Chapter Summaries

Miyako Amamiya told Uryū Ishida that his father Ryūken could help restore his lost Quincy powers, then tested underwater training to develop Quincy: Letzt Stil. Miyako later met Yoruichi Shihōin and revealed that the Hōgyoku had entered their body and was being concealed by their Zanpakuto, leaving Yoruichi to explain the situation to Kisuke Urahara.

• Miyako told Uryū that Ryūken might restore his Quincy powers, but refused to reveal the full truth until Ryūken gave permission.
• Miyako and Uryū went to a lake, where Uryū confirmed that training underwater could help Miyako attain Quincy: Letzt Stil, despite the risk of losing their powers afterward.
• Miyako practiced gathering Reishi underwater, then returned to the Seireitei and went to meet Yoruichi at the Second Division barracks.
• Yoruichi asked where Miyako had hidden the Hōgyoku, and Miyako revealed that it had entered their body on its own after being extracted.
• Miyako explained that their Zanpakuto concealed the Hōgyoku's presence, and Yoruichi agreed to leave it with Miyako for now and tell Kisuke about it.

Ichigo and Miyako helped Rukia prepare curry for Byakuya, with Yoruichi bringing the spices Miyako requested. After they made curry powder together, Rukia wondered whether Byakuya would like a sweeter flavor and asked Ichigo to check with the Kuchiki Clan's chef.

• Ichigo visited Yoruichi to ask for curry seasoning for Rukia, and he reunited with Miyako, who revealed that he had died in the World of the Living.
• Miyako insisted that proper curry needed a blend of spices, so Yoruichi hurried off to fetch the ingredients while Ichigo and Miyako rushed to check on Rukia.
• Ichigo and Miyako found Rukia crying over an onion and mistakenly assumed she was upset about her cooking, prompting her to throw the onion at Ichigo and headbutt Miyako.
• Yoruichi delivered the spices, and Miyako taught Rukia how to grind and mix them into curry powder.
• Rukia said Byakuya probably preferred sweeter food but admitted she was unsure, so she asked Ichigo to consult the Kuchiki Clan's chef about his tastes.

Rukia prepared curry for Byakuya with help from Miyako Amamiya and Ichigo Kurosaki, learning that her brother had secretly kept sweets because she liked them and that he preferred spicy food. Later, Ukitake and Miyako uncovered Aizen’s plan to create the Ōken and found a record that revealed a crucial clue about Kūgo Ginjō’s betrayal.

• Miyako Amamiya and Rukia cooked mild curry for the patients and a spicy serving for Byakuya after Ichigo Kurosaki learned Byakuya’s food preferences from the Kuchiki Clan’s chef.
• Byakuya tasted Rukia’s spicy curry, told her he liked it, and thanked her, bringing the siblings closer.
• Yoruichi Shihōin told Kisuke Urahara that the Hōgyoku had entered Miyako Amamiya’s soul, and Urahara agreed to conceal that from Captain-Commander Yamamoto.
• Ukitake and Miyako searched the Great Spirit Art Corridor and found that Aizen had studied the Ōken Creation Method, which required a hundred thousand souls and a spiritually rich area such as Karakura Town.
• Miyako urged Ukitake to investigate Kūgo Ginjō’s betrayal before Ichigo Kurosaki became a Substitute Soul Reaper, and Ukitake found a record that exposed the reason Ginjō had betrayed Soul Society.

Jūshirō Ukitake and Miyako Amamiya reported that Aizen was seeking the Ōken Creation Method and might be using the Hōgyoku to create powerful Hollows in Karakura Town. As Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions left Soul Society, Ukitake gave Ichigo a monitored Substitute Soul Reaper License and warned him that it had been imposed by Soul Society.

• Ukitake and Miyako told Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto that Aizen was likely after the Ōken Creation Method, which required a hundred thousand souls in a spiritually dense area such as Karakura Town.
• Yamamoto ordered them to keep the coming war and their plans for contacting Kisuke Urahara secret, while Miyako warned that Aizen might have created a new kind of Hollow with the Hōgyoku.
• Miyako volunteered to help monitor the World of the Living, and Yamamoto said he would consider the request.
• Ukitake and Miyako collected Ichigo’s Substitute Soul Reaper License after Central 46 ordered surveillance functions added to it.
• At the Senkaimon, Ukitake gave Ichigo the license and privately warned him that Soul Society had imposed it; Ichigo accepted it and departed with his companions.
• After Ichigo left, Miyako and Ukitake returned to the Thirteenth Division, where Ukitake warned that the coming storm would involve the Three Realms and Miyako resolved to grow stronger than Aizen.

Miyako Amamiya helped Rukia Kuchiki refine her Sode no Shirayuki techniques before Muramasa attacked the Gotei 13 and severed the Soul Reapers’ control over their Zanpakuto. Miyako resisted Muramasa’s power and used the chance to materialize Jue Nian, while Muramasa’s other liberated Zanpakuto appeared behind the assembled Soul Reapers.

• Miyako Amamiya explained how Rukia Kuchiki could use Sode no Shirayuki’s cold more effectively, and Rukia took him to train.
• Tōshirō Hitsugaya noticed that Rangiku Matsumoto’s Haineko and Isane Kotetsu’s Zanpakuto had also behaved strangely, then went to investigate.
• Muramasa appeared before the assembled Gotei 13, and Sajin Komamura’s Bankai turned against him after Muramasa liberated the Zanpakuto.
• Miyako Amamiya rejected Muramasa’s attempt to control his Zanpakuto, then let Muramasa’s Reiatsu help materialize Jue Nian for his Bankai training.
• Muramasa announced that the Zanpakuto were no longer under Soul Reaper control, and the Zanpakuto materialized behind their owners.

After Muramasa’s attack, Miyako Amamiya returned to the Thirteenth Division while Aizen began preparing to unite Hueco Mundo and create a new Hōgyoku. Uryū Ishida learned that Ryūken could restore his Quincy powers, but his father demanded he cut all ties with Soul Reapers, leaving Uryū stunned and undecided.

• Miyako Amamiya concealed how he had protected his Zanpakuto, and Retsu Unohana sent everyone to tend to the injured before Miyako, Rukia, and Ukitake returned to the Thirteenth Division.
• Aizen and Szayelaporro used Gillian Menos Grande to make a new Hōgyoku, and Aizen ordered the Espada to capture Hollows across Hueco Mundo and prepare for war with Soul Society.
• Coyote Starrk told Lilynette Gingerbuck that the Espada would conquer Hueco Mundo and eventually fight Soul Society.
• Uryū Ishida confronted Ryūken about restoring his Quincy powers, then passed on Miyako Amamiya’s message about the returning Quincy king and the Mixed-Blood Quincy.
• Ryūken realized Miyako had uncovered the truth about Yhwach’s role in the deaths and comas of their loved ones, then offered to restore Uryū’s powers if he swore to sever all ties with Soul Reapers.
• Uryū left without accepting Ryūken’s condition, while Ryūken watched from the window with his fist clenched.

Miyako Amamiya trained to use Quincy Reishi Convergence underwater while helping Rukia Kuchiki develop her abilities. Soul Society then assigned them to reinforce Karakura Town, and they arrived at Tōshirō Hitsugaya’s office to relay the deployment order.

• Rukia learned that Miyako had left the Thirteenth Division to train, while Kiyone Kotetsu defended his handling of the division’s external affairs.
• Miyako struggled to gather Reishi underwater and discovered that his Zanpakuto let him draw it from the atmosphere, though he still could not convert the water into Reishi.
• Miyako promised Rukia that they would train together, and he continued concealing that he was developing Quincy abilities.
• Ukitake told Miyako and Rukia that Aizen intended to target Karakura Town, and he assigned them to join its defense.
• Miyako recommended Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Ikkaku Madarame as candidates to lead and reinforce the Karakura Town group, and Soul Society approved them.
• Ukitake sent Miyako and Rukia to inform Hitsugaya and Ikkaku of their deployment, and the two arrived at Hitsugaya’s office.

Miyako Amamiya briefed a team led by Tōshirō Hitsugaya on Aizen’s Arrancar and his plan to use Karakura Town to create the Ōken and replace the Soul King. As the team prepared to depart, Ryūken Ishida began testing Uryū’s resolve by attacking him, while Aizen watched Ichigo’s growth from Las Noches.

• Miyako Amamiya delivered Soul Society’s orders to Tōshirō Hitsugaya and selected Ikkaku Madarame for the Karakura Town mission; Rangiku Matsumoto and Yumichika Ayasegawa sought permission to join.
• Miyako explained that Aizen had used the Hōgyoku to create Arrancar and intended to harvest souls in Karakura Town to make the Ōken and replace the Soul King.
• Rukia pulled Miyako away to buy Chappy soul candy before the team’s departure.
• Uryū Ishida accepted Ryūken Ishida’s condition to keep his distance from Soul Reapers, and Ryūken began restoring his Quincy powers by ordering him to survive a barrage of arrows.
• Aizen reflected on Ichigo Kurosaki’s growth and called for Kaname to see how much power Ichigo could wield.

Aizen sent Ulquiorra and Yammy to test Ichigo Kurosaki, while Ichigo faced them in Karakura Town and briefly overwhelmed Yammy before collapsing. Soul Society’s early-arriving reinforcements rescued Ichigo and Orihime Inoue, and the chapter ended with Tōshirō Hitsugaya confronting the Arrancar as Ulquiorra suspected Miyako Amamiya had changed events.

• Aizen ordered Kaname Tōsen to send Ulquiorra to test Ichigo Kurosaki and told Gin Ichimaru that White was reappearing inside Ichigo.
• Ichigo considered Shinji Hirako’s offer to help control the Hollow within him, while Uryū Ishida noted that his Quincy powers had returned.
• Ulquiorra and Yammy attacked eastern Karakura Town, drained nearby souls, and injured Yasutora Sado as Orihime Inoue tried to heal him.
• Ichigo arrived, released Bankai, and cut off Yammy’s right arm, but then collapsed and could not stop Yammy from threatening Orihime.
• Miyako Amamiya struck Yammy with an arrow, and Tōshirō Hitsugaya and the others arrived to rescue Ichigo and Orihime.
• Ulquiorra recognized Miyako Amamiya among the Soul Reapers, while Tōshirō Hitsugaya assessed the Arrancar’s formidable Reiatsu.

Miyako Amamiya wounded Yammy with his Zanpakuto’s power before Ulquiorra ended the fight and withdrew with him. Amamiya then helped Ichigo understand that Shinji Hirako and the Visored could help him control his inner Hollow, and the group prepared to discuss Aizen’s true objective.

• Ikkaku challenged Yammy but was badly wounded, so Amamiya took over while Hitsugaya watched Ulquiorra.
• Amamiya used Six Rods Prison, his twin swords, and a specialized arrow to injure Yammy through his Hierro and stop his Cero attack.
• Ulquiorra interrupted Yammy and withdrew with him after declaring their mission complete and insulting Ichigo.
• Rukia and Amamiya confronted Ichigo about his fear of the Hollow inside him, and Amamiya explained that Shinji Hirako and the Visored could help him control it.
• Ichigo apologized to his friends and promised to protect them, while Inoue confirmed that Sado was healed.
• Hitsugaya said the Soul Reapers needed somewhere to stay, and Amamiya asked to explain Aizen’s true objective to Ichigo.