Yylfordt threw Apache a glower. He wasn't quite sure what pissed him off more, that she was being a bitch about Kadaj beating him, or that he was getting openly backchatted by his Fracción.

"I am a vilgehk Espada," he told her, "but I was fighting with a mask, and he was fighting with bankai, so keep your mouth shut."

The mask gave him a boost, sure, but it wasn't the same as being in full release. "I'm doing the kid a favour." One that he was slightly starting to regret. Kadaj was fast, two swords were a pain in the ass, and Kadaj's newly developed skills with chakra control also meant he had better stamina. Yylfordt didn't like losing. He'd accepted that he was the weakest Espada, weaker even than Szayel which had stung the most, but finding Kadaj now also set for being stronger than him sucked.

He didn't need some pedlro ycc underling getting snippy with him, too.