The Alchemist in Bleach

That guy is not only famous now, but his power is still astonishing!

Just because he doesn't use it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

The other captains were like this, not to mention Tsunayoshi Tokito. At this moment, the last bit of pride he had left had completely vanished. The monk was right, relying on this to suppress Ichiro was indeed not enough...

Taking a deep breath, Tsunayoshi Tokishita quickly composed himself and calmly stated the next thing that made the many captains' expressions turn strange...

We hope...

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Chapter 233 Ichiro Lying Flat

"We hope your team can assist us in capturing Kuchiki Hibiki. At the same time, we also hope that your team's Tenshin Ichiro can help us forge a few mimic Zanpakuto and tools to seal the mind."

Many team captains: "..."

Oh... You need someone's help and then you want to blame them... So you never even intended to succeed, huh? Aren't you afraid they might get angry and refuse to help you?

Amazing operation...

The captain was somewhat speechless, but he could guess a little of what the monk was thinking: he was taking a gamble, just in case it worked.

Even if it doesn't work out, he will still achieve this cooperation through the Central 46th Bureau, so it won't affect the overall situation.

As for shirking responsibility, that's even more impossible. First of all, the Gotei 13 must go all out, and Ichiro, as the third seat of the fourth division, cannot possibly shirk his responsibilities.

However, his speechlessness was none of his concern. Ichiro was the one primarily responsible for communication, so the Captain-Commander immediately said in a deep voice, "Ichiro, come in."

Outside the conference room, Ichiro glanced at the conference room in surprise. He thought he wouldn't have a role to play. After all, using a mimicry Zanpakuto to deal with Kuchiki Kyoga was a generally accepted method of countering him, and with the Zero Squad having a sword god, it seemed unlikely that he would be the one to play.

However, Ichiro didn't say anything. He casually stuffed the candy in his hand back into the mouth of the sulking Yachiru and walked towards the conference room.

"You already know the general outline, so I won't go into details. Just tell me your opinion."

Ichiro: "..."

As soon as he entered the meeting room, before Ichiro could even speak, the captain asked for Ichiro's opinion.

After a moment of silence, Ichiro spoke helplessly: "Regarding the mimicry Zanpakuto, I have replicated the Zanpakuto corresponding to each squad's captain and vice-captain. They are currently sealed in the Second Division. Those who need them can simply go to the Second Division to collect them. The abilities are only roughly the same, not completely identical, since I haven't directly analyzed each person's Zanpakuto. The mental defense equipment and Kido are at the Technology Development Bureau. Captains who need them can submit an application to us to collect them. As for the matter of cooperating with the Zero Division..."

As he spoke, Ichiro ignored the surprise in the eyes of the many captains and turned to look at Tsunayoshiro standing to the side.

"This matter is the same as the matter you all want to investigate about me. Please submit it to the Central 46th Division. Currently, neither our Technology Development Bureau nor the Kido Research Bureau has cooperated with your Zero Squad. Oh no, it's not that we haven't cooperated, but that you have rejected our invitation to cooperate."

To this, Tsunayoshi Toki was somewhat speechless; he genuinely didn't know about this...

However, he wasn't worried about it. It was just a matter of adding more procedures. The Seireitei was ultimately ruled by nobles, and the Zero Division was the royal family's direct guard, so they still had some privileges.

This is also why the monk refused to cooperate with the Technology Development Bureau and the Ghost Path Research Bureau in the first place. In the short term, they would indeed have many benefits, but in the long run, they would be the ones in a passive position...

The current Thirteenth Division is a case in point. A large number of talents are concentrated in the two divisions, and each division has almost no independent development capabilities. This includes the Twelfth Division, where all members now hold positions in both divisions. Some newcomers don't even know they are members of the Twelfth Division unless you remind them.

For example, Mayuri Kurotsuchi...

Undoubtedly, this situation is intolerable to the monks. The Thirteenth Division can accept it because the leaders of both divisions are members of the Thirteenth Division and hold a high position within it. However, the Zero Division is a different story.

So the monk rejected Ichiro without a second thought. He planned to build his own research team and, if there were any needs he couldn't meet, he would go directly to the Central 46th Division. That way, most problems could be solved. Even if they reached an agreement, the monk didn't think Ichiro would agree.

So let whoever wants to be the sucker who gets ripped off by giving things away be the one to do it!

However, this put Tsunayoshi Tokimoto, who had come to negotiate at this time, in a difficult position...

There are two things they came here for. One is to test Ichiro's abilities, which is almost certainly going to fail, and they are prepared to make a suggestion to the Central 46. The other is to ask Ichiro to help them make a few powerful mimic Zanpakuto, something Wang Yue is not very good at.

It turns out that even this had to go through the Central 46th Bureau...

What is the significance of his coming here?

Was it just to annoy Ichiro?

But why did he feel like he was the one being disgusted...?

After a moment's hesitation, Tsuna nods and says dryly, "There's one more thing... we hope that the Thirteenth Division can assist us in capturing the traitor Kuchiki Hibiki."

Seeing the embarrassed Tsunayo Shiro slump, the Captain-Commander's lips curled up slightly before he quickly suppressed it. That was so satisfying!

"Don't worry, we also bear some responsibility for Kuchiki Hibiki's defection, especially since he injured one of our men! We will definitely not let him off easily!"

Upon hearing this, Ichiro glanced at the captain in surprise. How come he had just heard the discussion in the meeting room about not interfering too much in this matter? Had he misheard? Impossible, Ichiro was very confident in his eavesdropping skills!

However, Ichiro didn't say anything. He just watched quietly. The Captain-Commander must have his reasons for doing this. It was best not to interfere rashly, otherwise it would be troublesome to make him take responsibility.

Why worry so much when you can just relax and enjoy yourself?

In fact, even Aizen is no longer someone Ichiro wants to oppose. Since he is now strong enough to not be afraid of Aizen, Aizen's future troubles are only for the purpose of becoming the new Soul King or gaining new power.

Even if the Seireitei is overthrown, what does it have to do with Tenshin Ichiro? He's just slacking off anyway, so what difference does it make where he is?

Perhaps a change of leadership would make things more comfortable.

The Seireitei is full of backstabbing and intrigue all day long; it's so annoying!

Another reason why Ichiro didn't want to oppose Aizen was that he found communicating with Aizen to be really interesting. Every conversation with him brought him unexpected gains. This guy's talent was indeed very strong!

Under the influence of various factors, he is now indifferent as long as the Fourth Division and the people around him are not touched, which gives the feeling of "an ironclad family, a flowing dynasty".

In the Soul Society where strength reigns supreme, it's really true. Morality and good and evil are all fake. The captain used to be the number one villain in the Soul Society, but now he's been redeemed, hasn't he?

So now Ichiro is very laid-back. As long as the Captain-Commander's death day doesn't fall, he won't panic and will keep rowing and navigating!

Compared to Ichiro's composure, Tsunayoshiro was much more anxious. Kuchiki Kyoga, as a member of the Zero Division, knew many secrets...

Some of those things are unknown even to the chief commander. What if one of the captains reveals them...?

Tsunayo Toki glanced at Ichiro to the side, a bad feeling rising in her heart. She gave a few perfunctory words and hurriedly left. They had to capture Kuchiki Hibiki before the Thirteenth Squad!

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Chapter 234 The Shadow of Soul Society! (1/2)

After Tsunayoshiro left, the Captain-Commander dismissed everyone without giving them any further instructions, not even mentioning the mimicry Zanpakuto and mind-sealing tools necessary for pursuing Kuchiki Kyouga.

Clearly, he really didn't intend to get involved in this matter, which made Kuchiki Ginryu feel a little relieved. Although Kuchiki Kyouga had disappointed him many times, he still had deep feelings for Kuchiki Kyouga, otherwise he wouldn't have strongly recommended him to be the captain of the Sixth Division.

But will the Captain-Commander really allow Kyoga Kuchiki, who knows the darkness of Soul Society, to roam outside?

The answer is, of course, no!

As they were leaving, Ichiro noticed the Captain-Commander's gaze, slowed his pace slightly, and consciously stayed behind with the Captain. The others glanced at Ichiro, their eyes flickering, as if they had roughly guessed what was going on.

However, they all remained calm and said nothing, including Kuchiki Ginryu, who simply sighed softly and walked out without saying a word.

Because he knew that the captain would not let this matter go unpunished or remain hidden in the open, which was already a great favor to the Kuchiki family. Since the captain was giving him face, he would naturally give the captain face in return.

Of course, inevitably, his movements quickened as well. At this moment, only three people remained in the conference room: the Captain-Commander, Retsu Unohana, the Captain of the Fourth Division, and Tenshin Ichiro.

Of the three, the Captain-Commander is undoubtedly the best. Since he has decided not to make a move in the open, he will not take action himself. Although Captain Unohana is strong, she has been retired from the front line of combat for many years, so she will not take action either.

So, only Ichiro is left...

This terrifyingly powerful monster, whose trump cards are unfathomable...

Ginryo didn't believe that Kuchiki Kyouga had any chance of escaping, so he planned to take the initiative and secretly clean up any traces left by Kuchiki Kyouga.

Now that things have come to this, it's impossible to expect Kuchiki Kyoga to turn back. Returning to Soul Society now will only lead to his death. Even if he is a member of the Kuchiki clan, he won't be able to save his life!

Now all we can do is erase his traces to make tracking more difficult.

On the other side, after everyone left the conference room, at the captain's signal, Ichiro flipped his right hand, and the Fullbring Glove appeared. At the same time, an even stronger shielding barrier was generated.

After examining the barrier Ichiro had created, the Captain-Commander couldn't help but nod. As before, the speed was still very fast, and the weaving process was almost invisible. It seemed as if it was meant to be there. In addition to the incredible weaving speed, the quality of the barrier was also stronger than before. His Kido talent was as terrifying as ever.

After a slight sigh, the Captain-Commander didn't waste any words and said to Ichiro, "Ichiro, I'm giving you a task: to completely seal away Kuchiki Hibiki!"

"Seal it? Not kill it?" Ichiro frowned upon hearing this.

“Don’t kill him. After all, he’s a member of the Kuchiki clan. Killing him would cause you some trouble. Just seal him away. The Zero Division and the five noble families will handle the rest.”

"Understood." Ichiro nodded, and just as he was about to dispel the barrier, the Captain-Commander raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Don't rush, there's one more thing."

"Anything else? What is it?" Ichiro looked at the Captain-Commander curiously, stopping his hand as he was about to dispel the barrier.

"This barrier is your strongest concealment barrier, isn't it?" The Captain-Commander didn't answer Ichiro's question immediately, but asked Ichiro first.

"Well, more or less, but not entirely."

"What do you mean?" The captain frowned. Yes or no, what do you mean by not entirely yes?

Ichiro didn't say anything; he proved it with his actions.

Ichiro took out a crystal-clear stone, made it float in front of his chest, then clasped his hands together and gently patted them twice. The next moment, something happened that left the Captain-Commander and the Captain dumbfounded...

Tens of thousands of soundproof barriers unfolded around the crystal, completely sealing off the conference room!

Looking at the dense array of barriers around him, the Captain-Commander's lips twitched. He glanced at the Captain beside him, offering a bewildered look, hoping to glean some answers from her. However, what met his gaze was one of equal bewilderment from Lie...

"What is this?" In the end, he could only ask Ichiro helplessly.

"The small world surrounding the heavens, my strongest shielding method!" Ichiro gently rubbed his right wrist and said calmly, "As for a single barrier, the one just now was indeed the limit. At least I can't optimize it any further in the short term. But the strongest shielding method is different. This is the one. This is a method I learned in the Spirit King Palace. It involves stacking a large number of barriers together to replace qualitative change with quantitative change."

"Small world... You're not going to tell me that the shielding effect of this barrier is comparable to that of a world, are you?" the Captain-Commander asked in disbelief. He felt that no matter how abnormal Ichiro's talent was, Kido was something that ultimately required time to accumulate. It was impossible for him to have reached this level.

However, he could never have imagined just how acutely sensitive Ichiro's unique soul, modified by the Gate of Truth, was to the Kido (demonic arts).

Under the captain's blank gaze, Ichiro nodded slightly and replied, "Okay, otherwise why would I choose such a name?"

"..." The captain paused for a moment, looked at the dense barrier around him, and asked, "How many layers did you stack here?"

"Not much, maybe a few hundred thousand. Any more and we won't have enough spiritual energy, so it's not cost-effective."

A few hundred thousand... that's all...

"Ahem~" At this moment, the captain coughed lightly, signaling the captain-in-chief to bring the topic back. She was worried that if Ichiro continued, the captain-in-chief's values ​​would be shattered even more completely.

After all, Ichiro is a monster who can develop a Kido based on just a single technique for manipulating spiritual energy...

"..." The captain paused for a moment, then gave up on asking for more information. Anyway, he would just trust him. Why ask so many questions and make himself uncomfortable?

"Ahem~" The Captain-Commander coughed lightly and continued, "Do you remember the Quincy you mentioned to me before? You said you had once discovered a trace of their power in Soul Society, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ichiro's spirits lifted, and he nodded, asking with a serious expression, "Is there any news on your end?"