Chapter Summaries

Kuchiki Hisana thanked Yoru Machi for protecting Rukia, then learned how little Soul Reapers earned and left him a cart of gifts. As she headed to Rukia’s home, Hisana wondered whether she could recruit Yoru Machi to serve the Kuchiki Clan, but her maid explained that the Thirteen Court Guard Squads would not let him go.

• Kuchiki Hisana thanked Yoru Machi for risking his safety to keep his promise to protect Rukia.
• Yoru Machi told Hisana that the Captain-Commander had let the matter end with confinement and six months of wages docked.
• Hisana asked how much Yoru Machi had lost and left him a cart of valuable gifts after their conversation.
• Hisana learned that Yoru Machi’s monthly pay was about the same as a Kuchiki Clan servant’s wages.
• Hisana considered offering Yoru Machi a high-paying position as captain of the Kuchiki Clan’s guard force, but her maid said the Thirteen Court Guard Squads would not release him.

Kuchiki Hisana arranged for Rukia and Ichigo’s friends to be released from the Second Division prison and brought them to the Kuchiki estate. Ichigo was stunned to meet Rukia’s lookalike sister, then provoked Rukia by praising Hisana and mocking her.

• Oomaeda called Rukia out of her cell, while Ichigo and Chad tried to step forward in her place and were slapped aside.
• Hisana asked Oomaeda to release Rukia’s friends too, and a maid gave him a token of appreciation that he accepted.
• Ichigo and the others were released and met Hisana, who introduced herself as Rukia’s older sister and thanked them for helping Rukia.
• Hisana chatted with Ichigo and the others on the way to the Kuchiki estate, while Ichigo privately compared her favorably to Rukia.
• Rukia finally struck Ichigo after he continued praising Hisana and insulting her.

Kuchiki Hisana welcomed Ichigo and his friends to the Kuchiki residence, where they discovered the scale of the family’s wealth and learned that Byakuya and Yoru Machi were confined to reflect after redeeming themselves through their merits. Hisana explained Rukia’s place in the family and expressed her deep gratitude to Yoru Machi, while the gathering ended on warm terms.

• Ichigo and his friends arrived at the enormous Kuchiki residence and were greeted by its servants and Hisana.
• The group explored the estate, then joined Hisana for an extravagant dinner.
• Rukia asked about Byakuya and Yoru Machi’s punishment, and Hisana said they were confined for reflection after redeeming themselves through their merits.
• Hisana revealed that Byakuya was her husband, and Rukia explained that she received the Kuchiki surname after Hisana’s family found her in Rukongai.
• Hisana thanked Yoru Machi for curing her illness, helping her reunite with Rukia, and risking himself to rescue Rukia.

After Aizen’s betrayal, Kira Izuru, Hisagi Shuuhei, and Matsumoto Rangiku repeatedly drank to cope with losing their former captains, and Yoru Machi ended up serving as their babysitter. Hinamori Momo came to remind Kira and Hisagi about recruiting Shino Academy graduates and walked in on Rangiku pressing Yoru Machi’s head into her chest.

• Kuchiki Rukia volunteered to accompany Kurosaki Ichigo to the Human World and monitor him for the Thirteenth Division.
• More than a month after the betrayal and Arrancar invasion, Seireitei had largely recovered, though several divisions remained short-handed.
• Hinamori Momo declined Kira Izuru’s invitation to drink and encouraged him to keep supporting his division, then suggested he invite Matsumoto Rangiku.
• Kira Izuru, Hisagi Shuuhei, and Matsumoto Rangiku got drunk together at an izakaya, and Yoru Machi complained that they had made him their babysitter.
• Hinamori Momo arrived to remind Kira and Hisagi about recruiting Shino Academy graduates and found Rangiku pressing Yoru Machi’s head into her chest.

Yoru Machi was nearly smothered by the drunken Rangiku, while Ichigo and Rukia investigated the mysterious Hirako Shinji. Their conversation was interrupted by two powerful intruders arriving in Karakura Town, and Soul Society detected their spiritual pressure.

• Yoru Machi escaped Rangiku's drunken embrace and asked Hinamori Momo to confirm that Rangiku had made the first move.
• Hinamori Momo suggested that Yoru Machi help Rangiku with the Shino Academy graduates' recruitment the next day.
• Rukia told Ichigo she had found no records of Hirako Shinji and warned him to be cautious around the unknown Soul Reaper.
• Ichigo stopped Rukia from contacting Yoru Machi, and she agreed to keep watching Hirako Shinji without asking for help.
• A tremor shook Karakura Town as Ichigo and Rukia sensed two powerful spiritual pressures, which the Twelfth Division also detected.
• Two intruders appeared in the Human World, and the tall, bald man remarked that the place was boring but seemed to have decent-looking food.

Ichigo and Rukia confronted the Espada Yammy and Ulquiorra after Yammy attacked humans, but Yammy overwhelmed Ichigo and prepared to kill him. As Rukia stood between Yammy and Ichigo, a green-hatted merchant appeared with Katen Kyōkotsu.

• Yammy attacked nearby humans while Ulquiorra reminded him of their mission to investigate the Human World and assess Ichigo.
• Ichigo fired a Getsuga Tensho at Yammy and Ulquiorra, but Yammy shattered it with a punch.
• Rukia warned Ichigo about the pair's immense spiritual pressure, and Ulquiorra identified them as Espada and true Arrancar.
• Ichigo activated Bankai and wounded Yammy, but Yammy struck him through two streets and broke several of his bones.
• Ulquiorra reminded Yammy that Aizen had ordered them not to kill Ichigo, but Yammy gathered power for a Resurrección attack.
• Rukia rushed to protect Ichigo, and a green-hatted merchant appeared before her and raised Katen Kyōkotsu.

After the Espada attack left Ichigo shaken by Ulquiorra’s strength, he returned home and found Yoru Machi charming his sisters. Rukia dragged Ichigo away to report to Captain Tōshirō, but Ichigo remained determined to attack Yoru Machi for getting close to Yuzu and Shari.

• Ichigo brooded over how Ulquiorra had casually caught and crushed his Bankai Getsuga Tensho.
• Yuzu told Ichigo that his friends were waiting upstairs, and Ichigo found Yoru Machi in his home.
• Yoru Machi flirted with Yuzu in the kitchen, prompting Ichigo to threaten him.
• Rukia pulled Ichigo upstairs to give Captain Tōshirō and the others an account of the Espada attack.
• Shari returned with supplies for Yoru Machi, and Rukia assured Ichigo that Yoru Machi meant no harm to his sisters and wanted to provoke him.

Ichigo found the Soul Society investigators occupying his room, where Rangiku embarrassed him by exposing the material hidden under his bed. The group discussed the Arrancar threat and agreed to remain in the Human World, but Ichigo sent them away, leaving most of them to find their own lodging.

• Ichigo returned to his room with Rukia and found Rangiku, Toshiro Hitsugaya, Ikkaku, and Yumichika treating it like a base.
• Rangiku teased Ichigo with the material she had found under his bed until Toshiro stopped her and called the group to discuss business.
• Ichigo and Rukia briefed the investigators on the Espada, and Yoru Castle proposed that Arrancar could release their Zanpakuto.
• The investigators decided to stay in the Human World to gather intelligence and try to capture an Arrancar alive.
• Ichigo kicked the group out, and Rangiku explained that she and Yoru Castle already had a house in Karakura Town.

Tōshirō Hitsugaya reluctantly moved into the Yagami Residence under the cover identity of Rangiku’s younger brother, while Kurosaki Ichigo decided to seek Hollow powers from Hirako Shinji. The Visoreds discussed Ichigo’s potential and the growing threat of Aizen’s Arrancar.

• Rangiku assigned Tōshirō the identity of her younger brother so he could stay at the Yagami Residence with Yoru Machi and Orihime.
• Asano Keigo’s sister took in Ikkaku and Yumichika, while Tōshirō’s attempt to sleep in a park ended with him accepting Rangiku’s proposed cover identity.
• After recognizing how weak he was compared with Ulquiorra and Aizen’s forces, Kurosaki Ichigo left home at night to find Hirako Shinji.
• At the Visoreds’ abandoned warehouse, Hirako Shinji told the others that Ichigo had Soul Reaper, Quincy, and Hollow bloodlines and exceptional potential, but was wary of joining them.

The Visoreds debated recruiting Kurosaki Ichigo, but Shinji hesitated because Yagami Yoru Castle belonged to the Soul Society squad in the Human World and had defeated them before. Ichigo arrived at their warehouse, doubted their abilities, and faced Hiyori’s attack.

• Hiyori offered to kidnap or beat Ichigo into joining, but Shinji explained that doing so could provoke Soul Society and its investigative squad.
• Shinji revealed that Yagami Yoru Castle was among the squad’s members, reminding the Visoreds of their defeat by him more than a decade earlier.
• Shinji said the Visoreds should avoid antagonizing Yoru Castle and wait before approaching Ichigo.
• Ichigo arrived at the abandoned warehouse, found the Visoreds strange and shabby, and tried to leave.
• Shinji intercepted Ichigo, and Hiyori kicked at him while he raised his hands to defend himself without counterattacking.

Hiyori struck Ichigo for underestimating her, and their fight led Hachigen to discover Yoru Castle had secretly entered the Visoreds’ hideout. Yoru Castle explained that he was watching over Ichigo and had no hostile intent, while the wary Visoreds questioned him about his purpose.

• Hiyori hit Ichigo with her flip-flop, sending him through a shipping container, and challenged him to fight as a Shinigami.
• Ichigo transformed and attacked Hiyori, who drew her Zanpakuto to block his strike.
• Shinji told Hachigen to raise a barrier, and Hachigen sensed an intruder already inside the hideout.
• Yoru Castle revealed himself behind Lisa and said Captain Tōshirō had assigned him to protect Ichigo from Arrancar.
• Yoru Castle explained that he had no reason to fight the Visoreds and had come because he was concerned about Ichigo.
• Shinji asked Yoru Castle his true purpose, and Yoru Castle said he was content to watch while the Visoreds taught Ichigo to control his power.

Yoru Machi gained the Visoreds’ trust by supporting their plan to draw out Ichigo’s Hollow power and sharing his understanding of Ichigo’s condition. During Ichigo and Hiyori’s fight, White took over Ichigo’s body and attacked Hiyori, leaving Shinji to intervene.

• Yoru Machi told Shinji and the Visoreds that he supported Ichigo gaining Hollow power and revealed that Kurosaki Masaki had been an old acquaintance of his.
• Kensei Muguruma approved of Yoru Machi, while White and the others blamed Shinji for their earlier fight.
• Hiyori Sarugaki was thrown across the warehouse after White awakened within Ichigo and overwhelmed her.
• White charged at Hiyori, but Shinji blocked his strike and was knocked several meters backward.

The Visoreds tried to help Kurosaki Ichigo master Hollowfication, but his inner Hollow, Whitey, broke free of Hachigen Ushōda’s restraints and grew increasingly powerful. The chapter left Shinji and the remaining fighters struggling to hold back Whitey as his Hollowfication deepened and his Cero matched theirs.

• Hachigen Ushōda restrained Whitey with two powerful Bakudō spells, but Yoru Machi warned the Visoreds not to assume the fight was over.
• Whitey broke free, unleashed overwhelming spiritual pressure, and began forming a Hollow mask as Yoru Machi explained Ichigo’s innate Hollow power and Super Regeneration.
• Shinji and the Visoreds Hollowfied and fought Whitey, but his strength and regeneration let him turn the battle against them and wound Hiyori Sarugaki and the others.
• Love Aikawa warned Shinji that Ichigo’s Hollowfication was deepening and his consciousness might disappear completely.
• Whitey grew horns, fired a crimson Cero, and matched the combined Ceros of Shinji and the other Visoreds.

Yoru Machi stepped in to face the Hollow taking over Ichigo after Shinji and the Visoreds struggled to contain it. He stopped Minotaur Whitey’s attack and countered with Kidō and Shunkō, blasting him away.

• Hachigen strained to maintain the barrier as the Cero clash devastated the Visoreds’ warehouse and injured both Shinji and Whitey.
• Whitey regenerated his wounds and attacked Kensei, but Shinji shoved Kensei aside and took a severe slash across his chest.
• Whitey threw Tōsen Kaname aside and continued growing stronger, leaving Shinji and the others unsure whether they could stop him without killing Ichigo.
• Yoru Machi offered to fight Whitey, citing Tōshirō’s request and his connection to Ichigo’s parents.
• Whitey rushed Yoru Machi, who blocked his strike, bound him with Bakudō #63: Chain Binding, and pulled him close.
• Yoru Machi unleashed Shunkō with a punch to Whitey’s face, sending him flying backward and tearing the chains apart.

Yoru Machi survived Whitey’s point-blank Cero by using his Shikai, Other Shore, and continued to battle the Minotaur. After Whitey bragged about his superior spiritual pressure, Yoru Machi removed his restraints and revealed that his current power was only twenty percent of his normal level, leaving Whitey in despair.

• Yoru Machi severed Whitey’s arm, but Whitey regenerated it and fired a point-blank Cero that blasted through Hachigen Ushōda’s barrier and the warehouse ceiling.
• Yoru Machi emerged unharmed after using his Shikai, Other Shore, to recover from the Cero.
• Whitey concluded that his greater spiritual pressure would let him win a battle of attrition and mocked Ichigo for fearing Yoru Machi.
• Yoru Machi removed his hair tie, wrist bracers, and sword-hilt pendant, causing his spiritual pressure to surge past Whitey’s.
• Yoru Machi showed Whitey his Thirteenth Division Limited Spirit Seal and explained that his displayed spiritual pressure was only twenty percent of his normal level.

Hollow White fought Yoru Machi, but Yoru Machi's superior sword technique and Higan's Cursed Long Blade left Hollow White badly wounded. As their Cero and Kikōhō clashed, Hollow White's attempt to regenerate turned into decay, and Yoru Machi's beam overwhelmed him.

• Hollow White fired a black Getsuga Tensho at Yoru Machi, who met it with Yagami Sword Style, First Form: Severing Waterfall.
• Hollow White launched a high-speed sword barrage, but Yoru Machi blocked every strike and knocked Tensa Zangetsu from his hand.
• Yoru Machi slashed Hollow White across the chest, and Hollow White grabbed him and began charging a point-blank Cero.
• Yoru Machi gathered a Spiritual Pressure Turtle Wave Cannon and fired it as Hollow White unleashed his Cero.
• Hollow White used Super Regeneration to counter the wound from Higan's Cursed Long Blade, but Causality Reversal turned it into Super Decay.
• Hollow White's wound began gushing blood, and Yoru Machi's blue Kikōhō shattered his red Cero.

Yoru Machi defeated White with a spiritual-pressure Kikōhō, destroying the Visoreds’ base while Ichigo was caught in the aftermath. Shinji took the unconscious Ichigo away, and Tōshirō began investigating the mysterious group as Soul Society braced for threats from Aizen and Hueco Mundo.

• Yoru Machi’s Kikōhō overwhelmed White, devastated the abandoned warehouse, and sent a pillar of spiritual pressure into the sky.
• Shinji and the Visoreds found Ichigo buried beneath rubble, and Yoru Machi assured them he had held back and that White would survive.
• Yoru Machi pulled Ichigo from the crater and handed him to Shinji, who left with the Visoreds before Tōshirō’s group arrived.
• Yoru Machi told Tōshirō that Arrancar had kidnapped Ichigo and that an unknown group had taken him away during the fight.
• Tōshirō reported the incident to Soul Society, which ordered him to investigate the mysterious force in the Human World.

Tōshirō assigned Yoru Machi to investigate the mysterious group that had taken Ichigo, while Yoru Machi reassured Rukia that Ichigo was safe and would gain new power. At the Kurosaki home, Yuzu and Shari suspected Isshin was hiding a new romance, then followed him and were immediately noticed.

• Tōshirō divided the investigation among his subordinates and sent Yoru Machi to look into the mysterious group.
• Yoru Machi told Rukia that he knew the group, that they had taken Ichigo to give him new power, and that Ichigo was safe.
• Yuzu and Shari asked Yoru Machi why Isshin had been acting strangely and speculated that he had found a new sweetheart.
• Yoru Machi told the sisters that Ichigo was training and that Isshin might soon surprise them, then left.
• Shari persuaded Yuzu to follow Isshin, but Isshin noticed them as soon as they began tailing him.

Tier Harribel and another group of Arrancar arrived in Karakura Town, where Harribel confronted Kurosaki Isshin. Yoru Machi took over the fight while Isshin carried his daughters to safety, and Harribel reacted with surprise when Yoru Machi called her by name.

• Two Gargantas opened above Karakura Town, bringing Tier Harribel and a blue-haired Arrancar into the city.
• Harribel's spiritual pressure knocked Yuzu unconscious and left Shari barely conscious, then she confronted Kurosaki Isshin.
• Harribel said her orders were to kill Shinigami and that she would not harm Isshin's daughters.
• Yoru Machi arrived and told Isshin to take Shari and Yuzu away while he faced Harribel.
• Isshin reassured Shari that Yoru Machi was powerful enough to defeat Harribel, who stayed behind without pursuing them.
• Yoru Machi addressed Harribel by name, startling her because she had not introduced herself.

Yoru Machi revealed how much he knew about Harribel before they began fighting in the Human World. Harribel unleashed more of her suppressed spiritual pressure, while Yoru Machi wondered why she had not used Resurrección.

• Yoru Machi told Harribel that he knew her name, her role as the Espada of sacrifice, and her beliefs about gaining strength by killing others.
• Harribel, alarmed by how much Yoru Machi knew, declared she would eliminate him and unzipped her vest before attacking.
• Yoru Machi and Harribel exchanged several fast attacks, and Yoru Machi countered her Azure Sword Cannon with Hadō No. 31: Crimson Fire Cannon.
• Harribel observed that Grimmjow was struggling elsewhere and recognized Yoru Machi as the strongest Soul Reaper in the Human World.
• Harribel released the spiritual pressure she had been suppressing, and Yoru Machi asked why she had not used Arrancar Resurrección.