Recaps

Tokoyo Misao and World-Crossing Principle tested their powers in a lively training session, trading gunfire and dramatic attacks before Tokoyo Misao unleashed Amaterasu. As the flames faded, World-Crossing Principle took the form of Tokoyo Misao’s younger self and began flowing into his palm as Reishi.

• Kisuke Urahara worried about the Quincy army’s return and resolved to keep preparing backup plans.
• World-Crossing Principle created a variety of Reishi weapons, and he and Tokoyo Misao tested their firearms in combat.
• Tokoyo Misao and World-Crossing Principle collided a Kamehameha with Orochinagi, canceling both attacks.
• Tokoyo Misao unleashed Amaterasu, which wrapped around World-Crossing Principle’s lightning and spread across the clouds.
• Tokoyo Misao remembered imagining such abilities in his youth, then saw World-Crossing Principle take his younger form and begin dissolving into Reishi that flowed into his palm.

Shunsui Kyōraku investigated the report that the Quincy King and his army had survived by hiding in Soul Society, following clues to a meeting with Sōsuke Aizen at Tokoyo Misao’s shop. The chapter ended with Kyōraku speaking with Aizen as he bought office supplies.

• Tokoyo Misao used his Bankai, Tokoyo Crossing, Causal Principle, to weave the training ground’s causal chains into weapons, then dismissed them and left for the Urahara Shop.
• Yushiro Shihōin told Soi Fon that the Quincy King might have survived and hidden his army in Soul Society, and Soi Fon went to inform Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
• Yamamoto ordered Chōjirō Sasakibe to have Mayuri Kurotsuchi investigate Soul Society and Shunsui Kyōraku assist, while they searched for the source of the rumor.
• Kyōraku left the Eighth Division, received information from his intelligence unit, and changed his destination to Junrinan’s shopping street.
• Kyōraku found Sōsuke Aizen buying office supplies at Tokoyo Misao’s shop, Heaven and Earth Connection, and spoke with him.

Isshin Shiba, Masaki Kurosaki, and Ryūken Ishida rushed to Heaven and Earth Department Store to speak with Tokoyo Misao, while Kisuke Urahara joined them to learn what was happening. Their conversation had only begun when Rukia Kuchiki explained why Sora Inoue was helping at the store.

• Shunsui Kyōraku asked Aizen to look for Quincy in Soul Society, and Aizen agreed while concealing his interest.
• Kaname Tōsen reported that his search had uncovered no Quincy, so Aizen assigned him to investigate and Gin Ichimaru to watch the World of the Living.
• Shunsui Kyōraku reviewed a detailed report on Aizen’s movements and reflected on his suspicions about Aizen and Lisa’s defection.
• Isshin Shiba, Masaki Kurosaki, and Ryūken Ishida arrived at Heaven and Earth Department Store to speak with Tokoyo Misao, and Kisuke Urahara joined them.
• Rukia Kuchiki explained that Sora Inoue helped at the store for food and pay because his family neglected him, while he insisted on accepting only half the usual wage.

Tokoyo Misao explained that the King of the Quincy could reclaim Quincy powers and potentially kill those who possessed them, then proposed ways to protect Masaki Kurosaki. Yoruichi Shihōin arrived and asked where the King was hiding, learning that he was in Soul Society, though his name could not be perceived.

• Ryūken Ishida and Masaki Kurosaki told Tokoyo Misao about the Quincy rhyme foretelling the King's return, and Misao explained that Quincy powers came from the King and could be fatal to lose.
• Kisuke Urahara questioned whether the King could reclaim Masaki's altered powers, then noted that her power fusion had stalled.
• Isshin Shiba agreed that Masaki should become stronger, and Tokoyo Misao proposed placing the Hōgyoku inside Isshin while Masaki trained.
• Yoruichi Shihōin appeared as a black cat, and Tokoyo Misao revealed her identity to the others.
• Yoruichi asked for the King's name and location, and Tokoyo Misao said his name could not be perceived and that he was hiding in Soul Society.
• Tokoyo Misao caught Yoruichi by the scruff and held her on his lap, while Masaki asked Isshin whether Yoruichi was really not a cat.

Tokoyo Misao revealed that the Quincy were hiding in Soul Society’s shadow, and Yoruichi agreed to seek approval for a Tokoyo Clan residence in exchange for the information. Later, Shinji Hirako visited Misao and asked whether he could help the Visored improve their Hollowfication abilities so they could defeat Aizen themselves.

• Yoruichi questioned Misao about the Quincy, and he agreed to share their location in exchange for land for the Tokoyo Clan and a favor to Isshin Shiba.
• Misao told Kisuke Urahara that the Quincy were hiding in Soul Society’s shadow, and Urahara recognized that they could conceal themselves by controlling Reishi.
• Urahara prepared to remove the Hōgyoku and place it inside Isshin, explaining that its effects would make Masaki train to survive.
• Shinji Hirako visited Misao’s shop and asked him for a way to improve the Visored’s Hollowfication abilities.

Tokoyo Misao offered to strengthen the Visored in exchange for their work and used Hollow Reishi Orbs to boost Mashiro Kuna. After Mashiro demonstrated her new Captain-level power in a fight with Tokoyo Misao, the Visored agreed to work for him, and their confidence rose.

• Tokoyo Misao offered to teach the Visored how to grow stronger if they worked for him, and Shinji Hirako accepted the deal.
• Tokoyo Misao brought sixty Hollow Reishi Orbs to the Visored's secret base and explained that they could help balance their Hollow and Soul Reaper powers.
• Tokoyo Misao chose Mashiro Kuna to try the orbs because her powers were already closest to being balanced.
• Mashiro Kuna swallowed the orbs, gained strength, and sparred with Tokoyo Misao while the Visored watched in surprise.
• Tokoyo Misao struck Mashiro Kuna into the training ground with a Black Flash, but she emerged unharmed and declared herself resurrected.

Mashiro Kuna demonstrated her rapid growth by fighting Kensei Muguruma, prompting Lisa Yadōmaru to suggest seeking stronger Hollows in Hueco Mundo. Shinji Hirako explained the dangers there, and the Visored began weighing the risk as they prepared to confront Aizen.

• Mashiro Kuna challenged Kensei Muguruma and repeatedly deflected his punches, while Tokoyo Misao and Lisa Yadōmaru discussed her talent and growth.
• Lisa Yadōmaru proposed that the Visored go to Hueco Mundo to gather stronger Hollows and make Reishi Orbs, and Tokoyo Misao explained how he could create them.
• Shinji Hirako explained that Menos Grande included Gillian, Adjuchas, and Vasto Lorde, and described Hueco Mundo as full of dangerous Hollows.
• Tokoyo Misao said Kenpachi Zaraki had been born with first-class spiritual pressure and that Vasto Lorde were born with similar power, alarming the Visored.
• Hiyori Sarugaki insisted she would go after Aizen even if the others refused, and Shinji Hirako agreed they needed to prepare before asking Tokoyo Misao how much time he had left.

Tokoyo Misao led the Visored into Hueco Mundo to find powerful Hollows and help them grow stronger. They encountered the badly injured Tier Harribel and her fleeing companions, with Baraggan Louisenbairn’s army close behind, and prepared to fight.

• Kisuke Urahara gave Tokoyo Misao and Hiyori spare boxes that could summon a temporary Senkaimon, and Tokoyo led the Visored through the portal to Hueco Mundo.
• Tokoyo Misao sensed a large group of powerful Hollows and guided the Visored toward them, while Shinji Hirako grew uneasy about the approaching danger.
• The Visored discovered Tier Harribel, Sun-Sun, Franceska Mila Rose, and Emilou Apacci fleeing from a large force of Hollows; Tokoyo recognized their pursuers as Baraggan Louisenbairn’s army.
• Shinji Hirako ordered the Visored to prepare for battle as Harribel and her companions charged toward them, and Hiyori asked which group they should attack first.

The Visored and Harribel’s group joined forces against Baraggan’s army, but Baraggan confronted them and demanded their submission. As the others fled and Tokoyo Misao left to intercept their pursuers, Hirako activated his Bankai against Baraggan.

• Hirako persuaded the Visored to fire Cerós at the army pursuing Harribel, Sun-Sun, Apache, and Rose.
• Harribel identified the attackers as Baraggan’s army, and Baraggan arrived on a skull throne to demand that the Visored become his subordinates.
• Baraggan’s oppressive aura weighed down Lisa Yadōmaru, Hiyori Sarugaki, and Mashiro Kuna, while Tokoyo Misao remained at ease.
• Hirako told the Visored to leave so he could use his Bankai, and Harribel led Sun-Sun, Apache, and Rose after them.
• Baraggan sent an Adjuchas and a hundred Hollows to pursue the departing group, and Tokoyo Misao vanished to rejoin the Visored.
• Hirako removed his mask and activated Gyakushū Hōgōsai, forming a golden seed as pink mist spread across the area.

The Visored fought Baraggan’s forces while Tier Harribel tried to protect Sun-Sun and Apache. Tokoyo Misao gave Kensei Muguruma a Reishi Orb, awakening his Hollow power, just as Findorr Calius charged at him.

• Ggio Vega blocked the Visored’s escape, and the group was surrounded by legions led by three adjuchas.
• Hiyori Sarugaki and Lisa Yadōmaru attacked Ggio, then Lisa launched Mashiro Kuna, who knocked him unconscious with a series of strikes.
• Tokoyo Misao refined Ggio into a Reishi Orb and gave it to Kensei Muguruma, who swallowed it and gained a Hollow mask and bone-white coating on Tachikaze.
• Kensei Muguruma released a wave of Reiatsu that knocked down nearby Hollows, and Tokoyo Misao refined them into Reishi Orbs.
• Findorr Calius charged at Kensei Muguruma, who drew his released Reiatsu back into his body.

Kensei defeated Lilge with his Bankai, but his finishing blow reduced the Hollow’s remains and weakened the Reishi Orb Tokoyo Misao collected. Misao gave the orb to Mashiro to attempt a fusion, while Hiyori and Lisa also consumed Hollow orbs; as the battle continued, Sun-Sun and Apache grew alarmed for Harribel.

• Kensei used Bankai and a rapid series of Wing Chun punches to destroy Lilge’s armored head, then apologized to Misao for damaging the orb.
• Misao judged the orb incomplete and gave it to Mashiro, explaining that her pure soul made her the best candidate to withstand the fusion.
• Mashiro became enclosed in a white sphere as her Hollow and Soul Reaper powers intertwined, and Misao said she might achieve a breakthrough in her soul.
• Misao gave Hiyori and Lisa twenty-one Hollow orbs each, and both swallowed them and writhed as Hollow power covered them.
• Sun-Sun questioned whether Soul Reapers could grow stronger by consuming Hollows, while she and her companions guarded the injured Harribel.
• Kensei, Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi, and Love Aikawa defeated Abirama Redder, whom Misao immediately refined into an orb; Sun-Sun and Apache urged Harribel to flee.

Tokoyo Misao stayed behind to face Baraggan while the others escaped, then revealed his Bankai, World-Crossing Principle, against the king of Hueco Mundo. His defenses stalled Baraggan’s army of Ceros, but Baraggan brought down a torrent of decay that threatened to overwhelm him.

• Harribel decided to stay with Tokoyo Misao and the others while her injuries healed, and her subordinates watched for danger.
• Tokoyo Misao gave Love Aikawa a bead and passed the remaining refined Hollow soldiers to Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi as Shinji Hirako arrived after escaping with his Bankai.
• Baraggan’s Reiatsu surged, so Tokoyo Misao told the others to leave and revealed that his Bankai, World-Crossing Principle, could not have allies nearby.
• Tokoyo Misao’s Bankai formed seven daffodil-shaped barriers that resisted the hundreds of Ceros fired by Baraggan’s Hollows.
• Baraggan ordered his purple clouds of decay to crash down on Tokoyo Misao, forcing him to face the king’s full power.

Tokoyo Misao used his Bankai to absorb the Hollows around Baraggan and clash with the king’s decaying power, while the distant shockwave endangered the Visored and left Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi losing control. Tier Harribel began devouring Rōjūrō’s Hollow power as Tokoyo Misao and Baraggan continued their battle.

• Tokoyo Misao activated Bankai, absorbed Baraggan’s nearby Hollows, and unleashed a Reiatsu tide that collided with Baraggan’s decaying waterfall.
• Hirako, Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi, and Hachigen Ushōda worked to protect the Visored from the shockwave, while Sun-Sun was badly injured and Tier Harribel stabilized her.
• Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi’s power became unstable, so Hachigen sealed him as Hirako feared the Hollow would consume him.
• Tier Harribel offered to devour Rōjūrō’s Hollow power, and Hirako agreed when Rōjūrō lost control; Harribel bit into him.
• Baraggan formed a massive double-bladed axe from his decaying power and attacked Tokoyo Misao, who intercepted the resulting crescent with red-and-black threads.

Tokoyo Misao defeated Baraggan’s attacks with his red-and-black threads, then left him alive after noticing a stronger presence nearby. He returned with the Visored to the World of the Living after Kisuke Urahara warned that Soul Society had sent two captains to investigate the Hollow deaths, while Hirako reflected on Misao’s strength in the Dangai.

• Tokoyo Misao absorbed and repelled Baraggan’s power of decay, then struck him hard enough to send him flying.
• Tokoyo Misao noticed a powerful aura near Baraggan and abandoned the pursuit before returning to the Visored camp.
• Tokoyo Misao found Tier Harribel devouring the Hollow power from Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi and confirmed that Rōjūrō had lost control but was stable.
• Kisuke Urahara warned Tokoyo Misao that Soul Society had sent two captains to investigate the Hollow deaths, so Tokoyo Misao had Hirako open a Senkaimon.
• Tier Harribel asked Tokoyo Misao’s name before he entered the Senkaimon with Hirako, Hachigen, and Kensei.
• In the Dangai, Hirako considered Tokoyo Misao’s strength and noted that he had helped the Visored and fought Baraggan himself.

Tokoyo Misao returned to the World of the Living with the Visored as Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kaname Tōsen arrived to investigate a reported imbalance. Their search led them to a concealed factory, where they broke through its defenses and prepared to enter.

• Hirako suggested that the Visored could help Tokoyo Misao’s shops in both the World of the Living and Rukongai after Aizen was dealt with, while Misao left him uncertain about his intentions.
• At the Dangai exit, Tokoyo Misao told Hirako not to think too much about it, then returned to the World of the Living as Kisuke Urahara warned him that Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kaname Tōsen were on their way.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kaname Tōsen confronted Tokoyo Misao about the reported imbalance, and Mayuri’s equipment initially found no problem.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s scan pointed to a suburban factory, so he went there with Kaname Tōsen and Tokoyo Misao; he threw a potion at its gates, and the resulting reaction dissipated the yellow barrier.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi invited the others inside, but someone at the factory accused them of breaking in and mocked Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s rise to captain.

Shinji Hirako and Kensei Muguruma confronted Mayuri Kurotsuchi and a supposed Kaname Tōsen, but Tokoyo Misao revealed that Tōsen had never been there and the enemy was only a Hollow. Hirako and Kensei asked Misao how to counter Aizen's Kyōka Suigetsu, and Misao explained three methods before an urgent signal flashed on his communication token.

• Shinji Hirako and Kensei Muguruma stayed behind to confront Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kaname Tōsen, while Tokoyo Misao discovered the Shinigami were under restriction.
• Kensei Muguruma attacked Kaname Tōsen with his masked Bankai, and Hachigen Ushōda contained the destructive wind with a Kidō formation.
• Shinji Hirako cut Mayuri Kurotsuchi in half, but Mayuri escaped by dissolving into black liquid.
• Kensei Muguruma killed the supposed Kaname Tōsen, and Tokoyo Misao revealed that he had actually fought an ordinary Hollow while the real Tōsen had never come.
• Tokoyo Misao described three ways to resist Kyōka Suigetsu, and Kensei Muguruma asked whether Misao could control Reishi across a wide area; Misao confirmed that he could.
• A red light flashed urgently on Tokoyo Misao's communication token.

Tokoyo Misao confronted Kaname Tōsen in the Dangai before attending an emergency captains’ meeting, where Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Tōsen reported encountering the Visored in the World of the Living. The captains suspected the Visored might be connected to Captain Isshin Shiba’s disappearance, while Zaraki considered learning swordsmanship so Misao would spar with him again.

• Tokoyo Misao accepted Kensei Muguruma as an employee after Kensei demanded the chance to kill Kaname Tōsen himself.
• In the Dangai, Tōsen questioned Misao’s motives and said he would keep an eye on him; Misao mocked him and continued to the Seireitei.
• At the emergency captains’ meeting, Zaraki challenged Misao to fight, but Misao refused and said he would spar with Zaraki if he learned swordsmanship.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi reported that he and Tōsen had encountered Shinji Hirako, Kensei Muguruma, and Hachigen Ushōda in the World of the Living, and that Kensei could use Hollow powers.
• Tōsen said Mayuri had been ambushed and cut in half before they escaped Hachigen’s Kidō with Misao’s help; Mayuri objected to Tōsen calling his escape a retreat.
• Shunsui Kyōraku raised the possibility that the Visored were connected to Isshin Shiba’s disappearance, while Zaraki continued thinking about learning kendo.

Tokoyo Misao answered Yamamoto’s questions about power and Soul Society’s order, then was formally appointed captain of the Tenth Division. The meeting turned to the missing Quincy, and Mayuri’s proposal to capture Quincy in the World of the Living sparked a confrontation with Tōsen and Komamura.

• Yamamoto asked Tokoyo Misao what power meant, and Tokoyo said it gave people the right to choose their own path.
• Tokoyo told Yamamoto that Soul Society was stuck in its ways and that its systems could be improved, while criticizing the noble system in the World of the Living as an example.
• Yamamoto formally appointed Tokoyo Misao captain of the Tenth Division, and Kyōraku and Ukitake congratulated him.
• Yamamoto asked the captains whether they had found the hidden Quincy, and Mayuri proposed killing and bringing in Quincy from the World of the Living for investigation.
• Tōsen and Komamura condemned Mayuri’s proposal, while Mayuri argued that tracking where Quincy souls went might reveal the Quincy hiding in Soul Society.

Tokoyo Misao persuaded Captain-Commander Yamamoto to let Kenpachi Zaraki fight Kenpachi Azashiro in Muken, hoping to restore the 11th Division’s Kenpachi lineage and Zaraki’s suppressed strength. Yamamoto approved the duel with Misao and Unohana as witnesses, and the group set out while Rangiku stayed behind to manage the division.

• Kenpachi Zaraki asked Tokoyo Misao to fight him, but Misao offered to take him to face a more suitable opponent.
• Tokoyo Misao asked Yamamoto for permission to bring Zaraki to Muken to fight the imprisoned former 11th Division captain Kenpachi Azashiro.
• Misao explained that the duel could restore the broken Kenpachi lineage and help Zaraki regain his suppressed strength.
• Yamamoto approved the plan, required them to leave Muken within half a month, and appointed Misao and Unohana as witnesses.
• Zaraki realized he would face a powerful predecessor and became excited about the fight.
• Misao told Rangiku to return to the division, distribute overtime pay, and handle its affairs with Tōshirō while he was away.

Tokoyo Misao brought Kenpachi Zaraki to Muken to face Kenpachi Azashiro, who tested Zaraki’s right to inherit the Kenpachi title. After Azashiro judged Zaraki unready, Misao challenged Unohana, and their Bankai releases filled Muken with overwhelming Reiatsu and blood.

• Tokoyo Misao, Unohana, Yachiru, and Kenpachi Zaraki reached Kenpachi Azashiro in Muken, where Azashiro agreed to test Zaraki for the Kenpachi succession.
• Kenpachi Azashiro struck Zaraki with Ittō Kasō, but Zaraki endured the blast and cut down a body that Azashiro had formed from Reishi.
• Kenpachi Azashiro emerged unharmed and told Zaraki to train before returning, judging him not yet worthy of the title.
• Tokoyo Misao challenged Unohana to fight and released Bankai, Tokoyo Crossing, Causal Principle.
• Unohana released Bankai, Minazuki, and its blood-red substance spread across Muken, severing the Reishi passage between the prison and the outside world.

Unohana and Tokoyo Misao fought with blood-based powers and sword techniques while Kenpachi Zaraki battled Azashiro’s copies. Zaraki reached First-Class Spiritual Pressure but was blasted to a char again, and the duel remained unresolved.

• Unohana fought Tokoyo Misao, who used his Vermilion Bird technique to pierce her chest, but her Bankai’s blood healed her.
• Unohana attacked Tokoyo Misao with paired Blood-Red Cross Slashes, which he cut through with Sword-Draw Iai: Lion’s Song.
• Unohana and Tokoyo Misao assumed sword-drawing stances and faced off as their powers clashed.
• Kenpachi Zaraki reached First-Class Spiritual Pressure and cut down three Azashiro copies, but each copy retaliated with Ittō Kasō.
• Nine Azashiro puppets restrained Zaraki with Bakudō and struck him with several Hadō, including Ittō Kasō, leaving him charred once more.

Tokoyo Misao finished his visit to Muken after Zaraki defeated Kenpachi Azashiro’s clones and Unohana’s duel with Tokoyo ended. He then asked Urozakuro to bring out the Soul King, reasoning that the Soul King had persuaded Azashiro to submit to punishment.

• Zaraki grew stronger during his fight with Azashiro, broke free of the Bakudō, and charged into the darkness to attack the remaining clones.
• Unohana and Tokoyo Misao exchanged sword strikes, healed with Minazuki’s power, and saw the domain shrink to a fraction of its original size.
• Yachiru brought the defeated Zaraki back, and Tokoyo urged Unohana to stop fighting before Azashiro could not return.
• A woman revealed herself as Kenpachi Azashiro’s Zanpakuto and ordered everyone to leave; Unohana took Zaraki for treatment.
• After Unohana and Yachiru left, Tokoyo asked Urozakuro to let the Soul King come out, arguing that the Soul King had convinced Azashiro to accept punishment.
• Urozakuro turned away, and another Azashiro emerged from the darkness and confronted Tokoyo.

Tokoyo Misao told Kenpachi Azashiro that the Soul King might want to leave his throne and planned to confront Ichibē Hyōsube, while Azashiro chose to remain in Muken. At the Tsunayashiro Clan’s basement, Sōsuke Aizen prepared to take Kaname Tōsen to Hueco Mundo and studied Masaki Kurosaki’s power.

• Tokoyo Misao questioned Kenpachi Azashiro about the Soul King, and Urozakuro said they had never heard the Soul King’s voice despite being able to sense activity in the Soul King Palace.
• Tokoyo Misao accused Ichibē Hyōsube of seizing the Soul King’s authority and suggested the Soul King had created someone capable of killing him.
• Tokoyo Misao told Kenpachi Azashiro that he planned to kill Ichibē Hyōsube and speak with the Soul King, but Azashiro returned to his place in Muken despite Urozakuro’s urging him to join the fight.
• In the Tsunayashiro Clan’s basement, Kaname Tōsen reported on Tokoyo Misao, Kenpachi Zaraki, and the Visored to Sōsuke Aizen.
• Sōsuke Aizen told Kaname Tōsen to call Gin Ichimaru back and announced they were going to Hueco Mundo.
• Sōsuke Aizen examined data on Masaki Kurosaki and said that, though she had reached her limit, she had given him another idea.

Tokoyo Misao hosted the heads of the Five Great Noble Clans at his new residence, with Sōsuke Aizen disguised as Tsunayashiro Tokinada. After sealing the pavilion against spies, Misao said he had found troubling doubts about the Tokoyo Clan’s ancient duty to guard Hell.

• Aizen watched Isshin Shiba propose to Masaki Kurosaki and decided to prepare them a gift before traveling to Hueco Mundo.
• Tokoyo Misao welcomed Byakuya Kuchiki and Rukia Kuchiki, Yushiro Shihōin with Yoruichi, and Kaien Shiba to his housewarming banquet.
• Tsunayashiro Tokinada arrived, and Misao gathered representatives of all Five Great Noble Clans for a toast.
• Misao cast Kyokkō and released World-Crossing Principle to conceal the pavilion and control the air and Reishi within it.
• Misao revealed that his research into the Tokoyo Clan’s duty of guarding Hell had uncovered several points of doubt, prompting the others to grow serious.

Tokoyo Misao learned that the Five Great Noble Clans had betrayed and dismembered the Soul King, and told Aizen he intended to free him. After the gathering ended, Misao agreed to train Tōshirō in Bankai, while Aizen prepared to set out with Kaname.

• Tokoyo Misao asked the clan heads about their relationship with the Soul King, and Yushiro Shihōin revealed that the founders of the Five Great Noble Clans had attacked, dismembered, and sealed him.
• Byakuya Kuchiki, Kaien Shiba, and Aizen, disguised as Tsunayashiro Tokinada, each distanced themselves from the ancient betrayal, and Misao ended the gathering.
• Aizen told Misao that freeing the Soul King might be forced kindness, but Misao said he intended to do it anyway, and Aizen departed after warning that their paths would cross again.
• Sōya Azashiro appeared to Misao in the pavilion, then vanished without speaking, and Misao drank alone beneath the moon.
• Tōshirō asked Misao to teach him Bankai, and Misao led him toward a place suited for training.
• Aizen returned to the Noble Council, dismissed the nobles' worries, and told Kaname to prepare to set out.