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If you had been using your Bankai at that moment, it would have been a draw. I would have lost.

That may be.

I've heard your Bankai is a huge jaw with a radius of several spirit miles that appears on the ground and devours everything within its range.

You should've been able to use it in the Rukon District, so why didn't you?

If you abstained from using your Bankai to prevent your subordinates from being swept up in it, that is the reason for your defeat. It was your weakness.

You're not wrong. I'm sorry...I couldn't show you what I'm capable of.

I can't believe you are still alive with those wounds. Still, to throw away any chance you had to survive by saving me and reprimanding your men is a senseless way to die.

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Once you got caught up in things like pride and dignity, you became unworthy of the Kenpachi name. It's that simple.

You. What's...your name?

Soya Azashiro.

Soya Azashiro. There's...one thing I'd like to tell you, as your predecessor.

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Don't worry. Only I will die.

But...the Kenpachi...will live on.