Chapter Summaries

Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake set out to stop Rukia Kuchiki’s execution after Central 46 rejected their objections. Meanwhile, Momo Hinamori followed a suspicious note connected to Aizen, and another note reached the imprisoned Toshiro.

• Ise Nanao explained to Shunsui Kyoraku that Central 46 wanted a scapegoat amid the captains’ deaths, and she promised to follow him if he defied the rules.
• Shunsui Kyoraku and Ise Nanao used Shunpo to head for the True Reaper Punishment Field.
• Jushiro Ukitake emerged with the Shionin Family’s Shield Artifact and left with Kiyone Kotetsu and Sentaro Kotsubaki to stop Rukia Kuchiki’s execution.
• Momo Hinamori received a note in Aizen’s handwriting and went to its listed location, hoping to find and kill his enemy.
• An unknown person threw a note into Toshiro’s cell, leaving him to wonder who sent it and why.

Toshiro realized Central 46 was behind the conspiracy and broke out to reach it after learning Momo Hinamori was in danger. Meanwhile, the execution of Kuchiki Rukia began at the True Reaper Punishment Field, leaving the golden phoenix of the Sōkyoku charging toward her.

• Toshiro found a note warning that Momo Hinamori's life was in danger and concluded that the enemy had taken control of Central 46.
• Toshiro blasted his way out of prison, incapacitated his guards, and raced toward Central 46.
• The captains and vice-captains gathered as Kuchiki Rukia saw that Byakuya Kuchiki was safe and smiled at him.
• Kuchiki Rukia asked Captain-General Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto to send the Intruders back to the Human World, and he ordered her execution to begin.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto ordered the Sōkyoku unsealed, revealing its golden phoenix form, King of Destruction.
• At Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's command, the golden phoenix charged toward Kuchiki Rukia.

Ichigo Kurosaki intervened to save Rukia and helped destroy the Sōkyoku’s power and execution platform. With the execution framework shattered, the gathered Soul Reapers faced a tense standoff over how anyone could escape.

• Ichigo Kurosaki blocked King of Destruction’s strike against Rukia and announced that he had come to save her.
• Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake used the Shionin Family shield artifact to amplify their Zanpakuto and shatter the golden flaming phoenix.
• Ichigo leaped onto the Sōkyoku platform and drove his Zanpakuto into its framework, collapsing its central support.
• The onlookers stared at the destroyed execution platform as Ichigo wondered how they could leave with so many people watching.

Ichigo Kurosaki helped Renji Abarai escape with Rukia and fought off the pursuing vice-captains before clashing with Byakuya Kuchiki. Byakuya connected Ichigo’s borrowed cloak to Chen Fan, and the fight continued as Soifon stopped Kiyone Kotetsu from approaching the battle.

• Ichigo Kurosaki threw Rukia to Renji Abarai, who caught her and fled while the vice-captains pursued them.
• Ichigo Kurosaki defeated several vice-captains who tried to stop him, then blocked Byakuya Kuchiki’s attack.
• Byakuya Kuchiki accused Ichigo Kurosaki of trampling his dignity and learned that Shihōin Yoruichi had lent Ichigo the flying cloak.
• Byakuya Kuchiki recognized the cloak as belonging to the Shionin Family and linked Ichigo’s rescue attempt to Chen Fan before attacking him.
• Soifon knocked Sentaro Kotsubaki unconscious when he warned Kiyone Kotetsu not to approach the unstable fight.

Yamamoto stopped Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku from interfering as Yoruichi rescued Soifon and revealed that Sosuke Aizen was behind the conspiracy. Yoruichi explained that Chen Fan was trying to draw Aizen away from Soul Society, then challenged Soifon to a sparring match.

• Yamamoto blocked Jushiro Ukitake and ordered him to stand down, and Shunsui Kyoraku retreated with Ukitake and Ise Nanao.
• Yoruichi appeared in disguise and took Soifon away from the execution grounds.
• Yoruichi told Soifon that Sosuke Aizen was alive and had used Kyoka Suigetsu to deceive Soul Society.
• Yoruichi explained that Chen Fan knew about Aizen and wanted to draw him away to protect Soul Society.
• Yoruichi challenged Soifon to a sparring match, proposing that the winner would get to enjoy Chen Fan first when he returned.

Aizen and Gin Ichimaru exposed their conspiracy after framing Toshiro for attacking Momo Hinamori, then escaped as Unohana Retsu arranged treatment and warned the divisions. The battles stopped, leaving the Soul Society reeling from the revelation that three captains had betrayed them.

• Captain-General Yamamoto confronted Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku after they fled to a ruined area, while Ise Nanao caught up with them.
• Momo Hinamori found Central 46 murdered, and Gin Ichimaru led her away to meet Aizen.
• Toshiro found Hinamori lying in blood, confronted Aizen and Gin, and attacked Aizen with Bankai, but Aizen's illusion left Toshiro wounded.
• Aizen admitted his role in the events and explained his Zanpakuto's ability to Unohana Retsu and Yonehoteru Isane.
• Aizen and Gin Ichimaru escaped, Unohana Retsu ordered Isane to alert every division and treated Hinamori and Toshiro, and the battles ended.

Aizen revealed that he had separated Chen Fan from his Zanpakuto and planned to cooperate with it to destroy the Human World and Soul Society. He escaped with Rukia, Gin, and Chen Fan’s sealed Zanpakuto, leaving the gathered captains to confront the revelation.

• Chen Fan intervened as Aizen prepared to kill Rukia and Byakuya, but Yamamoto arrived with the division captains and vice-captains to arrest Aizen.
• A Garganta opened and Menos arrived; Negación beams enveloped Aizen, Gin, and Rukia as Yamamoto stopped the others from attacking.
• Aizen revealed Chen Fan’s sealed Zanpakuto and explained that he had used Chen Fan’s blood to separate it from him.
• Aizen connected Chen Fan to the mysterious figure who had fought in Hueco Mundo and claimed that the figure was Chen Fan’s Zanpakuto during an attempt at Bankai.
• Aizen said he would cooperate with Chen Fan’s Zanpakuto and escaped with the three people trapped in the Negación beams.

After Aizen’s scheme left Chen Fan without his Zanpakuto, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto prepared to kill him for Soul Society’s safety. Chen Fan warned that he would reclaim his Zanpakuto himself and challenged Yamamoto, while their clashing spiritual pressure threatened Shinigami throughout the Seireitei.

• Chen Fan realized Aizen had discovered his Shikai and manipulated events to make Yamamoto turn against him.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto unleashed his flames and declared he would kill Chen Fan to protect Soul Society.
• Soifon, Yoruichi, Shunsui Kyoraku, and Jushiro Ukitake tried to stop Yamamoto, but he refused to back down.
• Chen Fan stopped Ukitake from intervening, said he could no longer remain in Soul Society, and warned Yamamoto not to interfere with his effort to reclaim his Zanpakuto.
• Chen Fan and Yamamoto released rival surges of spiritual pressure, forcing nearby captains to retreat as Shinigami across the Seireitei struggled to stay conscious.

Chen Fan and Genryusai Yamamoto clashed in a battle that shook the Seireitei as Chen Fan questioned Yamamoto’s justice and the purpose of the 13th Division. Their swordfight destroyed the True Reaper Punishment Field, and the two remained locked in combat.

• Chen Fan and Genryusai Yamamoto’s concentrated spiritual pressure made the area around them nearly impossible to enter.
• Rukia identified Chen Fan to Ichigo Kurosaki, while Byakuya Kuchiki confirmed that several powerful captains had fallen to him in a single move.
• Kensei Muguruma realized that Aizen’s scheme had made Chen Fan its greatest victim and began questioning what justice meant.
• Chen Fan took an unknown Zanpakuto and unleashed a sword slash that carved a vast fissure across the Seireitei.
• Chen Fan questioned Yamamoto about the 13th Division’s purpose, then met him in a sword clash that collapsed the True Reaper Punishment Field.

Chen Fan fought Captain-General Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto in the True Reaper Punishment Field, using three distinct Zanpakuto attack forms and advanced swordsmanship. The battle continued as Chen Fan struck Yamamoto with White Lightning.

• Chen Fan shattered Yamamoto’s tornado-like wall of flames with his Sword Domain and launched a compressed, razor-sharp Fūjin slash that Yamamoto dodged.
• Chen Fan used the Form of “Hardness” to drive his blade down, and Yamamoto blocked the powerful attack with a pillar of fire, though his uniform was damaged.
• Chen Fan followed with Katana Style, whose cross-shaped strike broke through Yamamoto’s Fire Burning City Wall and shook the True Reaper Punishment Field.
• Yamamoto’s scattered flames pursued Chen Fan, who evaded them with Shunpo while Yamamoto praised his movement.
• Chen Fan appeared behind Yamamoto and struck him with Way of Destruction No. 4, White Lightning, triggering a violent explosion.

After his battle with Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Chen Fan left the Soul Society and stayed in the Human World with Soifon and Yoruichi while he considered the need to recover his Zanpakuto. He continued visiting Kisuke Urahara as he searched for a weapon that could withstand his spiritual pressure.

• Chen Fan and Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto fought until the battle ended out of public view, and Chen Fan then vanished from the Soul Society.
• Toshiro became captain of the 10th Division, Rangiku Matsumoto became vice-captain, and the 3rd, 5th, and Ninth Divisions remained without captains.
• Chen Fan recalled that Yamamoto had tested and protected him by forcing him to leave while the Soul Society stabilized, and that he needed to reclaim his Zanpakuto.
• In the Human World, Chen Fan spent time with Soifon and Yoruichi while missing his friends and subordinates in the Soul Society.
• Chen Fan walked the streets and thought about how he needed a blade, since his spiritual pressure destroyed the weapons he tried and he no longer had Vector Manipulation.

Chen Fan asked Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi to develop a weapon capable of withstanding his spiritual pressure. After running into Orihime Inoue and Long Gui, he went to Urahara’s shop to check whether it was ready.

• Yoruichi stopped Soifon from joining Chen Fan’s fight, confident that Chen Fan could not lose to Captain-General Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kisuke Urahara agreed to develop Chen Fan’s weapon after learning that Aizen had stolen Chen Fan’s blood samples.
• Chen Fan accidentally knocked Orihime Inoue down in the street, and she recognized him as the man who had fought Yamamoto.
• Orihime Inoue decided to go with Chen Fan to see Kisuke Urahara, and Long Gui followed to keep an eye on them.
• Chen Fan asked Urahara whether the weapon was ready, and Urahara explained that suitable materials were difficult to find.

Chen Fan agreed to lend Kisuke Urahara the recovered Zanpakuto for study, but learned that its weapon would take three months to finish. On the walk home, Long Gui followed Chen Fan to question him about Orihime Inoue and Ichigo, then attacked him when he confronted her.

• Kisuke Urahara asked to study the Zanpakuto after Chen Fan reclaimed it, and Chen Fan agreed to lend it to him.
• Kisuke Urahara told Chen Fan to return in three months, when the weapon would be finished.
• Chen Fan walked home with Orihime Inoue, who invited him to visit her house.
• Chen Fan noticed Long Gui following him, led her into a side street, and caught her when she ran into him.
• Long Gui said she wanted to find out whether Chen Fan had tricked Orihime, then attacked him and tried to kick him between the legs.

Chen Fan rescued Long Gui from a Hollow in Karakura Town, revealing his presence to Aizen. In Las Noches, Aizen learned where Chen Fan was and discussed the danger of severing his connection to his Zanpakuto.

• Chen Fan pulled Long Gui into his arms to stop her from falling, then released her and urged her to go home.
• Chen Fan sensed nearby Hollows and rushed to Long Gui after hearing her scream.
• A Hollow attacked Long Gui, but Chen Fan caught its tail and destroyed it with his spiritual pressure.
• An Arrancar-like Hollow reported Chen Fan's location in Karakura Town to Aizen, using memories transmitted from Hollows that had died.
• Gin Ichimaru questioned why Aizen was searching for Chen Fan despite having his Zanpakuto, and Aizen warned him not to underestimate Chen Fan.
• Gin explained that severing a Shinigami's connection to their Zanpakuto would drain their spiritual power and eventually kill them.

Aizen examined Chen Fan’s Zanpakuto and anticipated that Chen Fan would come to reclaim it. After rescuing the injured Long Gui, Chen Fan carried her home, where he accidentally opened the door to her messy studio apartment.

• Aizen told Gin that Chen Fan’s Zanpakuto absorbed Hollow power and said he expected Chen Fan to come take it back.
• Chen Fan noticed Long Gui’s ankle wound, carried her to Karakura Town Hospital with Shunpo, and had her treated.
• Long Gui felt embarrassed but pleased when people mistook Chen Fan for her boyfriend as he carried her through town.
• Chen Fan asked for Long Gui’s address and used Shunpo to take her home.
• Chen Fan opened Long Gui’s apartment door before she could stop him and saw underwear scattered across the floor.

Chen Fan explained to Long Gui that Hollows had attacked her because his spiritual pressure had awakened her own, then decided to teach her Kido so she could defend herself. He began an intimate encounter with her, leaving her overwhelmed and uncertain about her feelings for him.

• Long Gui stopped Chen Fan from leaving and asked him to explain what had happened.
• Chen Fan told Long Gui about Hollows, the Soul Society, and Shinigami, and explained that her spiritual pressure put her in danger.
• Chen Fan decided to teach Long Gui Kido, and she eagerly agreed before remembering her injured foot and falling back onto the bed.
• Long Gui leaned into Chen Fan's touch, and he began kissing and fondling her.
• Chen Fan undressed Long Gui's upper body, turned her around, and admired her while she protested.

Chen Fan began a relationship with Long Gui, then visited Kisuke Urahara and went to Long Gui’s school, where he met her friend Orihime Inoue. The chapter ended with Long Gui grabbing Orihime Inoue’s breasts.

• Chen Fan and Long Gui had sex, and afterward he taught her basic Kidō.
• Long Gui went to school the next morning while Chen Fan decided to find something to do during his stay in the Human World.
• Chen Fan obtained a memory-altering item from Kisuke Urahara’s shop and then appeared at Long Gui’s school.
• Orihime Inoue noticed Long Gui’s radiant mood and asked about her injured foot, but Long Gui gave her an excuse.
• Long Gui grabbed Orihime Inoue’s breasts from behind.

Long Gui, Orihime Inoue, and Ichigo Kurosaki had a peaceful morning at school before Chen Fan arrived as their new history teacher. Ichigo and Orihime recognized him, while Long Gui felt shy at his unexpected appearance.

• Long Gui stopped Orihime Inoue from telling Ichigo Kurosaki that she had seen Chen Fan the previous day.
• Long Gui studied low-level Kido incantations during a calm morning with no Hollows appearing.
• Ochi Miyu introduced Chen Fan as the class's new history teacher.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue recognized Chen Fan, and Orihime remembered meeting him the day before.
• Long Gui lowered her head shyly, while Ichigo Kurosaki denied knowing Chen Fan when Ochi Miyu asked.

Chen Fan revealed that he had given Long Gui spiritual pressure to protect her, and the two openly acknowledged their relationship to their surprised friends. In Las Noches, Aizen learned that Long Gui’s powers came from her physical contact with Chen Fan.

• Chen Fan introduced himself as a trainee teacher and began teaching history to the class.
• After the Hollows retreated, Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue asked why Long Gui had Shinigami powers, and Chen Fan said he had taught her.
• Long Gui took Chen Fan’s hand, and the group realized they were a couple despite having met only the day before.
• Chen Fan sent everyone back to class and walked with Long Gui, who felt reassured that he had openly acknowledged their relationship.
• An Arrancar told Aizen that Long Gui’s spiritual pressure had been released from her body after physical contact with Chen Fan, and Gin Ichimaru remarked on Chen Fan’s carefree life.

Aizen began a plan to transfer life using two Hollows sent to Orihime Inoue’s home, while Long Gui told Orihime how Chen Fan had saved her from a Hollow. The Hollows unleashed their spiritual pressure, provoking a furious response from someone in the Human World and alarming Isshin Kurosaki and Kisuke Urahara.

• Aizen ordered Kaname Tosen to add Orihime Inoue to the plan, and Gin Ichimaru remarked that Chen Fan might end up competing with Ichigo Kurosaki for her.
• Long Gui told Orihime Inoue that Chen Fan had rescued her after she followed him and encountered a Hollow.
• Two cloaked Hollows approached Orihime Inoue’s home while she and Long Gui remained unaware of the danger.
• Aizen ordered the life-transfer plan to begin, and the two Hollows released their concealed spiritual pressure in Karakura Town.
• Isshin Kurosaki recognized one Hollow’s spiritual pressure, while a second surge of rage alarmed him and Kisuke Urahara.