Chapter Summaries

Iori refused to join the Revolutionary Army but offered Nadjeta a free hunt in exchange for information about Shira. Meanwhile, Shira and his companions reached a northern inn during a blizzard, where he recognized the innkeeper’s cousin and began terrorizing her.

• Akame explained that Kurome was too unwell to come downstairs, and Nadjeta later met Iori and discussed cooperation.
• Iori offered to hunt once for free if Nadjeta provided information about Shira.
• Shira and three subordinates struggled through a northern blizzard and arrived at an isolated inn.
• The innkeeper cursed Prime Minister Honest and Shira, blaming Shira for killing his cousin’s husband and students.
• Shira’s cousin recognized him, and he threatened her while admitting that killing people was fun.

Iori and his disguised companions confronted Syura and his men after Syura threatened the shop owner and his cousin. Syura lost his hand, his Teigu, and his freedom, while the group prepared to take him alive.

• Syura threatened the shop owner and his cousin, and Iori cut off Syura's hand when he tried to attack the owner.
• Iori protected the shop owner and cousin, threw Syura into a wall, and fought Enshin while Izou faced two of Iori's companions.
• Syura seized the cousin as a hostage, but Iori killed Enshin and another companion freed her while poisoning Syura.
• The disguised village girl revealed herself and showed that she had stolen Syura's Teigu, Shangri-La.
• The shop owner smashed Syura's knee and fingers with an iron hammer as Syura begged to make peace.

Iori and Akame defeated Syura’s remaining allies, capturing Kosmiya and killing Izou. Izou’s dying words revealed that Gouetsu was forged from Orichalcum in the distant Eastern Island Nation, giving Iori a new lead to pursue.

• Chelsea captured Syura alive and took his Imperial Arm, while Iori doubted the Revolutionary Army could use him to bargain with Minister Honest.
• Iori killed Enshin and confronted Kosmiya and Izou alongside Najeta and Akame.
• Kosmiya attacked with her sound-amplifying Imperial Arm, but Iori blocked the blast and its reflected force knocked her unconscious.
• Akame drew Izou into a duel while she and Iori coordinated an attack that fatally wounded him.
• Iori examined Gouetsu as Izou revealed it was made from Orichalcum in the Eastern Island Nation, prompting Iori to consider traveling there.

Iori secured Shangri-La and Gouetsu, then sought leave from the 12th Division to join the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Army so he could develop his strength and awaken a Zanpakuto away from Soul Society. Yuki Aizen’s promotion to Third Seat of the Thirteenth Division and need for Iori’s help derailed his plan, while an eerie sensation stopped him from swearing an oath to her.

• Iori accepted Shangri-La from Chelsea, and Akame gave him Gouetsu, which she had claimed as spoils.
• Iori persuaded Kurotsuchi Mayuri to grant him leave and asked for a transfer to the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Army, hoping to grow stronger and obtain a Zanpakuto there.
• Mayuri revealed that the Expeditionary Army required a year of service, while Iori explained that a near-death experience could account for his sudden rise in strength.
• Yuki Aizen told Iori she had been promoted to Third Seat of the Thirteenth Division and needed his help, ending his chance to transfer to Hueco Mundo.
• Iori denied trying to avoid Yuki and began swearing an oath on the Soul King, but a strange, chilling sensation stopped him mid-sentence.

Iori and Yuki Aizen discussed their tangled feelings over dinner, and Iori’s compliment to her earned him a new talent. He reported to the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Army, where Tenkai Shūsuke escorted him to meet the captain amid preparations to send elite troops to the World of the Living.

• Yuki told Iori she would grieve if he died but would respect his choice, then asked whether he would cry if she disappeared.
• Iori and Yuki admitted they could not define what they meant to each other, and Iori said time might give them answers.
• Iori praised Yuki’s beauty beneath the full moon and received the rare talent Wind Flower Snow Moon.
• Iori reported for duty at the Expeditionary Army outpost, where Tenkai Shūsuke explained that the captain had requested a personal review.
• Tenkai told Iori that Central 46 had ordered elite Expeditionary Army members to the World of the Living to fight the Quincy, while Iori discovered that his Toyako wooden sword had its own CG.

Iori joined Saito Fuyōfushi’s Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Army and learned that the main force was preparing to campaign against the Quincy under Kuchiki Ginrei. After reflecting on his coming deployment, he traveled to the East Sea in the Akame ga Kill! world and prepared to cross toward the Eastern Island Nation.

• Saito Fuyōfushi staged a seppuku scene to pressure Iori about teaching him Shunpo, but Tenkai and Iori refused to play along.
• Saito accepted Iori’s transfer to the Expeditionary Army, warned him that he would fight in Hueco Mundo, and offered to teach him Shunpo.
• Saito told Iori that Kuchiki Ginrei would command the main force against the Quincy because the current Kenpachi could not be trusted with the role.
• Iori decided to join the army immediately and planned to tell Yuki to look after Grandma while he was away.
• After helping the Revolutionary Army capture Syura and Kosmiya, Iori collected his reward and prepared to sail from the East Sea toward the Eastern Island Nation using Shangri-La as a fallback.

Iori’s fourth voyage into uncharted waters led him to awaken a power within himself and encounter a gigantic dragon being hunted by a human fleet. The dragon destroyed the fleet and disappeared into the clouds, and Iori steered toward the wreckage hoping to find survivors and learn the Eastern Island Nation’s location.

• After three failed voyages, Iori set sail a fourth time and gradually grew accustomed to solitude while meditating and fighting Dangerous Species.
• Iori heard a voice from his reflection in the sea, which named itself Super Dangerous Species: Dragon and prompted a spiritual transformation within him.
• On the forty-seventh day at sea, Iori spotted twenty three-masted ships battling a gigantic dragon in a storm.
• The dragon fought the fleet, which used siege weapons and warriors to wound it, but the dragon destroyed every warship and survived.
• After the dragon flew away, Iori steered toward the battlefield to search for survivors who might reveal the Eastern Island Nation’s location.

Iori fought the wounded sea dragon, blinded one eye but broke Gouetsu and exhausted his reiatsu. The dragon spared him and left behind a mysterious orb, while Iori recovered supplies and agreed to lead the surviving sailors toward the Eastern Island Nation.

• The dragon attacked Iori and destroyed his boat, but Iori struck its scales and discovered that its mane could cut through his glove.
• Iori bound the dragon with Kidō chains, spotted a scar beneath its jaw, and used a feint to slash through one of its eyes.
• Gouetsu broke against the dragon’s jaw, leaving Iori weaponless and nearly out of reiatsu, but the dragon chose to depart instead of killing him.
• A glowing orange-blue orb fell from the sky, and Iori caught it before gathering supplies and finding a dinghy among the wreckage.
• Surviving sailors asked Iori to guide them to the Eastern Island Nation, and he agreed to help them travel there.

After arriving in the island nation, Iori asked Kuwanoma Nobuyasu to forge a Dragon Slayer’s Blade using the Dragon Ball left by Izumo Seisoryu. Iori and the master smiths began the forging, while dark clouds gathered over the city and the rhythmic sound of hammering drew the residents’ attention.

• After slaying the Dragon King and rescuing sailors, Iori reached the island nation and avoided offers to serve its feuding Daimyos.
• Iori traveled to Ise Province and brought the broken blade Gouetsu to the Kuwana family, where Kuwanoma Nobuyasu recognized it as his younger brother’s work.
• Iori told Nobuyasu that he had killed Hitokiri Izou and asked him to forge a weapon capable of slaying a dragon.
• Iori showed Nobuyasu the Dragon Ball left by Izumo Seisoryu, and Nobuyasu agreed to stake everything on forging the blade.
• Over the next twenty days, Iori gathered Dangerous Species materials while Nobuyasu assembled nine master smiths and prepared the forging process.
• As the craftsmen began working at the city lord’s residence, dark clouds gathered over the city and residents heard the rhythmic clang of their hammers.

Iori took the newly forged Heavenly Cloud Sword out to sea to fulfill his promise to Izumo Seisoryu and fight Azure Dragon. Their battle began with Iori wounding the dragon, but Azure Dragon retaliated and prepared to unleash electricity as Iori escaped into the sea.

• Nobuyasu and the swordsmiths named Iori’s newly forged sword Heavenly Cloud Sword, and Iori sensed that his Zanpakuto was restless within it.
• Iori left shore in a small boat carrying the sword, while coastal onlookers speculated that he was going to challenge Azure Dragon.
• Azure Dragon descended from the storm clouds and attacked Iori with lightning, but Iori deflected the bolt with a slash.
• Azure Dragon smashed Iori’s boat and struck him with its tail, but Iori cut its mane and scales and later pierced its upper jaw with the Heavenly Cloud Sword.
• Iori used a binding barrier and crimson smoke to evade Azure Dragon’s bite and slash its belly, then kicked away as electricity began to spark between the dragon’s scales.

Iori awakened the Heavenly Cloud Sword’s Shikai, Mirror Water, and used its powers to defeat the Izumo Seisoryu. Afterward, he left the sword hidden in Akame ga Kill! and returned to Bleach to recover, having gained new abilities and Art Style rewards.

• The Izumo Seisoryu wounded Iori badly, but the Heavenly Cloud Sword’s jewel slowed his bleeding and lifted him onto the sea’s surface.
• As both combatants neared their limits, Iori accepted his choices and awakened the sword’s Shikai, naming it Mirror Water.
• Iori used Storm to evade the dragon’s attacks, then deployed Stillness and cut the dragon’s reflection to kill the Izumo Seisoryu with Clear.
• Iori let the dragon’s body return to the sea, while the Heavenly Cloud Sword absorbed its blood and gained strength.
• Iori hid the sword and Reishi Conversion Device in Akame ga Kill!, returned to Bleach, and paid for treatment at the Fourth Division clinic.
• Iori received two Art Style rewards, including Azure Dragon's Tearful Submission - Destined Death and Sword Saint Martial Venerable.

Iori discovered that legends surrounding him could update his Art Style CGs and increase his power, becoming the revered Martial Venerable in the Far East while serving in Hueco Mundo. After earning the respect of Saitō’s soldiers, he looked for a chance to reveal his Shikai, and Tenkai’s squad prepared to deal with the Gillians outside the camp.

• Iori’s Art Style Value increased his Reiatsu Limit, and he learned that a Zanpakuto’s Shikai reorganized reishi to amplify its power.
• Iori traveled with the expeditionary army to Hueco Mundo, recovered in its reishi-rich environment, and investigated how his special CG could change.
• In the Far East, Iori defeated dangerous beasts and gathered followers, becoming known as the Martial Venerable among warriors and an exorcist among common people.
• Iori confirmed that a CG gained more Art Style Value as his legend spread, and his transformed Aizen Myōō · Martial Venerable Iori CG raised his Reiatsu Limit to 780.
• Back in Hueco Mundo, Iori encountered Tenkai Shūsuke and learned that the veterans expected him to become one of Saitō’s Four Heavenly Kings.
• Iori guessed that Tenkai’s armed squad planned to drive away the Gillians and hoped the encounter would give him a chance to reveal his Shikai.

During a Hollow assault on the Hueco Mundo camp, Iori Aizen saved Tenkai Shūsuke and revealed his Shikai, helping them survive a desperate fight. Afterward, Iori explained his Zanpakuto to Saitō Fuyōfushi and the other Lieutenant Captains, arguing that sharing its abilities would help protect their comrades.

• Saitō Fuyōfushi ordered the Four Heavenly Kings, including Iori Aizen, to help defend the camp as Gillians and three Adjuchas attacked.
• Tenkai stayed behind to cover the retreat, and Iori chose to remain with him as they became surrounded by Hollows.
• Tenkai regained his resolve and fought with his Shikai, Raikō, but a Gillian prepared to kill him with a Cero.
• Iori revealed his Shikai, Mirror Water, and used Ryūga Tenshō to slay the Gillian; he and Tenkai then fought the remaining enemies together.
• After the battle, Iori described Mirror Water’s abilities to Saitō Fuyōfushi and the other Lieutenant Captains, defending his decision to share the information.

After joining Night Raid, Iori received a plot CG that opened a route to the Type-Moon world and cautiously crossed over. He arrived in a tatami room surrounded by Servants, leaving him unsure what strange gathering he had entered.

• Iori recovered at the Soul Society camp, trained under Saito, and continued traveling between worlds while planning to seek opportunities in the Empire.
• Iori returned to the continent, reconnected with Nadjeta as the Faceless One, and agreed to work with Night Raid alongside Akame and Kurome.
• Iori received a Type-Moon plot CG and considered the risks posed by the Counter Force before deciding to scout the new world.
• Iori prepared his equipment, used Shangri-La to enter the Type-Moon world, and appeared in a tatami room.
• Iori recognized the assembled figures as Servants, including Black Dog, Blood Axe, the Duke, and the Professor, as a familiar voice approached from outside.

Iori learned that Ritsuka Fujimaru had repeated the end of Human Order over a hundred times and became the Beast of Continuation to keep other Worldlines alive by creating threats. He agreed to help her in principle, but remained cautious and refused to risk himself in excessively dangerous Worldlines.

• Merlin welcomed Iori to Chaldea, and Iori explained that he was dead but did not know whether he counted as a Servant.
• Ritsuka Fujimaru told Iori that she had repeatedly watched Human Order end, even after defeating its enemies and reliving events in new worlds.
• Ritsuka explained that Human Order ended when its story ran out of possibilities, and that she had become its enemy to keep other Worldlines in crisis.
• Ritsuka revealed that she was the unofficial Beast of Continuation and asked Iori to help destroy Human Order.
• Iori agreed to cooperate with Ritsuka but said he would avoid Worldlines too dangerous for him as a Phantom Spirit.

Iori negotiated with Najenda to obtain Syura in exchange for taking on difficult targets, then posed as a samurai who had rescued him and brought him back to the Imperial Capital. The Minister cautiously welcomed his son and questioned Iori, who claimed he wanted to find people to sacrifice to his blade.

• Iori refused to intensify the war for personal fame and instead asked Najenda to hand Syura over to him.
• Najenda agreed to give Iori Syura and asked him to help the Revolutionary Army use Dimensional Square Array · Shangri-La in the future; Iori accepted.
• Five days later, Syura returned to the Minister's manor in a wheelchair, with all four limbs ruined.
• The Minister kept the Rakshasa Four Ghosts close and verified Syura's identity before embracing him with exaggerated relief.
• Syura claimed that Izou had rescued him, and Iori told the Minister that he wanted to stay by Syura's side and find people to offer as blood sacrifices to Gouetsu.

Iori used his new rank as an Imperial General to form a garrison and secretly cooperate with the Revolutionary Army, planning to use fabricated evidence to target corrupt officials. He led his force to seize a governor and began exposing the governor’s crimes before the people.

• Honest introduced Syura and Iori to the Young Emperor, who appointed them generals and ordered them to command a new force against the rebels.
• Iori met Nadjeta and explained that he intended to use his official position to publicly prosecute corrupt officials while exchanging intelligence and captured criminals with the Revolutionary Army.
• Iori’s Imperial Capital Garrison Force surrounded a governor’s residence and arrested the governor, whose protests revealed his corruption and secret arrangement with Honest.
• Iori detained selected members of the governor’s household after distinguishing the guilty from the innocent through his own investigation.
• Iori gathered the city’s prominent figures in the central square, announced the governor’s crimes, and brought forward other alleged accomplices as the crowd reacted.

Iori distributed stolen wealth to the people, building a reputation as the Masked General while Nadjeta realized he was pursuing the people’s hearts. He secretly learned Honest’s plans and used his cheats to maneuver freely before welcoming new recruits to his unit.

• Iori ordered the condemned officials beheaded and distributed half the recovered wealth among the city’s residents, returning identifiable stolen goods and issuing tax-free compensation certificates.
• Nadjeta and Akame questioned Iori’s methods, and he explained that fairness, transparency, and winning the people’s loyalty guided his actions.
• Nadjeta realized Iori intended to make people miss him when officials took their compensation back, and she grew impressed by his ambition.
• Honest ordered the Rakshasa Four Ghosts to wait before killing Iori and his associates, planning to exploit the purge to recover money and sell official posts.
• Iori secretly observed Honest through Shangri-La, prepared his own plans, and received an Art Style reward that increased his Art Style Value by two.
• Will reported to Iori’s office and found several unusual recruits already gathered there.

Iori subdued five Imperial Arms users and considered how to deal with Esdeath before the Rakshasa Four Ghosts ambushed him at the governor’s residence. He caught Reika’s attack and wounded her, then faced the group’s burly fighter as the other assassins prepared to join in.

• Iori explained that he had brought the Imperial Arms users under his command and promised them treatment based on their abilities.
• Iori’s narration described how he secured the loyalty of Will, Boros, Lan, Mr. Fashion, and Seryu, including relocating Boros’s family and altering Seryu’s perception of justice.
• Iori weighed the threat posed by Esdeath and other powerful fighters while staying at a governor’s residence.
• Iori detected four assassins outside his study, caught Reika’s fingernail attack, and wounded her with Hadō #2: Tsubamegaeshi.
• The Rakshasa Four Ghosts identified Iori as a dangerous opponent, and their burly member charged him with a heavy blow.

Iori defeated the Rakshasa Four Ghosts, recruited Ma Tou, and learned of a ministerial spy within the Anning Dao. Later, he persuaded Akame not to send Kurome back into service, and Akame asked why he had helped her so often.

• Iori killed Zhu Tian with one punch, knocked out Ma Tou, and defeated Thorn after Thorn charged at him in excitement.
• Iori handed Thorn and Zhu Tian's corpses to Mr. Fashion, while the injured Reika declared her desire to stay by Iori's side.
• Ma Tou revealed that Berik was the minister's spy in the Anning Dao, then pledged herself to Iori after learning he did not serve the Revolutionary Army.
• Iori met Akame and learned that Kurome was recovering but still haunted by the people she had killed.
• Iori convinced Akame to refuse the Revolutionary Army's request to make Kurome a bodyguard, reminding her that Kurome also needed her protection.
• Akame thanked Iori for repeatedly helping her and asked why he treated her so well.