The Alchemist in Bleach

“Ichiro, excuse me, but I think you might have made a mistake.”

Just as Gin began to doubt himself, Chojiro, who was standing to the side, realized what was happening, slapped his forehead, and helplessly interrupted Ichiro.

"What's wrong?"

"When did you get the idea that Captain Unohana would teach others your version of the Yachiru no Uchiha...?"

"Forehead……"

Ichiro stared blankly at Chojiro, at a loss for words...

That makes sense. The captain already thinks highly of him by letting him use that name. How could he possibly teach his version of the Eight Thousand Flow Sword to others?

"..." Ichiro paused for a moment, then decided to change the subject. "So, this injury can be treated, right?"

"Um... okay, so, what about Suzuran and the others? They were taken away by the Central 46."

"Don't worry, they won't dare to do anything to Linglan."

Seeing Ichiro earnestly healing his wounds, Gin was somewhat puzzled, but he could only do as he was told. After all, he wasn't very familiar with Suzuran and had only helped her because of Ichiro.

Soon, Ichiro finished treating Gin's injuries, excluding the sword wound. He stood up, looked at the mess around him, sighed, and turned to Chojiro, the captain of the sagakure clan, saying, "Captain Chojiro, can we start the rescue now?"

Chojiro paused for a moment, then said, "Don't worry too much. No matter what clues you have, they'll all be reduced to ashes under this One-Sword Cremation. Go and save them."

Nodding, Ichiro looked around, sighed heavily, and quickly ran towards the nearest wounded person he sensed.

Although Aizen activated the Kido Barrier's ability to expel people after his battle with Gin to prevent the spiritual balance from spiraling out of control, the time was ultimately too short, resulting in a large number of wounded and the situation remained extremely perilous.

As for the specific casualties, he wasn't very clear about the situation of the people in Rukongai, so he couldn't tell for the time being. He only knew that the spiritual balance had not been affected, and the number of deaths should not be large.

Of course, there is another possibility...

Those dead souls were devoured by the Hogyoku!

This situation will not affect the balance of spirit particles, and the same applies to turning a heavy spirit land into a royal key. The specific reason is unknown. The balance of spirit particles is a very mysterious aspect of this world, and there are still many unsolved mysteries.

Therefore, Ichiro did not dwell on it too much, but instead did his best to treat every wounded person within his sight in order to reduce casualties.

As the treatment progressed, Ichiro slowly ventured into the crowd. A deep sense of despair enveloped him. Looking at the despair on the faces of the Rukongai residents, he clenched his fists, but then relaxed them.

He is strong, but also weak. Many things cannot be solved by power alone. Even someone as powerful as the Spirit King was imprisoned in the Spirit King Palace and treated as a mascot.

With a heavy sigh, Ichiro continued to treat the spirits. At the same time, he organized some spirits who still had some life on their faces to help clear an open space to place the wounded and set up a simple medical camp in preparation for the medical teams that would arrive later.

Fortunately, this is in the Soul Society. If this were in the mortal world, so many desperate souls would have given rise to countless Hollows, which would have caused even more trouble.

"Roar~~~"

"Shut up! Bring the person down here!"

Ichiro, who was healing a child, heard the roar of a demonic dragon from the sky. He frowned as he looked at the trembling child in front of him and shouted at the sky, scaring the rest of the dragon's roar away.

"Woo~"

With two sobs, the aggrieved dragon, carrying dozens of Death Gods, landed on an open field.

In the past, these team members would have been amused by the dragon's antics, but after witnessing the wailing everywhere, they had lost all interest in playing around.

They checked their bags, then quickly jumped off the dragon's back and threw themselves into the rescue.

.......

"Three seats, we're running out of supplies."

A day later, Yamada Saho, holding a form, reported the situation to Ichiro with a worried expression.

"How could this be? Aren't our combat preparations quite sufficient?" Ichiro frowned. This shouldn't be the case. The Commander-in-Chief had given the Captains orders to prepare for war a long time ago in order to deal with the Invisible Empire. There shouldn't be any shortage of various supplies.

"The combat readiness is sufficient, but we can't mobilize it. At first, the warehouse was holding us back, saying that these supplies couldn't be used. After the captain gave the order, the supplies were brought out, but they were stopped by the people from the Zhenyang Pharmacy. No matter what, they won't allow that batch of medicine to be used here. Recently, we have started using the Return Path for treatment, but it won't last long."

"Have Amakusa take men to retrieve those supplies. Beat anyone who tries to stop them to death! Tell them it's my decision! Do it first, I'll handle the rest."

"Yes, three seats!"

Looking around, I realized that after a whole day of rescue efforts, only half of the area had been saved. This meant that every second that was delayed meant that more souls might die.

To be honest, their efficiency is due to their role as death squad members. Even the medical team members have excellent basic skills and can quickly move heavy objects.

Even so, I can still feel the complete disappearance of the spirit's aura every day...

A gloomy atmosphere gradually settled over their hearts.

Death itself isn't scary; what's scary is waiting to die. Similarly, not being able to save someone isn't scary; what's scary is being able to save them but only being able to watch them die...

Taking another deep breath, Ichiro raised his left hand and gently tapped the back of his right hand, causing a spirit particle cursor to appear.

"wisdom."

"Father, you were looking for me?"

"Hmm, how are things going with the Central 46 regarding Linglan and the others?"

"They said they would all be executed. Currently, Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihouin are protesting to the Central 46. Strangely, although the Central 46's attitude is firm, they are reluctant to make a decision. Even though the Zero Division has urged them many times, they still haven't made a decision."

"I understand. I'm giving you a mission: mobilize all the mechs currently registered with the Technology Development Bureau and bring them here to provide assistance!"

“Father, just in case you made this decision on impulse, I’d like to remind you that this violates the Seireitei’s prohibitions.”

"It doesn't matter. Since they're waiting for me, I naturally need to finish what I'm doing as soon as possible. I'm already furious and have nowhere to vent. Just do it, there won't be any problems, because this is exactly the situation those old fogies want to see."

"Understood, Father."

"By the way, how is Lily of the Valley doing?"

"Captain Unohana and Tsukirei have already received initial treatment. Their physical injuries are fine, but some Hollow spiritual pressure remains that has not been removed. They are currently being held in the Onmitsukido prison along with the others."

"A Hollow's spiritual pressure... I understand. Have you obtained the comparison results of the information that Gin submitted?"

"It's out. We can confirm with 90% certainty that it was Tosen Kaname who inflicted the fatal wound on Suzuran. Although he tried his best to conceal it, we can still see some of his personal swordsmanship habits from the wound. After all, he is blind."

Ichiro nodded. The swordsmanship of a blind person is very different from that of a normal person; many details simply cannot be changed.

"According to Gin, there was another Shinigami at the time. The information was severely lacking, and there were only two guesses. He was an outstanding swordsman. He knew many sword techniques, and even those he was not familiar with, he could fight Gin without being at a disadvantage. Secondly, he was a highly skilled Kido. At the end of the battle, he used a talisman from the Technology Development Bureau, which sealed the 95th Hadoku - Ittō-Hōzoku."

Based on the characteristics of spirit talismans, the prerequisite for using a spirit talisman is that the user must understand the corresponding ghost path. Therefore, it must at least be able to perform a ninety-five-level breakthrough cremation. The result is a comparison…”

"what happened?"

"It's you, Father."

"...Hiss~" After a moment of silence, Ichiro gasped, "They've hidden themselves this well? There's not a single piece of information. Can we even determine their approximate identity?"

"He should be one of the ministers of the Technology Development Bureau, because he knows about Father's Mantra of All Things, a technique known only to a few people, including several ministers."

"Okay, I understand. By the way, keep a close eye on Yamada Taro. I have a feeling there's something wrong with him."

"But Yamada Taro has been hollowed out."

"What did you say?!"

"He was found this morning, along with Captain Kensei Rokugura, Captain Rojuro Touhou, and Vice Captain Haku Kunan, in another Rukongai. All four of them were Hollowfied and are now under control."

"???"

Ichiro was a little confused. Yamada Taro, is this the end?

You should know that this guy has always been Ichiro's prime suspect!

Despite the lack of evidence, Ichiro has always believed that he is very likely Aizen!

Aside from the fact that this character doesn't exist in the original work, the most important point is that the surname Yamada is too common (I really think so). It sounds like a minor character, making it easy to hide.

But now, it's blurred...

This basically confirms that he is not Aizen, because Aizen's plan in Soul Society is not yet complete, and he would not allow himself to fall into this situation. No matter how powerful Kyoka Suigetsu is, it would not work in this situation.

At the same time, we can almost rule out the possibility that he is the third person, because if there is a hidden pawn, there is no need to send it to this situation.

So, it can only be you... Tiancheng...

A shadow fell over Ichiro's eyes...

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Chapter 250 Big Brother...

Ichiro's guess was not without basis. The Technology Development Bureau currently has seven department heads, with two positions remaining vacant. Urahara could not possibly follow Aizen, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Kiryu Hikifune, and Senjumaru are not skilled in swordsmanship, and Taro Yamada has already been caught in the trap, so he himself could not be the one. Therefore, the only remaining department head is Shiro Tensei...

He wasn't familiar with the Ghost Path, but he was definitely skilled in swordsmanship, since he had personally taught him.

The Ghost Path has the foundation of the Return Path, and if you study it carefully, you won't be too bad. At least, you can still perform it step by step without any problems. After all, you only need to seal it in a talisman, and the requirements are not as high as in actual combat.

This is also one of the most useful aspects of the invention of talismans.

Of course, all of this is just speculation at the moment, and it cannot be directly confirmed that it is Tiancheng. In the end, the fact that the black-robed Grim Reaper is the head of the technology development department is just speculation.

With another long sigh, Ichiro quickly composed himself and threw himself back into the rescue work.

Not long after, the GS series controlled by Zhi, along with Amakusa and the others, delivered the supplies and joined the rescue efforts.

Regardless of how much chaos and schadenfreude Ichiro's actions caused on the Seireitei side, the rescue speed on Ichiro's side was greatly improved, especially with the addition of the GD series mechs.

What would have taken at least a day to complete was finished in less than half a day!

"Phew~" After bandaging the last wounded soldier, Ichiro, like his other teammates, let out a long sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground. Although the time was short, far less intense than the grueling experiments Ichiro had endured, this was still far more arduous than any experiment...

Every second that is delayed could mean the loss of a life...

"Slap~ Slap~ Slap slap slap~"

After Ichiro sat down on the ground, a few scattered claps suddenly rang out, then quickly spread, the dense applause echoing through the ruins, bringing a glimmer of hope back to the area.

Seeing the glimmer of life appearing on the faces of the spirits, Ichiro and the others exchanged glances and smiled. There was no better reward than this.

"Big brother, have some water."

At that moment, a little girl slowly walked up to Ichiro with a cup of water and handed it to him.

Ichiro paused for a moment, a slight smile playing on his lips, and reached out to ruffle the little girl's bun.

"Thank you."

The little girl tilted her head and smiled, then continued taking small steps to fetch water for the others.

Ichiro admitted that he was wrong, and that was the best reward he could receive!