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Episode 255

Ichigo fights Muramasa inside his inner realm, which is collapsing from the grudges of the Hollows he consumed to sustain himself. Ichigo questions Muramasa's devotion to Kōga in spite of his apparent motives for freeing the Zanpakutō, and insists that he should know what a true bond between a Shinigami and a Zanpakutō is. Ichigo defeats Muramasa, causing the two to leave his inner world. After Muramasa dies, the Zanpakutō spirits return to their master's blades.