While Ichigo, Rukia and Urahara investigate a sword beast attacking students, a girl named Kyōko Haida, who has the ability to predict the future and know things she would otherwise not, transfers to Karakura High School. Orihime tries to become friends with her, but learns that her best friend, Mai Suzuki, rejected her after learning of her ability. A mouthless sword beast merges with Kyōko and tries to take over her body to kill Mai, but Ichigo, Rukia and Orihime confront it. Orihime uses her healing powers to separate the mouthless sword beast from Kyōko, and Ichigo manages to defeat it with Getsuga Tenshō. Afterward, Orihime and Kyōko become friends, with Orihime accepting Kyōko's abilities.