The Alchemist in Bleach

Although he was a pervert to begin with.

"Alright, you can look at it for as long as you want. First, go and give this to Urahara, then leave my lab! Look what you've done to my lab!"

Ye Zhou shook his head, picked up the documents on the table, and walked outside. Although everyone has different requirements for the laboratory, Nie Mayuri was too bizarre, just like him, too abnormal!

She's now eager for Mayuri Kurotsuchi to set up his own department and move out of her place!

He turned a perfectly legitimate laboratory into what looks like a villain's secret hideout...

At the Technology Development Bureau, the laboratories of the three departments each have their own style. Ichiro's is tall, large, and wide, and has several emergency escape routes and several sets of super-strong protective barriers, which have maximized the safety performance. Whether it is internal or external, its defense capabilities are top-notch!

According to Yizhou's estimate, it would take at least 3 seconds of continuous attacks from a Vastode to break through this barrier!

First layer of barrier...

There are nine more layers behind this barrier...

At first, the crew thought that such a high level of defense was unnecessary. After all, this was the Seireitei, and their strength was quite extraordinary. This was simply redundant.

It wasn't until the first massive explosion caused by Ichiro that she abandoned this idea and quietly strengthened her own defenses.

At the same time, they were once again amazed by Ichiro's terrifying level of Kido, and the fact that he could set up such a high-strength barrier with ten layers was truly terrifying!

If Ichiro's laboratory is characterized by its grand and simple style, then Urahara's laboratory is characterized by its diverse and varied nature. There is no fixed style or standardized equipment; you can see all kinds of research equipment and research products here.

The laboratory style of Yizhou is much simpler, mostly featuring oddly shaped plants or animals growing out of the soil.

While Senjumaru and Mayuri Kurotsuchi have not yet established their own departments, the prototype of their laboratory has already appeared in Ichiro and Hikifune's departments.

Senjumaru's laboratory is filled with all sorts of fabrics and clothes, each with different properties. Mayuri Kurotsuchi's laboratory, on the other hand, is filled with darkness. In the darkness, there are green jars filled with all sorts of strange limbs and even unknown creatures, which sends chills down your spine.

This is also why Hikifune wanted to establish Mayuri Kurotsuchi's department as soon as possible; she didn't want to see these things anymore. Looking at them occasionally was fine for her as a researcher, but seeing them every day was a bit...

Soon, the two arrived at Urahara's office and saw Urahara, who had just finished an experiment, leisurely lying in a chair, looking at the experimental report in his hand.

"Wow, you seem pretty relaxed."

Hearing this, Urahara put down the lab report in his hand, looked at the two people who walked in, and smiled, "Not at all, just finished and took a break. You guys succeeded?"

"Hmm, take a look, I think this is enough."

After speaking, he handed over the document in his hand that recorded the technology of artificial bodies and artificial souls.

Urahara took the document, raised an eyebrow when he saw the title, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes, and then opened the document to read it carefully. After a moment, he looked at Mayuri Kurotsuchi with surprise, and then put the document down.

"Sure, I'll submit it shortly. It should be approved in the next couple of days. Congratulations! Let's work together from now on."

Urahara rested his chin on his hands on the table, a faint smile on his face, and looked at Mayuri Kurotsuchi as he spoke.

However, Mayuri Kurotsuchi gave a cold laugh: "Work together? No, I will surpass you! Urahara!"

"Really? Then I'll wait and see."

"Hey you two, does it have to be so tense? Is winning or losing really that important?"

"Of course!"

After saying that, Mayuri Kurotsuchi walked straight out.

Hikifune frowned. This was what she disliked most about Mayuri Kurotsuchi: although he was talented, he was too arrogant, to the point of looking down on everyone.

"Try to understand him. After all, he's been lonely for too long," Urahara said with a smile, noticing the barely concealed impatience on Hikifune's face.

"I don't understand, but what can I do? You're the director. But let me tell you, if we let him run wild, he'll cause big trouble!"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Besides, even if I'm gone, Ichiro is still here."

Upon hearing this, Yezhou's heart skipped a beat. What did he mean by "even if I'm gone"? Where were they going? What were they going to do?

Hikifune thought about what Urahara had been researching recently and tried to find some clues from it, but unfortunately, Urahara's research was too much and too complicated to distinguish.

So she shook her head, gave up thinking, turned and left Urahara's office. Whatever, if the sky falls, someone taller will hold it up; it has nothing to do with her, she should.

Urahara sat in his chair and looked at the technical data on Gikai and Gikon on the table for a while. After a while, he suddenly smiled, put it aside, took out his research plan from the drawer next to his feet, and casually canceled the two research plans on Gikon and Gikai. He didn't expect that he would be beaten to it when he was almost finished.

This was also why Urahara was surprised before, but it didn't have much impact. Anyway, he didn't care much about things like honor, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi's ideas about these two technologies were of some reference value to him, so it wasn't a loss.

only……

The Technology Development Bureau needs to add some regulations to prevent research overlaps from recurring and affecting the fair allocation of funds.

Of course, if they insist on competition, there's nothing that can be done. After all, free research has been the guiding principle set by the Technology Development Bureau from the very beginning. However, some corresponding regulations are still needed.

As I said before, it's all about the proper allocation of resources; otherwise, it won't be easy to fool those old men... about applying for funding.

"Ugh~ Why did I have to think about funding?" Urahara rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

During this period, Ichiro submitted a funding application every few days, and now he finally understood why that guy didn't want to be the bureau chief!

Urahara grew angrier the more he thought about it, and took out Ichiro's application form, which had been torn in half, from the drawer and tore it even more to shreds!

Applying is out of the question. Those people aren't idiots. The funding was only recently allocated, and we've only just seen a few results. How could they possibly keep throwing money at it like crazy?

"What... did Ichiro provoke you again?" Yoruichi walked in just in time to see Urahara frantically tearing up paper, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Who else could it be but him? He submitted five funding applications to me in three days, and each one was more than the last!" Urahara was furious when he mentioned it!

Yoruichi was speechless for a moment, then replied, "You should have thought about what that guy would do when you decided to become the bureau chief. Anyway, it's not like it's his money, so you can just do it as quickly as possible."

"Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore, he's a pain." Urahara picked up the thermos next to him, took a sip, and asked, "What brings you here? Aren't you usually busy with things at the team?"

"I took Ichiro to the study at home and stopped by to check on things. Oh, by the way, Kuchiki Kyouga has joined the Zero Division, and his title is Demon Sword!"

Upon hearing this, Urahara swallowed back the question that was on his mind: why would the captain's office be on the same route when it was clearly in the opposite direction? He looked at Yoruichi in shock, then frowned.

Clearly, he had also figured out the Zero Division's intentions; calling it the "Demon Sword"... the threat was far too strong...

"So, you're here to ask about the mimicry Zanpakuto?"

"Hmm? Oh, right."

"Don't get involved in the matter of the mimic Zanpakuto. You are the head of Shihouin, and your position is somewhat sensitive. The higher-ups will handle it. If no one takes the lead, then just have Ichiro speak up. His reputation in Seireitei is not low these days."

"understood."

"By the way, take a look at this. It's a replica of one of your family's Heavenly Gift Soldiers..."

"Another counterfeit?"

"Who made the Heavenly Gifted Soldiers so versatile..."

……

On the other side, Ichiro put a book back on the shelf, breathed a sigh of relief, and finally found it...

This damn intuition! It took five tries to find a book that would benefit Senjumaru...

Fortunately, Ichiro learned his lesson in the following instances and did not immediately start reading the information. Instead, he would first flip through a few books to confirm the contents; otherwise, the time would have been delayed.

However, just as Ichiro was about to use self-suggestion and read the information, a halo on his right wrist began to flash, and Ichiro's brows furrowed.

This is the Communication Mark, which has an extremely strong ability to transmit information. Most barriers cannot block it, and it can even transmit information across worlds!

The only drawback is that it can only transmit information point-to-point and does not have the ability to spread information widely. The other end of the cord in Ichiro's hand is in the captain's hand, but in most cases, the captain will not take the initiative to contact him, especially when he is doing research.

"team leader?"

"Ichiro, where are you now?"

"What's wrong with the Shihouin family?"

"Is it convenient for you to come to the First Division now?"

Ichiro frowned and said, "Is it because of Kuchiki Hibiki?"

"Some of it, but more than that, there are other things too."

"I understand, I'll go right away."

"Okay, if you have time, please come over as soon as possible."

Ichiro nodded solemnly and replied, "I understand."

After saying that, Ichiro hung up the communication ring. After thinking for a moment, Ichiro placed his left hand on the bookshelf and communicated with the Moon Spirit in his mind.

'Moon Spirit, can you copy the contents of this bookshelf?'

"That's fine, Father, please wait a moment... Okay."

'Yes, thank you for your hard work.'

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Chapter 190 The Zero Division Being Targeted

After finishing his telepathic conversation with Yue Ling, Ichiro quickly walked outside, his expression somewhat grave.

Could something major have happened besides the Kuchiki Hibiki incident?

But that shouldn't be the case. If something serious were to happen, as the captain of the Riting team, he should be able to know about it. Unless it's something like what happened to Ōmaeda Kinoshita, where he personally discovered it but hadn't had time to report it yet, in which case he might only find out a while later.

While pondering this question, Ichiro rushed to the First Division. As he walked in, he raised an eyebrow in surprise to find that only the Captain-Commander and the Captain were there.

"team leader."

"You're here. Since you know about Kuchiki Hibiki, I won't say much more. Take a look at this document first." The captain nodded in response and handed Ichiro a document.

Ichiro curiously opened it and his pupils instantly contracted!

It contains information about the members of Squad Zero!

Ichiro glanced at the Captain-Commander and the Captain subconsciously. Seeing that the two did not react, he continued to look down at the book. The more he looked, the more shocked he became. Some of the information was familiar to him, such as the monk's abilities, Wang Yue's swords, and Kirinji's Shunpo.

But there are also some things he doesn't know, such as a sealed Zanpakuto—Kimi Mitsu Tomoe, which contains an ancient Hollow that once defeated the Captain-Commander in his youth!

Not long after, Ichiro closed the file, a hint of surprise still lingering in his eyes. The Zero Division's strength was even greater than he had imagined.

"Finished reading?" The Captain-Commander, who hadn't spoken since Ichiro entered, asked with a somber expression as he saw Ichiro close the file.

"Ah."

"How do you feel about their strength?"

"Extremely strong!"

"If I ask you to develop a method specifically for them, can you do it?"