Recaps

Cangya persuaded the group to leave Hueco Mundo for the World of the Living, where they could stay safe from Baraggan and grow stronger. Tirutī agreed to guide them once she recovered, while Mila Rose took Cangya aside and Harribel quietly followed.

• Cangya argued that moving to the World of the Living would protect the group from Baraggan and let them grow stronger, and Mila Rose and Apache agreed after he promised to buy them clothes.
• Tirutī emerged and was surprised to see Cangya's human form; when he opened a Garganta, she agreed to guide them to the World of the Living after resting.
• Mila Rose dragged Cangya away from the group, prompting Sun-Sun to tease Apache about Mila Rose's feelings for him.
• Apache returned to her area of the cave, and Sun-Sun realized Harribel had quietly followed Cangya and Mila Rose.

Apache struggled with jealousy over Cangya, then risked her life to defend his Arrancar-corpse spoils from a group of Gillians. Meanwhile, Cangya and Mila Rose teased each other about romance and children before she led him to a cliff to discuss something important.

• Apache brooded over Cangya's closeness with Mila Rose and Tier Harribel, then left her cave to clear her head.
• Apache discovered Gillians closing in on a fresh Arrancar corpse and charged at them to protect Cangya's spoils despite her depleted Reiatsu.
• Mila Rose confronted Cangya, who teased her about mating and having children, and she rejected the idea of raising a child in Hueco Mundo.
• Cangya suggested they could discuss having a child after he killed Baraggan, and Mila Rose realized their conversation had gone off track.
• Mila Rose hurried Cangya across the open wasteland to the edge of a cliff to discuss something important.

Mila Rose asked Cangya why he had trusted her to survive her transformation, and the two shared a kiss before Tier Harribel interrupted them. When Apache’s Reiatsu flared in the distance, Cangya rushed to help her and found her badly injured after fighting Gillians.

• Mila Rose asked Cangya why his Reiatsu had not changed during her transformation, and he said he had believed she would succeed.
• Cangya kissed Mila Rose, but a sudden Reiatsu fluctuation ended the moment and he called Tier Harribel out of hiding.
• Tier Harribel began asking Cangya for a favor, but they sensed Apache in danger and Cangya hurried toward her.
• Cangya found Apache wounded and exhausted after she had been struck by a Gillian while fighting a group of Menos Grande.
• Cangya gave Apache some Reiatsu, then used his Pressure ability to crush the Gillians; Apache told him she had kept them away from Dordoni’s corpse.

Cangya comforted Apache after she risked her life protecting Dordoni's corpse, then let her consume it to recover and grow stronger. When she still fell short of becoming a Vasto Lorde, Apache admitted her frustration and desire to defeat Baraggan, while Sun-Sun urged her to rely on patience and strategy.

• Cangya cleaned Apache and told her he cared more about her safety than Dordoni's corpse, scolding her for fighting recklessly.
• Cangya offered Dordoni's corpse to Apache, but she initially insisted he should eat it to grow stronger before accepting it as hers.
• Apache consumed Dordoni's body, yet she remained far from becoming a Vasto Lorde and considered whether to break her mask for more power.
• Apache grew jealous when she saw Cangya resting beside Sun-Sun, then laid her head on his leg and confessed that she was angry about being too weak to fight Baraggan.
• Sun-Sun advised Apache to outsmart stronger opponents and learn patience instead of recklessly pursuing power.

Cangya persuaded Harribel to reveal that she had evolved into a Vasto Lorde after witnessing a four-armed Hollow slaughter a village, and he suspected the attacker was Nnoitra. After reviewing his abilities, Cangya decided to prioritize strengthening his Hollow powers.

• Cangya calmed Apache and Sun-Sun, and Sun-Sun urged everyone to promise they would survive.
• Cangya asked Harribel how she had become a Vasto Lorde, and she eventually shared her memory of a four-armed demon slaughtering ordinary Hollows.
• Harribel explained that her rage and desire to defeat the demon had driven her evolution, though he escaped before she could kill him.
• Cangya suspected the demon was Nnoitra and concluded that pursuing her Aspect of Death might be key to Hollow evolution.
• Cangya checked his status and decided to focus first on his Hollow powers, then his Soul Reaper form, and finally his Quincy form.

Cangya and Mila Rose trained together, but a misunderstanding about his feelings nearly turned their sparring match deadly before they reconciled. They continued fighting until Tirutī questioned why Cangya had not broken his mask to become an Arrancar.

• Cangya teased Mila Rose into chasing him, then invited her to train and faced her Resurrección in battle.
• Cangya confessed that he loved Mila Rose, and she mistook his comment about her body as proof that he only lusted after her.
• Mila Rose attacked Cangya in anger, but stopped when her blade wounded him without piercing his flesh and his injury rapidly healed.
• Mila Rose apologized and hugged Cangya, then said she wanted to focus on training and defeating Baraggan before addressing their relationship.
• Cangya and Mila Rose resumed their fierce training, and he noticed she fought far more powerfully than before.
• Tirutī arrived and challenged Cangya to explain why he had not broken his mask to gain the power of an Arrancar.

Cangya investigated how to break his Hollow mask and tested its ability to regenerate, hoping to prepare for Arrancarization. The process remained unfinished when Tier Harribel and the others confronted him for taking the risk without telling them.

• Tirutī told Cangya that Szayelaporro was Baraggan’s First Espada and listed the other Espada and their ranks.
• Cangya asked Tirutī to use her tail’s spear as a dagger, and Mila Rose cut a small piece from his mask.
• Cangya’s mask quickly regenerated, confirming his hypothesis about its regenerative ability.
• Cangya asked Mila Rose to break his mask while he was in Resurrección, but Tier Harribel, Apache, and Sun-Sun stopped them and scolded him for acting recklessly without telling them.

Cangya endured a painful transformation after Mila Rose split his mask, unleashing a terrifying Reiatsu that kept the others at bay. Tier Harribel reached him after his cocoon broke, found him safe but unconscious, and the group discovered he had emerged with his face exposed and two horns.

• Cangya urged Mila Rose to strike his mask, and she split it with her Zanpakuto.
• Cangya screamed as his Reiatsu surged, blasting everyone away and overwhelming Tier Harribel and the others with its oppressive force.
• Tier Harribel pressed toward Cangya while Mila Rose, Sun-Sun, Apache, and Tirutī struggled to help from a distance.
• Cangya's Reiatsu weakened as cracks appeared in his cocoon, and Tier Harribel reached him first and caught him as he fell.
• Tier Harribel confirmed Cangya was breathing and safe but unconscious, while Mila Rose tasted the sticky substance coating him and spat it out.
• The group examined Cangya and saw that his mask was gone, leaving two horns growing from the sides of his head.

Cangya survived his evolution into an Arrancar, but awoke with an unusual appearance and a Zanpakuto shaped like an egg. As he recovered among Tier Harribel and the others, Apache’s concern for him became clear.

• Mila Rose and the others found Cangya’s Zanpakuto, a large egg, and Tier Harribel carried the unconscious Cangya away from the Hollows drawn by his Reiatsu.
• A centaur-shaped Hollow sensed the ominous Reiatsu near a noisy village and decided to investigate.
• Cangya woke after completing his first Arrancar evolution and discovered he had horns, shackles, and a phoenix-like mark on his chest.
• Mila Rose handed Cangya the egg that had appeared during his evolution, and Tier Harribel explained that they believed it was his Zanpakuto.
• Cangya joked with Tirutī and praised Tier Harribel, prompting a jealous Apache to push Tirutī toward the cave entrance.
• Cangya thanked Apache for not doing anything reckless and recognized that she had risked herself to protect what mattered to him.

Cangya checked the abilities he had gained after becoming an Arrancar and trained to control and conceal his Reiatsu. He then left the cave with Tirutī to practice his new abilities, but a storm of Reishi swept them through the void.

• Apache admitted that removing her mask would not have helped against Cangya, and he praised her.
• Sun-Sun teased Mila Rose about the egg, and Mila Rose chased her out of the cave while Tirutī followed to keep the fight under control.
• Cangya reviewed his status, noticed his new Iron Wall and Sensing abilities, and practiced controlling his Reiatsu.
• Cangya asked Tier Harribel to protect the egg and left with Tirutī through a Garganta.
• A storm of Reishi struck in the void, forcing Cangya to steady himself and Tirutī on a platform made of Reiatsu.
• Tirutī told Cangya to focus on training his abilities and reflected on her determination to eliminate Baraggan and Szayelaporro.

Cangya persuaded Tirutī to let him try to ease her despair, then traveled to the World of the Living to investigate. He arrived in 1950s Karakura Town and decided to stay for a few days.

• Cangya described Tirutī's despair as an existential crisis and offered to guide her toward happiness, and she reluctantly agreed to give him one day.
• Tirutī opened a Garganta and brought Cangya to the World of the Living, where he learned the date was May 3, 1950.
• Cangya and Tirutī joked about adopting him before she returned to Hueco Mundo, agreeing to bring the others away if Baraggan attacked.
• Cangya discovered he was in Karakura Town and decided to stay nearby, where Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin were likely present.
• Cangya borrowed clothes, transformed into human form, and set out to explore the town and find a hotel.

Cangya encountered Kisuke Urahara and the Ishida family after the arrival of two powerful Hollows drew Soul Reapers to Karakura Town. Ishida Izumi recognized that Cangya could perceive spirits and asked whether he was descended from a hidden survivor.

• Cangya spotted Kisuke Urahara on a rooftop and wondered whether he still possessed the Hogyoku.
• Cangya provoked Urahara by shouting at him and throwing a stone, then exchanged crude jokes with him.
• Urahara detected the Arrancar Reiatsu and fled when a group of Soul Reapers approached.
• Ishida Izumi arrived with other Quincies and ordered Cangya to move aside.
• Cangya pretended not to understand the Soul Reapers, but Izumi sensed his unusual presence and asked if he was descended from a hidden survivor.

Izumi invited Cangya to join the Quincy after he recognized her cross, while in Hueco Mundo Harribel decided to move the group to avoid Baraggan tracking them. The others objected to leaving Cangya behind, and Harribel assured them he could find them by sensing his Zanpakuto’s Reiatsu.

• Cangya recognized Izumi’s Quincy Cross and agreed to go with her, so she sent Akira and Katsumi to escort him.
• Tirutī returned to Harribel’s cave without finding the Soul Reaper, and Harribel asked whether Cangya would come back to Hueco Mundo.
• Apache, Mila Rose, and Sun-Sun returned after eating a Gillian Hollow, and Tirutī told them Cangya had asked her to be his mother.
• Harribel became jealous and admitted she disliked Cangya calling someone else mom, then announced that the group would leave.
• Apache, Mila Rose, and Sun-Sun objected because they feared Cangya would be abandoned, so Harribel explained they were changing bases to evade Baraggan and Cangya could track them by his Zanpakuto’s Reiatsu.

Cangya stayed with Ishida Izumi’s family, where she planned to teach him about Quincy powers. After his first dream in a month unleashed Reiatsu near Senior Captain-level, Izumi and her maid Lisa recognized his extraordinary strength.

• Tirutī understood Harribel’s decision to leave Cangya behind so he could live as a human, and Harribel apologized for losing her composure.
• Cangya rode with Ishida Izumi, introduced himself, and agreed to stay with her family while she taught him about the Spirit World and Quincy abilities.
• Izumi brought Cangya to a guest room, where he noticed signs that she was married and decided not to pursue her.
• Cangya dreamed of his past lover for the first time in a month, and his intense emotions caused his Reiatsu to surge.
• Izumi and Lisa checked on Cangya and sensed his Reiatsu reach Senior Captain-level, prompting Izumi to treat him as an honored guest.

Shinji, Hinata, and Urahara discussed reports of two powerful Arrancar appearing near Karakura Town and considered whether Aizen was behind them. The group sensed a human with captain-class Reiatsu, whom Urahara recognized as the man who had peed on the roof.

• Shinji and Hinata visited the Urahara Shop to ask Urahara about the Hollows that had appeared the previous night.
• Shinji read reports saying two Arrancar had emerged from a Garganta, with one showing captain-class Reiatsu.
• Urahara warned that the reports could not reliably determine the Arrancar's strength and said they had already retreated through the Garganta.
• Shinji and Urahara speculated that Aizen might be using the Arrancar to probe Karakura Town or lure the Visored out.
• The group sensed a brief burst of captain-class Reiatsu and Shinji identified it as belonging to a human.
• Urahara recognized the Reiatsu as belonging to the man who had peed on the roof and suspected his appearance was no coincidence.

Cangya recognized Lisa as a former Soul Reaper and considered using her to reach Kisuke Urahara and claim the Hogyoku, accepting the risks to help his companions gain Arrancar powers. At Izumi’s library, she began introducing him to the hidden world of Hollows, and Cangya eagerly welcomed the chance to fight them.

• After Izumi left, Cangya recognized Lisa as a former lieutenant and one of the Visored, then considered whether to approach Urahara through her or seek a safer refuge elsewhere.
• Cangya decided he could not keep avoiding risks and resolved to pursue the Hogyoku so his companions could gain the power to defeat Baraggan.
• After bathing and eating, Cangya followed Lisa to a library, where they bantered about books and literature.
• Izumi asked Cangya whether he had ever encountered a Hollow, and he concealed his knowledge by claiming he had not.
• Izumi explained that Hollows were real and offered to introduce him to the hidden world; Cangya said he was excited to fight them.

Izumi introduced Cangya to Quincy combat and began teaching him to control his Reiatsu and gather Reishi. After Lisa explained the basics, the three went to a secluded training ground, where Cangya practiced while concealing most of his power.

• Cangya asked Izumi whether Quincies fought Hollows barehanded, and she demonstrated how to summon a Spirit Bow and form a spiritual arrow.
• Izumi offered to teach Cangya archery and Quincy theory, but Lisa took over the explanation, describing physical bodies, souls, Reishi, and Reiatsu.
• Izumi invited Lisa to join their training, and Lisa reluctantly agreed after Izumi refused her excuse about preparing lunch.
• Izumi brought Cangya to a Quincy training ground in Karakura Town, raised a force field, and began teaching him to control his Reiatsu.
• Cangya showed some progress while keeping his Reiatsu far below its peak, then concentrated on gathering Reishi.

Cangya learned to manipulate Reishi and created a Spirit Bow without a Quincy Cross, impressing Izumi and Lisa. After Izumi explained the worlds and the Quincy’s troubled history, she told him about Sōken’s plan and gave him time to choose whether to stay or leave.

• Cangya repeatedly shaped Reishi until he formed a Spirit Bow, then created a spear and practiced his new ability.
• Lisa questioned whether Cangya had really summoned the bow on his first attempt, then advised him that oversized weapons wasted stamina.
• Izumi explained the Spirit World, Hueco Mundo, and the World of the Living, along with the Quincy massacre and the conflict over the balance of souls.
• Cangya said he could not judge the past from one side and agreed that both the Quincy and the Gotei 13 had committed wrongs.
• Izumi described Sōken’s plan for Quincy to protect civilians and hold off Hollows until the Gotei 13 arrived, then gave Cangya time to decide whether to stay or leave.

Cangya agreed to stay with the Ishida Family in Karakura Town and train to fight Hollows in exchange for having his expenses paid. In Hueco Mundo, Apache’s companions worried over her longing for Cangya as Baraggan prepared to confront Tier Harribel’s group himself.

• Cangya agreed to stay with Izumi and train to stop Hollows, asking the Ishida Family to cover his expenses.
• Tier Harribel and her companions traveled across the white desert, where Apache devoured Hollows to grow stronger.
• Sun-Sun teased Apache by suggesting that Cangya had abandoned them, but Tier Harribel reassured Apache and Sun-Sun said she had meant to distract her from missing him.
• Baraggan ordered Evaniya to summon Gantenbainne and announced that he would deal with Tier Harribel and the other Menos Grande of Hueco Mundo himself.

Urahara told Lisa she could leave her spying post, but she chose to stay a few more days. Cangya trained Blut, accepted Izumi’s offer to take a day off with Lisa, and decided he needed to check on Harribel and the others; the chapter ended with him catching Urahara spying on him.

• Urahara visited Lisa at the Ishida estate and told her she was no longer responsible for spying, but Lisa said she would leave in a few days after finishing some business.
• Cangya trained Blut until his Reishi use ruptured his blood vessels, then healed and increased his Pain Resistance mastery.
• Izumi brought Cangya tea and suggested he take the next day off, and he agreed on the condition that Lisa could go with him.
• Cangya worried about Harribel and the others in Hueco Mundo and planned to use a Quincy force field to conceal a Garganta opened far from Karakura Town.
• Cangya sensed someone watching him through a hole in the wall and confronted Urahara, who entered through the window.

Cangya confronted Kisuke Urahara with knowledge of Aizen’s betrayal, but a Hollow’s arrival interrupted their conversation. He joined Izumi and the others to fight the creature, demonstrating his Quincy abilities and repeatedly crippling it.

• Cangya questioned Kisuke Urahara about his identity, and Urahara gave him a card for his shop.
• Cangya revealed that he knew Urahara was the exiled former captain of the Twelfth Division and hinted at Aizen’s betrayal, prompting Urahara to demand the source of his information.
• A Garganta opened nearby, and Urahara told Cangya to deal with the Hollow before visiting his shop the next morning.
• Izumi insisted on joining the fight, and Cangya agreed to let her go after telling her to put her safety first.
• At the children’s playground, Cangya used a Reishi Crossbow to shoot off the giant beetle Hollow’s six legs, then dismembered it again after it regenerated and charged at him.

Cangya and the Quincies met Kaien Shiba after Cangya subdued a Hollow, while Kaien investigated reports of Arrancar in Karakura Town. The chapter then revealed how exiled Yoruichi Shihōin used her cat transformation to return secretly to Soul Society as the legendary black cat.

• Cangya exhausted the Hollow’s Reiatsu, and Izumi let him stay to meet the Soul Reaper who was coming to investigate.
• Kaien Shiba arrived, recognized Izumi’s group as Quincy, and purified the defeated Hollow.
• Kaien explained that he had been sent to monitor Hollow activity and would remain in town because the Seireitei feared an Arrancar threat.
• Cangya joked with Kaien, who left on friendly terms, while Izumi worried about the danger posed by a lieutenant and a powerful Arrancar.
• Yoruichi Shihōin evaded Soul Reapers in the Seireitei by transforming into a black cat, continuing the legend she had created after helping Kisuke Urahara and Tessai escape exile.

Yoruichi returned to Kisuke after receiving his message and learned that a Quincy knew about Aizen’s powers and betrayal, prompting them to plan a meeting. In the morning, Cangya teased Lisa about their canceled date, while Lisa wondered whether he was busy with another woman.

• Yoruichi received a Hell Butterfly message from Kisuke and hurried to the World of the Living.
• Kisuke told Yoruichi that he had met a Quincy who knew about Aizen’s hypnotic ability and betrayal.
• Kisuke and Yoruichi considered whether the Quincy’s knowledge was part of Aizen’s scheme and planned to speak with him the next day.
• Lisa woke Cangya by throwing cold water on him and demanded to know why Izumi had arranged their date.
• Cangya said he had to cancel the date, then promised to go out with Lisa when he had time.
• Lisa admitted she had been looking forward to the date and wondered whether Cangya was busy with a fling.

Cangya visited Urahara Shop and offered Kisuke Urahara information about Aizen in exchange for a favor. He revealed that he had once served under Aizen, suffered Hollowfication, and died before reincarnating with his memories intact.

• Lisa tried to follow Cangya, but he warned that he could sense the darkness in her soul and left her behind.
• Lisa suppressed the Hollow inside her and resolved to make Cangya tell her everything.
• Cangya arrived at Urahara Shop, where Tessai led him to Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin.
• Cangya offered Kisuke information that could help him fight Aizen in exchange for one reasonable favor, and Kisuke agreed.
• Cangya revealed that he had served under Aizen, been Hollowfied, and died after a Hollow soul devoured him.
• Kisuke identified Cangya's experience as a flawed form of reincarnation in which the soul retained its memories.

Cangya revealed that he could transform into a Hollow, shocking Yoruichi, Urahara, and Tessai. He shared what he knew about Aizen’s plan to use Urahara’s Hogyoku to create the Oken, then asked Urahara for shelter and was welcomed into his underground chamber.

• Cangya claimed he had been reincarnated as a Hollow, but Yoruichi rejected the claim and demanded an explanation.
• Cangya transformed into a horned Hollow and released powerful Reiatsu, prompting Tessai to rush in after sensing it.
• Cangya explained that he transformed between forms rather than hiding his Reiatsu, and Urahara confirmed that his body changed from Kishi to Reishi.
• Cangya told Urahara and Yoruichi that Aizen wanted Urahara’s Hogyoku to create the Oken and reach the Soul King Palace.
• Cangya asked Urahara for shelter, and Urahara agreed to take him into his underground chamber.