"...Because I have modesty..." Natsuko retorted to the arrancar's inquiry regarding why she covered herself.
It seemed whomever this woman was, she behaved in a rather whimsical manner and did so just for the hell of it. Perhaps it might have been better were Natsuko to have ignored her and pursued one of the others—not because the Captain believed she would lose to Alicia, but because it was rather obvious by this point that she truly was only going to go screw around. She didn't have any interest in participating in her kin's plans, whatever those were. Natsuko doubted the Espada even would've bothered remembering anything notable to report as reconnaissance, aside from where the best shops were maybe. Then again, this "Hollow's" backtalk was hitting the kin-less Captain in all her weak-points.
"...Your rhymes do not make you any less a nuisance, you brat..." Natsuko pointed out with more unintelligible murmurs, now hiding her hands in the opposite's sleeve, much resembling the posture of a monk.
Natsuko watched as Alicia uttered another phrase, seemingly something in Spanish, that called some kind of a bone-made monstrosity or avatar to her side, easily smashing away her Bakudo. The elder Captain didn't look shocked nor was she at all. Natsuko didn't even bother reciting its incantation and regardless, even had she a technique like that wouldn't prove very effective towards beings of Captain-level power. After this display of the Espada's abilities, she once again started rambling about uncovering the bandages, which irked Natsuko.
"...It was creepy when you were undressing me with your eyes... Stating your wish to do so physically does not make it any less revolting..." Obviously commenting on her suspicion of the arrancar's sexuality, and apparently disgust towards what she believed it to be, Natsuko stared at the giant skull as it began charging a beam.
The elder Captain knew what this beam was. It was the same attack that the first aggressor used the moment they appeared. Natsuko could possibly defend against it with a barrier technique were she to place sufficient power into it, but she didn't want to take that chance without knowing the extent of her opponents power. Instead, Natsuko clicked her tongue in minor annoyance and waited. From what she had seen of the attack earlier, it didn't seem like something that was very flexible; a large, direct, powerful beam of energy shot towards a target. It could do some damage, but only if it actually hit. Finally as the small sphere grew and began to radiate more sporadically, Natsuko vanished just as it shot forth, utilizing shunpo once again to evade the attack. Of course, Alicia could likely easily track her movements, so if this "Cero" was more flexible than it looked, it'd prove troublesome for her.
Appearing fully a distance to the right of the attack as it impacted the ground, Natsuko held her left hand forward as a bright-blue energy began to form in her hands. Going by this woman's personality, she liked to play with her food and see what it was capable of; the arrogant type to let their opponent throw off whatever attack they wanted without interruption. That would prove a grave mistake.
"Hado #33... Sokatsui." As she finished, the energy in her palm shot out with heated aggression, expanding and enlarging as it seemed to charge in the direction of Alicia. It easily grew to the size of the woman's Cero, perhaps appearing to be a bit more due to its lack of a defined shape.
While the base Sokatsui was a rather low-ranked Kido, in the hands of a Master, it's power increased exponentially past the level in which regular practitioners could utilize it. But this wasn't all Natsuko had planned. She was going to end this fight before Alicia ended up getting serious. She didn't know what the limit of her power was, and she didn't want to find out, either.
"Seeping crest of turbidity... Arrogant vessel of lunacy... Boil forth and deny... Grow numb and flicker... Disrupt Sleep... Crawling queen of iron..." With each part she spoke, Natsuko's reiatsu spiked in power and density. She highly doubted that her opponent even knew what it is what she was saying or why, but it was doubtful that Alicia would be as still when she felt Natsuko's power concentrating and condensing, which was why she shot out a Sokatsui to—hopefully keep her attention for long enough.
There was also Alicia's little fan to worry about, but he seemed more content with taking a nap. Were any of these intruders planning on taking their jobs seriously?
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The Shinigami didn't seem intent on fighting, and he quite quickly identified that Alexander didn't really agree with what they were supposed to be doing. Now, if the Shinigami attacked them? The Sexta would defend his kin to his last breath. Hell, he'd come here himself and annihilate as many as he could before faltering. However, all he had to go off of was the leader of the Espada's words and his words alone. Sure, he hadn't heard good things about the Shinigami, but most of his kin didn't have that much more experience with them than he did. It felt like—like they were the ones laying an unwarranted siege.
Still, who was this man? He was—odd. Hearing Alexander's words, the Shinigami approached him and introduced himself before holding his hand in front of his person. He wanted to shake hands? Was he trying to trick the Sexta? Was he naive or simply stupidly good-natured? Is
this a typical Shinigami? It couldn't hurt—It was basic courtesy; something many others seemed to have forgotten in their times as spiritual entities.
Hesitantly, Alexander began moving his hand to meet the man's.
"...Alex-" But suddenly, something flew passed the two of them and crashed into a nearby building. Obviously, the Sexta knew exactly what the flying object was as he looked towards the source of impact with disdain and a growl.
It was the Quatro, Xenethis. Oh, if only an attack like that was actually capable of killing him. Alexander wasn't sure how much of what their leader said was true, false or modified, however he certainly spoke honestly when he said they were all more than a match for these Shinigami. Each of the Arrancar seemed to be easily equaling with the Gotei Thirteen's highest-class forces, these "Captains", or even holding the upper hand.
Staring a bit longer, Alexander eventually turned back to Holly and ignored it, finally answering him, albeit not shaking his hand.
"Alexander Cirilo. Ranked sixth among the Espada. For why I am here... Retribution, though I know not for if it is righteous or uncalled for, which is why I myself am abstaining from slaying any of you or harming your architecture..." Pausing a moment, Alexander momentarily narrowed his eyes at the man.
"...for the moment."
Moving passed the friendly Shinigami, Alexander appears to be now content with simply wandering the grounds.
"Go assist your comrades; most seem to be faltering under the power of my kin. I will not slay any of your allies so long as they do not assault me first, you have my word on that. The piece of trash that was launched just past us, however, is not so honorable. He'll take your head if he sees you." While it no longer seemed as though the Sexta planned to attack anything or anyone unless provoked, it was rather obvious he would not return empty-handed; he would at the least perform some reconnaissance, likely watch the other battles and gather data on the Espadas' opponents.
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