The Alchemist in Bleach

The extra's best friend looked at Ichiro, then at the captain, hesitated for a moment, and finally said nothing. She silently walked to the captain's side and asked if there was anything she could do to help.

At this point, saying more would only make more mistakes. Anyway, things had already come to this, and she had done all she could. Now, she could only leave the rest to fate.

"By the way, Ichiro, I remember you and Sekai went to Rukongai every year for the past few years, right? I think it's around these days, isn't it? Won't that cause any problems?" After a while, Yuuto, who was processing documents, looked up and asked as if she remembered something.

"That's for tomorrow, we won't delay today." Before Ichiro and his friend could even speak, the captain said without looking up.

Ichiro, leaning against the bookshelf with an open book in his hand, smiled and nodded at Isane, indicating that he agreed with what the captain had said.

Yongyin nodded and continued processing the documents.

"Don't mention this in front of Ichiro again. Forget it."

"I'm fine, Captain. I've already moved on."

"If there's nothing wrong, you wouldn't come back empty-handed every time... Never mind, let's get back to work."

Yongyin shrank back, feeling as if she had said something she shouldn't have...

Ichiro smiled helplessly at Yuzane, indicating that she shouldn't take it to heart, and then lowered his head to continue reading.

However, his action only convinced Yongyin that she had indeed said something she shouldn't have...

Because this was the first time she had seen bitterness and helplessness in this man's eyes...

Instead of confidence, laziness...

The extra's best friend glanced worriedly at Ichiro's slightly trembling hands. It was a habit Ichiro himself hadn't even noticed; every year around this time, Ichiro's hands would inexplicably tremble, as if he were trying to grasp something...

She still remembers that when Ichiro gave her a crash course in medical knowledge back in the academy, he emphasized that trembling hands were absolutely unacceptable when learning medicine. Even after she joined the team, the lessons Ichiro gave them were the same, repeatedly making them practice hand stability.

But now, even the Grim Reaper, the world's most skilled healer, is trembling...

Even if the magnitude is small, it's still a very bad sign...

Perhaps that's why the captain is still worried about Ichiro...

Time passed slowly in this awkward atmosphere, and soon it was almost time to arrive at the invitation. This time, the extra's best friend kept her mouth shut. Her current persona should be that of a bystander who had come along, and this bystander had not seen the invitation.

Therefore, she shouldn't have any expectations about this matter, but rather pretend to have forgotten about it.

"It's almost time, let's go." The captain checked the time, closed the documents in his hand, stood up, and addressed his friend, who was working as a background actor, and Yongyin, as well as Ichiro, who was reading a book nearby.

"Huh? Is it time as stated in the invitation?" The extra's best friend looked up and asked in surprise.

"Hmm, what a coincidence. It's during break time, and the chosen location is also a break place." The captain picked up the invitation on the table and looked coldly at Ichiro.

Ichiro shrugged helplessly: "Why are you looking at me? It wasn't me who did it~"

"Stop being so sarcastic, let's go."

After saying that, the captain walked out of the captain's office without looking back.

"No...that's unreasonable." With a muttered complaint, Ichiro led Isane and Mob's best friend behind the captain. At the same time, he made a slight gesture with his hands, and a Kido barrier instantly unfolded, enveloping the four of them and completely eliminating their presence and form.

Yuune looked at the barrier in surprise, then at Ichiro. She knew Ichiro's Kido was strong, but did it have to be this strong? Although the barrier was just casually cast, Yuune estimated that most captains probably wouldn't even be able to detect this level of Kido...

Ghostly monsters...

It really is a monster!

However, perhaps it was just a coincidence that Ichiro and the captain's earlier decisive deduction planted a deep loophole in what should have been a foolproof plan!

This barrier can indeed keep out most captain-level Shinigami. As long as Ichiro and the others inside the barrier don't move around, even if Shunsui and the others come, they will definitely not be able to detect them without careful sensing!

This is especially true for Zhi, whose perception system mainly relies on the attached body. When Zero is deployed, needless to say, not many barriers can stop him. But that is only Zero. Other methods are useless against this barrier.

However, this barrier is ineffective against Yue Ling...

With His power, the barrier that Ichiro casually cast was as if it didn't exist. And coincidentally, on His way to the meeting place, He happened to see the four people hiding in the barrier.

After glancing at the direction the four had headed, Yue Ling knew she had been exposed. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she had a plan in mind. Sorry, Zhi!

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Chapter 293 The Careless Moon Spirit...

In the corner, Yue Ling leaned quietly against the wall, trying her best not to look at Ichiro and the others, relying solely on her own senses to observe their movements. If she looked directly at them, they would likely be detected. Yue Ling had a good idea of ​​Ichiro and the captain's strength.

Leaning against the wall, Yue Ling cast an invisibility spell on herself. She then messaged the core members of the association, excluding her best friend who was just a background character, to tell them to cancel the gathering. Although she had already been exposed, Yue Ling did not intend to give up so easily.

He planned to struggle a little longer; perhaps the situation wasn't so bad, and there was still a chance to make a comeback!

Of course, the first prerequisite for a comeback is to persuade Zhi to take the blame. Now, under His guidance, all the evidence points to Zhi. Even within the association, apart from the few founders who remain, most members now believe that Zhi is the mastermind behind the creation of this association. As for Him, who is kind, beautiful, gentle, generous, and knowledgeable, He was persuaded by Zhi to join the association with reason and emotion, and for the sake of many members.

So, if we can persuade Zhi to take the blame, there's still a chance for things to turn around!

As for persuading wisdom, it's not an exaggeration to say it's incredibly simple!

Given Zhi's logical thinking ability, how could he not fall into a trap?

The world is in turmoil, all driven by profit. The world is bustling, all driven by gain.

As long as the benefits are sufficient, one can persuade the logic of wisdom!

Thinking about it, Yue Ling dialed Zhi's contact number.

"Yue Ling? That's rare. You actually contacted me. What happened?"

"Don't you know? The association has been exposed!"

"..." Zhi froze for a moment. "How could that be? Our development strategy perfectly avoided... Wait a minute, I found the reason. It was because an invitation was sent to the wrong person this morning! The recognition system made a mistake and mistook the captain's spiritual pressure for another Shinigami, so the invitation was sent. But it was automatically fixed by a separate thread ten minutes later, so I didn't notice it."

"There's no point in discussing this now, it's already been discovered. Next, we need to discuss countermeasures!"

"Discuss countermeasures? What countermeasures are we going to discuss? If we get caught, we'll just admit it. Father won't blame us."

"Yes, Father won't even punish us, but do you think he'll let us continue maintaining this association afterward? And even if Father spoils us and lets us do whatever we want, do you think the world will tolerate our behavior?"

"That's true, but if you don't want to do it, you don't have to. If you ask me, you're taking this too seriously! Your father wants you to make more decisions and improve your emotional abilities so that you can find what you want to do, not so that you can live a muddled life for him!"

Hearing Zhi's slightly lecturing tone, Yue Ling's face showed a rare look of surprise. Did this guy break her core code? Why does this guy seem to be making silly mistakes lately?

Although I was puzzled by Zhi's behavior, he had been making silly mistakes for a long time, and I was going to make him take the blame later, so I let him be and didn't confront him. Instead, I played my trump card.

"So you're not collecting emotional data anymore? Without the association, where are you going to find so much emotionally rich data?"

"...Hiss~ Right, other places might not be able to communicate their feelings in such detail."

"It's not just possible, it's definitely not going to happen!"

'That won't do! How can I improve the emotion module without this emotional data? How can I surpass Yue Ling without improving the emotion module? No, the association can't be finished!' Zhi's calculation speed was very fast. In an instant, he calculated the impact of the association's existence and non-existence on him.

So he simply asked, "Then tell me, what should we do?"

Zhi asked rather bluntly. He trusted Yue Ling quite a bit in this regard. Although Yue Ling usually appeared to be an ice queen, she actually had quite a few clever ideas and perfectly inherited her father's personality.

Just like the saying goes, reality is a dirty game, and they are the dirty players!

"It's very simple. After a brief investigation, I found that my father and the others seemed to be unaware of what was going on. By sheer coincidence, they actually suspected you and thought you were the one who did it."

“It’s normal. I expected it. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that someone as outstanding as you would do such a thing behind your father’s back,” Zhi said with some helplessness.

Given Yue Ling's character, it's really hard to suspect Him; this person is just too perfect!

Moreover, He is not a perfect person without any faults. He also has times of failure, shortcomings, and things he is not good at. But these factors only deepen people's trust in Him.

Just like Aizen, if the facts weren't right in front of us, who would have thought that he would be the final boss?

This kind of thing can't be avoided just because you know the tricks. The human brain can subconsciously deceive itself.

"So, what you need to do next is to take the blame for this! Let them focus their fire on you. Once this storm passes, I can reorganize the association."

"...Although I know you're trying to trick me, fine, for the sake of the future, I'll take the loss!"

'I'll settle accounts with you after I've perfected the emotional module!'

'Done and we're done!'

The two, each with their own thoughts, chuckled softly and hung up the call. Now, all that was left was to wait patiently; He only needed to go out at the right moment...

......

Meanwhile, Ichiro and his group, who were waiting in ambush, also noticed another person sneaking around.

"World? Why is she here?" The captain frowned as he looked at World, who was also encased in an invisibility barrier, and looked at Ichiro with a puzzled expression.

"She must also be here to investigate this association. I've often seen her busy with things these past few years, but she won't say anything when I ask. I guess this is what it is. But why is she here now? Is this causing a chain reaction?" Ichiro looked at the world with some doubt.

The main reason is that the two sides colliding was just too coincidental.

"Ichiro, I have a question. Why can we also see the world?" Isane asked curiously, her delicate brows furrowed.

The extra's best friend nodded in agreement. With their sharp eyesight, they could tell what level the barrier surrounding the world was. It wasn't surprising that the captain and Ichiro could see through them, but these two didn't seem to be at that level yet.

"Oh, that's because I was worried they might use invisibility techniques to sneak in, so I set up an anti-invisibility function for the barrier. When you stand inside the barrier, what you see is basically real, and most illusions and invisibility techniques will be ineffective."

Extra's best friend, Yongyin: "......."

Can ghost techniques be used like this? Why is it different from what we've learned?

"Ichiro, I've wanted to ask you this for a long time: how is your Kido different from ours?"

"Why do you say that?" Ichiro looked at Isane with a puzzled expression.

"Because, you see, your Ghost Path can do so many things, things that don't seem to be part of the Ghost Path, right?"

"Emmm, let me put it this way, I have a question for you." Seeing that there was still some time, Ichiro decided to give a lesson. He didn't answer Isane's question first, but asked, "Do you think that to become a great demon master, it's enough to learn all ninety-nine demon arts?"

"It shouldn't be. Although it seems difficult, there are a few people in the Demon Path who know the Ninety-Nine Binding Path and the Hado Path."

"Yes, as far as I know, there are currently seven people in the Kido sect who have mastered all ninety-nine Kido methods, either the Hado or Bakudo. Some are quite strong, even proficient in two. So, what do you think made the Great Kido Master, Goryu Tessai, able to defeat the others and become the Great Kido Master?"

"Because he has a deeper understanding of the ways of the ghosts?"

"Yes, although the Demonic Path, including the Demonic Path I summarized, only has numbers one to ninety-nine, it does not mean that this is all there is to the Demonic Path. The Demonic Path is very extensive. For example, the Demonic Path of Barriers, which is most commonly used in the Seireitei, you can count how many of them are not in that numbered Demonic Path if you are interested."

"And back to your question, I have indeed learned one or two more types of ghost arts than you. There are ancient ghost arts, such as the super ancient sacrificial ghost arts that I found in a corner of the library, and the hidden ghost arts that I secretly learned. Oh right, remember to keep this a secret. The hidden ghost arts are only known to the ** team and cannot be passed on to outsiders."

Extra's best friend, Yongyin: "......."

They were starting to regret it...

"Then there are some Kido developed by Urahara. Anyway, there are many kinds. Don't be like me, learning a lot but not mastering anything. You need to remember this principle. I learned too fast and felt that it wasn't difficult, so I just learned it casually to pass the time. You just need to focus on learning the Kido taught by the Shinigami Academy. That's enough for you. To be honest, even the Reverse Kido can't be said to be necessarily stronger than the current Kido. Whether it's stronger or not depends on the person, not the type of Kido."

Extra's best friend, Yongyin: "......."