 By the time she is introduced in the series, Nel and her companions encounter Ichigo Kurosaki's group and help them as their guides in Hueco Mundo, though were originally afraid of Soul Reapers as they saw them to be the bad guys.But Nel develops an attachment to Ichigo and starts following him around after her introduction.As a result, when she encounters Nnoitra as he begins to torture Ichigo, Nel assumes her true form with her memories restored.