User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 569 (You've been hit by / You've been struck by / Senbonzakura~)/@comment-1268838-20140219122040

"Sensei finally noticed me!"

Awesome chapter. I thought Rukia might have attained Bankai, but I couldn't really think of a reason why she wouldn't have used it right off the bat. Kind of neat that Byakuya didn't just steal the show - he just helped her pull herself together. But at this point, he seems WAY more powerful; he didn't even grace us with his Bankai.

I also kind of wonder if what Byakuya said about As Nodt instilling his own fear into others is supposed to be literal or not.