Bount and Quincy

Bounts & Quincy is an event that involves the Bount capturing Uryū and trying to use his Quincy powers for their own purposes.

Prologue
After the battle with Hō and Ban, Ichigo and the others look for Uryū, who has walked off somewhere. Uryū is then shown walking through Karakura Town but he ends up collapsing because of his injuries. The Bount Yoshino suddenly walks up to Uryū and she takes him to where she lives. At her home, Yoshino explains to Uryū that she saved him because of something she saw in his eyes. Yoshino then tells him that he's being targeted by the Bount, and remarks that Uryū's situation is sad because he's in danger whether or not he's with his friends. Uryū remarks that he didn't know Yoshino was the sentimental type, and Yoshino states that there was a time where she did have that personality, but that personality of hers is gone now. Bells suddenly ring outside and Uryū remarks that the sound of them just go right through him, and Yoshino states that she has lived for so long that she stopped being effected by its sound. Uryū asks Yoshino if she has been watching over this town as time passes by all alone, but Yoshino tells him that she doesn't feel lonely just by watching people go about their lives. Uryū then asks Yoshino why she has chosen not to live with the other Bount, and Yoshino tells him that she used to think living with the other Bount was the right thing to do, but that was a long time ago. Uryū then asks Yoshino why she would live right next to a clock despite the fact that she hates time so much. Yoshino states that he asks a good question, and then remarks that if all possible she would like to die. She then states that one of the curses to eternal life is that after awhile you start to believe that you can do anything you want.

In the Bount mansion, all of the Bount have been called into a single room and Kariya tells the other Bount that for a long time they have been forced to cling to the shadows of history and that they've endured cruelty far worse than any other civilization, but because they have persevered, this is now all behind them. He states that the time for them to be released from the darkness has finally come. Koga suddenly gets up and tells Kariya to stop stalling and to tell them why they were called down here. Kariya tells him that they've completed their first objective and Mabashi remarks that a Quincy must have been found then. Kariya then tells the Bount that he's going to need all of their help so he can capture this Quincy. Kariya states that it's time for the glorious era of the Bount to begin.

At the 11th Division barracks in Soul Society, Ikkaku informs Yachiru and Kenpachi that Ichinose is somewhere in the Human World. Makizō Aramaki continues to confirm this, and Yachiru asks him if he thinks that this is really true, while referring to him as Maki-Maki while referring to Ichinose as Maki. As this annoys Aramaki, Kenpachi tells everyone to leave Ichinose alone for now. Yachiru then asks Kenpachi if he feels responsible for Ichinose leaving and Kenpachi states that it doesn't matter. Kenpachi and several other Shinigami are then shown walking somewhere and Yachiru remarks that she's glad that Ichinose is alive, and Kenpachi states that someone must be keeping him alive. Meanwhile, Ichinose is shown walking outside the mansion and Ryō walks up to him. He asks for his opinion on what Kariya's true objective might be, but Ichinose states that it's not his place to question him. Ryō tells Ichinose that he must have an easy time not thinking for himself, and Ichinose asks Ryō what he's thinking right now. Ryō simply tells him that he'll let him know when he figures it out himself.

As this happens, Ichigo is shown looking for Uryū. He eventually finds someone who resembles Uryū from behind but when he goes up to him it's shown to be a different person. Back at Yoshino's house, Uryū remarks that the room is getting dark but Yoshino tells him that possessions complicate things. Yoshino then remarks that the day is about to end, and states that when she looks down on the Humans from here, she sometimes thinks how shortsighted humans are compared to the Bount. However, she points out that this may be a blessing for the Humans because they can respect things more due to their short life span. Yoshino then decides to explain part of her past to Uryū. She states that when she was young she felt that she was different from everyone else, and she tried desperately to keep her eternal life a secret. However, over time it became impossible for people not to notice, and she states that time had abandoned her because everything around her kept changing. Eventually people started to fear and hate her, and because of that Yoshino felt like doing nothing but dying. Yoshino states that she eventually decided to commit suicide, but she was stopped by another Bount, Kariya.

Yoshino states that she decided to live with Kariya because he had told her that he promised to show her a reason to live. She then states that at the time she had believed that eternal love was actually possible, but then she had come to realize that the word eternal is meaningless, and that it's only meaningful to Humans who have limited life spans. Uryū asks if their love eventually ended, but Yoshino tells him that most likely there was never any love between her and Kariya to begin with. She then states that Kariya was the one who gathered all the Bount, and she thinks that he intends to go to Hueco Mundo, the world of the Hollows, to become a god along with the rest of the Bount. Uryū is shocked by this, and Yoshino tells him that this was the reason she saved him, and that she'll stop Kariya at any cost. Uryū asks Yoshino if she still holds any love at all for Kariya, but Yoshino tells him that she doesn't because he took the soul of a Human. Yoshino then remarks that it's ironic because she got the will to live due to Kariya's lies, and now she has the will to live because she figured out those lies. Uryū asks Yoshino how she's going to stop Kariya, and she states that she has hope of winning alone and that she wants Uryū to stay here and heal up. However, Uryū tells her that she's lying but she assures him that she isn't, and then tells him not to get captured because for some reason all of Kariya's plan revolves around him. Yoshino then prepares to leave but Uryū tells her to stop, and he states that before when Yoshino found him he could have ran away but he didn't for some reason. He states that he just figured out the reason and it's because Yoshino's eyes have some hope in them. Uryū then states that he will help her no matter what. Meanwhile, the Bount Koga is shown to have arrived near Yoshino's home.