Rukia
Hao Xuan glanced at Luz, waiting for him to step up. And as slow as he was thankfully he took the hint.
Clearing his throat Luz slowly got up, "There there, no need to be so harsh Bertha. After all, we are all friends here, aren't we?"
"Hmph, when did I become friends with the likes of you?" the disdain in her narrowed eyes could not be concealed, not that she was trying to.
"Oh, we are not friends?" he twirled his whiskers rather arrogantly, "Then I don't need to hide from Lady Yukio what you have been doing behind the scenes, do I? Maybe I should let it slip where all the-"
*Shing*
Bertha withdrew her saber and struck at him from above in one swift motion. Hao Xuan who was completely unprepared for the sudden attack still sprung to his defense instinctively, using his bare hands to catch the blade with some luck.
And suffice it to say everyone was surprised by his skillful interruption, especially since he managed to do so without harming himself in the process.