Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Way of the Shinigami
"..."
Xiu Ye had sat down on the green cushion, took a sip of tea, which was unexpectedly good, and observed Ryūjin Jakka warily.
Okay old man, what's your game here? Did you poison the tea? Trying to lower my guard by this strangely quiet atmosphere? What's your goal?!
Ryūjin Jakka put down his cup of tea on the wooden table and bowed towards Xiu Ye, showing him his bald wrinkled head, which, made the latter slowly back away.
"Xiu Ye, I apologize." However, what came out of the old man, made the boy freeze in place.
'What?'
"That day when we first met, I apologize on my rude behavior of attacking at first sight. It was rude of me, a senior, to attack a junior. However, I did not regret attacking and killing you afterwards." Ryūjin Jakka raised his head up, staring straight at the boy in front of him.
He apologize, because he was being rude? He didn't apologize and regret on killing me?! What the hell kind of logic is that?!
Xiu Ye's contorted into anger, his teeth clenched, he asked with a loud voice.
"And why the hell did you not regret killing me?"
Ryūjin Jakka's gaze didn't waver nor look away from the boy's glare.
"Because, if I didn't done so, you wouldn't find the resolve to grow stronger than you already are."
Xiu Ye's eyes widened in surprise.
"W-What?"
"Xiu Ye, before you awakened me, you had no ambition and just wanted to live an ordinary life. When you awakened me, have innate full soul power, you had some desire to have power but further more into it was buried deep into your psych of wanting to live a ordinary life. Do you know why this is?"
Xiu Ye frowned, silent. As he knew why.
It was because he had lived a ordinary and mediocre life, but it was a life of comfortability and safety.
It was a world of peace and quiet.
And he was satisfied in living within it, even if he died and was reincarnated in another world, he still wanted to still live such a comfortable life.
If he hadn't awakened Ryūjin Jakka and had meager soul power, he would just wound up living a similar lifestyle in his previous one.
And, even if he still had Ryūjin Jakka, his innate full soul power and inner world, he wouldn't have any ambition to reach the top. He would just be satisfied with enough strength to protect himself, anyone he loves, and then live a low profile life in Glorybound City.
If Ryūjin Jakka didn't beat him to the point of death, and said all those words about being unworthy, Xiu Ye would have been different right now...
Even so...
"And so what? After beating me to death, you decided that, it was alright to be friendly with me now? What kind of bullshit logic is that?!" He yelled at Ryūjin Jakka's face, with his teeth grinding and tea spilled around the table. No matter how he helped him realize that he needed to get stronger to live in this dangerous world, he was still pissed at him.
He had his entire body entirely sliced apart damnit!
Silence.
Ryūjin Jakka closed his eyes for a moment and opened them.
"Tell me, Xiu Ye, what is a Zanpakutō?"
"They're..."
"Are the trademark weapons of the Shinigami. Capable of cutting spiritual bodies, they are among the few weapons which can be used to combat Hollows. Each Shinigami carries a Zanpakutō, and each Zanpakutō is unique: the swords are reflections of a Shinigami's power and soul, and sentient beings unto themselves. The Zanpakutō's name is the name of the living spirit which empowers the sword and lends its strength to the Shinigami who wields it. These beings can vary greatly in appearance, and have their own distinct personalities, which are similar to their owner's."
"A Zanpakutō's shape and abilities are based on their Shinigami's soul. Once a Shinigami learns his/her Zanpakutō's name, they can communicate with one another and grow stronger together. Zanpakutō are born with their Shinigami, and they die along with their Shinigami. Shinigami use them in battle as a reflection of their heart. When released, they can display a vibrant power. They are one with the Shinigami, and they share a Shinigami's conviction."
"Tell me Xiu Ye, who is my Shinigami? You? No. It is Genryūsai Yamamoto, the captain commander of Soul Society. The one who lived a long life and died in battle against Yhwach, the father of Quinces and son of the Soul King. He died and so should I, accompanying in hell, and yet, I opened my eyes with my Shinigami's form in this unknown world and then I met you." Ryūjin Jakka stared straight at Xiu Ye's eyes.
"When I saw you, I knew, instinctively, that you were my Shinigami from now on. My new user. But I didn't like that, no, I hated it. I was created by Genryūsai Yamamoto, not you." He let out a sigh. His head slightly lowered.
"But I didn't want to harm you, you're a child. I may not be my previous partner, but I am still a part of him. I have his experiences and memories of how he had lived his life. So I know you wouldn't have known that this would happen to me. I was going to hide from you, trying to get a grasp of the situation first, then observed if you are ready for my abilities in the near future. Then I saw you're memories, I saw what this world will do to you if you have kept your previous attitude and incompetence. You had to face the bitter darkness of the world then, than in the future where you couldn't handle it. Unknowingly, you gave me a purpose here. I wanted to become a teacher to you, like what my previous partner had been in his life."
"..." Xiu Ye was dumbstruck. The rage and anger within him dissipated.
Ryūjin Jakka, wanted to help him? Even if he was thrown into a world that he wasn't his own, and had bonded with someone that wasn't his creator, he wanted to help him? How was he going to react to this?
"Then, what about not acknowledging me?"
"What? You think just because I wanted to teach you, and you're my new user, that I would just give you all of my power? Yeah no. That doesn't how this works, even Genryūsai Yamamoto had to work for years to defeat me and earn my acknowledgement. You have to do the same as well." Ryūjin Jakka's lips upturned into a smile.
The corners of Xiu Ye's mouth twitched. Defeat a monster like him? Yeah, it'll take for him to become a Titled Douluo to do that.
"So, what happens now?" Xiu Ye let out a long sigh and asked.
"Now, I shall discipline you the way of the Shinigami." Ryūjin Jakka's expression turned stern, eyes lowered till they were slits, a crushing aura was released from him.
Which was an important lesson to impart, the boy in front of him, although not now, but in the near future he would be skilled in a lot of diverse skills and abilities. The only two things needed to be taught to him are discipline and controlling his emotions.
Xiu Ye froze in fear, a brief flashback of him being bisected entered his mind, before he closed his eyes and took a long deep breath to calm down.
Psychologically speaking, he wasn't prepared. He was still traumatized of being sliced apart after all. But he was determined to do this. If there was one thing about him that was both equally good and bad, is that he was stubborn as hell. Something that his sister, Yu Fei, encourage very for some odd reason.
'I have no regrets. This is the only path to victory.' He opened his eyes, a great fire burned within them.
"Alright partner, I'm ready."
And like that, three years passed.
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