Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 391 The Second Sword Zen

"Read it, Core Key!"

As Luca uttered the new Shikai incantation, the red light on his Zanpakuto immediately faded.

Then, it was quickly replaced by the blue patterns he had seen in the new mental image space.

And this is what Luca had truly been hiding all along!

Another initial interpretation of the core key!
Unlike Ayasegawa Yumichika's two forms, 'half-Shikai' and 'complete Shikai', in the original work, and unlike Kyoraku Shunsui, who has one Shikai but possesses multiple different abilities.

Luca's Zanpakuto 'Core Key' is more similar to Kisuke Urahara's 'Benhime', possessing a completely different Shikai and corresponding ability form from the very beginning.

But right now, the true ability of this blue light-form 'Read, Core Key!' is...
After completing his Shikai, Luca immediately turned the blade around and plunged most of the blade into his own abdomen without hesitation.

He certainly didn't do this to harm himself.

next moment.

On the half of the sword that remained outside the body, countless blue streams of light reversed and surged into the hilt, flowing into Luca's body through his hand holding the sword.

At that moment, Luca's mind also received a large amount of information in an instant.

Height, weight, age
Heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys
Brain nerves blood cells
Until the very end, the unique spiritual particle structure that makes up the body's cells, and the Devil Fruit factors, characteristic of Soul Society spirits.
Countless data and information belonging to this body poured into Luca's mind without reservation, and were stored as Luca's knowledge reserves.

Yes!

The so-called 'reading' ability of the core key is precisely to understand, analyze, and read objects by piercing them, enabling Luca to fully understand all the information about those objects.

This is a starting solution that has no offensive or defensive capabilities and even requires a certain amount of time to 'insert' before it can fully take effect.

In the case of other Shinigami, this ability might be completely useless, and even using it to gather intelligence would seem rather ineffective.

However, when the possessor of this ability to 'read' becomes a researcher like Luca.

His already remarkable inventive abilities were immediately and greatly enhanced.

The composition of any object no longer holds any secret in Luca's eyes.

Especially in this world where everything is made of spirit particles, a world where Luca needs to start learning about spirit particle technology from scratch.

The ability to 'read' makes Luca's future research path much smoother.

He can quickly understand, create, and improve any creation if he so desires.

This ability will inevitably be feared by many, and since the ability to read data doesn't need to be used in combat.

This is why Luca chose to actively expose the 'import' because of this initial understanding.

In fact, before truly mastering Shikai, Luca thought he might awaken Zanpakuto in either of these directions due to the [Pink Dragon Fruit] within him or Hextech-related abilities.

But it wasn't until he understood the 'Core Key's' abilities that he realized it was the Zanpakuto that resonated most with his own soul.

However, for now...

Luca, whose stomach was half-pierced by a knife, suddenly turned pale and began to mutter to himself in a daze.

"That's not right? I've read so much information, why can't I use Bankai?"

"Where's the promised real name of your Zanpakuto? Or at least have a transformed body come out and fight?!"

As he spoke, Luca, still defiant, pulled out the key again and stabbed himself several more times. However, his expected Bankai did not materialize.

That's right. The reason why Luca strengthened the defenses and concealment around him as soon as he returned, and even drew his sword to stab himself, was not actually to analyze the various information about his body.

I learned about the Core Key's abilities long ago in the world of mental images.

Since his own Zanpakuto lacked independent consciousness and couldn't achieve Bankai through communication like other Zanpakutos, Luca considered relying on "Read, Core Key!" to learn the true name of his Zanpakuto and achieve the fastest Bankai in Soul Society.

However, the core key can only obtain information by 'inserting' into the target, and the Zanpakuto cannot 'insert' itself.

Out of desperation, Luca came up with the bizarre idea of ​​cutting himself in the stomach.

After all, isn't it said that a Zanpakuto is a part of its master's soul?
Since there was no 'data cable adapter' and the 'USB flash drive interface' couldn't be plugged into himself, Luca wondered if plugging it into his own 'host' might achieve the same effect?

However, it seems that Luca's attempt has failed once again.

However, after a moment's thought, Luca was not discouraged.

Instead, he pulled the core key out of his stomach, sat cross-legged again, placed the Zanpakuto on his lap, and calmed his breathing.

He began the second stage of his life's sword-wielding meditation.

Consciousness re-entered the mental world, and before my eyes was still the boundless black earth and pure white sky.

However, unlike before, this time, as soon as he entered, Luca immediately grabbed the Zanpakuto core key.

"Huh? They changed seats after they came back?"

He murmured softly, then looked up and around.
Okay! With the surroundings so starkly black and white, and so unchanging, there's absolutely no need to look around.

However, Luca clearly remembered that when he left the mental image space in the afternoon, there was still the socket left at his feet after he pulled out the key.

The perfectly flat black ground before me was clearly not the place where I had left before.

Moreover, not only the ground slot for the 'preservation' key, but even the blue lines and rings that had previously guided Luca to the Zanpakuto itself had vanished, and no matter how Luca tried to call them, they no longer appeared.

Seeing this, Luca didn't dwell on it and decisively raised his Zanpakuto and plunged it into the ground.

We plan to rely on reading capabilities to determine the location of the slot.

However.
"Dang~"

A crisp sound.

Previously, when outside, the key seemed to have no effect no matter what was plugged in, but this time it was directly bounced off by the ground beneath its feet.

Looking at the key in his hand and then at the same dark earth beneath his feet, Luca was speechless and made a comment.

"You can't insert yourself here, right?"

Despite his complaints, Luca had a strong premonition at that moment.

Once he finds the only gap in the black earth again and inserts the core key back in, he can use his reading ability to truly learn the complete name of this Zanpakuto.

"No wonder I was kicked out before I could do anything after my Shikai Awakening!"

"You think you can play like this? You really think I'm out of options?"

With that, Luca, his face radiating confidence and disdain, tossed the key into the air.

As the black sword fell to the ground.

"Clang~ Clang~ Clang~~"

After a crisp sound.

Luca picked up his sword again and strode forward!

He began to sprint in the direction the sword tip was pointing!
(End of this chapter)