The King of Hueco Mundo's Enfeoffment

With a weight on his mind, Ichigo and his friends slid smoothly down the Stairway to Heaven and landed on the ground.

Someone had long been waiting for them here.

It was Rukia and Renji.

In theory, for Ichigo, the former acting Soul King, at least a few captains should have come to receive him to show proper respect.

But wasn't the situation rather special now?

After yesterday's regular captains' meeting ended, the captains had returned to their respective divisions—only to begin reorganizing their forces and preparing for battle again!

It looked like they were getting ready to continue with another war!