Ryūnosuke then has a flashback of Ichigo and the others defeating the Hollows. Ichigo informs him that he has been asleep for an entire day. Ryūnosuke screams, noticing that Ichigo is the person he met the other day. Uryū replies that they ran into Yuzu Kurosaki, and adds that Ichigo should make himself useful and get plates for the bread. Ichigo asks how they all got into his house. Uryū Ishida and Yasutora Sado arrive, adding that Ichigo has no etiquette. Ichigo asks if it's really delicious if they're throwing it away. Orihime Inoue arrives carrying some bread, which she claims is delicious. Ryūnosuke wakes up in Ichigo's room and is told that he can leave. Hiyori then comments that she can smell Shinigami and looks at a ripple in the air and questions it. Lisa tells her that she doesn't have a key Hachigen Ushōda does, but he isn't there either. Lisa Yadōmaru tells her that Love Aikawa went out to buy Jump and coffee milk.

Hiyori Sarugaki finishes her bath and demands to know why no one is replying to her. The mysterious figure looks on from the shadows. Ichigo identifies himself and tells Ryūnosuke that he has to improve if he is to be the replacement for Kurumadani. Before Ryūnosuke is killed by the Hollow, it is defeated by Ichigo Kurosaki. However, Ryūnosuke is knocked to the ground before he can react and realizes that Shino is unmoving. He eventually discovers that Shino has been captured by a group of four large Hollows and vows to rescue her. Ryūnosuke frantically flees from the Hollow, trying to locate Shino. He begrudgingly accepts and almost instantly comes across a Hollow. Shino tells him that they are going to split up and cover more ground. Before leaving, he wishes the two well in exterminating Hollows and returns to Soul Society. Kurumadani, Shino, and Ryūnosuke arrive in Karakura Town via Senkaimon. Later at night, a mysterious individual appears upon a rooftop shortly before heading out.

Shino shouts at him for being too cowardly, telling him to understand that the top brass have acknowledged his abilities.

Ryūnosuke asks whether she is frightened, revealing his fears of entering Karakura Town after hearing news of its high Hollow rate.

Ryūnosuke is then slapped across the head by Shino, who tells him that the two of them will be heading out on a mission in the afternoon. Kurumadani chastises his laid-back nature for not listening to his instructions, explaining that he is going to replace him as Karakura Town's resident Shinigami. Meanwhile, new recruit Ryūnosuke Yuki is snapped out of a daydream by Zennosuke Kurumadani. After conferring with Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi, he proclaims it can only be the work of 'them'. The Blood Warfare with its JUMP title The Thousand-Year Blood War.ģrd Seat of the 12th Division, Akon, reports on the recent disappearances of Hollows in the Human World. Meanwhile, a dark shadow is also extending itself toward Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends in Karakura Town.Īs a recent spate of Hollow disappearances is recorded by Seireitei, a new Shinigami is sent to Karakura Town as a replacement for Zennosuke Kurumadani.Ĭover of 480. Residents there are disappearing without a trace, and nobody knows who’s behind it. The peace is suddenly broken when warning sirens blare through the Soul Society.

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