The Alchemist in Bleach

If I can't hire a tutor, can't I teach myself?

At this moment, the Moon Spirit, who had fallen into a deep sleep in the hands of the Spirit King, inexplicably shivered. She had a bad feeling...

……

After leaving the Abyss, everyone dispersed to their respective squads. On the way, the captain frowned as he looked at Ichiro's severed arm and said, "Can't we start healing him yet?"

"Hmm, almost there, it's nothing, just a minor injury."

The captain looked at the huge scar on Ichiro's body and said with a helpless expression, "This is no small injury..."

"It's really nothing. Once you recover a little more, you'll be cured immediately."

After he finished speaking, there was another silence. After a long while, the captain suddenly spoke up: "I'm sorry, Ichiro, I've caused you trouble."

Ichiro smiled indifferently and said, "Master, if it's a matter, then I'll do my job. What's this about causing trouble? If we're talking about causing trouble, you can't compare to me."

After saying that, he gently touched the wound with his left hand, activated the alchemy, and all the limbs that Kenpachi had cut off were restored. Ichiro moved them up and down and nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes, although you are a bit weak, you'll be fine after some adjustments. It's not a big problem."

"..." The captain sighed inwardly after glancing at Ichiro's useless right hand. This was not a big problem?

However, she didn't bring it up again, because she knew that Ichiro did this so that she wouldn't feel so guilty.

So the two of them walked silently toward the Fourth Division. A little while later, the gate of the Fourth Division came into view, and Kiyonosuke, who was standing at the gate waiting for their return, also appeared.

Seeing the captain and Ichiro's figures in the distance, Seinosuke breathed a sigh of relief. Having been the captain's vice-captain for so many years, he knew something about this matter. However, although he was reluctant, he also knew that he couldn't change the captain's mind.

Therefore, he placed his hopes on Ichiro. Ichiro did not tell him the specific plan, but only said that he would definitely bring the captain back. After being worried for so long, he could finally relax.

As the two approached, Seinosuke went to greet them, but before he could speak, Ichiro spoke first: "Vice-Captain Seinosuke, I have accomplished my mission. Your plan was successful. I have brought the captain back. Congratulations, you can finally continue to slack off in your vice-captain position!"

Kiyonosuke: ? ? ?

team leader:……

Is this... another episode?

"Don't talk nonsense! What plan did I give you? You're slandering me!"

"Ha~ I knew you'd try to argue, look at the treasure!"

As he spoke, Ichiro took out a piece of jade, gently squeezed it, and instantly the voice of Seinosuke came from inside.

Kiyonosuke: "Ichiro, I'm giving you a task."

Ichiro: "Uh, what's up?"

Kiyonosuke: "You absolutely have to bring the captain back tomorrow, otherwise we're going to be in big trouble. Once the captain leaves, with me as the captain and you as the vice-captain, do you think we can still be as relaxed as we are now?"

Ichiro: "I think there's a high probability that I'll be the captain, and you'll remain the vice-captain."

Seinosuke paused for a moment, then said, "But you still have a lot on your plate. Captain or Third Seat, which do you think is easier to slack off on?"

Ichiro: "What you say makes sense, but this is the captain's long-cherished wish, so it's hard to persuade him otherwise..."

Kiyonosuke: "Isn't that simple? Just use moral blackmail on her! The captain is so kind, moral blackmail will definitely work!"

……

There was a whole bunch more, but Seinosuke wasn't really listening anymore. His mind was in complete chaos, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt like: Holy crap! I feel like I said all that before!

The captain shook his head and walked into the Fourth Division with a smile. These two hadn't had time to be alone together for the past few days; their only contact was exchanging documents and discussing plans.

However, to prevent his assistant from being taken advantage of by Ichiro, the captain reminded him before leaving: "Ichiro has an invention that can collect other people's voices and then simulate them."

After listening, Seinosuke suddenly realized, "I knew it! How could he possibly tell his innermost thoughts to someone else?" He was startled, while Ichiro was terrified and was about to run away when Seinosuke, with a gloomy face, grabbed him by the back of the head.

"Where are you planning to run off to, Tianxin Third Seat?"

"Um... well, I'm a little tired, I'd like to go back and rest for a bit?"

"Heh~ Rest? Give me work! Have you ever managed your choir?"

"But why did you drag me to your workplace!"

"I've been managing the choir for years, it's time for you to repay me!"

"One thing at a time! Let me go! I need to sleep! I need to rest! I fought for the Seireitei, shed blood, carried a gun, and saved lives! I'm a hero! You can't treat me like this!"

"This is the Fourth Division! Enough talk! Follow me!"

No matter how much Ichiro struggles, he is held by the scruff of his neck and cannot avoid getting closer to Kiyonosuke's workplace...

"Hahaha! Vice Captain! Let him do all the work!"

"That's right! If that's not enough, we have ours!"

"Exactly! Son? Bah!"

"Damn it! You heartless bunch! That's not what you said when you begged me to teach you!"

"Ha~ You should have thought about this day when you called us your son!"

"That's right! Vice Captain! I'm willing to donate a day's worth of work!"

I'll donate for two days!

"I'll donate for three days! Tonight, I won't let you sleep!"

……

Hearing the noise behind him, the captain's lips curled into a slight smile. It seemed that this kind of life wasn't so bad after all...

……

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a week had passed. Apart from the captain and Kenpachi, no one else knew about the earth-shattering battle between them. Therefore, the Seireitei, which had just finished a battle, was unusually calm, even with those major events...

First, Yoruichi was officially promoted to captain of the 2nd Division, commander-in-chief of the Onmitsukido, commander of the 1st Onmitsukido Corps, and the 22nd head of the Shihōin family three days ago. Urahara was promoted to third seat of the 2nd Division and served as captain of the 3rd Division, responsible for guarding the Special Prison Building, which is the jailer.

Most people could understand these things, after all, the groundwork laid by Shihouin Seigen had been laid for quite some time. But Yoruichi's next appointment really surprised everyone.

Tenshin Ichiro, the third seat of the fourth division, has been appointed as the captain of the Riting Team, responsible for delivering confidential messages!

This unprecedented act naturally met with opposition from many nobles. However, thanks to Yoruichi's reasoned arguments and Ichiro's demonstration of a faster and more discreet method of communication, the Central 46, a bunch of incompetents, were persuaded, allowing the appointment to proceed smoothly.

Apart from some commotion involving Ichiro, the rest of the incident was within everyone's expectations, so although it was a big deal, it didn't attract much attention.

The second matter was similar; it was a big deal but caused little uproar. Kuchiki Ginrin, the captain of the Sixth Division, was preparing to hand over the position of head of the family and the position of captain of the Sixth Division to Kuchiki Kyouga, which was opposed by all the members of the Central 46!

The reason given was that the main branch of the Kuchiki family had direct blood relatives and could not pass the position to a son-in-law.

This one-sided result dampened the spirits of Kuchiki Ginryu, who had prepared for this for a long time. He had thought this would work...

It can only be said that he oversimplified things. If he were just a son-in-law, it wouldn't be so bad. With his efforts and Kuchiki Hibiki's strength, it would still be possible.

But coincidentally, Kuchiki Kyoga's Zanpakuto is Muramasa...

This cursed sword evokes fear in most of the Grim Reapers...

The third thing is also a big deal, but precisely because it's so big, not many people know about it, because they're not high enough in rank.

That is, the captain of the 12th Division, Kiryu Hikifune, changed his mind, refused to be promoted to the 0th Division, and stayed in the 13th Division!

When they heard the news, most of the people in the know were stunned. She was not like the 11th Division, who only knew how to fight. Logically speaking, shouldn't she be looking forward to communicating with talented people?

Ichiro was stunned when he heard the news. His first thought was that Urahara was going to be the third seat like him forever.

My second reaction was: Holy crap! The plot has been changed again! Σ(???ノ)ノ

If Kiryu doesn't get promoted to the Zero Squad, the impact will be huge. The first thing to be affected is the loss of the Technology Development Bureau, and his tools... no, his research dogs... no, his research assistants will be gone.

A week after Ichiro and the others returned, today, Ichiro had just finished teaching his "sons" from the Fourth Division and was returning to his lounge amidst their "friendly" greetings when a Hell Butterfly flew onto his desk.

After Ichiro sat down, he reached out in surprise to catch the Hell Butterfly. Who would be looking for him at this time?

After receiving the message from the Hell Butterfly, Ichiro was somewhat surprised and waved it away.

"Why would Hikifumi be looking for me? And to the Twelfth Division... Didn't I say I'd be a dog if I did research for a month? Could it be that my all-night research on the return route last night was exposed?"

As he spoke, he got up from his chair and walked outside.

"There are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me, yet I have no choice but to willingly jump into their trap... Sigh~"

"Is the Third Seat of Tenshin preparing to go out?" Ichiro asked, his face contorted in distress upon hearing the question from a young woman he encountered.

"Yeah, I'm going to be a dog..."

The girl: "???"

Ichiro didn't offer much explanation and walked straight outside, responding with respectful titles like "Third Seat of Tenshin" and "Tenshin-senpai," ignoring the attempt to usurp his position by calling him "son," despite having said those words before.

However, no one can avoid the truth of Jingze Tianzun. He even conducts research on it in private, let alone the invitation from the captain of the 12th Division, Heifune Kiryu.

It's no exaggeration to say that one exchange or discussion with Yezhou is equivalent to ten days of his dedicated study!

Of course, this refers to when encountering a bottleneck.

However, this is also very tempting, since science and technology progress through communication.

Not long after, Ichiro arrived at the 12th Division. When he arrived, he happened to see Hiyori escorting the 4th Division's 4th Seat, Amakusa Kiritsugu, out.

"Is this the handover of the medical team?"

"Yes, son... um, Third Seat, the Twelfth Division has finished dealing with this. Please take a look at these documents..."

"..." You absolutely meant to call him son just now!? You definitely did! Slightly speechless, Ichiro waved his hand, "Just put it on my desk when you get back, I have other things to do here."

"Understood. As for the three seats and Vice Captain Hiyori, I'll head back now."

Hiyori waved to Amakusa Kiritsugu, and after his figure disappeared, she took the lollipop out of her mouth and gave Ichiro a strange look.

"The relationships within your Fourth Division are quite complicated, huh?"

"Um... what do you mean?"

Hiyori glanced at Ichiro, who was feigning ignorance, then turned and led him away, saying, "As for how you address each other, it seems like the people from your Fourth Division have been calling each other 'son' lately. Amakusa, the Fourth Seat, was probably going to call you that too, right?"

"Hmm... the strange new atmosphere in the team, maybe someone accidentally spread it by mistake..."

"An accident? It's not that simple." Hiyori shook her head and said seriously, "That bastard must have been trying to take advantage of someone to say that, otherwise how could the rumor have spread?"

A bastard trying to take advantage of others: "Probably not? Maybe he's just joking."

"That's not funny. It's only because it's your squad that it's funny. If it were our squad, I would definitely slap him in the face with a shoe!"

Ichiro touched his cheek, seemingly feeling the pain, and quickly changed the subject, asking, "How much longer? Do we have to go that far?"