Chapter Summaries

Jushiro Ukitake told Kotetsu Kiyone and Sentaro Kotetsu to hand over their acting Vice Captain duties to Lin Feng. Kotetsu Kiyone accepted, but Sentaro Kotetsu remained unconvinced because he believed no one could replace Shiba Kaien.

• Jushiro Ukitake said Kotetsu Kiyone and Sentaro Kotetsu should hand their duties to Vice Captain Lin Feng.
• Kotetsu Kiyone agreed to support Lin Feng and felt relieved to give up the responsibilities.
• Lin Feng returned Kotetsu Kiyone's polite smile, while Sentaro Kotetsu watched with a gloomy expression.
• Sentaro Kotetsu objected inwardly to Lin Feng's appointment, believing a successor had to match Shiba Kaien's virtues and strength.

Lin Feng familiarized himself with the Thirteenth Division and discovered that Rukia Kuchiki had gone missing in the Living World. He suspected her disappearance meant Bleach's main storyline had begun and saw a chance to use Aizen's schemes to earn Zero Squad's recognition.

• Jushiro Ukitake asked Kotetsu Kiyone to show Lin Feng around the Gotei 13.
• Kotetsu Kiyone brought Lin Feng to the Thirteenth Division's records room, where he searched the roster for Rukia Kuchiki.
• Lin Feng found a strange mark beside Rukia Kuchiki's name and asked Kotetsu Kiyone about it.
• Kotetsu Kiyone explained that Rukia's spiritual pressure had vanished while she was on duty in the Living World, and searches had found no trace of her.
• Kotetsu Kiyone said Rukia was stronger than she and Sentaro Kotetsu, and that the division suspected something unusual had happened because no dangerous Hollow activity had been reported.
• Lin Feng suspected Aizen's interference and saw Rukia's disappearance as an opportunity to distinguish himself.

Lin Feng dismissed Kotetsu Kiyone’s explanation of Sentaro Kotetsu’s resentment and reassured her that he would not target him unless he provoked him. Kotetsu Kiyone promised to speak with Sentaro, while Lin Feng remained unconcerned about how their conversation went.

• Lin Feng teased Kotetsu Kiyone when she hesitated to say something, then guessed she wanted to discuss Sentaro Kotetsu.
• Kotetsu Kiyone explained that she and Sentaro had once been close Third Seats in the 12th Division, and that Sentaro resented Lin Feng’s appointment as vice captain.
• Kotetsu Kiyone hoped Lin Feng would not punish Sentaro for his dissatisfaction, and Lin Feng said he would leave him alone unless he provoked him.
• Kotetsu Kiyone promised to talk with Sentaro and keep him from doing anything out of line.

After three days as Thirteenth Division Vice Captain, Lin Feng handled visits from across the Gotei 13 and learned about the divisions. He approved Asai Reiko and Takakura Kensho joining his division, leaving Kensho relieved that he would not be sent to the 2nd Division.

• News of Lin Feng's appointment spread through the Gotei 13, and officers from several divisions visited the Thirteenth Division.
• Kotetsu Kiyone brought Asai Reiko and Takakura Kensho to Lin Feng for approval to join the division.
• Lin Feng asked what would happen if their applications were rejected, and Kotetsu Kiyone explained that they would try their second choices or be assigned to the 2nd Division.
• Lin Feng approved both applicants, explaining that he would not reject his classmate and former teammate.
• Takakura Kensho admitted he had listed no second choice because he planned to follow Lin Feng.

Lin Feng arranged for Asai Reiko to challenge one of the Thirteenth Division’s Seat Officers, since her skills and released power qualified her for a seat. He suggested that she challenge the Third Seat, leaving Reiko worried about the trouble the challenge might cause.

• Lin Feng assessed Takakura Kensho as needing only approval to join the division, while Asai Reiko’s mastery and Zanpakuto release made her a powerful candidate for a seat.
• Kotetsu Kiyone explained that Reiko could challenge any of the Thirteenth Division’s eight Seat Officers and take a seat by defeating its holder.
• Lin Feng told Kiyone to gather available members and arrange Reiko’s Seat Officer Challenge.
• Kiyone welcomed Reiko’s challenge, while Reiko complained that Lin Feng’s plan could make it difficult for her to get along with the division.
• Lin Feng teased Reiko about challenging the Third Seat, who had issues with him.

Asai Reiko decided to challenge the Thirteenth Division’s tenth seat, preferring a cautious path despite Lin Feng’s encouragement to aim higher. After Lin Feng teased that he might make her his vice captain if he became a captain, Kotetsu Kiyone returned and said the challenge had been arranged.

• Asai Reiko chose to challenge the tenth seat rather than the third seat so she would offend fewer squad members.
• Takakura Kensho warned that another successful seated-officer challenge could demote Reiko from the tenth seat to a regular soldier.
• Lin Feng urged Reiko to challenge higher and offered to recommend her as his vice captain if he became a captain.
• Reiko said she would rather rely on herself because Lin Feng might eventually leave the Thirteenth Division.
• Kotetsu Kiyone returned and told Lin Feng to bring Reiko to the Training Dojo for the arranged challenge.

Asai Reiko prepared to challenge for a Seat in the Thirteenth Division, easing the officers’ fears by choosing the Tenth Seat. Lin Feng called on Takada to step forward for the match.

• Lin Feng noticed Asai Reiko’s nervousness and explained that she intended to challenge for the Tenth Seat.
• Kotetsu Kiyone learned Reiko would not challenge her and encouraged her to do her best.
• Lin Feng introduced Reiko to the Thirteenth Division’s gathered Seat officers and outlined the challenge rules.
• Reiko formally chose to challenge the Tenth Seat, relieving the higher-ranked officers.
• Lin Feng called Takada forward to face Reiko.

Asai Reiko challenged Takada Kazuto for the Thirteenth Division's Tenth Seat and defeated him with ease. Lin Feng said he would report the challenge to Captain Ukitake so Reiko could take over the seat once the procedures were complete.

• Takada Kazuto prepared to face Asai Reiko, believing that losing the challenge would cost him his Tenth Seat.
• Asai Reiko blocked Takada Kazuto's attack with Binding Art No. 8: Repulsion and asked him to show his full strength.
• Asai Reiko awakened her Zanpakuto, and her six fox tails appeared as her spiritual pressure surged.
• Asai Reiko broke through Takada Kazuto's defenses in under a minute and held her blade to his throat.
• Takada Kazuto accepted his defeat, and Asai Reiko bowed to him before returning to Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng praised Asai Reiko and said he would report the challenge to Captain Ukitake so she could take the Tenth Seat after the procedures were complete.

After Asai Reiko and Takada Kazuto were approved as seated officers, Sentaro Kotetsu challenged Vice Captain Lin Feng so the Thirteenth Division could witness his strength. Lin Feng accepted, warning that Sentaro Kotetsu was too weak to gauge his true power.

• Asai Reiko and Takada Kazuto respectfully accepted their seated officer appointments.
• Sentaro Kotetsu argued that the Thirteenth Division should use the remaining dojo time to see Lin Feng's strength.
• Sentaro Kotetsu proposed challenging Lin Feng, despite Kotetsu Kiyone urging him to stop.
• Lin Feng accepted Sentaro Kotetsu's challenge after sending Asai Reiko back to the ranks.

Lin Feng challenged Sentaro Kotetsu without drawing his Zanpakuto and defeated him with spiritual pressure and Kidō. The Thirteenth Division’s seated officers were left wondering whether Lin Feng had reached Captain-level strength.

• Sentaro Kotetsu grew angry at Lin Feng’s disdain and prepared to draw his sword.
• Lin Feng overwhelmed Kotetsu with his spiritual pressure, preventing him from resisting or releasing his Zanpakuto.
• Kotetsu used Flash Step to retreat and tried to release his Zanpakuto, but Lin Feng bound him with Six Rod Light Restraint.
• Lin Feng struck Kotetsu’s shoulder with White Lightning, paralyzing him and making him collapse.
• The seated officers praised Lin Feng’s power and speculated that he might possess Captain-level strength.

Lin Feng defeated Sentaro Kotetsu and criticized the Thirteenth Division’s weak fighters, then discussed the division’s duties with Jushiro Ukitake. Ukitake arranged for Kiyone to take Lin Feng and Asai Reiko to the Living World, while the division’s members began training harder.

• Kotetsu Kiyone examined Sentaro Kotetsu, confirmed he was not in danger, and apologized to Lin Feng for his actions.
• Lin Feng dismissed the apology, criticized the Thirteenth Division’s strength, and ordered Kiyone to take Sentaro to the Fourth Division for treatment.
• Jushiro Ukitake explained that the Thirteenth Division’s members had limited time to train because of their duties in the Living World.
• Ukitake arranged for Kiyone to introduce Lin Feng and Asai Reiko to the division’s duties and members in the Living World.
• Lin Feng went to the training hall, where the Thirteenth Division’s members practiced furiously after hearing his criticism.

Lin Feng appointed Asai Reiko as a seated officer and then took her to the Living World for work familiarization. In Akita Prefecture, they met Ise Nanao, who had already heard rumors about Lin Feng’s strength and talent.

• Lin Feng gave Asai Reiko the captain’s appointment letter, and she completed the seated officer handover with Takada Kazuto.
• Lin Feng congratulated Asai Reiko and told her they would visit the Living World in a few days.
• Three days later, Lin Feng and Asai Reiko traveled to Akita Prefecture with Kotetsu Kiyone to greet the 8th Division.
• Kotetsu Kiyone explained that Ise Nanao and her team were stationed in Akita Prefecture to investigate after a Menos had appeared there.
• Lin Feng and his companions met Ise Nanao, who greeted him and recalled hearing rumors about his feats and potential.

Lin Feng and Kotetsu Kiyone toured cities in the Living World after Ise Nanao reported that the investigation into the Menos attacks had found no clues. Lin Feng then took Kiyone and Asai Reiko to eat Living World food, leaving them puzzled by his enthusiasm.

• Lin Feng asked Ise Nanao about the Menos investigation, and she said the attacks appeared coordinated but had yielded no clues.
• Lin Feng offered Ise Nanao the Thirteenth Division’s help, then parted ways with her.
• Kotetsu Kiyone showed Lin Feng and Asai Reiko several cities in the Living World and saw how few Thirteenth Division members covered the area.
• Lin Feng had Kotetsu Kiyone and Asai Reiko put on Gigai so they could eat Living World food, and Kiyone questioned why he was so eager to try it.

Lin Feng enjoyed the Living World before heading to Karakura Town First High School, hoping to avoid interfering with Aizen’s plans. The system then assigned him a check-in near Rukia, offering 5,000 points of spirit pressure.

• Lin Feng told Kotetsu Kiyone and Asai Reiko to find somewhere to rest while he looked around Karakura Town.
• After parting from the others, Lin Feng took a taxi to Karakura Town First High School instead of exploring the nightlife.
• Lin Feng planned to avoid Rukia and Kurosaki Ichigo so he would not disrupt Aizen’s scheme and could use the Aizen incident to earn a promotion.
• The system gave Lin Feng a mission to check in near Rukia for 5,000 points of spirit pressure.

Lin Feng infiltrated Kurosaki Ichigo’s school to find his address and encountered Hirako Shinji, who had been hiding nearby. After Lin Feng recognized him, Hachigen Ushōda trapped them both inside a Kidō barrier.

• Lin Feng broke into the school records room, found Kurosaki Ichigo’s home address, and returned the file.
• Lin Feng sensed Hirako Shinji on the school roof and identified him despite his Spirit Concealing Artificial Body.
• Hirako Shinji challenged Lin Feng and drew his Zanpakuto, asking whether Lin Feng intended to capture him.
• Hachigen Ushōda raised a Kidō barrier around Lin Feng and Hirako Shinji, and Lin Feng recognized him.

Hirako Shinji attacked Lin Feng inside Hachigen Ushōda’s Spirit Isolation Barrier, but Lin Feng’s overwhelming spiritual pressure forced Shinji to Hollowfy. Shinji then released Sakanade, trapping Lin Feng in an inverted world, and Lin Feng began assessing the effect.

• Hachigen Ushōda maintained a Spirit Isolation Barrier to keep the battle’s spiritual pressure from being sensed outside.
• Hirako Shinji attacked Lin Feng, who dodged and tried to restrain him with Six Rod Light Restraint.
• Lin Feng unleashed his spiritual pressure and struck, forcing Hirako Shinji to Hollowfy and block the attack.
• Hirako Shinji released Sakanade, reversing Lin Feng’s perception of directions and incoming attacks.
• Lin Feng observed the inverted world and acknowledged that adapting to it would be difficult.

Lin Feng countered Hirako Shinji's vision-reversing Sakanade with a lightning attack, then nearly killed him with Chidori Sharp Spear. Kisuke Urahara intervened, and Lin Feng revealed he had known Urahara was behind Shinji's surveillance and test.

• Hirako Shinji explained that Sakanade reversed his opponent's vision and challenged Lin Feng to counter it.
• Lin Feng used Chidori Stream to shock Hirako Shinji when Shinji charged him.
• Lin Feng aimed Chidori Sharp Spear at the paralyzed Hirako Shinji and warned him that drawing a blade meant being prepared to die.
• Kisuke Urahara shielded Hirako Shinji with Blood Haze Shield, but the attack shattered the shield and sent Urahara flying backward.
• Lin Feng sheathed his Zanpakuto and told Kisuke Urahara he had known Urahara was hiding nearby and had arranged Shinji's surveillance and test.

Lin Feng confronted Kisuke Urahara after a fight with Hirako Shinji and learned that Urahara wanted to cooperate with him. Urahara revealed that Aizen had become the king of Hueco Mundo, leaving Lin Feng with the suspected mastermind behind the attack still beyond the Soul Society’s reach.

• Kisuke Urahara appeared and explained that his group wanted to cooperate with Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng challenged Urahara over sending the Visored to attack him and questioned why he should help Soul Society’s exiles.
• Urahara said he had found clues that the Menos Grande in Akita Prefecture had been sent to the Living World to target Lin Feng.
• Urahara admitted he had no evidence to prove who was behind the attack, so reporting his suspicions to the 8th Division would be useless.
• Urahara told Lin Feng that his investigation in Hueco Mundo had revealed Aizen had become its king.

Kisuke Urahara revealed that he suspected Aizen Sōsuke was secretly plotting in Hueco Mundo and sought Lin Feng’s cooperation. Lin Feng agreed to stay wary while warning the Visored not to attack him again, leaving Urahara’s plans and Aizen’s scheme in play.

• Kisuke Urahara explained that Aizen Sōsuke had become king of Hueco Mundo and that he had exposed Hirako Shinji and the Visored to show Lin Feng his sincerity.
• Kisuke Urahara admitted he had no conclusive evidence against Aizen and hoped Lin Feng would be on guard against him.
• Lin Feng said he believed Kisuke Urahara and asked who he suspected; Kisuke Urahara named Aizen Sōsuke, captain of the 5th Division.
• Lin Feng let the incident go but warned Hirako Shinji and the Visored that he would turn hostile if they drew their blades against him again.
• Lin Feng left, deciding to accept Urahara’s approach to keep him from seeking other allies and to wait for the execution at Sōkyoku Hill before acting.

After leaving Urahara and the others, Lin Feng went to Kurosaki Ichigo’s home hoping to check in near Rukia, but learned that he needed ten seconds of intimate contact. He was still searching for a way to approach her when he heard a strange laugh.

• Urahara, Shinji, and Hachigen discussed Lin Feng’s strength and Urahara’s plan to stop Aizen from taking the Hogyoku.
• Lin Feng concealed his spiritual pressure, disguised himself as an ordinary student, and went to Kurosaki Ichigo’s home.
• Lin Feng waited outside Ichigo’s window, hoping proximity to Rukia would trigger a check-in, but the system gave no prompt.
• Lin Feng asked the system how to check in and learned he needed ten seconds of intimate contact with Rukia.
• As Lin Feng considered how to approach Rukia without raising suspicion, he heard a strange burst of laughter.