Recaps

Liu Hao faced a trial that forced him to confront a bold, unrestrained version of himself and accept the desires and courage he had suppressed. After integrating with that other self, he passed the fourth flight of stairs and prepared to continue toward the throne.

• Liu Hao entered a vision of Rukongai where his younger self challenged him to recognize how fear of rejection had kept him from fully belonging.
• Liu Hao watched the alternate self make different choices, confront Aizen at Sōkyoku Hill, and battle him after breaking Kyōka Suigetsu’s control.
• Gin Ichimaru and the alternate Liu Hao turned on Liu Hao, and Aizen revealed that the vision’s world could not contain two versions of him.
• Liu Hao realized the alternate self embodied his suppressed desires and responsibilities, then accepted him instead of fighting him.
• The alternate self merged into Liu Hao, the vision collapsed, and Liu Hao passed the fourth flight of stairs before facing the fifth.

Liu Hao confronted a shadow of himself in the fifth trial and admitted that his desire for strength was tied to grief over lost companions and an urge to perfect the past. He emerged before the sixth flight of stairs, uncertain whether he had truly let go of his regrets, but continued onward.

• Liu Hao spoke with his shadow about his homesickness, his regrets, and his hope of returning to his original world.
• The shadow challenged Liu Hao over how he would handle Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi, forcing him to consider whether preventing their fate would impose regrets on others.
• Liu Hao admitted he wanted to use his Zanpakuto's time-control ability to save Ogawa, Ishida, Sanae, Kaien Shiba, and Shiba Miyako, and confessed that he wondered whether acting sooner could have saved them.
• The shadow pointed out that Liu Hao's attempts to save people and shape a perfect future kept him from accepting that nothing could be perfect.
• Liu Hao reached the sixth flight of stairs and noticed what might have been disappointment in the Imperial Princess's eyes before preparing to continue.

During the sixth section of the Imperial Path, Liu Hao fought a red-haired version of himself and learned that they were two sides of the same whole. After the red-haired Liu Hao prepared a weapon-filled finishing attack, Liu Hao unleashed Imperial Sword: Aurora and swung a powerful horizontal slash.

• Liu Hao entered a gray, empty space and faced a red-haired double who challenged him to a duel.
• The red-haired Liu Hao attacked with a blood-red Imperial Sword, while Liu Hao defended with his seven-colored sword and suffered a cut to his chest.
• The red-haired Liu Hao revealed that he had emerged when Liu Hao’s first companion died and had secretly used their power to fight the Hollow and heal their body.
• The red-haired Liu Hao accused Liu Hao of using his dream of returning to his homeland as an excuse to avoid accepting reality, and explained that the earlier trials were meant to restore Liu Hao’s true heart or let him replace him.
• The red-haired Liu Hao summoned thousands of weapons to encircle Liu Hao, but Liu Hao revealed that he had also been gathering strength.
• Liu Hao’s Reiatsu surged as he concentrated seven-colored light into a white blade, named the technique Imperial Sword: Aurora, and swung a horizontal slash.

Liu Hao fought his red-haired counterpart through a brutal battle that ended with the counterpart disintegrating and the trial space dissolving. On the seventh flight, Liu Hao rejected the familiar power systems and chose the unknown ancient power, awakening a new strength as he reached the eighth flight.

• Red-haired Liu Hao concentrated the weapons’ power into his Imperial Sword, broke Liu Hao’s blade, and inflicted a severe wound before Liu Hao healed and restored his weapon.
• Liu Hao trapped red-haired Liu Hao with a blood sword and detonated it, injuring them both so their remaining power was more evenly matched.
• After a prolonged final clash, both fighters suffered devastating wounds, but red-haired Liu Hao stood while Liu Hao remained kneeling; red-haired Liu Hao then disintegrated, ending the trial.
• Liu Hao reached the seventh flight and saw images of Soul Reaper, Quincy, Hollow, Fullbringer, Soul King, and unknown powers, then chose the image of the ancient emperor-like figure.
• Liu Hao awakened an entirely new power as he passed through the image and arrived at the eighth flight, where the Imperial Princess watched with anticipation.

Liu Hao confronted memories and possible futures that revealed how fear had shaped his choices, then accepted his fear and found the courage to keep moving forward. He passed the eighth flight of the Imperial Path and stood before its final trial.

• Liu Hao watched scenes of his past fear, including his avoidance of Sōsuke Aizen, and a possible future in which he fought Aizen and later sealed Yhwach.
• Liu Hao questioned his red-haired inner demon, who argued that Liu Hao was still afraid and urged him to let the demon complete the trial.
• Liu Hao meditated on his past, accepted his fear and weaknesses, and recognized his courage in continuing despite them.
• The starry trial faded, and Liu Hao reached the ninth and final flight of the Imperial Path as the Imperial Princess watched with an approving smile.

Liu Hao learned that he could not achieve Bankai through an Asauchi and had to understand the ability behind his Shikai, Imperial Sword. By forming an Imperial Heart and accepting every part of himself, he climbed the Imperial Path and sat upon the throne, setting off a deep resonance.

• Liu Hao struggled against the pressure on the Imperial Path until the Imperial Princess explained that an Asauchi could not contain his power and that he had to understand its essence himself.
• After the Imperial Princess pointed him toward his Shikai, Imperial Sword, Liu Hao realized Bankai had to grow from Shikai's ability.
• Liu Hao understood that his power required an Imperial Heart: a state of mind combining the authority to rule with the benevolence to protect.
• Liu Hao adapted to the pressure and climbed the remaining steps, reaching the throne beside the Imperial Princess.
• Liu Hao accepted the red-haired part of himself as part of who he was, then sat on the throne and caused the star chart, Imperial Sword, and his power to resonate.

After completing his Bankai training, Liu Hao revealed a new imperial majesty and the ability to suppress his Reiatsu completely. Unohana asked him to investigate Kaien Shiba’s prolonged absence in the World of the Living, and Liu Hao prepared to go despite Aizen’s surveillance.

• Unohana and Isane Kotetsu visited Liu Hao’s hidden training ground until Imperial Princess told them he was training to master Bankai.
• Liu Hao’s Spatial Barrier revealed him seated on the Imperial Throne, radiating an unfamiliar majesty that Unohana recognized as something beyond Reiatsu.
• Liu Hao explained that he could perfectly suppress his Reiatsu and demonstrated power that Unohana judged might rival her own.
• Unohana told Liu Hao that Kaien Shiba had been missing in the World of the Living, and she asked him to check on Kaien and contact Urahara, Shiba, and the Visored.
• Liu Hao said Kyōka Suigetsu could no longer affect him, though he might hide in the World of the Living if Aizen trapped him; Unohana agreed to inform the Captain-Commander.
• Liu Hao decided to prepare for the mission and went back to his quarters to rest before leaving.

Liu Hao arrived in the World of the Living, defeated one of Aizen’s experimental Hollows, and learned that Aizen’s group had noticed his new strength. He met Masaki Kurosaki and reunited with Isshin Shiba at the Kurosaki Clinic, where they prepared to talk.

• Liu Hao escaped the pursuing Kōtotsu in the Dangai and entered the World of the Living.
• Liu Hao rescued Kobayashi Kenichi from a strange Hollow, destroyed it, and repelled the malicious will it tried to transfer into his soul.
• Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tōsen watched the battle and discussed Liu Hao’s strength and the Hollow experiment.
• Liu Hao asked Kobayashi Kenichi to pass a message to Kaien Shiba, then encountered Masaki Kurosaki, who offered to take him to Isshin Shiba.
• Masaki Kurosaki and Liu Hao reached the Kurosaki Clinic, where Isshin Shiba recognized Liu Hao and invited him inside.

Liu Hao visited Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki in Karakura Town, gave them hidden safeguards, and asked for help contacting Kisuke Urahara and the Ishida family. He left for Urahara’s address, intent on gathering allies and preventing future tragedies.

• Isshin Shiba questioned Liu Hao about his visit, and Liu Hao explained that he had come to check on Isshin and Masaki after saving Kaien and his wife from one of Aizen’s experiments.
• Liu Hao asked for Kisuke Urahara’s address and said he wanted to meet the Visored and unite forces against Aizen; he also revealed that a weaker Hollow had tried to transfer itself into his soul.
• Liu Hao placed hidden protective runes inside Masaki Kurosaki and Isshin Shiba, explaining that they could absorb Reishi and activate to heal or fight when their lives were in danger.
• Isshin Shiba gave Liu Hao Urahara’s address and his contact number, while Masaki agreed to help him get in touch with Ryūken Ishida or Sōken Ishida.
• Liu Hao warned Isshin and Masaki to keep the safeguards secret and trust their instincts if the power inside them grew hot, then left to visit Kisuke Urahara.

Liu Hao visited Kisuke Urahara’s shop, asked him to prepare a Gigai, and warned him about the future threats posed by Aizen and Yhwach. Urahara agreed to investigate the Quincy and the Ishida Family, while Liu Hao left to return to Isshin Shiba’s clinic.

• Liu Hao entered Urahara Shop, identified Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihōin, and Tessai Tsukabishi, and explained that Isshin Shiba had given him the address.
• Liu Hao asked Urahara for a Gigai and warned him that Yhwach would use Auswählen, urging him to gather Still Silver and save Masaki Kurosaki and the Ishida Family.
• Liu Hao revealed what he knew about Aizen, the Hōgyoku, and future events involving Captain Shiba’s child, then explained that Still Silver could briefly strip Yhwach of his power.
• Urahara agreed to watch the Quincy and prepare Liu Hao’s Gigai, while Liu Hao asked him to tell Kaien to return to Isshin Shiba’s place.
• After Liu Hao left, Urahara ordered Tessai to prepare a high-quality Gigai and gather information about the Quincy, especially the Ishida Family.
• Liu Hao headed back to Isshin Shiba’s clinic, planning to collect the Gigai, contact the Ishida Family, and return to Soul Society.

Liu Hao met with Sōken Ishida and Ryūken Ishida to warn them that Yhwach would use Auswählen to strip Quincy of their powers and kill those deemed impure. He revealed that Katagiri Hae would die from it in the future and left the Ishidas to decide how to prepare.

• Liu Hao collected a custom Gigai from Kisuke Urahara, noticed its hidden monitoring devices, and left without pressing the issue.
• Liu Hao met Sōken Ishida, Ryūken Ishida, Masaki Kurosaki, and Isshin Shiba at the clinic and warned them that Yhwach would soon regain his power and attack Soul Society.
• Liu Hao explained that Auswählen would reclaim the powers of Quincy judged impure, leaving Still Silver in their bodies and causing them to die.
• Liu Hao warned Masaki Kurosaki that Hollow power in her body could make her a target, and Sōken Ishida recognized that Quincy healing traditions were meant to remove foreign powers.
• Liu Hao revealed that Ryūken Ishida would dissect Katagiri Hae after her death and use the Still Silver from her body to help his son kill Yhwach.
• Liu Hao said he had told them the truth to offer them a chance to prepare, leaving their choices up to them.

Liu Hao explained the futures he had glimpsed, warning the Ishidas about the Auswählen and revealing Yhwach’s origins and goal. Ryūken vowed to verify the warning and protect Katagiri Hae and his child, while the group was left facing the danger ahead.

• Liu Hao told Ryūken Ishida and Sōken Ishida about the tragedies awaiting their family and explained that his Zanpakuto had let him glimpse a branch of the future.
• Liu Hao revealed that Uryū Ishida would survive the Auswählen and possess The Antithesis, but that Yhwach’s Schrift ritual was a trap to claim his soul and power.
• Liu Hao recounted Yhwach’s Soul Distribution ability and warned that Yhwach relied on war and death to regain the pieces of his soul.
• Liu Hao explained the Soul King’s role in stabilizing the Three Worlds and agreed with Ryūken that Yhwach sought to devour the Soul King and take his place.
• Sōken thanked Liu Hao for the warning, and Ryūken said he would investigate and prepare to protect Katagiri Hae and his child from the Auswählen.

Liu Hao returned to Soul Society with Kaien Shiba and told Unohana about a Hollow’s attempt to invade his soul and the future awaiting her and Hinamori. After he challenged Unohana’s belief that she had to die for Kenpachi Zaraki, his suggestion that she might have a child left her reconsidering the purpose she had carried for a thousand years.

• Liu Hao warned Masaki Kurosaki and Isshin Shiba to keep his revelations about Yhwach secret, then left the clinic when Kaien Shiba arrived.
• Liu Hao took Kaien Shiba through the Senkaimon to Soul Society, where Kaien reported back to Jūshirō Ukitake and Liu Hao returned to the Fourth Division.
• Liu Hao told Retsu Unohana that a Hollow had tried to invade his soul and that Aizen might target him, so he planned to stay in Soul Society.
• Liu Hao recounted Hinamori’s future survival and argued that Unohana did not have to die for Kenpachi Zaraki to succeed her.
• Liu Hao asked whether having a baby might give Unohana another reason to live, then fled when she responded with a chillingly calm question.
• After Liu Hao left, Unohana considered whether she should change the mission she had followed for a thousand years.

After the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force lost contact, Liu Hao suspected Aizen was using the crisis to lure him into a trap. The Gotei 13 reestablished contact and requested Fourth Division support, and Unohana named Liu Hao as the candidate, leaving the decision to him.

• Momo Hinamori told Liu Hao that Aizen wanted to know whether he would join the Hueco Mundo expedition, but Liu Hao declined.
• Isane Kotetsu told Liu Hao that contact with the expeditionary force, led by Shūsuke Amagai, had been lost, and Liu Hao suspected Aizen's plan involved him.
• At the Captains' Meeting, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto initially sent only the Third and Fifth Divisions to search Hueco Mundo, keeping the Fourth Division out of the operation.
• Liu Hao predicted that the expeditionary force would soon report medical casualties and demand Fourth Division support; when contact was restored, that request came as he expected.
• Unohana nominated Liu Hao to lead the medical support in Hueco Mundo, and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto asked whether Liu Hao was willing to go.

Liu Hao agreed to lead the Medical Corps supporting the Hueco Mundo expedition, despite knowing the trip might draw Aizen’s enemies against him. As he crossed into Hueco Mundo with Gin Ichimaru, Liu Hao revealed that he knew Gin’s secret feelings and future, prompting Gin to acknowledge the danger without denying the truth.

• Liu Hao requested permission to accompany the support force and lead the Medical Corps in Hueco Mundo, and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto approved.
• Liu Hao told Unohana and Isane Kotetsu that Shūsuke Amagai might be allied with Aizen and planned to speak with him and Gin Ichimaru in Hueco Mundo.
• Liu Hao challenged Unohana’s willingness to die for her self-appointed mission, but she did not change her stance.
• Liu Hao joined Gin Ichimaru and the support force at the Garganta, creating a broad Reishi walkway for the group to cross safely.
• Liu Hao told Gin Ichimaru he knew about Gin’s loved one and future, and Gin reacted seriously before continuing through the Garganta.

Liu Hao led Gin Ichimaru and the support force into Hueco Mundo to search for the Expeditionary Force, then confronted Nnoitra Gilga while Aizen watched and tested Kyōka Suigetsu. Yamamoto, Unohana, and Urahara withdrew rather than risk being caught in Aizen’s hypnosis, leaving Liu Hao to face Nnoitra as he prepared his first counterattack.

• Liu Hao and Gin Ichimaru reached Hueco Mundo with the support force, established a defensive base, and planned to use a Twelfth Division device to search for the Expeditionary Force.
• Liu Hao told Gin Ichimaru he would be treated as a defector and advised him to seek help from Unohana, the Captain-Commander, or Kisuke Urahara if he was in danger.
• Nnoitra Gilga approached, and Liu Hao charged to meet him while Gin Ichimaru stayed behind with the support force.
• Yamamoto, Unohana, and Urahara watched from hiding as Aizen used Kyōka Suigetsu to distort their view of the battlefield, then withdrew through a Garganta to avoid intervening under hypnosis.
• Liu Hao recognized Aizen and Kaname Tōsen despite Aizen’s hypnosis, while Aizen suspected Liu Hao was bluffing and ordered Nnoitra to continue fighting.
• Liu Hao dodged Nnoitra’s attacks without drawing his sword, and Aizen refused Tōsen’s offer to intervene as Liu Hao began to counterattack.

Liu Hao fought Nnoitra Gilga while Sōsuke Aizen and Kaname Tōsen watched, revealing powerful golden weapon and flame abilities. The chapter ended with Nnoitra falling from a pillar of fire, leaving his fate uncertain as Aizen chose not to intervene.

• Liu Hao told Sōsuke Aizen he was immune to Kyōka Suigetsu, and Aizen questioned whether he could escape or defeat the captains.
• Nnoitra Gilga released Santa Teresa and attacked Liu Hao with six scythes, forcing him onto the defensive.
• Liu Hao summoned golden weapons and cut off two of Nnoitra’s arms, but Nnoitra regenerated them and struck Liu Hao with a punch.
• Liu Hao used Imperial Flame to melt Nnoitra’s scythes, turn the battlefield into magma, and trap him in pillars of fire.
• Sōsuke Aizen stopped Kaname Tōsen from intervening, and Nnoitra fell from the flames onto the cooled ground.

Liu Hao escaped Aizen and Tōsen with Imperial Princess’s help, then traveled through the Forest of Menos Grande. After saving Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka from an Adjuchas, he asked them to come with him.

• Nnoitra’s surprise Cero failed, and Kaname Tōsen’s sneak attack was blocked before Liu Hao wounded him with golden blades.
• Imperial Princess restrained Sōsuke Aizen, allowing Nnoitra to escape while Liu Hao opened a vortex and withdrew with her.
• Liu Hao and Imperial Princess arrived in the Forest of Menos Grande and decided to search for the Expeditionary Force and Shūsuke Amagai.
• Liu Hao found Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka surrounded by Menos Grande, then killed a scorpionlike Adjuchas with Byakurai.
• Liu Hao asked Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka to come with him, leaving them uncertain whether to trust him.

Liu Hao took Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka to a concealed cave and used his Zanpakuto to heal Nel’s damaged mask and scar. After Liu Hao began recovering his Reiatsu, Imperial Princess appeared and introduced herself to Nel as part of his Zanpakuto.

• Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka agreed to accompany Liu Hao into the desert.
• Liu Hao concealed the cave with the Imperial Sword, then held Pesche and Dondochakka in place with his Reiatsu as he treated Nel.
• Liu Hao used “Imperial Decree, All Things Restored” to heal Nel’s scar and repair her mask, giving it spiral ram-like horns.
• Pesche and Dondochakka thanked Liu Hao, while he explained that Nel’s lost power would take time to recover and that forcing her original form could harm her.
• Liu Hao rested to regain Reiatsu, and Imperial Princess appeared, introduced herself to Nel, and gently stroked her head.

Liu Hao parted from Nel after promising they would meet again, then tracked down Shūsuke Amagai’s Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force and secretly helped it survive a Hollow ambush. He finally revealed himself to Amagai in a secluded ravine, where the wanted fugitive faced the captain’s demand for an explanation.

• The Imperial Princess comforted Nel while Liu Hao recovered, and Liu Hao explained that he had contained his Reiatsu rather than lost it.
• Liu Hao traveled with Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka for several days, then gave Nel a bracelet that would help them find each other before leaving to search for the Expeditionary Force.
• Liu Hao located Shūsuke Amagai’s force but failed repeatedly to lure the cautious captain away, so he followed them in secret.
• Several Adjuchas and a large number of Gillians ambushed the Expeditionary Force, and Liu Hao secretly intervened to protect the Soul Reapers before openly joining Amagai against the Hollows.
• After the Hollows retreated, Kifune Ri confronted Liu Hao, but he incapacitated her and led Amagai to a secluded ravine.
• Liu Hao removed his hood, and Amagai recognized him as a fugitive and demanded to know why he had helped the Expeditionary Force.

Liu Hao told Shūsuke Amagai that Aizen had manipulated the messages and explained the truth behind Amagai’s father’s death, while warning him about Kyōka Suigetsu and Aizen’s plans. Amagai agreed to seek proof, and the two cautiously parted ways near the Expeditionary Force’s camp.

• Liu Hao and Shūsuke Amagai compared their accounts of the Expeditionary Force’s lost communications and discovered that the messages they received contradicted each other.
• Liu Hao explained that Aizen wanted him eliminated because he was immune to Kyōka Suigetsu, whose power was Complete Hypnosis.
• Liu Hao revealed that Amagai’s father had been Yamamoto’s disciple and that Yamamoto killed him after the Bakkōtō corrupted him; he identified Kumoi Gyokaku as the person controlling the Bakkōtō.
• Amagai said he would verify Liu Hao’s account with Yoruichi Shihōin and Jūshirō Ukitake, and agreed to leave the Kasumioji Clan’s agents in the Expeditionary Force for now.
• Liu Hao told Amagai about Aizen’s plans to break the boundary between Soul Reapers and Hollows and warned him about Gin Ichimaru, Kaname Tōsen, and Kyōka Suigetsu.
• Liu Hao and Amagai headed toward the camp with a cautious new understanding, but Liu Hao stopped short and told Amagai to continue alone.

Liu Hao encountered Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck while seeking help to reach the World of the Living, and warned them about their future deaths in Aizen’s war. Starrk questioned why Aizen would attack Tier Harribel, leaving the two Arrancar unsettled by Liu Hao’s account.

• Liu Hao left Shūsuke Amagai after revealing Aizen’s role in the Hollowfication Incident and warning that a greater threat would follow Aizen.
• Liu Hao and Imperial Princess wandered Hueco Mundo, hoping to find a Hollow who could open a Garganta to the World of the Living.
• Liu Hao met Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck, who agreed to let him go rather than try to capture him for Aizen.
• Liu Hao asked Starrk and Lilynette to open a Garganta for him and offered a warning about their future as payment.
• Liu Hao told them that Lilynette and Starrk would die in the battle against the Gotei 13, while Aizen would cut down Tier Harribel.
• Starrk asked Liu Hao why Aizen attacked Tier Harribel, and Lilynette reacted with unease to the prediction.

Liu Hao warned Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck about Aizen’s willingness to sacrifice them and the possible future war, urging them to survive. Starrk chose to return to Las Noches and think about his loyalty, while Liu Hao and the Imperial Princess traveled through the Garganta, acknowledging that the future could still change.

• Liu Hao told Coyote Starrk that Aizen viewed the Espada as tools and described the devastation a future war could bring to Hueco Mundo and Soul Society.
• Coyote Starrk reflected on his loneliness and Aizen’s kindness, then opened a Garganta so Liu Hao and the Imperial Princess could return to the World of the Living.
• After Liu Hao left, Coyote Starrk told Lilynette Gingerbuck that he believed Liu Hao and admitted he had sensed that attacking him would mean their deaths.
• Coyote Starrk and Lilynette decided to observe and think before choosing whether to remain loyal to Aizen, and they promised to prioritize each other’s survival.
• In the Garganta, Liu Hao told the Imperial Princess that the future he described was only one possibility and that their choices could create a different outcome.

Liu Hao reached Karakura Town and met with Yoruichi Shihōin and Kisuke Urahara, who gave him a Reiatsu-concealing cloak and a Gigai. After changing his Reiatsu and agreeing to stay in town to protect Masaki Kurosaki, he heard Isshin Shiba arrive at the shop.

• Liu Hao traveled from Wuming City to Karakura Town and released a faint Reiatsu signal near the Urahara Shop to contact Yoruichi Shihōin and Kisuke Urahara safely.
• Yoruichi Shihōin found Liu Hao, gave him a Reiatsu-concealing cloak from Kisuke Urahara, and led him to the shop.
• Liu Hao and Kisuke Urahara discussed Aizen, the false accusations against Liu Hao, and the danger of revealing their whereabouts.
• Kisuke Urahara gave Liu Hao a Gigai, but warned that his Reiatsu could still reveal him to Aizen.
• Liu Hao altered his Reiatsu by changing the flow of Reishi through his body, surprising Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihōin, and Tessai Tsukabishi.
• Yoruichi Shihōin suggested that Liu Hao work at Isshin Shiba's clinic while protecting Masaki Kurosaki, and Isshin arrived at the Urahara Shop.

Liu Hao moved into Isshin's Kurosaki Clinic and spent several years helping Isshin and Masaki, whose relationship eventually led to marriage. At their wedding, Liu Hao got drunk and boasted about his strength and his longing for friends in Soul Society, then teased Yoruichi and Kisuke about their relationship.

• Isshin agreed to let Liu Hao live and work at the Kurosaki Clinic, where Liu Hao used his medical skills while concealing his Reiatsu.
• Liu Hao teased Isshin about Masaki, and over the next two years Masaki began working at the clinic full-time and became Isshin's partner.
• Isshin and Masaki married in a small ceremony at the Urahara Shop, with Liu Hao among their guests.
• Liu Hao and Ryūken tried to get Isshin drunk at the wedding, but Liu Hao became intoxicated first after Kisuke joined in.
• Liu Hao drunkenly claimed he could defeat Yamamoto and Yhwach, and said he missed Unohana and Isane Kotetsu.
• Liu Hao teased Yoruichi and Kisuke about marrying, leaving both flustered as the wedding celebration continued.