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Chapter 185 Become a Demon (crossed out) Grim Reaper!

Soul Society, Seireitei.

The fifth division team building.

Wearing a white long-sleeved haori embroidered with the Fifth Division's number, with short brown hair, and brown pupils behind black-rimmed glasses that shone with a gentle, sunny gaze, Aizen was greeted with heartfelt respect from the members of the Fifth Division as he walked down the corridor.

"Captain Aizen."

Are you done with your work?

Aizen smiled and nodded to everyone, while the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard not far away.

A petite girl with a cute bun hairstyle came running up, slightly out of breath, and said, "Captain Aizen, you're here!"

"What's wrong, Hinamori? Don't panic."

Aizen asked gently, "What happened during the previous summons of the vice-captain?"

Hinamori Momo grunted and quickly pulled a small cane from her bosom, handing it over and saying, "This is it. They say it's the latest research achievement of the Technology Development Bureau, the 'Barrier Staff.' If used properly, it will provide considerable safety for team members who encounter Hollows outside."

It's in the testing phase right now, and there aren't many finished products. I managed to snag one, and this is it!

"Is that so? Our Vice-Captain Hinamori did a great job." Aizen's encouraging voice made Hinamori Momo blush slightly. Then he took the barrier staff and examined it in his hand.

"A very special spiritual circuit. It's just a simple staff, but the number of spiritual particles gathered inside is enough to unleash a high-level demonic path."

Aizen adjusted his black-rimmed glasses and gave a slight smile: "The Technology Development Bureau, you're really impressive."

Despite being a 'scientist' himself, Aizen found himself completely unfamiliar with this type of circuit. However, he didn't think much of it. The current director of the Technology Development Bureau, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, was no ordinary person, so it wasn't surprising that he had made some technological innovations.

Therefore, he only paid a slight attention to it.

But to his surprise, just a month later, in a similar environment and a similar scene, Hinamori Momo ran towards him.

"Captain Aizen, this is the 'Spirit Scroll' newly developed by the Technology Development Bureau. As long as it is worn on the arm, it can quickly set up a simple barrier, or rather, construct a temporary communication network..."

Another month later.

"Captain Aizen, the Research and Development Bureau has invented something new. It's called a Mimicry Spirit Shell. Once activated, it can generate controllable mimicry spirit particle mist..."

One month later.

"Captain Aizen, this is..."

Aizen took the 'new invention' from Hinamori Momo and couldn't help but frown slightly—what's going on? Has the Technology Development Bureau entered a period of technological explosion? No, perhaps it's not the work of the Technology Development Bureau. Where did this unfamiliar spiritual circuit, which seems to have a consistent lineage, come from?

……

[Hit Value +448]

At Urahara Store, a new life value income flashed through Guan Yi's business plan.

He opened the project proposal and took a look.

Wealth: 2595 million yen

[Life Points: 3788]

At this point, more than half a year had passed since the Bleach world was reset and he became a clerk at Urahara Store. The timeline in the Bleach world had reached the beginning of 1999, less than two and a half years since the start of the story.

For the past six months, he has worked diligently as a shop assistant, rarely leaving the vicinity of the Urahara Store, where he is conscientious and rarely ventures more than a kilometer away.

The explorers hadn't contacted them even once, and had no idea how their classmates in the special training class were doing. Besides working as shop assistants and training, they devoted themselves to helping Kisuke Urahara with his research.

He discovered that 'doing research' was a relatively safe way to gain life points.

Sure enough, after more than half a year, he successfully accumulated a considerable amount of life points, and also saved a lot of money. Although Guan Yi always felt that Urahara Kisuke was deducting from his income, after all, in terms of the life points he acquired, the help brought by his Wuhou Divine Strategist technique was quite significant.

Regardless, the expenses for the next infrastructure project and the three visits to prestigious institutions were successfully covered by Guan Yi.

As for his own strength, it has improved considerably, and he has gained a lot.

"I'm going out for lunch, Xiaoyu, Shentai, do you want me to bring you anything?" "Cultivation Monster, I want to eat pineapple!"

"Let the store manager buy it for you."

"Then why are you asking?!"

After more than half a year, Guan Yi and the two children had become quite familiar with each other. Shen Tai revealed his true nature and stopped calling him "Brother Guan Yi". Instead, he gave him the nicknames "Cultivation Monster" and "Exercise Maniac".

Xiaoyu is well-behaved, so even though Guan Yi teases him, she still plans to buy a pineapple.

The two children must have had a tough time eating food cooked by Tetsuzai Natsumi all the time.

As Guan Yi walked toward a nearby shopping mall, he fiddled with the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Divine Compass in his hand. The Wuhou Qimen unfolded and closed repeatedly with his casual manipulation, causing almost no abnormal fluctuations to the surrounding spiritual particles.

'Combined with my mastery of the Ghost Path, my application of the Wuhou Qimen technique has improved considerably. In another five years, I should probably be able to 'take another step forward'! In that case, it's about time to make some preparations and enter the Under One Person world again to complete my breakthrough in strength.'

After buying pineapples at the supermarket, Guan Yi turned to head to his usual barbecue restaurant nearby. However, just as he entered and exited the supermarket, a thin mist suddenly rose in the sky outside.

"Hmm?" After walking for a while in the fog, Guan Yi noticed that his visibility was constantly decreasing. Sensing something was wrong, he stopped.

He looked around: "This is..."

A mimicry spirit shell? It looks a lot like the thing that Kisuke Urahara made using the Divine Machine two months ago, but it's also a bit different. The way the spirit particles move doesn't conform to the Eight Trigrams; it's too rough and conspicuous.

But its stealth and interference detection capabilities are incredibly strong, bordering on specialized. Could such improvements be achieved in just two months? If it wasn't Kisuke Urahara himself, then it must have been a scientist of Urahara's caliber!
Guan Yi lowered her eyes slightly. At the same instant, a sharp blade emerged from the mist and pierced Guan Yi's abdomen from behind!
His body trembled slightly, and he turned to look.

A figure emerged from the fog.

The man was tall and wore a black and white mask, beneath which his yellow pupils revealed a hint of bewitching allure.

Before thrusting out his Zanpakuto, and even now, he showed no killing intent whatsoever. The fluctuation of spiritual pressure only rose slightly the moment it pierced through Guan Yi's lower abdomen.

As for emotional fluctuations, they were as cold as a corpse!
He met Guan Yi's gaze and chuckled wickedly, "The special mimicry spirit shell used to conceal your aura is not bad, is it? But no matter what I do, I can't recreate that 'aesthetic' arrangement of spirit particles. I've never been able to do it since the very beginning with the 'barrier staff'."

"It's strange. Urahara Kisuke doesn't have that ability, but it's you, human. What's the point of following a traitor like that? Become a Shinigami, human."

At Urahara Store, Kisuke Urahara, who was pondering his new research, sensed something and his expression tightened slightly.

"That guy, Nie, is still acting recklessly. How did he even get permission to enter the mortal world?"

He rushed to the rescue, but then paused, his expression showing surprise.

"They... had that trick up their sleeve?"

The current director of the Technology Development Bureau, captain of the 12th Division of the Gotei 13, a technology fanatic, Mayuri Kurotsuchi. The moment Guan Yi saw his face, her suspicions were confirmed.

Inviting me to become a Grim Reaper? Or more accurately, to become a technical developer for the 12th Division?

Guan Yi was genuinely tempted.

But I'll pass on this kind of invitation!

bang——

He reached out his left hand and gripped Mayuri's right wrist tightly, the force causing Mayuri's wrist joints to grind together.

"Hmm?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi let out a surprised exclamation, looking at the spot where his Zanpakuto had pierced through. The human flesh and blood body, at the point where his abdomen had been pierced, had transformed into a spiritual state, with white mist-like spiritual particles rolling around. Not a drop of blood flowed, nor could it interfere with Guan Yi's turning movements.

"what is this?"

There are many things he hasn't seen yet.

"Central Palace, settle." Guan Yi murmured, then—"Fist Breaks the Dao - Charge!"

hum-

The Wuhou Qimen technique unfolded, a strong wind howled, and the surrounding spiritual particles were gathered into Guan Yi's right fist by a strange force. The punch, imbued with immense power, struck the stunned Kurotsuchi Mayuri in the face.

Boom——

The specially made black and white mask shattered, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi was sent flying backwards and crashed into a distant wall!
(End of this chapter)