The Alchemist in Bleach

So why did Ichiro close his eyes?

Because when he was preparing to initiate the human transmutation resurrection of the captain, he received a telepathic message from the simulated spirit king, Moon Spirit.

"Father, please wait a moment. If you want to revive Captain Unohana, please let me lend you a hand."

"Moon Spirit?" Ichiro closed his eyes and thought to himself, "It's possible, but isn't there something fishy going on here?"

Ichiro is not an arrogant person, because his ideal is truth, something that absolutely does not exist, but can be approached infinitely. Faced with this, no matter how much he achieves, he is unlikely to be too arrogant, but he might become depressed.

Moreover, he had never actually experimented with human transmutation resurrection. The only time he came closest was only human revival, not resurrection. Furthermore, the person being resurrected this time was the captain, which made Ichiro extremely cautious.

"It's hard to say for sure in a short time. With Father's strength, he can definitely revive Captain Unohana, but some changes may occur along the way, which may lead to unexpected events. As for what those changes may be, Father, you will know once you see them with your own eyes. I am not very clear about it either."

"I understand. How can I cooperate with you?"

"No need, Father. You just need to activate the alchemy normally. My power will follow your consciousness to the world."

"Is that so? I understand." Ichiro slowly opened his eyes, glancing almost imperceptibly at Kirinji. With a thought, he deliberately lengthened the glove when he summoned the Manifestation Technique with his left hand, making it slightly cover the part of the Soul King's hand that had been unfolded.

Ichiro couldn't afford to be careless. The King's Key existed within Kirinji's body, which was part of the Spirit King's body. It was possible that he could sense the Spirit King's power. Therefore, no amount of caution was excessive, especially at this crucial moment.

Just before taking action, Ichiro, in order to prevent any unexpected events, also applied a virtual internal organ buff to himself to make it last longer, so as not to affect his injuries should the unexpected events mentioned by Yue Ling occur.

It would be ridiculous if we ended up losing our lives instead of saving the person.

After all preparations were complete, Ichiro slowly knelt down beside the captain, who had been cleaned up by the world, gently placed his left hand, gloved in black, on the captain's forehead, and closed his eyes.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the pattern on the glove emitted a faint white light, and Ichiro's consciousness left his body, heading towards the world.

Just as Ichiro's consciousness was heading towards the world, the world glanced at Ichiro's covered Soul King's hand. She sensed that Yue Ling had followed, and after a subtle glance at Kirinji, she stood up, facing the Captain-Commander and the others. With a slight clench of her fist, a Zanpakuto emitting white light appeared in her hand, and she looked ready for battle.

Seeing this, everyone was slightly taken aback. Kenpachi gently placed his left hand on the Zanpakuto at his waist. He frowned. Although he didn't know what had happened, he also drew his Zanpakuto and stood directly next to Sekai.

This made Shunsui frown deeply. Just as he was about to say something, the Captain-Commander beside him tightened his grip on his cane, which instantly turned to ashes, revealing the Zanpakuto inside. He then placed both hands on the hilt of the sword, glanced at Shunsui and Ukitake, and the two immediately fell silent.

However, while the two of them quieted down, Qilin Temple was in a bad mood. This place was so small, and I was the only outsider there. Who else could I guard against?

Moreover, although the Captain-Commander's sword was revealed, his aura wasn't directed at me, but!

They weren't looking at the world of the sword-wielding Kenpachi either!

This is clearly to protect against him!

Having figured this out, Kirinji paused for a moment, then quietly walked to the center of everyone's view, making sure that his every move would be noticed by the Captain-Commander and the others. Although he didn't understand what was going on, his intuition told him that this was the best way to save his life.

Although he's from Squad Zero, no one can guarantee that the Captain-Commander has truly reformed. Hundreds of years ago, he was a sword demon who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. It would be best to reform him from the heart.

However, his movement seemed to make Shunsui and Ukitake, who were puzzled, understand something. Looking at Ichiro's actions, they both thought of that assassin from before...

So the two of them looked at Kirinji in unison, and this time, instead of their left hands on their Zanpakuto, they placed their right hands on it!

Although it wasn't pulled out directly, the meaning was already very clear.

Being chosen as the captain during the Thousand-Year Blood War, Shunsui was neither stupid nor a kind person. Therefore, through this scene, he instantly analyzed what Kirinji had been thinking!

It's impossible to be certain whether the conjecture is correct, but at least it's something they should be wary of!

However, while this provided some assurance for the captain's resurrection, it also sowed the seeds of future problems for the Thirteenth Division and the Zero Division, leading to...

On the other side, Kenpachi, still confused about the situation, looked at the Captain-Commander, then at Shunsui and Ukitake, and then at the World, before finally pointing his blade at Kirinji!

Kirin Temple: "......."

Just as Kirinji was thinking "Holy crap," Ichiro appeared in the world with Yue Ling, and he was looking at Yue Ling in surprise.

Yue Ling looked at herself with a puzzled expression and asked curiously, "Father, what's wrong?"

"Uh, what happened to you?"

It's no wonder Ichiro was surprised, because the current appearance of the Moon Spirit is too special. It is not the half-finished product with only an upper body in the hands of the Spirit King, but the final form that Ichiro had conceived!

Wearing a white robe embroidered with gold thread, with several ribbons fluttering on her shoulders and a golden cursor floating behind her, her delicate hands were hidden in the wide sleeves of her robe, exuding an air of elegance and nobility.

Compared to this, the one in the Spirit King's hand is like a piece of junk.

"This posture?" Yue Ling examined herself and then said, "This is the world between worlds. We are just consciousnesses entering, so what is displayed here is my most perfect form, which is also the form that you, Father, carefully designed. Does it meet your expectations?"

As she spoke, Yue Ling turned around and looked at Ichiro with a smile.

"Cough~ It's alright." Ichiro rubbed his nose, somewhat embarrassed. He hadn't thought much of it while drawing it, but when it actually appeared in front of him, he had a feeling of utter disbelief...

However, Ichiro didn't linger for long. After saying a few casual words, he quickly adjusted his state, closed his eyes, and began to release his senses.

Although this was Ichiro's first time resurrecting someone, it wasn't his first time in the world, and he was very familiar with the entire resurrection process. Therefore, with his eyes closed, Ichiro quickly used the captain's corpse in Soul Society as a starting point to find the captain's spiritual network.

Spiritual energy is a way for Shinigami to perceive things; it's a visual form of spiritual energy. Shinigami's energy is red, while ordinary people's is white. Ichiro had already verified this. In different worlds, this ability can be used to find corresponding spiritual energy.

As Ichiro closed his eyes and his senses dispersed, the countless streams of spiritual energy disappeared, replaced by ribbons of spiritual energy, mostly white and a few red.

That's why Ichiro devised this plan: to fulfill the captain's long-cherished wish, to make her die by Kenpachi's sword, and then to revive her!

As for how to persuade the captain to give up his suicide attempt...

First cry, then make a scene, then threaten to hang yourself!

Easy peasy!

Soon, Ichiro stretched out his right hand and grabbed a red ribbon. He opened his eyes and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Found it... Let's go! Moon Spirit!"

"Yes, Father!"

With a thought, Ichiro and Yue Ling quickly flew towards the direction they sensed. Along the way, streaks of spiritual energy passed by Ichiro like shooting stars, creating a beautiful scene.

In the past, he might have stopped to admire it, but now he had no such intention, because as he got closer, he discovered...

The aura of hell!

This was probably the unexpected thing Yue Ling was talking about. To be honest, Ichiro wasn't quite sure why the aura of hell was so close to the captain's spirit, but it reminded him of a tradition of the Thirteenth Division—a grand ceremony was held after the death of a captain-level Shinigami.

In the past, this was a normal thing for Ichiro, after all, a captain-level officer was considered to be in a high position and had great power, so it was reasonable for him to have a grand funeral after his death. But when he thought about it in this context, Ichiro couldn't help but think about it carefully.

Why pull the team leader out of so many spiritual beings?

While Hell punishes evildoers, Death is not human. Moreover, if it were Hell's normal mechanism, it should appear directly when the captain dies and drag him in. That would be another part of Ichiro's plan.

However, he never expected to encounter hell here...

Soon, Ichiro and Yue Ling arrived. Looking at the little bit of spirit stuck to a chain, Ichiro narrowed his eyes and casually threw the spirits of a human and a Grim Reaper that he had captured along the way toward the chain.

As expected, just as he thought, the two points of spirituality were completely ignored by the chains. They pierced straight through the chains and flew freely between worlds, waiting for the opportunity to be reborn.

After a brief observation, Ichiro shook his head and directly took the captain's spirituality into his hand. With a thought, he instantly withdrew from the world, leaving Yue Ling coldly watching the chains that were now furious and ready to chase after him.

.......

Soul Society: Avici Hell.

As Ichiro's consciousness returned, a wisp of spiritual energy silently drifted down from Ichiro's left hand and entered the captain's forehead. Then, the light on Ichiro's left hand continued to shine, successfully activating the captain's life system.

Under the horrified gazes of Kirinji and Kenpachi, the captain's body slowly regained its vitality, and life force once again filled his body. After a while, the captain slowly opened his eyes and looked helplessly at Ichiro, who was squatting to the side.

"Captain Unohana, are you ready to embrace your new life? As the captain of the Fourth Division only."

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Chapter 75 The Hot Spring Ghost is your end, but not mine.

The captain stood up, sat on the ground, and looked at Ichiro helplessly: "So, this is your plan?"

"Yes, the first Kenpachi is dead, so Captain, please live on as the captain of the Fourth Division. Our Fourth Division needs you!"

“Ichiro, do you think I’m stupid? This kind of pointless wordplay…” Hearing Ichiro’s words, the captain pressed his brow and said, “Besides, haven’t you handled things very well these past few days? Be confident, you can handle the position of captain.”

"No, no, no, Captain, that's all an illusion. I wasn't myself yesterday, so what he could do doesn't mean I can do it too. Besides, Captain, our Fourth Division really can't do without you. Look, if it weren't for you, who knows how many more people would have died in this incident."

"I'm so old, can't I even take a break?"

"No, no, Captain, you're joking. You're still young, unlike that old geezer, the Chief of Staff."

The old man standing to the side turned pale: "..."

"Besides, if there are really too many things to do, I can certainly help."

"You?" The captain slowly stood up from the ground, glanced at Ichiro with a disdainful look.

"Yes, I will definitely help you, Captain, urge Vice-Captain Seinosuke to do his best to complete his work!"

"You..." The captain shook his head with a smile, somewhat speechless.

However, she also gave up the idea of ​​suicide and prepared to say goodbye to her identity as the first Kenpachi Unohana Yachiru, as Ichiro said, and live well as the captain of the fourth division, Unohana Retsu, to witness more of Ichiro's growth.

After all, she knew how much determination Ichiro had put into making this decision.

The dead come back to life.

For Ichiro, this was a desecration of life. Therefore, even though he had mastered the technology of resurrection for so long, he had only resurrected her so far, even though he had set a limit of three times for himself.

But you have to understand that many things are either zero or countless attempts...

Once you take that first step, there's no stopping you...

As a doctor, the captain was somewhat aware of Ichiro's current state. He had violated the principles he had upheld for many years, and if he was not careful, he would step into a place of no return.

Therefore, even if it's just for Ichiro, she must live on and be a beacon to dispel the darkness in Ichiro's heart.

At that moment, the captain saw Kirinji standing alone to the side and Shunsui and the others, who were on the verge of exchanging blows. After only a moment of confusion, the captain understood the cause and effect and sighed inwardly.

Although their concern for her made her somewhat happy, it inevitably created conflict between the Thirteenth Division and the Zero Division. Regardless of the circumstances, although they were not part of the same system, the Zero Division was technically the superior organization of the Thirteenth Division, and opposing them would ultimately have a negative impact.

However, she couldn't say anything, since the incident had already happened and it was caused by her. So she could only walk towards them while habitually braiding her loose hair back onto her chest.

Although the wounds have been erased by the world, habits formed over hundreds of years are not so easy to change.

"I'm sorry to have worried everyone." She walked up to the group, smiled gently, and bowed slightly.

Seeing the gentle smile on the captain's face, Captain-Commander Kirinji was also stunned for a moment. It really was different...

Although the previous captain always had a gentle smile and appeared very gentle, those who knew her knew that most of the time that smile was fake, and behind the smile was still a cold killing intent!

It sends chills down your spine!

Just as the captain said to Shunsui in the Thousand-Year Blood War arc of the original work, she has never changed and has always been the number one villain in Soul Society!

Although Ichiro's appearance had slightly changed things, and she would smile genuinely when facing Ichiro, that was only when facing Ichiro. When facing others, even the Captain-Commander or Kirinji, her smile remained fake.