Infinite Chimera Creation

Chapter Thirty: We Are Real Brothers and Sisters

"Look, those people are from Class A, right? I really envy them. I heard that the captain of the Seventh Division is directly guiding them."

"Yeah, I'm so envious. The captain personally guides you, and I heard there's even one-on-one individual coaching in private."

"Tch, what's the use of having the captain's guidance? If you don't have enough talent, even if the Captain-Commander personally guides you, your strength won't increase."

"I think you're just jealous. They're from the top class, so their talent is the strongest in their grade. And I heard they recently went to hunt Voids under the captain's guidance. A first-year student being able to fight a Void, isn't that strong?"

Kensei Rokusha listened to the discussions and smiled wryly. Originally, it was fine when the captain was the teacher of the Class A class; the students from other classes were just envious. But ever since Captain Yuan Yuan started one-on-one instruction, the way the students from other classes looked at the Class A class started to change.

Kensei Muguruma originally had some friends in other classes, and they had a good relationship. But now, those people always look very awkward when they are in his presence, and they don't say a word.

"What's wrong, Quanxi? Are you thinking about those guys who gave up on your relationship again? Don't worry about them. People who can't stand to see others succeed don't deserve to be your friends. Do you still have us as your friends?"

A boy standing next to Kensei gave him a bright smile, put his arm around Kensei's neck, and ruffled his hair.

"Now, perk up! Today it's your turn to give a one-on-one lesson to Teacher Yuan Yuan. Don't look so listless and make him angry."

Kensei felt a warmth in his heart and unconsciously smiled. Yes, he still had these friends. Then he grinned, baring his teeth, and pressed his hand against the boy's head beside him.

"I don't want comfort from a man like you. I'd much rather be comforted by a cute girl than a man."

The girl walking beside the two had a gentle smile on her face, watching them playfully bicker as if she didn't care about Kensei's words.

Looking at the girl's smile, Kensei was filled with emotion. Most of the students in Class A were from noble families. Because Kensei came from Rukongai, he was often looked down upon in this class. Even among the few Rukongai students, there was a lot of wariness between them. Everyone in the class seemed to be the enemy of the other.

However, ever since Teacher Yuan Yuan started one-on-one tutoring, the students who received the tutoring have all returned as if they were completely different people. They all say that they have realized the importance of classmates under Teacher Yuan Yuan's guidance, and they are as close to their classmates as brothers.

This change made Kensei genuinely happy. He never dared to imagine that Rukongai students could interact so intimately with noble children. But now, looking at the aristocratic boy on his left acting so affectionately, and then at the Rukongai girl on his right with a gentle smile, Kensei found himself unable to stop smiling.

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. It's almost time. Hurry up and go report to Teacher Yuan Yuan. You're the last one to receive his guidance. Once you come back from his place, we Class A students will be real brothers and sisters."

The boy released his grip on the boy's face, his expression turning serious, and repeated it again.

“When you come back from the teacher, we Class A students will be real brothers and sisters.”

Seeing the other person's serious expression, Kensei also unconsciously became serious.

"Okay, I'll be off now. I can't wait to experience Professor Yuan Yuan's one-on-one teaching."

When Quanxi arrived at the location designated by Master Yuan Yuan, he discovered that it was an extremely hidden valley. If it weren't for the coordinates given by his master, he probably wouldn't have found it even if he passed by here every day.

Stopping to catch his breath after running, Kensei straightened his clothes, made sure he hadn't done anything inappropriate, and then strode into the valley.

Upon entering the valley, Kensei discovered that not only was Teacher Yuan Yuan waiting there, but also a figure wearing a captain's haori.

"Let me introduce you. This is Tachibana Koimaru, the captain of the Third Division. He came to join in the fun after hearing that I was teaching my students."

Yuan Yuan noticed the spiritual pressure of the captain as soon as the captain entered the valley. Before the captain could ask any questions, Yuan Yuan pointed to him and introduced him in a cold voice.

Kensei was slightly taken aback. In the legends he had heard before, this captain was apparently also a student of Master Yuan Yuan. After regaining his senses, Kensei quickly bowed and paid his respects. As a student who had not yet graduated, he dared not be disrespectful to the captain.

"Stop with the formalities and get straight to the point. Kensei, do you remember what I gave you on the first day?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Kensei spoke loudly.

"Of course I remember. You said on the first day that all of a Shinigami's abilities, whether it's the basic Zanpakuto technique or the advanced Zanpakuto release, are based on spiritual power. Strong spiritual power and control over spiritual power can amplify a Shinigami's abilities in every way."

Kensei still vividly remembers the scene from their first meeting, the terrifying power of spiritual energy control his teacher displayed. During their first meeting, the teacher had all the students condense a ball of spiritual energy, then try their best to make its shape as complex as possible. The best girl could only manage to grow three horns on her ball. After assessing the students' abilities, the teacher effortlessly transformed the ball of energy into a lifelike, beautiful bird to everyone's astonishment, and then uttered those words emphasizing the importance of spiritual energy control.

When they first met, everyone was unconvinced by the new teacher, and someone immediately questioned Mr. Yuan Yuan, arguing that spiritual power control wasn't that important. Then, the teacher demonstrated how spiritual power control could amplify one's strength. What was merely a trick, a breakthrough technique, unleashed power surpassing even the Crimson Fire Cannon. A strike that was originally powerless to cut the testing stone easily cleaved it in two with precise spiritual power enhancement. These demonstrations were like miracles, and it was in that one lesson that Mr. Yuan Yuan earned the recognition and respect of all the students.

"Good that you remember. Go and stand in the middle of the valley."

Yuan Yuan's cold voice interrupted Quanxi's recollection. He pointed to the clearing in the middle of the valley, signaling Quanxi to hurry over there.

After Kensei took his place, Yuan Yuan spoke again.

"See the medicine on the ground? It can unleash your potential and make you stronger faster. Now, eat it. I know it's bitter, so don't look like you're about to die. If you want to become stronger, just swallow it obediently."

After scolding the grimacing Kensei, Yuan Yuan watched with satisfaction as Kensei swallowed the medicine and continued speaking.

"I've imprisoned a large number of Hollows inside the mountain. I'll release them later. Due to the effects of the drugs, they'll attack you frantically, completely ignoring my and Koi's presence. Your task is to kill as many Hollows as possible under my verbal guidance. Your potential will be unleashed during this battle. Now, let the battle begin!"

Before Kensei could retaliate, a large number of Hollows broke through the mountain wall and roared towards him. Despite being nervous and scared, Kensei Muguruma drew his standard Asaka from his waist and charged towards the Hollow tide in order not to be torn to pieces.

Hiding on the mountain wall, Tachibana Koimaru had lost the gentleness he showed when facing Kensei Muguruma; his face was now full of unrestrained smiles.

"Wow, Father, you're so clever! You used those weak Hollows to unleash that student's potential, making him awaken his Zanpakuto, and then used those he killed to end his life and welcome the birth of my younger brother. That's amazing!"

Yuan Yuan impatiently shoved Tachibana Koimaru's head into the trunk of a large tree and began to scold him.

"Instead of wasting time talking nonsense here, we should hurry up and put on a show for the old man, so that he will agree to arrange a performance for the Class A, so that those newborn little guys can die legitimately, and I can arrange for them to go to Hueco Mundo."

Unharmed, Tachibana Koimaru pulled his head out of the tree trunk, muttering a complaint as he brushed the wood chips off his hair.

“My true form is a knife, not a wood-chopping axe. Father, why are you using me to chop down trees?”

Seeing Yuan Yuan's impatient frown, Tachibana Koi-maru shrank back and rushed out of the valley without stopping.

"I'll go find that old man right now, Father, please don't be angry."

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Chapter Thirty-One: Ten Seconds to Solve Your Problem

Today is another internship day. The arrangements are the same as in previous years: the internship class is third-year students, the internship location is the real world, and the internship props are virtual objects lured by virtual bait. Two team leaders are in charge of safety. The only difference is that there are also first-year students from the top-tier class among the third-year students.

The internship, which had been free of incidents for a century, was stirred up again by the addition of the first-class students.

"Alarm, alarm! Multiple high-energy reactions have been detected in the student internship area. The spiritual energy reaction is blue, indicating Adjuchas, danger level: high. To reiterate, it is Adjuchas, danger level: high."

Accompanied by an ominous red light, a piercing alarm blared throughout the Technology Development Bureau. However, because Yuan Yuan, who was usually in charge of decision-making, had been summoned by the Captain to a team-level meeting, the researchers, who were used to focusing solely on research and had never experienced anything like this before, panicked. Finally, someone shouted, "Quickly go to the First Squadron and find the Captain! Request backup!" The researchers, like headless flies, rushed out of the laboratory and ran towards the First Squadron's barracks.

The Grim Reaper guarding the barracks naturally wouldn't allow a group of strangers to barge into his barracks and stopped them without any politeness. The group of researchers, who knew nothing but research on a daily basis, were already in a panic and started arguing with the two guards all at once.

While the researchers and guards were arguing, the Hollows had already begun to enjoy their delicious meal.

"Hahaha, West really wasn't lying to us! This Grim Reaper internship really is in this remote place. We're in for a treat!"

With a maniacal laugh, the wolf-like Adjuchas slashed out with its claws, knocking aside the Ninth Division Captain's Zanpakuto and easily leaving three bloody gashes on his chest.

"You're in for a treat, Death! It's delicious. Eat it and you'll evolve faster."

The somewhat dazed ape-like Adjuchas echoed Wolf Hollow's words while frantically swinging his fists, easily shattering the high-level Hado unleashed by the 12th Division Captain.

The eagle-shaped Hollow hovered in the air, its eyes flashing with cruel light. After a long cry, it swooped down and tore a third-grade student in two.

"Stop your nonsense, you two. Hurry up and kill those two good-for-nothings, or I'll enjoy this feast all by myself."

"Damn it, eat slower! I rarely get to eat food with such pure spiritual energy as the Death God's. Damn it, you ate another one! I told you to eat slower!"

Seeing that the eagle-type Hollow had already started eating, the wolf-type Hollow cursed loudly and quickly increased the speed of its attack, suppressing the Ninth Division Captain, who hadn't fought at full strength for hundreds of years, to the point that he couldn't even speak.

While the gorilla-type Hollow didn't resort to insults like the wolf-type Hollow, its even more ferocious attacks indicated that it was unwilling to miss out on this feast.

As the third-year students died one by one, the first-year students in Class A showed no intention of helping them.

Looking up at the eagle-shaped peck that had pierced a student's head, one of the boys gave a disdainful smile.

"So this is Adjuchas? Nothing special. I didn't even need to use my Bankai. I just erased the existence of the one who activated the Shikai, and these brainless guys just ignored us."

Quanxi patted the boy's shoulder generously, his smile as sunny as ever, giving people a warm feeling.

"I know you're about to leave Father, and you're feeling down, but don't forget his words: 'Always remain calm.' Don't let your emotions cloud your judgment. The reason these Adjuchas didn't discover your concealment is because they never imagined that among a group of seemingly defenseless students, there could be someone capable of unleashing their Zanpakuto. You could say that hawk was just playing around. If he were serious, you absolutely wouldn't be able to fool the Adjuchas with just your Shikai."

The boy snorted, but he wasn't angry at Kensei's blunt words. After all, they were all their father's children and brothers, and there was no need to take such words to heart.

The girl beside him smiled gently and patted Quanxi on the shoulder.

"Instead of comforting Yang Ye, what you should do is adjust your mindset so that after those two useless captains are dead, you can take down those Hollows. Kensei Muguruma and Nozomi Koto became the captains of the 9th and 12th Divisions, respectively. This is a script personally arranged by Father, and there is absolutely no room for error."

Upon hearing the girl's words, Kensei glanced at Koto Nozomi, who had been closing her eyes to adjust her condition since earlier, and stopped talking. He silently mobilized the spiritual energy in his body to adjust his physical condition to the best possible state.

Kensei didn't have to wait long before the spiritual power of the two captains he sensed vanished. This outcome was unsurprising; the Soul Society hadn't seen a battle requiring captains to fight at full strength for centuries, and normally, to maintain the stability of the Soul Shelter, captain-level battles were forbidden. The two sides in this battle were Shinigami living in the Soul Society, untouched by conflict for centuries, and Hollows living in Hueco Mundo, a place never short of deadly duels. The result was predictably one-sided.

After the captains died, a group of students, unable even to unleash their Zanpakuto, could only helplessly allow the Hollows to consume their bodies. After confirming that all the Shinigami's spiritual power had vanished, Kensei and Kouji exchanged a glance and stepped out of the area concealed by their presence.

"Look what I found, two little kids playing dead. Oh! Look at their spiritual pressure, they're really well-nourished little guys, at least six times more so than those little cuties from before."

Wolf Void, who was cleaning up the battlefield, suddenly froze, then burst into laughter, turning to look at the two suddenly appearing spiritual energy points. Compared to the talkative Wolf Void, Eagle Void was much more direct, silently lunging at Quanxi. Quanxi dodged to the side, avoiding being torn in two, but couldn't completely evade, and a considerable chunk of flesh was torn from his chest. Seeing Eagle Void make his move, Wolf Void cursed under his breath and also lunged at Gudu Wang. Like Quanxi, Gudu Wang also suffered a serious injury upon first contact.

After several attacks, both were severely injured. Kensei wiped the blood streaming down his face and clicked his tongue in displeasure.

"Wang, these wounds are enough, aren't they? If this continues, I'll bleed to death."

After silently glancing at Kensei, Kouto, also covered in wounds, drew his Zanpakuto for the first time.

"Bankai, Immovable Fortress!"

The silent boy unexpectedly let out a magnificent roar, appearing like a god amidst a blinding white light.

"Ten seconds to take care of you!!"

A wild smile curled at the corner of his lips. Kensei drew his Zanpakuto, his eyes filled with killing intent as he stared at the Hawk Hollow who had severely injured him.

Bankai, Iron Fist Wind Slayer!!

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Chapter Thirty-Two: A Fierce Battle

Wielding two enormous, serrated swords, with wide treads wrapped around his arms, Kensei lightly clenched his fists, creating a powerful whirlwind.

"The first second."

In an instant, Kensei's figure disappeared from the spot.

"The second second."

Kensei's murderous voice rang out behind the Hawk Hollow. The Hollow, who had long teetered on the brink of death, didn't hesitate for a moment, flapping its wings sharply to the left. At the same time, the Wolf Hollow, standing on the ground, didn't pounce on Kensei, who had suddenly appeared in the air.

With a cruel glint in his eyes, Wolf Hun chuckled inwardly. These little Grim Reapers were too naive, thinking they were invincible just because they had mastered Bankai. They hadn't even bothered to expose their backs to the enemy.

"Go back."

It was a simple, unassuming sentence, devoid of any domineering air or anger, as if merely stating a fact. Kouju, pitifully small compared to the Wolf Void, was enveloped in an unusual light. He instantly appeared before the Wolf Void, gently extending his right hand and pressing it towards the Wolf Void's head.

A mocking glint flashed in Wolf Hollow's eyes as he continued his charge towards the ancient capital without slowing down. He didn't believe that an underage Shinigami could surpass a mid-level Hollow in strength.