Chapter Summaries

Izayoi Sakamaki learned that Sōsuke Aizen had escaped a strange influence by using Kyōka Suigetsu and agreed to consider recruiting him after checking Kuchiki Rukia’s condition. Aizen released the others from his illusion, but Tokisaki Kurumi’s reaction remained to be seen.

• Izayoi Sakamaki told Sōsuke Aizen he would accept removing the Hogyoku if Kuchiki Rukia consented.
• Izayoi Sakamaki admitted he had destroyed the Forest of Grand Hollows, leaving Aizen without his usual supply of test subjects.
• Sōsuke Aizen explained that a strange influence had pushed him toward destroying Karakura Town, but Kyōka Suigetsu’s Bankai helped him reclaim his true self.
• Izayoi Sakamaki said he would check Kuchiki Rukia and bring Aizen into the group if she was safe.
• Aizen released Hawkeye, Tsunade, Spider-ko, Kuchiki Rukia, and Tokisaki Kurumi from their illusions, and Tsunade immediately struck the ground while Hawkeye searched for an enemy.

After Izayoi Sakamaki stopped Tokisaki Kurumi from attacking Sōsuke Aizen, Aizen joined the group and confirmed that Izayoi had already defeated the Quincy. Aizen then asked Izayoi to witness a deal with Kuchiki Rukia and began explaining the Hogyoku’s history and power.

• Tokisaki Kurumi fired Zafkiel’s Zayin at Sōsuke Aizen, but Izayoi Sakamaki caught the bullet and told her to stop acting spoiled.
• The group rescued Kuchiki Rukia from the execution platform, and Izayoi said he had no one left to fight in Soul Society.
• Sōsuke Aizen suggested searching for the Quincy, but Izayoi revealed he had already found Yhwach and sent him to Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
• Sōsuke Aizen asked Izayoi to witness a transaction with Kuchiki Rukia, who said she trusted Izayoi.
• Sōsuke Aizen told Kuchiki Rukia that he and Urahara Kisuke had researched the Hogyoku, which was said to grant its owner's wishes.

Sōsuke Aizen revealed that he had manipulated Kuchiki Rukia to obtain the Hogyoku, while Izayoi Sakamaki tried to keep their confrontation civil. Aizen explained his ambition to claim the Throne of Heaven, and the group turned back to the mission as the Soul Reapers remained trapped in his illusion.

• Sōsuke Aizen revealed that the Hogyoku was hidden inside Kuchiki Rukia and admitted that he had arranged the events that led to her execution.
• Kuchiki Rukia rejected Aizen’s explanation and refused to hand over the Hogyoku, while Aizen argued that his actions had caused no real harm.
• Izayoi Sakamaki intervened, reminded them of the Chat Group’s rules, and warned Aizen not to harm Kuchiki Rukia or the group.
• Kuchiki Rukia asked Aizen about his ambitions, and he said he wanted to become stronger, claim the Throne of Heaven, and guide the world in his own way.
• Izayoi Sakamaki suggested they continue their conversation while the others completed the mission, and everyone looked toward the Menos Grande and the Soul Reapers still caught in Aizen’s illusion.

After Sōsuke Aizen released Kyōka Suigetsu, the Shinigami realized the Hollows still threatened Soul Society, while Gin Ichimaru tried to strike Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto. Izayoi Sakamaki decided to eliminate the Menos Grande, and Aizen abandoned his plan to study them and agreed to leave none alive.

• Sōsuke Aizen released Kyōka Suigetsu, ending the illusion that had concealed him from the Shinigami.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto ordered the Shinigami to attack the Menos Grande filling the sky, and Gin Ichimaru secretly aimed his Zanpakutō at him.
• Izayoi Sakamaki recognized Gin Ichimaru as Aizen’s subordinate and agreed to spare him depending on Aizen’s performance.
• Sōsuke Aizen explained that a strange infected will compelled the Menos Grande to attack Soul Society despite their fear of Yamamoto.
• Izayoi Sakamaki chose to destroy the Menos Grande and let Aizen keep at most one for experiments, but Aizen decided to eliminate them all instead.

Izayoi Sakamaki offered to help Soul Society, then destroyed the invading Menos Grande with a single punch. After the mission ended and the Chat Group awarded everyone Points, Kuchiki Rukia felt more at ease about letting Sōsuke Aizen remove the Hogyoku.

• Kuchiki Rukia asked Sōsuke Aizen to remove the Hogyoku from her body, but she urged him to wait when the Menos Grande attacked Soul Society.
• Izayoi Sakamaki told Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto to clear the area around the breach, then wiped out the Menos Grande with one punch.
• The Soul Reaper captains stared in shock when they realized Izayoi Sakamaki had used no Zanpakutō.
• The Chat Group declared the mission complete and awarded 50,000 Points to each participant except Izayoi Sakamaki, who received 350,000.
• Izayoi Sakamaki offered to share his Points, while Kuchiki Rukia reconsidered her worries about handing the Hogyoku to Sōsuke Aizen.

After joining the Chat Group, Sōsuke Aizen encountered its members’ casual banter and their indifference to Kuchiki Rukia’s warnings about him. He openly declared his ambition to ascend the Throne of Heaven and rule the world.

• The group finished its mission, collected their Points, and several members stayed to explore the Shinigami World.
• Izayoi Sakamaki added Sōsuke Aizen to the Chat Group, where members greeted him and asked for a photo.
• Sōsuke Aizen introduced himself politely, but Tsunade and Kuchiki Rukia warned the group that he was dangerous.
• The group brushed off Kuchiki Rukia’s concerns, while Tsunade invited Sōsuke Aizen to meet Orochimaru in the Shinobi World.
• Sōsuke Aizen recognized the group’s banter as similar to the captains’ conversations in the Seireitei and declared that he wanted to ascend the Throne of Heaven and rule the world.

The group discussed power and ambition before Izayoi Sakamaki and the others arrived at Sōsuke Aizen’s laboratory in Hueco Mundo. The lab’s chilling interior unsettled Kuchiki Rukia, while Kurumi and Tsunade started bickering, and Izayoi asked Rukia if she was still nervous.

• Izayoi Sakamaki rejected the idea of ruling the world, and the group teased him for humblebragging about his strength.
• Gilgamesh admitted that kings were not invincible, while Tatsumaki and the others discussed Saitama’s strength and Izayoi offered to spar with him.
• Kuchiki Rukia suggested inviting Saitama to the group, but Izayoi declined so Saitama could keep his peaceful life.
• The group reached Hueco Mundo and entered Sōsuke Aizen’s laboratory, where the sight startled Kuchiki Rukia.
• Tokisaki Kurumi crashed into Tsunade after Izayoi stepped aside, and the two began arguing while Aizen and Hawkeye watched from a distance.
• Izayoi Sakamaki asked Kuchiki Rukia whether she was still nervous.

Kuchiki Rukia agreed to let Sōsuke Aizen remove the Hogyoku from her body after he promised to protect her and honor its purpose. As Aizen prepared to begin, the others questioned whether he was truly free of the world-destroying intent that had once descended upon him.

• Sōsuke Aizen admitted he did not know whether removing the Hogyoku would hurt, but promised Kuchiki Rukia would not be harmed beyond what he could heal.
• Tsunade defended Kuchiki Rukia’s choice to face the procedure herself, while Tokisaki Kurumi offered to help if she called for her.
• Kuchiki Rukia demanded that Sōsuke Aizen swear by the Hogyoku not to act against his true intentions or harm her, and he agreed.
• Kuchiki Rukia consented to the removal, and Sōsuke Aizen prepared to begin while the others watched warily.
• Izayoi Sakamaki told Sōsuke Aizen to check the Chat Group mission records, and Aizen realized the others suspected he remained affected by the world-destroying intent.
• Tokisaki Kurumi argued that Sōsuke Aizen’s unexplained survival without losing anything made his freedom from the intent doubtful.

Sōsuke Aizen tried to reassure Tokisaki Kurumi and Tsunade that he posed no threat to Kuchiki Rukia by demonstrating that he could remove the Hogyoku himself. His gruesome act horrified everyone except Izayoi Sakamaki, and Aizen ended by asking why they looked so pale.

• Izayoi Sakamaki defended Sōsuke Aizen, saying Aizen could break free of mental control and would not be the last will-empowered person to join the group.
• Tokisaki Kurumi teased Izayoi Sakamaki, leaving him embarrassed while Tsunade turned to comfort Kuchiki Rukia.
• Sōsuke Aizen worried that Tokisaki Kurumi might harass him and realized he needed to prove he could be trusted around Kuchiki Rukia.
• Sōsuke Aizen picked up a knife and cut open his chest to remove the unfinished Hogyoku from his heart.
• Tokisaki Kurumi, Tsunade, and the others watched in horror as Sōsuke Aizen displayed the Hogyoku and asked what was wrong with them.

Sōsuke Aizen exposed the Hogyoku inside himself to prove it could be removed, frightening the group with his gruesome demonstration. After Kuchiki Rukia feared he would use the same method on her, Aizen promised to remove hers more gently, and she accepted.

• Sōsuke Aizen demonstrated how he could remove the Hogyoku from his body, making Tsunade nearly faint and chilling the group.
• Sōsuke Aizen explained that he had shown the procedure to prove his abilities and discourage Tokisaki Kurumi from targeting him.
• Kuchiki Rukia asked if Aizen planned to remove the Hogyoku from her the same way, then said she would rather leave it inside her.
• The group laughed at Aizen for frightening Kuchiki Rukia with his demonstration.
• Sōsuke Aizen promised to use the gentlest technique on Kuchiki Rukia, and she agreed to let him remove the Hogyoku that way.

Sōsuke Aizen used Tsunade’s soul-sleeping pill to anesthetize Kuchiki Rukia before beginning her procedure, while Tokisaki Kurumi learned about the pill and considered approaching its creator. In the Shinobi World, Orochimaru mourned the pill Tsunade had taken and turned his thoughts to Jiraiya’s wealth.

• Izayoi Sakamaki asked Tsunade for a way to put a soul to sleep, and she returned with Orochimaru’s powerful sleeping pills.
• Aizen tested one pill on a Gillian, then gave another to Rukia, who fell asleep before finishing the count to three.
• Aizen began working on Rukia while Kurumi and Tsunade watched and saw no signs of pain.
• Kurumi asked Tsunade about the pill, learned Orochimaru’s research funds were likely running low, and considered giving him gold for help with her wish to sleep with Izayoi.
• Orochimaru lamented Tsunade taking his treasured pills and considered seeking money from the wealthy Jiraiya.

Kuchiki Rukia woke after Sōsuke Aizen removed the Hogyoku from her body, then learned the others had watched from outside the operating room. After Aizen joined Izayoi Sakamaki and Hawkeye, they discussed Hawkeye’s wish to obtain a Zanpakutō, and Aizen explained that Zanpakutō were made by an ancient Shinigami and could not be created to order.

• Kuchiki Rukia woke and accused Sōsuke Aizen of drugging her, but he explained that he had removed the Hogyoku and showed her the scar.
• Kuchiki Rukia worried about who had undressed her for the operation, then discovered Izayoi Sakamaki, Tsunade, Tokisaki Kurumi, Spider-ko, and Hawkeye had been waiting outside.
• Tokisaki Kurumi and Tsunade told Izayoi Sakamaki and Sōsuke Aizen to leave while they checked on Kuchiki Rukia.
• Sōsuke Aizen found Izayoi Sakamaki and Hawkeye chatting outside, and Izayoi explained that Hawkeye still hoped to obtain a Zanpakutō or improve his own blade.
• Sōsuke Aizen told Hawkeye that Zanpakutō were made by an ancient Shinigami and could not be produced according to a person's wishes, disappointing Hawkeye.

Izayoi Sakamaki used Sōsuke Aizen’s Shinigami power to create a Zanpakutō called Taotie, which could take the form of either knuckledusters or a Tang dao. After learning that Taotie was already conscious and communicative, Hawkeye challenged Izayoi to a blade-only spar.

• Sōsuke Aizen explained that Shinigami power could be copied and transferred, then lent some of his power to Izayoi Sakamaki.
• Izayoi absorbed the power and formed a pair of spiked knuckledusters, astonishing Sōsuke Aizen.
• Izayoi named the Zanpakutō Taotie and said it could break through time and space, tear apart illusions, and devour them.
• Izayoi revealed that Taotie could change into its original form, a black Tang dao decorated with a gilded Taotie.
• Sōsuke Aizen explained how remarkable it was for a newborn Zanpakutō to have consciousness and communicate with Izayoi.
• Hawkeye admired Taotie and challenged Izayoi Sakamaki to a spar using only blades.

Izayoi Sakamaki sparred with Hawkeye in Hueco Mundo, but accidentally sent him flying with a single block. After discussing Taotie and his immunity to illusions and forced relocation with Sōsuke Aizen, Izayoi went to retrieve Hawkeye and returned in a gale that nearly swept Aizen away.

• Sōsuke Aizen offered a secluded place in Hueco Mundo for Izayoi Sakamaki and Hawkeye to spar.
• Hawkeye attacked Izayoi, who blocked his strike and sent him flying despite barely using any strength.
• Izayoi changed Taotie back into brass knuckles and told Sōsuke Aizen that illusions could not affect him and that Taotie prevented others from forcibly relocating him.
• Izayoi noticed Hawkeye had not returned, said he would retrieve him, and suggested giving him Shinigami power and a Zanpakutō.
• Izayoi vanished and returned with Hawkeye, while the gale from his speed nearly blew Sōsuke Aizen away.

Izayoi Sakamaki brought Hawkeye to Sōsuke Aizen, where Hawkeye gained a Zanpakutō called Sailfish and challenged Aizen. Izayoi released Taotie, which swallowed Hawkeye and part of Kyōka Suigetsu before spitting Hawkeye back out.

• Hawkeye awoke after Izayoi Sakamaki's fast trip and pleaded not to be taken along again.
• Sōsuke Aizen gave Hawkeye Shinigami powers, and Hawkeye manifested a Zanpakutō named Sailfish that let him jump high and move extremely fast.
• Hawkeye challenged Sōsuke Aizen, who used Kyōka Suigetsu to trap him in an illusion and make him fight in circles.
• Izayoi Sakamaki released Taotie, which swallowed Hawkeye and consumed part of Kyōka Suigetsu's power.
• Izayoi told Taotie to spit Hawkeye out, and Taotie rolled him back out.

Izayoi Sakamaki returned to the group after showing Hawkeye and Sōsuke Aizen their Zanpakutō, then learned that Master Ancient had appeared in Tony Stark’s isolated office. Izayoi traveled to the Marvel world to meet him, leaving the others to carry on without him.

• Izayoi explained Taotie's ability to eat Spacetime effects, recalled her into the knuckle duster, and returned with Hawkeye and Sōsuke Aizen to the girls.
• Tokisaki Kurumi greeted Izayoi, who showed everyone the knuckle duster and Taotie's original form.
• Izayoi told Sōsuke Aizen that Kuchiki Rukia would supervise him and urged him to unify the Soul Society under her guidance.
• Tony messaged the group that someone had appeared in his office and isolated the space, and Izayoi recognized the visitor as Master Ancient.
• Izayoi bought a travel card and vanished from the Shinigami World to appear beside Tony in the Marvel world.

Master Ancient warned Izayoi Sakamaki that Cthulhu-like beings had contaminated the Dark Dimension and shown him Dormammu’s altered state. Izayoi used Taotie to devour Dormammu’s tentacles, but Dormammu remained before them.

• Master Ancient told Izayoi Sakamaki that a terrifying presence had appeared in the Dark Dimension and that she had traced it to beings called Cthulhu.
• Master Ancient revealed Dormammu, whose body had turned clammy and tentacled and whose gaze had become vacant.
• Dormammu raised a hand and sent a mass of tentacles toward Izayoi Sakamaki and Master Ancient.
• Izayoi Sakamaki summoned Taotie and empowered her with the Third Perpetual Motion Machine.
• Taotie swallowed Dormammu’s tentacles and returned to the knuckle duster as Master Ancient watched.

Izayoi Sakamaki challenged Master Ancient after she warned him against confronting Dormammu, and their spar revealed that his strength could overcome her teleportation tricks. Master Ancient then trapped him in the Mirror World, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Master Ancient warned Izayoi Sakamaki that entering the Dark Dimension to attack Dormammu was too dangerous, but Izayoi Sakamaki suspected she doubted his strength.
• Izayoi Sakamaki proposed a spar, and Master Ancient agreed to demonstrate why confronting Dormammu was unwise.
• Master Ancient opened teleportation circles to send Izayoi Sakamaki far away, but Taotie ate one of the portals.
• Izayoi Sakamaki struck Master Ancient's mirror image and shattered it, while Master Ancient appeared elsewhere unharmed.
• Master Ancient raised the Mirror World around Izayoi Sakamaki, trapping him amid its reflections.

Izayoi Sakamaki destroyed Master Ancient’s Mirror World with a single Serious Punch, and Master Ancient yielded before warning him and Tony about Dormammu and Thanos. Master Ancient then revealed that Cthulhu was not among the most powerful beings in the mythos, leaving him resolved to investigate how those terrifying races had appeared.

• Izayoi Sakamaki used a Serious Punch to collapse Master Ancient’s Mirror World, startling Tony but leaving him unharmed.
• Master Ancient yielded to Izayoi Sakamaki, then warned Tony to wait for Dormammu’s forces to reveal a weakness before calling for help.
• Master Ancient told them that Thanos was seeking the Infinity Gems and might not be able to communicate normally because of the Dark Dimension’s influence.
• Izayoi Sakamaki explained that Master Ancient had been traveling through time and other dimensions while he appeared to zone out.
• Master Ancient said Cthulhu was not among the most powerful races in the mythos and resolved to investigate how those beings had appeared.

Izayoi Sakamaki reassured Master Ancient about Azathoth, though he admitted the entity might exist, and the group chat learned of his fears about the universe. A new member, Kaname Madoka, introduced herself as a magical girl, leaving Izayoi startled by the gap between her current life and the cosmic being he remembered.

• Master Ancient told Izayoi Sakamaki that Azathoth supposedly dreamed the universe into existence, and Izayoi dismissed the claim as unproven.
• Izayoi Sakamaki returned toward Earth with Tony and admitted Azathoth might exist somewhere beyond the reach of humans or even evil gods.
• The Chat Group discussed Azathoth, and Izayoi Sakamaki named Odin and Dormammu as powerful figures from Master Ancient's universe.
• Kaname Madoka joined the Chat Group and introduced herself as a second-year student and a part-time magical girl.
• Izayoi Sakamaki was shocked that Kaname Madoka had been a magical girl before becoming the Law of Cycles.