User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 568. Hear. Fear. Here 2/@comment-1268838-20140212163922

Awesome chapter. I think it was waaay too much to hope for that Rukia could take down As Nodt so easily. While it is a little annoying that she has to get bailed out, I am actually kind of glad about it. As powerful as her training has made her, she is hardly captain-class, and that is the bare minimum that has been stated to be necessary to defeat a Sternritter. I mean, she's one of my favorite characters and all, but while I can buy Renji's power boost, having Rukia jump to those heights so suddenly would have been BS.

As for As Nodt... well, surprisingly he looks exactly like I thought he would under the mask. I figured he'd use Volstandig, but wow... that is High-Octane Nightmare Fuel if I've ever seen it. He's always been my favorite Sternritter, so it's cool to see him make a comeback. Unfortunately, he is probably going to die rather soon. I'm interested in seeing exactly how Byakuya will counter his fear...