At his fancy new subdimensional HQ, Kurotsuchi calls Head Captain Kyouraku and tells him to do his job.

Which is wonderfully ridiculous in the true spirit ofBleachbaddies.

Unfortunately, Rose is a little too eager to explain his bankai, which uses sound to create deceptions.

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Hes back, along with Kuchiki Rukia, and both are sporting what Ill call Soul Society skiwear.

But despite the cataclysmic star-shaped explosion Mask brings down on him, it doesnt make a scratch.

It isntHihioZabimaru…itsSo-OhZabimaru.

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Mask has no hope against the full force of Zabimaru, and Renji turns him into literal dust.

Thats now two Stern Ritters down in as many episodes, and with Ichigo still nowhere near the battlefield.

Just twenty-four to go.

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Rating: 4/5 Stars