User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 568. Hear. Fear. Here 2/@comment-6657474-20140213051757/@comment-5398287-20140213191322

Gotta agree with Sun and Mohrp here. While it would've been awesome to see Rukia beat As by herself, it would be either 1. directly ignoring the whole "captain-level combatant" thing the Sternritter have going for them, or 2. implying that Rukia had gone from regular lieutenant-level to captain-level, which is a little silly even for Kubo. However, I don't think she's going to just poof away next chapter, but instead that Rukia vs. As will become Rukia & Byakuya vs. As. More badassery that way.