Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 401 A Mirage, A New Goal

Looking at the 'flesh-replenishing agent' handed to him by Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Luca fell into deep thought.

He naturally knew something about the 'flesh replenishment agent,' after all, it was one of the five 'keys' he had synthesized to enter the world of Death God.

However, neither he nor Sherry made much progress in the field of spirit technology back then, which meant that this item had to be sealed away.

Unexpectedly, I have now obtained this item from Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the creator of the product.

Of course, what really made Luca feel even more disoriented was Nemuro in front of him.

As androids from the same series, Luca's own secretary [Sleep No. 8] and the 'Sleep No. 7' in front of him also have too many similarities.

'Perhaps... I could try learning the techniques for raising sound dreams later, and get the little guy a playmate?'

Unbeknownst to her, Luca's gaze toward Nemuru had become filled with a touch of doting affection typical of an elder, making even the emotionally detached android Nemuru feel somewhat awkward.

However, before the two could continue their conversation, a series of slightly noisy exclamations suddenly came from afar.

The two looked over at the sound and saw that Aizen, who had just been talking with Renji and the others, was now walking to the center of the arena, which had originally been used for the competition, surrounded by the crowd.

"Captain Aizen is probably going to show these graduates his Shikai of his Satsupakuto. This isn't the first time."

Neonmu, standing to the side, calmly explained to Luca.

Judging from her tone, it seems that this wasn't the first time Aizen had done something like this.

For these graduates of the Shinigami Academy, having someone willing to explain and demonstrate their Shikai abilities to them, especially one as important as the captain of the Gotei 13, is an incredible stroke of luck, and certainly a generous and grateful act of guidance.

However, at this moment, Luca's pupils suddenly contracted, and he stared intently at Aizen Sousuke in the center of the ring with a highly tense expression.

'Are you here? This is it!'

With his fingertips gently tracing the subcutaneous chip at the corner of his eye, Luca quietly awaited Aizen's next performance.

"My Zanpakuto's Shikai is called Kyoka Suigetsu. It belongs to the Flowing Water type Zanpakuto. Its ability is to use the reflection of mist and water to disrupt the enemy's vision, causing them to fight each other in the fog."

"Although the effect is not very powerful, it is still quite suitable as a starting point for demonstration."

"From now on, everyone just needs to stay still in the fog."

As he spoke, Aizen slowly drew his Zanpakuto from his waist and murmured something.

"Shatter, you illusion, you mirage!"

The next moment, a faint dampness rose in the air, and the water mist spread silently around, quickly becoming thicker.

In the blink of an eye, everyone present was completely enveloped by the thick fog that was so dense that it was almost impossible to see one's own hand in front of one's face.

Amidst gasps and exclamations of admiration, only Luca's face suddenly turned grim.

Did it fail?

At this moment, from a perspective invisible to everyone else, streams of data rapidly swept across Luca's left eye.

But at this moment, both his left prosthetic eye and the image projected onto his right lens after being deflected were both images of rising mist.

Even faintly, Luca could clearly see the incredibly realistic water droplets that had condensed on his lenses due to the change in humidity!

Yes! In order to find a way to counter Aizen's Zanpakuto, Kyoka Suigetsu.

Luca not only modified the lenses of his glasses to completely block 'transparent direct vision' and instead used a camera to transmit images.

He even replaced his left eye with a modified version of the 'Cyber ​​World Electronic Prosthetic Eye'. To facilitate the transplant of the electronic prosthetic eye, Luca went to great lengths to have surgery performed on himself to have a brain chip implanted.

To his utter surprise, even with such layers of protection, he still couldn't escape the illusion of the mirage.

Even the simple request to eliminate visual distractions cannot be fulfilled.

'Complete hypnosis. Is this what complete hypnosis is?!'

At this moment, feeling the incredibly realistic touch of the water mist on his skin, Luca felt his heart become as cold as the water vapor.

In fact, Luca already had a vague answer in his mind when he heard Mayuri Kurotsuchi explain the sensory imaging function of the two 'antennae' on the top of his head.

But once he truly confirmed that his attempt had failed, this indescribable sense of frustration still inevitably filled his heart.

'This isn't about controlling your five senses at all! I was on the wrong track from the very beginning!'

At this moment, Luca finally recognized the power of Aizen's Zanpakuto's Shikai.

Although Aizen kept saying that "the complete hypnosis of Kyoka Suigetsu can control the five senses."

The key point isn't 'controlling the five senses' at all, but rather the preceding phrase 'complete hypnosis'.

According to Luca's current understanding, this kind of complete hypnosis is essentially issuing commands directly to the enemy's brain, and may even go further, directly hypnotizing at the level of the soul or concepts.

When Aizen hypnotizes someone, touch, hearing, and sight become merely byproducts; the core 'cognitive distortion' is the most terrifying aspect of this ability.

Just like the fog right now, Luca believed that what his electronic eye was seeing was a completely empty and normal scene.

Even the content recorded by the brain chip will not be affected by illusions.

No matter how accurately these images are recorded, they are immediately distorted into an inescapable fog in Luca's eyes.

Even if this data is extracted and made into a video afterward, it will appear completely different in Luca's eyes and in the eyes of other unhypnotized people.

'That's a truly terrifying ability!'

After figuring all this out, Luca's mood grew increasingly heavy.

'However, it seems that only in this way can the effectiveness of the hypnosis be explained when Aizen was not present.'

As the fog dissipated, Luca, having calmed down, finally resolved some of his previous doubts.

If Kyoka Suigetsu's ability is truly just 'manipulating the five senses', then the amount of calculation involved when Aizen casts genjutsu on multiple enemies simultaneously is simply beyond the capabilities of the human brain.

Even the slightest change in lighting and shadows from different perspectives is enough to overload most human brains.

Not to mention that Aizen often needed to use Kyoka Suigetsu to forge proof that he remained in the Fifth Division when leaving Soul Society.

In situations where the person is not even present, there is no way to adjust the changes in the illusion in real time through 'manipulation'.

'It seems we need to find a different approach to decipher the illusion of illusion from now on.'

His gaze was fixed on Aizen, who had finished his presentation and was now responding gently to the crowd from the stands.

For some reason, Luca's heavy emotions were slowly fading away.

What followed was an unprecedented and incredibly strong desire for challenge.

(End of this chapter)