Chapter Summaries

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.

Liu Ziyun returned to Soul Society and told Retsu Unohana he planned to watch Captain Shiba's life in the World of the Living until Shiba's child turned nine. In his Inner World, Life-Taker explained that his fatigue came from the early awakening of Creation Power and the effort required to master it, before Tulu forced him out.

• Liu Ziyun met Retsu Unohana and said he would keep watching Captain Shiba's life in the World of the Living until Shiba's child turned nine.
• Retsu Unohana noticed Liu Ziyun's fatigue and told him to rest.
• Liu Ziyun went to his underground Cultivation Space and entered his Inner World through Blade Zen.
• Liu Ziyun found Life-Taker and Tulu fighting to adapt to the awakened Creation Power.
• Life-Taker explained that Creation Power had awakened early and was draining Liu Ziyun's mind and spirit.
• Tulu pushed Liu Ziyun's consciousness out of the Inner World.

Liu Ziyun dreamed of a mysterious woman inside a golden egg while Life-Taker and Tulu carved patterns into its shell, then spent the next few years lying low as events in the World of the Living unfolded. After Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki married, Liu Ziyun continued waiting for what he believed was coming soon.

• Liu Ziyun dreamed of a strange mountain where Life-Taker and Tulu carved patterns into a golden egg containing a beautiful woman, who opened her eyes and startled him awake.
• Liu Ziyun continued working in the Fourth Division and secretly cultivating in the Underground Training Ground while keeping track of Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki through Yoruichi Shihōin.
• Yoruichi Shihōin told Liu Ziyun that Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki had married, and he asked her to return with news when their first child was born.
• Isane Kotetsu told Liu Ziyun that Retsu Unohana wanted to see him, and they went to the Captain's Office hand in hand.
• Retsu Unohana asked Liu Ziyun whether Tōshirō Hitsugaya's appointment as Tenth Division captain would bring further events; he advised her to keep lying low before leaving as she and Isane Kotetsu laughed.

After learning that Ichigo Kurosaki had been born, Liu Ziyun planned to travel to the World of the Living to prepare for the future. His plans were interrupted when Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu caught him in a teasing misunderstanding and dragged him into a confrontation.

• Yoruichi Shihōin told Liu Ziyun that Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki's child, Ichigo Kurosaki, had been born.
• Liu Ziyun told Retsu Unohana he planned to visit the World of the Living soon to make preparations, and she agreed while warning him to stay safe.
• Retsu Unohana teased Liu Ziyun by asking him to buy underwear she liked, then suggested Isane Kotetsu would wear some with her.
• Isane Kotetsu caught Liu Ziyun at the Captain's Office door, twisted his ear, and dragged him inside.
• Retsu Unohana pretended Liu Ziyun had threatened to force her to wear the underwear, making Isane Kotetsu angrier as Liu Ziyun protested.

Liu Ziyun left the Captain's Office with a long shopping list from Isane Kotetsu and Retsu Unohana, wondering whether their demands meant they had accepted him. As he traveled toward North District 80, he resolved to buy everything they wanted and bring it back.

• Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu teased Liu Ziyun, then Isane listed more than a dozen things she wanted him to buy.
• Isane joked about Liu Ziyun's savings, and Unohana told him to buy her a set of everything on Isane's list too.
• After Liu Ziyun left, Isane worried he might avoid them, but Unohana assured her he would keep pursuing them.
• Isane admitted she could not let go of Liu Ziyun, and Unohana encouraged her to let him get something out of their relationship.
• Liu Ziyun handed over his duties, put on the Black Cloak, and set off for North District 80, smiling as he promised to bring back everything they wanted.

Liu Ziyun met Isshin Kurosaki in Karakura Town and warned him that Aizen might be watching his family. He asked Isshin and Ryūken Ishida to meet him at the Urahara Shop, and they set out to hear what he wanted to tell them.

• Liu Ziyun encountered Isshin Kurosaki and said he had come to see Isshin’s newborn child.
• Liu Ziyun asked Isshin about Ryūken Ishida and suggested they meet at the Urahara Shop, warning that Aizen might be watching Isshin’s house.
• Isshin returned home and told Masaki Kurosaki about Liu Ziyun’s request and warning.
• Masaki called Ryūken Ishida, who came to the Kurosaki Family home and agreed to meet Liu Ziyun.
• Isshin and Ryūken left for the Urahara Shop.