Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan fled from Shihōin Yoruichi, who caught up and attacked him after he tried to talk his way out of the chase. Their race sparked rumors that Chen Fan planned to challenge every captain, and the chapter ended with him dodging Yoruichi’s strikes.

• Shihōin Yoruichi pursued Chen Fan after he ran, and he was startled when she appeared beside him.
• Chen Fan and Yoruichi raced through the Seireitei as Shinigami spread rumors that he intended to challenge every captain.
• Chen Fan flirted with Yoruichi to make her stop chasing him, but she became annoyed and sped up.
• Yoruichi caught Chen Fan with a punch, knocking him out of Shunpo, then attacked him with more strikes.
• Chen Fan dodged Yoruichi’s punches and ducked beneath her sweeping palm as she raised her leg to kick him.

Chen Fan sparred with Shihōin Yoruichi, then let her escort him to the Technical Development Bureau. The chapter ended when they met Hiyori, who greeted Yoruichi with open hostility.

• Chen Fan blocked Yoruichi's attack and tried to avoid fighting her, joking with her about her age.
• A patrol of Shinigami arrived, and Chen Fan claimed Yoruichi was teaching him Shunpo before leading them away.
• Yoruichi offered to recruit Chen Fan into the 2nd Division and introduce him to Soifon, while Chen Fan complained about being set up with vice-captains.
• Yoruichi escorted Chen Fan to the Technical Development Bureau, where Hiyori questioned her reason for visiting and told her not to disrupt their work.
• Chen Fan asked Yoruichi whether Hiyori disliked her.

Chen Fan asked Kisuke Urahara and the 12th Division to help him find a way back to his world. Urahara explained that locating the origin of Chen Fan’s soul would require a lengthy investigation.

• Kisuke Urahara led Chen Fan, Shihōin Yoruichi, Hiyori, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi to discuss his request.
• Chen Fan said he had come from another world through a spatial storm and wanted the 12th Division to locate his soul’s origin.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi declared that Chen Fan had great research value, while Hiyori and Yoruichi speculated about what people from other worlds looked like.
• Chen Fan considered asking Kisuke Urahara for help because Urahara was skilled in soul research and Chen Fan wanted to avoid Aizen.
• Kisuke Urahara said that finding Chen Fan’s original world would require a meticulous, time-consuming search across unknown space.

Chen Fan asked Kisuke Urahara to find the coordinates of his original world and agreed to do three things in exchange. After leaving the Technical Development Bureau, he avoided Aizen and headed back to the 13th Division barracks, where an unseen attacker launched concealed weapons at him.

• Chen Fan persuaded Kisuke Urahara to search for his original world's coordinates, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi joined the research after they collected Chen Fan's blood.
• Kisuke Urahara asked Shihōin Yoruichi how she had met Chen Fan, and she described their encounter and Shunpo contest.
• Chen Fan ate at the Seireitei dining hall, then declined Aizen's invitation to drink by claiming his captain had summoned him.
• Aizen ordered Gin to investigate why Chen Fan had visited the Technical Development Bureau and warned Gin not to question his orders.
• Chen Fan headed for the 13th Division barracks, but a hidden figure appeared behind him and fired concealed weapons.

Chen Fan escaped Soifon’s pursuit and returned to the 13th Division, where he talked with Kaien before resuming sword practice. After two days of rest, he led another mission as Hollow attacks and Shinigami losses increased, and his team camped in the Rukon District wilderness.

• Chen Fan defeated Soifon’s attacks, tricked her into turning around, and escaped when she threatened to kill him.
• Chen Fan returned to the division barracks and told Kaien Shiba about the encounter, while keeping quiet about Aizen.
• Kaien said the day’s new recruit had transferred to the Fourth Division rather than fight Hollows.
• Chen Fan practiced swordsmanship at the 13th Division grounds, where other Shinigami watched but could not understand his techniques.
• After resting for two days, Chen Fan led a team on another mission amid increasing Hollow appearances and Shinigami losses.
• Chen Fan’s team set up a temporary camp in the Rukon District wilderness.

Chen Fan suspected Aizen was behind the Rukon District disappearances and warned him off after killing a nearby Hollow with a powerful slash. A few days later, the Ninth Division investigated the disappearances and found the uniforms of its missing ten-person advance team.

• Chen Fan heard that residents of the Rukon District had vanished, leaving only their clothes, and learned the Ninth Division had been sent to investigate.
• Chen Fan killed a nearby Hollow with a single slash and told his exhausted squad to rest.
• Aizen and Gin Ichimaru watched Chen Fan, and Aizen wondered how far the outsider could grow before leading Gin away.
• Chen Fan realized Aizen might be creating Hollows and had deliberately used his slash to warn him away.
• A few days later, Kensei Muguruma and the Ninth Division found ten Shinigami uniforms matching those of their missing advance team.

Kensei Muguruma and Hakuya Kuchiki disappeared after an attacker ambushed their camp, prompting an emergency assembly of the captains. Kisuke Urahara feared Hiyori was in danger too as five captains were chosen to investigate the scene.

• Kensei Muguruma tried to close Hakuya Kuchiki’s open collar, but she grabbed his hand in her sleep and called him a pervert.
• An attacker killed Todo and Kasujo, then stabbed Kensei Muguruma while darkness blinded him; Hakuya Kuchiki was also caught in the incident.
• Chen Fan heard the emergency summons and suspected Aizen had begun targeting captains.
• Kisuke Urahara learned that Hiyori had gone to investigate the scene and blamed himself for not going in her place.
• The captains assembled at First Division headquarters after Kensei Muguruma and Hakuya Kuchiki’s spiritual pressures disappeared, and five captains were selected to go to the scene.

Kisuke Urahara rushed to the captains’ meeting and asked to go to the scene, but Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto refused and assigned the response teams. Shunsui Kyoraku sent Lisa in place of the Great Kido Master and Vice Kido Master, leaving her to join the unclear frontline situation.

• Kisuke Urahara arrived and begged Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto to let him go to the scene, but Yamamoto refused.
• Shihōin Yoruichi rebuked Kisuke for panicking, and Shunsui Kyoraku pulled him over to the other captains.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto assigned Toushiro Funabashi, Shinji Hirako, and Love Aikawa to the scene, while other captains guarded Seireitei and Unohana Retsu prepared to treat the wounded.
• Tetsusai Nigirigi and Hachigen Ushōda arrived, and Yamamoto ordered them to proceed to the scene.
• Shunsui Kyoraku proposed sending his vice-captain Lisa instead of both Kido Corps leaders, and Lisa agreed to go.

The Soul Society formed a special operations unit and sent Chen Fan to investigate the Soul Disappearance Case. At the scene, Shinji Hirako found Hiyori under attack by a Hollow-like Kensei Muguruma and fought him while waiting for help.

• Kisuke Urahara asked Jushiro Ukitake to summon Chen Fan, promising to fulfill Chen Fan's conditions if he rescued Hiyori.
• Genryusai Yamamoto ordered Toushiro Funabashi, Shinji Hirako, Love Aikawa, Hachigen Ushōda, Lisa Yadomaru, and Chen Fan to form a special operations unit and investigate.
• Chen Fan received the order to go to the scene, while Kisuke Urahara agreed to his conditions.
• Hiyori fled an attacker in the forest without drawing her sword, and Shinji Hirako arrived to protect her.
• Shinji Hirako recognized the attacker as Kensei Muguruma, whose Hollow-like form and spiritual pressure stunned him.
• Shinji Hirako fought Kensei Muguruma as Hiyori warned him not to draw his Zanpakuto, and he braced for the others to arrive.

The Hollowfied Kensei Muguruma attacked the gathered Shinigami, forcing them to fight defensively. Hakuya Kuchiki then joined the battle and pressured Shinji Hirako as five golden lights appeared in the sky.

• Toushiro Funabashi stopped Kensei Muguruma's attack, noticed the numbers on his abdomen, and demanded an explanation from Shinji Hirako and Hiyori.
• Kensei Muguruma attacked Love Aikawa, who survived the blow, while Lisa Yadomaru and Toushiro Funabashi tried to restrain him.
• Kensei Muguruma blocked their attacks and knocked Lisa Yadomaru and Toushiro Funabashi back, then a Hollow-masked Hakuya Kuchiki struck Toushiro unconscious.
• Hakuya Kuchiki attacked Shinji Hirako, who defended himself while carrying Hiyori, and five golden lights appeared in the sky as she nearly struck him.

Hachigen Ushōda restrained Hakuya and Kensei Muguruma, but Chen Fan wounded Kensei and then tried to take Hiyori back to Kisuke Urahara. The chapter ended with Chen Fan holding Shinji Hirako’s sword against his neck as others prepared to intervene.

• Hachigen Ushōda pinned Hakuya with iron pillars and bound Kensei Muguruma with a golden chain.
• Chen Fan attacked Kensei with Grudge Blade: Fūjin, breaking the chain and leaving Kensei badly wounded.
• Chen Fan told Shinji Hirako that he had attacked Kensei because he sensed Hollow spiritual pressure, then demanded that Shinji hand over Hiyori.
• Hiyori refused to leave before completing Kisuke Urahara’s mission, so Chen Fan decided to take her by force.
• Chen Fan appeared in front of Shinji, caught his sword between two fingers, and held it against his neck while Lisa Yadomaru stopped Toushiro Funabashi and Love Aikawa from intervening.

Chen Fan tried to leave with the injured Hiyori, but Kaname Tosen accused him of attacking the Ninth Division captain and turned the others against him. After Chen Fan’s killing intent frightened everyone, Tosen charged, and Chen Fan unleashed a slash wave at him.

• Risa Dōmaru urged Shinji Hirako to let Chen Fan take Hiyori, and Shinji handed her over.
• Kaname Tosen appeared, accused Chen Fan of injuring the captain, and prompted the others to block Chen Fan’s way.
• Chen Fan held Hiyori at swordpoint to force the group to let him pass, while Hiyori recognized that Tosen was lying.
• Kaname Tosen ignored Toushiro Funabashi’s warning and charged Chen Fan, who overwhelmed him with a terrifying killing intent.
• Chen Fan used Grudge Blade: Fūjin and fired a slash wave at Kaname Tosen.

Aizen and Gin appeared just as Aizen’s Bakudo stopped Chen Fan from killing Kaname Tosen, prompting Shinji Hirako to confront his vice-captain. Elsewhere, Shunsui Kyoraku checked the 5th Division barracks and saw Aizen there, leaving the encounter’s true purpose unresolved.

• Aizen’s Bakudo #81: Danku blocked Chen Fan’s slash and blasted the surrounding area with an explosion.
• Aizen and young Gin Ichimaru emerged from the shadows, and Shinji Hirako recognized Aizen.
• Shunsui Kyoraku visited the 5th Division barracks, saw Aizen carrying documents, and left after briefly wondering if he had been overthinking things.
• Aizen told Kaname Tosen not to attack Chen Fan, and Tosen stood behind him.
• Shinji Hirako accused Tosen of betraying him and his captaincy.

Aizen revealed that he had orchestrated the attack that left Shinji Hirako and the other Shinigami incapacitated and undergoing Hollowfication. He explained that his Zanpakuto’s Complete Hypnosis had let him replace himself with someone else, then began correcting Shinji’s account of why he had become vice-captain.

• Aizen claimed that his fifth seat loyally followed his orders, prompting the others to suspect that Kensei Muguruma was also involved.
• Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tosen attacked the Shinigami in darkness while Chen Fan remained still and protected Hiyori from harm.
• The darkness lifted to reveal that Shinji Hirako alone remained standing, while the others lay wounded and developed Hollow masks.
• Chen Fan identified their transformation as Hollowfication, and Shinji accused Aizen of being behind it.
• Aizen explained that his Zanpakuto used Complete Hypnosis and that someone else had impersonated him for the past month.
• Aizen told Shinji that his distrust had kept him from noticing the replacement, then began disputing Shinji’s reason for choosing him as vice-captain.

Aizen revealed that he had deliberately chosen Shinji Hirako as his vice-captain and had used him and his companions as subjects for Hollowfication. As Aizen left, he sicced the newly transformed Hollows on Shinji and Chen Fan, who took Hiyori into the air and fought back.

• Aizen explained that Shinji Hirako’s suspicion of him had made Shinji the ideal vice-captain for his plans, and admitted that he had caused the group to collapse.
• Shinji began to Hollowfy, and Chen Fan taunted him for not handing Hiyori over sooner; Aizen then said he wanted to keep Chen Fan as especially valuable material.
• Aizen left after ordering the newly Hollowfied figures to attack, while Kaname Tosen freed Hakuya Kuchiki from the iron pillars.
• Shinji stayed behind to hold off the attackers and told Chen Fan to take Hiyori to safety and notify Kisuke.
• Chen Fan lifted Hiyori into the air with Vengeful Blade: Fūjin, drew the Hollows away from Shinji, and struck several with the Form of 'Hardness'.

Chen Fan fought off the Hollowfied Shinigami, escaped Kisuke Urahara and Tetsusai Nigirigi, and Aizen watched the conflict unfold. After Chen Fan returned to his quarters and slept, he woke to find Shinigami surrounding him with weapons drawn.

• Chen Fan knocked out Shinji Hirako and tried to subdue Hiyori, but Kisuke Urahara attacked him over his broken promise.
• Tetsusai Nigirigi fired a forbidden attack at Chen Fan, who reflected it with his awakened blade before disappearing in the explosion.
• Kisuke Urahara and Tetsusai Nigirigi used forbidden techniques to transfer the unconscious victims to the squad facilities, while Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tosen returned to the scene and discussed Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan returned to the squad quarters without reporting Aizen and went to sleep.
• Chen Fan stepped outside the next morning and found Shinigami surrounding him with weapons ready.

Central 46 questioned Chen Fan, Kisuke Urahara, and Tetsusai Nigirigi about the missing captains and the Hollowfication incident. The officials blamed Urahara, Chen Fan, and Shihōin Yoruichi for the events, while Chen Fan realized Aizen had set him up.

• Central 46 summoned Chen Fan, Kisuke Urahara, and Tetsusai Nigirigi for questioning.
• Chen Fan claimed he had arrived after the battle and accused Urahara and Tetsusai of attacking him to silence him.
• Central 46 questioned Urahara about his whereabouts and accused him of conducting Hollowfication experiments on eight captain-class Soul Reapers.
• Central 46 alleged that Chen Fan had helped Urahara carry out the experiment before Urahara tried to kill him.
• Central 46 named Shihōin Yoruichi as an accomplice, claiming she had brought Chen Fan to the 12th Division barracks and waited nearby.

Chen Fan, Kisuke Urahara, Tetsusai Nigirigi, and Shihōin Yoruichi were sentenced for forbidden Hollowfication research, but Kisuke and Tetsusai escaped to the Human World using preparations Chen Fan had arranged. The chapter ended with Chen Fan’s fellow 13th Division members seeing him off as he was sent to Hueco Mundo.

• The authorities sentenced Kisuke Urahara and Tetsusai Nigirigi to exile in the Human World, Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi to fifty years in Hueco Mundo, and eight Hollowfied captains to be dealt with in the Human World.
• Kisuke Urahara accused Chen Fan of arranging the sentence to reach Hueco Mundo, but Shihōin Yoruichi intervened and the authorities carried out the exile.
• Kisuke Urahara used a prepared Gigai and medicine to restore his spiritual pressure, then gave Tetsusai Nigirigi the same means to hide from the Soul Society.
• Kisuke Urahara explained that Chen Fan had planned their apparent falling-out and escape in advance, and had warned him about Aizen’s Zanpakuto ability.
• Members of the 13th Division gathered to see Chen Fan off, recognizing that the case had concealed circumstances but choosing not to question him.

Chen Fan said goodbye to his friends in Soul Society and warned Kaien Shiba to protect Miako from a future calamity. He and Shihōin Yoruichi entered Hueco Mundo to hunt Hollows, where Gillians appeared as Yoruichi demanded that he release her hand.

• Chen Fan told Kaien Shiba that he feared a calamity would threaten him and Miako in a few decades, and Kaien promised to protect her.
• Shihōin Yoruichi urged Soifon to grow strong enough to protect her, while Chen Fan teased Soifon before Yoruichi kicked him through the Garganta.
• Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi arrived in the Forest of Menos, where Chen Fan planned to hunt Hollows to strengthen his Zanpakuto.
• Shihōin Yoruichi confronted Chen Fan about hiding the truth with Kisuke Urahara, and Chen Fan blamed Kisuke's acting.
• Chen Fan grabbed Shihōin Yoruichi's hand during their argument, and a group of Gillians emerged from the trees as she demanded he let go.

Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi cleared the Gillian Menos from the Forest of Menos and began searching for a place to settle in Hueco Mundo. Their fight attracted the attention of a masked figure, who headed toward them.

• Chen Fan killed the Menos with his Zanpakuto, which absorbed them and fed their spiritual pressure back to him.
• Chen Fan took Yoruichi by the hand and urged her to conceal her spiritual pressure as they searched for a safe place to stay.
• Chen Fan teased Yoruichi about having children, and she ran ahead through the forest, challenging him to catch her.
• A figure wearing a ram-skull mask sensed the two Shinigami and their vanished Hollow pursuers, then rushed toward them.
• Nearby Hollows living in caves along a rocky cliff also noticed the spiritual pressure in the forest.