Nodt looked really creepy in this chapter but it was quite interesting.
But in the end Kubo could just let Rukia win this time and move to next fight... But no, he needed to pull just one big (character, not ecchi) fanservice. It's not that I complain, but I thought that Byakuya will appear later, because it's starting to took too long and much effort to defeat every quincy. And we still have the stronger ones ahead.