361. I Hate Loneliness, But It Loves Me

The "duos'" battle continues. Ukitake and Kyōraku versus Lilynette and Stark.

Summary
Soifon's bankai hits Barragan. The explosion is powerful enough to not only push Soifon back, but also her lieutenant. Soifon's sash rips apart, but she's caught by Omaeda.

Elsewhere, Stark is then seen after watching Hitsugaya's and Soifon's Bankai, and questions Kyōraku whether all their Bankais were that powerful. He asks Shunsui if his own Bankai was more powerful than Hitsugaya's. He replies that Hitsugaya is a genius and that maybe in 100 years, Hitsugaya might surpass him. With that, Stark calls Lilynette and reveals that they are in fact one. While every other Arrancar splits into one body and a sword, they split into two bodies. He then releases his Resurrección form and is shown to have merged with Lilynette.

Characters
Characters in order of appearance:
 * Soifon
 * Barragan
 * Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * Stark
 * Shunsui Kyōraku
 * Jūshirō Ukitake
 * Lilynette