Byakuya opens his duel with the self-styled fastest Espada, whose knack for standing in two places at once seems to hand him an early kill. But the captain's counter proves that raw speed cannot close the gap between them.
Summary
Kenpachi and Nnoitra break apart grinning while Rudbornn chooses to slip away from Unohana with his Exequias; she lets them go, insisting the Fourth came to mend the wounded rather than shed blood. In the palace rubble, Mayuri tells Szayelaporro he needs the name only so he can label the specimen jar the Espada will soon occupy.
Inside Aaroniero's chamber, Byakuya flashes behind Zommari, but the Espada answers with Gemelos Sonido, peeling off a double that strikes while his first image lingers in place. Zommari boasts of wielding the swiftest Sonido among all the Espada.
Key Events
Byakuya slices through Zommari twice, yet each figure reappears untouched. A third Zommari warns that the technique is not capped at a single double, and when Byakuya fires Byakurai through one, two more materialize and run him through from front and back, claiming the clones can reach five. Bleeding and seemingly beaten, Byakuya instead dissolves, leaving only his haori skewered on the blade. He reappears behind Zommari, reveals the escape as Utsusemi, a technique borrowed from Yoruichi, and warns that pride will not spare an outclassed foe.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Bleach chapter 299, The Verbal Warfare?
In The Verbal Warfare, Byakuya opens his duel with Zommari, the self-styled fastest Espada, whose knack for standing in two places at once seems to hand him an early kill, until the captain's counter proves that raw speed cannot close the gap.
What is Zommari's Gemelos Sonido?
Gemelos Sonido is Zommari's technique that peels off a double which strikes while his first image lingers in place; it is not capped at a single double and can produce up to five figures at once.
How does Byakuya escape Zommari's attack?
When two Zommari clones run Byakuya through from front and back, he instead dissolves, leaving only his haori skewered on the blade, then reappears behind Zommari and reveals the escape as Utsusemi, a technique borrowed from Yoruichi.
Why does Unohana let Rudbornn's Exequias leave?
Retsu Unohana lets Rudbornn slip away with his Exequias, insisting that the Fourth Division came to mend the wounded rather than shed blood.
Which anime episode adapts chapter 299?
The Verbal Warfare was adapted into Episode 196, Joining the Battle! The Strongest Shinigami Army Appears.
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