Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 400 Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Guidance
"Luca! Come over here!"

Aizen's sudden offer of recruitment surprised everyone, but before Luca could refuse, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was walking from a distance, rudely interrupted their conversation.

Although Aizen has always presented himself as a nice guy in Seireitei and has maintained a fairly good relationship with the captains.

But Mayuri didn't care about all his twists and turns and directly told Luca to come and report to him.

Seeing this, Luca felt relieved, gave the group an apologetic smile, and then immediately ran over to them.

'Thank goodness, at least I don't have to get entangled with Aizen here~'

After Luca left, the people who had gathered there because of him exchanged glances and remained silent.

Finally, it was Kyoraku Shunsui, who had little hope of being recruited, who broke the silence by speaking first.

"Alright~ It seems Luca is adamant; our Eighth Division isn't so lucky after all~"

After saying that, he turned to look at Hisagi Shuhei who was standing to the side.

However, before anyone knew it, the Ninth Division Captain, Tosen Kaname, had quietly appeared beside Shuhei and spoke calmly.

"Let's go, I'll take you to register."

Only then did everyone realize that Shuhei had also decided on the squad he would join in the future.

The others exchanged bewildered glances, but Aizen remained unmoved, chatting gently with Renji and the other first-year students for a few more minutes.

This made these guys, who had never seen much of the world, quite excited.

On the other side, Luca, who had just been summoned by Mayuri Kurotsuchi, was now listening attentively to the teachings of his future captain.

"Hmph~ Kid, don't bother with that guy Aizen who has a fake smile on his face. Just remember to stay away from him in the future."

It's unclear whether she simply dislikes Aizen's current personality or has sensed something.

However, Mayuri Kurotsuchi only made a casual remark and did not continue the topic. Instead, he spoke a few more words about the props that Luca had just shown.

"While your little things aren't exactly aesthetically pleasing, they're still quite interesting overall."

"But since you have the ability to make gloves like that, why don't you just completely modify your own arm?"

As he spoke, Mayuri Kurotsuchi pried open his left hand, and his entire left hand was ripped off, with only a strange device that looked like a flexible tube connecting his palm to his forearm.

“Directly modifying the arm not only provides ample design space but also avoids being countered and destroyed by the enemy when in contact with them.”

"Gloves like yours are just a thin layer. Not only do they require more effort to simplify the structure, but you also need to use your other hand to help unfold them before using them to avoid gripping the knife. In actual combat, how much time will you have to do all that?"

"And then there are those sticky missiles. The idea is passable, but since they can hit the enemy, why not just add a lethal toxin to the missiles?"

"Even if it's for the convenience of capturing experimental subjects alive, wouldn't adding penetrating paralyzing toxins to the mucus effectively reduce the enemy's chances of escaping?"

Listening to Mayuri Kurotsuchi's rather eloquent analysis and advice, Luca stood there dumbfounded.

It wasn't that the modification ideas explained by the other party were particularly shocking to him. It was just that Luca never expected that Mayuri Kurotsuchi, whom he had always felt was somewhat abnormal and didn't treat his subordinates like human beings, would actually have such patience with a newcomer like him who hadn't even joined the team yet.

It's worth noting that in the original story, this guy would directly use his own men as human bombs to attack the enemy.

Even Nie Yinmeng, who was closest to him, was often beaten and scolded by him. He would even use her directly as a human shield and bait to poison the enemy.

You're acting so normal right now, it's making me a little scared.

Luca's moment of distraction naturally caught the attention of Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was talking non-stop. He immediately stopped talking, frowned slightly, and the rabbit-ear-like decoration on his head twitched twice.

At this time, Mayuri Kurotsuchi did not have the 'U'-shaped pointed hat he wore at the beginning of the original work. Instead, he wore a hat with two mechanical rabbit ears that looked somewhat like antennas on his head, and his face was not completely blackened. Compared to his later versions, he looked much younger and more lively.

"What? Can't you understand this?"

"I originally thought you were a kid who knew how to learn and improve because you didn't seem to be confined to the abilities that your Zanpakuto brought you."

Upon hearing Mayuri's words, Luca quickly snapped out of his daze and replied with a hint of respect.

"I understand, Captain Nie. However, my main research focus right now is on spirit mechanics and energy utilization. I still lack knowledge in the fields of biology and pharmaceuticals, so I haven't made any rash attempts in these areas."

In fact, Luca quite approved of the guidance Mayuri Kurotsuchi had given him.

Although he considered himself to be among the top scientists, the other party still had hundreds of years more lifespan than him.

With such a long period of research and study, Mayuri Kurotsuchi could easily be considered a genius in the field of technology within the Soul Society.

Many of the technologies he demonstrated, especially in biotechnology, seem somewhat fantastical even to Luca today.

Compared to his opponent, Luca felt that his only advantage was the completely different tech trees corresponding to countless different world items, which gave him a multi-faceted perspective.

Therefore, Luca naturally wouldn't look down on Mayuri just because he was a 'native'; on the contrary, he wanted to learn more from him in many ways.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi, however, stared at Luca's eyes for a long time, somewhat incredulously, after hearing Luca's reasoning.

Noticing that Luca's gaze seemed to be constantly glancing at the top of his head, he immediately pulled off the two 'ears' on his head, revealing the nerve-like wires connected underneath, and said in a meaningful tone.

"This is a specially made external spiritual sensory enhancement organ that can directly generate three-dimensional images of my surroundings within my brain!"

Upon hearing this, Luca's pupils contracted sharply.

However, Mayuri Kurotsuchi seemed oblivious to his change and continued to take out a syringe-like medicine and put it into Luca's hand.

"The flesh-repairing agent will allow you to fully recover from any modifications you make to your body afterward, simply by removing the parts that failed to be modified and giving yourself an injection."

"As for how to adjust the repair area, I don't think I need to personally instruct you, do I?"

After saying that, Mayuri turned and left without looking back, leaving Nemu to continue her interaction with Luca.

(End of this chapter)