The Alchemist in Bleach

Seeing this, Barragan, who originally didn't want to pay attention to Aizen's orders, couldn't help but stop in his tracks, reluctantly sheathed his Resurrección, and returned to Las Noches unwillingly.

He really didn't dare to go alone...

However, in the instant he turned around, Barragan noticed the wounds on Tosen Kaname's body and couldn't help but wonder, how come they looked so much like sword wounds? Wasn't it said that Tenshin Ichiro wasn't good at swordsmanship?

Could it be... that they have a spy in Hueco Mundo?!

Filled with questions, Barragan and Stark returned to Las Noches. After suppressing the still-raging Hollows, the two headed straight for the main hall of Las Noches, where Aizen sat on his throne, examining the Hogyoku in his hand as he waited for them.

"What is the extent of the damage?"

"It's alright. Most of our manpower was out searching for those powerful Hollows, so the remaining forces in Las Noches were relatively weak, and the losses weren't significant. Just some Gillian, which can be replenished at any time. However, should we change our location? This place has been exposed."

Upon hearing this, Aizen nodded: "You can decide on a new address, as long as it works. Were those the only two people who came with Tenshin Ichiro?"

"It's just them, what's wrong?" Stark looked at Aizen, puzzled.

“They are the biggest problem.” Barragan said with a serious expression. “Although Tosen Kaname’s wounds have healed somewhat, it is still clear that they were caused by Zanpakuto attacks. Therefore, we have a mole in Hueco Mundo!

"And he's an undercover agent who can defeat Tosen Kaname in an instant with his swordsmanship!"

"Surely not?" Stark asked, somewhat puzzled. "Tenshin Ichiro is a Shinigami, and the four signature techniques of a Shinigami are Zanken and Sōki, so it's normal for him to be proficient in them, right? Besides, last time..."

“No, Tenshin Ichiro is not good at swordsmanship. Of the four techniques of swordsmanship, swordsmanship is the one he is least good at!” As he spoke, Aizen put away the Hogyoku in his hand, and the slight unease in his heart disappeared. “Tenshin Ichiro cannot learn swordsmanship. You have fought against him, so you should know very well.”

"???"

“That’s right, what makes him terrifying is his demonic arts, not his swordsmanship.”

"???" Stark was filled with question marks. Are you guys serious? Did I remember wrong?

The thought quickly filled Stark's mind and then swiftly replaced his original memories.

Hmm, I must have remembered it wrong...

“I’ll go down and investigate. To think they could plant a spy here is truly a terrifying enemy.” With that, Stark walked out of the hall with a slightly unsettling air, leaving Barragan and Aizen to continue discussing the location of the new Las Noches.

Although Aizen told them to consider it, Barragan couldn't really ignore Aizen's opinion, after all, the other party was going to conduct experiments here...

On the other side, Tomoya, walking through the black chamber, looked suspiciously at the Tosen Kaname that Ichiro was carrying, quietly slowed his pace, walked with Yue Ling, turned his head, and quietly asked, "Do we still have spies in Hueco Mundo?"

Yue Ling glanced at Zhi with surprise, then whispered back using the same technique, "What's wrong? Why would you have such an idea?"

"Look, the scars on Tosen Kaname's body are Tosen Kaname's. Although Father knows a little swordsmanship, his swordsmanship is so bad, how could he have done this? Could it be that Aizen is the mole?"

"..." Yue Ling was originally going to explain to Zhi, but upon hearing the last sentence, she was speechless with anger. "Please stop relying solely on your flawed emotional mechanisms. It makes you look stupid! If Aizen is Father's spy, then why did we even bother making this trip?"

"Weren't you here to go toe-to-toe with Stark?"

"..." Yue Ling stopped in her tracks, staring blankly at Zhi, whose face was full of self-righteousness.

"What's wrong, Yue Ling?" Ichiro asked curiously as he noticed Yue Ling had stopped.

Because the two used a technique of silence, similar to the ability of telepathy, Ichiro had no idea what they were saying.

"Father, Zhi seems to have gone stupid. Let's format him!" Yue Ling said in a heavy tone.

"...Why did I have to format him out of the blue...even though he is indeed rather stupid."

wisdom:"???"

......

After a while, the three appeared in Rukongai. Leaving Soul Society and returning to Soul Society are different. With Ichiro's skills, he can tear open the Black Hole anywhere without triggering an alarm, because he can take over the barrier before the corresponding barrier sounds an alarm and then turn off the alarm.

But returning to Soul Society is different; the alarms that should have sounded still echoed. Therefore, he could only choose to stay in Rukongai, where the Skynet system covers the area, making it easier to open and preventing any alarms from being triggered.

It's alright, though, it's just a few steps.

And so, Ichiro, carrying Tosen Kaname, headed alone toward the First Division, while Tsukirei and Tomoya went to the Fourth Division's laboratory. Ichiro had a new idea about the Philosopher's Stone, but he was busy with other things, so he asked them to prepare first so that he could start the experiment as soon as he finished his work.

Along the way, Ichiro attracted the attention of many Grim Reapers. They all curiously sized up Ichiro and Tosen Kaname, whom he was dragging along. While curious, a hint of fear flashed through their hearts. How long had it been...?

Does the efficiency really need to be this high?

Ignoring the passersby along the way, Ichiro led Tosen Kaname straight to the First Division's meeting room, where several captains were already waiting.

Leading the group is naturally the Captain-Commander, followed by the Second Division Captain Soi Fon. As for Tosen Kaname, she will likely be in charge of the Worm Nest if she is not executed, so she needs to be present. Then there is the Fourth Division Captain Hana, the Eighth Division Captains Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro, who are attending important matters as usual, and finally, Komamura Sajin, who is here to take the Seventh Division Captain's exam.

Of all the team leaders, his expression was the most complex. If the facts hadn't been presented to him, he truly wouldn't have believed that his close friend would do such a thing...

"Tosen..."

Ichiro glanced at Komamura Sajin, whose expression was complicated, and then threw Tosen Kaname to the ground.

"Awaken him." The Captain-Commander sat at the head of the table, leaning on his Zanpakuto with one hand, his eyes sharp as he looked at Tosen Kaname.

Ichiro nodded, stepped forward and gave Tosen Kaname a light kick, releasing part of the seal on him, causing him to groan a few times and slowly wake up.

"Tosen! Why! Didn't you become a Shinigami to uphold justice?!" Komamura Sajin's voice was filled with anger and disappointment. He couldn't understand why his best friend, who was so dedicated to upholding justice, had become like this.

"Hehehe~ Haha~ Justice? Komamura! Do you really think the Seireitei you're upholding is just? No! It's the root of all evil! My dream has always been to uphold justice, and that has never changed. But what I want is true justice! Not this false thing! It's filthy and ugly!"

"So what you're doing now, can you call it justice? Slaughtering civilians! Using your comrades as experimental subjects! Is this the justice you're practicing?! Tosen!"

"This is not the justice I seek, but it gives me power! The power to bring justice to this world!"

"Hmph~" Upon hearing this, Ichiro chuckled, "The power you're talking about, are you referring to Hollowfication? Or are you saying to Hollowfication first, and then Orochi?"

Upon hearing this, the hysterical Tosen suddenly trembled. How did he know...?

"With that level of power, you think you can uphold justice? How much do you despise justice? Who told you that justice requires immense power to uphold? Protecting souls from being devoured by Hollows, isn't that justice? Is that difficult? Helping weaker Shinigami grow stronger and guiding them towards the right values, isn't that justice? Is that difficult?"

Ichiro sneered and continued, "Upholding justice? What a ridiculous excuse! All you seek is the power of revenge! Stop trying to give yourself such a noble title! Tsunayoshi Tokitoshi, you haven't forgotten that name, have you?"

"Giggle~~" Upon hearing this name, Tosen Kaname instinctively clenched his fists, each crack of his bones a testament to his rage...

Upon seeing this, Komamura Sajin knew that Ichiro was telling the truth...

In an instant, his back slumped down...

Beneath the helmet, his expression was one of profound desolation, both because his old friend had chosen this path of no return, and because he himself had been completely unaware of it...

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get down to business." Ichiro gently pushed aside the dejected Komamura Sajin, walked around to the front of Tosen Kaname, looked at his tightly closed eyes, and coldly asked, "Tell me, what are Aizen's various identities in Seireitei?"

"Heh~ Do you think I'd tell you? You underestimate me..."

"Pfft!"

Before Tosen could finish speaking, he was slapped to death by Ichiro, whose face was as cold as ice!

Everyone was shocked. Before they could even reprimand him, they saw Ichiro's right hand emit a faint light as he reached into the minced meat of the Tosen brand and pulled out a perfectly intact Tosen Yao!

"!!!"

Now they were truly shocked. Was the art of resurrection really that convenient?

"Have you remembered Aizen's identity?" Ichiro asked coldly, looking at the still-shaken Tosen Kaname.

".....have no idea!"

"Pfft!"

"Have you decided to come?"

"do not know!"

"Pfft!"

......

This was repeated dozens of times. The crowd went from initial shock to worry, and then to numbness. Their mental journey was like a rollercoaster. This method of interrogation was too brutal!

"Alright, Ichiro! If this keeps up, I don't think he'll say anything!" After dozens of repetitions, seeing that Ichiro was about to repeat himself, the captain quickly stopped him. She was somewhat worried about Ichiro's condition; such frequent use of the resurrection technique would have a significant impact on him...

Of course, this was just the captain overthinking things. In reality, Ichiro did not use the resurrection technique because Tosen Kaname was not completely dead at all.

In Ichiro's concept of resurrection, death should be the annihilation of both spirit and body, specifically the complete loss of vitality of the body and the disappearance of the spirit into the world.

Only when both of these conditions are met can it be considered true death.

However, this is not the case for Tosen Kaname. Generally speaking, a spirit will only leave the body and die in the true sense of the word one minute after the body has completely lost its vitality.

Kaname Tosen's situation is different now. Although Ichiro shattered his body, at that moment, his body still retained some vitality, and his spirit had not yet left. Then Ichiro made a move, which was equivalent to saving him from the brink of death.

Of course, for Tosen, it meant he had truly died once...

Unfortunately, he was indeed loyal to Aizen...

Even after all this, she still hadn't said anything. Seeing this, Ichiro gave up. Firstly, although the captain might have misunderstood, since she had already spoken, he naturally had to stop. Secondly, he figured he wouldn't get anything out of her anyway...

Perhaps, we could try that method...

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Chapter 271 Aizen's New Tactics!

In the captain's meeting room, Ichiro quietly looked at Tosen Kaname. After a long while, he said in a low voice, "There's no need to try anymore. I've already lifted the suicide restriction on you. Besides, the right to die doesn't belong to you in front of me. Just confess honestly."

A bitter smile appeared on Tosen's face as he grinned and said, "I don't know."

"I'm genuinely curious, what is it about Aizen that makes him so appealing, worthy of your utmost loyalty?"

Tosen simply smiled at Ichiro's words.

loyalty?

He might have that kind of thing, or he might not; he wasn't really sure himself. But he knew one thing: Aizen had enough power to overthrow the rule of the Seireitei! He also had a certain ambition.

That's enough!

"I do not know."

"Sigh~" Seeing that Tosen was still repeating the same sentence, Ichiro sighed, straightened up, his eyes were cold, raised his right hand, and a strange light lingered around his fingertips. He was only one step away from the legendary Philosopher's Stone, and he didn't have time to continue talking about these messy things.

"I'll ask you one last time, what are Aizen's other identities? If you don't tell me, I'll look into it myself. Coincidentally, I've never tested any Kido related to soul searching since it was developed..."

Everyone's pupils contracted slightly. Soul searching... No matter who it is, the mere mention of those two words will instinctively evoke a sense of revulsion; no one wants everything about them to be known by others.

Tosen was no exception, but in his heart, a firm belief sustained him. Whether it was justice or revenge, this unwavering belief sustained him. Even if the outcome was the same, at least he had tried...

"A fearless struggle, a laughable persistence!" With that, Ichiro's right hand decisively pressed down on Tosen's forehead!

"call out!"

"Crack~"