Ichigo successfully defeats Ikkaku of the Eleventh Company and is rewarded with a valuable piece of information--the location of where Rukia is being detained as she awaits execution. However, Ichigo's companion, the pyrotechnics-wielding Ganju, is having a much harder time with his Soul Reaper opponent. Meanwhile, Orihime and Ury ûconfront the younger brother of the gargantuan gatekeeper whom Ichigo defeated a little while ago. It's time for Ury ûto put all his training to the test and prove to everyone (and himself) how much more powerful he has become.

Originally published: Tokyo: Shueisha, 2001. In keeping with the original Japanese format, this book reads from back to front and from right to left.