Recaps

Shiraishi infiltrated the Tsunayashiro branch family's estate to investigate Takehiko Tsunayashiro, but a Reishi trap exposed him and forced him to flee. Takehiko watched him escape and said the actors had not all arrived yet.

• Shiraishi reached the Tsunayashiro estate and identified its central six-story building as the likely residence of Takehiko Tsunayashiro.
• Shiraishi entered the upper district, triggered a Reishi trap, and was pinned in place as the guards raised the alarm.
• Tsunayashiro guards attacked Shiraishi with Kidō and trapped him behind a barrier, while a Captain-level Reiatsu emerged from the central building.
• Shiraishi used Steel Tempest to block Raikōhō and evade the guards, then fled toward the outskirts rather than continuing his reconnaissance.
• Takehiko Tsunayashiro watched Shiraishi leave and said there was no need to hurry because not all the actors had arrived.

Shiraishi infiltrated the Tsunayashiro compound again and hid in Takehiko Tsunayashiro’s study, where he overheard Takehiko reject Soi Fon’s offer of help investigating the intruder. Takehiko’s expectation of Soi Fon and his mention of forbidden techniques left Shiraishi suspicious as their meeting ended.

• Shiraishi used the cleaners’ entry to slip through the barrier and into the main building, then followed them to the sixth-floor study.
• Shiraishi hid above the study and waited until Takehiko Tsunayashiro arrived to write at his desk.
• After learning that Soi Fon had come to see Takehiko, Shiraishi moved to the stairway to listen to their conversation.
• Soi Fon asked Takehiko about the silver-haired intruder, but Takehiko denied that anyone had infiltrated the compound and refused the Stealth Force’s help.
• Takehiko insulted Soi Fon’s noble status, and Soi Fon warned him against using forbidden techniques to gain Hollow powers before he dismissed her.

Takehiko Tsunayashiro set his plan to frame himself for Hollowfication in motion, but Shiraishi assassinated him before it could unfold. Shiraishi escaped the estate and clashed with Soi Fon, until a Menos Grande burst from the ground and interrupted them.

• Takehiko Tsunayashiro ordered Musashi to kill Meowth, expecting Kojirō to ensure the supplier survived and implicated him.
• Shiraishi infiltrated Takehiko Tsunayashiro's study and killed him with a golden blade, then escaped through the Kidō barrier.
• Soi Fon ambushed Shiraishi as he fled, and the two prepared to fight.
• A Menos Grande erupted from the ground, forcing Soi Fon to change direction and interrupting the battle.

Nnoitra attacked Soi Fon after ordering Tesla to eliminate the distant Tsunayashiro Clan guards and Stealth Force members. Shiraishi saved the badly wounded Soi Fon and left after revealing his presence, leaving Nnoitra as the remaining enemy.

• Nnoitra emerged from the crater, confronted Soi Fon, and sent Tesla to attack the Tsunayashiro Clan guards and Stealth Force members.
• Nnoitra surprised Soi Fon while she warned the distant squad, but her Suzumebachi strikes failed to pierce his Hierro.
• Nnoitra blasted Soi Fon with a Gran Rey Cero and nearly cleaved her in two with his crescent blade.
• Nnoitra noticed Tesla's Reiatsu had vanished and found only traces of blood where Soi Fon had been.
• Shiraishi laid the injured Soi Fon beneath a tree, told her he had saved her, and left with a Steel Tempest.

Shiraishi fought Nnoitra in the hills north of the Tsunayashiro Clan compound, testing his abilities against the strongest enemy he had faced. He trapped Nnoitra in a powerful tornado and unleashed his ultimate.

• Shiraishi met Nnoitra among the wildflowers and learned that his sword could not pierce Nnoitra's Hierro.
• Nnoitra attacked with a Gran Rey Cero, but Shiraishi stopped it with a Wind Wall.
• Shiraishi evaded Nnoitra's strike with a gale and cut him with Steel Tempest.
• Shiraishi provoked Nnoitra into the path of a tornado, which pulled him into the sky despite his efforts to escape.
• Shiraishi unleashed his ultimate while Nnoitra was caught in the tornado.

Shiraishi defeated Nnoitra, who died fighting after refusing to accept that he was weaker. After gaining experience, Shiraishi met Kūkaku Shiba, who investigated whether Nnoitra had been one of Takehiko Tsunayashiro’s test subjects, while Shiraishi hurried off to check on Soi Fon.

• Shiraishi used a critical strike and a series of attacks to grievously wound Nnoitra, overcoming his Hierro and cutting off part of his hand.
• Nnoitra regained his resolve and charged again, but Shiraishi pierced his damaged heart, killing him before he hit the ground.
• Shiraishi checked his status panel and learned that defeating Nnoitra had earned him 650 experience.
• Kūkaku Shiba arrived and asked whether Nnoitra had been one of Takehiko Tsunayashiro’s test subjects.
• Shiraishi directed Kūkaku to investigate beneath the compound and left to check on Soi Fon.

Shiraishi returned to Soi Fon after defeating Nnoitra and watched Retsu Unohana heal her. Soi Fon refused to stop pursuing Shiraishi, but agreed to a one-day date in the World of the Living to repay her debt, leaving the outing to be arranged in half a month.

• Shiraishi found Retsu Unohana treating Soi Fon, and Unohana used Kaidō to heal Soi Fon’s severe wound.
• Unohana left without meeting Soi Fon, asking Shiraishi to say that he had treated her.
• Soi Fon woke and learned from Shiraishi that he had defeated the Hollow, though she refused to admit he was stronger.
• Shiraishi asked Soi Fon to end the Stealth Force’s pursuit, but she refused and offered to let him kill her instead.
• Shiraishi asked Soi Fon to spend a day dating him in the World of the Living, and she agreed to a cheek kiss but no other kissing.
• Soi Fon said she needed a Gigai and Captain-Commander permission, so the date could happen in half a month; Shiraishi agreed to wait.

Aizen reviewed Shiraishi’s battle and speculated about the source of his unusual abilities. Nelliel returned from recruiting Tier Harribel, and Aizen gave her the unfinished Hōgyoku so she could transform Harribel into an Arrancar before he left for Soul Society.

• Aizen studied the battle footage of Nnoitra and Shiraishi, concluding that most of Shiraishi’s abilities did not come from his Zanpakuto and considering whether they were connected to Hell or the Dangai.
• Nelliel reported that Tier Harribel would consider joining Aizen, then learned that Nnoitra had been killed after failing his mission.
• Nelliel asked to finish Nnoitra’s mission, but Aizen told her not to rush and said there would be opportunities later.
• Aizen gave Nelliel the unfinished Hōgyoku and instructed her to use it to turn Tier Harribel into an Arrancar if she came.
• Aizen entered a Garganta and left for Soul Society.

After discovering that Takehiko Tsunayashiro had plotted Kaien Shiba’s murder, Kūkaku Shiba learned that Shiraishi had already killed him and took her anger out drinking with Shiraishi. They shared a drunken kiss before Kūkaku passed out.

• Shiraishi returned to the Tsunayashiro Clan’s compound and found Kūkaku Shiba examining Takehiko Tsunayashiro’s body and experiment diary.
• Kūkaku learned from the diary that Takehiko had stolen Kaien Shiba’s corpse and attempted to Hollowfy it, then erupted at Shiraishi for killing him first.
• Kūkaku and Shiraishi raided the Tsunayashiro branch family’s wine cellar and drank together.
• Shiraishi blurted out a request for Kūkaku to help him lose his first kiss, and Kūkaku kissed him before punching him when he asked to do it again.
• Kūkaku continued drinking and rambling until she forgot what she had said and passed out.

Kūkaku Shiba dreamed about her regret over not apologizing to her brother before his death, then woke beside Shiraishi and reflected that she would still have kissed him rather than risk another lasting regret. After Isane Kotetsu warned them that investigators were coming to the Tsunayashiro Clan, Shiraishi left for West District Ten, while Kūkaku urged him not to die.

• Kūkaku Shiba woke from a dream about her brother and realized Shiraishi had slept with his head on her thigh; she recalled kissing him while drunk and decided she would do it again.
• Kūkaku punched Shiraishi awake, then let him help her leave the wine cellar because her leg had gone numb.
• Isane Kotetsu warned Kūkaku and Shiraishi that the Golden Seal Noble Council and Central 46 Chambers were sending investigators to examine Takehiko Tsunayashiro's death.
• Isane told Shiraishi that Unohana had found the Dragon Lantern Fungus and used it to treat an elderly man, earning Kūkaku's admiration.
• Shiraishi invited Isane to visit him in Rice Village, admitted he was not truly a wandering rōnin, and departed for West District Ten using Steel Tempest.
• Kūkaku told Shiraishi not to die as he left.

Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi searched for Shiraishi, and Taro sent them in the wrong direction. Shiraishi returned to find Taro being punished for lying to a Shinigami, then recognized his visitors and reassured Taro’s mother that they would not hurt him.

• Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi questioned Taro and his friends about a silver-haired man, and Taro said the man had gone west.
• Yachiru Kusajishi pointed south, and Kenpachi Zaraki ran that way without questioning her directions.
• Taro’s mother discovered his wet pants, learned he had lied to a Shinigami, and whipped him for putting himself at risk.
• Shiraishi returned and identified the visitors as Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi from Taro’s description.
• Shiraishi told Taro’s mother the pair would not hurt Taro and suggested she whip him for about ten minutes.

Shiraishi took Taro to Saito House with the children of Rice Village and put their food on credit. He impressed Kichō with his strength while remaining wary of the tea shop proprietress, and looked forward to his date with Soi Fon.

• After Taro changed his pants, Shiraishi left with him and joined the children who followed him around Rice Village.
• Shiraishi brought the children to Saito House and asked Kichō to let him have dango on credit.
• Kichō served dango, sakura mochi, and tempura to Shiraishi and the children, adding the meal to his tab.
• Kichō asked about Shiraishi's trip to West District Twenty-Six, and he admitted he had returned that morning.
• Kichō admired Shiraishi's strength, while he avoided boasting and wondered what she was really like.
• Shiraishi thought of his date with Soi Fon in half a month and looked forward to it.

Soi Fon accepted punishment for failing twice to capture Shiraishi, while the captains debated how to deal with him and ordered a subjugation team to find him. After the meeting, Soi Fon secretly asked Ōmaeda to arrange Gigai for herself and Shiraishi, intending to keep him from falling into Seireitei's hands.

• Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto reprimanded Soi Fon for letting Shiraishi escape twice and sentenced her to ten days of the Punishment of the Solid Rock.
• Soi Fon described Shiraishi's unusual Zanpakuto, swordsmanship, abilities, and concealed Reiatsu to the captains.
• Kenpachi Zaraki and Mayuri Kurotsuchi both claimed an interest in pursuing Shiraishi, while Isshin Shiba and Jūshirō Ukitake argued against arresting him.
• Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto ordered Shunsui Kyōraku, Kenpachi Zaraki, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and Soi Fon to form a temporary subjugation team and capture or kill Shiraishi.
• Soi Fon secretly instructed Ōmaeda to have two Gigai made, one for herself and one for Shiraishi.

Marechiyo Ōmaeda went to the Research and Development Institute at Soi Fon’s request and ordered two Gigai, including one modeled after her, while keeping the transaction secret. He also bought Akon’s latest model and expected Soi Fon to praise him.

• Soi Fon ordered Marechiyo Ōmaeda to arrange an application for the World of the Living and tell their squad members to report any news about Shiraishi directly to her.
• Marechiyo Ōmaeda wondered whether Soi Fon planned to elope with Shiraishi, then headed to the Research and Development Institute.
• Akon offered Marechiyo Ōmaeda a new Gigai model, but Marechiyo requested two older models, one resembling Soi Fon and the other resembling a silver-haired man.
• Marechiyo Ōmaeda offered Akon seven million kan per Gigai, and Akon agreed to make the order despite his reservations about copying Soi Fon.
• Marechiyo Ōmaeda also ordered one of Akon’s new Gigai models, and Akon promised to deliver all three in two days.

Soi Fon traveled to the World of the Living to repay Shiraishi for saving her, meeting him for their agreed date before resuming her pursuit. They entered Gigai and crossed through the Dangai, arriving in the World of the Living.

• Soi Fon searched libraries for ways to grow stronger while her subordinates found no trace of Shiraishi.
• After receiving permission to leave Seireitei, Soi Fon slipped out with two Gigai and told Marechiyo Ōmaeda to distract the Research and Development Institute.
• Soi Fon met Shiraishi at the mountainside, where he had waited since the previous morning, and they agreed that their debt would be settled after the date.
• Soi Fon and Shiraishi entered their Gigai, and she gave him a Soul Candy in case they encountered a Hollow.
• Soi Fon opened a Senkaimon, and she and Shiraishi followed a Hell Butterfly through the Dangai into the World of the Living.

Shiraishi and Soi Fon visited Karakura Town, where they fled a coffee shop without paying before Shiraishi saved Unagiya Kaoru from a truck. After Kaoru paid for their cakes and talked about opening an odd-jobs shop with Ikumi, Soi Fon noticed a black cat.

• Shiraishi and Soi Fon arrived in Tsubakidai, Karakura Town, and went to a coffee shop despite having no money.
• Soi Fon revealed they could not pay for the coffee and cakes, so Shiraishi fled with her as the clerk chased them.
• Shiraishi dodged Unagiya Kaoru and Miyamoto Ikumi, then rescued Kaoru from an oncoming truck.
• Kaoru paid the clerk for the cakes and asked Shiraishi about his odd-jobs shop.
• Kaoru talked about opening an Unagiya with Ikumi, who blushed and denied wanting to be with him.
• Soi Fon noticed a black cat.

Shiraishi and Soi Fon spent time with Unagiya Kaoru and Miyamoto Ikumi before noticing a black cat following them, which Shiraishi suspected was Yoruichi Shihōin. They headed to Mashi Amusement Park for their date, only to find it closed for the day, and Shiraishi promised a different plan.

• Shiraishi tried to lure a black cat with cake, but she clawed his hand and walked away.
• Shiraishi borrowed all of Unagiya Kaoru's money and told him to look for him in Rice Village, West District Ten.
• Shiraishi and Soi Fon left Miyamoto Ikumi and Unagiya Kaoru, then sensed someone watching them as they walked down the street.
• They found the black cat following them, and she jumped onto Soi Fon's shoulder when Soi Fon approached.
• Shiraishi suspected the cat was Yoruichi Shihōin and took Soi Fon to Mashi Amusement Park, where they discovered it closed at five.

Shiraishi spent the day riding every attraction at Maji Amusement Park with Soi Fon, then put his plan into motion to kidnap Karakura Town tycoon Tai Hideo for publicity. The chapter ended as Tai Hideo’s elevator opened onto his fallen bodyguards and he shouted for the doors to close.

• Shiraishi rode the roller coaster with Soi Fon, who screamed as he pinched her waist.
• Shiraishi clung to Soi Fon in the haunted house, then pretended it had not frightened him.
• After trying every ride, Shiraishi bought a backpack and told Soi Fon he planned to kidnap a local tycoon without killing anyone.
• Shiraishi learned about the Tai Conglomerate and its heavily guarded leader, Tai Hideo, from a newsstand owner.
• Tai Hideo saw twenty of his bodyguards lying on the ground and shouted for the elevator doors to close.

Shiraishi kidnapped Tai Hideo and forced him to drive toward a bank, but he abandoned the car to steal a motorcycle and rode it straight through Karakura Town First Bank’s counter. He left the bank employees under his control and ordered them to sound the alarm and close the doors.

• Shiraishi knocked down Tai Hideo’s bodyguards in an elevator and forced Tai Hideo to leave with him.
• Shiraishi made Tai Hideo drive toward the biggest bank in Karakura Town while Soi Fon watched him from the back seat.
• At a red light, Shiraishi robbed a young man of his motorcycle and rode away, leaving the car and Tai Hideo behind.
• Shiraishi crashed the motorcycle through Karakura Town First Bank’s entrance and shattered the tempered-glass counter.
• Shiraishi told the bank employees to press the alarm button and close the doors, threatening them if they refused.

Shiraishi robbed a bank with Soi Fon and demanded a live television broadcast before jumping from a Ferris wheel with her. The authorities agreed to his demands, and he lit Tai Hideo’s lighter and tossed it onto the pile of cash as the cameras arrived.

• Shiraishi and Soi Fon forced the hostages to carry cash from the bank vault while police surrounded the building.
• Tanimoto Takayuki sent negotiation expert Kimura Keiichi to speak with Shiraishi.
• Shiraishi told Kimura that he wanted TV Tokyo to broadcast him live riding a Ferris wheel and jumping from it with Soi Fon that night.
• Tai Hideo called his family and associates to pressure the government into accepting Shiraishi’s demands.
• Kimura returned to say the authorities had agreed and the TV crew had arrived, and Shiraishi lit Tai Hideo’s lighter and tossed it onto the cash.

Shiraishi burned a pile of money and danced during a live broadcast after robbing a bank and kidnapping Tai Hideo, then announced he planned to watch fireworks with his girlfriend before ending their lives. Inspired by Shiraishi’s carefree attitude, Masaki Kurosaki decided to go meet him.

• Shiraishi burned the stolen money, smoked a cigar, and performed an axe dance while reporters and viewers watched.
• Masaki Kurosaki watched the broadcast at home and told Ryūken Ishida that Shiraishi’s boldness made him seem cool.
• Shiraishi told Hiramatsu Taro that he had kidnapped Tai Hideo because he wanted to see fireworks from a Ferris wheel.
• Shiraishi said he and his girlfriend would watch the fireworks at eight, then jump from the Ferris wheel to end their lives.
• Masaki Kurosaki became curious about Shiraishi, decided to meet him, and ran to put on her shoes.

Masaki Kurosaki reached the bank but withdrew when she sensed a Shinigami and saw the police cordon. Kisuke Urahara warned Yoruichi that Aizen was monitoring Tokyo and that returning to Soul Society would put her at risk, while Shiraishi and Soi Fon watched fireworks before ending their trip to the World of the Living.

• Masaki Kurosaki arrived outside Karakura Town First Bank but could not enter and backed away after sensing a Shinigami inside.
• Kisuke Urahara met Yoruichi in an alley and told her Shiraishi was wanted by Soul Society and had attracted Aizen's attention.
• Kisuke Urahara explained that Aizen was monitoring Tokyo while using the Ox-Head Hollow in a Hollowfication experiment to locate Hirako and the others.
• Kisuke Urahara warned Yoruichi not to return to Soul Society or approach Shiraishi, fearing Aizen could put her under surveillance.
• Shiraishi and Soi Fon watched fireworks from a Ferris wheel, and Shiraishi said it was time to end their trip to the World of the Living.

After returning from the World of the Living, Shiraishi visited Kichō’s tea shop and accepted Kyōhei’s invitation to a new cockfighting ring. The gathering turned out to be a trap, and Shiraishi faced an explosion as the people around him burst apart.

• Shiraishi returned to Soul Society with Soi Fon, refused her challenge to settle their rivalry with their lives, and hurried back to West District Ten.
• Shiraishi visited Kichō at Saito House, learned her preparations for a job were underway, and slept until dusk.
• Kichō told Shiraishi that Kyōhei was looking for him, and Kyōhei invited him to his new cockfighting ring.
• Shiraishi agreed to go with Kyōhei despite Kichō’s warning that most bets were lost.
• At the hidden mountain ring, Shiraishi sensed danger as Kyōhei and the ten people by the fire swelled and exploded.

Shiraishi fought Mayuri Kurotsuchi after Mayuri trapped him with a Reishi solidification device and unleashed his Bankai. Shiraishi defeated Mayuri, but Mayuri survived through bodily modifications, and Shiraishi took Mayuri’s braided-haired subordinate as his own.

• Shiraishi escaped the collapsing cave and confronted Mayuri, who revealed he had tracked him down ten days earlier and killed the man who had hidden him.
• Shiraishi attacked Mayuri, but Mayuri used a hidden drill-like attacker and a Reishi solidification device to restrict Shiraishi’s movements.
• Mayuri unleashed Bankai, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo, expecting its poison to immobilize Shiraishi.
• Shiraishi used Steel Tempest to cut through Mayuri and his Bankai, but Mayuri survived by moving his vital organs and transforming into slime.
• Shiraishi urinated on Mayuri, condemned his disregard for life, and claimed Mayuri’s braided-haired subordinate as his own.

Shiraishi captured Nemu Kurotsuchi after Mayuri Kurotsuchi fled, then persuaded her to stay and see whether Mayuri would return for her. Back at Saito House, Shiraishi warned Kichō that their hideout might be exposed and agreed to join her in a major operation without joining her organization.

• Mayuri Kurotsuchi escaped by moving his liquid body toward the Research and Development Institute, leaving Nemu Kurotsuchi behind.
• Shiraishi released Nemu Kurotsuchi and offered her the choice to leave or stay and learn whether Mayuri would come back for her.
• Nemu Kurotsuchi followed Shiraishi to Saito House, where Kichō mistook her for a geisha until Shiraishi identified her as Mayuri's lieutenant.
• Shiraishi told Kichō that he had fought Mayuri Kurotsuchi and warned that Saito House might have been exposed.
• Kichō offered Shiraishi shelter at her organization's base, but he refused to join her organization and agreed to take part in its planned operation.