A vision of Kenpachi Zaraki teaches Ichigo the primal truth he was missing: warriors are born to fight, and only by taking up the sword can one conquer. Armed with that instinct, Ichigo turns the Hollow's own blade against it and claims his throne.
Summary
As his white sleeve threatens to blacken, the Hollow retreats, and Ichigo Kurosaki's thoughts drift toward Kenpachi Zaraki. He wakes unharmed on a platform among the floating spires of the Senzaikyu, where a phantom Kenpachi drives a blade down beside his head and attacks, brushing aside Ichigo's protest that their old duel is long over.
A sword fight, the vision insists, ends only in death. Pressed for a reason to fight, Ichigo hears that no reason is needed: those who crave power crave battle, and both men were born to seek it endlessly, with cutting down the enemy the sole road to conquest.
Key Events
Returning to his inner world with that conviction, Ichigo pulls the Hollow's sword from his own belly, reverses his grip, and runs the creature through. Blackness floods the wound, and the Hollow concedes that some killing instinct lived in him after all.
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Notes
Crumbling away, the Hollow accepts Ichigo as king for now but promises to seize control the instant it senses weakness, then bursts apart in a vast release of energy. In the waking world, Ichigo's transformed shell splits at the shoulder and detonates, stunning the watching Visored. The chapter, from the twenty-fifth volume NO SHAKING THRONE, was adapted in Episodes 124 and 125.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Kenpachi teach Ichigo in Let Eat The World's End?
In Let Eat The World's End, a vision of Kenpachi Zaraki tells Ichigo Kurosaki that warriors are born to fight and need no reason beyond craving power and battle. The phantom insists a sword fight ends only in death and that cutting down the enemy is the sole road to conquest.
How does Ichigo defeat his Hollow in chapter 221?
Armed with Kenpachi's lesson, Ichigo returns to his inner world, pulls the Hollow's sword from his own belly, reverses his grip, and runs the creature through. Blackness floods the wound and the Hollow concedes that some killing instinct lived in Ichigo after all.
Does Ichigo's Hollow give up permanently in Let Eat The World's End?
No. In Let Eat The World's End the crumbling Hollow accepts Ichigo as king only for now, promising to seize control the instant it senses weakness before bursting apart in a vast release of energy. In the waking world, Ichigo's transformed shell then splits at the shoulder and detonates, stunning the watching Visored.
What volume is chapter 221 of Bleach in?
Let Eat The World's End is chapter 221, collected in the twenty-fifth volume, NO SHAKING THRONE, during the Arrancar arc. The volume was released in Japan on December 4, 2006.
Which episodes adapt Let Eat The World's End?
Let Eat The World's End was adapted in Bleach Episodes 124 and 125, covering the resolution of Ichigo's inner battle with his Hollow.
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