Recaps

After more than a month of practice, Liu Ziyun learned to control his immense power and discovered that Life-Taker and Tulu were changing as his powers approached fusion. He returned to the Fourth Division, where Unohana kept Isane with her and Liu resumed his paperwork, suspecting the captain was jealous.

• Liu Ziyun spent more than a month relearning basic movements until he could control his strength without damaging his surroundings.
• In his Inner World, Life-Taker explained that she and Tulu were changing because Liu Ziyun was trying to blend his powers, and that complete fusion would lead to training for complete Bankai.
• Tulu kicked Liu Ziyun out of his Inner World when he said he wanted to test himself by fighting them.
• Liu Ziyun returned to the Fourth Division Captain's Office, where Unohana ordered him back to work and told Isane to stay and keep her company.
• Isane worried she had lost her chance to speak with Liu Ziyun, while Unohana wondered whether he intended to take her lieutenant too.
• Liu Ziyun worked through the medical paperwork and wondered if Unohana was jealous.

After discovering that Liu Ziyun had recovered, Retsu Unohana took him to an underground training space and ordered him to practice swordsmanship with her. Their first spar began without Reiatsu, but Unohana soon used hidden weapons and pressed him with increasingly fierce attacks.

• Liu Ziyun returned to his quarters after finishing the Medical Room's work and fell asleep, wondering if Retsu Unohana was keeping Isane away from him.
• Retsu Unohana visited Liu Ziyun late at night, judged his recovery by his reflexes, and led him to a vast underground training space she had built.
• Retsu Unohana told Liu Ziyun to train with her in Zanjutsu, explaining that she wanted to keep him occupied so he would not interfere with her Lieutenant's work.
• Liu Ziyun summoned his Zanpakuto, Decide Fate, and agreed to spar with Retsu Unohana using only swordsmanship and no Reiatsu.
• Retsu Unohana attacked Liu Ziyun with a relentless barrage, then caught him off guard with hidden weapons and continued her increasingly fierce assault.

Retsu Unohana overwhelmed Liu Ziyun during training after using Bankai, leaving him badly wounded before she walked away. As Liu Ziyun healed himself, Retsu privately admitted she had punished him for flirting with her Lieutenant and decided he needed more practice.

• Retsu Unohana used Bankai and forbade Liu Ziyun from using reiatsu, forcing him to fight her blood blades with two swords.
• Retsu Unohana wounded Liu Ziyun until he could no longer move, then ended the training and praised his strength.
• Retsu Unohana refused to heal Liu Ziyun and left him to recover with Kaidō in the Underground Space.
• Retsu Unohana recalled punishing Liu Ziyun for flirting with her Lieutenant and resolved to make him practice more.
• Liu Ziyun planned to visit Isane the next day and then deal with Retsu Unohana.

After injuring Liu Ziyun during Zanjutsu training, Retsu Unohana discovered Isane Kotetsu’s interest in his healing technique and invited her to study it. The next day, Unohana summoned Liu Ziyun and Isane for another training session, then launched a fierce attack on Liu as he tried to defend himself without Reiatsu.

• Liu Ziyun returned to his quarters wounded, while Retsu Unohana privately enjoyed having kept him from visiting Isane Kotetsu.
• Isane Kotetsu worried about Liu Ziyun, and Retsu Unohana learned from her about Liu’s healing Kaidō Barrier; the two began studying it together.
• The next morning, Liu Ziyun searched for Isane at the Comprehensive Treatment Center, but Iemura Yasochika summoned him to Retsu Unohana’s office.
• Liu Ziyun found Isane with Retsu Unohana, who ordered both of them to join her for Zanjutsu training.
• Liu Ziyun panicked when Retsu Unohana began undoing her braid, but she shook him off and started training by attacking him relentlessly without allowing him to use Reiatsu.

During Zanjutsu training, Liu Ziyun fled from Retsu Unohana and then Isane Kotetsu as both confronted him over his harem ambitions. Later, Retsu and Isane admitted they were unsure whether they liked him, leaving Isane to consider her feelings.

• Retsu Unohana repeatedly struck at Liu Ziyun’s legs during training, and he eventually stopped the practice and complained that she was trying to cripple him.
• Isane Kotetsu attacked Liu Ziyun with Tōun, angry that he wanted a harem and had named Retsu his empress; he ran from her and hid behind Retsu.
• Retsu moved beside Isane and revealed she had never agreed to join Liu Ziyun’s harem, while Isane blushed and denied wanting to join it either.
• Retsu left with Isane, and Liu Ziyun worried that his harem dream was already falling apart.
• In the Fourth Division captain’s office, Isane said she did not know whether she liked Liu Ziyun, and Retsu admitted he had gradually found his way into her heart.
• Retsu told Isane she would not stand in her way if Isane liked Liu Ziyun, warning that he was a womanizer; Isane blushed and quietly acknowledged her words.

Liu Ziyun went to the comprehensive treatment center to reconcile with Isane Kotetsu, only to learn she was working with Retsu Unohana. After Isane called him into the Captain's Office, he grabbed her hand and led her inside despite her protests and the captain's warning.

• Liu Ziyun planned to make things right with Isane Kotetsu while avoiding Retsu Unohana for the time being.
• Liu Ziyun searched for Isane at the comprehensive treatment center, then learned she was in the Captain's Office with Retsu Unohana.
• Retsu Unohana teased Isane about missing Liu Ziyun and asked whether she would be with him if he gave up his harem plans.
• Isane Kotetsu went outside and told Liu Ziyun that Retsu Unohana wanted him inside.
• Liu Ziyun grabbed Isane Kotetsu's hand and refused to let go, even after she told him to release her.
• Retsu Unohana threatened Liu Ziyun, who led Isane Kotetsu into the Captain's Office while she blushed.

Liu Ziyun teased Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu about being together, then explained his plans for monitoring events in the World of the Living and revealed their dangerous secret to Isane. After Liu Ziyun fled their teasing, Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu discussed his feelings, while Retsu wondered whether they could have the quiet future he wanted.

• Liu Ziyun declared that he wanted both Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu, prompting Retsu to draw her Zanpakuto before Isane stopped her.
• Retsu Unohana asked Liu Ziyun about his plans, and he said he would stay low-profile and follow the Tenth Division captain when Soul Reapers began disappearing in the World of the Living.
• Retsu Unohana told Isane Kotetsu about their secret plan and warned her that revealing it could lead to their deaths and the destruction of the Three Worlds.
• Isane Kotetsu reproached Liu Ziyun for keeping the secret from her, and he fled the Captain's Office when she and Retsu joked about stopping him from pursuing other women.
• Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu discussed whether Isane would join Liu Ziyun's harem, and Isane told Retsu that his feelings for her were genuine.
• Alone, Retsu Unohana wondered whether their future could be peaceful and admitted to herself that she would not mind being the head of Liu Ziyun's harem.

Liu Ziyun endured exhausting work and training under Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu while trying to win their affection. When Unohana asked whether Tōshirō Hitsugaya would affect the future Liu had described, the discussion turned to his age and looks, leaving Liu under both women’s pointed scrutiny.

• Liu Ziyun returned to his workstation, where Isane Kotetsu gave him a list of trainees and ordered him to teach them Barrier and Kaidō techniques.
• Liu Ziyun spent his days treating patients, handling paperwork, teaching, and practicing Zanjutsu with Retsu Unohana, while his attempts at romance were rebuffed.
• Isane Kotetsu summoned Liu Ziyun to the Captain's Office, where Retsu Unohana asked whether Tōshirō Hitsugaya would affect the future he had told them about.
• Liu Ziyun identified Tōshirō as the future captain of the Tenth Division and described his Zanpakuto and his connection to Momo Hinamori.
• After Liu Ziyun remarked that Tōshirō would become handsome as an adult, Isane Kotetsu and Retsu Unohana challenged him over his interest in younger men.

Liu Ziyun dodged Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu’s teasing before discussing Tōshirō Hitsugaya’s training and his plans to save two people from the World of the Living. After Liu fled their questions about his past injuries, he realized the women cared about him and headed for the dormitory with renewed hope.

• Liu Ziyun stumbled through Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu’s teasing until Retsu redirected the conversation to Tōshirō Hitsugaya’s training.
• Liu suggested that the Captain-Commander train Tōshirō while he continued attending Shin'ō Academy, and Retsu agreed to speak with the Captain-Commander.
• Liu told Retsu that he expected to save two people from the World of the Living in a year or two, and Retsu and Isane learned he had nearly died during his previous leave.
• Liu fled the Captain's Office when Retsu and Isane pressed him for an explanation, leaving them to discuss their concern for him.
• Liu caught his breath in a corner of the Fourth Division, realized Retsu and Isane cared about him, and headed toward the dormitory with hope for the future.

After two years of working to win over Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu, Liu Ziyun learned that Tenth Division members had vanished in the World of the Living and arranged to accompany the Tenth Division captain. Retsu Unohana revealed that Captain Shiba would leave and that they had to let events follow the future Liu Ziyun had foreseen.

• Retsu Unohana asked Isane Kotetsu whether she would join Liu Ziyun's harem, and Isane denied her feelings for him.
• Liu Ziyun spent two years in the Fourth Division trying to win over Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu while taking on much of the division's work.
• Isane Kotetsu told Liu Ziyun that contact had been lost with Tenth Division members in the World of the Living.
• Liu Ziyun asked Retsu Unohana to alert him when the Tenth Division captain set out, and he arranged to accompany him.
• Retsu Unohana told Isane Kotetsu that Captain Shiba would leave and that they could not interfere with the future Liu Ziyun had seen.

Retsu Unohana told Isane Kotetsu about the fate Ziyun had foreseen and the burden of keeping it secret, then discussed what they would do if he threatened Soul Society. Isane hurried off to confront Ziyun after Unohana teased her about loving him, while Ziyun remained unaware as he worked in the Fourth Division.

• Retsu Unohana explained that Ziyun had revealed his vision of the future to her and the Captain-Commander after events confirmed it.
• Isane Kotetsu asked what Unohana would do if Ziyun had other intentions, and Unohana said she might support him unless he harmed Soul Society, in which case she might die with him.
• Isane Kotetsu declared she would take Ziyun down if he threatened Soul Society, and Unohana teased her about bearing him an heir and joining his harem.
• Isane Kotetsu left the Captain's Office to confront Ziyun, while Unohana reflected that they had both fallen for him.
• Liu Ziyun continued working on handover duties in the Fourth Division, unaware of their conversation.

Isane Kotetsu confronted Liu Ziyun about wanting both her and Captain Unohana, teasing him into admitting he did not want to give either of them up. When she demanded that he choose, Liu Ziyun kissed her, leaving their relationship unresolved.

• Isane Kotetsu arrived while Liu Ziyun handed over his Fourth Division work and ordered him to come with her once he finished.
• Isane Kotetsu led Liu Ziyun to an empty barracks room and questioned him about his supposed seventy-two concubines.
• Liu Ziyun admitted he wanted both Isane Kotetsu and Captain Unohana and said he could not choose between them.
• Isane Kotetsu insisted that Liu Ziyun choose one and threatened to leave if he tried to keep both.
• Liu Ziyun pulled Isane Kotetsu into his arms and kissed her fiercely.

After learning that Isshin Shiba had secretly gone to the World of the Living, Liu Ziyun followed him to Karakura Town and asked Kisuke Urahara to track him. Liu Ziyun waited at the Urahara Shop while Isshin stood unaware that he was being watched.

• A division member summoned Liu Ziyun and Isane Kotetsu to Retsu Unohana, who told them Isshin Shiba had opened a Senkaimon to the World of the Living.
• Liu Ziyun said he would observe events from a distance, and Retsu Unohana warned Isane to keep quiet about Aizen's involvement.
• Liu Ziyun crossed from Soul Society to Karakura Town and went to the Urahara Shop.
• Liu Ziyun asked Kisuke Urahara to locate Isshin and learned that Sōken Ishida led the Ishida Family of Quincy.
• Liu Ziyun said he would ensure events followed their predetermined course, while Isshin watched Karakura Town from a rooftop, unaware he was being observed.

Liu Ziyun watched Isshin Shiba draw out the Hollow White while secretly protecting nearby Soul Reapers from being caught in the fight. White battled Isshin as Liu Ziyun waited for the cheat-user to appear, and he knocked out a Thirteenth Division member who had arrived to investigate.

• Liu Ziyun followed Kisuke Urahara's coordinates and found Isshin Shiba pursuing two Tenth Division members through Karakura Town.
• As rain began, Isshin warned the two Soul Reapers to return and released his Reiatsu to lure out the Hollow.
• Liu Ziyun knocked out the two Tenth Division members, hid them in an abandoned house, and concealed their Reiatsu with Bakudō number twenty-six, White Hiding.
• White emerged from the darkness and attacked Isshin, whose strength and speed forced him into a difficult fight.
• A Thirteenth Division member arrived to investigate the Reiatsu, and Liu Ziyun knocked him unconscious before he could interfere.

Liu Ziyun watched Aizen, Kaname Tōsen, and Gin Ichimaru secretly interfere in Isshin Shiba’s battle with White. Masaki Kurosaki arrived and drove White back with her Reishi arrows, then became its new target as Liu Ziyun stayed hidden.

• Liu Ziyun hid an unconscious Thirteenth Division member, then saw White attack Isshin Shiba with a Cero.
• Isshin fought White, but an unseen Zanpakuto wielder slashed his back as Aizen, Kaname Tōsen, and Gin Ichimaru watched from above.
• White forced Isshin onto the defensive, and Liu Ziyun sensed the Quincy Masaki Kurosaki approaching.
• Isshin unleashed a flaming attack that severed White’s arm, but White sent him crashing through a rooftop and pressed its attack.
• Masaki Kurosaki fired Reishi arrows at White, driving it away from Isshin, before White lunged at her.
• Aizen stopped Kaname Tōsen from intervening, while Liu Ziyun hid deeper in the darkness and watched Masaki face White.

Masaki Kurosaki defeated White at close range, but the Hollow’s impending explosion left Isshin Shiba badly wounded after he shielded her. As Masaki offered to treat him and revealed she was a Quincy, Liu Ziyun watched Aizen, Tōsen, and Gin depart, leaving the next turn of events uncertain.

• Masaki Kurosaki drew White into her arms and pierced its neck with a Reishi arrow.
• White’s Hollow Hole swelled, so Isshin Shiba pulled White away and cast Dankū to shield Masaki before the monster exploded.
• Masaki found Isshin badly wounded, and the two exchanged words before she offered to treat him.
• Masaki told Isshin she was a Quincy, and he responded with friendly curiosity.
• Liu Ziyun watched Aizen, Kaname Tōsen, and Gin Ichimaru observe the aftermath before Aizen stopped Tōsen and the three disappeared.

After saving three unconscious Soul Reapers, Liu Ziyun brought them to Kisuke Urahara to have their memories altered. He also described the mysterious power behind his growing strength and his sense that his existence was unreal, then left Urahara to handle the survivors.

• Liu Ziyun carried two Tenth Division Soul Reapers and one Thirteenth Division Soul Reaper to Urahara Shop after deciding to save them.
• Liu Ziyun asked Kisuke Urahara to alter the three Soul Reapers' memories, and Urahara agreed to handle it.
• Kisuke Urahara said he would return to Soul Society, explain the situation, and prepare to bring Isshin Shiba to the World of the Living.
• Liu Ziyun told Kisuke Urahara that a mysterious power connected to his Bankai made him feel unreal, though it also repaired his body.
• Kisuke Urahara asked to study the power, but Liu Ziyun said he could not provide any and teased Urahara about wanting to find a way to counter him.
• Liu Ziyun left Urahara Shop, leaving the three unconscious Soul Reapers in Kisuke Urahara's care.

Liu Ziyun returned to Soul Society and told Retsu Unohana that he had intervened in the World of the Living to save three Soul Reapers, prompting her to warn him about the danger. The next morning, Isane Kotetsu confronted him over his recklessness and led him to the Captain's Office.

• Liu Ziyun returned to Soul Society and reported to Retsu Unohana that he had rescued three Soul Reapers by knocking them unconscious and leaving them with Kisuke Urahara.
• Retsu Unohana scolded Liu Ziyun for intervening during a dangerous mission involving Aizen, but Liu Ziyun insisted he could not let people die needlessly.
• Retsu Unohana left to report to the Captain-Commander, and Liu Ziyun went back to his quarters.
• Isane Kotetsu confronted Liu Ziyun the next morning, angry that he had risked himself and worried about how his actions affected her and Retsu Unohana.
• Liu Ziyun reassured Isane Kotetsu that he would stay alive for them, and she led him to Retsu Unohana's office.

Liu Ziyun traveled to Karakura Town to keep watch on Masaki Kurosaki and recruited Yoruichi Shihōin to approach her as a cat. They reached Masaki’s school, where Liu left Yoruichi to find a way to earn the Quincy girl’s trust.

• Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu agreed that Liu Ziyun should keep watch on Captain Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki, then teased him about his intentions.
• Liu Ziyun handed over his work, traveled to Karakura Town, and asked Kisuke Urahara to contact Yoruichi Shihōin for help.
• Yoruichi Shihōin reluctantly transformed into a black cat, and Liu Ziyun carried her toward Masaki Kurosaki’s school.
• At the deserted school, Liu Ziyun told Yoruichi Shihōin to get close to Masaki Kurosaki and earn her trust, preferably by being adopted.

Liu Ziyun discussed the Seireitei’s future and his hopes for a quiet personal life with Yoruichi Shihōin before returning to the Urahara Shop to rest. After sleeping, he set out to check on the Visored’s training.

• Liu Ziyun told Yoruichi Shihōin that the Seireitei had suffered repeated massacres in the future he had seen and named a cheat user, Aizen, and a Quincy boy as key figures.
• Liu Ziyun and Yoruichi discussed nobles, elections, and his wish to live with a few girls he liked; Yoruichi objected when he suggested she belonged to Kisuke.
• Liu Ziyun left Yoruichi to keep watch and went to the Urahara Shop, where Kisuke Urahara led him to a room to sleep.
• Liu Ziyun woke refreshed the next day, washed up, and left to check on the Visored’s training.

Liu Ziyun warned Shinji Hirako that Aizen was causing trouble, then agreed to spar with him at the Visored base. Their fight revealed Shinji’s improved Sakanade ability, which Liu Ziyun quickly understood and evaded.

• Liu Ziyun warned Shinji Hirako to keep the Visored hidden because Aizen’s activities were more important than the recent battle involving Isshin Shiba.
• Liu Ziyun and Shinji Hirako entered the training Barrier to spar while the other Visored watched.
• Shinji Hirako released Sakanade and used a Cero, which Liu Ziyun absorbed with Life-Taker.
• Shinji Hirako explained that the pink mist now affected opponents on contact, and Liu Ziyun deduced how the ability worked after avoiding his attack.

Liu Ziyun and Kisuke Urahara rushed to help Masaki Kurosaki after her Hollowfication began, but Urahara explained that her life could only be saved by binding her to a powerful opposing force. Ryūken Ishida rejected the proposed solution, while Isshin Shiba and Liu Ziyun faced what it would mean for Masaki's future.

• Liu Ziyun advised Shinji Hirako to keep training and maintain control of his Hollow-infused power.
• Yoruichi Shihōin reported faint Hollow Reiatsu inside Masaki Kurosaki, and Liu Ziyun arranged for her and Kisuke Urahara to be ready if Masaki's condition worsened.
• Liu Ziyun and Kisuke Urahara responded to Yoruichi Shihōin's emergency signal and saw Ryūken Ishida carrying Masaki while Isshin Shiba pursued them.
• Isshin Shiba killed the Menos Grande attacking Ryūken Ishida, who blamed Isshin for Masaki's condition as a Hollow Hole began forming on her body.
• Kisuke Urahara brought Isshin Shiba and Ryūken Ishida to the Urahara Shop and explained that Masaki could not be restored, though her life could be saved by a powerful presence that would remain with her.
• Ryūken Ishida angrily rejected Urahara's proposed solution, while Liu Ziyun watched from the shadows.

Isshin Shiba agreed to give up his Soul Reaper powers to save Masaki Kurosaki, while Liu Ziyun revealed that he had secretly witnessed and influenced events around Isshin. The chapter ended with Isshin reuniting with Kaien Shiba and Shiba Miyako and Masaki waking after pretending to be unconscious.

• Kisuke Urahara explained that Isshin could save Masaki by entering a special Gigai, even though it would cost him his Soul Reaper powers, and Isshin accepted without hesitation.
• Isshin entered the Gigai, and Urahara linked him to Masaki's Inner World so he could confront the Hollow threatening her soul.
• Ryūken Ishida left the Urahara Shop, and Liu Ziyun revealed to Urahara that he had watched and intervened during Isshin's earlier fight with White.
• Liu Ziyun told Isshin that the Captain-Commander and others had known about his visits to the World of the Living for nearly a hundred years.
• Liu Ziyun brought Kaien Shiba and Shiba Miyako out of the back room, and Isshin was stunned to see them alive.
• Liu Ziyun called out Masaki for pretending to sleep, and she opened her eyes as everyone watched.

Liu Ziyun explained that he had secretly saved Kaien Shiba and Miyako by making Kaien’s death appear real, then revealed that Sōsuke Aizen, Kaname Tōsen, and Gin Ichimaru were behind the Hollowfication Experiment and the deaths. He left Isshin Shiba asking why they had allowed events to unfold, but said other matters had left them no choice.

• Liu Ziyun teased Masaki Kurosaki and Isshin Shiba about their feelings, then asked Kaien Shiba how he and Miyako had survived.
• Liu Ziyun said Kaien Shiba and Miyako had truly died, but he had saved them and made Kaien’s corpse seem genuine to conceal their escape.
• Liu Ziyun told Isshin Shiba that a Gotei 13 mastermind was connected to the Hollowfication Experiment and the deaths of Kaien and Miyako.
• Liu Ziyun identified Sōsuke Aizen, Kaname Tōsen, and Gin Ichimaru as the three captains present the night Isshin was attacked, and explained that Aizen had created the experimental Hollow called White.
• Isshin Shiba asked why they had not stopped the plot, and Liu Ziyun replied that other matters had left them no choice but to let events unfold.

Liu Ziyun told Isshin Shiba that he had allowed the Hollowfication Experiment to proceed because he believed it was necessary to prevent a greater catastrophe, but refused to reveal more. After Liu left, the others helped Isshin decide to settle in the World of the Living by opening a clinic.

• Liu Ziyun explained that Shinji Hirako, Love Aikawa, Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi, and Kensei Muguruma had been used as test subjects to avert a threat to the world, and warned Isshin not to ask his nephew for details.
• Liu told Isshin to live quietly in the World of the Living and teased him about letting Masaki Kurosaki care for him, while ordering Kaien Shiba and Shiba Miyako to assist from the shadows.
• Liu left the Urahara Shop to report to Soul Society, and Kisuke Urahara told Isshin that Liu's strength could rival the Captain-Commander.
• Kaien and Kisuke described how Liu had saved Kaien and Miyako at great cost and said his current state was beyond their understanding.
• Shiba Miyako suggested that Isshin open a clinic, Kisuke offered to provide supplies, and Isshin agreed.