A final exchange shatters Kugo Ginjo's blade and leaves him dying, yet his defeat sets off an unlikely rescue as Riruka Dokugamine bursts from hiding to shield Ichigo from a grief-stricken, murderous Tsukishima.
Summary
While Riruka Dokugamine, concealed within Rukia, follows the lieutenant's private thoughts about Ichigo reshaping Soul Society, the duelists touch down close by. Their next collision snaps Ginjo's sword and leaves him gravely hurt. Sinking to the ground, he wonders how things might have gone had Ichigo taken up the Substitute's role before he did.
Tsukishima moves to strike Ichigo from behind, but Rukia plants herself in the way and Riruka erupts from her chest to absorb the blow. Scolding Tsukishima for reaching for a lethal cut instead of his usual memory-editing slice, she tells the distraught Fullbringer, as he begs Ginjo to live, that Ichigo managed to save Ginjo where the rest of them had failed.
A memory surfaces of the day Ginjo and Tsukishima first crossed paths.
Key Events
Ginjo's weapon breaks and he is mortally wounded, his defeat now certain. Riruka reveals she has been hiding inside Rukia and takes Tsukishima's killing strike to protect Ichigo. Her words reframe Ichigo's victory as a rescue rather than an execution.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to Ginjo in THE LOST 2?
THE LOST 2 is the 477th chapter of Bleach, in which a final exchange snaps Kugo Ginjo's sword and leaves him mortally wounded, making his defeat certain. Sinking to the ground, he wonders how things might have gone had Ichigo taken up the Substitute's role before he did.
How was Riruka hiding during the battle in THE LOST 2?
Riruka Dokugamine had concealed herself inside Rukia Kuchiki, following the lieutenant's private thoughts about Ichigo reshaping Soul Society. She bursts from Rukia's chest at the crucial moment.
Who does Riruka protect Ichigo from in this chapter?
When a grief-stricken Shukuro Tsukishima moves to strike Ichigo from behind with a lethal cut, Rukia plants herself in the way and Riruka erupts from her chest to absorb the blow, shielding Ichigo.
What does Riruka say Ichigo did for Ginjo?
Riruka scolds Tsukishima and tells the distraught Fullbringer that Ichigo managed to save Ginjo where the rest of Xcution had failed. Her words reframe Ichigo's victory as a rescue rather than an execution.
Which volume and episode adapted THE LOST 2?
THE LOST 2 is part of Volume 54 of Bleach, Goodbye to Our Xcution, and was adapted into Episode 366 of the anime, Changing History, Unchanging Heart.
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