That is correct.
As Balancer of the three worlds comprised of the Soul Society,
the World of the Living, and Hueco Mundo…
I came to propose a non-aggression pact
between the Soul Society and the Licht Reich.
Let us Soul Reapers worry about the world and
enjoy the prosperity of your empire.
It goes without saying that we will not interfere
with the unification of the Quincies by the Licht Reich.
It is a win-win pact.
I see no reason to refuse.
It is a deception.
You take me lightly as if I am some ignorant baby.
Ah… That was never my intention.
But you indeed know nothing.
Then let me ask you this. The world was once one.
Who set boundaries to that eternal peace
by separating life and death?
The Soul King.
Who brought the fear of death to the people?
That would also be the Soul King.
I know the anguished cries of the souls that have returned to me…
I know the vindictiveness of the people
who fear death and cling to their fleeting lives.
And that's the answer you have to offer,
Ichibe Hyosube?
Don't say my name so lightly.
Where, in these three worlds, can one find peace?
– I can see it all. – I'll show it to you.
So that's…the Soul King?
You see? You knew nothing.
We, together with the Soul King, maintain this fragile world.
How pitiful… How…
repulsive!
I told you I can see it all, Ichibe Hyosube!
Do you think you can kill me with that hand?
My father's hand is nothing more than a sacrifice to his child.
It can give life, but cannot take it away.
Those eyes of yours are sure troublesome…
But they can never see through the Soul King.
What…?!
Did you think I'd let you have the Soul King's arm for free?
Your eyes will be closed forever, never to open until the day you die.
Live a modest life.
I'm glad I lost these eyes.
I no longer have to see through your humiliation anymore.
Soul King, my father, you have become nothing
but a mindless and hideous lump of flesh to be worshipped…
I will give you a new purpose.
Vanish along with this world.
Become a grave to the three worlds.
I see…
So this is the Royal Palace.
I feel your pain, Your Majesty.
What are you talking about, Haschwalth?
I'm not feeling a shred of emotion from looking at this decaying grave.
My apologies.
Let's go.
We will end this world full of deceit
and create a new world of true peace…
with our own hands.
Oh, my darling, I don't even know where my heart has gone
And I've forgotten that dream I once had
Becoming an adult = keeping a public face and bluffing?
Tell me, what is reflected in the painted-over mirror?
Your photo is starting to fade
Leaving me, as I change
I'll shout at the top of my voice as it pierces through the night
Burning my chest, formless fear and all
It's okay if I can't laugh like that day
Sadness, scars, everything… I want to take them all with me
You can't kill my vibe, oh baby
Burning out now, like a shooting star
You can't kill my vibe, oh baby
Burning out now, like a shooting star
BLEACH: THOUSAND-YEAR BLOOD WAR
Huh?
Stop!
Stop right there!
How dare you try to head into the Royal Palace without waiting for me…
…the great Ganju Shiba,
the self-proclaimed expert on the Royal Palace!
Oh, it's you, Ganju…
What are you doing here?
That's a silly question!
Who do you think launched Squad Zero's Tenchuren?
Your older sister.
Exactly!
It wasn't you.
Right! It wasn't me!
You don't give up, do you?
So why are you here again?
To go beat those Quincies, of course!
I even brought this roadmap to the Royal Palace that I got from Sis!
You can't get there without it!
Are you sure about this?
Ganju, the place we're headed to is much more dangerous
than any battle we've been in before.
I know that, you idiot!
That's why I'm going with you!
Is that right?
Okay, here goes.
3…
2…1…
Oh, so this is how it flies?!
That is one ugly lift-off.
It couldn't have been adjusted any worse.
It's been a long time, Yhwach.
Entering the Royal Palace uninvited.
I can see defeating Genryusai has really gotten to your head.
Soldat!
The Soul King's Blade.
How discourteous.
Become the rust on the Soul King's Blade.
You guys are way more discourteous.
My Schrift is "W."
Nianzol Weizol, "The Wind."
Every enemy I find…
bends and warps to avoid my body.
STERN RITTER "W" – NIANZOL WEIZOL
"Every enemy you find," you say?
That means you cannot bend enemies that cannot be detected.
What I meant to say was that I find my enemies through instinct.
So, no matter where they attack from, they steer clear of my body.
Sorry for the lack of clarity.
I get told all the time that I have a bad habit
of not explaining things very well.
Don't let it bother you.
We all have our bad habits.
An enemy is harder to see the closer they are,
especially if they're touching your body.
Like the robe that you are wearing…
While you were busy frolicking with the Holy Soldiers,
I retailored it with a fabric of my own.
No way, this can't be…!
The finest robe I sewed just for you.
Be grateful that a foot soldier like you even gets to wear it.
And also…
do not expect to take it off before you die.
Come to think of it,
we were talking about our bad habits, weren't we?
Forgetting to remove my sewing needle is a bad habit I can never break.
This time, I'm the one
who should apologize for not explaining things clearly.
"GREAT WEAVER" – SENJUMARU SHUTARA
Gotta say…
This turned into one hell of a mess.
I thought for sure the Soul Reapers were going to win.
After building such a fine castle,
I can't believe they'd just abandon it.
Just what the hell is this Yhwach guy thinking?
So tell us, what exactly is at the Royal Palace?
Beats me. I've never been there myself.
But I thought you said you were the self-proclaimed expert
on the Royal Palace…
Yeah, Sis told me all about it.
I'm just not familiar with the small details.
Is he serious?
They're going into the Royal Palace.
That means their target is the Soul King.
The Soul King…
He is a god-like being that reigns over all of the worlds:
the Soul Society, the World of the Living, and Hueco Mundo.
I've only heard the stories of him, though.
I've never met him.
A god…
Is that what Yhwach is trying to become?
Yeah, that must be it!
Is it even possible to replace the Soul King?
When I was training at the Royal Palace,
I saw these images.
The Soul King is supposed to be the foundation of how the world works
and an entity that cannot be replaced.
Then what is the enemy's objective?
How should I know?!
Well, we came this far.
So whatever he's after, we just have to kick their asses.
You're right.
This kind of brings back memories, huh?
The time we went to go save Kuchiki…
Back then, Yoruichi was still a cat and…
…Ishida was with us, too.
Do you think Ishida will come back to us?
Of course.
We're on our way to take down Yhwach.
And while we're at it, we'll smack Ishida and drag him back!
Isn't that what we decided?
But that's secondary, of course.
You're right!
Well then…
It seems our blades can finally reach you.
Do you really think so?
My Royal Guards.
We already know the answer.
STERN RITTER "X" – LILLE BARRO
STERN RITTER "C" – PERNIDA PARNKGJAS
Whoa! Looks like I'm the only one who had the privilege
of being brought up from below.
I'd better give a good showing…
That's right!
If you prove useless, I will cut you down myself!
STERN RITTER "M" – GERARD VALKYRIE
I wouldn't want that after managing to stay alive…
A woman's slender arms cannot stop my sword!
Second Level Holy Soldier, the Soul King's Shield!
Stop them!
Ah, you're pretty big!
What? Is there something you want to say?
He said, "So what if he's big?"
Are you finally starting to think the Royal Palace might fall?
It's too late.
The losing side always realizes and reacts too late.
The Royal Palace fell the moment His Majesty stepped foot here.
ROYAL GUARDS
Well, that was easy.
Is that the best Squad Zero can do?
Was there ever an opponent we faced…
that wasn't easy?
Everything in our way has fallen.
After you, Your Majesty.
What is this?
The landscape of the Royal Palace is…
What is going on?
Where the hell are we?!
This is a false Royal Palace built to lure you in.
The real Royal Palace is being hidden over there by Osho.
"HIDDEN"
Ah! What's this?
Did you gave it away already? That must mean…
the cage made it in time.
What…?
Yes, yes, yes, yes…
I got it ready in time!
It's been a while since I prepared a womb this big.
So it wasn't easy!
Yikes… What is all this?
Curse their bizarre tricks!
It won't break even with consecutive shots to the same spot.
Even when I aim for the spaces, the branches grow instantaneously.
What a disgrace to the "X-Axis" name, Lille!
They did pierce it!
Manipulating food means manipulating life!
I cook to shape lives.
And the ingredients come from my own body.
This tree bears fruit by feeding on my Spiritual Pressure.
Your bullets are comprised of highly concentrated Reishi, aren't they?
This tree of life can't pass up something that delicious.
Even if they pierced through, the tree grows at an even faster rate.
You can struggle all you want.
But your abilities can't escape this Cage of Life.
Don't be surprised just yet, damn guests!
Squad Zero First Officer, Holy Guardian of the East,
"Hot Spring Demon"!
Tenjiro Kirinji! That's me!
Squad Zero Fourth Officer, Holy Guardian of the North…
"Great Weaver." Senjumaru Shutara.
Squad Zero Second Officer, Holy Guardian of the South.
"Grain King." Kirio Hikifune's the name.
Yooo!
I am the number one Zanpakuto creator!
Ten, nine, eight, seven…
six, five, four, three…
Two, that's me, Oh-Etsu Nimaiya!
There ain't no path for you losers to walk on.
Now shut up and come at us altogether, yo.
This is where Squad Zero's real fight begins.
Uh-oh…
Maybe 'cause I haven't drawn this in a long time…
The blade feels wobbly!
Nicely dodged!
It's simple manners to dodge a man's hug.
Is that right?!
Then the next attack…
…is my turn.
Huh? Wait…
You're kidding me, right?
Who do you think I am, yo?
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five,
four, three, two, that's me!
Oh-Etsu Nimaiya. The baddest man in Squad Zero.
My sword kills with a single stroke, yo.
You use a strange technique.
Huh? Whatcha talkin' bout?
It's a trick. I can tell just from looking at it.
That sword's been soaking in that jelly-like substance.
It's in such bad shape that the blade wobbles.
There's no way it can kill Gerard.
What did you just do?
Nothing.
I simply held it like this,
and your perfect bullseye shot found its mark
and was sliced right in two.
That's all.
What…?
Oh! Nice move!
You leapt backward in time matching the speed of my blade.
You couldn't have done that without realizing how sharp this thing is.
Guess you saw through it, eh?
This "Sayafushi" is a failure.
It's too sharp and the blade is too smooth.
The edge never chips no matter how much I cut with it.
It's gonna put us swordsmiths out of work.
And most importantly, I can't create a sheath that can hold it.
Since it's not a complete sword,
I couldn't send it down to the Seireitei.
I'm glad you guys stormed the Royal Palace.
Thanks to you, I got a chance to put this to use.
I appreciate it, Y.H.!
So, you have the power to escape from the womb?
I'm impressed.
Gotta hand it to the King. A brilliant rising!
Aren't you going to go after His Majesty?
I should be asking you guys the same question!
Up above is Osho.
Even my hot springs can't wash away his bloody stench.
He sure likes to say all sorts of things about me when I'm not around.
What are your thoughts on that?
You will let me through, Ichibe Hyosube.
I've chastised you many times, and yet you still say my name lightly.
Don't blame me if you lose your voice.
"MANAKO OSHO" – ICHIBE HYOSUBE
All at once, the lights went out
Reminding me
with a voice
and I cannot move
Unable to convey even a millimeter
of the lines that I dubbed
All lines that I don't want to forget
Rewound
Repeated
Became a mark
And I notice the dust
I wait and wait
But it won't start
If it's already ended
I give up
But can I
borrow your shoulder?
With that knife
that was left behind
Pierce it through
Still
in the middle of a dream,
We kept searching
For the scar that
the revolving world remembers
With just the strong desire
to keep on living
We'll choose a tomorrow that will not return
In just a little while
The final curtain will fall
Shining upon us
The blurred end roll
"The future, pitch black, upside down."