The Alchemist in Bleach

After saying that, she was about to turn and leave, but at that moment, Ichiro called her back.

"Captain, um, there's something I'd like to tell you. I'd like to ask you to help me ask for leave. I have some research that will take a while, and I'd also like to borrow some space in the team's facilities."

"Research? Sure, how long would you like to spend on it?"

"A conservative estimate is about a month."

"So long?" Captain Unohana looked at Ichiro with surprise, then asked, "Is it alright? Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Ichiro quickly shook his head: "No, just lend me that empty warehouse at the back of the team. Um... also, don't let anyone else in except the captain!"

"Is this appropriate?" The captain frowned. "A secret is only a secret if only one person knows it; if a second person knows it, it's no longer a secret."

"It's alright, I trust the captain. Besides, this research... well, there's a bit of a problem. If I don't tell you in advance, it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings, and I don't want to put you in a difficult position later."

The captain looked at Ichiro quietly for a while, then turned and left, leaving only one sentence: "Alright, I'll tell people not to go in. I'll personally deliver the food."

“Uh…” Ichiro was taken aback, then quickly jogged to catch up. “Captain, we don’t need food. My ability can create food.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? Focus all your energy on your research!"

"Actually, it's not necessary..."

"Ok?"

"Oh, I see..."

........

In the early hours of the morning, after treating the injuries of some seriously injured patients, the captain finally had some time to properly...

Back in the office to process documents...

Back in his office, just as the captain was about to sit down, he noticed a document on his desk. Looking at the familiar ghostly barrier on it, the captain smiled.

"This kid, didn't he say he didn't need to say anything?" The captain casually broke the demonic barrier, opened the file and started reading, but his smile disappeared after only reading the beginning.

After reading all the content, the captain frowned.

He closed his eyes, seemingly deep in thought, a few striking words on the document floating around in his mind's eye. After a while, he took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and made his decision...

"Boom~"

A flame suddenly appeared in the delicate hand that was tightly gripping the document, burning it to ashes. Through the intense heat, a few words could still be faintly discerned...

alchemy.......

Human transmutation...

Another possibility for Zanpakuto...

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Chapter 41: Technology That Could Change the Landscape of Soul Society!

The next morning, after getting up and having a quick breakfast, Ichiro went straight to the warehouse behind the team barracks. All the data needed for this experiment was on him and in his mind, so he didn't need to go back to the dormitory. Besides, how careless of him to leave such a thing in the dormitory?

It's no exaggeration to say that if you find out about these things, you're dead!

Even if the captain thinks highly of him, it's still the same!

Of course, being caught and revealing it yourself are two different things...

For example, the supplies prepared in the warehouse at this time, as well as the two sets of "materials," are the best proof...

"Tsk~ It's rare for the captain to trust me so much. Well then, without further ado, let's get started!" Looking at the supplies before him, Ichiro rested his left hand on his Zanpakuto and said softly, "Just wait, world, it'll be soon..."

........

While Ichiro was immersed in his research, Urahara and Yoruichi on the other side also began their respective training.

This school attack made the two of them clearly realize their own shortcomings. Admittedly, their current strength is already considered quite good in the entire Seireitei.

They have surpassed at least 80% of the Grim Reapers; at this age, they are undoubtedly geniuses!

But it is precisely because they are geniuses that they are unwilling to accept their fate!

What's 80%?

What they want is to be in the top 10%!

Even one percent!

So after learning that Ichiro was alright, the two of them took leave and underwent intensive training.

Urahara is stepping up his research on the portable Bankai tool, the Transcendental Body, while Yoruichi approaches her family for the first time, asking for their assistance in developing Instantaneous Opening!

Now she understands that honor and pride are all fake. These days, the title of genius is worthless. Only those who survive are geniuses, and those who die are just fools.

However, just a week after the two were immersed in their training, a notebook was delivered to Yoruichi and Urahara, who were living in Shihouin.

"Did Ichiro send this?" Yoruichi sat down next to Urahara and leaned over to look at the envelope in his hand.

“Yes, the Fourth Division was sent over. Apart from Ichiro, we have no contact with them anymore, and Ichiro’s seal is also on it.” Urahara glanced at Yoruichi, forcibly suppressing his restless heart.

For some reason, even though they had done much more intimate things together before, Urahara smelled a fragrance that was unusually alluring to him.

"A seal? I don't see it." Yoruichi said curiously as she reached out to touch the seal on the envelope. With a "whoosh," a miniature barrier instantly opened, protecting the envelope.

"Hiss~" Yoruichi blew on her fingers and looked at the envelope in surprise. "Ichiro's progress in Kido is pretty fast! This Kido seal is both fast and well hidden."

"Is your hand alright?"

"It's alright, it's not very powerful."

"That's good. Ichiro's talent in Kido has always been like this. I'm not surprised by anything he does. Besides, he's focused on research this time. Let's see what he sent."

As he spoke, Urahara casually dispelled the barrier, took out a notebook from the envelope, and began to read it carefully. The starlight in his eyes slightly distracted Yoruichi, but only for a moment before she looked away.

After calming her racing heart, Yoruichi glanced furtively at Urahara. Seeing him still engrossed in his notes, oblivious to her unease, she felt a mix of relief and inexplicable disappointment...

After calming herself down slightly, Yoruichi asked, "What's recorded in this? What's making you so excited?"

"Do you remember the two major elements of Zanpakuto release that Ichiro discussed with us before?" Urahara's excited eyes were still on his notebook, but he now diverted some of his attention to discuss with Yoruichi.

"I remember, the connection of spiritual pressure, the leap in Zanpakuto power, I remember he said he wanted to create these two artificially, could the things here be related to this?" Yoruichi was somewhat surprised, even horrified!

"Yeah, that guy is a monster! He's already achieved both of these things! Not to mention the mimicry Zanpakuto, although it's technically difficult, it's pretty useless to us. It might be a little useful to you, but we can't make it in a short time."

The important one is another technique: Mimicry Release!

"Mimetic initial release? What's the use of that? Haven't you and I already been able to achieve initial release?"

"No, no, no, that's not how it's calculated. Remember what we said? The reason why spiritual pressure can increase dramatically after Shikai is mainly because a circuit is established between the Shinigami and the Zanpakuto. The spiritual pressure of the Zanpakuto and the spiritual pressure of the Shinigami merge together, resulting in a leap. And the fusion rate corresponds to the magnitude of the increase in spiritual pressure."

"That's not right, is it?" Yoruichi looked at Urahara with a puzzled expression. "According to this theory, wouldn't there be no such thing as a perpetual Shikai Zanpakuto? Zanpakuto and Shinigami, no matter how similar they are, are ultimately two different entities and cannot be completely fused together."

"Yes, we have considered that as well, but there are too few examples of perpetual Zanpakuto, and we don't have enough data, so this theory is based on ordinary Zanpakuto, and that's not the focus."

"what is that?"

"You know that a Shinigami's spiritual pressure increases rapidly for a period of time after completing their Shikai, right?"

"Well, according to your theory, there should be a circuit channel between the Shinigami and the Zanpakuto. Even without releasing the Zanpakuto, this circuit still exists. Then, like two bottles of water, the one with the higher water level will flow to the one with the lower water level until they are at the same level. This is why the Shinigami's spiritual pressure level increases rapidly after achieving Shikai and Bankai."

"That's right. Although there isn't enough data on Bankai, it should be the case. Therefore, the Mimicry Shikai is the most important for us!"

"Why? Could it be that it can rapidly increase our spiritual pressure like a Zanpakuto?" Yoruichi asked casually, but Urahara stared at her intently after hearing it. "No... it really can, right?"

"Yes! That's why I said Ichiro is a monster! The principle of Mimicry Shikai is to simulate the Zanpakuto and reconstruct its own spiritual energy source, and then construct the circuit in the same way. Since this spiritual energy source does not have its own thoughts like the Zanpakuto, the Mimicry Shikai can be completed the moment the spiritual energy source is constructed, and at the same time, the transmission of 'water pressure' begins!"

"This...this...is this even possible?"

"Possibly! And the feasibility is very high! Ichiro has already roughly written out the formula for constructing the spiritual energy source, but he has other things to do now and doesn't have time to verify it, so he entrusted it to us for experimentation and improvement. We can only rely on ourselves. This requires a lot of special materials that ordinary people cannot obtain. Even the captain of the Fourth Division would have difficulty obtaining some of them."

"A mimicry Zanpakuto... a mimicry Shikai... That guy really trusts us, actually entrusting these two items to us two nobles..."

"Because he's Ichiro~ a goofball, nothing he does is exempt from silliness..."

"So, what are you going to do with this? Once the higher-ups find out about these two technologies, the world will change..."

Urahara remained silent. The original Zanpakuto system was relatively fair because it depended on talent and luck, so as long as you obtained a Zanpakuto, everyone had a chance to advance.

But the two technologies invented by Ichiro are different. Neither the Mimicry Shikai nor the Mimicry Zanpakuto possess self-awareness. In other words, talent isn't so important; what matters is resources...

In Soul Society, who controls the most resources?

noble!

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Chapter 42 Research in Progress

"So what are you planning to do?"

Yoruichi hesitated for a moment, then looked up from her notebook at Urahara.

"Snap!" Urahara slammed his notebook shut and said decisively, "Needless to say? We definitely have to keep it a secret. This is no small matter. We'll discuss it together after Ichiro finishes his research. This thing could absolutely change an era!"

Yoruichi smiled; she hadn't misjudged Urahara after all.

"Okay, what materials do you need? I'll have someone prepare them for you."

"Um, wait, let me copy it down..."

And so, the three embarked on a new round of cultivation. When they completed it, their strength would undoubtedly enter a new realm...

........

That morning, the captain came to bring Ichiro breakfast as usual. He pushed open the door and saw that yesterday's dinner was still untouched on the floor. He couldn't help but sigh, silently put down the breakfast, and then quietly left the room with the cold dinner.

This has happened many times in the past two weeks. The first few times she would scold Ichiro, but later she realized that once this kind of person gets absorbed in something, nothing she said will work.

Before leaving, the captain glanced at the shocking scene inside the warehouse. Only after experiencing it firsthand did she understand why Ichiro didn't allow others to approach and why he had informed her of the research beforehand.

If one didn't know the research content beforehand, upon seeing this hellish scene, almost anyone would misunderstand...

The warehouse was littered with severed limbs and broken pieces!

There's an arm here, a leg there, this box is piled high with fingers, that box has a bunch of toes...

In this room, you can find any human organ you know and don't know!

The walls of the warehouse were splattered with blood!

There were even some broken bones and fingers stuck on it!

It was a scene straight out of hell!