Chapter Summaries

Adjuchas in the Forest of Menos discussed the arrival of Shinigami and decided to let other tribes wear them down before attacking. Chen Fan and Yoruichi fought their way through swarms of Menos and paused in a tree, where Yoruichi reacted to Chen Fan's vague remark about his past.

• An Adjuchas tribe discussed the unfamiliar spiritual pressures and learned that Ashido had gone to meet the Shinigami.
• The tribe decided to alert other Adjuchas tribes and attack the Shinigami only if they survived.
• Chen Fan and Yoruichi dodged attacks from hundreds of Gillian Menos as they searched for shelter in the forest.
• Chen Fan said he was still adjusting to fighting because his body retained old habits, and Yoruichi glared at him for keeping his past to himself.
• Chen Fan asked Yoruichi what was wrong when he noticed her expression.

Chen Fan and Yoruichi faced a herd of Gillian Menos in the Forest of Menos, where Chen Fan unleashed his Shikai to destroy them. The hidden Adjuchas withdrew to gather more Hollows and wear the pair down, while Yoruichi questioned Chen Fan about his insight into others.

• Yoruichi asked Chen Fan how he had fought in his former world, and he said he used to get beaten without suffering injuries.
• A herd of Gillian Menos interrupted their conversation, and Yoruichi warned Chen Fan that fighting them would waste spiritual pressure and risk an ambush by Adjuchas.
• Chen Fan released his Zanpakuto and used Grudge Blade! Fūjin! Form of Slash to wipe out hundreds of Menos and trees with one attack.
• The Adjuchas hiding nearby decided to retreat and gather more Gillians, planning to exhaust Chen Fan and Yoruichi by blocking their escape.
• Chen Fan released his Shikai and explained that he had expected the Adjuchas to avoid a direct fight, prompting Yoruichi to ask whether he had tricked many girls.

Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi encountered a Shinigami in the Forest of Menos and followed him to his hidden cave. There, the man introduced himself as Ashido.

• Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi sensed a Shinigami approaching and saw a masked man wearing animal fur and ragged clothes.
• A Menos roared nearby, and Ashido urged Chen Fan and Yoruichi to follow him.
• Chen Fan told Yoruichi that Shinigami sometimes invaded Hueco Mundo, then they followed Ashido while concealing their spiritual pressure.
• Ashido led Chen Fan and Yoruichi to a furnished cave lit by Kidō.
• Ashido introduced himself, and Chen Fan introduced himself and Shihōin Yoruichi as his girlfriend.

Chen Fan and Yoruichi learned about Ashido’s centuries-long fight in the Forest of Menos and its dangerous Hollows before settling in a cave for the night. As they rested, a group of Hollows led by two Adjuchas quietly surrounded them and prepared to attack.

• Ashido told Chen Fan and Yoruichi how he had remained in the Forest of Menos for over four hundred years after his companions died, and warned that Hollows were endless and dangerous.
• Ashido explained that the Forest of Menos was vast, described its exits and the threats near Las Noches, and warned them about powerful Adjuchas and Vasto Lorde.
• Chen Fan and Yoruichi left Ashido, found a cave, and rested while Chen Fan told Yoruichi about his past in Fairy Tail.
• Dog-like Hollows tracked Chen Fan and Yoruichi to their shelter, then withdrew without alerting them.
• A mid-level Adjuchas and a low-level Adjuchas coordinated the attack, and the mid-level Adjuchas raised a hand to signal their forces to prepare.

Chen Fan and Yoruichi survived a Hollow ambush through his deception, then spent thirty years fighting through Hueco Mundo as Chen Fan’s power and reputation grew. The chapter left them resting together after their latest intimate encounter, while Baraggan had taken notice of Chen Fan.

• Chen Fan explained to Yoruichi that he had lured the Hollows away with a decoy and left his Zanpakuto near their cave to disguise their scent and mislead their pursuers.
• The Adjuchas killed Shepherd and his dogs after discovering they had been deceived, then resumed searching for Chen Fan and Yoruichi without accurate information.
• Over thirty years in the Forest of Menos, Chen Fan’s spiritual pressure rose to captain level and then became concealed, while his relationship with Yoruichi deepened.
• Chen Fan and Yoruichi survived a three-day battle against more than a hundred Adjuchas and thousands of Gillians, using Chen Fan’s Zanpakuto ability of reflection.
• Chen Fan became famous throughout Hueco Mundo for slaughtering Menos, and Baraggan heard about him and took interest.
• Chen Fan and Yoruichi rested together after making love, while Chen Fan’s murderous aura kept nearby Hollows at a distance.

Chen Fan prepared to learn Bankai with Yoruichi’s help, but his Zanpakuto’s materialization unleashed a catastrophic force across Hueco Mundo. He faced a white-clad version of himself called True Self, who began shouting as Chen Fan rushed to protect Yoruichi’s ears.

• Another ten years passed, and Chen Fan and Yoruichi found that the Hollows of Hueco Mundo had become more harmonious under his influence.
• Chen Fan told Yoruichi to leave Hueco Mundo before he used the Tenshintai, explaining that his Zanpakuto had become too powerful for him to delay challenging it.
• Yoruichi placed Chen Fan’s Zanpakuto in the Tenshintai, and its materialization tore apart the surrounding landscape and turned Hueco Mundo’s sky blood-red.
• A white-clad double of Chen Fan appeared and identified himself as True Self, the real Chen Fan.
• True Self put his hands to his mouth, so Chen Fan covered Yoruichi’s ears, raised a soundproof barrier, and warned her to cover them as he shouted.

Chen Fan in white’s roar shattered the sky over Hueco Mundo, and Yoruichi realized the blood-red moonlight marked the Shikai he had attained decades earlier. As Hollows fled Hueco Mundo and poured into the Human World and Soul Society, they claimed an ancient demon had broken free, leaving Genryusai Yamamoto to decide how the Soul Society should respond.

• Chen Fan in white’s roar cleared the clouds over the Forest of Menos, and Yoruichi connected the blood-red moonlight to his Shikai from decades earlier.
• Two 13th Division Shinigami encountered a Garganta opening above a Human World city and watched a horde of Hollows pour through.
• The middle-aged Shinigami ordered his junior to report the invasion, but the Hollows ran past them in apparent panic instead of attacking.
• A huge force of Hollows appeared in the Soul Society, where Genryusai Yamamoto demanded to know why they had come.
• A top-tier Adjuchas told Genryusai Yamamoto that an ancient demon sealed for ten thousand years had escaped in Hueco Mundo, and the captains awaited his decision.

Genryusai Yamamoto and the other Shinigami learned that a powerful being had appeared in Hueco Mundo, forcing Hollows to flee into Soul Society and the Human World. They discovered Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi were in the affected region, but the Hollows could not confirm whether the pair had escaped.

• Jushiro Ukitake received word that countless Hollows had appeared in the Human World seeking refuge, and Genryusai Yamamoto left the remaining investigation to him.
• An Adjuchas told Jushiro Ukitake that a terrifying presence had appeared in Hueco Mundo, and Kaien Shiba and Soifon joined the questioning.
• A Hollow explained that Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi had nearly cleared the Forest of Menos, and that Chen Fan had once killed hundreds of Adjuchas and thousands of Gillians.
• Kaien Shiba grew relieved to hear Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi were alive, but a Hollow warned that they might have died after the new presence appeared.
• The Hollows recounted hearing a voice declare, “I have returned!” as blood-red clouds spread, Hollows died, and space became unstable.

Chen Fan’s white-clothed counterpart broke free and unleashed devastating power across Hueco Mundo. After the destruction, Chen Fan prepared to fight him before his three-hour release ended.

• Aizen told Gin Ichimaru that Chen Fan would not reveal their plans.
• The white-clothed Chen Fan shattered Chen Fan’s soundproof barrier and emerged, startling Shihōin Yoruichi.
• The white-clothed Chen Fan’s stomps caused massive earthquakes that damaged Las Noches and frightened Baraggan and the Menos.
• The white-clothed Chen Fan flicked a coin that fired a laser, destroying much of the Forest of Menos.
• Chen Fan challenged the white-clothed Chen Fan to a fight, declaring that he would defeat him before his three-hour limit expired.

Chen Fan fought his white-clad counterpart in Hueco Mundo, testing his Shinigami abilities against an opponent who could calculate and counter his attacks. The battle continued as Chen Fan found a way to land a wound, then struggled to evade the counterpart’s devastating Ceros.

• White-clad Chen Fan summoned a Shikai Zanpakuto and told Chen Fan that their fight would end quickly.
• Chen Fan sent Yoruichi to the Soul Society, but she secretly returned to Hueco Mundo through another Garganta.
• Chen Fan unleashed his spiritual pressure and attacked white-clad Chen Fan with Shunpo, but his first strike hit an afterimage.
• White-clad Chen Fan used his calculations to stop Chen Fan’s blade, but Chen Fan’s next attack opened a wound on his arm.
• White-clad Chen Fan fired powerful Ceros that devastated the Forest of Menos, and Chen Fan dodged them before using Danku to buy a brief respite.

After battling his Zanpakuto in Hueco Mundo, Chen Fan spent ten years in the Human World with Yoruichi before returning with her to the Soul Society. They arrived to find captains and division members gathered to welcome them.

• Chen Fan fought his white-clad Zanpakuto until the battle destroyed the Forest of Menos and Las Noches, while Baraggan considered attacking the weakened survivor.
• Chen Fan found Yoruichi had stayed nearby, and he realized his Zanpakuto had sensed her presence and held back.
• During ten years in the Human World, Chen Fan met Shinji Hirako, Lisa, Hiyori, and Kisuke Urahara, and he lived with Yoruichi in Karakura Town.
• Chen Fan and Yoruichi returned to the Soul Society, where members of the 13th Division and several captains waited for them.
• The assembled Shinigami greeted Chen Fan and Yoruichi together, leaving Chen Fan surprised and asking what was happening.

Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi returned to Soul Society and celebrated with the 13th Division, where Chen Fan announced that Yoruichi was his fiancée and that they planned to marry. Soifon reacted angrily to their engagement and stormed out of the banquet.

• Jushiro Ukitake and Kaien Shiba thanked Chen Fan for helping keep Soul Society and the Human World peaceful, while Chen Fan rejected the idea of staying in Hueco Mundo.
• Miako invited Chen Fan and Shihōin Yoruichi to a welcoming banquet at the 13th Division barracks, where division members celebrated Chen Fan's past service.
• Kaien Shiba introduced Rukia to Chen Fan and teased him about finding a girlfriend.
• Kaien Shiba asked about Chen Fan and Yoruichi, and Chen Fan announced that Yoruichi was his fiancée and that they planned to marry.
• Soifon protested the engagement and reached for her Zanpakuto, but Yoruichi reprimanded her, prompting Soifon to leave as Marechiyo Ōmaeda followed.

Chen Fan rejected Aizen’s offer to pursue greater power and said he would focus on protecting the people important to him. The next morning, he went to the 8th Division to report on Hueco Mundo, where Ise Nanao began recording his details in Shunsui Kyoraku’s absence.

• Shunsui Kyoraku explained that Soifon could marry into Chen Fan’s household alongside Yoruichi under noble customs.
• Chen Fan confronted Sosuke Aizen, who appeared through a shattered space and offered him greater power.
• Chen Fan refused Aizen’s offer, and Aizen left after warning that their paths might diverge.
• Chen Fan returned to his room and slept while holding Yoruichi.
• Chen Fan went to the 8th Division to report on Hueco Mundo and found Shunsui Kyoraku away, leaving Ise Nanao in charge.
• Ise Nanao asked Chen Fan for his name, and he answered, “Chen Fan.”

Chen Fan completed a perfunctory interview with Ise Nanao, delivered Kisuke Urahara’s research data to Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and went to the Shionin Family estate. There, retainers opposed his marriage to Yoruichi and Soifon and attacked him, but he began knocking them out.

• Ise Nanao asked Chen Fan about his time in Hueco Mundo, and Shunsui Kyoraku later filled in the sparse report with invented details.
• Chen Fan delivered Kisuke Urahara’s data card to Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who excitedly discussed research based on Chen Fan’s blood.
• Chen Fan went to the Shionin Family estate, where black-clad retainers accused him of disgracing the noble families by marrying Yoruichi and Soifon.
• The retainers attacked Chen Fan despite his warning, and he used Shunpo to knock them unconscious without killing them.
• More retainers arrived, including Marechiyo Ōmaeda, and Chen Fan kicked Ōmaeda into a wall as he continued fighting the group.

Soifon stopped the Shinigami who challenged Chen Fan over his lack of noble status and led him to Yoruichi. After the three spent time together, Yoruichi told Chen Fan that no one in the family approved of him marrying her and Soifon.

• Soifon stopped the confrontation and told Chen Fan that Yoruichi wanted to see him.
• Chen Fan followed Soifon through the Shionin Family residence while its members glared at him.
• Yoruichi dismissed the others, then complained to Chen Fan about her accumulated work.
• Yoruichi invited Soifon to join them, and Chen Fan shared an intimate encounter with both women.
• Yoruichi told Chen Fan that nobody in the family approved of him marrying her and Soifon.

Chen Fan agreed to consider becoming a captain after Yoruichi said it would strengthen the Shionin Family, then wondered how to get the position. While walking by the 13th Division, he bumped into Kuchiki Rukia and offered to help her deliver documents.

• Yoruichi told Chen Fan that becoming a captain would quiet opposition within the Shionin Family and threatened to keep him out of bed if he refused.
• Chen Fan accepted the idea casually, then wondered how he could become a captain without asking Soifon for help or killing one.
• Chen Fan bumped into Rukia near the 13th Division headquarters and helped her gather the scattered documents.
• Chen Fan persuaded Rukia to call him Brother Chen Fan and took some of her documents to help deliver them to the 13th Division captain's office.
• Rukia called Chen Fan Lord Chen Fan again, and he looked at her with displeasure.

Chen Fan reassured Rukia that she could rely on him, while she remained troubled about her own problem. After Sentaro Kotsubaki, Kiyone Kotetsu, and Kaien Shiba interrupted them, Kaien asked Chen Fan about his trip to the Shionin Family.

• Rukia asked Chen Fan whether his trip to the Shionin Family had gone smoothly, and he said the family’s approval did not matter to his marriage.
• Chen Fan offered to help Rukia with whatever was troubling her and reminded her that he was her companion.
• Sentaro Kotsubaki, Kiyone Kotetsu, and Kaien Shiba emerged after eavesdropping and teased Chen Fan about sweet-talking Rukia.
• Kaien sent Rukia, Sentaro, and Kiyone to the captain’s office with the items Chen Fan had been carrying.
• Kaien sat with Chen Fan by the stream, asked about the trip, and accused him of doing something indecent.

Chen Fan learned that becoming captain could help him deal with the nobles and accepted the vacant captain’s position in the 10th Division. Jushiro Ukitake revealed he had planned to make Chen Fan captain of the 13th Division, while Kaien Shiba and the others teased him about leaving.

• Kaien Shiba told Chen Fan that the Shiba Family and Rukia could offer little help against the nobles.
• Chen Fan said he did not want to become a captain, but learned the 10th Division’s captain’s position was vacant after Isshin Shiba disappeared.
• Kaien Shiba urged Chen Fan to take the 10th Division position and went to speak with Jushiro Ukitake.
• Jushiro Ukitake arrived with Rukia, Sentaro Kotsubaki, and Kiyone Kotetsu, who joked that they wanted Chen Fan to leave.
• Jushiro Ukitake said he had intended to make Chen Fan captain of the 13th Division, prompting Kaien Shiba to complain and encourage Chen Fan to leave.

Chen Fan accepted Jushiro Ukitake’s plan to recommend him as Captain of the 10th Division and joked about bringing Rukia with him. After training and spending time with Soifon, he was summoned to an emergency assembly, leaving to meet the captain who had called for him.

• Jushiro Ukitake told Chen Fan that he had recommended him for Captain of the 10th Division and that two captains would assess him in three days.
• Rukia asked whether Chen Fan was going to the 10th Division, and Chen Fan joked about taking her with him, prompting Ukitake to shield her from him.
• Chen Fan spent the rest of the day practicing his sword techniques until nightfall.
• Soifon brought Chen Fan a towel, wiped his sweat, and protested when he hugged her in the 13th Division barracks.
• A Shinigami delivered an emergency assembly order, and Chen Fan vanished to answer the captain’s summons.

Chen Fan rushed to find Miako after learning she had gone to investigate a dangerous Hollow, but Gin Ichimaru intercepted him and challenged him. Chen Fan evaded Gin’s attacks, while Miako’s fate remained unknown.

• Kaien Shiba told Chen Fan that an unknown Hollow had appeared in Seireitei and that Miako had led a team to investigate it.
• Chen Fan realized the Hollow might be Aizen’s fusion experiment and remembered that it had possessed Miako before causing her death, so he hurried after her.
• Gin Ichimaru blocked Chen Fan and said their fight could count as part of Chen’s captain assessment.
• Gin attacked with Kamishini no Yari, but Chen Fan evaded the extending blade and appeared behind him.
• Gin renewed his attack with greater speed, and Chen Fan dodged by vanishing and leaping into the air.