Chapter Summaries

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.

Shiraishi followed Kichō to the underground base of the Owari Group and met its leader, Oda Nobunaga, who had been badly burned by Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto. Oda asked Shiraishi to retrieve a snow lotus from a tax convoy in exchange for its valuable goods, and Shiraishi agreed.

• Shiraishi knocked Nemu Kurotsuchi unconscious and carried her as Kichō led him to the underground base.
• Kichō brought Shiraishi through the base to a cavern where Oda Nobunaga was recovering beneath a waterfall.
• Oda told Shiraishi that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had burned him three hundred years earlier when Oda tried to assassinate him.
• Oda explained that a snow lotus in a tax convoy could help him make medicine to drive out the flame energy tormenting him.
• Oda offered Shiraishi the convoy’s money and goods in return for the snow lotus, and Shiraishi agreed to retrieve it.

Shiraishi settled into Oda Nobunaga’s underground hideout and asked how to reach the surface so he could hunt Hollows and grow stronger. Kichō agreed to arrange proper food and bedding for him and Nemu Kurotsuchi, while Nobunaga trusted her reasons for bringing Shiraishi to the group.

• Kichō showed Shiraishi his room, and he asked how he could leave the tunnels to reach the surface.
• Kichō told Oda Nobunaga that Shiraishi wanted to leave, and Nobunaga instructed her to tell him where the exit was.
• Oda Nobunaga reassured Kichō that he trusted her and that she had served him well over the years.
• Kichō returned to Shiraishi and promised to arrange more food, a straw mat, a quilt, and a pillow for Nemu Kurotsuchi.
• Shiraishi denied that he had fallen in love with Nemu Kurotsuchi and explained that he kept her with him to torment Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

Kenpachi Zaraki learned from Mayuri Kurotsuchi that Shiraishi was in West District Ten and led the 11th Division there to find him. Shiraishi discovered that several divisions had surrounded the area and decided to hide while they searched.

• Kenpachi Zaraki broke into Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s room and pressured him to reveal Shiraishi’s location.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi told Kenpachi Zaraki that Shiraishi was likely in Beginning of Spring, West District Ten, and warned him to remove his eyepatch.
• Kenpachi Zaraki gathered the 11th Division and led its members to West District Ten, where they spread out to search for Shiraishi.
• The Stealth Force, the Twelfth Division, and the Eighth Division arrived and helped form an encirclement around the district.
• Shiraishi learned from Nemu Kurotsuchi that the Captain-Commander had ordered four divisions to deal with him, and he chose to hide while they searched.

Mura Takahito and the 11th Division terrorized Rice Village while searching for Shiraishi, who killed them after they injured the elder and threatened Taro. Shunsui Kyōraku arrived, recognized the danger, and ordered Nanao to contact all of West District Ten.

• Mura Takahito gathered Rice Village’s residents and demanded that the elder reveal where Shiraishi was hiding.
• When the elder denied knowing Shiraishi, Mura Takahito wounded him and threatened to kill Taro.
• Shiraishi appeared, severed Mura Takahito’s hand, killed him, and then cut down the other 11th Division Shinigami.
• Shiraishi apologized to the elder and disappeared before the elder could stop him.
• Shunsui Kyōraku examined the elder and the dead Shinigami, then told Nanao to activate Tenteikūra across West District Ten.

Makizō Aramaki survived an ambush by Shiraishi and fled to Rice Village, where the captains debated how to respond to the killings. The meeting was interrupted by news that a possible underground passage to Shiraishi’s hiding place had been found.

• Makizō Aramaki discovered that five of his comrades had been killed in a single blow and ran to Rice Village after hearing Tenteikūra’s order to gather there.
• Yumichika Ayasegawa told Makizō that Shiraishi had killed more than a hundred members of the 11th Division, and Ikkaku Madarame noted that Shiraishi had defeated the captain of the 12th Division.
• Shunsui Kyōraku, Soi Fon, and Kenpachi Zaraki discussed the losses and whether to lure Shiraishi out by targeting Rice Village.
• Soi Fon rejected Zaraki’s plan to wait alone, and a report arrived that Akon had discovered an underground passage where Shiraishi might be hiding.