User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 644 - BABY, HOLD YOUR HAND 7 (Never Ending My Dream)/@comment-24531362-20150925172410

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Mayuri walks away from the explosion in full badass mode... until his legs fall off due to the damage sustained from the fight. He is rescued by Yumichika and Ikkaku, who seek to thank him for saving their lives and that of Kenpachi. A shockingly polite Mayuri directs them to two pods containing the resurrected Hitsugaya and Rangiku. Apparently the resurrection process shortens their overall lifespan (a la Izuru maybe) but we don't know how much. After the former zombies exit the pods, Mayuri, still cradling Nemu's brain, has the Squad 11 bros put him and Zaraki in the pods for later treatment. Inside his pod, Mayuri notes that he has succeeded where Urahara failed by creating life that could one day be perfect (i.e. Nemu) before passing out and having a vision of his daughter.

Back at the ranch, Lille is still sniping away. The surviving (mostly captain and important/Bankai capable vice-captain class) Gotei members notice Mayuri's fading reiatsu and Shunsui charges ahead before any more of his comrades can die. Lille, in the middle of a monologue on how his sniping creates a fear of the unknown and how those who charge into this unknown are insane or stupid, sees Shunsui seemingly proving him right and takes his shot. His direct hit is negated by one of Katen Kyōkotsu's games, and the captain appears behind his opponent, destroying his weapon and squaring off.

Quite an excellent end to the Baby sub-arc. I personally think Mayuri might be 'the kill', in MLG speak. He's having eerie visions of his dead daughter, is basically in his casket already, and the other captains have detected his nearly depleted reiatsu. Also, he's fought an enemy he couldn't beat with his science alone, gotten a spotlight of actual character development for both him and Nemu, and achieved his goal of creating theoretical perfection. Seems like a good way to die.

I'm looking forward to the Shunsui-Lille brawl, as I feel Lille has a lot to offer that we won't expect. Dude brought an anti material rifle to a swordfight, and that's cool enough for me.

That's a wrap!