The Alchemist in Bleach

"Drink up~~"

After downing the water in his cup in one gulp, Ichiro immediately stood up, stretched, and rubbed his slightly sore shoulders. He said, "You guys check their injuries again later. If they're recovering well, then call it a day. Just leave some of them here for routine care. I'm going to have a word with those old geezers."

"Don't worry, the three seats of Tianxin, leave this to us."

"Yes, reign supreme! Demon Dragon!"

"roar~"

As the incantation began, the dragon appeared with a low roar and spread its wings.

With a light tap of his toes, Ichiro leaped onto the back of the dragon.

"Set off."

"roar~"

"Whoo~"

With a flap of its wings, stirring up a cloud of dust, the dragon carried Ichiro straight toward the Central 46 Chambers.

On the back of the dragon, Ichiro slightly raised his left hand, and a cursor appeared: Connect to Zhi.

"How is the situation, Zhi?"

"The outcome for Suzuran and the others remains the same as before. They were supposed to be executed, but no one actually carried it out. Urahara has been protesting incessantly. The only change is that rumors are now circulating that this Hollowfication experiment was actually organized by Urahara. The reason for not allowing the execution is simply to continue observing the experiment. Suzuran is cited as an example, saying that Suzuran was accidentally injured during the experiment, and then Hollowfied. Using the Hollow's super-fast regeneration to heal herself, the Hollowfication was eventually erased. The root cause is your relationship with Suzuran, Father."

"...What about Urahara's attitude?"

"He avoids the topic. After reporting to you before, the Central 46th Bureau raised questions with Urahara about this news many times, but he evaded them all. Now the focus is all on Urahara, but he has not made any response."

Ichiro sighed. Had this day finally come?

"Organize all that previous 'evidence,' and when the time is right, have someone submit it to 'report' him. Then contact the captain and tell him to be ready to receive Urahara's 'stolen goods' at any time."

"Understood. Should we cancel the experiments for Units One and Two?"

"Okay, let's cancel it. It's something that will be 'lost' soon, so we don't need to worry about it."

"clear."

After giving instructions to Satoshi, Ichiro hung up the call, put his hands in his pockets, and stared quietly ahead with eyes as deep as still water.

Ichiro actually understood Urahara's self-destructive actions to some extent, because Urahara really didn't have much time left, and he had to leave Soul Society!

The experiment that guy is currently conducting cannot be exposed at all; it has a much greater impact than Aizen's Hollowfication experiment!

No, the two are not comparable at all. At least, Urahara Kazuichiro has thoroughly researched the concept of Hollowfication.

Therefore, now that the experiment is about to end, he must find a way to get him and Yoruichi to defect from Soul Society, otherwise it will involve the Shihouin family.

And without a doubt, there is no better time than this blurring event.

First of all, among the victims this time, apart from Suzuran being saved by Ichiro, everyone else will be executed without exception!

Even several of the team leaders were no exception!

Because this concerns the dignity of the Grim Reaper, and nobles value such intangible things most highly. The only thing that could make them make an exception is a greater benefit, like Ichiro...

Even so, it's only possible to save one lily of the valley.

So his opportunity came. He took the chance to take the blame upon himself, and then tried his best to play the emotional card. In the end, it was too late, and he could only lead them to escape from Soul Society.

Look, what a perfect script!

Not only did he perfectly achieve his goal, but he also took the opportunity to gain a group of powerful combatants, which will greatly help both his plans and Ichiro's plans in the future, although he does not think he will stand on the same side as Ichiro at that time.

But who can say for sure about these things?

"Bang!"

"Roar~~~"

Amidst the guards' terrified gazes, the demonic dragon suddenly landed at the door of the Central 46th Conference Room and roared at them.

"Alright, stop fooling around, come back." He patted the dragon's back, signaling it to calm down, and then jumped down. The dragon glanced disdainfully at the guard who was terrified and ran away in a panic, then turned into mist and condensed into a Zanpakuto at Ichiro's waist.

Seeing this, Ichiro smiled and shook his head. This guy is only so-so in strength, but he's good at bullying the weak and fearing the strong. But that's a good thing, at least he's not the same fool he used to be.

"Alright, as guards protecting the sages of the Forty-Six Chambers, you're scared like this by a Zanpakuto, aren't you ashamed! Go and announce that Tenshin Ichiro, the head of the Kido Research Bureau, requests an audience."

The guard's lips twitched. That's your Zanpakuto, old man. Is it the same as a regular biological Zanpakuto? Even a regular captain wouldn't be a match for that sword, would they?

Despite feeling somewhat speechless, they quickly composed themselves, bowed to Ichiro, and hurried toward the conference room, while Ichiro stood quietly waiting for instructions.

It's not impossible to force our way in, since his position as the director of the Demon Path Research Bureau is equivalent to that of the old man's Captain-Commander of the Thirteenth Division of the Gotei 13 in terms of authority. However, under normal circumstances, it's better to follow the rules, which is also more efficient.

should......

"boom!!!"

Before anyone could announce his arrival, Ichiro first heard a banging on the door. Looking in the direction of the sound, he raised an eyebrow and saw Urahara.

He walked outside with a face full of anger and resentment, which made Ichiro's lips twitch.

Dude, you're not that familiar with those people, isn't that expression a bit much?

It seems Urahara really put in some effort to pin the blame on himself.

"Are you done on your end?"

"Well, that's about it. All that's left is some finishing touches."

"I see~" After saying that, Urahara looked at Ichiro quietly for a while, then suddenly said, "I have a question that I asked you before, but I would like to hear your answer now."

"What's the problem?"

"You are one of the few souls from the present and future who have become a Grim Reaper. With the education you have received, are you really capable of accepting this society? So I have always been curious about your view of the world, well, this whole world?"

Ichiro smiled; it was an old topic.

"Let me answer your first question first. As before, there's nothing I can't accept. Whether it's wealth or power, I've already obtained these things in my lifetime. I'm tired of continuing to chase after these things, so there's nothing I can't accept or not accept. As long as you don't disturb my peaceful life, what kind of system this world has or who rules it has nothing to do with me."

"Do you feel a lack of belonging? Is it still like this now?"

"I do have a sense of belonging, for example, to the Fourth Division, the Thirteenth Division, the Research and Development Bureau, and so on."

"But not enough to motivate you?"

"more or less."

"You haven't changed at all. I really envy you; you can live such a leisurely life!"

"You can do it too if you want to."

“Never mind then, I’m quite greedy.” With that, Urahara smiled, brushed a strand of hair from his forehead, and looked down at Ichiro. “So, what’s your view of this world?”

"Heh~ This is the question you care about most, isn't it?"

Urahara smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

"How do you see it? With your eyes?"

"Haha~" Urahara burst out laughing, but after laughing, he looked at Ichiro seriously. He believed that Ichiro would not be so perfunctory with him.

"Tsk~ How do you see it? Absurd, isn't it?"

"Absurd? Where is it absurd?"

"Everything is absurd~ Spiritual balance, and the survival of the three realms rests on one person... Don't you think it's absurd?"

Upon hearing this, Urahara's pupils contracted, and he subconsciously let his bangs fall down to cover his eyes.

The next moment, Urahara laughed excitedly: "Captain Unohana is right, you truly deserve the title of Mad Star..."

"Same to you~"

Urahara glanced at the guards approaching from behind, then patted Ichiro on the shoulder: "I'm leaving now. You're busy. Let's go out for a drink tonight. It's been a long time since we've gotten together, hasn't it?"

"Tonight? No way! I just got back from the front lines of the rescue effort!"

"That's why you should go. Just to relax a bit, otherwise you won't have any time."

"Alright, shall we go to the usual place?"

"Okay, the usual place, let's call World and the others."

"Ah."

Urahara patted Ichiro on the shoulder and walked past him with a smile.

After Urahara had walked away, the guard who had come to report slowly approached and whispered, "Director Tenshin, you should be careful of him. It's very likely that he was the one who caused your subordinate Suzuran's Hollowfication this time!"

"He wouldn't dare lay a hand on Linglan. May I go in?"

".....Please!" The guard opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, he said nothing, bowed, and gestured for the guard to enter.

Ichiro smiled, put his hands in his pockets, and strode towards the conference room.

"Squeak~"

As Ichiro entered the conference room, he frowned. This was why he disliked coming here; it was too dark. Only the area in the middle where he and the Captain-Commander stood had some light, but this only made him look like a prisoner, which was very unpleasant.

"boom!"

Before Ichiro could speak, suddenly, a sage on the left slammed his hand on the table, drawing the attention of both Ichiro and the Captain-Commander.

"Tenshin Ichiro, why did you order your men to steal the Fourth Division's stockpiled medicines! Didn't you know they were war supplies?"

"Aren't these combat supplies meant for this very moment?"

"Absurd! You lowly commoners! Let them die! Why waste resources on them!"

"Exactly! Who do you think allowed them to live here carefree?"

"If you use the medicine now, and there's a commotion in the Seireitei and there's a shortage of medicine, can you bear the responsibility?"

"And another thing! Your subordinates even injured our guards! Are you truly above the law?"

"Where do you place the rules of Seireitei?"

"The GD series from the Technology Development Bureau was created to protect the Seireitei! Not for those lowly commoners! If there are any losses, how will they repay them?"

"......"

"......"

In an instant, the highest authority of the Seireitei became as chaotic as a vegetable market, with all sorts of labels being slapped on it, one after another calling them lowly commoners, as if they couldn't show their status if they didn't say so.