Yes Soi-fon finished the dude off... overwhelmingly.. again ^^ No close battles :s Always "ow no I was just holding back & pretending I was in deep shit".
I hope our mystery guy is Ichigo or some arrancar or even vaizard, but it's probably just another small fry
Or maybe it was that girl (what was her name), the one Hitsugaya likes, his childhood friend?;> That attack looks like her fireball. (she didn't appear in manga since Aizen betreyal, am i right, or am i missing something?)
It was overall pretty boring for a chapter. I hate Soi Fon's vice...he's too high strung and stuck on himself. Anyhow, I did like the little cliff hanger of whom comes to aid Matsumoto. Hopefully it's a Vizard...considering they were on their way to fight. Hopefully next chap picks the pace up.
Was Soi Fong bluffing when said that her Suzumebachi 2 strike instant kill thingy is her best move? I was under the impression that she was able to somewhat pull off a shunkou (that move Yoruichi used against her). Oh well, I just hope she has a better performance against Barragan (who I hope is more than just talk).
I'm with the people who say that it was Momo who intervened, though Kyouraku's vice captain also has yet to make an appearance in battle (I was under the assumption that she was too scared to witness Yamamoto in battle again, but I could be wrong)
________________ "When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." - Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain
Very nice chapter. It's great seeing Soi Fon being properly badass. I'm kinda disappointed that it looks like she's going to fight Barragan now. I had hoped we'd get to see an old man fight between him and Yamamoto, though I suppose we still might.
As for Rangiku's savior, I'm curious. It could be a vizard. That would be cool. I doubt it's Momo since she's probably still inactive. My best guess is Nanao as she's one of the few characters we really have no idea where she's supposed to be, we've yet to see her fight, and she's supposed to be a kido specialist so a big blast like that should be well within her ability. Of course I could be completely wrong.