Ruri'iro Kujaku (Zanpakutō spirit)

This article is about the manifested spirit of Yumichika Ayasegawa's Zanpakutō. For his Zanpakutō and its abilities, see Ruri'iro Kujaku.

is the manifested spirit of Yumichika Ayasegawa's Zanpakutō that is seen during the Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc.

Character Outline
Ruri'iro Kujaku's spirit takes the form of a fully grown, thin harpie-man with green and blue wings attached to his hands and forearms. Dark blue feathers grow over his flanks without covering his abdomen and pectorals. He has long, blue hair that he keeps in a single braid. The top of his head is covered in bandages and there are orange feathers on his head. As Yumichika described, Ruri'iro Kujaku appears to be a narcissist much like his Shinigami master. He seems to have an affinity for giving others criticism on their appearance, sometimes meant mockingly such as toward his former wielder.

Synopsis
Ruri'iro Kujaku is first seen when he, along with the rest of the Zanpakutō spirits, appear before the Shinigami that have gathered at Sōkyoku Hill. He is later seen along with Senbonzakura and Hōzukimaru looking at Sōkyoku Hill from some kind of fortress. After a few failed attempts at interacting with Senbonzakura, he states that he wants to kill Yumichika for calling him by his hated nickname, which is "Fuji Kujaku." When Muramasa says he wants to capture Ichigo Kurosaki he translates Wabisuke's agreement to the task.

Later, Ruri'iro Kujaku arrive with the other Zanpakutō spirits to surround Renji Abarai and Rukia Kuchiki after Byakuya Kuchiki defeats Renji. However, they are all soon surrounded by the Onmitsukidō and the Shinigami.

After cutting through a couple of Shinigami, he follows Yumichika to a secluded place because he knows that his former master doesn't want others to see his power. After assessing the 5th seat's looks, Yumichika gets irritated and challenges Ruri'iro Kujaku to combat, sealing it by calling him "Fuji Kujaku".

After holding an upper hand over his former wielder, Ruri'iro Kujaku then releases his Shikai, claiming not to care whether anyone else sees his abilities or not. When Yumichika tries to tell him that he would be kicked out of the 11th Division for his Kido-based abilities, Ruri'iro Kujaku tells him to stop and that he is sick of hearing about it.