Little White took his usual beating; there were no plans to change his original storyline.
In another district of Wahrwelt, a thin layer of frost covered the white flagstones.
Tōshirō Hitsugaya walked alone along the damaged street, Zanpakuto in hand.
A little dust clung to his short white hair, and his brows were slightly furrowed as he carefully sensed the fluctuations of Reiatsu around him.
Someone seemed to have fought here just now, but their presence had suddenly vanished.
Since everyone had been completely scattered upon landing, he now had to find his bearings as quickly as possible and regroup with the other captains.
Just then, a jumble of footsteps came from the shadows at the street corner ahead.
Five girls in white Star Cross uniforms emerged from behind the ruins, one after another.
They were the Bambi squad, who had just retreated from Gin Ichimaru.
Apart from Bambietta, whose eyes had rolled back and who walked like a marionette, the other four all looked full of energy.
Although they had each sustained minor injuries in the previous clash, those did not affect their overall fighting strength at all.
Candice Catnipp brushed dirt off her uniform as she walked, still complaining about their earlier encounter.
"What rotten luck, running into a Soul Reaper that freakish."
Candice Catnipp rubbed the bloody mark on her neck and snorted. "That blade retracted too fast. There was no way to fight him up close."
Liltotto walked beside her, unwrapping another piece of candy.
Meninas McAllon patted her arms, looking somewhat aggrieved.
Bringing up the rear, Giselle Gewelle hummed a tune as she controlled the zombie Bambi with Reishi threads in her hand.
The two groups unexpectedly met on that narrow street.
The four Star Cross girls, all at full strength, stopped, their gazes