After knowing Kariya’s real evil plan, Ichigo finally achieves Bankai in the real world. He and Kariya start fighting, but they are interrupted by Ishida’s surprising entrance – along side with the gang (Chad, Inoue, and Rukia). Later on, it becomes clear why Kariya kidnapped Ishida at the beginning. Ishida does something surprising causing the Bounts to pass through the portals to the Soul Society, but he explains why. The episode ends with everyone deciding to follow the Bounts to Soul Society and defeat them there.