The Alchemist in Bleach

"Hahaha~~~" Looking at his dumbfounded best friend, Ichiro burst into laughter, his gloom vanishing.

Laughs aside, Ichiro has to admit that the idea of ​​a background character as a best friend is indeed quite good; she does have a heartwarming charm, well, mainly because she's a bit silly~

"Hmph! If you laugh again, I won't help you!"

"Haha~~ Haaha~ Huff~" Ichiro stopped laughing, a lingering smile on his face, and said breathlessly, "Help me? Help me with what?"

"Humph!"

"...I was wrong, beautiful and charming Miss **, please have mercy and guide me!"

"Hmph~" A smug smile finally appeared on the extra's best friend's face as she said, "Since you've asked so sincerely, then I'll... I'll... I'll blah blah blah and tell you!"

"Hmph!" Looking at his best friend, who had forgotten her lines again, Ichiro tightly shut his mouth, barely managing to suppress a laugh. She was the epitome of someone who was both incompetent and loved to have fun!

"Hmph! Aren't you looking for a candidate for the vice-captain of the Fifth Division?"

"Hmm, do you have something suitable?"

"Clang clang clang~"

"..." Looking at his friend, who was standing with her arms outstretched, Ichiro touched his forehead. "You...you're not going to talk about yourself, are you?"

"What, is that not allowed?"

'I suspect you're trying to scam a promotion, but I have no proof...'

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Chapter 273 Sitting upright...

"What I'm looking for is a vice-captain. He needs to have certain management skills, not someone to be a mascot or a freeloader."

"...I feel like I'm being looked down upon. Is it just my imagination?"

"no!"

"That's too much... Don't look down on me. I've studied a lot about management. Otherwise, why do you think a noble lady like me would be in Team Thirteen?"

"Isn't it just for the food?"

"...That's just one of the reasons!"

"So... is there really a reason related to dried rice...?"

"Hmph!" In response to Ichiro's complaint, Mob's best friend turned her head arrogantly and snorted, "We nobles have basically all received similar training, and theoretically we are capable of serving as vice-captains of any of the thirteen squads!"

"Theoretically?" Ichiro keenly caught the word.

"Because there's no practice!"

"That's just empty talk..." Ichiro looked at his supporting actress best friend with a hint of speechlessness.

However, while he was speechless, he could also understand. Normally, nobles would not enter the Thirteenth Squad, because for nobles, the Thirteenth Squad was a guard. How could a master personally do the work of a guard?

This is the thinking of most nobles, so their people generally don't join the Thirteenth Division; if they do, they join the Sixth Division, the division controlled by the current head of the Kuchiki family.

However, a small number of nobles saw the most decisive factor in the thirteen teams—strength!

Even powerful noble families like Shihouin and Kuchiki each command a squad. If the great nobles value this so much, how could the lesser nobles possibly give it up?

Therefore, joining Team Thirteen became one of their family's hopes for rise.

After all, it is rare for someone like Ukitake to become a captain but whose family is still half-dead. As the disciple of the Captain-Commander, Ukitake must set an example and be a representative of integrity and honesty, at least on the surface.

As everyone knows, honest officials are generally poor... the more honest they are, the poorer they are...

Therefore, his and Kyoraku's examples don't prove anything; for other nobles, the Thirteenth Company is still a very good place.

So there's some truth to what her "supporting actress best friend" said. She's definitely studied the relevant work, but as for her specific skills...

Ichiro looked at her naive appearance and was quite skeptical...

"My gut feeling tells me you're thinking about something bad!"

Ichiro glanced at his supporting actress best friend with surprise. To be honest, although she was simple-minded, her intuition was quite accurate. Perhaps this was what people meant by "you can't have everything."

What you gain is intuition, what you lose is intelligence.

"No, you're overthinking it. As for the vice-captain, you're not strong enough, are you? The Fifth Division is different from us; they have requirements for combat strength. At the very least, you need to know how to use Shikai, right?"

"Hmph~" The extra's best friend smugly hummed, stood up and stood in front of Ichiro, put her hands on her hips, and proudly raised her head.

Ichiro looked at his friend, who was playing a minor role, with some surprise. "No way?"

"Really?"

“Really! I was able to use Shikai a long time ago, and it’s even a combat-type! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to you, Ichiro, to recommend myself as the vice-captain. If you don’t believe me, I can demonstrate for you, but we might have to go to a different place, as this training ground doesn’t have a barrier.”

In the Seireitei, Shinigami at the rank of lieutenant-captain or above are not allowed to use their Shikai unless there are special circumstances, as that would trigger an alarm, unless prior notification is given or certain special units are involved.

Otherwise, if you violate the rules, you will be severely punished.

Regular training can only be conducted in specific training grounds where each squad has set up a unique barrier. Of course, you can also build your own one like Ichiro and the others.

"No need, this is fine." Ichiro didn't need to go through all that trouble. With a flick of his hand, a barrier instantly rose up. Then, Ichiro gestured to his friend, who was playing a minor role, signaling her to begin her performance.

"Don't worry, you won't be disappointed! You'll be very surprised!" After saying this confidently, the extra's best friend took a few steps back, walked to the middle of the training ground, and drew her Zanpakuto from her waist under Ichiro's curious gaze.

"Sitting upright..."

'Huh?! Masaka? I'm actually in a Bleach fanfic? Or a female version of Bleach?'

Ichiro stared wide-eyed at his extra best friend, thankfully, only the first three words were the same...

"Sit upright in the heavens! ***!"

"Roar!"

In an instant, an extremely strong spiritual pressure emanated from the extra's best friend. Although it was still somewhat inferior to the spiritual pressure of a normal vice-captain, this difference could be completely compensated for by her Zanpakuto. After all, this kind of power...

Ichiro narrowed his eyes as he watched the giant serpent flapping its wings and circling incessantly in the sky.

It is obvious that the extra's best friend's Zanpakuto is a biological type Zanpakuto, a giant snake with wings on its back and a strong body covered with fiery red scales. Even from a distance, you can feel the intense spiritual pressure emanating from it.

From Ichiro's perspective, even without any fancy abilities, this Zanpakuto is enough to be ranked among the top-tier Zanpakuto based on what we see now!

Not to mention, the mysterious power emanating from those dark eyes was telling Ichiro about its mystery.

Now, Ichiro's gaze towards his supporting character's best friend changed. This girl's Zanpakuto was actually this powerful!

Although the supporting character's best friend has average talent in Kido, Kaido, swordsmanship, Hakuda, Shunpo, and even her brain is average.

but!

None of that matters!

The main thing is to have a powerful Zanpakuto!

Not enough spiritual pressure?

It's alright, there's a spirit-suppressing medicine.

Is his talent in the Ghost Path average?

It's okay. Kenpachi's talent in Kido is even worse, will it have any impact?

Is his swordsmanship, especially his instant-step ability, average?

It's alright. Her Zanpakuto is a biological type. As long as the baby can fight, she just needs to stay in a safe place and provide buffs to the baby.

Is he just average-minded?

It's okay. Kenpachi's brain isn't working as well either, but he's still the captain.

In conclusion, no matter how mediocre the extra's best friend's talent is, as long as her Zanpakuto is strong enough, that's enough. After all, he's after her sword, not her person. Ichiro will naturally handle the rest. Once his spiritual pressure is high enough, everything will be fine.

In Ichiro's current view, spiritual pressure is the easiest to increase; all he needs to do is take drugs.

“Fly...**, attack me.” Ichiro stood up with interest, dusted off his Shinigami uniform, and looked at the crimson giant serpent soaring and circling in the sky.

"May I?"

"Go ahead and do it. This will determine whether you become the vice-captain."

Upon hearing this, the extra's best friend's eyes lit up immediately!

Whether we can get ahead of those philanderers depends on this moment!

"***!kill!"

'Kill...you used the wrong word...' Although he was mentally complaining about his supporting character best friend, Ichiro was still on high alert when faced with the attacking stunt!

"Roar!"

Seeing the giant snake roaring as it charged towards him, Ichiro narrowed his eyes, secretly wondering, "Is this going to be close combat?"

However, just as he was thinking this, the giant serpent opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a pillar of flame!

'Tsk~ A feint? That's fucking filthy, what a waste of your intimidating skin.' Thinking this, Ichiro stretched out his right hand and softly chanted, 'Binding Spell #81: Severing the Void!'

"boom!"

The scorching flames were completely blocked by the broken air and flowed to both sides.

"Click~"

Seeing the crack in the broken sky, Ichiro's pupils contracted slightly. This power was astonishing!

You must know, this is the 81st advanced Ghost Path, a defensive technique!

Even if Ichiro didn't use his full power and kept it at the level of a normal breaking incantation, he still wouldn't have a problem blocking around number eighty Kido spells. But now...

Of course, such a powerful attack did not come without a price. The spiritual pressure on the extra's best friend dropped significantly. At the same time, because the energy switch was not smooth, the Twin-Winged Serpent's originally perfect defensive maneuver also had some flaws.

The consciousness is perfect, but the hardware can't keep up.

Ichiro glanced at his friend, who was playing a minor role, and then focused his attention back on the giant snake. Once the snake had completely filled the gap, Ichiro shifted his feet and instantly appeared on the snake's head, raising his right foot high!

Then, his right foot slashed down like a battle axe towards the snake's head!

"boom!"

The giant serpent's dim, vertical pupils contracted, and its powerful tail lashed out at Ichiro!

Interrupted his attack!