User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 547 - Peace from Shadows/@comment-8669536-20130904133657/@comment-6812492-20130909174754

I was thinking about this--if Kyouraku's bankai is like his shikai, there is no advantage to being its wielder. He may as well release it, let Haschwald steal it, and then beat Haschwald by being more familiar with/more skilled at whatever games Katen Kyoukotsu obliges them to play. I think the only question then is whether Nanao will also be included in this battle and how she will fare.