Byakuya Kuchiki's pupils contracted sharply, his face filled with disbelief.
In an instant, one thought after another surged through his mind.
Bankai!?
He said Bankai!?
How could he possibly use my Bankai!?
But how did he know the release command for my Bankai!?
Before Byakuya Kuchiki had time to think further, Senbonzakura's Shikai was released. The blades dancing across the sky reverted to whole sword blades.
Then, Byakuya Kuchiki felt Senbonzakura, which he had been gripping tightly, suddenly break free from his hand and slowly descend upright toward the ground.
Miraculously, when Senbonzakura touched the ground, it did not pierce into it. Instead, it sank into the ripples spreading across the ground.
Byakuya Kuchiki naturally knew exactly what this sight meant. His pupils trembled violently, and even his body began to shake instinctively.
At that moment, only one thought remained in Byakuya Kuchiki's mind: He really can release my Bankai!
As for everyone else aside from Yoruichi Shihouin, before they could even recover from Gilgamesh's "absurd" words, they witnessed this miraculous scene.
Their hearts could not help but quake.
They had all heard Gilgamesh's words as well.
There was no need to say more about the Kuchiki Clan's servants; they naturally knew what a Zanpakuto's Bankai represented.
As for Renji Abarai and Rukia, they had happened to read about it in Shin'o Academy's textbook, Basic Knowledge of Zanpakuto.
[Among the thousands of Soul Reapers in each era, only a handful are capable of achieving Bankai.]
[Once one achieves Bankai, that Soul Reaper's name will be forever recorded in the history of Soul Society.]
[Under normal circumstances, mastering Bankai is also one of the necessary qualifications for becoming a captain.]
Though it was only a brief introduction of three sentences, the information contained within was incomparably weighty—enough to fill them