The Alchemist in Bleach

The Alchemist in Bleach Author: Rogue Fatty

Foreword: Due to issues with the Fullmetal Alchemist author, the setting for this book was adjusted after chapter 40. Alchemy was replaced by the power of the Shinigami system, and the Fullmetal Alchemist elements were removed.

Keywords: Bleach, alchemy, equivalent exchange, Zanpakuto, Kido Someone once said that the two most painful things in life are: being alive and having no money, and dying and having no money left to spend...

Now Ichiro has discovered something even more painful: to experience both of these things again...

Having transmigrated a second time, Tenshin Ichiro brought his alchemy skills to the Soul Society, where he successively invented mimicry Zanpakuto, mimicry Shikai, Zanpakuto Shinshin transformation, and the creation of a Soul King, among other wondrous alchemical creations, turning the Soul Society upside down.

Chapter One: Enrollment

Tenshin Ichiro, 64 years old, is a freshman at the Shinigami Academy and a tragic second transmigrator.

In his first life, he was an office worker on Earth. He had already bought a car and a house and was just about to find a girlfriend. However, in his third year, he died suddenly from watching 40 episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist during his vacation and was transmigrated into the world of Fullmetal Alchemist...

In his second life, he learned from his mistakes, cultivated good habits from a young age, and worked hard to learn alchemy. He eventually passed the test and became a glorious State Alchemist. For a lazy person like him, such a life can be considered perfect.

However, perhaps it was a curse, in his third year as a State Alchemist, a gunpowder experiment suddenly went out of control, and with a bang, he died again...

When he woke up again, he was in Rukongai, and he had a new name, Tenshin Ichiro...

He has forgotten his memories of his previous life; all that remains in his mind are the memories of his nearly 20 years of life in the Ghost City.

Tenshin Ichiro was lucky; in this life, he also possessed the aptitude for the extraordinary power system of this world, namely spiritual power. Although it was a bit weak, it set him apart from the other residents of Rukongai.

Thus, with the scarce resources of Rukongai, Ichiro spent nearly forty years finally passing the test and officially becoming a first-year student of the Shinigami Academy!

After straightening his white school uniform, Ichiro gave himself a confident smile in the mirror: "I'm still as handsome as ever!"

Walking along the academy's paths, Ichiro, like the other students who were also born in Rukongai, curiously turned his head to look at the surrounding scenery like a country bumpkin, which drew frequent disgusted glances from the elegant nobles nearby.

The other students, feeling the gazes, shrank back out of politeness and stopped looking around. Only Ichiro ignored everyone's stares and continued to survey the academy.

After all, even if we exclude the monotonous forty-odd years in Soul Society, Ichiro has still lived for several decades. The prerequisite for losing face is having face!

"Huh? Is that fair?" Ichiro looked at the class assignment list on the bulletin board with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The class assignments for first-time students were not based on entrance exam scores. Evidence of this is that Ichiro, who took the exam for forty years to get in, was in the same class as Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara. These two would later become very strong among the captains.

Of course, it is foreseeable that this situation cannot continue indefinitely, as it is not conducive to the rational allocation of resources. Therefore, there will likely be a class placement exam later. However, Ichiro is confident that he will catch up with the others by then!

Ichiro's class is Class 3 of the first year, with a total of 30 students. The number of students is not very large. If there were more, there wouldn't be enough teachers for the four major subjects: Slash, Fist, and Oni.

As Ichiro entered the classroom, his gaze lingered on Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi for a moment. Then, while carefully observing the other minor characters who did not appear in the original work, he walked towards his seat, the second to last one by the window.

Back seat by the window, the hometown of the king!

Before long, the classroom was filled with people. The students gathered in twos and threes to chat, clearly divided into three factions: the Seireitei nobles, the street thugs, and Urahara Kisuke and Tenshin Ichiro.

Although Kisuke Urahara was a fallen nobleman who grew up with Yoruichi (this is just speculation), the word "fallen" already says a lot.

Therefore, he lacked the etiquette of nobles, but he was not too unrestrained either. In short, he was a gentleman who did not adhere to etiquette, which was similar to Ichiro.

In his second life, he had served as a State Alchemist for a few years, which was a decent position with a relatively high social standing. As a result, he had learned a lot of etiquette. Although the world was different and the etiquette was different, the temperament he had cultivated was not affected.

Therefore, in this small space, the two looked at each other and smiled without saying anything, but Urahara remembered Ichiro, who came from Rukongai.

Soon, the classroom quieted down after the teacher walked in. Even the most unruly Rukongai thugs sat obediently in their seats, like little chicks.

Because this teacher activated all his spiritual pressure as soon as he came in!

This is too much pressure for these newbies who are just starting out in their training.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the teacher smiled slightly, withdrew his spiritual pressure, and said, "Welcome to the Shinigami Academy. I look forward to your guidance over the next six years."

After speaking, he bowed slightly to everyone, and the nobles also stood up and bowed to their teacher. Ichiro and the others, who came from Rukongai, followed the nobles' example and performed a not-so-standard greeting before sitting down.

There's not much to say about what happened next. On the first day of class, we didn't start teaching right away. We just had them give a brief self-introduction, then distributed books and introduced some of the college's rules.

Next, the entire school gathered to listen to the speech by the Dean, who was also the Captain-Commander of the Thirteenth Division, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni. This was one of the few opportunities for the students of the Shinigami Academy to see the Captain-Commander.

This was a great honor for the other trainees, but for Ichiro, apart from being a little excited at first glance, he didn't feel anything else. And to be honest, the captain's speech wasn't anything special; it was all just social niceties. Ichiro had heard these kinds of things for two lifetimes and was already used to them.

After the speech, the teacher gave them a brief introduction to the college's facilities and then dismissed them. That was the end of the morning's classes. They would have free time in the afternoon to familiarize themselves with the campus before classes officially started tomorrow.

Yes, the True Spiritual Arts Academy only has morning and afternoon classes; evening self-study sessions are completely nonexistent. Having a long lifespan is just a luxury...

However, this also made Ichiro understand why there were so many minor characters in the original work. With this kind of model, how much can one learn in six years? Apart from geniuses, there are only minor characters.

However, considering the Seireitei's system, it makes sense; they cannot delegate too much power to ordinary people.

In the Soul Society, while not entirely accurate, strength is roughly equivalent to power!

Therefore, this situation is understandable. However, none of this is related to Ichiro. After the class disbanded, Ichiro declined the invitations from others and went straight to the library. He needed to look up some information, which would determine his growth rate at the academy!

……

"Wow~~" Ichiro exclaimed in amazement as he pushed open the library door. The books here far exceeded his expectations. He had spent a lot of time in the National Library in his previous life, but in terms of the number of books, it was no match for this place!

And this is for students!

Amazed, Ichiro approached and, after seeing the guide posted on the bookshelf, understood why there were so many books here.

Eighty percent of this knowledge is about the path of ghosts!

While the core power of the Grim Reaper is divided into four categories: Slash, Fist, and Demon, the first three are more practical in actual combat, but in terms of versatility, they are far inferior to the Demon Path.

Take the sword technique "Zan" for example. There are thousands of sword techniques, but most people can only learn one or two styles. The Fourth Division Captain Unohana's Yachiru style was earned by fighting her way through with just one sword!

In this respect, the techniques of "white-handed fighting" and "instant step" are actually quite similar; the advanced techniques have been kept secret.

The way of the devil is different. Its general content is so vast and profound that a Grim Reaper could spend a lifetime studying it!

Many Grim Reapers only ever come into contact with the Demon Path in their entire lives.

Therefore, it's normal to have so much information, but today Ichiro's goal is not Kido, but the more fundamental theory of spirit particles...

……

That evening, before his roommates returned, Ichiro drew a circle on the ground with chalk and then wrote complex symbols inside it!

That's right. Although the principle is not yet clear, this is Ichiro's cheat ability, inherited from the alchemy of the Fullmetal Alchemist world!

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Chapter Two: A Mysterious Friendship (Please add to your favorites and recommend; submission has been approved)

"Substitute three grams of sugar with four maple leaves, add three milliliters of spiritual spring water, and add..."

While muttering to himself, Ichiro placed the materials on the tray, and at the same time, he occasionally modified the transmutation circle on the ground.

Alchemy is a supernatural ability that follows scientific laws and strictly adheres to the principle of equivalent exchange. You can extract flames from oxygen in the air as fuel, but you cannot refine flames from water because the two substances are not completely equivalent.

However, this point is not so important to Ichiro now, because everything in Soul Society is made of spirit particles. Although this new substance requires him to re-study his alchemy from his previous life, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks!

This means he only needs to study one substance: spirit particles. And based on this characteristic, he has taken another step closer to the taboo of alchemy—human transmutation…

Human transmutation is divided into three parts: body, soul, and spirit. In his previous life, Ichiro saw records of failed human transmutations in the National Library. Most people only focused on the physical level, neglecting the soul and spirit, violating the principle of equivalent exchange, and thus paying a heavy price...

But things are different in Soul Society. The foundation of Soul Society is spirit particles, and the souls here are also made of spirit particles. In other words, two of the three elements are complete, leaving only the last one: consciousness...

And Ichiro found a replacement...

However, human transmutation is still a long way off for Ichiro at his current level; his current research focuses on...

"Sand~"

"what are you doing?"

Suddenly, Urahara pushed open the door and walked in, looking at Ichiro who was squatting on the ground holding a small bottle and asking him curiously.

"Huh? Are you my roommate? What a coincidence."

"Hmm, quite a coincidence. What is this? It feels more spiritually potent than regular spiritual water." Urahara walked up and sat down opposite Ichiro, looking at the small bottle with curiosity.

"Oh, this? The food I concoct has a higher spiritual energy content, and its effect is about twice as strong as ordinary spiritual food. As you know, I was born in a place like Rukongai, where I have to squeeze every possible resource out of people."

Urahara nodded. Ichiro was not the first person to have this idea, nor was he the first to succeed. In fact, most of the high-quality spiritual food used by many nobles today comes from this source.

Seeing Urahara's curious gaze, Ichiro handed over the small bottle in his hand.

"Want to give it a try?"

"Is that alright?" Urahara asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's alright, these materials aren't expensive." Ichiro shrugged, not really caring. He wasted far more money every day due to failed experiments.

"Then I won't be polite." After saying that, he took the bottle from Ichiro, opened it, smelled it under his nose, and then drank it down in one gulp, closing his eyes to savor the experience.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, his eyes filled with shock. The spiritual energy content was very high. This little bit, about the size of a thumb, was already as effective as the spiritual energy he would absorb from a meal.

Over time, this growth rate will definitely be significant!

"It's really amazing, the effect is very strong, stronger than most spiritual foods currently available. However, it's best to use it yourself. Spreading it around could be dangerous."

"Well, don't worry, I do know about this. But it's not as amazing as you say. The reason it worked so well this time is mainly because the environment in Seireitei is better than in Rukongai, and the spiritual energy contained in the materials is stronger."

Urahara smiled but didn't say anything. If it were really that simple, why hasn't anyone figured it out yet?

Turning his gaze curiously to the transmutation circle on the ground, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "This is... a demonic technique that enhances spiritual energy perception? It feels somewhat different..."

"Yes, I found it in the library today. All I need to do is draw it on. The effect is slight, but it's better than nothing."

Like the spiritual water given to Urahara, this was also one of the deceptive tricks that Ichiro deliberately prepared to put in the open. He couldn't possibly not use alchemy, but he couldn't explain the origin of alchemy right now, so he could only cover it up.

The same goes for the spirit water. Urahara drank a weakened version that only contained spiritual power. The full version, when drunk, could directly increase spiritual pressure, which was equivalent to an experience potion. The two were not even in the same league.

But it is also more dangerous.

To put it bluntly, Ichiro wanted to create a persona of a genius, but he couldn't be too much of a genius, especially since something that could affect the aristocratic system was something that absolutely couldn't be known by a second person!

"Tsk~ I can't believe anyone actually watches this. I thought no one but me did."

"Huh? You're researching this too?" Ichiro asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course, this is the earliest form of the Ghost Path. Although it has been phased out, it still has many merits. For example, why some Ghost Paths have changed in this way, what were their original shortcomings, why were they abandoned, and what has been added... It contains a lot of knowledge."

"Yes, yes, and although it is ancient, it is closer to the principles of the ghost path. It is interpreted from a different perspective, and when combined with modern explanations, it will provide a deeper experience."

Upon hearing this, Urahara's eyes lit up. He really got excited when you mentioned this!

They immediately began a heated discussion with Ichiro, and this deeper contact plunged them into an even more intense intellectual storm.

Urahara has the most systematic teaching and a very solid foundation, while Ichiro has a way of thinking from two different worlds. Although his foundation is not as strong, his imaginative ideas often bring Urahara endless surprises.