Seeking to Become Stronger

Bambietta's already none-too-bright mind was even more muddled now.

"Did she use Bankai?" She pointed at the Sternritter in confusion. "Then why didn't this thing work?"

Jugram shrugged, looking utterly nonchalant. "Who knows~"

"Is there something wrong with the Sternritter?"

"No. The problem is that woman." Haschwalth shook his head, his gaze gradually deepening. "That definitely wasn't Bankai. At least, it wasn't the Bankai wielded by Soul Reapers as we understand it."

Bambietta's eyes widened. "Then what exactly was it...?"

No one answered her.

The Sternritter being ineffective against a Soul Reaper's Bankai was completely unreasonable.

And since there was nothing wrong with the Sternritter, the problem could only be with the other side.

Still, that explanation restored some of Bambietta's energy.

"I knew she couldn't be that strong!" Bambietta put her hands on her hips, growing smug. "She'd already used Bankai. If I'd known, I would've released my Vollständig."

Jugram looked speechless. "...It must be nice being stupid. Could it be that she's simply very strong?"

"Huh? If I hadn't let my guard down, how could that woman have gotten the upper hand?"

The Quincies had always monitored the Soul Reapers' every move, but not all of them knew the Soul Reapers' operations inside out.

As one of the few people who knew about Yuko's unusual nature, Haschwalth had no intention of arguing with Bambietta.

Someone asked, "Do we need to increase our defenses?"

"There's no need. Since His Majesty said so, he can't be wrong."

While the Quincies were arguing over Yuko's intrusion, Yuko had already returned to the Seireitei.

"Well, I suppose I should go tell Old Man Yama about the Quincies... Just kidding!"

Yuko scratched her head as she headed toward the 12th Division. More and more presences were converging there, and the battle seemed