The Alchemist in Bleach

If you were a woman, it wouldn't be so bad. If Ichiro really liked her, she wouldn't be unable to accept it. But, but, but!

It's a guy!

So the moment Sekai realized that Muramasa had invaded his mental world, the anger that had been building up in his heart was immediately ignited!

Leaving the emergency room, World hurried towards her room. All she wanted to do now was get that disgusting guy out of her mental space!

The World is a Zanpakuto transformed from a Shinigami, so she is different from a normal sword spirit. Although she can still freely enter and exit the spiritual space, her body, which is the sword itself, will also go there and will not stay in the real world. This characteristic can also be used for rapid support. No matter where Ichiro is, the World only needs a thought to go to his side.

But right now, all the world wants is to kill Muramasa!

.......

In Ichiro's mental world, Muramasa, bathed in the warm sunshine and caressed by the sweet breeze, walks on a beautiful meadow, carefully avoiding the colorful flowers under his feet, his face full of doubt.

That shouldn't be the case. The spatial environment where the souls of a Zanpakuto and a Shinigami intersect is affected by both the Shinigami and the Zanpakuto. If either the Shinigami or the Zanpakuto has any flaw in its mental state, the environment of that place will deteriorate.

Generally speaking, the environment here is mainly influenced by Shinigami (death gods). Of course, if the Zanpakuto's mood is extremely low, this place will also be affected.

In Muramasa's view, someone like Ichiro who can't use a Zanpakuto must have an extremely bad mental environment, which is one of the reasons why Kuchiki Kyoga resolutely used Bankai.

Because in his and Muramasa's view, Ichiro's situation was such that every hook was a sure hit!

only......

Now it seems that the situation is not quite what they thought. Not only is the environment in the spiritual world very beautiful, but he can't even sense where the sword spirit is. It's as if it doesn't exist!

But how could that be!

All Shinigami have Zanpakuto, and therefore all have sword spirits!

Furthermore, Tenshin Ichiro graduated from the Shinigami Academy after six years of formal training, so it's impossible that he wouldn't have a Zanpakuto.

So, what puzzled Muramasa even more was: where did his Zanpakuto go?

As Muramasa walked across the grass with a puzzled expression, his eyes wandering around, searching for any trace of the world, suddenly, a graceful figure appeared from not far in front of him, accompanied by wisps of mist.

Upon seeing this, Muramasa smiled and said, "Nice to meet you, my name is..."

"Who let you in?"

"Uh..." Muramasa was interrupted by the icy-faced Shiro before he could finish speaking. He swallowed hard, but Muramasa didn't seem to care and continued, "I understand your feelings. You must..."

"Who gave you permission to come in?"

“…Definitely…” Muramasa stopped and narrowed his eyes. He sensed something was wrong. During the activation of his Bankai, all his words were suggestive, designed to maximize the negative emotions within his Zanpakuto, causing it to act against its instincts and betray the Shinigami.

Therefore, he didn't need to be very talkative; all he needed to do was speak. But now... something's not right...

'Has he gone mad?' Muramasa thought to himself as he cautiously observed the world slowly approaching.

"I apologize for coming here without permission, but what I want to ask is, don't you feel anything about Tenshin Ichiro's betrayal? He'd rather use a lifeless Zanpakuto like a mimic than accept you. Don't you have any thoughts about that? If..."

"That's it?"

"Uh, what, that's it..." Muramasa was taken aback when he suddenly heard the question from someone from another world.

"I mean, killing Muramasa without a hook, is that all? You think you're qualified to sow discord between me and Lord Ichiro?"

"You know that I... Tenshin Ichiro, can use Shikai?!" Muramasa's pupils contracted!

This information is far too inaccurate!

Because of the monks, they have always believed that Ichiro severed his connection with his Zanpakuto in some way, thus embarking on a completely new path. This also explains why Ichiro has always used either a mimic Zanpakuto or Yachiru's specially made sword.

But now, it seems that's not the case...

"Shikai? Heh~ I've already given Ichiro-sama my Bankai, so what's the point of Shikai? Do you have any other last words?"

"Last words? What do you mean? Don't you have any resentment towards Tenshin Ichiro?" Muramasa's expression changed again; he sensed a strong killing intent!

Nevertheless, he continued to exert his abilities to try to subvert the world, but the results were not very good; at least, the world seemed to be unaffected.

"Complaints? Of course there are. Constant working, chaotic schedules, no rest whatsoever, binge eating, and frequently making suggestive remarks to the girls in the team..."

Muramasa: "..."

Was it his imagination? This doesn't seem like the attitude a Zanpakuto should have towards a Shinigami...

"There are far too many complaints, but! This is a problem between me and Lord Ichiro! We don't need outsiders to interfere! Is this all your last words?"

"Last words? Ha~ You're mistaken. I am a sword spirit, and I do not die."

"Is that so? Then I hope that you, in your new life, will also have the same thoughts as me~ The Sword of Eight Thousand Streams: Flame!"

Before Muramasa could even grasp the meaning of the world's language, he sensed an unusually violent force rising ahead, followed by a wave of intense heat and flames, and then...

"boom!!!"

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Chapter 243 The Demise of the Hogyoku!

"The Sword of Eight Thousand Streams - Flame!"

"boom!"

A terrifying inferno crashed down upon them!

Before Muramasa could react, he was blasted to ashes by the scorching flames!

Looking at the chasm filled with lava before him, World scoffed, "I can't touch those sluts, but I can't touch you? You think you're even worthy of being here?"

After saying that, she waved her hand, and the scorching chasm vanished instantly, revealing a patch of lush green grass.

"..." Shijie looked at the surrounding scenery and frowned. Although it was beautiful, the grass under his feet seemed a bit out of place...

She waved her hand again, and in an instant, snowflakes began to fall, quickly covering the entire world and enveloping it in a blanket of white.

Looking at the snow-covered world, the world nodded in satisfaction, feeling much more comfortable this way.

……

"Huh? Muramasa is dead?" In reality, after the world took action, Urahara, who had returned to Seireitei, frowned.

"Dead? Kuchiki Kyoga didn't use his Bankai on Ichiro, did he?" Yoruichi asked, frowning as she took Urahara's clothes. "Will that affect your plans?"

"It's pretty much a done deal. The world can't stand this. As for the plan, don't worry, Ichiro will handle it. Trust him."

"...You two are really strange. You've been tricked by each other so many times, why do you still trust each other so much? Don't you have any memories?"

"You do not understand!"

Yoruichi rolled her eyes at Urahara, shook her head, and took the clothes the two of them had changed out of to dispose of them.

........

"Click~"

"puff!"

In the real world, when Muramasa Ichiro's spiritual world was destroyed by the world, Kuchiki Kyoga's Zanpakuto, which was pointing at Ichiro, suddenly snapped in two!

He himself coughed up a mouthful of blood!

Barragan, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned. "Wait, buddy, is this how you unleash your Bankai? There wasn't even a sound, and you've already seriously injured yourself?"

Of course, after the initial shock, Barragán became wary.

He didn't really think that Kuchiki Kyoga's Bankai was that weak. As the ultimate ability of Shinigami, none of the Bankai were bad; at most, they were just not suitable for him.

Therefore, his wariness of Ichiro increased to an even higher level at this time.

"Muramasa? Muramasa?" Kuchiki Kyoga stared blankly at the broken Zanpakuto, forgetting even to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. He called out Muramasa's name as usual, but this time...

Muramasa did not respond to his call or appear by his side immediately as she usually did...

Kyoga Kuchiki stared blankly at the broken Zanpakuto, his pupils gradually dilating. Suddenly, he raised his blood-red eyes, stared intently at Ichiro, and roared hoarsely!

"Tenshin Ichiro... I'm going to... kill you!!!"

Standing in the sky, Ichiro calmly watched Kuchiki Hibiki, who was covered in wounds but still charging towards him. The intense killing intent in Kuchiki's bloodshot eyes had no effect on Ichiro.

He only glanced at Barragan, who was still making a move, out of the corner of his eye. He had to admit that the old guy was indeed very cautious. He had shown so many flaws, but Barragan was still as calm as he had been decades ago. Sensing the spiritual pressure of the Starks rapidly approaching, Ichiro sighed inwardly and had no choice but to abandon his plan.

He extended his right hand, forming a sword-like finger, towards Kuchiki Hibiki, who was charging towards him, with his palm facing him.

However, just as Ichiro was about to activate the seal within Kuchiki Kyoga's body, Barragan, who had been watching the show for a while, finally couldn't resist making a move!

"Death Ray!"

Seeing the death ray hurtling towards him, Ichiro's brow twitched. Suppressing his excitement, he changed the Kido he was about to unleash at the fastest speed he had ever done.

"The iron sand wall, the monk-shaped pagoda, the burning iron glowing brightly, yet ultimately silent, binding the seventy-five 'five pillars of iron'!"

"Boom boom boom boom boom!"

Five loud booms slammed the rotten wood Xianghe straight to the ground, pinning it down firmly!

Upon seeing this, Barragan felt a bad premonition. Although he had not fought many Shinigami, he could tell that Ichiro was definitely not using this Kido technique just now!

It seems he's fallen for their trap!

In fact, ever since he first met Ichiro, he had had a feeling that Ichiro seemed to really want him to use the power of death... and the power of death at its full strength!

He didn't know exactly why, but since then, he has begun to re-examine his own power, and it was because of this that he discovered that he could also be destroyed by his own death power.

So he began to focus on practicing and mastering this ability, and his first release was the result of this training.

He initially thought Ichiro had lured him into using his death power in order to use it to destroy him, but after fighting Ichiro again, he realized he was wrong...

So he began to conceal his true strength until he had no other choice but to reveal it. Even so, he did not act rashly.

until……

Ichiro was determined to end Kuchiki Kyouga's life, and he finally couldn't resist taking action.

After all, bringing Kuchiki Kyouga back was a task assigned by Aizen. Although he could ignore Aizen, there's a big difference between ignoring him from the start and ignoring him after the mission failed. Doesn't the King of Hueco Mundo have any pride? How could he fail at such a small task?

So he took action.

Then, he regretted it...

Ichiro was visibly excited when he saw his full-power death ray, though he quickly suppressed it, he still noticed. Unfortunately, by then, it was too late to stop...

After casually suppressing the heavily injured Kuchiki Hibiki, Ichiro raised his gloved left hand towards the death ray, a smile uncontrollably spreading across his face.