Chapter Summaries

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.