Episode Title:
Too Early to Win, Too Late to Know
Episode Description:
In ancient times, Hyōsube sat down with the young Yhwach to sign a non-aggression treaty toward the Quincies. Yhwach saw through his deception, and questioned why the Soul Reapers enslaved the Soul King, a godly being, Yhwach's father and forced him to separate what was once one realm of infinite life into the World of the Living, Hueco Mundo and Soul Society. Hyōsube then gave him the left arm of the Soul King to appease him, but Yhwach then decided to save his father by erasing him, along with the world. In the present, Shutara and her Holy Soldiers hold Yhwach, Haschwalth and Uryū up. The Soldaten summoned by Haschwalth are killed by Holy Soldiers, but then Yhwach summons Stern Ritter "W" Nianzol Wiezol from his shadow, who dismembers them, but is in turn immobilized and eliminated by Shutara. As Wianzol's body is falling from the palace, Kisuke fires the cannon to send Ichigo, Orihime, Chad, Yoruichi and Ganju Shiba up to the Royal Palace. Yhwach then summons the Stern Ritter Elite Guard, the Schutzstaffel, comprissed of Stern Ritter "X" Lille Barro, Stern Ritter "M" Gerard Valkyrie, Stern Ritter "C" Pernida Parnkgjas and the recently promoted Stern Ritter "D" Askin Nakk Le Vaar. Barro immediately uses his Reishi sniper rifle to shoot Shutara in the head and blast down what he believes to be the personal palaces of the Squad 0 members. Shutara reveals herself to be alive, and also explains that they are in fact in a fake Soul Palace, a trap caging them in, created by Hikifune. Hikifune, Kirinji and Nimaiya step in as well. Nimaiya shows off a failed Zanpakutō he created long ago, called Sayafushi, which is so sharp and smooth, that no sheath can hold it. The Schutzstaffel attack Nimaiya all at once, but he effortlessly kills them all. Yhwach uses his trump card to escape the trap and go up directly to Hyōsube's palace.
