User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 561 - THE VILLAN/@comment-11477779-20131211094259

I think people are reading too much into Renji's "I'm a villain." comment. I don't think what he said has anything to do with the larger picture of Quincy vs Shinigami. My take on it goes back to just after Kensei released his Bankai and pummeled Mask at first. Kensei said he thought the fight was so one-sided that he comes off looking like a villain. I think Renji is just implying that the fight with with him really WILL be one-sided.