User blog:Wesker1984-fduser/Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World - Official Light Novel

For any fans who love to visit this awesome wiki i decided to share a summary of the events told in the recently released official light novel of Bleach set between the defeat of Yhwach but before the epilogue of the manga. Answering many questions left behind after the rushed end of our beloved franchise.

Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World - Chapter 1

- The introduction takes place just after the war ended - The Soul King's death is kept secret from Soul Society inhabitants and most of the Shinigami soldiers - Ichibe oversees the preparations for the new lynchpin in the Throne Room - Shunsui appears and has a talk with Ichibe - Ichibe's original plan for the "worst case scenario" was to seal Ichigo as the new Soul King - Ichigo being sealed is what Shunsui meant when he told Ichigo's friends he may not be able to return - Ichibe thought Ichigo would definitely lose against Yhwach - There was no need to use Ichigo as the Soul King because Yhwach completely absorbed its powers - Shunsui looks at the "lynchpin" and asks Ichibe whether what he's doing is obeying to the will of the Soul King or the will of the first Heads of the Five Noble Houses - (unsure about this part) Ichibe asks Shunsui if he has the same hostility towards the current Heads, but Shunsui replies he considers them to be his friends and comrades in the Gotei 13, and that they shouldn't hold the burden of their ancestors' sins

- Grimmjow storms into the Throne Room, he's followed by Neliel and Harribel - The Wandenreich building where Harribel was imprisoned was brought to the Soul King Palace when Yhwach remodeled it - Nobody knows why Harribel was captured now that Yhwach is dead - Neliel rescued Harribel - Grimmjow confronts Ichibe because he believes the Shinigami will turn on them now - Ichibe calmly tells him they can go back to Hueco Mundo - Ichibe explains that purifying Hollows and the millions of souls they hold in the present condition would upset the shaky balance of the worlds - Grimmjow still wants to settle things with Ichigo - Harribel looks at the lynchpin preparation and says she can understand why Aizen would hate that - Harribel wants to pay back her debt to the Shinigami (?), but Shunsui replies it's all right as long as they just lay low in Hueco Mundo - The Hollow group leaves - Ichibe leaves the Throne Room to wake up the other Royal Guards - Shunsui questions what he meant by "wake up", as he thought they had been killed by the Schutzstaffel - (really unsure about this part) Ichibe explains that the Royal Guards have had their reiatsu fused with the Soul King Palace, so as long as something remains of the Palace, they'll get revived after hearing their names - Shunsui comments they narrowly escaped death this time, because if Yhwach had survived the battle, the last remnants of the Palace would have been replaced by Wahrwelt

- Oetsu got revived by Ichibe, he is deep under his Phoenix Palace with Mera - A special zanpakuto was sealed in the ocean Ichigo evaporated, but its seal was destroyed and the sword stolen while Oetsu was away - The zanpakuto soldiers who were left to guard it were all defeated, they're being healed by Tokie and Nonomi (Oetsu's zanpakuto assistants) - Oetsu is angered, but it's "different from the time he was facing Yhwach" - The wounds on the zanpakuto guards are strange, some have burns, some have parts of their body frozen, some are paralyzed, poisoned, have holes in their body, or had their limbs crushed - Mera suspects the enemy attacked with large numbers, but one of the guards regains consciousness and corrects her, explaining there was only one attacker - Mera doesn't believe a single person could have so many different abilities, but Oetsu seems to have an idea who the thief could have been - The stolen zanpakuto is named "Ikomiki Domoe" (已己巳己巴) - Oetsu suspects the thief is from one of the Four Noble Houses

- Several days after the end of the war, the remaining Lille birds that fell from the Palace have been eliminated - Orihime has helped the 4th division heal the Shinigami soldiers, even reviving some of them. However, bodies that have been almost completely destroyed or were outright annihilated can't be revived - In the end, despite Orihime's efforts, the Shinigami still suffered many losses - Shunsui talks for a bit with Aizen before sending him to Muken, Shunsui is wary because even Aizen's "words" can be part of a plan - Aizen wished he could have talked more with Ichigo, but Urahara didn't let him - Ichigo should've been the one to seal him, but it was too risky to give Aizen an opportunity to mess with his inner Hollow - Ichigo is currently staying at the Shiba Shrine with Isshin and Orihime - Shunsui sarcastically tells Aizen "Well then, I pray that you'll be an ally of Soul Society after you finish your sentence", but Aizen doubts Soul Society will still be around by then - Aizen asks Shunsui if he saw Soul Society's original sin in the Soul King Palace - Shunsui notices Aizen has the same expression as Harribel, but he doesn't want to answer his question because other Shinigami are present - Aizen mocks Shunsui as he seems to not be comfortable talking about Soul Society's sins, but Hisagi appears and interrupts him - Hisagi had been healed by Orihime, but it took a few days for him to recover his reiatsu, so he had been in a coma since Lille shot him - Kensei still is a zombie, and is currently undergoing treatment in Mayuri's recovery pod - Hisagi rushed to see Aizen after waking up, because he wanted to talk with the man Tosen decided to follow - Hisagi asks Aizen how he could have manipulated Tousen into joining him, but Aizen explains Tousen was working with him since before Hisagi joined the Shinigami - Hisagi is conflicted, he thinks back to Komamura telling him to let go of his revenge, but he can't forgive Aizen

- Hisagi is angered, and tells Aizen that even though he helped out against Yhwach, he'll be his enemy for all eternity as the man who killed Tousen - Aizen smiles and replies "Aren't you talking about eternity too lightly? After all, even Tousen's beliefs weren't eternal." - Hisagi is furious, but Aizen says he seems to be misunderstanding something - He didn't kill Tousen to punish him for being defeated, killing him was "his mercy" - Neither Hisagi, Shunsui, nor the other Shinigami understand what he meant - Hisagi asks him what that "mercy" was, and Aizen explains that if he had let Tousen leave back then, he'd have undoubtedly been healed by Orihime or Unohana. But if Tousen had survived, he'd have fallen into despair and been tormented by his own heart. As such, killing him was an act of mercy for his most loyal subordinate. - Hisagi still doesn't really get what he means, so Aizen tells him the time will come when he will understand everything about the Soul Society and the Shinigami - Shunsui has had enough of Aizen talking and instructs the Shinigami to take him down to Muken - Hisagi requests to be able to ask him more questions, but Soi Fon shunpo's behind him, twists his arm and berates him for disturbing the order - Hisagi realizes she's right, he wouldn't be able to get anything out of Aizen when he got so furious over simple words - Hitsugaya adds that he should be holding his sword out of duty, and not out of hatred - Aizen is taken away, his last words to the Shinigami being "If you want to see the truth, you will have to sacrifice your own blood and soul." - Most of the Shinigami dismiss Aizen's words as nonsense, but the Captains realize he's not the kind of man to say pointless things - Aizen's words are "like loose poison that remains in the mind". But in Hisagi's case, that poison "invited him to a fight". "It was only six months after the end of the war that he would face the reality."

Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World - Chapter 2

- The first part of the chapter takes place in Seireitei, hundreds of years ago - Tousen is young and not a Shinigami yet - He pleads guards to let him have an audience with the Central 46, he wants "that man" to be executed - The guards refuse to let him pass and strike at him with their staves - The staves are stopped by a sheathed zanpakuto, the guards are intimidated by the man wielding it - The man tells the guards to keep it down while they're still mourning Ukyo (?) (歌匡) - Ukyo is the name of Tousen's childhood friend - The man recognizes Tousen, he saw him at Ukyo's funeral - Tousen asks him if he knew Ukyo, to which the man says they were comrades as Shinigami. However, he feels like he failed his duty as a Shinigami because he couldn't protect her - The man takes Tousen away so they can talk - Tousen is a Rukongai citizen, so he's not allowed to enter Seireitei freely, however he received a special permission to attend Ukyo's funeral because she would often mention his name - It's customary for enrolling Shinigami to leave a will in advance, because they don't know when they may die in battle - Ukyo's will is to be buried in Rukongai, it seems she wanted to be buried at the foot of the hill where she used to look at the night sky and talk with Tousen - Tousen thinks back to the time Ukyo told him she would become a Shinigami to make the world peaceful - He tells the man he heard Ukyo's killer was her husband, to which the man confirms her husband killed her after she reprimanded him for killing a comrade over a trifle - The man says she was more righteous than anyone, she always kept peace and justice within her heart. Tousen shares that opinion

- Tousen asks the man if she did anything wrong somehow, because her killer won't receive punishment - The man asks Tousen if he knows about the Five Noble Families, Tousen replies he doesn't know their names, but he knows they're the highest-ranked nobles in Seireitei - The man reveals Ukyo's killer is part of the Five Noble Families - Tousen is shocked, he knew she got married to a Shinigami, but he didn't know her husband was a noble - The husband is only from a branch family, so he doesn't have the power to murder other Shinigami with impunity. However, because of his position, him killing Ukyo was treated as if he executed her after she had rebelled - Tousen is outraged, he suspected that possibility when he heard the killer wouldn't be punished, but he refused to believe an organization which calls itself the "Power of Justice" would let something like that happen - Tousen confronts the man about the Shinigami's values - The man has a painful look on his face and tells Tousen he can understand his feelings, but that's how the world is - After making sure there's nobody around, the man quietly asks Tousen if he would want the both of them to take their revenge - Tousen can't see the man's face, but he can feel a murderous intent in the man's voice - Tousen thinks about his friend's words again, and how she would never have wanted him to avenge her - He starts telling the man he doesn't wish for revenge, but the words just won't come out, deep in himself he doesn't care what she would've wanted, he wants to kill "that man" for himself - Tousen is engulfed by his dark emotions, but he knows that if he or someone else were to obey the hatred, it would be as if she died a second time. So he abandons his emotions and tells the man that he would like to value her wish by protecting the peace she wanted

- The man agrees with Tousen, and asks him to live with her wishes in hand, so that blood won't be shed unnecessarily in this world anymore - Tousen isn't fully convinced by the man's words, but he realizes the man is someone who understood Ukyo the same way as he did, and is thankful that he helped him let go of his hatred - He thanks him, to which the man thanks him too, for being someone who will keep Ukyo's wish alive - Tousen replies he isn't qualified to protect her aspirations, because he still holds rage and hatred - The man gently tells him he doesn't need qualifications to inherit someone's will, and says something Ukyo once told Tousen, "My wish isn't a big deal. I just want to protect things that'll keep shining, like the stars in the sky. It's that kind of humble hope." - Tousen realizes that man is someone Ukyo trusted in, because she told him that story. He is relieved there is someone among the Shinigami that understands and respects Ukyo's values - Tousen asks his name, the man calmly replies he is Jinada (?) (時灘), Tsunayoshi Jinada - Tousen is shocked, he recognizes that name, but there has to be some kind of mistake - The man, seeing Tousen's expression, assures him "It is neither a misunderstanding nor a mistake, Tosen Kaname-kun." - Tousen is still confused, but his instinct cries out two contradictory actions: "Kill" or "Run away" - Tousen is taken over by fear and hatred, but the man speaks with a relaxed tone: "Let me say it again. I'm the man who was your best friend's husband... No, I suppose it should be 'your best friend's murderer', now." - Jinada tells Tousen he was relieved to hear he won't try to avenge Ukyo, all the while smiling - Tousen is terrified by Jinada's reiatsu, it's unlike anything he felt from his friend and other Shinigami

- Jinada tells Tousen if he had answered differently to his questions earlier, he would've killed him for being a fool who didn't understand Ukyo. Killing a Rukongai citizen wouldn't even have needed covering up - Tousen doesn't understand the meaning of Jinada's words, nor does he want to. However, the rage he feels from having the man who called himself his best friend's murderer in front of him overpowers his fear, and he attacks him, screaming like a beast - Jinada asks him: "My wife's good friend, why are you so angry?" and beats him down to the ground - Tousen can taste blood in his mouth, his limbs are paralyzed from the pain - Still with a gentle voice, Jinada asks him once more: "My wife... If it's for Ukyo, will you forgive me?" Tousen tries shouting at him, but the blood overflowing from his throat prevents him from speaking clearly - Jinada reminds Tousen he himself said he'd honor Ukyo's desire earlier. He says that if Tousen cared about her, he should forgive him, forget his hatred and live a peaceful life protected by the Shinigami. "My wife would also have wanted you to do so. Please understand, for her sake." - Jinada presses his sheathed zanpakuto against Tosen's throat and crushes it, while reminding him there was no way he would have been able to avenge her to begin with - The guards from earlier appear on the scene, alerted by Tosen's yells - Jinada tells them the Rukongai citizen tried to assault him and to quickly kick him out

- Before Tosen is taken away, Jinada tells him there were no lies at all in anything he told him. He truly thinks it's a strange world in which a man like him wouldn't get punished much. He's sorry he couldn't protect Okyou from the "unreasonable circumstances of the world", but he understands the values she stood for - Tosen tries shouting at him once more, but his throat is crushed - Jinada has a smile of malice and pleasure on his face, and adds that he hates those kinds of values so much that it makes him wants to puke - More than anger for that man, Tosen feels a deep despair towards the world that trampled upon the desires held by his best friend - On that night, the stars she looked at weren't lighting her, she was the one that illuminated the world. Now, that light has been lost forever - The guards strike at Tosen with their staves once again. "This time, nobody stopped them."

- Back in present time, Seireitei - A man awakes on a luxurious chair and thinks to himself he dreamt about something that happened a long time ago - A person with a small body appears in front of him and speaks up: "Wake up! Jinada-sama!" - Jinada comments that it's auspicious to have good dreams like that one, to which the person childishly asks him what the dream was about - Jinada explains it was a nostalgic memory, and how pleasant it is for him to witness the moment someone's heart is filled with despair, even in a dream - The person doesn't understand what he's talking about, Jinada replies it's alright for them not to understand, "You're still young." - The person in front of Jinada is a child wearing black clothes resembling a shihakusho - If human age were applied to them, they would look around 15, their face is beautiful but too androgynous to tell whether they're male of female - Jinada asks the child, Hikone (?) (彦禰), what they were doing and whether they were standing guard there until he woke up - Hikone replies with a smile that they did as they were told and stood there because some people were trying to kill Jinada-sama - Jinada looks around once again, several black-clothed men are collapsed around Hikone, some look like they've had all their bones broken. From their clothes, it can be determined they're hired assassins from the onmitsukido - Jinada stands up from his chair, gently strokes Hikone's hair and congratulates them for their hard work - Hikone is ecstatic to receive praises from Jinada

- Jinada slowly approaches the assassins, stands in front of a conscious one and asks him why they were trying to accomplish their job when all their clients are already dead - While saying that, Jinada looks behind the man towards a long table where several nobles are seated. Their clothes are sewn with the same family crest as Jinada, they're part of the Tsunayashiro family. However, none of them are moving, they're all dead - Jinada says that it would be natural to think that the client that would've requested to assassinate him would be an elder from the same family - He asks the assassin why they didn't abandon their mission when they found the other nobles dead, but the assassin keeps silent, it seems like they won't disclose any information about themselves or their client - Jinada sees his determination and applauds the assassins for trying to complete their mission to the very end, that's something he himself wouldn't be able to do - The assassin still staring silently at him, Jinada says: "Oh, I'll tell you one good thing as a reward. Your client is still alive, your actions weren't in waste." - The assassin doesn't understand, even though they had received their mission by an intermediary, he had guessed the client was from the Tsunayashiro family, as Jinada said - Jinada smiles like a child and says: "It's me." The assassin doesn't understand, so he repeats once more: "It was I myself that requested you to kill me." - Jinada says he'll be the man who caught the assassins that murdered the Tsunayoshi elders, he'll be sure to attract sympathy from the other family members - The assassin doesn't know what to believe, but Jinada tells him it doesn't matter whether he believes him or not, seeing that confused look on his face is fun enough

- Jinada admits to the assassin that it's foolish to reveal his plans like that, when he risks getting heard by someone else. Jinada thinks that maybe that makes him a fool, then - He steps on the assassin's fingers and is delighted to hear the sound of breaking bones and the assassin's cries of pain - He says he can't help it, he wanted to see the utterly confused face of a proud assassin - Jinada keeps slowly crushing the assassin's bones again and again while laughing - He takes out his zanpakuto, and looks at Hikone, who enthusiastically says "That looks like fun, Jinada-sama!" - Jinada returns a smile while slowly stabbing the assassin through his spine and confirms that it really is fun - Jinada finishes off the other assassins and approaches Hikone while wiping the blood on his sword - He tells Hikone to come along, Jinada's going to officially be made the new family head as a substitute for all the murdered elders - Hikone follows him and wonders whether they should refer to Jinada as Family Head from now own, to which Jinada replies he doesn't mind Hikone calling him by his name - Hikone is delighted and smiles innocently among the hundreds of corpses laying around - Jinada strokes Hikone's hair once again and reaffirms he doesn't mind what they call him - "Hikone's going to become the Soul King. So let's have an equal relationship."

I will post the summary of the next chapter once released and translated!