The forty-second volume begins with Hitsugaya springing his hundred-flower ice technique on Harribel, sealing her in blooming frost, while across the ruins Suì-Fēng finally moves to unleash the Bankai she has long kept hidden.
Summary
Coyote Starrk lobs a Cero at Shunsui Kyōraku, who breezily wonders where the dramatic finishing pose is, drawing an irritated rebuke for how much the captain keeps fleeing. Starrk's annoyance curdles into dread, however, when he catches sight of the swelling cloud rising from Hitsugaya's battle. There, the young captain unveils the technique he had named, Hyōten Hyakkasō, and pauses to exchange names properly with Tier Harribel before the sky blackens and snow begins to drift down.
Key Events
Harribel tries to burn the falling snow away with her Hirviendo, but the instant her blade meets it, delicate ice flowers start blossoming across her body. Hitsugaya explains the trap coldly: when all one hundred blossoms have opened, she will die, and she will never get the chance to avenge her fallen subordinates. Her fate is left uncertain as the flowers spread.
Notes
Across the battlefield, Ōmaeda barely evades another creeping Respira from Baraggan and lets out a scream. The sound reaches Suì-Fēng, who wraps a nearby building in cloth and, hearing her lieutenant's distress, begins to activate her own Bankai. The chapter opens Volume 42 and was adapted in Episodes 275 and 276.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Bleach chapter 359 The Frozen Obelisk?
The Frozen Obelisk opens Volume 42 with Toshiro Hitsugaya springing his hundred-flower ice technique on Tier Harribel, sealing her in blooming frost, while across the ruins Sui-Feng finally moves to unleash the Bankai she has long kept hidden.
How does Hyoten Hyakkaso work in The Frozen Obelisk?
In The Frozen Obelisk, Toshiro Hitsugaya's Hyoten Hyakkaso causes delicate ice flowers to blossom across Tier Harribel's body the instant her blade meets the falling snow. He explains that when all one hundred blossoms have opened, she will die.
What volume does The Frozen Obelisk begin?
The Frozen Obelisk is the opening chapter of the forty-second volume, SHOCK OF THE QUEEN. It follows the forty-first volume, HEART, in the fake Karakura Town storyline.
What does Sui-Feng do at the end of chapter 359?
In The Frozen Obelisk, Sui-Feng wraps a nearby building in cloth and, hearing her lieutenant Marechiyo Omaeda's distress as he barely evades Baraggan Louisenbairn's Respira, begins to activate her own Bankai.
Which episodes adapt The Frozen Obelisk?
The Frozen Obelisk was adapted in Episode 275, The Approaching Breath of Death, the King Who Rules Over Death!, and Episode 276, One Hit Kill, Sui-Feng, Bankai! The chapter opens Volume 42.
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