New chapter's out!

[nehalenia.livejournal.com]

Here ya go! http://www.mangafox.com/manga/bleach/v42/c382/1.html

I'm still reading, so discuss away.

ETA: Here's the link to the slightly different scan at onemanga: http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/382/

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

which means that it wasn't inner drama, but just that his MP hadn't been recharged all the way up and he simply ran out of it.


OR that could be Ichigo's rationalizing of it.
He may be low on reiatsu from being worn out fighting but then again, I'm not fully sure he isn't at 100% already ... because his regeneration restored his body but not his clothes. He only THINKS that Orihime was the one who healed him because usually his clothes come back (regeneration doesn't restore clothes--only her rejection of reality does). So Ichigo's confused about what really happened...

so we're obviously a little confused about what his power level could really be right now.

[georg-vanlunden.livejournal.com]

so we're obviously a little confused about what his power level could really be right now.

Which to be fair, we have been for quite some time now. Or at least I have ;) It kinda feels like Kubo likes to play fast and loose with Ichigo's power level when it suits him.

[schweinsty.livejournal.com]

Maybe he's at 100% of what he would be without his hollow - like he's been cut off from it?

Completely OT, but sorry I missed the contest - my brain wasn't working - hopefully there should be birthday ficlets coming, though :).

[(Anonymous)]

Kubo has been drawing more clothes on Ichi like they are regenerating and so that kinda backs up the clothes relation to remaining reiatsu. Also regeneration drains reiatsu, which is part of why Ulqui died. So it certainly is possible that he is at twice the reiatsu of a normal captain like Aizen but he isn't nearly as skilled at implementing it to increase destructive capabilities and is still screwed.