1-2 That Man's Name Is...

Hey, what was that just now?! Whoa! Was that a Gran Rey Cero?!

That's so cool! Grimmjow did that before.

But Grimmjow shouldn't have done that. Lord Aizen told him to never use it inside the house. But he did anyway.

Actually, that was only a normal Cero just now.

Despite that, I'm only about 30% as powerful as Szayelaporro Grantz was at full strength.

That's weird. It's like you aren't really Szayelaporro.

Well, you're right about that.

Huh?

I'm not Szayelaporro Grantz. Not yet.

I'll become him soon enough, No. I'll surpass him.

I don't get it. So who are you?

Hmm. Just call me Cien, which means "100." You should all get back to playing your game already.

Cien? What a weird name.

Oh well. Let's split up, then. Some of us will play with Cien, and the others will look for Roka!

(That power I felt when I confronted Mayuri Kurotsuchi must've been a glimpse of the power Szayelaporro had before he separated from his brother.)

(If I can collect the "materials" that he discarded and absorb them into this body, I can return to full strength.)

(And once I'm at full strength, I can destroy that annoying tool once and for all.)

(I also need to avoid making the same mistakes Szayelaporro did before uncovering whoever has the power to make those threads, too.)

(My Reishi is coming undone. So, it seems using Cero causes this body to break down faster.)

(Oh well. There's still time.)

We won!

Paper beats rock! C'mon, take this seriously!

U-Um, I think it would be faster to draw lots.

Hungry.

(And besides, just look at all of these emergency rations. I can replenish my Reishi as needed.)