One Piece: My Crew Uses Zanpakuto

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Inside the Sword Training Room.

Ikki raised his hand and pointed at Senbonzakura, the sword at Robin's waist.

Senbonzakura let out a low hum, then flew toward the center of the Sword Training Room.

Just as Robin was beginning to look confused, Senbonzakura emitted a pink light that enveloped everything around them.

Robin closed her eyes instinctively. When she opened them again after adjusting to the brightness, she found that she, Ikki, Nami, and the others were standing in a vast, empty wasteland.

A few hundred meters away stood a handsome man with long hair, light purple eyes, a cold expression, and wearing white robes with a nobleman's kenseikan headpiece.

Senbonzakura was now in this man's hands.

"Is this... a sword shadow?" Robin murmured, glancing at Nami and the others.

She noticed they were all looking at the mysterious man with neutral expressions, clearly not surprised at all by what was happening.

'They must have experienced this before,' Robin thought, looking at the swords at the waists of Nami and the others.

"Robin, the Zanpakutō Senbonzakura's original owner is Byakuya Kuchiki, the man you see before you," Ikki explained, placing his hand on Robin's shoulder and pointing forward. "Your current strength isn't sufficient to use Senbonzakura's full power yet, but I can show you how Byakuya Kuchiki wields it."

"Byakuya Kuchiki?" Robin looked toward where the nobleman stood.

Byakuya was now surrounded by several monstrous Hollows over 5 meters tall.

Ikki snapped his fingers, and Byakuya's previously vacant eyes became more lively.

Robin watched as he held Senbonzakura in front of him, his eyes growing colder.

"Scatter, Senbonzakura."

As he spoke these words, Robin was amazed to see the Zanpakutō in Byakuya's hand dissolve.

It transformed into thousands of cherry blossom petals surrounding him.

The Hollows attacking Byakuya were sliced by these tiny, petal-like blades, falling to the ground and dissolving into black smoke.

"Such beautiful petals... but so dangerous," Robin murmured, her eyes gleaming with interest.

"It is truly a beautiful sword. I've only seen such beauty in the Sode no Shirayuki that Vivi carries," Nami commented. "Wait, Ikki, you said Senbonzakura's original owner was Byakuya Kuchiki! And the original owner of Vivi's Sode no Shirayuki was Rukia Kuchiki. They share the same family name. Are they related?"

"Indeed," Ikki nodded slightly. "Rukia Kuchiki is Byakuya Kuchiki's sister. Rukia's biological sister was Byakuya's wife."

"I see!" Nami nodded in understanding.

"I didn't expect that my sword and Princess Vivi's have such a connection. This must be fate," Robin said with a slight smile, looking at Vivi.

"Honestly, I could do without this kind of fate," Vivi sighed, holding her forehead as if she had a headache.

"Keep watching, Robin," Ikki directed her attention back to Byakuya Kuchiki.

"When Senbonzakura is in Shikai form, the blade breaks down into thousands of tiny blades invisible to the naked eye, cutting enemies from all directions. But this means after releasing Shikai, you have no sword in hand for defense."

"However, to protect its wielder, Senbonzakura creates a 'safe zone' within a radius of about 85 centimeters around you, where the blades never enter. So you don't need to worry about being vulnerable when your sword disperses, unless your opponent is exceptionally strong or you voluntarily deactivate the safe zone."

"Also, while Shikai prevents you from using Senbonzakura as a normal sword, this limitation can be overcome with Bankai."

As Ikki finished speaking, Senbonzakura reformed into its original sword shape in Byakuya's hands.

Once again, many Menos Grande Hollows surrounded Byakuya.

"Bankai! Scatter, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!"

Byakuya turned his blade downward and gently released Senbonzakura.

The blade fell to the ground, creating ripples as if dropping into water, and then disappeared into the earth.

Just as Robin and the others were looking on in confusion, hundreds of giant blades suddenly rose up on both sides of Byakuya.

Immediately afterward, these huge blades exploded, transforming into millions of tiny cherry blossom blades that engulfed all the Menos Grande.

In an instant, the Menos Grande were shredded by the countless petal blades and dissipated into the air.

"What a beautiful sight!" Robin couldn't help but exclaim at the scene that was both breathtaking and deadly.

"In Bankai, the blade fragments of Senbonzakura increase a thousandfold," Ikki explained softly. "Of course, the exact number depends on the wielder's ability."

"They truly are siblings," Nojiko observed. "Both Byakuya Kuchiki and Rukia Kuchiki have such beautiful swords. By the way, Ikki, you said Bankai solves the problem of having no sword for defense, but Byakuya still doesn't have a blade in his hand."

"Just keep watching," Ikki replied with a mysterious smile.

Everyone turned their attention back to Byakuya.

"Gokei, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!"

Byakuya whispered, and all the petal blades transformed from Senbonzakura gathered around a newly appeared Menos Grande.

Then they suddenly contracted, slicing into the Hollow from all directions.

Robin's eyes widened slightly. Though she couldn't see what was happening inside the sphere of petals, she understood the outcome.

Any Hollow caught in this technique would certainly be destroyed.

'If he used this move against Crocodile,' Robin thought, 'even with his Logia ability, it would be quite troublesome.'

Though Crocodile could transform his body into countless grains of sand, Robin doubted he could escape unharmed from millions of cutting blades.

"Senkei, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!"

Another low command from Byakuya.

He suddenly raised his hand toward the sky.

The scattered petal blades began to gather around him, forming into a series of slender swords.

A cylindrical barrier of blades formed, penetrating sky and earth, surrounding Byakuya completely.

Then, one of the blades from the barrier flew out and landed in Byakuya's hand.

Byakuya, now wielding a solid blade again, immediately began fighting with an orange-haired young man in a black coat who held a slender black sword.

"Senkei, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi is a technique Byakuya developed for his Bankai," Ikki explained. "Within this barrier, external attacks are ineffective against Byakuya. The battlefield inside favors him completely. And those swords surrounding him can fly to his hand or attack his enemies through his thoughts alone."

"I see, that does solve the no-sword problem," Nojiko nodded. "But Ikki, isn't that sword the orange-haired boy is holding the same black sword you used when fighting Vice Admiral Gion?"

Nojiko looked curiously at the orange-haired fighter, then at Ikki.

Besides his appearance, the clothes Ikki wore and the blade he wielded when fighting Gion were exactly the same as the orange-haired boy's.

Robin looked at Ikki with interest when she heard this.

She was surprised to learn he had fought Gion, and also curious about his own sword.

If a new crewmate like her could receive a Zanpakutō like Senbonzakura, Robin imagined Ikki's own sword must be even more powerful.

"Well... the original owner of my sword is indeed that orange-haired boy, Ichigo Kurosaki," Ikki admitted. "However, my sword is more direct, focusing on increasing attack power and speed. Anyway, let's keep watching. Byakuya's techniques with Senbonzakura aren't finished yet. Robin, since you'll be using this sword from now on, pay close attention."

Hearing this, Robin nodded solemnly and focused on Byakuya.

"Shūkei: Hakuteiken!" Byakuya called out, pointing his blade forward.

The surrounding blades transformed back into cherry blossom petals and began to gather on his sword.

In an instant, white light radiated from the blade.

From a distance, the petals gathered on the sword appeared to form two white wings.

After completing this transformation, Byakuya faced off against Ichigo Kurosaki.

Ichigo fearlessly rushed toward Byakuya.

The two collided, creating an explosion of white and black light.

The surrounding landscape was instantly torn apart.

A powerful wave of pressure enveloped Robin, Nami, and the others as the two fighters clashed.

They involuntarily stepped back and closed their eyes.

"So beautiful and so powerful!" Robin exclaimed. "Can I really master such power?"

"Of course, as long as you train diligently," Ikki assured her. "Just don't waste the nutritional potions I gave you."

His expression grew serious as he placed a hand on Robin's shoulder. "Robin, exploring the Void Century is extremely dangerous. The World Government will try to stop you, but many poneglyphs are also held by the Yonko in the New World. If you truly want to discover that history, you must become stronger. That way, you'll have more opportunities to unveil the truth of those hundred missing years."

"In the hands of... the Yonko?" Robin's heart raced, and she clenched her fists involuntarily.