...I don't want to.
pg17
Grimmjow: I didn't ask for your goddamned opinion...! Grimmjow: Fix him!
Orihime: You're going to hurt Kurosaki-kun again if I heal him, won't you...? Orihime: Then... I definately don't want to!
Grimmjow: You...!
pg18
Ichigo: ...Let go of her.
pg19
Orihime: Kuro... Ichigo: Inoue.
Ichigo: Please heal me.
Orihime: ...Eh?
Ichigo: Please heal me. Ichigo: My wounds.
Ichigo: ...And.
pg20
Ichigo: His wounds as well.
Grimmjow: ...Stop that. Grimmjow: I don't want your goddamn pity.
Ichigo: I don't want it either. But. Ichigo: You want us to fight on equal ground, right?
Ichigo: Or perhaps
Ichigo: Would you rather perfer you keep those wounds Ichigo: So you would have an excuse when you lost?
pg21-22
Grimmjow: ...So be it!
Grimmjow: Let's kill each other Grimmjow: On equal grounds then!!!
Sidetext: In front of the fallen Ichigo, Grimmjow appears! What does he want!?
Nell: ...Ah... ah... Nell: Sexta... Espada..
Nell: Grimmjow... sama...
pg2
Nell: Ah... Nell: Ahh...
pg3
Grimmjow: ...Tsk. Grimmjow: ...Just like I thought...
Nell: S... Nell: Sto...
pg4
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pg5
Orihime: ...Ku... Orihime: Kuro... saki... kun...
pg6
Grimmjow: Fix him.
pg7
Sidetext: Our paths will never cross...
BLEACH 277 - Corrosion of Conformity
pg8
Lolly/Menoly: ...Ah... Lolly/Menoly: Ahh...
pg9
Ulquiorra: ...What exactly
Ulquiorra: Happened here?
Nell: Ichigo... he...
Nell: Ichigo covered for Nell and he was hit directly with a Cero!!
Nell: Ichigo covered for Nell and he was even hit directly with a kick!! Nell: Nell was only holding Ichigo back!! Nell: If Nell wasn't here, Ichigo would've been fine!!
pg10
Nell: It's all... everything is Nell's fault!!
Nell: So please, please save Ichigo!!
Grimmjow: Shut up!!!!
Grimmjow: ...You're so friggin' loud, kid...! Grimmjow: Yap like that one more time, and I'll swear I'll blast you apart...!
Grimmjow: Just be quiet and she'll fix him. Grimmjow: Be quiet and watch.
Orihime (thinking): ...Such a large spiritual pressure... Orihime (thinking): ...Surrounding and getting in the way Kurosaki-kun's wounds...
Orihime (thinking): I can't... Orihime (thinking): Reject it...
Orihime: ...Who...
pg12
Orihime: ...Who would do such a thing...
Grimmjow: It's Ulquiorra.
Ulquiorra: Who did this?
Lolly: ........ Lolly: ...G....
Lolly: ...Grimmjow......
pg13
Grimmjow: It's what he does. I'm not sure if he even realizes it, but. Grimmjow: Whenever he takes an interest in his prey, he always punches a hole in his exact same location.
Grimmjow: ...I'll teach him.
Ulquiorra: ...I see.
pg14
Grimmjow: I'll teach him what happens, when he messes with someone else's prey!
pg15
Ichigo: ..........Ugh...
pg16
Ichigo: ...Nell... and... Inoue......?
Orihime: Kurosaki-kun...! Nell: I... Ichigo!!!
pg17
Grimmjow: Shut the hell up you two...! Grimmjow: If you have time to talk, then hurry up and fix him...!
Ichigo: ! Ichigo: You're... Grimmjow...! Ichigo: Why are you, with Inoue...
Grimmjow: Shut yer mouth and get fixed...! Grimmjow: The only reason I'm here is to settle things with the uninjured you...!
Orihime: !! Orihime: Grimmjow! So that's the reason why you're making me fix...
Grimmjow: Shut up I said!!! I'm allowing you fix the guy who was close to being dead! Stop complaining!! Grimmjow: Just hurry up!! It won't take long before Ulquiorra realizes what's going on and come back!! Before that, I'll-
pg18
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pg19
Grimmjow/Nell/Orihime: !!!!
Sidetext: Ichigo, Grimmjow, Ulquiorra. Everything accelerates, converges, and explodes...!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/nesmikel/releases/6828Translation: Bleach 22007-05-19T02:21:03+00:00Nes Mikeladmin@mangahelpers.comBetter late than never. >.<
pg1
Sidetext: Renji and Uryuu - the two men who have their abilities sealed by the Espada Szayelaporro. What is their plan?
Ishida: ...Abarai.
pg2
Ishida: How long Ishida: Can you hold him off for?
Renji: I'm sorry, but... Renji: I'd say 20 seconds at most.
Ishida: I see...
pg3
Ishida: That will do!
Ishida: Let's go!!
Szayelaporro: ...Hmph. Szayelaporro: You guys, don't interfere.
Szayelaporro: They thrill me. Szayelaporro: They're going to attempt something despite their situation. I would like to see what they will do with my own eyes.
pg4
Sidetext: They both live in different worlds, and that will probably never change. But for now, they stand together...
BLEACH 275 - United Front 2 [Red & White]
pg5
Peshe: Foooooo
Peshe: ooooooooo
Peshe: oooooooooooooooo
Peshe: ooooooooF!!!
Peshe: Gah... Peshe: It doesn't hurt... it doesn't hurt, dammit...!
Peshe: That Uryuu... jumping out by himself like that... I can't make a comedy duo just by myself...! No use making a fool out of myself otherwise... Peshe: ...I mean, think about it. Just now, you could've said that "I wasn't making a fool out of myself, but instead that's your idiocy showing" or something...
Tiny Sidetext above Peshe's horns: Can't see...
Peshe: !
pg6
Peshe: That's... Peshe: Dondochakka!!!
Peshe: That guy... so he was with Renji all along!! Peshe: But what's with him!? He only got mixed up in a battle and he gets to strike such a hilarious pose!? Dammit!!!
pg7
Peshe: But... now that I found him, I guess that means I have to help him... Peshe: Please... please no one notice me...
Peshe: Don't worry, Peshe! You can do it! Nobody would even pay attention to a small fry like me!! Peshe: Not like I am small fry, though!
Peshe: But geez... nobody is paying attention to me at all... I'm getting kind of sad... Peshe: I wish... someone would take notice of me just a little... just a little...
Dondochakka: PEEEESSSSSHHHH!!! Peshe: YOU'RE THE ONE THAT NOTICED ME!?
pg8
Dondochakka: Wh-where yansu are you Peshe~!? You came for me, yansu~!? Dondochakka: To... to... to save me~!?
Dondochakka: I was scared, yansu~!! Peshe: I-idiot! Dondochakka! Don't be so loud!
Szayelaporro: ...Hmph. Szayelaporro: And here I was wondering if you'd try something new...
pg11
Szayelaporro: But in the end, all you can rely on is your brute strength!!!
Szayelaporro: How idiotic.
pg12
Szayelaporro: !
pg13
Szayelaporro: ................ Szayelaporro: ...What are you trying to pull?
Szayelaporro: Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't swing that way.
Renji: (mumbling something)
Szayelaporro: ...Hey. Say something, you- Renji: ...Heh.
Renji: It's true that the difference between you and me with just shikai is great... Renji: And I don't think I have a advantage over you even if I force you to resort to close-quarter combat...
Renji: ...But.
Renji: Even if the difference between our strength is great...
pg14
Renji: If you eat a blow at point blank range. Renji: It'd hurt a little, no?
Szayelaporro: !
Renji: I've always been bad at kidou since the start... Renji: Heck, I've always been scolded by the instructors by creating unwanted explosions.
Renji: ...Now then. How about we find out Renji: To see who the tougher of the two?
Renji: Hadou No. 31 Renji: Shakkahou
pg15
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pg16
Szayelaporro: Bwah!!
Szayelaporro: Cough... Szayelaporro: Cough...
Szayelaporro: Dammit...! Szayelaporro: A mere shinigami, ridiculing me like this...!!
Ishida: ...Just like I expected.
pg17
Szayelaporro: !
Ishida: If you were attacked by Abarai, and even if that attack succeeds or fails, I theorized that you'd retreat in the opposite direction of Abarai. Ishida: The distance, too.
Ishida: You're the type of person who likes to look down on your opponents. Ishida: You have a habit of retreating just outside of the opponent's attack range after you were attacked.
Szayelaporro: ...So what? Szayelaporro: You also seem to have a habit of liking to stand behind people's backs. Szayelaporro: And you thought you'd actually win because of that?
Ishida: ...Yeah.
Ishida: That's exactly right.
pg18
Szayelaporro: No way... Szayelaporro: I've sealed all spiritual pressure emanating from your weapons...
Ishida: All it means Ishida: Is that there's some things in the world you have yet to understand.
Szayelaporro: ..................! Ishida: Here, let me put it in simple terms so even you would understand.
pg19
Ishida: Hasta Aqui (It's over). Ishida: Szayelaporro Grantz.
Sidetext: Because together... they will win!https://mangahelpers.com/t/nesmikel/releases/1653Translation: Bleach 2742007-05-11T20:28:40+00:00Nes Mikeladmin@mangahelpers.compg1
Sidetext: The released "arrow"!! Piece through that evil soul!!
Zaelapollo: Fool! Did you think that arrow! Against me! Zaelapollo: Did you think it would pierce? It would stab? It would work? Zaelapollo: Did you honestly think that would actually happen!?
pg6
Zaelapollo: Why don't you find it odd Zaelapollo: That I already know the name of the opponent you fought against!?
Zaelapollo: Your abilities Zaelapollo: I already have them all analyzed!! Zaelapollo: QUNICY!!!
pg7
BLEACH 274 - The Monster
Sidetext: To analyze is my pleasure - and for that, I care not if you were turned into ash.
(translator's note: although Zaelapollo's canon spelling revealed to be as Szayelaporro in this chapter, I left it as Zaelapollo since it looks better that way)
pg8
Menoly: Why... Menoly: Am I still...?
Lolly: She did it.
pg9
Lolly: She did it all.
Grimmjow: Fix your face.
Grimmjow: I have no interest in dragging around a woman with a crushed face like that.
Grimmjow: Fix it now.
pg10
Grimmjow: ! Grimmjow: Hey!
Lolly: Hey... Lolly: What do you think you're doing...?
Lolly: I'm asking you...
pg11
Lolly: What the hell do you think you're doing!! Lolly: Let go of me!!!
Lolly: ..................... Lolly: ...No way.
pg12
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pg13
Lolly: What is she... What is hell she...? Lolly: It's as if...
Lolly: It's as if...!
pg14
Lolly: ...She's a monster...!
Zaelapollo's Fraccion: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
pg15
Zaelapollo: Useless.
Ishida: Ugh!
Zaelapollo: ...Careful there.
pg16
Zaelapollo: Because that one's going to disappear too.
Ishida: Dammit...!
pg17
Ishida: ...Abarai...!
pg18
Renji: Don't just stand there all dazzled!! Renji: You've still got some fight left in you, right!?
Renji: You're the master of coming up with some elaborate scheme, right!? Renji: Then hurry up and think of a plan to kick that guy's ass!
Ishida: ...Don't be an idiot. Ishida: I already have a plan!
Renji: Hah!
pg19
Renji: All right, then...
Renji: I'll trust you! Renji: Don't let me down!! Ishida: Not a problem. Ishida: As long as you don't let me down!
Sidetext: In this desperate situation... the two will fight together!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/nesmikel/releases/1652Translation: Bleach 2722007-04-20T19:33:31+00:00Nes Mikeladmin@mangahelpers.compg1
Ulquiorra: It seems.
Ulquiorra: That I overestimated you.
Ulquiorra: Your evolution didn't meet my expectations after all.
Sidetext: The difference between the Cuarto Espada and Ichigo's powers are too great... what will the injured Ichigo do...!?
pg2
Ulquiorra: ...It's the end.
pg3
Ulquiorra: If you can still move despite your condition. Ulquiorra: Then leave Hueco Mundo immediately.
Ulquiorra: If you can't move, then die.
Ulquiorra: Your journey
pg4
Ulquiorra: Ends here. Ulquiorra: Shinigami
pg5
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pg6
BLEACH 272 - Don't Kill My Volupture
pg7
Orihime: Kuro... sa... ki...
Orihime: kun...?
sfx: rattle, rattle (door opening) Orihime: !
Orihime: ...Ulq...
Lolly: See? There. Lolly: Told you the princess will be all by herself.
pg8
Lolly: O~ri Lolly: Hi~me Lolly: Chaaaaaan.
Lolly: Let's Lolly: Play Lolly: A Lolly: Game Lolly: Shall we?
Renji: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHH
pg9
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pg10
Zaelapollo: Hmph.
Lumina/Belona (in the background): Hehe! Hehe! Hehe! Zaelapollo: How boring.
pg11
Renji: What... Renji: Did you say...?
Zaelapollo: Boring. That's what I said. You cannot even understand words anymore?
Zaelapollo: Your zanpakuto is a power type. Nothing more, nothing less. Zaelapollo: The theory I had on your method of transformation was proven all too easily too.
Zaelapollo: It might be rude for me to say this to you, but. Zaelapollo: I'm not interested in you anymore.
Zaelapollo: ...Let's end this.
pg12
Renji: !!!
Zaelapollo: "Fracción".
Zaelapollo: As proof of our dominance over the rest of the Arrancar, us Espadas are allowed to choose any Números Arrancar from No. 11 and below and have them assigned as our direct subordinates. Zaelapollo: They are what we call "Fracción".
pg13
Zaelapollo: There are those who choose only one, while others have mountains of them under their command. Zaelapollo: My Octava Fracción's are a bit special, though.
Zaelapollo: They are all Hollow's I've personally modified. Zaelapollo: And I had them Arrancarized by Aizen-sama.
Zaelapollo: ...Well, I guess there's no point in explaining this all to you anymore. Zaelapollo: My point is this. You are no longer are worthy of being defeated by me.
Zaelapollo: ...Now.
Zaelapollo: Time to draw the curtains.
pg14
Zaelapollo: !
Ishida: ...I guess I should be thankful that Los Noches is not made out of Sekkiseki. That's your loss. Ishida: Even with three walls in the way I could still feel the spiritual pressure pulsing from here.
pg15
Ishida: What's the matter? Ishida: Looks like you're in quite a bit of trouble Abarai Renji!
Renji: You're... Renji: ...Ishida...!
pg16
Lolly: Kyahahahaha!
Lolly: Hah! Lolly: That's what you get! Lolly: Did you honestly think Lolly: That human strength could compare to an Arrancar's?
pg17
Lolly: ...You...
Lolly: What's with that look on your face!!
Menoly: Hey... keep it down a little... Lolly: So noisy, geez!!
Lolly: Oh! I know! I'm going rip her nails off! Menoly: Hey Lolly...
pg18
Lolly/Menoly: !!!
Menoly: Wha... Menoly: What was that!?
pg19
Menoly: ...Ah... ahhh...
Menoly: ...G.....
Menoly: ...Grimmjow...!
Sidetext: Consuming everything in its path... the darkness in Los Noches continues to grow deeper!
It's my birthday today, huzzah! (22)https://mangahelpers.com/t/nesmikel/releases/1651Translation: Bleach 2702007-04-06T20:53:21+00:00Nes Mikeladmin@mangahelpers.compg1
Sidetext: The one above, and the one below... they will now... move!
pg2-3
Sidetext: I will cut Sidetext: Whoever stands in my way!
BLEACH 270 - WARning
pg4-5
Sidetext: The approaching twilight. Everything stained. These crouching people. What are their thoughts?
pg6
Sidetext: Just when Ichigo detects Rukia's fading spiritual pressure, a new enemy stands in his way! A member of the Espada, Ulquiorra!
Ichigo: ...You. Ichigo: ...You're...
pg7
Ichigo: Ulquiorra...!
Ulquiorra: So you actually remembered my name. Ulquiorra: Not that I remember ever telling you mine.
Ulquiorra: But let's put that aside for now.
Ulquiorra: Kuchiki Rukia is dead.
pg8
Ichigo: !
Ichigo: What... Ichigo: Did you say...!?
Ulquiorra: To put it more accurately, she and the 9th Espada killed each other off at the same time. Ulquiorra: Her entire body was cut apart, and then was pierced through by a spear. She can't have survived.
Ichigo: That's a load of crap. Ichigo: Rukia's spiritual pressure started to fade away just a moment ago... From the looks of things, you didn't even fight anyone. So how can you...
Ulquiorra: Instant Detection. It was one of 9th Espada's many abilities, and the one that gave him purpose. Ulquiorra: The ability allows him to instantly transmit every single information he has about the enemy he was fighting with...
pg9
Ulquiorra: To every one of our comrades.
Orihime: Let me out!!
Orihime: Let me out!! Orihime: Please, let me out!! Let me out!!
Orihime: Let me...
pg10
Orihime: I... Orihime: I hate this...
Orihime: Kuchiki-san...
Ulquiorra: Where do you think you're going?
pg11
Ichigo: I'm going to save Rukia. Ulquiorra: I told you. She is dead.
Ichigo: I don't believe you.
Ulquiorra: Suit yourself. Ulquiorra: But wouldn't you rather kill me first?
Ichigo: ...I have no reason to fight you.
Ulquiorra: ...What do you mean?
pg12
Ichigo: You're an enemy... Ichigo: But you haven't injured any of my comrades yourself...!
Ulquiorra: ...I see.
Ulquiorra: So you don't wish to fight me even if I told you
Ulquiorra: That I was the one who took Inoue Orihime to Hueco Mundo?
pg13
Ichigo: I see how it is... Ichigo: So Inoue didn't go to Hueco Mundo by her own will after all...!
Ulquiorra: That was unexpected. Ulquiorra: So you actually held a shred of doubt about the comrade you were trying to rescue.
pg14
Ichigo: Don't you realize what you have done!? Ichigo: It's your fault! Ichigo: Because of you, everyone thinks Inoue is a traitor!
Ulquiorra: Probably so. Ulquiorra: After all, if they didn't, then it would be a miscalculation on our part.
Ichigo: You bastard...!
Ulquiorra: Does that give you enough reason Ulquiorra: To fight me now?
pg15
Ichigo: ...Nell. Ichigo: Stay back a bit more.
Nell: I... Nell: Ichigo...
Ichigo: I don't think this guy here... Ichigo: Is going to let me pass through that easily...
pg16
Ichigo: But too bad for you...
Ichigo: Because I'm in a real hurry...
Ichigo: So I'm coming after you
Ichigo: With my full strength.
pg17
Ulquiorra: ...His Bankai.
pg18
Ulquiorra: !
pg19
Ulquiorra: .....................
pg20
Ulquiorra (thinking): What is with his change of appearance? What is with that spiritual pressure? It's as if he's the same as us...
pg21
Ichigo: ...It's over.
Ichigo: Getsuga Tenshou
pg22
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pg23
Ulquiorra: ...Impossible.
pg24
Sidetext: His hollow powers... burst out!https://mangahelpers.com/t/nesmikel/releases/1650Translation: Bleach 2692007-03-30T21:12:26+00:00Nes Mikeladmin@mangahelpers.compg1
Zaelapollo: ...Oh my. You're right. Zaelapollo: The report actually came in. Zaelapollo: I was so preoccupied I didn't even realize it had arrived.
Zaelapollo: How very interesting.
pg13
Zaelapollo: Looks like they took each other out at the same time. Zaelapollo: Isn't that admirable, Shinigami-kun?
Renji: ...What are you talking about...?
Zaelapollo: What I'm saying is that a member of the Espada and one of your comrades killed each other off at the same time! Zaelapollo: Congratulations! An admirable feat!
Renji: ...We'll see about that.
Zaelapollo: You still don't understand? I'm telling you, it's useless to keep that false hope of yours. Zaelapollo: We even have the name of the shinigami who died.
Zaelapollo: Her name was "Kuchiki". Zaelapollo: Sound familiar?
pg14
Zaelapollo: Such a predictable response. You really are interesting, you know that?
Zaelapollo: However, I told you this already, didn't I? Zaelapollo: With shikai alone, there's no way you can injure an Espada like...
pg15
Zaelapollo: me...
Renji: ...Quit yer yappin...
pg16
Renji: Get out of my way...!
Zaelapollo: ............ Zaelapollo: ...Hah.
pg17
Ichigo: ..........! Ichigo: ...Rukia...!?
Ulquiorra: So you actually realized.
Ulquiorra: I had thought that you were a simpleton who only knew about power.
Ulquiorra: But it seems that you have a degree of finesse within you.
pg18
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pg19
Ichigo: ........You... Ichigo: ...You are...
Ulquiorra: ...It has been a while.
Ulquiorra: Shinigami.
Sidetext: The reunion!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/nesmikel/releases/1649Translation: Bleach 2682007-03-23T02:43:22+00:00Nes Mikeladmin@mangahelpers.comGah, I may have messed up. I posted on a different translation forum before I found this latest translation one... still getting used to this site, sorry.
I apologize for having to post this twice, but here ya go (if the mods may kindly delete the other one, much appreciated):
pg1
Arroniero: Hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Text in black box: Kuchiki
Sidetext: The pierced Rukia, within the voice of the enemy laughing in the background, and...
pg2
Kaien: Kuchiki!
Rukia: Owww!!
pg3
Rukia: W-What was that for all of a sudden Kaien-dono!! Kaien: That's because you wouldn't respond to me even if I called you or if I shook you!
Rukia: I could've gotten a cramp while sleeping!! Kaien: So you were sleepwalking?
Kaien: Geez... don't just stand there! We're almost there!
Rukia (thinking): This place is...
Kaien: I'm going to leave you behind if you don't hurry up! Rukia: Y-Yes! I'm coming!
Text in black box: I remember
pg4
Rukia (thinking): This scenery.
Rukia (thinking): These individual trees.
Rukia (thinking): These thoughts within in me. Rukia (thinking): Filled with doubt and worry.
Rukia (thinking): This place is Mount Koifushi in the Western Third Rukongai District, Hokuan.
Text in white box: The place where Kaien-dono first trained me...
pg5
Rukia (thinking): It seems my thoughts are far away now...
BLEACH 268 - Death is Not Goodbye
pg6
Kaien: What's the matter!
Kaien: It ain't over, Kuchiki! Kaien: Come!
Rukia: Y- Rukia: Yes!!
Rukia (thinking): A bird.
Rukia (thinking): For an instant, I become distracted.
pg7
Rukia (thinking): My second strike is knocked away by Kaien-dono from the bottom left.
Rukia (thinking): I remember everything. Rukia (thinking): I was so desperate back then, it feels odd how I remember everything so clearly.
Rukia (sfx): Grumbleeeeee.
Kaien: ...Oh, so you're hungry. I get it, I get it. You don't have to be so obvious about it, though. Rukia: N-No! You're wrong Kaien-dono! That was just... Rukia (thinking): Back then, there was one thing that always worried me.
pg8
Rukia (thinking): From the beginning. Rukia (thinking): I wasn't good with swords.
Rukia (thinking): I scored well in the Kidou tests back in the Academy. Rukia (thinking): But considering the average within the Gotei Thirteen, it was still below average.
Rukia (thinking): Am I really... Rukia (thinking): Worthy to be here among the Gotei Thirteen?
Rukia (thinking): Where does my heart lie?
Rukia (thinking): Why am I here among the Gotei Thirteen?
Kaien: What the hell? Kaien: That's so obvious! Kaien: To "fight" and to "protect"!
pg9
Rukia: To protect... Rukia: To protect what?
Kaien: To protect, you know, this and that and everything! Rukia: But that's such a vague answer... isn't there like, a better answer to my question?
Kaien: ......... Kaien: A better answer, huh...
Kaien: Kuchiki. Do you know our captain's policy when it comes to fighting? Rukia: No...
Kaien: People fight for two different reasons. Kaien: To protect one's life, and to protect one's pride. Kaien: That's Ukitake-taichou's policy.
Kaien: But you know what, Kuchiki? Kaien: I think, in the end, those two types of people fighting for the same thing in the end.
Rukia: Same thing... Rukia: What is it?
pg10
Kaien: It's heart.
Rukia: Eeeeeh? So corny... Kaien: Hey! I'm being serious here!!!
Kaien: Then I will ask you this... Kaien: Kuchiki.
Kaien: The "heart" doesn't exist within one's body. Kaien: Every time you think, every time you act. Kaien: The "heart" is born right there.
Kaien: I mean, think about it. If you were the only person left in the world. Kaien: That person wouldn't have a heart, now would they?
pg13
Text in white box: Those were Kaien-dono's exact words.
Kaien (box): No need to worry. Kaien (box): If you truly believe from the heart that you belong here, then your heart belongs here.
Kaien (box): And if your heart belongs here. Kaien (box): Then that, is your reason for being here. Kaien (box): And...
Kaien: One last thing, Kuchiki.
Kaien: From here on end. Kaien: There is one thing you must always remember not to do.
pg14
Kaien: Do not Kaien: Die alone.
Kaien: Our bodies are spirits. When we die, we disintegrate, and we become among the many spiritons that inhabit Soul Society. Kaien: But where do our hearts go?
Kaien: You pass your Kaien: Heart onto others.
pg15
Kaien: As long as you pass it onto your comrades, you heart... Kaien: Will always live on within them.
Kaien: Got it, Kuchiki? Kaien: So no matter what. Don't die alone.
Text in black box: Thanks, Kuchiki...
Kaien: Understand? Kaien: Kuchiki
Text in black box: Thanks to you... I can leave my heart here.
pg16
Arroniero: !
Arroniero: ...So you're still conscious. Admirable, but... Arroniero: Useless.
Arroniero: Even if you survived. Arroniero: The fact remains that you can't kill me, much less strike me down.
pg17
Rukia: I... Rukia: Remember...
Arroniero: .......... Arroniero: ...What?
Arroniero: ...You're still trying to fight with that broken sword? Arroniero: How annoying. I'm telling you to stand down.
Rukia: ...The Third...
Rukia: Dance.
pg18
Rukia: Shirafune (White Blade).
Arroniero: What...
Arroniero: The hell...?
pg19
Rukia: I remember... Rukia: Where the heart truly lies...
Rukia: Within you definitely exists Kaien-dono's body. However, Kaien-dono no longer exists within there.
Rukia: Because Kaien-dono had already... Rukia: Passed his heart onto me...!