Chapter Summaries

Shiraishi infiltrated the Tsunayashiro compound again and hid in Takehiko Tsunayashiro’s study, where he overheard Takehiko’s meeting with Soi Fon. Takehiko denied the break-in and dismissed Soi Fon, while she warned him against using forbidden techniques to gain Hollow powers.

• Shiraishi used his knowledge of the traps to reach the main building and slipped through its barrier while cleaners entered.
• Shiraishi followed the cleaners to the sixth floor and hid in the study while Takehiko Tsunayashiro worked nearby.
• Shiraishi overheard that Soi Fon had arrived and noticed that Takehiko seemed to have expected her.
• Takehiko Tsunayashiro denied that anyone had infiltrated the compound and belittled Soi Fon’s noble status as he refused her help.
• Soi Fon warned Takehiko about forbidden techniques used to obtain a Hollow’s power, and Takehiko dismissed her.

Takehiko Tsunayashiro arranged for the Stealth Force to uncover his Hollowfication operation, intending to die for Aizen, but Shiraishi assassinated him first. Shiraishi escaped the estate and clashed with Soi Fon until a Menos Grande’s arrival disrupted their fight.

• Takehiko Tsunayashiro ordered Musashi to kill the Two Poles Flower supplier Meowth, expecting the Stealth Force to capture him and expose the operation.
• Takehiko Tsunayashiro wrote “the world” on a sheet of paper as Shiraishi secretly attacked and killed him.
• Shiraishi escaped through the estate’s barriers, and the alarm sounded after guards found Takehiko Tsunayashiro’s body.
• Soi Fon intercepted Shiraishi, and the two prepared to fight after he taunted her.
• A Menos Grande erupted from the ground, forcing Soi Fon to change direction and interrupting the confrontation.

Nnoitra attacked Soi Fon, badly wounding her after her strikes failed to penetrate his Hierro. Shiraishi rescued Soi Fon and left to confront Nnoitra after Tesla’s Reiatsu disappeared.

• Nnoitra emerged from underground and challenged Soi Fon over Takehiko Tsunayashiro’s death.
• Nnoitra sent Tesla to kill the Tsunayashiro Clan guards and Stealth Force members while he attacked Soi Fon.
• Soi Fon struck Nnoitra with Suzumebachi, but his Hierro blocked her follow-up attack and he overpowered her.
• Nnoitra hit Soi Fon with a Gran Rey Cero and nearly cleaved her in two with his crescent blade.
• Shiraishi rescued Soi Fon beneath a tree, then left after Tesla’s Reiatsu vanished.

Shiraishi fought Nnoitra, whose overwhelming Hierro stopped Shiraishi’s sword from piercing him. After drawing Nnoitra into a tornado with his wind-based attacks, Shiraishi caught him in the air and prepared to unleash his ultimate.

• Shiraishi met Nnoitra in the countryside north of the Tsunayashiro Clan's encampment, and Nnoitra attacked him with his crescent blade.
• Shiraishi’s Way of the Wanderer shield absorbed most of Nnoitra’s blow, but Shiraishi’s counterattack failed to pierce Nnoitra’s Hierro.
• Nnoitra fired a Gran Rey Cero, but Shiraishi blocked it with a wall of wind.
• Shiraishi dodged Nnoitra’s attack, struck him twice, and built up two stacks of Steel Tempest’s Gathering Storm.
• Shiraishi provoked Nnoitra and swept him into a tornado that he could not escape, then unleashed his ultimate.

Shiraishi defeated Nnoitra, who died fighting rather than surrendering. After gaining experience from the Espada, Shiraishi met Kūkaku Shiba and directed her to investigate beneath the barracks while he left to deal with Soi Fon.

• Shiraishi critically wounded Nnoitra, cutting through his Hierro and severing his hand despite Nnoitra's desperate resistance.
• Nnoitra refused to die before using Resurrección and charged Shiraishi, who thrust Steel Tempest through his heart.
• Shiraishi reflected briefly on Nnoitra's death, then checked his status and gained 650 experience points.
• Kūkaku Shiba arrived and asked whether Nnoitra had been Takehiko Tsunayashiro's test subject.
• Shiraishi told Kūkaku to search beneath the barracks and left to attend to Soi Fon.

Shiraishi defeated the Hollow that injured Soi Fon, and Retsu Unohana healed her before leaving. Soi Fon refused to stop pursuing Shiraishi, but agreed to spend a day with him in the World of the Living in half a month.

• Shiraishi returned to Soi Fon and found Retsu Unohana treating her severe wounds.
• Retsu Unohana healed Soi Fon with Kaidō, then asked Shiraishi to tell her he had treated her and left for the barracks.
• Soi Fon woke and refused to believe Shiraishi had defeated the Hollow, then rejected his request to end the Stealth Force's pursuit.
• Shiraishi asked Soi Fon to repay him by going on a date, and she agreed to a day together in the World of the Living, with kissing limited to a cheek kiss.
• Soi Fon said she needed a Gigai and permission from the Captain-Commander, so the date could happen in half a month; Shiraishi agreed to wait.

Aizen studied the battle footage of Shiraishi and wondered whether his unfamiliar powers came from Hell or an unknown Dangai civilization. Nelliel returned from recruiting Tier Harribel, and Aizen left her his unfinished Hōgyoku before departing for Soul Society.

• Aizen reviewed the Reiatsu Recording Bug’s footage of Shiraishi defeating Nnoitra and speculated about the source of Shiraishi’s unusual abilities.
• Nelliel reported that Tier Harribel would consider joining them and asked to take over Nnoitra’s unfinished mission.
• Aizen told Nelliel not to rush, saying he had other plans for Shiraishi.
• Aizen gave Nelliel his unfinished Hōgyoku so she could turn Tier Harribel into an Arrancar if she joined.
• Aizen entered a Garganta and returned to Soul Society.

After Shiraishi told Kūkaku Shiba he had killed Takehiko Tsunayashiro, she learned from the experiment journal that Takehiko had murdered her older brother and stolen his remains. Kūkaku chose to drink with Shiraishi, kissed him, and eventually passed out.

• Shiraishi returned to the Tsunayashiro compound and found Kūkaku Shiba holding Takehiko Tsunayashiro's experiment journal beside his headless body.
• Kūkaku confronted Shiraishi, who admitted killing Takehiko, and she explained that the journal proved Takehiko had planned her older brother's murder and stolen his remains.
• Kūkaku abandoned her urge to fight Shiraishi and went with him to steal wine from a Tsunayashiro branch family's cellar.
• Kūkaku apologized for taking her anger out on Shiraishi, thanked him for avenging her older brother, and kissed him after he asked about his first kiss.
• Kūkaku and Shiraishi continued drinking until Kūkaku forgot what she had said and sank into darkness.

Kūkaku Shiba woke after dreaming about her brother and regretted how long she had delayed apologizing, then faced her feelings about kissing Shiraishi. Isane Kotetsu warned Shiraishi and Kūkaku to leave the Tsunayashiro Clan before investigators arrived, and Shiraishi returned to West District Ten.

• Kūkaku Shiba woke with Shiraishi asleep on her thigh and reflected that she had kissed him because she did not want to regret holding back her feelings.
• Kūkaku Shiba woke Shiraishi and made him help her leave the wine cellar after her leg went numb.
• Isane Kotetsu urged Shiraishi and Kūkaku Shiba to leave before an investigation team from the Golden Seal Noble Council and the Central 46 Chambers arrived.
• Isane Kotetsu told Shiraishi that Retsu Unohana had found the Dragon Lantern Fungus and used it to treat an old man.
• Shiraishi invited Isane Kotetsu to visit him in Rice Village, then used Steel Tempest to return to West District Ten after Kūkaku Shiba told him not to die.

Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi searched for Shiraishi, while Taro lied about his whereabouts and was punished by his mother. Shiraishi recognized the pair and learned they were likely interested in his strength, but he had no desire to fight them.

• Taro encountered Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi, who asked whether he had seen a silver-haired man in a ponytail.
• Taro told them Shiraishi had gone west, and Kenpachi Zaraki followed Yachiru Kusajishi’s mistaken directions south.
• Taro returned home and told his mother he had lied to the Shinigami, so she beat him for putting himself at risk.
• Shiraishi returned, recognized Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi from Taro’s description, and guessed they wanted to test his strength.
• Shiraishi told Taro’s mother that the pair would not hurt Taro, then admitted he had no interest in fighting them.

Shiraishi took Taro to Saito House with the children of Rice Village and ordered food on credit, while Kichō learned how strong he had become. The chapter ended with Shiraishi thinking about his upcoming date with Soi Fon.

• Shiraishi left Taro's home after Taro changed his pants and joined the children heading through Rice Village.
• Shiraishi brought the children to Saito House and asked Kichō to put their food on his tab.
• Kichō served dango, sakura mochi, and tempura, and Shiraishi told her he had returned that morning from West District Twenty-Six.
• Kichō admired Shiraishi's strength and asked if he had reached Captain-level power; Shiraishi said he could exchange a few blows with a Captain.
• Shiraishi thought about his date with Soi Fon in half a month.

Soi Fon accepted punishment for her failures involving Shiraishi, but the Captains' Meeting decided to send a temporary team to capture him. Afterward, she secretly ordered Ōmaeda to arrange Gigai for herself and Shiraishi, signaling that she intended to keep him out of Seireitei’s hands.

• Yamamoto reprimanded Soi Fon for letting Shiraishi escape and for failing to stop him from killing Takehiko Tsunayashiro, then sentenced her to ten days of the Punishment of the Solid Rock.
• Soi Fon described Shiraishi’s concealed Reiatsu, unusual swordsmanship, and strange wind attack to the captains.
• Kenpachi Zaraki and Mayuri Kurotsuchi both sought to pursue Shiraishi, while Isshin Shiba and Jūshirō Ukitake argued against forcefully arresting him.
• Yamamoto ordered Shunsui Kyōraku, Kenpachi Zaraki, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and Soi Fon to form a temporary subjugation team and delayed Soi Fon’s punishment until after the mission.
• Soi Fon secretly ordered Ōmaeda to have Gigai made for herself and Shiraishi so she could keep Shiraishi from falling into Seireitei’s hands.

Soi Fon ordered Marechiyo Ōmaeda to arrange a trip to the World of the Living and alert her to any news about Shiraishi. Ōmaeda secretly commissioned two Gigai modeled after Soi Fon and a silver-haired man, along with a new model, from Akon.

• Soi Fon told Marechiyo Ōmaeda to prepare an application for the World of the Living and report any news about Shiraishi directly to her.
• Ōmaeda suspected Soi Fon might be planning to elope with a criminal, then dismissed the idea.
• Ōmaeda visited Akon at the Research and Development Institute and asked for two Gigai, one resembling Soi Fon and the other a silver-haired man.
• Akon initially refused to make a Gigai resembling Soi Fon, but accepted after Ōmaeda offered seven million kan for each.
• Ōmaeda also ordered Akon's latest Gigai model, and Akon agreed to deliver all three the day after tomorrow.

Soi Fon traveled to the World of the Living with Shiraishi to repay her debt to him on a date, despite their opposing positions. They passed through the Senkaimon together and arrived beneath the sunlight of the living world.

• Soi Fon searched for a way to grow stronger while her subordinates failed to find Shiraishi in Rukongai.
• Soi Fon secured permission to visit the World of the Living, then slipped out of Seireitei with two Gigai.
• Soi Fon met Shiraishi at West District Twenty-Six and clarified that she would resume trying to arrest him after their date.
• Soi Fon and Shiraishi entered their Gigai, and she warned him to use a Soul Candy if they encountered a Hollow.
• Soi Fon led Shiraishi through the Senkaimon and Dangai passage, and they arrived in the World of the Living.

Shiraishi and Soi Fon explored Karakura Town, stole chiffon cakes when they realized they had no money, and met Unagiya Kaoru after Shiraishi saved him from a truck. As Kaoru and Miyamoto Ikumi discussed their future, Soi Fon noticed a black cat.

• Shiraishi and Soi Fon walked through Tsubakidai in Karakura Town and entered a coffee shop, but Soi Fon revealed they had no money.
• Shiraishi grabbed two chiffon cakes and ran with Soi Fon, then knocked Unagiya Kaoru out of the way of a truck.
• Miyamoto Ikumi scolded Kaoru, while Kaoru introduced himself and paid the shop employee for the cakes.
• Shiraishi told Kaoru he ran an odd-jobs shop, and Kaoru said he wanted to open an Unagiya with Ikumi.
• Soi Fon noticed a black cat as Shiraishi listened to Kaoru and Ikumi talk.

Shiraishi spent time with Soi Fon and met Unagiya Kaoru and Miyamoto Ikumi before suspecting that a black cat following them was Yoruichi Shihōin. He and Soi Fon headed to Mashi Amusement Park, only to find it closed for the day, and Shiraishi said he had another plan.

• Shiraishi tried to lure a black cat with cake, but it scratched 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, while warning him not to uncover secrets too soon.
• After Shiraishi and Soi Fon left, they sensed they were being watched and found the same black cat following them.
• Soi Fon let the black cat jump onto her shoulder, and Shiraishi suspected it was Yoruichi Shihōin in cat form.
• Shiraishi took Soi Fon to Mashi Amusement Park, where they found it closed at five, and he promised a better plan.

Shiraishi spent the day at Maji Amusement Park with Soi Fon before deciding to kidnap a famous local tycoon to make a name for himself. He targeted Tai Hideo, whose bodyguards found their security detail down as the elevator opened.

• Shiraishi rode the roller coaster and haunted house with Soi Fon, screaming in fright and clinging to her in the dark.
• Shiraishi tried every attraction with Soi Fon and then explained that he planned to kidnap a local tycoon without killing anyone.
• Shiraishi bought tools and a financial magazine, then asked a newsstand owner about Karakura Town's prominent entrepreneurs.
• Shiraishi learned that Tai Hideo headed the powerful Tai Conglomerate and was protected by heavily armed, rigorously trained bodyguards.
• Tai Hideo's elevator opened onto the first basement level, where he saw twenty bodyguards lying on the ground and ordered the doors closed.

Shiraishi kidnapped Tai Hideo and drove him toward a bank, but abruptly stole a motorcycle and smashed his way into Karakura Town First Bank. He ordered the bank employees to trigger the alarm and lock the doors as he prepared to rob the place.

• Shiraishi broke into the elevator and defeated Tai Hideo’s bodyguards with his hammer before forcing Tai Hideo to leave with him.
• Shiraishi ordered Tai Hideo to drive to 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 off, leaving Tai Hideo stunned.
• Shiraishi crashed the motorcycle through the entrance and tempered-glass barrier of Karakura Town First Bank.
• Shiraishi told the bank employees to press the alarm and close the doors, warning them to cooperate.

Shiraishi held Tai Hideo and the bank hostages while demanding a live TV interview and a trip to an amusement-park Ferris wheel with Soi Fon. The authorities agreed, and Shiraishi set a pile of cash ablaze as the TV crew arrived.

• Shiraishi and Soi Fon opened the vault and had hostages carry its cash into the lobby while police surrounded the bank.
• Police chief Tanimoto Takayuki sent negotiating expert Kimura Keiichi to speak with Shiraishi.
• Shiraishi told Kimura he wanted TV Tokyo to broadcast an interview, then wanted to ride the Ferris wheel at Maji Amusement Park and jump from it with Soi Fon during the fireworks.
• Shiraishi warned Tai Hideo to use his connections to secure the government's agreement, and Tai called his sons and subordinates for help.
• Kimura returned with word that the authorities had agreed and the TV crew had arrived; Shiraishi lit Tai Hideo's lighter and tossed it onto the cash pile.

During a live broadcast of his bank robbery, Shiraishi burned money, danced, and revealed that he planned to watch fireworks with his girlfriend before ending their lives. Inspired by his carefree defiance, Masaki Kurosaki decided to go meet him.

• Shiraishi burned the stolen money, smoked a cigar, and danced with a fire axe while reporters and viewers watched.
• Masaki Kurosaki watched the broadcast at home and told Ryūken Ishida that Shiraishi’s willingness to follow his desires made him interesting.
• Shiraishi told reporter Hiramatsu Taro that he had robbed the bank to see fireworks and planned to die with his girlfriend afterward.
• Masaki became determined to meet Shiraishi, put aside concerns about her family, and hurried to put on her shoes.