[quote=Kurisa] Kaizo watched as his Hado passed her shoulder then he saw her blade come towards him, he was going to dodge but instead decided against it and let it cut him across the top of the stomach, then at that point he shunpoed back avoiding her further attacks then reverted his Shikai to it's sealed state and sheathed it then he let out a sigh and closed his eyes then opened them and spoke "I give up...I just can't keep up anymore...sorry to cut it short but as you can see...If we carried on I'd have to fork out for a hospital bill I couldn't pay..." Kaizo then smiled at Rio and spoke again "I can see why you're the 7th seat of Squad 6..." Kaizo had lied about not being able to keep up anymore but he didn't want her to know that...so he did make it look like he was somewhat tired from the fight...if things had carried on who knows what would have happened...he could of won then again so could she...he had no clue what else she had up her sleeves...after all she could have been holding back but then again so was he...regardless even if he had won it would be no good...no way to repay her for taking him in...She was a 7th seat and on the rare chance she could have been defeated by an unseated Shinigami it would have probably depressed her and made her feel weak which he didn't want "Phew....I'm really tired after that...I shouldn't have used all my energy in one go" Kaizo said rubbing the back of his head with his right and and smiling a little [/quote] [u]Rio Okotaru Darishimo[/u] Rio watched Kaizo in surprise, utterly shocked. After a moment of just saying nothing, she gritted her teeth harder than ever before and screwed her eyebrows together in a death glare towards the ground. Her body noticeably shook in rage. Despite her rage and the fact that her spiritual pressure was spiking every now and then, trying to break her restraints, when she decided to speak, her voice sounded eerily calm and steady. [b]"Don't you dare lie to me Kaizo. It was already clear from the first move you made who would win. Also the fact that I have been the only one receiving damage, apart from that cheap shot you let me have"[/b] Her hands gripped her Shikai tighter as she listened to her own words, realising just how weak she actually was. [b]"You're not tired... Hardly even warmed up... Yet look at me... Desperately trying to avoid your attacks as if it were a life or death situation... Don't ever lie... how am I mean to grow if you feed me false hope? Or make me try to believe that I had a chance?..."[/b] She bit her own lip harshly to stop herself from speaking, but that didn't work as she continued to talk while lowering to the ground, titling her head forward to hide her emotion-filled eyes. [b]"I don't deserve to be 7th seat... If I don't even stand a chance against an unseated Shinigami... And I know this display is pitiful, but it's my own fault, don't feel obliged to feel anything for me"[/b] After she sealed her Shikai and sheathed her swords, she stood still before falling flat on her face from exhaustion. Her rage finally drained any ounce of energy she had left considering that she was trying to fight off the tired feeling from having hardly any sleep at all the night before. Her quiet breaths indicated that she wasn't dead, just getting some well-needed rest.