Chapter Summaries

Iori gathered the Campione! in the United States and explained that the Last King was awakening, bringing an apocalypse as his strength grew with every living Campione!. He revealed that the Last King could not be defeated while multiple Demon Kings remained, then left the gathering poised to discuss how to break the Great Covenant.

• Iori convened the Campione! and introduced his plan after the Black Prince asked why Guinevere and Alice had tried to lead him to Iori.
• John Pluto Smith arrived with Alice and Keina, and Iori explained that the Last King was a Steel Hero destined to annihilate Campione!.
• Iori revealed that the Last King's awakening drained Earth's vitality and would soon cause ecological collapse.
• Iori warned that the Great Covenant multiplied the Last King's strength for every Campione! alive, making him unbeatable while several Demon Kings remained.
• The Marquis proposed that breaking the Great Covenant was simple, and the Campione! began to state the solution together.

The Campione! battled across a city until Iori moved them into a small world and struck down Marquis Voban. Voban then revealed a massive black dragon form and charged at Iori.

• Tony challenged Luo Hao, and the two exchanged sword and palm strikes while Iori’s tracking attacks targeted the Demon Kings.
• Luo Hao and Marquis Voban clashed with a storm and a Word of Spirit until the King of the Underworld intervened in giant form.
• Iori appeared holding the unconscious Black Prince and moved the Campione! into a rainforest small world to keep their battle away from the city.
• Voban transformed into a werewolf and attacked Iori, who answered with a single strike that nearly destroyed the small world and left Voban apparently lifeless.
• A black dragon emerged from underground and pounced at Iori, prompting speculation that Voban had used an Authority of Dragon Transformation.

Iori defeated Marquis Voban and then challenged Tony to a swordsmanship contest, while Luo Hao fought Pluto in a collapsing small world. Aisha spirited Pluto away before Luo Hao could finish her, leaving Luo Hao asking where Pluto had gone.

• Iori pierced Marquis Voban's black dragon form and used Soul Person to silence his soul.
• Tony charged Iori, who released Hadō Kinshiki and met his Silver Hand with Ama-no-Murakumo for a swordsmanship contest.
• Luo Hao and Pluto fought as giants, and Pluto unleashed her Annihilation Flame against Luo Hao's Vajra Warrior.
• Luo Hao used her new Authority to suppress Pluto's flames and shatter the small world, bringing the Demon Kings back to the World of the Living.
• Aisha transported Pluto into a hidden cave before Luo Hao could strike, and Luo Hao asked where Pluto had been sent.

After sending the other Campiones away, Iori drew the Goddess of Fate’s attention and revealed that the Last King would never return. He claimed the role for himself, prompting the Goddess of Fate to summon him into her domain and confront him.

• Iori sent Tony, Aisha, and Luo Hao through Aisha’s Fairy Cave after the battle among Demon Kings ended.
• After the full moon rose, Aisha, Tony, and Luo Hao each departed, while Iori sensed the Goddess of Fate watching him more closely.
• Guinevere arrived expecting Iori to be the Last King, but Hippolyta confirmed that he was not the king she had awaited.
• Iori revealed that Prince Rama had severed his bond with the World-Saving Divine Blade and would never return as the Last King.
• Iori drew the divine blade and declared that he would become the Last King, causing the Goddess of Fate to pull him and the others into her domain.

Iori confronted the Goddess of Fate, who summoned myth-linked gods to fight him. After Hippolyta drove back Perseus and Iori nearly struck the goddess, Verethragna intervened, and Mekal and Susanoo arrived to join the battle.

• Iori rejected the Goddess of Fate’s attempt to dictate his path and fought off her storm of fate-forged blades.
• Athena protected Alice, Guinevere, and the others with a divine barrier while Iori unleashed his White Horse and destroyed the goddess’s blades.
• The Goddess of Fate summoned Perseus, whose true identity was Mithra, but Hippolyta charged in and forced him back.
• Iori rushed the Goddess of Fate and slashed at her, but Verethragna appeared and blocked his sword before Iori kicked him away.
• Mekal and Susanoo joined Verethragna, and Iori challenged all three gods to attack him together.

Iori Aizen fought Susanoo, Verethragna, and Mekal with the completed World-Saving Divine Blade and the Myriad Heavens Mandala. He defeated Verethragna and left the other two gods near death, while Susanoo recognized Iori’s strategy.

• Susanoo attacked Iori, but Iori’s martial god incarnation struck him down and Iori invited all three gods to fight together.
• Iori revealed the Myriad Heavens Mandala and the World-Saving Divine Blade, then unleashed a storm of divine weapons against the gods.
• Verethragna summoned a flaming mountain boar, and Iori destroyed it with divine thunder fueled by mythological weapons.
• Mekal and Susanoo combined their lightning to help Verethragna, who sent a divine white horse charging at Iori.
• Iori survived the attack and unleashed the Platinum Sunset, overwhelming all three gods and cutting Verethragna down.
• Verethragna praised Iori before returning to myth, and Susanoo realized Iori had deliberately provoked him to split the gods apart.

Iori defeated the Goddess of Fate by severing her threads and striking her down, after she conceded that her final gambit would not overcome him. The battle ended with the starry sky collapsing, and Iori gained new Authorities and the Final King's Holy Body.

• Susanoo and Mekal departed after acknowledging Iori's victory, and the Platinum Divine Blade restored some of its Steel.
• Iori sent a duplicate to intervene in Hippolyta and Perseus's distant battle, then challenged the Goddess of Fate.
• The Goddess of Fate bound Iori with threads of karma, but Iori summoned the Word Spirit Blade and severed them.
• Iori cut the Goddess of Fate and pierced her heart, causing her to vanish as the starry sky collapsed.
• Iori recorded the Bull Slayer Authority from Perseus, the Judgment Karmic Fruit Sword from the Goddess of Fate, and the Final King's Holy Body.

Iori defeated the Goddess of Fate, freed Rama from the cycle of fate, and was recognized as the Mystic Side’s Holy King. After traveling the world to relax, he spent the night with Ciel while Athena inexplicably withdrew into her divine artifact.

• Iori’s new Ragnarok class and accumulated power made him stronger than any known Bleach character except the Soul King.
• Rama explained his escape from fate to Guinevere, who confessed that she still loved him before he vanished into spiritual light.
• Iori celebrated his victory by traveling the world, but Mirror Water still refused to reveal the name needed for Bankai.
• Athena spent nearly all her time inside the Laurel Wreath, while Princess Alice bestowed the title Holy King on Iori.
• Iori and Ciel spent the night together, and Ciel emerged from the bathroom as he teased her to keep trying to make him submit.

Iori arrived at Chaldea during a grand Olympic Games and entered its first event, a long-distance race. As the race began, Ritsuka bet heavily on Iori to win.

• Iori considered using Ciel’s business trips to help build Ley Line hubs in Purgatory World and Campione!, and planned to look for components at Chaldea.
• Stheno and Euryale hosted the Greece & Chaldea Olympic Games, where Gubba and Homer gave opening remarks and the audience learned that the prize included a Favorite Servant claim ticket.
• The organizers revealed Merlin had been captured to prevent trouble during Chaldea’s carnival, and five Artorias launched Noble Phantasms to create the opening fireworks.
• Shakespeare announced the first event was a three-lap race with Noble Phantasms forbidden and limited weapon use allowed, and Iori joined the contestants.
• Ritsuka bet one billion Quantum on Iori to win, while the head referee warned her that Achilles seemed more likely to take the race.

Iori competed in a chaotic Olympics where Newton’s rules turned a race into a puzzle-filled raid, then spent time with Ciel, Esdeath, and Akame before watching a beauty pageant. The pageant ended in uproar after the unknown girl Luce won, leaving Iori wondering who she was.

• Newton used his Noble Phantasm to enforce physical laws and rules during the race, and Iori won by solving every problem.
• Iori enjoyed the Olympics with Ciel, Esdeath, and Akame, then met Circe in the stands and introduced Athena to the three women.
• Amakusa gave Semiramis a perfect score at the beauty pageant, while Orion was struck down after criticizing Artemis and Dion took over hosting.
• Luce won the pageant unanimously, provoking protests from contestants and their fan clubs.
• Iori realized he did not recognize Luce and wondered who she was.

Iori Aizen won a hand-to-hand match against Little Tiamat, then watched Akame lose a food contest to Artoria Pendragon. After comforting Akame, Iori pressed her to acknowledge her feelings, and they kissed while Ciel watched from afar.

• Anna announced Little Tiamat as the winner after she sent Ivan the Terrible flying and defeated the other challengers.
• Iori let Little Tiamat hit him, then won the match when she tired and walked away.
• Artoria Pendragon won the Gourmet Competition, leaving Akame disappointed after she failed to out-eat her.
• Iori comforted Akame and asked how she felt about becoming part of his family.
• Akame admitted she liked Iori, and they kissed as Ciel watched through a floating spot of light.

The Chaldea Olympics ended in chaos when Ishtar stole the prize chest, summoned the Bull of Heaven, and tried to flee with the treasure. After the Bull was defeated and Ishtar was caught, the festivities ended in a sprawling banquet that left Iori and a few others still conscious.

• Athena teased Ciel about Iori’s romantic entanglements, while Esdeath watched the Olympic events without concern.
• The Heroic Spirits competed for three days, and swimsuit Eresh took first place in the unofficial Shining Rankings.
• Ishtar stole the prize chest and summoned the Bull of Heaven, but Enkidu, Orion, Old Saber, and Heracles defeated it, and Little Tiamat took its remains as a pet.
• Ishtar hid with the treasure until Sheba revealed that her debt had grown to 1.5 billion quantums, prompting Ishtar to flee through the roof.
• The Heroic Spirits caught Ishtar and hung her beneath the Olympic rings, then held a banquet where Akame, Ciel, and Esdeath socialized with other Servants.
• The banquet left most Servants passed out amid the wreckage, while the Hassans cleaned up and Iori remained lucid despite drinking.

Iori spoke with Gudako in Chaldea about her memory gaps and promised to help when she needed him. Back in Soul Society, he discovered the Second Division was monitoring Sengoku Koga because of the dangerous power of his Zanpakuto, Muramasa.

• Gudako explained to Iori that she sealed away memories to fight nightmares, and Iori told her she could rely on him as her Servant.
• Iori returned to the Third Division barracks and reviewed the security plan Kyoraku Juro delivered.
• Iori noticed Sengoku Koga on a Second Division surveillance list and reassured Kyoraku that the order was to observe Koga, not eliminate him.
• Iori considered why Soul Society feared Koga: Muramasa could hypnotize Zanpakuto and potentially threaten the Seireitei.
• Iori reflected that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and Kuchiki Ginrei had protected Koga because they believed he was loyal to the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.

Iori visited Kuchiki Ginrei to discuss Koga’s surveillance and proposed transferring him to the Third Division, arguing that Koga needed protection from political threats as well as safeguards against Muramasa. He revealed that he planned to take Koga to Hueco Mundo, leaving Ginrei startled by the proposal.

• Iori considered Koga’s dangerous Zanpakuto and went to visit Kuchiki Ginrei after learning the Second Division had made Koga an observation target.
• Iori asked whether Ginrei trusted Koga, and Ginrei explained that he intended to adopt Koga as his son while still supporting the need to monitor him.
• Iori rejected the Kido Corps as a solution and proposed that Koga join the Third Division because he could no longer safely remain in the Thirteenth Division.
• Iori explained that assigning Koga to the Second Division could threaten its power and that Koga’s abilities made him a potential rival to its intelligence and enforcement functions.
• Iori told Ginrei that he would take Koga to Hueco Mundo, claiming he could control his own Zanpakuto and contain any damage.

Iori secured Ginrei’s support for the Hueco Mundo Conquest and arranged for Sengoku Kyōka to join the Third Division and expedition. He left Kyōka with an assignment to fight confidently and survive, while Ginrei planned a future match between Kyōka and his daughter.

• Iori told Ginrei that the Soul Society was ready to launch the Hueco Mundo Conquest and explained his plan to lead an elite strike against Shitan.
• Iori disclosed that Las Noches had spies working for Shitan and proposed that Koga serve as an inspector in the expedition.
• Ginrei agreed to support Iori and transferred Sengoku Kyōka from the Sixth Division to the Third Division for the campaign.
• Iori warned Kyōka that he would face elite enemies on the front lines and urged him to survive rather than seek death as an honor.
• Iori challenged Kyōka’s self-deprecation, recognized his talent, and told him to show confidence and trust his companions on the battlefield.

Iori was appointed commander-in-chief of the Hueco Mundo Conquest Operation as the Seireitei prepared to confront Shitan. After the Captains discussed the expedition’s personnel, Saitō Fuyōfushi joined the campaign, leaving Iori and the drunken Saito alone at the end of the gathering.

• Iori encouraged Sengoku Kyōka to prove himself through strength and merit, then revealed to Yuki that his interest in Kyōka was not merely about Muramasa.
• Yamamoto appointed Iori commander-in-chief of the Hueco Mundo Conquest Operation and authorized him to draw troops from the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.
• Yoruichi recommended Urahara Kisuke for the expedition, but Iori chose Kurotsuchi Mayuri as the technical specialist instead.
• Iori accepted Saitō Fuyōfushi's offer to join the campaign, and she reacted with a mix of loneliness and relief.
• After the Captains' drinking gathering ended, only Iori and the thoroughly drunk Saito remained.

After drinking with Iori, Saito woke beside him, remembered kissing his cheek, and learned he had noticed; her furious reaction led to a public fight. Yamamoto reprimanded Iori and Saito for the commotion and demanded to know where their Captain's Haori were.

• Saito woke in the shop beside Iori and tried to determine whether she had said anything embarrassing while drunk.
• Saito kissed Iori's cheek while he appeared asleep, then realized he was awake and tried to pass it off as a prank.
• Iori teased Saito by saying she could kiss him on the lips next time, and she attacked him with a sword aura.
• Yamamoto reprimanded Iori and Saito for fighting in Seireitei and demanded to know where their Captain's Haori were.

After Iori took responsibility for the haori incident, he confessed his admiration to Saitō Fuyōfushi and left her bewildered. The story then revealed that the Wandenreich had survived in the shadows of the Seireitei, where Haschwalth guarded Yhwach’s coffin from suspicious Sternritter.

• Iori accepted blame for the incident before Yamamoto, who reprimanded him and Saito but let them go without further punishment.
• Saito confronted Iori in the corridor, and he told her he had found her charming since they first met.
• Iori implied that his decision to join the Expeditionary Army had given him the chance to see Saito again, then vanished with Shunpo and left her confused by her feelings.
• The chapter explained that the Quincy had secretly built the Wandenreich in the Seireitei’s shadows and guarded Yhwach’s coffin for a thousand years.
• Haschwalth refused to let the gathered Sternritter examine the King’s coffin, insisting that he would defend his post by force if necessary.

Haschwalth and Lille Barro examined the changing Saint's Remains and worried that Yhwach's return might depend on an unknown arrival. Meanwhile, Iori Aizen coordinated the Seireitei's campaign against Hueco Mundo and went to the Maggot's Nest to meet Urahara Kisuke.

• Haschwalth refused to let the Quincy approach Yhwach's coffin, and Lille Barro silenced a man who questioned Haschwalth's authority.
• Haschwalth showed Lille Barro the corpse and strange, living cocoon inside the coffin, explaining that the Saint's Remains had recently begun changing rapidly.
• Iori received word that Hiyori, Tenkai, and Tousen had secured an agreement with Las Noches and contacted the spy in Tsunayashiro Tokinada's lair.
• Iori reviewed the joint force's preparations and asked Sengoku Kyōka to accompany him to the Maggot's Nest to meet someone.
• Urahara Kisuke introduced himself to Iori as the Second Division officer responsible for the Maggot's Nest.

Iori recruited Kurotsuchi Mayuri from the Maggot's Nest for the Hueco Mundo rebellion campaign and explained to Koga why Mayuri's adaptability made him essential to an experiment involving Muramasa. He then reframed Muramasa's feared power as spiritual communication that could help Bleach confront their weaknesses, and began explaining how Zanpakuto training worked.

• Iori ordered Kurotsuchi Mayuri to join the campaign in Hueco Mundo, and Mayuri accepted the opportunity to leave the Maggot's Nest.
• Koga questioned Iori's choice because Mayuri showed no concern for others, but Iori said Mayuri's innovation and adaptability were unmatched and revealed that his experiment required Muramasa.
• Iori told Koga and Muramasa that Muramasa's power was more than betrayal and destruction, and that its techniques grew from communicating with and reading Zanpakuto spirits.
• Iori explained that Muramasa could use its mind-reading ability to expose weaknesses and help Bleach overcome them.
• Iori began outlining how Bleach trained with their Zanpakuto to attain Shikai and Bankai.