Chapter 3: Tres Powerful

Let's see how our next team is doing! Dondochakka, are you ready with the camera?!

I'm too scared to get close to them!

Don't be weak! You'll be fine as long as they don't see you! You can do it! Mental toughness!

Team B is...oh my. It's Szayelaporro and Barragan.

It won't be easy, but that goes for any of the teams. I'm sure that's part of the reason why we're having this practice fight.

Well, shall we go take a look anyway?

Nothing's changed over here, I take it?

Obviously, as you can see. So, where's the flag?

Our flag that Stark took? Grimmjow has it.

Aaroniero is still holding onto their original flag.

In other words, you came back to me with nothing.

I didn't say I had nothing. I retrieved a good number of those extra flags that we're set up around the field.

The basic idea behind this game is to win with the highest points. I'm not sure how many of these flags there are total out there...

...but considering this battlefield is in an enclosed area, and that they couldn't have had much time to set these up, this should be more than half the flags out there.

I'm sure we have a wide lead compared to those naïve fools out there. Now, this is where I'd like to make a suggestion.

You want to go fully defensive and guard the base, is that right?

You'll barely have to use any effort, and I can spend the rest of the time gathering data on the other Espada.

It's not quite what I originally had in mind, but it's not that bad of an idea for either of us, wouldn't you say?

Fine. You seem overly confident about this, so I assume you have something else up your sleeve.

Of course. Now, if you can do me a bit of a favor.

A flag left alone with no one in the base...

Why would anyone think to set up such an obvious trap?

Huh?!

Of course you'd see this as a trap, but perhaps that's a bit unfortunate for you.

No matter how cautious you were, it was pointless. It's not only within the range of the base that this trap was set.

This trap is triggered the moment an enemy recognizes the base. It then attacks the target by surrounding them in mist.

This isn't down to me. It's a combination of his and my abilities. The longer you stay in there, the more fatal it becomes.

I thought this would be a trivial side show, but it seems luck was on my side.

What would you call this, Halibel? An unlucky accident? I'm sure you're very disappointed.

I wonder which one of us will be disappointed.

Whether it be mist or air, it makes no difference to me if it can be washed away with water.

Pesky little thing.

You think you've won?

What?!

You let your guard down. Did you really think I was alone?

Looks like our plan was better this time.

Interesting...

Who would've imagined it?! She washed away the poison mist with a rush of water!

It was simply pure force! No one would have thought those dainty arms could do such damage!

When Halibel goes into Resurrección form, she fights with the giant sword that envelops her right hand.

It'll only take one strike to drown you with her water attacks. Scary, isn't it?

Drown... Oh, no! Dondochakka! Answer me, Dondochakka!

There's no response!

Now, then. On to our next team.

Don't pretend like nothing happened! You're so heartless!