Season 9, Episode 173 - "The Appearance of the Great Evil! The Darkness in the House of Kasumi-Ooji"
4 June, 2008
Kumoi discovers that Lurichiyo has entered the household, and orders Hanza, his head assassin, to kill her. Ichigo, Rukia, Kenryuu and Enryuu arrive in the compound and separate to find her. Kenryuu and Enryuu are locked in a storehouse by Kumoi, Rukia encounters eleventh division captain Kenpachi Zaraki, who realizes that Ichigo is present and goes to find him, and Ichigo finds Lurichiyo. However, Ichigo is forced to evade the guards, and loses track of her. Lurichiyo is attacked by one of her child servants. Zaraki arrives and kills the assasin, and Rukia asks Zaraki to keep the incident a secret. Watching from a distance, Hanza tries to frighten Ichigo by releasing his spiritual pressure, but is surprised when Ichigo is unperturbed.
