User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 569 (You've been hit by / You've been struck by / Senbonzakura~)/@comment-5606268-20140219101627

Oh well, I had a feeling Rukia would be the one to defeat As Nodt, but she's got a frigging bankai!?!

Damned cliffhangers again.

It looks beautiful though, and it seemed as if Byakuya just came to give her a pep talk. A sort of *pause game* rethink strategy *play game* Round 2, TATAKAEEE!! I like As Nodt honestly. Its appearance as well as personality are as perfect as the psychopath it is.

So in short, Byakuya got a lot stronger by studying (although there is an implied physical weakness, which hopefully was cleared by the RG) Rukia has a Bankai (waiting for the inevitable backlash *cue popcorn popping*) and As Nodt is the creepiest thing since Slither (the movie).

Oh, and I liked this chapter, good stuff, better than that rampaging pirate this week