Creeping Terror, the Second Victim

Creeping Terror, the Second Victim is the sixty-fifth episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: January 24, 2006
 * English Airdate: May 25, 2008
 * Opening Song: Ichirin no Hana
 * Ending Song: My Pace
 * Manga Chapters: None
 * Kanji: 忍び寄る恐怖、２番目の犠牲者
 * Romaji: "Shinobi yoru kyōfu, nibanme no giseisha"
 * Arc: The Bount arc

Summary
In Soul Society, Captain-Commander Yamamoto assembles the remaining captains and tells them about the efforts being made to find Sōsuke Aizen and the Hōgyoku. Afterward, Captains Ukitake and Kyōraku discuss Yamamoto's so called "task force" to handle Aizen, and later about Renji being deployed to Karakura Town. Kyōraku mentions that he heard a rumor about some of the strange happenings that have been going on there.

Meanwhile in the Karakura Town, Ichigo and the others are trying to figure out what happened to Orihime after she got sucked into the strange gate. Ichigo had talked to Tatsuki about Inoue, but she had no idea who Inoue was. They decide to go investigate Inoue’s home again and enter through Ishida’s lock-picking skills. Inside, the find the two cups across from each other on the table from when Inoue was with her brother. Suddenly, Renji’s cell phone rings with a girl calling on the other end. This girl wants to play a game and promises to return Inoue if the guys win.

First, they are told to get to the park within three minutes. After running there, they find a ringing public phone. The girl then tells them to get to the supermarket in three minutes. From the phone there, they are told to go to Urahara’s shop. At Urahara’s shop, they get one last call telling them to show up at Inoue’s home that night at 8PM. With no choice, Ichigo (in Shinigami form) and the rest show up at that time. From Inoue’s window, they see a light, so they rush up to investigate. Much to their surprise, Inoue has returned, though she has no memories of what happened this day, only the day before. While sitting around her home, they feel something hit the building. Violent winds kick up and Inoue suddenly starts to choke Sado. As it turns out, Inoue is actually a new face, Kurōdo, in disguise. His partners are Noba and Ririn, the latter of which is the girl who’s been calling them. Ichigo and Renji’s attacks are ineffective in hitting their new foes, and so Sado is taken through the gate.

Characters in order of appearance

 * 1) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 4) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 5) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 6) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 7) Sajin Komamura
 * 8) Retsu Unohana
 * 9) Soifon
 * 10) Ichigo Kurosaki (flashback)
 * 11) Renji Abarai (flashback)
 * 12) Orihime Inoue (flashback)
 * 13) Yasutora Sado
 * 14) Uryū Ishida
 * 15) Shrieker (flashback)
 * 16) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 17) Chizuru Honshō
 * 18) Michiru Ogawa
 * 19) Ururu Tsumugiya
 * 20) Jinta Hanakari
 * 21) Tessai Tsukabishi
 * 22) Kisuke Urahara
 * 23) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 24) Kurōdo
 * 25) Noba
 * 26) Ririn