While walking at night, Ichigo decides to forgo his past and throws his Substitute Soul Reaper Badge into the river. Later, he hears from Orihime Inoue that Uryū is in the hospital. At the hospital, Ryūken Ishida sends Ichigo home and reveals to Orihime the assailant was a human with powers and cautions her to be careful. The next day, Ichigo's friends, Keigo Asano and Mizuiro Kojima, are attacked by the thief whom Ichigo had stopped prior. Ichigo saves them and meets Ishida's assailant who flees when Ryūken arrives. Ichigo realizes he is being excluded from information due to his lack of powers, and decides to contact Xcution.
Ichigo apprend par Inoue qu'ishida aurait était attaqué par un inconnu. A l'hôpital, Ryūken Ishida explique que son fils a été attaqué par un humain possédant des pouvoirs spirituels.
Attorno agli amici di Ichigo succedono cose sempre più strane, tanto da pensare che possano essere vittime di un qualche attacco da parte di sconosciuti. Così quando Keigo e Mizuiro non rispondono al cellulare Ichigo va a cercarli e trova il loro assalitore e il mandante, il quale però si dilegua all'arrivo di Ryūken.
Uryu acaba en el hospital cuando es apuñalado por un misterioso atacante. Ichigo está cada vez más frustrado por no haber podido ayudar a su amigo, y entonces descubre que Keigo y Mizuro han desaparecido.
雨竜が斬られ、空座総合病院に搬送された。駆けつけた一護と織姫に対し、雨竜は何があったのか詳しく語らない。総合病院の院長である雨竜の父・竜弦は、織姫だけに「雨竜を斬ったのは人間だ」と話す。
