Chapter Summaries

Haruto attended Chōjirō Sasakibe’s English class and built a rapport with the First Division lieutenant by discussing Western culture. He asked for uncommon flowers for a female friend, and Sasakibe offered him some varieties from the World of the Living.

• Haruto reflected on his exhausting work and training, his lack of money, and the Kotetsu Clan’s help restoring his appearance.
• Haruto spoke with Chōjirō Sasakibe after the English lesson and explained Akihabara’s themed service culture.
• Sasakibe considered adopting the Western name Chōjirō Sasakibe Sebastian Tadaoki, but Haruto warned him it might attract Shigekuni Yamamoto’s attention.
• Sasakibe offered to help Haruto with lightning-type Kidō, but Haruto declined and explained he had come to ask about Sasakibe’s flower seeds.
• Haruto said the flowers were for a female friend in his harem, and Sasakibe offered him uncommon varieties he had brought back from the World of the Living.

Haruto learned that a Quincy attack had devastated the 11th Division’s contingent in the World of the Living and accepted a mission to assist there. He was sent to Karakura Town, where an unseen Senkaimon opened.

• Chōjirō Sasakibe agreed to deliver the flowers to Fourth Seat Kotetsu’s eldest daughter after Haruto was summoned away.
• Jūshirō Ukitake told Haruto that six senior Seated Officers of the 11th Division had fallen and their vice-captain was gravely injured in the World of the Living.
• Ukitake explained that three Vice-Captain-level Quincy had attacked the 11th Division, while a Captain-level Quincy had wounded its vice-captain.
• Haruto accepted the mission to assist Lieutenant Sarugaki in the World of the Living, and Ukitake named Karakura Town as his destination.
• Haruto arrived in Karakura Town as a Senkaimon opened in midair, invisible to humans.

Haruto arrived in Karakura Town and found the Soul Reapers gathered around the injured Kanmuri Yasu. As the group discussed the Quincy attack and its unanswered questions, six Hell Butterflies arrived carrying new information.

• Haruto used a talisman to detect Karakura Town’s protective barrier, then Shunpoed to the Soul Reapers’ camp by the riverbank.
• Haruto met Kiyōnosuke Yamada, who had stabilized Kanmuri Yasu and said he would return to Soul Society once his work was done.
• Ayaka told Haruto that she, Yayahara Yuyu, and her family were safe, while Hiyori Sarugaki said the Quincy’s Reiatsu had vanished after the battle.
• Haruto questioned why the Quincy had spared Kanmuri Yasu and not attacked Hiyori or himself, but Ayaka had no further information.
• Six Hell Butterflies arrived beside everyone, including the unconscious Kanmuri Yasu, prompting the group to recognize that new information had arrived.

After Kanmuri Yasu woke, Haruto questioned him about the Quincy ambush, and Yasu suspected an unknown person had intervened to save him. In a separate scene, Haruto woke beside Ayaka as she prepared to return to the Soul Society, leaving him to wonder about the Eighth Division’s lavish temporary apartment.

• Yayahara Yuyu agreed to return with Lieutenant Yamada and encouraged Ayaka to stay in the World of the Living until morning.
• Hiyori kicked Kanmuri Yasu awake, and he thanked her and Lieutenant Yamada for saving him.
• Kanmuri Yasu described his attacker as a black-haired Quincy in a white military-style uniform who defeated him before he could use Shikai.
• Kanmuri Yasu speculated that someone had saved him after the ambush, though Hiyori denied being responsible.
• Haruto woke beside Ayaka, who dressed and prepared to return to the Eighth Division, reminding him to return the apartment key when the lease expired.

Haruto began his undercover assignment at Seitō Academy in Karakura Town, where he unexpectedly found a young exorcist and the powerful Quincy Sōken Ishida among the transfer students. Sōken noticed something about Haruto, and the two silently sized each other up as Haruto took the chalk.

• Ayaka left for the vice-captains' undercover mission after explaining that Captain Kyōraku provided allowances for female members on missions.
• Haruto learned that his assignment was to pose as a student at Seitō Academy and prepared a memory eraser and school uniform.
• Haruto arrived at Seitō Academy as the homeroom teacher introduced three transfer students to the third-year class.
• Lily Spuncol introduced herself as a student from London, and Haruto sensed her exorcist equipment, spiritual energy, and trace of Hollow Reiatsu.
• Sōken Ishida introduced himself, and Haruto recognized Uryū Ishida's grandfather as a powerful Pure-Blood Quincy.
• Sōken detected something despite Haruto suppressing his Reiatsu, then passed him the chalk while the two silently assessed each other.

Haruto and Sōken Ishida began classes at Seitō Academy alongside Lily, but a canine Giant Hollow appeared near the school and drew Lily outside. Haruto followed her, and the chapter ended as he forced open the locked door to the staircase leading to the roof.

• Haruto introduced himself to Sōken Ishida and Lily under the false name Kotetsu Haruto, and the three moved desks to the back of the classroom.
• Haruto sensed a canine Giant Hollow approaching the school and realized it was targeting someone behind him.
• Lily announced that she needed to use the bathroom and rushed out of the classroom.
• Haruto also requested to leave, corrected the teacher's English pronunciation, and headed after Lily.
• Haruto found the locked staircase beside the girls' bathroom and forcibly dismantled its door.

Lily Spuncol used Wing Bind and numbered magic to lure and fight a Giant Hollow while Haruto identified her as a trained witch from WB. Haruto suspected an Adjuchas was manipulating Hollows to target Sōken Ishida and headed toward the river to help Lily.

• Lily summoned her broom dragon, Marshall Wozworth, and flew toward the dog Hollow, but it ignored her until she struck it with Stun Ball.
• Haruto recognized Lily’s numbered magic and concluded she was a witch from the West Branch Bureau, then decided to follow her toward the river.
• Haruto reasoned that the Giant Hollow may have been manipulated by an Adjuchas and suspected the Quincy were targeting Sōken Ishida.
• Haruto left the rooftop using Shunpo, hoping Sōken Ishida would become an ally.
• Lily used Magic #44, Flash Bumper, to trap the dog Hollow as it lunged toward her.

Lily defeated a dog Hollow with her Magic Circle Squad techniques, while Haruto watched and finished it after it survived her attack. After school, Lily invited Haruto and Sōken Ishida to eat together, and Sōken stunned their classmates by saying he was married.

• Lily used her Magic Circle Squad techniques to attack and seemingly dissolve the dog Hollow, then flew away on Marshall.
• Haruto appeared after Lily left, killed the surviving Hollow with Byakurai, and sensed its resentment and how it had died.
• After school, Lily invited Haruto and Sōken Ishida to go out to eat, explaining that she had come to Japan to experience high school life.
• Haruto changed his mind and agreed to join Lily, hoping to test Sōken Ishida's abilities.
• Sōken Ishida rejected their insistence by announcing that he was married, leaving the class astonished.

Haruto adjusted to his new school life with Lily while worrying that changes to the timeline could disrupt his knowledge of the future. On their walk home, they spotted a concealed Hollow, and Lily hurried off so Haruto could handle it without revealing himself.

• Sōken Ishida declined a class gathering because his wife had just given birth to Ryūken Ishida, prompting Haruto to worry that the timeline had changed again.
• Haruto invited more classmates to join Lily and him so their outing would not fuel rumors, and Lily accepted.
• Haruto and Lily attended karaoke with their classmates, then walked home together and discussed meeting for a second round at Lily’s room.
• Haruto noticed an invisible lizard-shaped Hollow near their apartment and considered how to make it retreat without raising Lily’s suspicions.
• Lily claimed she urgently needed the bathroom, left her shoulder bag with Haruto, and ran off while he waited nearby.

Haruto watched Lily defeat a lizard Hollow, but she accidentally hit him with a Stun Ball and knocked him unconscious. After a Quincy attacked and wounded her, Lily countered with Shadow of Gluttony and unleashed her powerful Gatling Crown spell.

• Haruto concealed his Reiatsu and let Lily handle the lizard Hollow, but her Stun Ball struck him and made him collapse.
• Lily killed the lizard Hollow and worried about how to explain Haruto's unconsciousness.
• A Quincy in a white uniform appeared and shot Lily, accusing her of being a Soul Reaper.
• Lily treated her wound and trapped the Quincy inside Shadow of Gluttony.
• Lily summoned Gatling Crown and struck at the Quincy with a powerful barrage.

Lily’s attack failed to stop the Quincy, who ambushed her at close range, but Haruto intervened and defeated him. Afterward, Haruto revealed he was a Shinigami, and Lily asked him to demonstrate Kidō.

• Lily fired a barrage of Bakudō and Hadō at the Quincy, then looked for Haruto so they could escape.
• The Quincy appeared beside Lily, dodged her attack, and fired a Heilig Pfeil at her.
• Haruto caught the Heilig Pfeil between two fingers and overwhelmed the Quincy with Shunpo and a Shō.
• Haruto cleaned the scene with Tenran and greeted the stunned Lily.
• Haruto admitted he was a Shinigami and told Lily that Ishida was a Quincy who was not with the attackers.
• Lily asked Haruto to demonstrate Water Strike Wheel, the spell she had used earlier.

Haruto learned Numbered Spells from Lily while teaching her about Kidō, and the two spent the night practicing and exchanging knowledge. By morning, Sōken Ishida was waiting for Haruto and asked him to talk upstairs.

• Haruto carried Lily to a bathhouse with Shunpo after she realized it was about to stop admitting customers.
• After drinking together, Haruto agreed to teach Lily Kidō, while she asked him to explain the powerful Hadō he had used against a Quincy.
• Haruto explained that his blast combined Hadō #1: Shō with Hadō #54: Haien, and warned Lily that powerful Kidō depended on the user.
• Lily offered to teach Haruto her Crown Gatling and another high-level Numbered Spell, but Haruto cautioned her against learning forbidden magic or using Reverse Release.
• Haruto quickly learned Numbered Spells and prepared a booklet of Kidō lessons for Lily, then spent the night with her practicing and exchanging knowledge.
• As Haruto and Lily arrived at class in the morning, Sōken Ishida waited for Haruto and asked him to come upstairs for a chat.

Haruto and Sōken Ishida discussed Yhwach’s threat to the Quincy, but Ishida mistook Haruto for a Quincy ally. Schubert and two soldiers appeared to arrest Ishida, and the chapter ended as both sides prepared to fight.

• Sōken Ishida revealed that he knew Haruto’s Kotetsu surname and said he was not a traitor to the Quincy.
• Ishida claimed Yhwach would leave every other Quincy unable to survive when he regained his power, and argued that Quincy needed to join forces to escape the curse.
• Haruto learned that Ishida had mistaken him for a Quincy because he sensed the Silver Cross Quincy Medallion in Haruto’s Kukai Box.
• Schubert and two Quincy soldiers emerged from a Reishi space and accused Ishida of deserting the knights and spreading rumors about Yhwach.
• Schubert drew his saber as Ishida summoned a massive bow by absorbing Reishi from the air.

Sōken Ishida and Schubert clashed with Sankt Bogen while Haruto’s allies fought off Quincy attackers near the school. Haruto was ambushed by Seirin Tsunayashiro, who revealed that she had been sent to kill him and planned to leave no witnesses.

• Sōken Ishida used the Sanrei Glove to match Schubert’s Sankt Bogen and protect the students below.
• Hiyori and Kanmuri Yasu saved Haruto from two Quincy attackers while Kanmuri Yasu reported that ordinary people nearby had been put to sleep behind a Kidō barrier.
• Hiyori released Kubikiri Orochi and sent her opponent flying, then she and Kanmuri Yasu charged after him.
• An unseen attacker cut Haruto’s windpipe, but he escaped with Shunpo and stopped the blade from striking again.
• Seirin Tsunayashiro told Haruto that she had been asked to kill him and would ensure no word of the assassination reached Soul Society.

Haruto fought Seirin Tsunayashiro and discovered that her Zanpakuto, Tsukiyami, grew sharper in bright places. Their Kurohitsugi clash ended when Seirin escaped and struck through Haruto’s three Dankū barriers, leaving him facing her powerful slash.

• Haruto opened the fight with Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō, but Seirin cut the lightning cannon in half with her Zanpakuto.
• Seirin explained that her blade, Tsukiyami, became far sharper in bright places, and Haruto answered by casting Kurohitsugi.
• Seirin matched Haruto’s Kurohitsugi and completed its incantation alongside him, while they taunted each other during the clash.
• Haruto used a concealed Twofold Incantation to overpower Seirin’s gravity and seal her inside a towering Kurohitsugi.
• Seirin released her Zanpakuto and shattered the Kurohitsugi with a full-moon-shaped slash.
• Haruto cast three Dankū barriers in succession, but Seirin’s slash broke through all of them.

Haruto used a hidden high-level Kidō trap to interrupt Seirin Tsunayashiro's Bankai release and attack her with Senju Kōten Taihō. Elsewhere, Hiyori was wounded by a Quincy who revealed a Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun.

• Seirin Tsunayashiro revealed that her slash was an imitation of Getsuga Tenshō and prepared to release Bankai.
• Haruto activated Shisō Kekkai, which he had concealed with over a hundred stacked Kyokkō spells after drawing Seirin's blood.
• Haruto's blood spears pierced Seirin and formed a cage that sealed her senses.
• Haruto fired Hadō #91: Senju Kōten Taihō at Seirin.
• Hiyori struggled against a Quincy who switched from a military spike to a Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun and wounded her with Reishi bullets.

Hiyori and Kanmuri Yasu defeated their Quincy opponents, with Kanmuri using Bankai to finish his fight before collapsing from exhaustion. Meanwhile, Schubert activated Vollständig against Sōken Ishida, who prepared to counter with the Seele Schneider concealed beneath his cloak.

• Hiyori poisoned the Quincy who ambushed her and watched him dissolve into pus before she fell from the sky.
• Kanmuri Yasu activated Bankai and killed the Quincy he had been fighting, then exhausted his Reiatsu and collapsed.
• Schubert attacked Sōken Ishida with Sixfold Heilig Pfeil, but Sōken blocked the arrows with Ring of Anguish.
• Schubert gathered Reishi with Captain-level Sklaverei and activated Vollständig.
• Sōken revealed more than twenty Seele Schneider beneath his cloak as he faced Schubert's transformed power.

Haruto fought Seirin Tsunayashiro after she revealed her Bankai, Hoshihami, which absorbed Reishi and enhanced her attacks. He struggled against her speed and blade pressure, then used a modified substitution Kidō to trap her in water whips.

• Sōken Ishida released Quincy: Letzt Stil as Reishi gathered around him.
• Seirin Tsunayashiro activated Hoshihami, absorbing the Reishi from Haruto's explosion.
• Haruto inferred that Hoshihami absorbed Reishi and drew his blade as it took an interest in the fight.
• Seirin Tsunayashiro overwhelmed Haruto with invisible ranged slashes and fast close-range attacks, cutting his temple and injuring his eye.
• Haruto used Haze to replace himself with a water illusion, then turned it into a net of water whips with Waterfall around Seirin Tsunayashiro.

Haruto fought Seirin Tsunayashiro while uncovering how Hoshihami shattered Reiatsu and absorbed Reishi to sustain its sharpness. After reattaching his severed arm, he revealed that he had not yet released Seisen’s Shikai and prepared to use its true power.

• Haruto used Seisen’s flowing property to bind Seirin Tsunayashiro, but Hoshihami broke the water whip and severed his right arm.
• Haruto used light-bending decoys and a gas attack to conceal his plan to reconnect his arm with Reiatsu-controlled blood and Bone Strike.
• Haruto reattached his arm and deduced that Hoshihami relied on absorbing Reishi to maintain its power, while Seirin admitted the Zanpakuto consumed too much Reiatsu.
• Haruto revealed that he had only called Seisen’s name and had not used its release command, surprising Seirin.
• Haruto ran two fingers along Seisen’s blade as he prepared to release its Shikai.

Haruto used Seisen’s immense water power to overwhelm Seirin Tsunayashiro’s Getsuga Tenshō and exploit her defensive reactions. As Seirin tried to flee, Haruto unleashed a massive tsunami with a second release command, leaving her with no time to gather Reiatsu or escape.

• Haruto’s Roam, Seisen slash defeated Seirin Tsunayashiro’s Getsuga Tenshō and cracked her Hoshihami when she tried to block it.
• Haruto anticipated Seirin’s deflection and redirected the water blade with Water Heaven Kyōmon toward her back.
• Seirin’s Heavenly Bestowed Armament kimono delayed the reflected attack long enough for her to escape with Shunpo, though the slash cut through the building and ground.
• Haruto appeared beside Seirin and pressed his close-range attack, making her retreat rather than risk damaging her Bankai.
• Haruto turned Seisen’s blunt back toward Seirin and released Surge, Seisen, unleashing a huge tsunami before she could charge Hoshihami or get away.