Chapter Summaries

Arima Shizuya considered Ichibei Hyōsube’s theory that the Soul King might be strengthening Yhwach as a replacement anchor, but a catastrophe struck Soul Society before they could discuss the Spirit King Palace. At the Soul King’s crystal prison, Yhwach confronted his silent father and resolved to accept his power and destroy the world his father had left behind.

• Arima Shizuya considered whether the Soul King was making Yhwach a more suitable anchor for the Three Realms.
• A violent tremor cracked the ground, darkened the sky, and prompted Kyōraku Shunsui and the other leaders to direct disaster relief.
• Arima Shizuya looked toward the shattered Spirit King Palace and suspected that the Soul King had met with disaster.
• Yhwach entered the Spirit King Palace’s inner sanctum and confronted the Soul King, who remained silent within his crystal prison.
• Yhwach accused the Soul King of never loving him, then touched the crystal and declared that he would accept his power and shatter his father’s arrangement.

Yhwach absorbed the Soul King and claimed the Three Realms, while the Soul King's hands began supporting the collapsing world through Jūshirō Ukitake. Arima Shizuya, Kurosaki Ichigo, and Uryū Ishida arrived at the laboratory as the survivors prepared to decide what to do next.

• Yhwach absorbed the Soul King's remains, took his seat, and awakened power that let The Almighty extend across the world.
• Yhwach unleashed the Soul King's power as Spirit King Torrent, but the Soul King's hands emerged to support the trembling sky after he left the world’s collapse unaddressed.
• Jūshirō Ukitake entered the stabilized state that allowed the Soul King's left and right hands to support the world without costing his life.
• Kisuke Urahara warned that the hands could only prolong the world's survival and worried that Yhwach had seen their actions but chosen not to intervene.
• Retsu Unohana arrived with Arima Shizuya, Kurosaki Ichigo, and Uryū Ishida, and Arima said they needed to discuss their next move.

Arima Shizuya, Kurosaki Ichigo, and Uryū Ishida launched their final attack on Yhwach, intending to use the Silver Arrow to create an opening. Yhwach anticipated the plan, crushed the arrow, and left the three Kingslayers facing his overwhelming power.

• Arima Shizuya outlined a plan to find Yhwach and use the Silver Arrow to interrupt The Almighty, while Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kisuke Urahara offered support.
• Arima Shizuya departed with Kurosaki Ichigo and Uryū Ishida, assigning Ichigo to conserve his strength and Uryū to reflect Yhwach's attacks.
• The trio reached the Spirit King Palace and found Yhwach seated in the hall; Arima Shizuya saw that every Timeline he could observe was in chaos.
• Yhwach seized Uryū Ishida with an invisible force, restrained Arima Shizuya and Kurosaki Ichigo, and pulled the Silver Arrow from Uryū's chest.
• Yhwach revealed he had foreseen the threat and crushed the Silver Arrow, declaring the Kingslayers should accept their fate.

With the Silver Arrow destroyed and Yhwach still overwhelmingly stronger, Arima Shizuya considered sacrificing Sagara Dragon to unleash his last attack. Sagara Dragon comforted him and urged him to survive, but she shattered as time resumed, leaving Arima facing the cost of his choice.

• Yhwach destroyed the Silver Arrow, leaving Arima Shizuya without his trump card.
• Arima realized his only remaining chance was to push Sagara Dragon beyond her limits, even though doing so would shatter her.
• Sagara Dragon appeared beside Arima and told him she would support his decision, recalling their bond and the people he had saved.
• Sagara Dragon said she hoped to be reborn and find Arima again, then begged him not to die.
• Time resumed, and fragments of Sagara Dragon shattered alongside the Silver Arrow.

Arima Shizuya’s broken Zanpakuto and desperate resistance concealed Aizen Sōsuke’s illusion, which turned Yhwach’s confidence into confusion. As Arima touched the mysterious infant, Aizen declared that Shizuya had recovered the final piece and become complete.

• Arima Shizuya’s Zanpakuto shattered, and he forced himself to stand against Yhwach’s crushing power.
• Yhwach believed he had killed Arima, but Aizen Sōsuke revealed that he had used Kyōka Suigetsu to deceive Yhwach’s senses.
• Aizen explained that he had waited for Yhwach to become complacent before controlling all his senses, and Yhwach demanded to know where Arima was.
• Yhwach spotted Isshin Kurosaki and Ishida Ryūken beside a mysterious infant, but he could not perceive or control anything connected to the child.
• Arima touched the infant, and light enveloped them as Yhwach lost sight of every Timeline.
• Aizen declared that Arima had recovered the final piece and was complete.

Arima Shizuya completed his transformation into a creator beyond the Three Realms and helped defeat Yhwach, but he could not return to his former world. He divided his powers among three versions of himself and left with Aizen Sōsuke to explore the unknown beyond the realms.

• Arima Shizuya recalled how he had prepared to absorb Fullbring and unite the powers of Shinigami, Quincy, Hollow, and human, while the Sagara Dragon guided him through his memories.
• Arima Shizuya emerged with the power of creation, repelled Yhwach’s Spirit King Torrent, and used Bankai: Tianlong Babu, Eight Legions, to create a Heavenly Realm and forge the Silver Arrow.
• Aizen Sōsuke’s illusion let Uryū Ishida fire the Silver Arrow into Yhwach, and Kurosaki Ichigo finished him with Getsuga Tensho.
• Arima Shizuya told Kurosaki Ichigo he could not return, then split his Shinigami, Hollow, and Quincy powers into three versions of himself and shed his remaining divinity.
• Aizen Sōsuke rescued the exhausted human Arima Shizuya, thanked Kurosaki Ichigo on behalf of Gin and Kaname, and departed with Arima to explore beyond the Three Realms.

Ten years after the war, the Soul Society prepared for Kuchiki Rukia’s appointment as Thirteenth Division Captain while Jūshirō Ukitake retired in good health. The chapter ended when the Twelfth Division’s monitoring system detected an unknown signal whose readings were rising rapidly.

• Ise Nanao oversaw preparations for Rukia’s captain appointment ceremony and scolded Kyōraku Shunsui for taking it too lightly.
• Ukitake told Kyōraku that he had recovered from his illness with Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s help, and Kyōraku lamented that his old friends were retiring.
• Nanao explained that Hirako Shinji wanted to retire too, but needed to find a successor first.
• Hisana showed Rukia’s outfit to Renji and Byakuya, and Byakuya congratulated Rukia on becoming Thirteenth Division Captain.
• Akon received an alarm from the Twelfth Division monitoring system and found that an unidentified reading was rapidly increasing.

Ten years later, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Tōsen Kaname, and Bazz-B confronted the return of Yhwach's lingering power in Karakura Town. Kazui Kurosaki crushed it effortlessly, and Arima Shizuya revealed that Kazui might become the next Soul King.

• Akon discovered that an unknown spiritual presence was rapidly growing toward captain-level strength, and Nemu Kurotsuchi reported that Mayuri Kurotsuchi had already left to investigate.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi joined Tōsen Kaname and Bazz-B beneath Karakura Town, where they discussed the changed world and prepared for the approaching threat.
• At Kurosaki Ichigo's home, Ichigo and Orihime Kurosaki prepared for Rukia's inauguration ceremony while Ichigo reassured Orihime that Arima Shizuya was with Kazui.
• Kazui Kurosaki wandered toward the others and crushed the mass of Yhwach's remaining power with his bare hand.
• Arima Shizuya appeared and identified Kazui as a Shinigami, Hollow, and Quincy, adding that he might be the next Soul King.

Arima Shizuya arrived in a parallel-world 1996 Tokyo high school populated by familiar Bleach characters and discovered that the struggling school had recruited Retsu Unohana to revive its sports programs. After meeting Aizen Sōsuke on the rooftop, he encountered a girl who seemed to recognize him by instinct, though she did not remember their past.

• Arima Shizuya introduced himself to a class that included Kenpachi Zaraki, Kuchiki Rukia, and Ise Nanao, while Hitsugaya Tōshirō treated class time casually.
• Ise Nanao explained that Jingling High School had poor academic results and revealed that Arima Shizuya had transferred to pursue kendo.
• Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni announced that the school was close to shutting down, and Retsu Unohana returned to impose strict rules and oversee the clubs.
• Kuchiki Rukia introduced herself to Arima Shizuya as a fellow kendo club member, while Kotetsu Isane nervously tried to maintain classroom order.
• Arima Shizuya met Aizen Sōsuke on the rooftop, where Aizen discussed their arrival in this world and quietly acknowledged a girl sneaking onto the roof.
• The girl shared her lunch with Arima Shizuya, invited him to spend time with her, and introduced herself just as the chapter ended, but her name was obscured.

The author reflected on finishing the novel, thanked readers, and discussed its strengths, shortcomings, and planned direction for the next book. The author announced an extra chapter about changes in the Three Realms and said two more daily chapters would follow before the book truly ended.

• The author thanked readers for supporting the novel and apologized for the slower update pace during its final three months.
• The author explained that the story began as a villain-perspective tale about Arima Shizuya and Prison Master, but said the Hueco Mundo and Wandenreich arcs became too crowded with other characters' growth.
• The author discussed avoiding a conventional harem, then said Prison Master's Zanpakuto could be the ideal female lead for a future pure-love story.
• The author described the planned next book, including Prison Master's relationship with Aizen Sōsuke, a possible Zanpakuto Rebellion arc, and a focus on Soul Society.
• The author announced an extra chapter inspired by Crows and planned two more daily chapters about changes in the Three Realms before the book ended.