The Alchemist in Bleach

Furthermore, aside from the former, the latter doesn't mean that you can receive an invitation simply because you are very capable.

Because joining the Zero Squad will bring you something else besides status and power.

the truth!

The truth about the so-called Soul King and the Seireitei, the highest governing body of Soul Society!

This is truly a devastating blow to most Grim Reapers!

Your esteemed king has been reduced to a human stump, imprisoned like an experimental subject, and guarded. The Soul Society, the largest governing body in Soul Society, was established in such a dark way...

The world's original darkness will be revealed to you in its entirety!

Most Shinigami who lack resilience will definitely experience a personality change, which is another reason why Ichiro and the others refused to join the Zero Division. They suspected that the Transcendental Modification might be a ghost!

Of course, this is just speculation, and the specifics are unclear.

But one thing is certain so far!

Kuchiki Hibiki is probably not going to be able to accept this kind of thing!

As mentioned earlier, Shinigami born in Soul Society mature more slowly due to their different concept of time, as is the case with Kyoga Kuchiki.

Although he is already one or two hundred years old, he is still in the stage of youthful vigor, that is, just out of the stage of adolescent immaturity. At this time, he is most prone to problems.

For example, in the original story, he was framed and imprisoned because of jealousy. He wouldn't listen to Yinling's advice, and instead started overthinking things. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and then he killed the guard and escaped from prison...

Brother, you're from the Kuchiki family!

As long as you didn't do it and were wronged, the Kuchiki family will definitely investigate thoroughly, since it concerns the family's reputation. You just need to stay put and you'll be able to get out eventually. This is different from Rukia's case in the original work. In that case, firstly, she did violate the rules, which was irrefutable, and secondly, the order from the Central 46 was completely fake. But the case of Hibiki is different.

If all else fails, you should wait until you're fully convicted before you run away. You're still investigating and you're already breaking out of prison. Aren't you just giving yourself away?

Given this situation, Ichiro bets five cents that he will definitely turn against him in the future!

One of the reasons Ichiro said the Zero Division was finished was this: the barrier of the Soul King Palace was actually set up by the monk's Zanpakuto ability. Once his Zanpakuto was turned against him, the Soul King Palace could be exposed to everyone!

Even if it's another world!

That's one point. Secondly, even if Kuchiki Kyoga didn't betray them, their act of recruiting him was clearly aimed at the Shinigami. Ichiro and the others could see it, and naturally, everyone else could too.

If this problem is not stopped, the Seireitei and the Zero Division will inevitably clash in the future!

"Never mind, let those old men worry about these things. Come on, I'll take you to the study." After frowning and thinking for a long time, Yoruichi got up from the chair in a self-deprecating manner and walked outside.

"Aren't you going to handle team affairs anymore?"

"I'm not in the mood, I'll deal with it later."

Hearing Yoruichi's impatient voice, Ichiro smiled and shook his head, then looked up at the sky and chuckled with a hint of disdain. It seemed he had overestimated his opponent.

As Mao Zedong once said, when facing an enemy, one should despise the enemy strategically, but take the enemy seriously tactically.

Judging from this, he seems to have overestimated his opponent strategically...

Of course, necessary preparations still need to be made. While he may be contemptuous of the enemy strategically, Ichiro will make the greatest possible assessment of the enemy's strength tactically and then prepare accordingly.

Even now, as he was rushing to the Shihouin residence with Yoruichi, Ichiro was thinking about who would be chosen by the Zero Division.

First of all, it's safe to say that someone at Kuchiki Kyoga's level is unlikely to appear again. He was selected mainly because of his Zanpakuto; as for talent, there are far more talented people than him.

Even so, the scope was still very large, but Ichiro still wrote them all down, then collected information to prepare a strategy, and he planned to give Urahara a copy after he finished organizing the information.

When it comes to designing strategies, probably no one in the entire Soul Society is better at it than him; he's a master of layered designs.

……

Holy crap! It's huge!?

Yoruichi leaned against a pillar, arms crossed, a faint smile on her face, and said, "It's not that big. It's nothing compared to the Tsunayo family."

Ichiro: "..."

Ichiro stared blankly at the study in front of him, which was as big as a football field. Was this the world of the rich?

It's worth noting that a collection of books of this size would only be comparable to some large city libraries in modern times. And this only includes the less important books in the Shihōin family; the truly important and confidential ones are kept in another location.

At this moment, Ichiro finally understood what a thousand-year-old family meant!

Even in such a tiny place as Seireitei, there are so many books—it's terrifying!

"Take your time reading. I've already told you that no one will bother you. I'm going back now."

"Well, take care. By the way, Urahara's recent research has ended."

"understood."

Yoruichi waved her hand dismissively, but her subconscious glance at the mirror as she passed by suggested that she wasn't entirely indifferent...

Leaving aside Yoruichi's journey to the Technology Development Bureau, Ichiro was in a dilemma: with so many books, where should he begin?

If this trip was only to solve Senjumaru's research, then Ichiro felt it was a huge waste. Having to find Yoruichi every time he came was too troublesome. But if he wanted to see everything, he probably wouldn't be able to finish in a short time...

Just as Ichiro was troubled, an old voice suddenly rang out beside him.

"What? You think there aren't enough books? Or that the quality is bad? I've seen you standing here for ages."

Ichiro glanced at Shihouin Seigan beside him, raising an eyebrow slightly. Was this a Heavenly Gifted Soldier or a Shunpo? The person was right next to him, and he hadn't even noticed?

It seems that these retired seniors also need to pay attention. Although their physical functions have declined, their experience and wisdom remain. With a transformative transformation, they may well be able to experience a second spring.

With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, but reality had only just passed for a moment, Ichiro smiled and said, "You're joking, old man. In the entire Soul Society, whether it's the quality or the quantity of books, this is second to none. If this is considered bad, then there's nothing good here."

After offering his praise, Ichiro looked at the smiling Seigan and continued, "I was just thinking about something else."

Qingyan smiled, nodded, and replied, "It's good that you're not dissatisfied. Take your time looking at it. I'm going now."

"Please take care, sir." Ichiro bowed slightly.

Qingyan nodded and walked deeper into the study.

As Ichiro watched Kiyoshi's departing figure, he wondered if meeting him here was a coincidence or just another coincidence.

It must be a coincidence.

Shaking his head, Ichiro stopped thinking about the question and walked deeper into the study. Whether he coincidentally bumped into Seigan who was reading or saw Seigan who was there to keep watch, it was none of Ichiro's business. His purpose was simple: to look up information and find inspiration.

As Ichiro walked deeper into the study, he placed his right hand on his left arm, and a faint white light shone forth. With the blessing of the Dream System within the Soul King's Hand, Ichiro's spiritual sense was brought to its fullest potential, guided by a glimmer of light from the darkness.

This is something Ichiro created by imitating the exaggerated spiritual sense of the Moon Spirit. Only the power of the Spirit King can power it, so it is basically destined to be implanted into the Dream System in the hands of the Spirit King.

Although the spiritual awareness after being blessed is not as exaggerated as that of the Moon Spirit, which can almost directly find the answer, it is not much weaker, and is close to the law of cause and effect.

If one's own strength reaches a certain level, one's senses, such as intuition and spiritual perception, will become exceptionally sensitive. When this is further enhanced, these senses will naturally become even more acute.

Now, guided by his intuition, Ichiro is searching for that spark of inspiration. The result may not be what Ichiro is looking for; it could be something else entirely. But in any case, this is more reliable than Ichiro flipping through countless books one by one. How long would it take to finish flipping through so many? He's looking for inspiration, not technology.

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Chapter 189 The Captain's Call

Soon, guided by his intuition, he found the corresponding area. Looking at the whole row of bookshelves in front of him, Ichiro nodded in satisfaction. Not bad. Although it wasn't exactly book-by-book, it was already quite remarkable to shrink a study or library the size of a football field to just a bookshelf.

Now it's up to him.

Ichiro took out a pair of glasses after a long time and put them on. He then activated self-suggestion, eliminating most of the unnecessary emotions and distractions of daily life, and focused his energy completely. Then, he gently placed his right hand on the bookshelf and activated alchemy.

Of course, this is only the first step in alchemy: analysis.

This allows Ichiro to absorb all the knowledge from the entire bookshelf in an instant!

This is why Ichiro needs to use self-suggestion; without it, even if his brain evolved further, it wouldn't be able to handle so much information...

In an instant, Ichiro was completely immersed in a sea of ​​knowledge. However, what he didn't realize, having cleared his mind of most distractions, was that these were mostly books on mechanical components—meaning they were about his Gundam knowledge, not the Senjumaru part...

This is another drawback of relying on intuition: it's too random...

What we find will definitely be useful, but when and where it will be useful is unclear.

If you're lucky... no, if you're unlucky, you might even find... cough... that kind of thing in the room.

So after this thing was made, Ichiro threw it into the warehouse. Of course, there weren't that many books that Ichiro needed to use this thing to find.

Just as Ichiro was immersed in the ocean of knowledge, the king of the Technology Development Bureau... no, Mayuri Nene was wearing that hideous mask and laughing "hehehe~".

At this moment, in the Technology Development Bureau—Soul Department, Mayuri Nene was standing in front of a jar filled with green nutrient solution, laughing incessantly. In the jar in front of him was a woman named Nemu Kurotsuchi.

This is the research on using cocoons to promote ministers—an artificial Grim Reaper!

Of course, it has failed so far, because it cannot fuse with the Zanpakuto and can only be considered an artificial human, but its strength is still very strong.

Kiryu, standing to the side, looked at Mayuri with a very complicated expression. On one hand, she disliked Mayuri because she felt that this man was too crazy!

They'll stop at nothing to conduct research!

Even her own body was no exception. She had seen this guy pull out some kind of tool from her body during his research more than once, and then put it back in after using it!

It's the body, not something they cover up with clothes like they do!

He's a complete madman.

However, she had to admit that Nie Jianli was indeed a genius!

Having only recently come into contact with her temporary soul technology, he began to improve it, creating artificial body technology and artificial soul technology, and using these two technologies as the core, he created the girl in the jar.

And less than a month has passed since we started using the temporary soul technology...

Of course, it can't be entirely attributed to talent. Nene Mayuri herself is also very hardworking. In the past month or so, just as she said before, she didn't help Nene Mayuri, but just frantically ordered him around. However, even so, he was able to find the knowledge he needed from the things she arranged.

After she finished her work here, she didn't stop working; she went into research like a madwoman!

It showed no signs of stopping, which was what she admired most, but also what terrified her most.

Yes, fear!

She couldn't imagine the kind of disaster this kind of person would cause if left unchecked...

No wonder he was imprisoned by the Covert Force in the first place.

Of course, this is a problem that Urahara needs to consider now. Now, they are colleagues, and if you think about it this way, it's not unacceptable. Having such a strong colleague is actually quite good.

but......

Watching Mayuri Nene excitedly shouting in front of the naked girl, even though I knew he was happy because the experiment had succeeded, I still felt very awkward watching this scene...

He's like a pervert.