Chapter 74: The Unforgivable Forbidden Technique
As long as fear isn't produced, all damage can be ignored. While taking damage, "wear and tear" will accumulate, but "wear and tear" will also repair itself at an extremely fast rate, like super-regeneration, when not taking attacks.
This characteristic is also an offense-defense in one.
The former can be called "No Defense: Positive."
And the chained strikes after the armor is removed are "No Defense: Negative."
The meaning is also very simple.
It's about going from not needing to defend oneself to making it impossible for the opponent to defend.
So, the question arises.
If the sword represents "armor (spiritual pressure hardness)" / "no defense (positive, negative)".
Then, what about the "scabbard"?
The scabbard that should only be released after he draws his sword.
Yet, it's nowhere to be seen.
Not only that.
Shimiya Takeru's Bankai characteristic is "the ultimate offense-defense integration."
The sword and the scabbard each represent one side.
The sword, transformed into armor, clearly shifted from the attack side in its Shikai state to the defense side.
And the scabbard, originally the defense side, capable of summoning dragons—
—represents the attack side.
It's obvious.
Shimiya Takeru has hidden quite a bit.
The power of the Bankai, "Endonemī," has at most only revealed half, and only the "defense" aspect, symbolizing offense-defense integration.
The "offense" aspect remains hidden in the dark.
Just like certain people.
And these people probably won't notice things hidden in the dark, just like themselves.
"..."
Shimiya Takeru glanced at the shadow in the small alley beneath the main hall. The summer sun, coupled with the scorching heat from the Captain Commander's Bankai, made the shadows in the corner even deeper and darker.
Soon, he stood up and brushed the dust off his body.
The scorching sun overhead, his feet on the eaves.
Standing higher than anyone, seeing further than anyone.
Everything in his sight was clear to him.
Unlike the shadows on the ground, which were within reach, the sun in the sky was out of reach.
Looking up at the sun, looking down at the shadows.
Everyone does this.
From this perspective, everything seems to have been predetermined.
But those things had nothing to do with Shimiya Takeru.
What he was thinking about now was how to become stronger.
Trump cards, like money, will eventually be used.
There's no point in deliberately hoarding them.
If you feel you don't have enough, just keep earning more.
Previously, he had Shikai, Shichisen, and Yuisen. Now he has half of his Bankai and Black Flash as trump cards.
In the future, there will be other trump cards as well.
So...
"Let me see your limits, [machine soul]."
The potency of the potion made Shimiya Takeru increasingly energetic. His gaze was fixed on the void.
Ink-brush characters appeared as expected.
"Indeed, I knew getting out from under the Captain Commander's hands unscathed wouldn't be without benefits... Hmm? Wait, what the hell is this?"
Whenever others asked, Shimiya Takeru would always reply that he had comprehended it himself.
Besides being more convenient to say, it was also because he regarded it as a reward for his own efforts.
Of course, even if it were unearned.
He would accept it without any mental burden.
But...
This time, the gift from [machine soul] made even Shimiya Takeru feel... that this was something he could "comprehend" himself.
Even if the Captain Commander knew, he would undoubtedly believe it.
He wouldn't care how outrageous this thing actually was.
The reason is simple—
[You are the most outstanding student, the most rebellious student. You drink the power of death, don on armor, and transform into the pitch-black Great Demon King.]
[Although you did not succeed, the raging fire in your heart has been ignited, burning even more fiercely than your opponent's.]
[That position should not exist. The power of that position should belong to the Shinigami, it should belong to you, who are destined to reign at the apex of the Shinigami, yet it is usurped by the mediocre and incompetent. It is simply unforgivable.]
[You deeply felt your own lack of power, and so in your anger, you comprehended—"Unforgivable Curse: Cruciatus Curse."]
A strange knowledge emerged from the depths of his soul.
Difficult to articulate through language, or even to write down.
It was like the "curse" passed down through generations of the Ise Nanao family.
Extremely chilling, full of ominous premonitions.
But, it was ineffective on Shimiya Takeru himself.
"..."
Shimiya Takeru was at a loss for words for a moment.
It was as if the power, akin to a bloodline, revealed its entirety to its wielder.
In an instant, he understood everything.
The "Unforgivable Curse" belongs to Jujutsu, and also to Kido.
But it stands independent of the current mainstream Kido system, forming its own school.
This series has three techniques.
They are "Killing Curse," "Soul Stealing Curse," and "Cruciatus Curse."
Shimiya Takeru mastered one of them, the "Cruciatus Curse."
Its effect is to torment the target, disintegrate all their resistance, and make them sink into endless spiritual agony until they go mad or even die.
Once hit, regardless of whether they survive afterward.
Irreversible soul damage will be caused.
In this situation.
Even Kaido is helpless.
Only extremely rare abilities such as resurrection, reversal of events, or changing the past and future can be effective.
As for the limitations or drawbacks of the "Cruciatus Curse" on the user.
Other than requiring malice when used and its effectiveness diminishing against those with higher spiritual power than oneself... there are none.
The spiritual pressure consumed is also not much, at most the standard for high-level Kido.
The entire casting process does not require a medium.
It does not require lengthy incantations.
Just pointing a finger at the opponent is enough.
Because it's similar to remote cursing, an unsuspecting opponent can easily be caught off guard, leading to being hit by the "Cruciatus Curse" and losing their ability to resist.
The only way to counter it is either to dodge, escape the lock-on range, or use other methods to block the line of sight.
It sounds simple, but in practice, it proves to be quite passive.
For users specialized in Kido.
Once they master the "Cruciatus Curse," their combat ability will undoubtedly increase significantly in one go.
However, the knowledge of the "Cruciatus Curse" is difficult to convey orally or record in writing.
If it were up to Shimiya Takeru, he wouldn't know how to teach it for a while.
But even if there was a way to teach it, he wouldn't do so.
After all, when he uses it himself, he can ensure he is extremely cautious and won't use it rashly.
But for others, it's hard to say.
In Shimiya Takeru's eyes, the "Unforgivable Curse" series modified by [machine soul] is a forbidden technique that needs to be more strictly restricted than space-time manipulation.
Not to mention the "Cruciatus Curse," the "Soul Stealing Curse" which manipulates souls, and the "Killing Curse" which directly deprives life force, are all highly efficient and extreme Kido.
No matter what.
He already knows them.
And it's impossible to choose to forget them or not use them.
Forbidden techniques, well, they mean forbidden to be used outside of combat. Shimiya Takeru expressed understanding and acceptance, after all, he isn't really a Dark Lord.
Shimiya Takeru shook his head, no longer lost in thought, and concentrated on sensing the spiritual pressure fluctuations in various battlefields, identifying their identities and locations.
[machine soul] has shown its sincerity.
Now it's his turn to continue fighting.
After these battles, he might even collect a few more evil "forbidden techniques."
To enrich his reserves of trump cards.
...
Next to Sōkyoku Hill is the Palace of Penitence.
It is specifically used to imprison prisoners who are about to be executed.
The place was desolate, with buildings soaring into the clouds.
Orihime and Yoruichi initially wanted to use the complex terrain here to shake off their pursuers.
However, Byakuya remained unmoved. After escaping from Sōkyoku, he directly blocked the other exit of the Palace of Penitence in advance, intercepting the only path to the Fifth Division's secret research institute.
With a strong enemy ahead and pursuers behind.
They had no choice but to break through by force.
Shimiya Takeru and Ichigo didn't hesitate to clash head-on with the Captain Commander. Yoruichi was no less impressive, using the sudden burst of Shunko to catch Byakuya off guard, helping Orihime escape successfully with Rukia while he was unprepared.
Subsequently, she single-handedly held off Suì-Fēng, who was pursuing them from behind.
However, Byakuya had no intention of getting entangled with her.
If he was determined to leave, Yoruichi couldn't stop him at all.
He only managed to delay him for one or two minutes.
One or two minutes.
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