One month after Sōsuke Aizen's defeat, as things are returning to normal, people begin to disappear in the Dangai.

As Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto fights the Reigai, Captain Byakuya Kuchiki encounters a Reigai of Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya.

Kensei Muguruma joins the battle against Masculine.

Ichigo and his friends hurry to the Reio Greater Palace to stop Yhwach.

Kyoraku has paved the way for the soul reapers to reach the enemy's stronghold within Wahrwelt, but Gerard Valkyrie prevents them from advancing any further.