User blog comment:Godisme/Razoredge Requiem/@comment-2048489-20111110162341

Just goes to show the one problem with well thought-out plans: a wrench known as emergency improvisation by your enemy. If Byakuya wasn't nearly so flexible a fighter, he probably would have lost.

This latest chapter finally clears up my confusion over NDR: an auto-command to blades to stay away from the area Byakuya is standing in to avoid hurting himself in case he makes a careless mistake. Byakuya himself can manually override it if need be, which comes in handy during emergencies but is extremely risky, as Tsukishima proved. It makes sense now in the context of how Byakuya blocked Ichigo at close range with his Bankai's default form.

The chapter was awesome. While being forced to his limit by a human was insulting to his reputation, it was unique to see such a danger presented to him--and awesome to see how deftly he overstepped this disadvantage.