Ch. 261Afterword
Jun and his allies uncovered the Soul King's message, merged Tōsen and Haschwalth with the Soul King, and rebuilt the afterlife around a new system of judgment and reincarnation. The Soul King passed away, and the chapter ended with the characters choosing their paths across the afterlife and the living world.
- Urahara, Hikifune, and Mayuri studied the Soul-Extending Crystal and discovered that it had kept the Soul King's mind alive while slowing his thoughts thousands of times.
- Tōsen used the Hōgyoku's remaining power to reveal the Soul King's message, then merged with the Soul King alongside Haschwalth after the group exposed the body and organs encased in crystal.
- Jun spoke with the old Soul King before his consciousness faded, and Tōsen returned to himself as the Soul King passed away.
- Tōsen and Haschwalth spent decades changing Hell's rules so the Five-Day Ten-Blade Shield judged the dead, while the Silent Sand Sea became a place where souls could earn entry to Soul Society.
- A century later, Jun and Isuzu chose to reincarnate together, followed by Nel and Tier Harribel, while Golvi set herself to be Jun and Isuzu's second daughter.
- The others chose their futures: Rukia and Ichigo raised children in the World of the Living, Ulquiorra and Orihime reincarnated together, and Karin later married Uryū.