Robbery!

World of the Living, Karakura Town.

The entire town of Karakura, along with all its residents, had been transferred back and forth between the World of the Living and the Soul Society. Aside from a very small number of people, the vast majority of humans had not noticed a thing.

That day had already been unconsciously forgotten and overlooked by Karakura Town's residents under the effects of Kidō.

Karakura Town as a whole had returned to its usual routine. Only some residents occasionally wondered why the great flower-arrangement master Kurosaki Makoto had suddenly vanished without a trace.

Still, although Kurosaki Makoto's reputation had spread far and wide throughout Karakura Town, his disappearance did not stir up much of a ripple.

Only a very small number of people found it difficult to let go of that name...

On a rooftop at Karakura Town First High School.

Compared to the students downstairs, whose afternoon break appeared no different from usual, the three boys and one girl on the rooftop all wore heavy, mournful expressions.

Kurosaki Ichigo, Uryu Ishida, Chad Yasutora, and Inoue Orihime.

After Unohana Retsu had been promoted to Captain-Commander, Kurosaki Ichigo's family and Uryu Ishida had returned to the World of the Living.

Yet in the familiar Karakura Town, Kurosaki Ichigo and Uryu Ishida were missing a familiar and important figure—Kurosaki Makoto!

After Inoue Orihime learned of Kurosaki Makoto's death, she had spent every day weeping.

Of them all, Uryu Ishida was the most furious and indignant. He shouted angrily, "Those damned Thirteen Divisions—are they just going to let this go? Uncle Kurosaki died in Hueco Mundo to protect the Seireitei, yet they even refused our request to go to Hueco Mundo and retrieve Uncle Kurosaki's body."

Kurosaki Ichigo spoke as well, his expression somewhat downcast. "Th-there's nothing we can