[He'd noticed the language barrier. Byakuya had an easier time of it, being the keeper of the archives and of the Kuchiki clan diaries. He'd read far more archaic language than they used.
The observation about silk did surprise him. Anyone of samurai rank - and that included the Royals, definitely - should have been using silk, not leather. Leather is a far more common material. It made a certain amount of sense in context, but he did wonder about it.]
It is. The leather would indicate that something has changed.
[But he didn't know... leather is a sign of war, but so can silk be. He doesn't like this. The hairs on the back of his neck rise, his instincts screaming at him that he's missing something important. Since the fight for Karakura, he's felt that their mission isn't completed. He'd protested not allowing people to recover and then staging yet another incursion into Hueco Mundo.]
Has there been an increase in Hollow sightings, either in Soul Society or the Mortal World?
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The observation about silk did surprise him. Anyone of samurai rank - and that included the Royals, definitely - should have been using silk, not leather. Leather is a far more common material. It made a certain amount of sense in context, but he did wonder about it.]
It is. The leather would indicate that something has changed.
[But he didn't know... leather is a sign of war, but so can silk be. He doesn't like this. The hairs on the back of his neck rise, his instincts screaming at him that he's missing something important. Since the fight for Karakura, he's felt that their mission isn't completed. He'd protested not allowing people to recover and then staging yet another incursion into Hueco Mundo.]
Has there been an increase in Hollow sightings, either in Soul Society or the Mortal World?