"利那ー「それ」 を見た者は、 周囲の時が止まったのではないかと錯覚した。遥か天高くで更木剣八と斬り合いを続けていた筈の彦禰が、気付けば、アウラの背後に立っているではないか。如何なる歩法を用いたのか。速度だけではない。あの高みから一瞬でこちらに至る速度で落ちてきながら、砂挨一つ立てずにその場に下り立っている。重力や慣性の力すらをも霊圧と技術でねじ曲げたとでも言わんばかりの光景、その美しいとすら思える動きを前にして、殆どの者は即座に反応する事ができなかった。対応できた者は、ただ一人。欠片の躊躇いもなく、たとえ剣八との斬り合いの最中であろうとも、彦禰ならば即座にアウラを斬りに来るであろうと理解していた男ー檜佐木修兵だけが、アウラの背を護るかのように、彦禰の前に立ち塞がっていた。”
“At that instant to an observer at that point, it would appear as if they're under the illusion that the surrounding environment's time stopped. You may notice that Hikone, who should have been crossing swords in the distance with Kenpachi, was standing right behind Aura. What kind of movement did Hikone use? It can't just be speed. While arriving from that elevation at speed within an instant, Hikone was landing at that spot with raising a single piece of dust. Yet it is a spectacle that even the force of gravity and inertia are distorted by his reiatsu and technique, that most people aren't even able to react immediately in the face of that seemingly beautiful movement. Only one person was capable of reacting. There was no trace of hesitation, even in the middle of crossing blades with Kenpachi, only Hisagi understood that Hikone would go to attack Aura immediately, in order to protect Aura's rear, he stood in Hikone's way.”