Orihime returns from the Soul Society only to be tricked by the Arrancar Ulquiorra into accompanying him to Hueco Mundo, branding her a traitor and unworthy of rescue, but Ichigo refuses to abandon his friend and sets out to free her.
The Scoop Troop discovers that Erica Sinclair smuggled out a dangerous object from the Russian faculty below Starcourt Mall and they must once more come together to find a safe solution before government authorities discover the threat they pose.