User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/396: The Bite/@comment-1706259-20100318223758

Well... I'm not completely sure if the hogyoku gives Sosuke strength; for all we know GOING BY FACT; it is protective instinct for its master.. this does not imply that the hogyoku gave Sosuke any kind of power augmentation!

This chapter was also not clear on what happened to Genryusai and that bothers me a bit; but I'm sure the following chapters will tell exactly what happened and Sosuke's plans for Ichigo.