The Alchemist in Bleach

"Your answers this time are really bad, aren't they?" Ichiro looked up from the documents and at the assembled officials, saying with a hint of disdain.

"Um... Captain, actually this is already pretty good... Apart from the Fourth Division, our team's level of return is the highest."

"That's it?" Upon hearing this, Ichiro looked at the former vice-captain Yamada in astonishment.

“…” Yamada was speechless.

If anyone else had said that, he would have definitely retorted, but Ichiro...

Sorry, I can't argue with that... This is the legendary God of Medicine!

I can even bring the dead back to life!

In front of such a big shot, their level of response was indeed quite ordinary...

"Actually, it's alright, Ichiro. When I was at home, I looked at the information of other divisions. In fact, apart from the fourth division, there are not many Shinigami who have mastered the Reincarnation Technique among the thirteen divisions. Although the Reincarnation Technique that you created has greatly lowered the threshold, firstly, the time is too short, and secondly, the Reincarnation Technique is a healing Kido, and the incantation is very long, so it is normal that not many people know it."

“I understand all of that, but that’s no excuse for slacking off. We’re a rescue team, and our return-to-path level should be within the assessment scope. From now on, we’ll replace a portion of our daily training with return-to-path learning. We’ll conduct a return-to-path assessment at the end of each year… no, at the end of each month. The results of this assessment will affect whether you can become a candidate for the Chief Officer.”

Under the bitter gazes of many officers, the extra's best friend nodded. This rule was quite good; it could effectively motivate team members to engage in the tedious track training.

Unlike the Fourth Division, the Fifth Division's mission is only rescue. In other words, as long as they survive on the battlefield, the subsequent treatment can be handed over to the Fourth Division after returning to the Seireitei.

Therefore, under these circumstances, the members of the Fifth Division do not need to learn the incantations of the Fourth Division one by one like the Fourth Division. They only need to learn some first aid incantations and return paths. They do not need to delve into more profound return path knowledge. Just like with binding paths and breaking paths, they only need to be familiar with them. The difficulty is not high.

But... I need to memorize more...

After all, in order to reduce the difficulty of learning and ensure the treatment effect, Ichiro could write as long as he could for the incantation of the return path. As a result, every year there were waves of people cursing him in the Shinigami Academy, comparable to a certain actor who didn't know CNKI.

"Also, the healing roles in the team should be reassigned. This position should be based primarily on skill level. Whoever is most skilled should take on this role. Put aside any interest or combat ability; human lives are more important."

"Yes."

"No way, Captain!" Yamada Naka saw her friend, who was just a background character, agree so readily and immediately panicked.

"Why not?" Ichiro rested his chin on his hands, looking calmly at Yamada.

"Gulp~" Feeling Ichiro's imposing aura, Yamada swallowed hard and said with a forced smile, "If we arrange it this way, our combat strength will be insufficient, and the support effect will actually be reduced."

"Support? That's the Third Division's mission. We're just doing rescue. Saving lives is our top priority. Otherwise, why would we need a separate Third Division?"

"But wouldn't it save a lot of trouble if we could solve it together?"

"I think you'll get a lot of credit, won't you?" Ichiro lowered his brows, his eyes half-open, and coldly stared at Yamada. "I don't care what you did before. Now I'm the captain. Remember this: we are the rescue team! Saving lives is the top priority! All other team members' deployments must revolve around this point. Only after completing the rescue work can we think about relieving pressure on other squads. Do you understand?"

"I understand... I understand." Yamada replied with a trembling voice, then slowly moved back to his seat.

Next, Ichiro changed some of the plans for the Fifth Division, completely shifting the team's focus to healing. It wasn't that Ichiro's thinking had been led astray by the Fourth Division, but rather that this was the proper direction for the Fifth Division.

Although the Fourth Division also has a first aid team, they generally don't leave the Soul Society, and even the Seireitei rarely does. And even if they do, they usually set up a base near the battlefield and wait for the Fifth Division to send the wounded there.

Therefore, the Fifth Division also has another, more common name: the Search and Rescue Team.

"Ughh ...

As the sun began to set and the dim afterglow shone down, Ichiro and his best friend, who was also a supporting character, finally finished dealing with their team duties. Now, only the two of them remained in the room. Ichiro stretched and let out a long groan.

"Haha~ Is it really that big of a deal? You usually take much longer to do experiments, don't you?"

"That's different. The experiment itself is an area that interests me, but team affairs are not. It's really tiring~ Luckily you're here, otherwise I guess I'd have to do it all day tomorrow."

"Heh heh~ Now you believe me, right?"

"I believe it, I believe it! You really can't judge a book by its cover~ By the way, how about coming to my place for dinner tonight? You've had a long day, I want to treat you to something nice."

"No, I still need to go home and tell them I've become the vice-captain. I guarantee they'll be shocked!" The extra's best friend said proudly, hands on her hips.

"Okay, then I'll wait to get their teeth fitted!"

"Pfft~ It's a deal then, I'm getting gold teeth!"

"Gold teeth? That's so outdated!"

"A bit of dirt is good..."

"......"

And so, in the midst of their back-and-forth conversation, the two walked out of the Fifth Division's gate, but parted ways and went in different directions.

.......

"Whoosh~"

"Wow, what did you make? It smells so good!" Pushing open the dormitory door, Ichiro followed the aroma to the table and, while Sekai was still in the kitchen, quickly grabbed a piece of meat from the plate and put it in his mouth.

"Slap!" Sekai smacked Ichiro's hand with his chopsticks. "Not again. Go wash your hands first."

Then he looked towards the door, then looked at Ichiro washing his hands with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Where's Feiyun?"

"**? She went home, saying she was going to show off. That guy, he's really copied me perfectly!"

"**? You're calling me by my first name now?"

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Chapter 275 Gentlemen, Times Have Changed

"Hmm, ** said it's fine to call her that, is that okay?"

"It's nothing, I just feel that according to the local custom, only people who are very close to each other call each other by name," Shijie said casually while stirring the rice in his bowl.

"Well, we don't have a bad relationship with her either. We've been classmates for decades, and she's my deputy now, so it should be normal, right? Besides, I've hardly ever called Urahara by his name, and he hasn't had any objections. There shouldn't be any problem with this."

"Then, Lord Ichiro, have you ever considered the possibility that her self-recommendation as vice-captain might be an attempt to get closer to you?"

Ichiro was taken aback by what she said, and looked up at the world in surprise, especially at the rice in her bowl that had been scattered but not eaten.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You don't actually think that ** volunteered to be the vice-captain because she likes me, do you?"

"It's not that it's impossible, it's too suspicious."

Ichiro rolled his eyes and said, "You're overthinking it. Her self-recommendation as vice-captain is largely due to her family background. Judging from her performance in the Fifth Division today, she has indeed received professional training and handled all kinds of tasks very well."

As he spoke, Ichiro shoveled a couple of mouthfuls of rice into his mouth and continued, "As for liking me... that's really wishful thinking. Do you think I'm the male lead, that every woman likes me? The idea that she likes me is one of the three great illusions of life."

"In my heart, you are the male lead."

Ichiro looked up at the world, who was now eating with its head down, and said with a smile, "You are also my heroine, my only heroine~"

……

"Pfft~"

In Hueco Mundo—Legacy of the Night Palace, Aizen calmly watched the lower-class Hollow explode and die before him. He unhurriedly directed the Arrancar beside him to escort another lower-class Hollow over to begin a new experiment, while Szayelaporro, standing next to him, quickly recorded the experimental data.

Aizen came to Hueco Mundo in a fake form for experiments, but he just happened to run into Ichiro. In fact, he didn't expect Ichiro's counterattack to be so swift.

However, it wasn't entirely fruitless; at least they discovered Ichiro's bottom line, which will make future plans easier to formulate. As for Tosen Kaname...

His fate was sealed the moment he laid a hand on the lily of the valley.

"boom!"

The louder explosion brought Aizen back to reality. Looking at his failed experiment once again, Aizen sighed.

"Lord Aizen, does a drug that directly increases spiritual pressure really exist?" Seeing the experiment fail again, Szayelaporro, who was taking notes, frowned deeply.

Szayelaporro had no doubt about the existence of spiritual pressure drugs with general effects, because whether they were Shinigami or Hollows, they were all spiritual beings. Therefore, as long as the food contained spiritual power, eating it when one's strength was low could increase spiritual pressure; it was just a matter of efficiency.

The samples Aizen brought back were similar. Although they were much more efficient, they still couldn't provide powerful spiritual pressure. For example, this spiritual pressure medicine had no effect on Hollows of Gillian rank or higher.

Therefore, it's normal for him to have doubts about the spiritual pressure medicine that Aizen mentioned could also work on people of their strength.

“There’s no doubt about its authenticity. It’s probably because our method was wrong, maybe it was wrong from the very beginning.” Aizen frowned as he looked at the documents in his hand.

The formula for high-grade spiritual pressure medicine is not currently circulating in Soul Society. It's not that Ichiro is being secretive; Aizen believes that Ichiro, who can reveal so much knowledge, certainly wouldn't care about something like spiritual pressure medicine. He has some confidence in Ichiro in this regard.

This was actually banned from dissemination by the Central 46, because its spread would truly have an unprecedented impact on the existing system of the Seireitei. Furthermore, with the development of spiritual pressure drugs, the balance of spiritual particles in the future may be severely affected.

This is also a key factor that allows Ichiro, who comes from Rukongai, to directly establish the Kido Research Bureau.

ability?

Sorry, those noble lords generally don't consider this issue; interests and power are the criteria they use to decide something.

Therefore, the original formula for the Spirit Pressure Medicine only existed in the Technology Development Bureau at the beginning. Now, even the original formula for the Spirit Pressure Medicine is gone. The one he has is one he "obtained" from a noble family using his ability, Mirror Flower Water Moon.

Although it's not the latest version, it doesn't matter to Aizen. If Ichiro was able to develop it from scratch, then it shouldn't be difficult for him to replicate it if he has a ready-made formula.

Yes, that was my previous idea...

Now, he feels he's in some trouble.

The first one or two versions of optimization were quite simple, but now that they've come to this, with the new version targeting the Spirit Pressure Pill for Hollow-level beings, they've run into trouble. No matter how they adjust the formula or experiment, they can't find the problem.

Once the spiritual energy inside exceeds a certain level, the swallowed Void will self-destruct!

If even Hollows, who aren't picky eaters, are like this, then it goes without saying that Shinigami are too. What Hollows can eat, Shinigami can't necessarily eat, but what Shinigami can eat, Hollows definitely can eat. So if even Hollows can't survive, then there's no need to risk capturing Shinigami for experiments, especially since things are already quite tense in that regard.

"Was it wrong from the very beginning?" Hearing Aizen's words, Szayelaporro frowned as he looked at the data in his hand. For some reason, he felt he had seen this data somewhere before, and the methods of these Hollow Deaths also seemed familiar...

Szayelaporro's gaze darted back and forth between the lower-level Hollow's remains and the data in his hand, the sense of familiarity growing ever stronger!

"What's wrong? Did you find anything?" Aizen noticed Szayelaporro's actions.

“I feel like I’ve seen these data and this scene before, it was a long time ago, I almost did! Damn it! If I hadn’t died back then, I would definitely remember!” Szayelaporro, unable to come up with a solution after a long period of thought, angrily pounded the glass in front of him.

"Don't rush, think it over slowly. Since it's related to the data and the wreckage, let's try a few more times. It's just a few lower-level Hollows anyway."

As he spoke, Aizen began to have the Arrancar beside him throw lower-level Hollows into the glass room, while simultaneously ingesting a higher dose of spiritual pressure medicine.

Suddenly, Szayelaporro's gaze stopped on a lower-level Hollow that was about to evolve into a Hollow Grande Gillian!

"Pfft!"

"I remember now!" Although the Hollow ultimately died as they had predicted, this scene finally reminded Szayelaporro of what he had forgotten.

"Tell me about it~" Aizen pushed up his glasses and looked at Szayelaporro curiously.

“I remember now. Many years ago, a similar situation occurred in Hueco Mundo, just like we are now. A large number of lower-level Hollowfied beings died, and a few remaining corpses still had some of the spiritual pressure characteristics of Gillian and Adjuchas, just like now! And according to the information you provided, Aizen-sama, that time was shortly after Tenshin Ichiro and the others arrived in Hueco Mundo.”

Aizen's expression shifted, and he looked at Szayelaporro seriously, asking, "Are you sure?"

“I’m sure it appeared around that time, but I’m not sure if he did it, because there were very few of these kinds of remains at the time. I only have a vague recollection of it because it contained the spiritual pressure of Adjuchas.”