Yachiru encounters an old friend she calls Mappy, and a new face, Mayu. Mappy, or Masayoshi starts to tell the two about how a hollow killed his wife. Mayu, having had her parents killed by a hollow starts to feel a bit close to Masayoshi. Later, after a talk with Kenpachi, Yachiru warns her not to get too close to Mappy. However, this was immediately after asking to travel with him. Later on, Masayoshi protects Mayu, and asks her to accompany him as she had previously asked. Then, Yachiru jumps between the two, and reveals that Kenpachi told her how a hollow possessed Masayoshi, as proven when his love for sweets and the memory of his wife's name were now gone. Masayoshi at first doesn't believe it, but Yachiru insists. He begins to transform into the hollow in his panicked state. Just then, a hollow shows up behind Mayu, and Masayoshi jumps in and kills it, however fatally wounding himself in the process. Masayoshi dies happily in Mayu's arms after having some konpeito candy from Yachiru, remarking how good it is.
Une femme poursuivie par un Hollow est sauvé de justesse par un étrange Shinigami : Masayoshi. Ce Shinigami est un vieil ami de Yachiru à l'époque où ils ont intégré le Gotei 13. Ainsi, Yachiru est heureuse de retrouver son ami. Mayu, la jeune femme sauvée, est prise de sentiments pour Masayoshi et lui demande si elle peut le suivre. Cependant, les choses ne vont pas se passer comme prévu.
Yachiru encuentra a un Shinigami salvando a una chica de un Hollow y rápido lo reconoce como Masayoshi, su viejo amigo. Los dos celebran su reunión, pero Yachiru descubre que Mappy perdió a su mujer por el ataque de un Hollow.
虚を追いかけてきたやちるは、流魂街でここの住人・繭を助け、虚を叩き斬る「正義」と名乗る死神と出会った。正義はやちるの昔からの知りあいだった。やちるは正義を「まっぴー」と呼んで再会を喜ぶ。
Yachiru incontra nel bosco Masayoshi, un vecchio amico shinigami che ha appena salvato una ragazza, Mayu, da un Hollow. Lo shinigami afferma di volersi vendicare dell'Hollow che ha ucciso sua moglie.
