Back in the mysterious world, Ichigo tells Zaraki that their fight was over. However, Zaraki claims that their fight was never over in the first place and as long as one person is still standing, its never over. Anyone that desires power will seek out fights and thats the only way in attaining power. After regaining conciousness, Ichigo pulls out the Zangetsu that Hollow Ichigo threw at him.

After regaining his posture, Ichigo grabs back his Zanpaktou and charges towards Hollow Ichigo. While in the real world, Hollow Ichigo charges up for a Cero Blast, Love afraids that he can't avoid that and attempts to change into a hollow to fight back.

The Hollow suddenly suffer numerous wounds including a one on the shoulder and stops charging for Cero. In the inner mind, Ichigo had already thrusts Holow Ichigo and turns him black. He tells Ichigo that if he had the chance, he will take the opportunity and kill him.

Before finally fading away he tells Ichigo that if he really desires his power, then stay alive until he gets there. A big explosion occurs within the shield that Hachi makes and then after removing the shield, a wounded Ichigo stands there with a Hollow skin falling off. Ichigo then collapse and Shinji walks over and ask if hes alright.

Meanwhile, Inoue was walking away from school, worrying about Ichigo missing these few days and also trying to keep herself not being depressed by thinking about sweets and Tatsuki. However, Tatsuki hasn't been very engergetic either. While walking ahead, Inoue meets her neighbour and she complaints about the people, that is staying with Inoue, bringing a something strange into her house. Inoue rushes backs to her house and finds that Hitsugaya and Matsumoto have installed a special giant television to communicate with Soul Society.

They quickly communicates with the Captain-Commander Yamamoto and learns about Aizen's true target have been confirmed. This was found by Ukitake who have been investigating the Great Spirit Library and found an document unrelated to the Hougyoku.

Hitsugaya quickly founds out what Aizen after is the ouken - the key of the royal family. Yamamoto explains that even though no one has seen the King of soul society, he definately exists even though its just a figurehead. He continues and explains that the king resides in a totally different dimension guarded by the royal guards.

Yamamoto also mentions that the key opens a path to the palace and then kill the King. However the main problem is the information did not contain the information of the location of the King's Key. Yamamoto also says that the location of the King's Key is passed down from Captain-Commander to the next. The information that Aizen read was on how to recreate the key. It needs 100,00 souls and a plot of spirit-enriched land and it so happens to be Karakura Town. If Aizen happens to complete it, then everything around there will cease to exist.

However, there is the Gotei 13 to stop him and they have about 4 months before the Hougyoku can fully awaken. Anytime before that Aizen cannot mobilize his units and the decisive battle will take place during winter. Before that comes they have to train and prepare themselves.

Yamamoto informs Inoue that since the battle is taken place in the real world, she must also help muster all the help they could get. Before Hitsugaya could get going, Yamamoto stops him and tells him that someone wants to speak with him. Meanwhile Sado and Ishida continues their training with Renji and Ryouken.

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Wow I'm personally feel that this episode was rather well spaced out and of course we get to see the maniac ZARAKI!! We can also see the conversation of Hitsugaya and Hinamori too next episode. I just simply love our the Ichigo beat his Hollow. Just like Omni thinks, its definately weird to find Aizen aiming for the King of Soul Society abit too corny don't ya think?