Chapter Summaries

Mu Yu killed Muzan Kibutsuji with a meteor and received powerful rewards for completing the thousand-year undertaking. As Muzan’s remains vanished, Mu Yu noticed mysterious lights appearing where he had died.

• A meteor struck Muzan Kibutsuji, and Mu Yu used Gravity Rebound to shield the surrounding area from the blast wave.
• Muzan Kibutsuji was reduced to ash, completing Mu Yu’s main quest and earning him triple rewards, including the Judgment attribute.
• Mu Yu bestowed Judgment upon his Okatana Kanemoto, making it a more powerful counter to enemies with strong regeneration.
• Mu Yu awakened Cellular Respiration, gaining an inexhaustible supply of stamina and enhanced defenses against attacks.
• The system warned Mu Yu that his Muzankiri had become a cursed, blood-drinking blade containing a fragment of Muzan Kibutsuji’s soul, but Mu Yu refused to destroy it.
• Tiny points of light appeared where Muzan Kibutsuji had died, and Mu Yu widened his eyes when he realized what they were.

After Mu Yu killed Muzan Kibutsuji, millions of souls he had harmed appeared and thanked Mu Yu, whose body and soul were transformed by their radiance. The Blue Spider Lily matured after granting the souls dreams that healed their regrets, and Mu Yu sensed that his own destiny was incomplete.

• Souls killed by demons across Japan appeared as lights and gathered around Mu Yu to thank him for killing Muzan Kibutsuji.
• The souls' gratitude flowed into Mu Yu, cleansing and elevating his body, soul, and Garden of the Gods.
• Mu Yu summoned the Blue Spider Lily, which absorbed the souls' radiance and sent a projection to each soul.
• The system explained that the Spider Lily projections let souls mend regrets in lifetime-long dreams, and that their return would let the true flower turn illusion into reality once.
• The souls completed their dreams, the projections returned, and the Blue Spider Lily matured as Mu Yu sensed the incompleteness of his destiny.

Mu Yu used the Blue Spider Lily to connect his World Trees to the Supreme World Tree, while Muzan Kibutsuji’s death lifted the curse on the Ubuyashiki clan and turned the remaining demons human. The Demon Slayer Corps celebrated their victory, but Mu Yu vanished, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Mu Yu used the Blue Spider Lily to form a bridge to the Supreme World Tree, and divine radiance spread through the World Trees he had planted.
• After Muzan Kibutsuji died, Kagaya Ubuyashiki’s health and sight returned, and he called a Hashira meeting to share the news.
• Tamayo, Yushiro, and Nezuko lost their demon blood and became human, while Tanjiro rejoiced that Nezuko could live a normal life.
• The Demon Slayer Corps learned of Muzan Kibutsuji’s defeat and celebrated after seeing the immense crater where the battle had taken place.
• Mu Yu’s disappearance led to conflicting theories about whether he had died with Muzan Kibutsuji or left the world, and Kyojuro Rengoku, Shinobu Kocho, and Mitsuri Kanroji believed he was alive.

After leaving the Demon Slayer world, Mu Yu reviewed his abilities and received the God Clan’s third aid: a Dream Fulfillment Heart. He chose to use it in the Shinigami world and entered a modern city after preparing a new identity.

• Mu Yu reviewed his abilities and items from the Demon Slayer world, including Muzan Kibutsuji’s blood and three lottery draws.
• The Poverty Alleviation Office informed Mu Yu that he had been selected for the Dream Fulfillment Plan and granted him a Dream Fulfillment Heart.
• Mu Yu thanked the God Clan and asked the system to find a mission world suited to fulfilling his dream.
• After half a month, the system identified the Shinigami world as Mu Yu’s next destination.
• Mu Yu prepared suitable clothes and an identity, then entered the Shinigami world and arrived in a modern city.

Mu Yu arrived in the Shinigami World and prepared to pursue his dream of forging the strongest Zanpakuto. After setting up his sword and Soul Tree, he gained the ability to sense and absorb spirit particles, then headed out to explore Karakura Town.

• Mu Yu learned about the Shinigami World and set his dream objective as forging the strongest Zanpakuto.
• Mu Yu embedded the Dream Fulfillment Heart in Myōō and learned that swagger would generate Dream Fulfillment Energy.
• Mu Yu planted a custom Soul Tree, which raised his soul to LV5 Apprentice and let him see spirit particles.
• Mu Yu absorbed spirit particles through Total Concentration Breathing and felt his body and soul awaken.
• Mu Yu used the Identity Generation Card and then set out to eat, shop, and explore Karakura Town.

Mu Yu drew attention with his looks and extravagant shopping in Karakura Town, then bragged during a live street interview about winning the All Japan Swordsmanship Tournament. The interview ended with him using his Bamboo Sword to stop a pile of runaway tires, leaving the crowd and television viewers stunned.

• Mu Yu exchanged valuables for money and went on an extravagant shopping spree, attracting onlookers and building energy in the Dream Fulfillment Heart.
• After leaving a Chinese restaurant, Mu Yu turned down offers from several businesses and agreed to a street interview with Yoko Kojima of KZT News.
• During the interview, Mu Yu dismissed the praise of being a once-in-a-thousand-years swordsmanship genius and claimed nobody could beat him while he competed.
• A truck lost its cargo of old tires, sending them rolling toward the crowded interview crew.
• Mu Yu used his Bamboo Sword to stop the tires and stack them neatly, then walked away as Yoko Kojima, the crowd, and television viewers stared in shock.

After Mu Yu’s televised kendo display, Isshin revealed that the champion would stay with the Kurosaki family, unsettling Ichigo while Karin and Yuzu eagerly welcomed the news. Ichigo told Rukia, who was hiding in his closet, and discovered she was excited to meet Mu Yu too.

• Ichigo returned home late and brawled with Isshin before the family watched Mu Yu stop and stack tires with a bamboo sword on television.
• Isshin said Mu Yu was the son of an old friend and would soon stay with the Kurosaki family.
• Yuzu offered Mu Yu her room, and Karin agreed to help prepare it, while Ichigo worried about losing his room and Rukia’s hiding place.
• Ichigo took dinner to his room, where Rukia emerged from the closet and discussed Mu Yu’s growing fame.
• Ichigo told Rukia that Mu Yu would move into his house, and Rukia eagerly looked forward to meeting him.

Mu Yu reflected on Ichigo Kurosaki’s inherited advantages and explained why he admired Rukia Kuchiki as he waited to meet Ichigo. Ichigo arrived at the subway entrance and was startled by Mu Yu’s appearance.

• Mu Yu credited his kendo-champion identity and prepared bamboo swords for his confident display, then checked the Energy Droplets within the Myōō's Dream Fulfillment Heart.
• Mu Yu recounted how Ichigo’s family and bloodline, along with Aizen and others’ interventions, had shaped Ichigo’s powers and battles.
• Mu Yu listed the reasons he liked Rukia Kuchiki and complained that Tite Kubo had paired Ichigo with Orihime Inoue.
• Mu Yu eagerly waited at a subway entrance near Ichigo’s home after arranging to meet him and move into the Kurosaki Family home.
• Ichigo Kurosaki arrived, saw Mu Yu, and wondered in surprise whether the person moving into his home was really a boy.

Mu Yu moved into Ichigo Kurosaki’s home, unsettling Ichigo by making ordinary luggage seem impossibly heavy and hinting that they had met before. Ichigo remained wary as Mu Yu was welcomed by Isshin, Karin, and Yuzu, who easily handled the gifts that had strained Ichigo.

• Ichigo Kurosaki greeted Mu Yu and offered to carry some of his luggage, but the bags made Ichigo strain despite Mu Yu calling them light.
• As they walked home, Ichigo grew suspicious of Mu Yu’s strength and questioned who he really was after Mu Yu greeted him as if they had met before.
• Mu Yu teased Ichigo by identifying himself as the kendo tournament champion, then left Ichigo confused about why he was moving into their home.
• Ichigo realized Mu Yu had silently taken the luggage from his hands and feared what Mu Yu could have done if he had been hostile.
• Mu Yu arrived at the Kurosaki home, greeted Isshin, Karin, and Yuzu, and gave the girls raccoon plushies and a chocolate cake.
• Ichigo watched Karin and Yuzu handle the plushies effortlessly and wondered why the bags had felt so heavy to him.

Mu Yu charmed Yuzu and Karin during his visit to the Kurosaki home, while Ichigo grew suspicious of his intentions. Ichigo and Rukia concluded that Mu Yu’s apparent weakness might conceal exceptional Spiritual Pressure control, leaving them unsure whether he was friend or foe.

• Yuzu and Karin excitedly got Mu Yu’s autograph and enjoyed the chocolate cake he brought, while Ichigo watched him warily.
• Yuzu showed Mu Yu her former bedroom, and Karin invited him to play soccer with her as Ichigo felt jealous and wondered what Mu Yu wanted.
• Mu Yu offered Ichigo leftover cake, prompting Ichigo to fear that Mu Yu knew about Rukia; Yuzu and Karin then exchanged phone numbers with Mu Yu.
• Ichigo brought the cake to Rukia and recounted his encounter with Mu Yu, including the strange weight of the stuffed bears and cake.
• Rukia suspected Mu Yu’s Spiritual Pressure was not weak but exceptionally well controlled, and she and Ichigo agreed that his identity and intentions remained mysterious.

Ichigo and Rukia confronted Mu Yu after he revealed he knew Rukia had transferred her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. Mu Yu declared that he would kill Ichigo and take Rukia back, and Ichigo charged at him to protect her.

• Rukia encouraged Ichigo to stop worrying and suggested they investigate Mu Yu that night.
• Rukia pulled Ichigo's soul from his body, but Mu Yu noticed them and asked them to meet him at the park.
• On the way to the park, Rukia explained Shinigami combat techniques to Ichigo, including Flash Step.
• Mu Yu revealed that he knew Rukia had transferred her powers to Ichigo and accused her of breaking the rules.
• Ichigo stepped in front of Rukia and accepted responsibility, but Mu Yu said he would kill Ichigo and take Rukia back.
• Ichigo attacked Mu Yu with his Zanpakuto, determined to defeat him and protect Rukia.

Mu Yu overwhelmed Ichigo Kurosaki while Rukia tried to stop him from hurting Ichigo, but Ichigo's Spiritual Pressure surged and he continued fighting. The chapter ended with Mu Yu knocking Ichigo nearly unconscious with a flick to the forehead.

• Ichigo Kurosaki attacked Mu Yu, who stopped his Zanpakuto with two fingers and used Flash Step to appear beside him and pin him into the ground.
• Rukia leaped onto Mu Yu and threatened to use Byakurai on herself unless he spared Ichigo, but Mu Yu dismissed her threat and moved her to a park bench.
• Ichigo Kurosaki's Spiritual Pressure surged, and he told Rukia to get down before launching another attack on Mu Yu.
• Mu Yu dodged Ichigo's strikes and knocked his Zanpakuto aside with a finger, while Ichigo continued fighting with improved footwork and a feint.
• Mu Yu flicked Ichigo Kurosaki on the forehead, leaving him dazed and close to collapsing.

Mu Yu overwhelmed Ichigo Kurosaki in their fight, drawing the attention of Karakura Town’s spiritual experts before revealing immense Spiritual Pressure. Ichigo refused to abandon Rukia Kuchiki after Mu Yu offered to take her back, and the chapter ended with Mu Yu breaking Ichigo’s Zanpakuto as Rukia remembered Kaien Shiba.

• Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihouin, Uryu Ishida, and Isshin Kurosaki noticed Ichigo Kurosaki’s Spiritual Pressure and headed toward the fight or watched it from afar.
• Mu Yu questioned Ichigo about his Zanpakuto and released overwhelming Spiritual Pressure that forced Ichigo and Rukia Kuchiki to the ground.
• Ichigo struggled to his feet and vowed not to let Mu Yu take Rukia away, but Mu Yu offered to spare him and return Rukia to Soul Society for punishment.
• Rukia agreed to return with Mu Yu, hoping to leave the World of the Living immediately.
• Ichigo attacked Mu Yu, who snapped Ichigo’s Zanpakuto in half, while Ichigo vowed to defeat him and Rukia thought of Kaien Shiba.

Mu Yu unnerved Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki by dismissing his mission and warning that the Soul Society might execute Rukia with the Sōkyoku. After leaving, he learned that Myōō had become his Zanpakuto, Asauchi, and received energy points and a lottery draw from the system.

• Mu Yu pretended to scratch an itch, introduced himself as the All Japan Swordsmanship Tournament champion, and refused to take Rukia back to the Soul Society.
• Mu Yu insulted Central 46 Chambers and warned Rukia that the Soul Society had discovered more than it should and might execute her with the Sōkyoku.
• Rukia explained the Sōkyoku to Ichigo Kurosaki, then tried to reassure him that it would not be used on her.
• The system rewarded Mu Yu with 10,000,000 energy points for making Ichigo Kurosaki and the others wary of him.
• Myōō transformed into the Zanpakuto Asauchi, and the system rewarded Mu Yu with a lottery draw for changing events and revealing Rukia's possible fate.

Mu Yu’s warning about Rukia made Kisuke Urahara suspect that Aizen had discovered the Hogyoku, while Aizen became intrigued by Mu Yu’s unusual abilities and ordered Gin Ichimaru to test him. Mu Yu learned that he had gained Aizen’s attention, earned energy, and raised his Soul Tree to level 10.

• Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin wondered how Mu Yu knew about Rukia and questioned his identity and movement technique.
• Aizen and Gin Ichimaru watched Mu Yu on surveillance, and Aizen concluded that Mu Yu was human and had used neither Flash Step nor a real Zanpakuto.
• Aizen told Gin Ichimaru to find an opportunity to test Mu Yu, whom he considered potentially valuable experimental material.
• The system informed Mu Yu that Aizen and Gin had targeted him, awarded him 20,000,000 energy points, and reported that his Soul Tree had advanced from LV5 to level 10.

Mu Yu accompanied Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki to Karakura Town High School, where his striking appearance drew the attention of students across campus. As Orihime Inoue watched him in class, she noticed Ichigo and Rukia also seemed unable to stop looking at him.

• Mu Yu told Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki that he was going to school because he loved studying, while they worried about his unpredictable behavior.
• Students along the way to Karakura Town High School stopped to stare at Mu Yu and asked about his identity.
• Mu Yu was introduced as a transfer student in Class 1-3, where his looks sparked cheers, applause, and whispered reactions.
• Mu Yu attended classes as students across the school continued to watch him and grow more curious about him.
• Orihime Inoue noticed Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki secretly watching Mu Yu and wondered what was going on.

Mu Yu was confronted by delinquents at school, but Ichigo Kurosaki and students from Class 1-3 rallied around him and drove them away. The incident became a memorable scene on campus, while Orihime Inoue wondered why Ichigo and Rukia seemed unusually pleased.

• Mu Yu encountered delinquents led by Yuushi Ishigawa on the stairs, apologized for not addressing them as senpai, and agreed to go with them to the restroom.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and Yasutora Sado arrived, and Ichigo tried to stop the delinquents by telling them Mu Yu was the National Kendo Tournament champion.
• The delinquents mocked Ichigo and Mu Yu until Rukia Kuchiki and students from Class 1-3 surrounded them to defend Mu Yu.
• The delinquents fled through the jeering crowd, and Mu Yu thanked the students and promised to treat them to juice.
• Ichigo and Rukia exchanged thumbs-up as Orihime Inoue watched and wondered about their reaction.

Mu Yu became popular at school and earned the Kurosaki family’s trust, while Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki grew more wary of his mysterious abilities. When a massive Hollow invasion began, Mu Yu suspected it was Aizen’s probe.

• Mu Yu helped Class 1-3 grow closer and became a celebrated student known for his exceptional skills.
• Yuzu and Karin grew attached to Mu Yu, and Yuzu credited him with helping identify a critically ill patient’s condition.
• Rukia and Ichigo questioned Mu Yu’s origins and abilities, especially after he recognized a patient’s illness without equipment.
• Rukia detected many Hollows and pulled Ichigo’s soul from his body so they could respond.
• Mu Yu reached a rooftop first, sensed Hollows pouring from Hueco Mundo along with Menos Grande, and wondered if Aizen had sent them as a test.

Ichigo and Rukia fought to protect Karakura Town as a vast Hollow invasion put their friends and families in danger. At the Kurosaki home, Mu Yu effortlessly destroyed the Hollows surrounding Karin and the others, leaving Karin amazed by his power.

• Ichigo and Rukia learned that Hollows had appeared throughout Karakura Town, with the largest group near Ichigo's home and another concentrated near the school.
• Ichigo chose to head for the school first, trusting Mu Yu to protect Karin and Yuzu, while Rukia chose to trust Ichigo's judgment.
• Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, Uryu Ishida, and Tatsuki Arisawa faced Hollow attacks; Uryu exterminated the Hollows that came for him and began hunting others.
• At Urahara Shoten, Kisuke Urahara hesitated as Jinta Hanakari, Sado Yasutora, and Tessai Tsukabishi waited for him to act.
• More than twenty Hollows surrounded the Kurosaki home, where Mu Yu reassured Karin and watched over the family.
• Mu Yu released spiritual pressure that crushed the Hollows into powder, while creatures in the sky forced a Sky Scar shut; Karin watched in awe.

Aizen and Gin Ichimaru watched Mu Yu effortlessly defeat Hollows, while Aizen ordered Menos Grande sent to test him and Ichigo Kurosaki. In Karakura Town, Ichigo and Uryu Ishida began a Hollow-hunting contest, but a gigantic being appeared through a rift before they could begin.

• Gin Ichimaru was astonished by Mu Yu's precise Spiritual Pressure, and Aizen ordered Menos Grande sent to challenge Mu Yu and Ichigo Kurosaki.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia continued purifying Hollows in Karakura Town as Ichigo's Spiritual Pressure began to run low.
• Uryu Ishida appeared and destroyed a Hollow with a spirit-particle arrow, then challenged Ichigo Kurosaki and declared his hatred of Soul Reapers.
• Rukia suspected Mu Yu was not a Soul Reaper and wondered what organization he and Uryu Ishida belonged to.
• Ichigo accepted Uryu Ishida's contest to hunt Hollows after Uryu insulted Soul Reapers and their efforts to protect people.
• A huge rift opened in the sky, and a gigantic face appeared as Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia, and Uryu Ishida stared in disbelief.