Juha Bach stand before the Soul King, claiming that he suffered humiliation because of his father. Ichigo and his friends are on the way, determined to stop him. However, Ichibei stands idle, silently claiming that Juha Bach is now completely unstoppable. Does Ichigo have what it takes to end this threat once and for all?
Back in Soul Society, Kisuke Urahara is gathering the captains of the Soul Society in order to attempt to break into the the Soul King's palace. However, with half of the captains wounded or missing, will his plan still be able to work? The other is that even with the collective power, they lack the means, at least until Urahara explains that the Heavenly Armor owned by the Shihoin clan can be used to get in. Does that mean this is another key, or does the armor have some other means of getting them into the palace?
After the long wait, this felt like another filler chapter, which is disappointing. It's not that Kubo wasted time, but aside from Kisuke's plan, which doesn't seem all that great, there really wasn't anything new or noteworthy that wasn't already covered in the last chapters. I just thought that after such a long wait things might move forward a little more quickly, but it looks like we'll have to remain patient until everything is ready. The Captains might be needed to help with Juha Bach's personal guard, but I'm not sure if any of them will be able to put up any sort of fight against the king himself, but since it's Urahara's plan then it will probably work out, somehow.
