第171話: 護衛役を明かした一護に怯えたルリチヨが逃走し、刺客の襲撃へと繋がる

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Ichigo and Rukia take Lurichiyo through the town, and they later have dinner at Ichigo's house. After Ichigo starts an argument with Lurichiyo over her refusal to eat carrots, he accidentally reveals that Kenryuu and Enryuu hired him as a bodyguard. Furious, Lurichiyo runs towards the river, where she meets Orihime Inoue. They are attacked by an assassin wielding a guan dao, who can fire energy blasts that solidify into rock walls. Ichigo, Rukia, Kenryuu and Enryuu arrive. Kenryuu uses his shikai to immobilize the assassin, allowing Ichigo to defeat him. However, the assassin commits suicide by collapsing a rock wall on himself. After the group leaves, Kumoi's head assassin, Hanza Nukui, retrieves the dead assassin's weapon. The next morning, Kenryuu and Enryuu realize that Lurichiyo is missing. (Source: Wikipedia) The New Captain Shuusuke Amagai arc: (4/22)