Recaps

Duan Mu persuaded Kotetsu Isane that exchanging Kido knowledge with him would benefit the Fourth Division, and she agreed to consider it. The chapter ended with Duan Mu offering her a heavily discounted rate of 15,000 kan per hour, leaving Hanatarou to notice that the discounts seemed to discriminate against men.

• Kotetsu Isane apologized for peeking at Duan Mu’s Kido notes, and Duan Mu invited her to copy them and exchange ideas.
• Hanatarou praised Duan Mu’s Kido and medicine skills, prompting Duan Mu to decide to give him a twenty-percent discount on future commissions.
• Duan Mu explained that sharing knowledge was worthwhile, and Kotetsu Isane’s favorability toward him rose as he earned experience points.
• Kotetsu Isane weighed the opportunity to improve her Kido against concerns about her status as Lieutenant Captain and the Fourth Division’s image.
• Duan Mu framed the arrangement as an exchange of ideas, and Kotetsu Isane asked how much it would cost.
• Duan Mu quoted 30,000 kan per hour, then applied discounts for female Lieutenant Captains and Fourth Division members to reduce the price to 15,000 kan; Hanatarou noticed the discounts seemed to favor women.

Duan Mu spent his experience points to improve his Spiritual Power, learn a detection Kido, and strengthen his combat skills. He reached the fourth stage, equivalent to lieutenant level, but used up all his experience points.

• Duan Mu raised his Spiritual Power to Advanced and was alarmed by the 100,000 experience points needed for the next level.
• Worried about enemies approaching Yorozuya unseen, Duan Mu activated Bakudo #58, Seize the Sparrow's Toes, and raised it to Intermediate.
• Duan Mu considered activating Heavenly Net of Empty Bells but rejected it because mobile phones could serve its purpose more conveniently.
• Duan Mu spent over 8,200 experience points to raise Hakuda to Advanced, then used 2,000 to raise Kido to Advanced so he could match Kotetsu Isane's abilities.
• Duan Mu spent his remaining experience points on Shunpo, reaching the fourth stage with Advanced Spiritual Power, Hakuda, and Kido.

While eating with Habutae and Nishijin-ori, Duan Mu heard that their pursuer might have devoured his former followers and carried an aura like a Hollow. The clue made him suspect the man was connected to Hollowfication experiments, and he realized his five-million-ring deal might be a serious loss.

• Duan Mu served noodles to Habutae, Nishijin-ori, and Uzuki, and Habutae joked that people in West District 80 sometimes ate other people before explaining how residents hunted animals for food.
• Habutae told Duan Mu a rumor that the low-profile Great Villain of South District 80 had once had many followers who vanished overnight, possibly because he ate them.
• Nishijin-ori said the pursuer's spiritual pressure reminded her of Hollows she had sensed in Rukongai a century earlier.
• Habutae recalled rumors that assassins from Seireitei, including several captains, had died fighting during that period.
• Duan Mu considered whether the pursuer was connected to Soul Reaper Hollowfication experiments, then complained that he had agreed to pursue him for five million rings without knowing this.

Duan Mu weighed the risks of protecting Nishijin-ori and decided to use Seireitei as his fallback if a dangerous pursuer came after him. At the tavern, Habutae began working as a waitress, while Duan Mu tested a kidō spell in front of the customers.

• Duan Mu considered whether to abandon the commission and concluded that he could escape toward Seireitei if Nishijin-ori's pursuer proved to be a Visored.
• Habutae joined Uzuki as a waitress to thank Duan Mu for helping her.
• Habutae served drinks and beat up a customer who complained that his drink was short-poured, while Diao Ao and the others stayed quiet.
• Duan Mu cast Bakudō #58—Seize the Sparrow's Toes on the tavern table, then dispelled the circular wall as the customers watched.

Tsudou learned that Nishijin-ori was hiding in District 38 and planned to use him to stabilize Gen'nai Kura, the unstable monster he served. Meanwhile, Kōmiyo ordered the monitoring of the western districts stopped, allowing the experiment to cause trouble as he judged its value.

• Tsudou recalled how he had survived under Kenpachi Zaraki and later submitted to Gen'nai Kura, who grew stronger by devouring others.
• Tsudou's subordinates reported that Nishijin-ori was hiding at Yorozuya in District 38, whose owner was named Duan Mu and had arrived in Rukongai five years earlier.
• Tsudou decided to steer Gen'nai Kura toward Nishijin-ori so the monster could devour him and stabilize, while Tsudou waited for a chance to escape.
• Tsudou reported Nishijin-ori's location to Gen'nai Kura.
• In the Tsunayashiro Family's estate, Kōmiyo refused to stop the experimental subject and ordered the 12th Division to suspend western-district spirit-particle monitoring.
• Kōmiyo criticized Kiyosuke for creating an incomplete experiment and told him to make his next creation more complete.

Duan Mu ambushed Tsudou on the way to District 38, using layered Kidō bindings to kill him before he could escape. Diao Ao and the others attacked Tsudou’s stunned subordinates, while Habutae and Nishijin-ori watched in disbelief at Duan Mu’s rapid growth.

• Tsudou approached District 38 with his subordinates and planned to keep the attack quiet, while sensing Gen'nai Kura nearby.
• Six golden shards suddenly bound Tsudou, and his attempts to break free drew the attention of his subordinates.
• Duan Mu appeared and used Hōrin and Shitotsu Sansen to restrain Tsudou before piercing his neck and tearing out his heart.
• Diao Ao led the others in attacking Tsudou’s stunned subordinates as Duan Mu turned his attention toward the lurking murderous presence.
• Habutae and Nishijin-ori watched Tsudou’s death and marveled at how much Duan Mu had grown in only a few days.

Duan Mu and Nishijin-ori confronted the rampaging Gen'nai Kura, whose mixed Soul Reaper and Hollow aura and powerful defenses made him a dangerous opponent. After Duan Mu struck him back at the cost of injuring his own hand, Nishijin-ori moved in with two axes to attack.

• Habutae and Diao Ao led the tavern regulars against Tsudou's followers and gained the advantage after Tsudou and Jiu Su died.
• Duan Mu sensed a powerful enemy approaching and warned Nishijin-ori as an ominous aura surrounded them.
• Gen'nai Kura appeared through a Garganta, and his roar dispersed Duan Mu's Kakka Hō.
• Gen'nai Kura rushed Duan Mu with Reskitar, but Duan Mu countered with a hand blade and a forceful punch.
• Duan Mu's attack sent Gen'nai Kura flying but cracked his own left fist against the enemy's Steel Skin, and Nishijin-ori charged with two axes.

Duan Mu lured the mindless Gen'nai Kura away from District 38 and fought him in the outskirts, but Gen'nai Kura's overwhelming strength left Duan Mu gravely injured. The chapter ended with Duan Mu bloodied and barely standing as Gen'nai Kura roared over his apparent victory.

• Gen'nai Kura transformed into a mindless, beastlike state and charged at Duan Mu.
• Duan Mu fled toward the outskirts to draw Gen'nai Kura away from District 38, and Nishijin-ori pursued them.
• Gen'nai Kura caught up and broke through Duan Mu's Enzansen before striking him into the trees.
• Duan Mu fought back with Kido and close combat, but Gen'nai Kura repeatedly wounded him with his superior strength.
• Gen'nai Kura sent Duan Mu crashing into a cliff, and Duan Mu emerged bloodied and battered as Gen'nai Kura roared.

Duan Mu faced Gen'nai Kura with no apparent way to survive, then used his knowledge of Spiritual Power and Kido to create a lightning-based Flash Cry by merging Hado #4: Byakurai into his Hakuda. Injured but still standing, he prepared to face Gen'nai Kura again.

• Duan Mu realized he had no reinforcements, experience points, or apparent chance of defeating Gen'nai Kura, but chose to fight to survive.
• Duan Mu charged Gen'nai Kura and was struck back, while Iwao tried to intervene and Shiba Kūkaku held him back.
• Shiba Kūkaku recognized lightning spilling from Duan Mu and realized he had achieved something.
• Duan Mu figured out that he could alter his Spiritual Power's properties to match the Kido he merged into his Hakuda.
• Duan Mu activated a lightning-based Flash Cry using Hado #4: Byakurai, though his severe injuries caused him to cough up blood.

Duan Mu used Flash Cry to overwhelm Gen'nai Kura, but his battle frenzy continued after he killed him. He finally collapsed, and Iwao ran to help him.

• Duan Mu used Flash Cry to slam Gen'nai Kura into the ground and batter him with a rapid barrage of punches.
• Shiba Kūkaku recognized that Duan Mu had created the technique through his combat talent and told Iwao that Gen'nai Kura was already dead.
• Iwao retreated after a severed arm landed near him, while Nishijin-ori arrived and asked why Duan Mu was still attacking.
• Duan Mu stopped fighting, asked Iwao for help, then fell face-first into the remains and passed out.
• Iwao jogged toward Duan Mu, claiming that his subordinate had called for him.

Soi Fon investigated the concealed circumstances behind Duan Mu’s battle and ordered closer surveillance, while Duan Mu recovered at the Shiba Clan and trained after defeating Gen'nai Kura. The chapter left Duan Mu wary of a possible unseen observer.

• Soi Fon questioned the Onmitsukidō about the missing battle data and the interference that had obstructed its investigation.
• Marechiyo Ōmaeda reported that Duan Mu had killed two Great Villains from southern District 80 while protecting two fugitives, and that Duan Mu was recovering at the Shiba Clan.
• Soi Fon raised Duan Mu’s supervision priority to seventh level, ordered civilians to live near his shop, and canceled Marechiyo Ōmaeda’s vacation for misjudging Duan Mu’s strength.
• Three days after fighting Gen'nai Kura, Duan Mu resumed training at the Great Kūkaku Training Hall and reflected on his recovery and the battle’s gains.
• Duan Mu sensed that someone might have secretly watched the battle and decided to stay alert.

Soi Fon reviewed six months of surveillance on Duan Mu and found that, despite his strength and influence, he had shown no intent to threaten Seireitei. She decided to keep monitoring him and began considering approaching him herself.

• Soi Fon read reports showing Duan Mu spent six months doing odd jobs, helping women for free, and maintaining peace around his tavern.
• Soi Fon weighed Duan Mu’s strength, reputation, and ties to the Shiba Clan against the lack of evidence that he posed a threat.
• Soi Fon realized her subordinates’ fixation on finding dirt had made her focus too much on arresting Duan Mu.
• Soi Fon decided to continue surveillance and resolved to get close to Duan Mu and interact with him.

Duan Mu spent a rare day off thinking through how he might defend himself against Aizen and Kyōka Suigetsu. A Shinigami from the 2nd Division arrived with a commission in the Seireitei, leaving Duan Mu to consider an assignment that would require him to be monitored.

• Duan Mu reflected on his training and resolved to strengthen both his Spiritual Power and combat skills.
• Duan Mu considered ways to counter Kyōka Suigetsu, including developing a targeted Bakudō to detect Aizen.
• A Shinigami in uniform approached Duan Mu at the Yorozuya and asked whether he would accept a monitored commission in the Seireitei.
• Duan Mu was surprised by the offer and recognized that the 2nd Division would issue his temporary pass.

Duan Mu arrived at the Seireitei to clean and repair the 2nd Division barracks, hoping to expand the Yorozuya’s business there. The Onmitsukidō confiscated the Small Cards he had packed, but Duan Mu secretly kept some hidden in his underwear and was allowed through.

• Duan Mu reached the Seireitei cordon for his first job inside its walls, after Kūkaku had approved his decision to go.
• Duan Mu unpacked his cleaning, gardening, and repair tools and told Jidanbō that he had taken a job cleaning the 2nd Division barracks.
• Members of the Onmitsukidō’s Punishment Force inspected Duan Mu’s bundle and found the Small Cards advertising the Yorozuya.
• The leading member of the Punishment Force refused to let Duan Mu bring the Small Cards inside, and Duan Mu reluctantly gave them up.
• Duan Mu passed a cursory search because he had hidden extra Small Cards in a pocket sewn into his underwear.

Duan Mu entered Seireitei under Punishment Force escort and secretly scattered Small Cards along the way to attract customers. He reached the 2nd Division’s sprawling barracks, where he learned the complex included the Maggot's Nest—the very place the Onmitsukidō wanted to send him.

• Duan Mu saw Seireitei’s vast streets and shops while residents kept their distance from the Onmitsukidō escorting him.
• Duan Mu secretly threw Small Cards toward the Commercial Street and into courtyards as the Punishment Force members led him onward.
• Duan Mu questioned the escorts when they stopped at the enormous walled complex and learned that the 2nd Division was inside.
• Duan Mu saw the barracks’ palace buildings and a moat-surrounded structure, then learned the complex housed the Onmitsukidō and its facilities.
• Duan Mu discovered that the moat-surrounded institution was the Maggot's Nest, where the Onmitsukidō intended to imprison him.

Unohana Retsu discovered that Duan Mu’s Yorozuya had become popular among Fourth Division members, while Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru found one of his advertising cards. They headed toward Yorozuya after Yachiru suggested its proprietor might be strong.

• Kotetsu Isane thought she had spotted Duan Mu in Seireitei, then admitted to Unohana Retsu that she had been secretly encouraging Fourth Division members to study Kido at Yorozuya.
• Unohana Retsu showed Isane an advertising card from Yorozuya and said she was not upset that division members studied there.
• Unohana Retsu recognized that the spiritual pressure on the card was far greater than an Academy student’s and suggested Isane did not understand Duan Mu.
• Yachiru found a Yorozuya card in an alley while she and Kenpachi Zaraki searched for their barracks.
• Yachiru persuaded Kenpachi Zaraki to visit Yorozuya by arguing that someone willing to take on any job for money must be strong.

Duan Mu finished cleaning the 2nd Division barracks and accepted Omaeda’s offer to hear about an additional commission in the prison. Soi Fon’s proposal was to have him clean the Underground Special Supervision Building in exchange for an Onmitsukidō pass and regular long-term work, but the dangerous conditions left the commission’s outcome uncertain.

• The Punishment Force and Omaeda praised Duan Mu’s meticulous cleaning, while watching him use Zanpakuto, Kido, Hakuda, and Shunpo to finish the barracks.
• Omaeda invited Duan Mu to eat in the 2nd Division cafeteria, where Duan Mu was impressed by the lavish food and learned about Omaeda’s wealth.
• Duan Mu told Omaeda that his Yorozuya accepted many kinds of paid commissions, though he refused to offer to fight a captain.
• Omaeda revealed that the Onmitsukidō had monitored Duan Mu and asked whether he would clean the Underground Special Supervision Building, where prisoners could attack him and weapons and Kido were forbidden.
• Omaeda explained that Soi Fon’s proposed long-term commission would give Duan Mu an Onmitsukidō pass for free travel in and out of the Seireitei, provided he reported regularly to the 2nd Division.

Duan Mu accepted Soi Fon's Maggot's Nest cleaning assignment for the Pass Token and entered the prison, where its violent inmates attacked him. He began fighting them with Hakuda while restraining his strength, leaving the confrontation underway.

• Soi Fon explained to Omaeda that Duan Mu's assignment was a test and that she wanted to keep him under watch while making him clean the Maggot's Nest.
• Duan Mu decided to accept the job for its Pass Token and payment, then entered the Maggot's Nest carrying cleaning supplies.
• Duan Mu recognized a prisoner he had seen captured years earlier, but ignored him and began preparing to clean as the inmates gathered around him.
• A giant prisoner attacked Duan Mu, who stopped him and knocked him unconscious without crippling him.
• The prisoners charged again, and Duan Mu fought back with Hakuda, keeping his strength limited while sending the inmates flying.

Duan Mu fought his way through Maggot's Nest, overwhelming the prisoners with his Hakuda, Kidō, and spiritual pressure. After healing the old lieutenant captain he had beaten, Duan Mu forced the prisoners to clean their rooms, leaving Nikai En and the others terrified of another beating.

• The Supervision Team watched Duan Mu fight and marveled at his extensive Hakuda skills and controlled spiritual pressure.
• Duan Mu beat the prisoners near the entrance, provoked the old lieutenant captain into attacking, and repeatedly slammed him into the ground.
• Duan Mu charged into the depths of Maggot's Nest, defeated waves of prisoners, and interrupted their Kidō attacks with his Lightning Rope.
• Duan Mu realized he had knocked down everyone and healed the old lieutenant captain, striking him again whenever he woke in a frenzy.
• The old lieutenant captain finally stopped fighting, and Duan Mu ordered him to clean his room; Nikai En and the other prisoners hurried to clean as well.

Duan Mu overwhelmed Maggot's Nest's prisoners and impressed Soi Fon, who decided not to report his strength to the other divisions. As he repaired the prison and planned to expand his Yorozuya business, Duan Mu stopped a mass escape and ordered Nikai En to bring the escapees back for treatment.

• Duan Mu used his Hakuda, Kido, and Shunpo to crush the prisoners, then led them in cleaning Maggot's Nest.
• Soi Fon recognized that Duan Mu had created a Kido combining Seikaku and Byakurai, judged him suited to lead the Supervision Team, and declined to report his details to the other divisions.
• Duan Mu repaired the prison while checking his system gains and planning to use a Pass Token to expand his Yorozuya business in Seireitei.
• Duan Mu easily opened the prison gate, prompting prisoners to rush for freedom, but he sent them flying back into their cells.
• Duan Mu sat by the gate and told Nikai En to drag the escapees over so he could treat them.

Six months after Duan Mu and Gen'nai Kura's battle, the Yorozuya Tavern thrived as Habutae helped unify villains under Nishijin-ori. The tavern's banter ended when Nishijin-ori saw a tall man carrying a pink-haired little girl enter.

• Habutae dragged a blood-covered customer out of the tavern for trying to drink without paying.
• Shiba Ganju boasted about how easily he could unify southern District 80, and Habutae mocked him about Duan Mu dragging him home.
• Uzuki accused Iwao of stealing Duan Mu's hidden alcohol, and Iwao admitted that Nishijin-ori had shared it with him.
• Nishijin-ori stood up when a tall man carrying a pink-haired little girl entered the tavern.

Duan Mu received permission to live in Maggot's Nest and broad authority to manage its conditions after impressing Soi Fon with his diligence. On his way to Commercial Street, he spotted a silver-gray-haired lieutenant captain rehearsing how to ask Omaeda about him.

• Omaeda gave Duan Mu a Special Pass Token and explained its restrictions, then confirmed he could live in Maggot's Nest.
• Soi Fon appeared and approved Duan Mu's residence in Maggot's Nest, while Duan Mu tried and failed to get closer to her by mentioning Kūkaku.
• Duan Mu proposed replacing the prisoners' bedding and uniforms and adding moisture-proof spell arrays, and Soi Fon granted his requests.
• Soi Fon's favorability toward Duan Mu increased by one, and she authorized him to manage most matters concerning Maggot's Nest.
• Duan Mu noticed the tracking array in his Pass Token but left it untouched before heading toward Commercial Street.
• Duan Mu found a silver-gray-haired girl crouched near a corner, rehearsing how to meet Omaeda and ask him about Duan Mu.

Duan Mu confirmed his Onmitsukidō pass was genuine, and Kotetsu Isane invited him to visit the Fourth Division. Meanwhile, Kenpachi Zaraki searched for Duan Mu at the Yorozuya tavern but left after learning he was away, setting up a possible challenge for the next day.

• Duan Mu returned to Kotetsu Isane and explained that the Onmitsukidō had hired him for a confidential long-term commission.
• Kotetsu Isane examined Duan Mu’s Special Pass Token, confirmed its Onmitsukidō mark, and invited him to the Fourth Division’s Comprehensive First Aid Station.
• Kenpachi Zaraki waited at the Yorozuya tavern while Nishijinori Boss remained unconscious after challenging him and losing in one slash.
• Kenpachi Zaraki asked the tavern’s patrons about Duan Mu and learned that Duan Mu had defeated Gen'nai Kura.
• Uzuki told Kenpachi Zaraki that Duan Mu was away, so Kenpachi Zaraki left and said Ikkaku should visit the next day to test Duan Mu.

Duan Mu visited the Fourth Division’s Comprehensive First Aid Station with Isane and learned about the spiritual illnesses treated there. When injured members of the 11th Division flooded in after a training battle, he helped treat a patient wounded by Captain Kenpachi and promoted his Yorozuya before moving on to help others.

• Isane explained that the Fourth Division treated routine ailments and spiritual power stagnation, which could be fatal when the Core of Spiritual Pressure was affected.
• More than a hundred injured members of the 11th Division arrived, and Isane organized additional rescue squads and medical staff.
• Miyaku invited Duan Mu to help in the examination hall, where he found a nurse unable to stop a patient’s bleeding.
• Duan Mu used Kido to heal the patient, whose wound had been kept open by Captain Kenpachi’s lingering spiritual pressure.
• The patient explained that Captain Kenpachi had attacked the division during combat training after failing to find someone to fight.
• Duan Mu gave the patient and Sugi Natsuhane Yorozuya cards, gained experience from Sugi, and went to look for other patients who needed help.

Duan Mu studied Soul Reapers’ Cores of Spiritual Pressure and arranged to keep treating them at the Comprehensive First Aid Station, giving him a cover for his research and a chance to earn experience. After a productive morning with the Fourth Division, he returned to Rukongai to prepare supplies for his work at Maggot’s Nest and planned to visit the 2nd Division soon.

• Duan Mu concluded that he needed to study many Soul Reapers and their Zanpakuto to develop a way to increase Spiritual Pressure more quickly, while keeping his research secret.
• Duan Mu asked Kotetsu Isane to let him treat injured Soul Reapers at the Comprehensive First Aid Station when he had no commissions, and Isane agreed.
• The next morning, Duan Mu told the gathered Fourth Division members that he had not joined the division but would return to work and exchange Kido insights with them.
• Duan Mu gained experience by working with Fourth Division members, then decided not to join the division and left Seireitei for Rukongai.
• Duan Mu ordered cloth and cotton from a textile mill and planned to visit Maggot’s Nest to replace the prisoners’ furniture once Omaeda delivered lumber.