Urahara deduces where Kageroza's other lab might be, and he and Kon head to that location, only to be halted by a reigai of Kisuke. As Urahara battles his reigai counterpart, Kon dashes down into the lab, where he promptly tries to awaken Nozomi inside her capsule. She does awaken and at first insists that Kon escape, but after seeing his persistence, and his devotion of trying to save her, whom he considers a friend, she tries to help Kon restore Ichigo's Spritual Pressue. Before Ichigo's soul capsule can be created however, reigai Nemu appears and stops the transfer. Immediately afterward, the fusion process is complete. Hollow Ichigo defeats the members of Squad 8 and is about to destroy the reigai of Ise when the fused Yushima appears before him.
Urahara e Kon trovano Oko Yushima, l'uomo dietro l'invasione di Kageroza. Trovando tracce del sangue di Kageroza nelle vicinanze, i due le seguono, scoprendo finalmente dove si trova Nozomi.
Urahara y Kon se encuentran con Ouko Yushima, el hombre responsable de la invasión por parte de Kageroza. Al encontrar rastros de la sangre de Kageroza cercanos, ambos siguen el rastro y descubren el paradero de Nozomi.
護廷十三隊内で危険分子と見なされた者が投獄される「蛆虫の巣」。そこにいた男・由嶌欧許こそが、影狼佐が執着していた人物だった。しかし欧許に声をかけても全く返事はなく、手詰まりかと思われたが...。
