Feeling Yammy's spiritual pressure disappear, Asano Kiyoshi relaxed slightly. To be honest, when he had infiltrated Hueco Mundo earlier and seen Yammy lying in bed, constantly stuffing himself with food and drink, he had truly had no confidence.
That guy's power fluctuated far too wildly. When he was weak, even an ordinary Captain-level fighter could defeat him. But when he was strong, even two high-ranking Captains could only narrowly defeat him with severe injuries.
He remembered that in the original story, Byakuya and Kenpachi had both suffered serious injuries after defeating Yammy. It was nothing like the easygoing appearance in the anime, where their clothes had merely turned gray. This showed that Yammy's strength could not be underestimated.
And now, looking at the Hogyoku at Yammy's chest that radiated a mysterious glow, Asano Kiyoshi had even less idea what level that guy's strength had reached.
After considering it from every angle, he could only have Sister Hana serve as the safeguard. After all, if Shunsui wanted to defeat Yammy, he would have to use Bankai. But they were too close; it would be troublesome if his Bankai affected his allies.
Kenpachi and Byakuya were also out. At present, neither of them was strong enough to defeat Yammy after his Hogyoku transformation.
That only left the combination of Sister Hana and Nel. Sister Hana's strength was beyond doubt. No matter how enraged Yammy became, an ant was still an ant. No matter how furious it was, it could never defeat an elephant—unless it was also named Kurosaki?
Having Sister Hana go with Nel was also partly due to Asano Kiyoshi's own ulterior motives.
He knew that Nel's spiritual pressure could not possibly be concealed before a powerhouse on the Captain-Commander's level. Yet the Captain-Commander had shown no dissatisfaction toward Nel. As