Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Read Chapter 390, Core Key!

After some awkward small talk, they said goodbye to the dean and his companion.

In the end, Luca chose to reject the dean's suggestion to graduate early.

It's not that Luca didn't want to graduate early and was trying to sneak into the Technology Development Bureau.

However, even now, Luca still has much to learn from the True Spiritual Arts Academy.

Furthermore, although I had read the original Bleach manga in my previous life, I still need to continue to learn about some details and rules related to the Seireitei through my current school life.

So he didn't plan to graduate early and join the Gotei 13 to work hard for others.

However, Luca took this opportunity to learn more about the entry requirements of each team from Dean Yamada.

After all, this kind of 'career guidance' course is obviously not something a first-year student like Luca would understand.

However, after Dean Yamada carefully explained it to him, Luca also realized that joining the Twelfth Division was not as simple as he had thought.

There's not much to say about ordinary graduates.

After graduation, we could only obediently join the teams assigned by the college.

And there are no high barriers to such allocation.

Joining the Fourth Division does not require proficiency in the Dao of Reincarnation, and the Twelfth Division does not require members to be research talents.

After all, no matter what the squad's duties are, there will always be a large number of low-level squad members responsible for doing odd jobs. If the talent difference is not significant, continuing to train and improve after joining the squad can also help select some useful talents.

However, it is relatively more complicated for graduates who have specific expectations and want to join a particular squad.

Typically, during the academy's graduation assessment, captains or officers from various squads would come to observe and, afterward, extend invitations to the more outstanding students.

Logically speaking, a talented student as outstanding as Luca would be a target of competition among various squads, and there would certainly be many options to choose from.

In reality, this invitation from higher-ups is quite subjective. In most cases, it's just a matter of whether the team leader finds you pleasing to the eye, or whether you have connections or have been given a heads-up beforehand. If so, you're guaranteed to get accepted.

However, the trouble lies in the fact that Luca's current target is the Twelfth Division.

Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi is a rather unpredictable and eccentric character.

This guy might not actually extend a team invitation just because Luca has shown talent.

According to Dean Yamada, the Second and Twelfth Divisions did not send anyone to observe the graduation exams for the previous two cohorts.

Not only the captain, but even the lowest-ranking official did not send anyone.

They simply accepted the randomly assigned students and that was it.

This caused Luca some headaches after he left the dean's office.

Perhaps, in addition to my studies, I'll need to showcase some of my research talent?

'That's not right either. Given Mayuri Kurotsuchi's terrible personality, he might not actively recruit him unless he causes a huge commotion.'

'Compared to researchers, it seems more likely that he would actively recruit people who become experimental subjects.'

Thinking of this, Luca was speechless. He could almost picture himself joining the Twelfth Division's Technical Card Development Bureau, working his way up from a low-level lab technician, only to end up on the testing table in a miserable state.
"Sigh, if all else fails, I'll just have to try and build good relationships with the teachers at the academy. Even though regular students are supposedly randomly assigned, the list is still ultimately arranged by someone."

'However, if I reject invitations from other squads and force myself to join as an ordinary student, it feels like I'm throwing myself around and losing my value.'

Of course, Luca only thought about it; things weren't that bad yet.

'Maybe Captain Nie just takes a liking to me, sees at a glance that I'm a once-in-a-millennium scientific genius, and begs me to join the Technology Development Bureau, even insisting on marrying Nie Yinmeng to me?'

After offering a few words of self-consolation, Luca shook his head with a wry smile.

'Forget it, at worst I can find a chance to join the 13th Division, the purification squad. Ukitake Jushiro should be easy to talk to; maybe when we go to the real world for the Soul Burial mission, I can even side with Urahara Kisuke and exchange information for some technology!'

Shaking off the random thoughts in his mind, Luca had already returned to the dormitory area.

Since he left the classroom early, just as the afternoon classes had begun, the other students had not yet returned. After taking a few steps into his room, he looked around again.

"Hmm~ This seems like a good opportunity. Shall we give it a try?"

"However, since the initial release caused such a commotion, we should at least try to cover it up a bit."

Do it when you think of it!

After closing the door, Luca immediately drew his Zanpakuto from his waist and muttered something under his breath.

"Import it, Core Key!"

The next instant, the short knife in his hand transformed back into a black sword.

Without pausing, Luca thrust his sword directly into the air in front of him after completing his initial release, while simultaneously chanting rapidly.

"The eighth binding technique, Rebuke! The thirty-ninth binding technique, Round Gate!"

"Binding Technique Twenty-One: Crimson Smoke Escape! Binding Technique Twenty-Six: Curved Light!"

Four binding spells were released in succession, and the core key in Luca's hand also shimmered with light.

However, everything around seemed unchanged, and there was no sound whatsoever when a Kido was released normally. If it weren't for the slight response from his Zanpakuto, it would have seemed as if Luca was just muttering to himself.

But in Luca's eyes, who was holding the key, the air around him seemed to be fixed by some kind of force, turning into an invisible protective force field!

Yes! Air!
In fact, Luca had already held back his explanation of this ability in the dean's office.

The targets that the core key can 'guide' into the ghost path are not limited to those people or things with physical forms.

In Luca's eyes, the air around him, filled with spiritual energy, could also be considered a designated target for release!
Moreover, the ghostly energy he injects into the target is not limited to internal detonation and triggering traps. Luca can also 'enchant' the target by continuously evaporating the injected ghostly energy.

Currently, Luca is channeling four types of Kido into the air around him. The first two are to use the air as a barrier to increase the defense around him, while the latter two are to shield the spiritual pressure in this area, preparing for what he is about to do.

Seeing that the preliminary preparations were complete, Luca placed the key horizontally in front of his chest again.

He gently stroked the sword with his palm, and then uttered a completely new release phrase.

"Read it, Core Key!"

(End of this chapter)