Frank Castle, nicknamed 'The Punisher', is a typical American tough guy.
A face with sharp angles, a neatly trimmed beard, and a black bodysuit printed with a white skull are his signature look!
The original Frank was born in the Marine Corps, and because of his excellent performance and strong strength during combat, he was awarded many medals and was considered a positive figure.
But after Frank retired, when he was having a picnic with his wife and children in the park, he witnessed a gang's transaction and was brutally murdered by the gang.
Although Frank himself escaped the gang's assassins with his powerful skills, his wife and children died at the hands of the gang.
Later, Frank collected evidence, found the murderer of his wife and daughter, and brought him to justice, but the judge was repeatedly bribed by the gang with various legal loopholes and money, and eventually escaped the punishment he deserved.
Disheartened, Frank hated the unjust laws and the government, and finally decided to complete the revenge himself, thus leading to the birth of the anti-hero - The Punisher!
So... what is an anti-hero?
If heroes all have handsome appearances, powerful abilities, correct behaviors, and standard values, and always appear in front of the world with a perfect positive image.
Then anti-heroes...
are heroes who have shed their halos, and present their bloody side to the eyes of the world!
They have many shortcomings: perhaps a blurred sense of good and evil, perhaps a wretched and ugly face, perhaps a tragic and miserable life...
But they are not bad people, and they also have their own justice and bottom line!
They are flesh-and-blood, not so distant, and more realistic 'heroes'!
And Frank, the Punisher.
is an anti-hero who resorts to violence to achieve justice, adhering to the principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and showing no mercy to criminals!
Frankly speaking, Rod actually prefers these people.
Compared to superheroes who are full of benevolence, righteousness, and morality, these anti-heroes are obviously more real.
Of course...
Whether they are heroes or anti-heroes, these are all irrelevant to Rod, he is only responsible for selling things.
Rod first used [Hui Dao] to stop Frank's bleeding, then roughly stabilized his vital signs, and dragged Frank's arm, like dragging a dead dog, all the way back to the store.
Frank himself had no objection to Rod's violent behavior.
That is... if Frank could still protest.
Speaking of which, Frank is also an old customer of this store.
To some extent, Frank should be one of the 'shareholders' of this store.
Thanks to Frank's friendly sponsorship, how could Rod be able to purchase such a decent property in the expensive Queen's district!
So, if it were someone else lying here, Rod would definitely rather he die outside than bring him back to the store.
"Whoa..."
Upon opening Frank's clothes, Rod couldn't help but frown.
There were penetrating lacerations caused by firearms in multiple parts of the abdomen and shoulders; the left leg was forcibly torn off from the root, which can be seen from the remaining flocculent muscles; and the bones of the right arm were broken in the opposite direction, and there were signs of collapsed ribs on the chest from heavy object attacks!
After seeing it, Rod couldn't help but sigh: Uncle Punisher's vitality is really tenacious!
If it were anyone else, the blood loss and pain alone would probably kill them ten times over!
The reason why Frank hasn't died yet is partly due to his perverted physique and superhuman will; and partly due to Rod's merchandise!
The main business of Jingling Pavilion, in addition to treating external injuries, is also selling small props that he occasionally draws from the system.
What protected Frank from dying was one of the 'small props'.
A healing amulet produced by the Fourth Division, which specializes in treatment, can inject a certain amount of spiritual power to activate the [Hui Dao] within the amulet, providing long-term continuous healing for the injured.
Although the healing amulet saved Frank's life, it was only limited to that.
"Tsk..."
Rod frowned as he looked at it: "This injury... is basically hopeless!"
This level of injury is no longer treatable.
So, there are only two ways to save Frank!
Either, get a seated officer from the Fourth Division who is proficient in [Hui Dao]; or, he draws the Zanpakuto Minazuki now!
But unfortunately, Rod doesn't have either of these requirements!
[Hui Dao] belongs to [Kido], but unlike the combat-oriented [Bakudo] and [Hado], it is a special [Kido] developed specifically for treatment. Rod doesn't pay much attention to it on weekdays, so his level is only at the lowest level.
As for Minazuki, it's even more unreliable. He just finished a ten-pull draw, where would he get the soul to draw again!
Rod's gaze shifted, landing on Nemuri, and he suddenly thought that this little guy might have a solution!
"Nemuri."
Rod ruffled the little loli's hair beside him and said gently, "Do you have a way to save him?"
"No, only high-level [Hui Dao] can save him."
Nemuri said, biting her finger, "Or, if there's a laboratory now, I can try to modify him, and I can save him."
A laboratory... are you referring to Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Research and Development Department?
That's even more unreliable than Minazuki!
He's penniless right now, where would he get a laboratory!
"Look, you see."
Rod shrugged, looking regretful: "It's not that I don't want to save you, it's just that I don't have the ability right now."
This time, Frank is doomed!
"Brother..."
Nemuri tugged at Rod's sleeve and asked with wide eyes, "Do you want to save this person?"
"Yes."
Rod sighed, "But unfortunately, we can't save him."
"That's not right~"
Nemuri suddenly smiled and said reproachfully, "Brother is too stupid, isn't there another way?"
"Another way?"
"Yes~"
"What way?"
"Brother, have you forgotten what you are?"
"Are you saying... a Soul Reaper?"
"That's right!"
Nemuri shook her head triumphantly and said, "Soul Reapers control souls and death. The death of a physical body does not represent the true meaning of 'death'!"
That's right!
Rod's eyes lit up, how could he not have thought of that, he immediately picked up Nemuri and kissed her hard: "Hahaha... Nemuri, you're so smart!"
Nemuri is right!
There's another way to save Frank, which is to turn him into a Soul Reaper. It just so happens that he can also win over Frank, wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?
As for whether Frank will betray him after becoming a Soul Reaper, Rod has not considered similar questions at all.
Will the strong fear the weak?
No!
Each of the Espada is unruly and regards Soul Reapers as scum, but why do they obey Aizen?
Isn't it because the strength gap is too big, and they can only bow their heads and submit!
So ah.
As long as he is always stronger than Frank, wouldn't that be enough?
If Rod, who possesses the system cheat, doesn't even have this confidence, he might as well hang himself early, how can he talk about going up against 'Death' and Mephisto in the future?
Rod is looking forward to it!
He hopes that the 'Punisher' after becoming a Soul Reaper can bring something different to this chaotic world!