Chapter Summaries

Tokoyo Misao struggled to understand why the women around him treated him so unusually, while Retsu Unohana and Yoruichi Shihōin each approached him at home. Yoruichi hinted that a conflict was connected to Misao and that others would handle it, and Misao ended the night spotting a woman who resembled Rukia nearby.

• At dinner, Tokoyo Misao learned from Rukia that the Heaven and Earth Trading Company supported local merchants and decided to visit it the next day.
• Retsu Unohana questioned Misao about skipping his bath, then spoke with him privately in his dark room before leaving him to sleep.
• Yoruichi Shihōin climbed through Misao's window and teased him about his formal address and seeing her make a fool of herself.
• Yoruichi told Misao that the fight he had asked about was connected to him, but refused to explain and said they would handle it.
• After Yoruichi entered the neighboring room, Misao looked out from the balcony and saw a woman resembling Rukia beneath a distant streetlight.

Tokoyo Misao went with Renji Abarai to the Heaven and Earth Trading Company, where Soi Fon trapped him in a fitting room. She revealed she had prepared the mechanism to catch him and declared she would not let him escape.

• Misao watched Hisana Kuchiki lead Byakuya Kuchiki into the mansion across the street, then went back to sleep.
• Renji Abarai arrived early, and Misao agreed to take him to the Heaven and Earth Trading Company.
• Misao and Renji explored the crowded shopping complex, then split up so Renji could buy a bandana while Misao browsed clothes.
• Soi Fon recognized Misao in a clothing store and led him into a fitting room.
• Soi Fon sealed the fitting room with an iron door and told Misao she had set up contingencies to catch him.