The Alchemist in Bleach

However, despite the fact that this has happened many times, the world is still somewhat helpless in the face of this situation, and can be said to have no experience. After all, each time is different, so where can we accumulate experience?

There's the wrathful, the slothful, the gluttonous, the arrogant, the greedy, the envious—just when the world was expecting a seventh, Ichiro arrived with sloth and gluttony...

This time it's about feeling melancholic about autumn and lamenting the passing of spring...

There are some things I really can't handle...

After thinking for a while, Sekai suddenly hugged Ichiro without saying a word. She just held him quietly. She didn't know how to comfort Ichiro or what to say to ease his emotions, but she would stay by his side, no matter what.

Because she is Ichiro's Zanpakuto!

The world's embrace seemed to possess a magical power; after being held in her arms, Ichiro's decade-long lingering effects miraculously began to slowly dissipate...

After a long while, Ichiro, who was being held by Sekai, said with a weak smile, "Thank you, Sekai."

Shikai was overjoyed. She had no experience in treating such cases, but she knew what Ichiro would look like after he recovered. This weak appearance was a sign that the aftereffects were dissipating, which meant that the tension that had been constantly on Ichiro's mind had finally eased.

"It's good that you're back."

Ichiro smiled weakly, broke free from the world's embrace, turned to look at the two elders' graves, suddenly knelt down, and kowtowed with a smile.

"Although I'm calling you a little late, thank you for taking care of me. And thank you for worrying me all these years... Grandpa, Grandma~" After saying that, Ichiro kowtowed again. When he stood up again, there was a tombstone in front of each of the two graves.

The inscriptions read "Grandpa's Tomb of Tenshin Ichiro" and "Grandma's Tomb of Tenshin Ichiro".

Looking at the tombstone, Ichiro was once again lost in memories. Sometimes, he really wondered if the person he had transmigrated into was the grandson of these two old people.

Otherwise, some coincidences are just too much of a coincidence...

However, Ichiro didn't investigate this matter thoroughly, even though it would have been easy for him to find out. Sometimes, not knowing can bring a sense of happiness...

Anyway, it won't affect his feelings. The truth? Does it matter?

"Phew~" With a sigh of relief, Ichiro looked at the sky and said with a smile, "Grandpa and Grandma, it's getting late. Sekai and I will come to see you again next year~"

After saying this, Ichiro bowed to Sekai and turned to leave.

Bathed in the setting sun, the two tombstones cast long shadows, silently gazing in the direction they had departed, just like two old people...

.......

Meanwhile, back in the Fourth Division, the world returned to its own... well, back to Ichiro continuing to work in his position in the Fourth Division, while Ichiro quietly pondered in his room.

The aftermath of this incident served as a stark wake-up call for Ichiro!

He never expected that the aftereffects of receiving the captain's sword-wielding Zen training would be so terrifying. Not only was he not affected at all, but his condition had actually worsened! It was completely unreasonable!

In the past, it only amplified some of his negative emotions and didn't have a big impact, but in this moment of despondency, Ichiro actually had the idea of ​​giving up alchemy completely!

This made Ichiro realize once again that he had to completely resolve this lingering problem!

Self-suggestion is out of the question; it's practically an instinct for him. It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. All he can do is prevent his psychological defenses from being breached.

After all, the so-called aftereffects were nothing more than the negative emotions he had been suppressing all along, which suddenly erupted.

To put it simply, there are loopholes in their psychological defenses!

So the solution is simple: just fix it.

Hmm, I seem to have said something obvious, but it doesn't matter much. Once the Philosopher's Stone is made, this loophole will no longer exist.

Of course, given that the Philosopher's Stone hasn't been created yet, and might not be created in the future, Ichiro has another plan. However, this might require him to swallow some of his pride...

Thinking it over, Ichiro pulled out Urahara's communication formula from the drawer...

......

Meanwhile, just as Ichiro was contacting Urahara, Aizen, who had received the message, also sighed deeply. He had finally seized the opportunity to trick Ichiro again, thinking that after ten years, he would not be discovered. However, just when he was about to succeed, who knew that Ichiro would actually step out on his own when he was about to turn evil!

凸(艹皿艹)！

This caused Aizen some concern. He and Ichiro only shared a common goal temporarily and could cooperate for now. However, once their initial objective was achieved—breaking through the Soul King's Palace and defeating the Zero Division—it would be time for them to turn against each other. He naturally didn't want to fight if he could avoid it; having more allies would increase his chances of victory…

Perhaps we should consider other solutions...

Aizen's gaze fell upon the Quincy files on his desk...

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Chapter 296 Aizen's New Force!

In the blink of an eye, sixty-five years have passed...

The present world—Karakura Town—Ishida family—study.

Ryugen Ishida unbuttoned his white suit jacket and placed it on a shelf to the side. Just as he was about to brew a pot of black tea, his eyes were drawn to a document on his desk. His desk was always kept very tidy. After reading a book or document, he would usually put it back in its place. Besides, he rarely went home to deal with hospital matters, so there was no way there would be any documents on his desk.

Of course, what directly attracted his attention was the faint spiritual pressure emanating from the document.

Long Xian narrowed his eyes, not walking over directly, but first brewing himself some black tea, then slowly going over, taking a small sip of the tea, placing it on the table, picking up the documents, and slowly opening them.

With just one glance, Long Xian's pupils contracted.

The document began with the words "Records of the Meeting on the Encirclement and Suppression of the Remnants of the Army (Part 1)!"

The contents were clearly meeting minutes from the Central Chamber 46 of the Seireitei regarding the handling of the Quincy, which was essentially a discussion about the annihilation of the Quincy!

Moreover, the discussion is not about whether or not to annihilate the Quincy, but about how to annihilate them!

If it weren't for Urahara and the others defecting from Soul Society, Ichiro would have impersonated a powerful Quincy and inflicted serious injuries on the Captain-Commander!

It almost shattered the invincible myth of the Captain-Commander!

This directly led to the Central 46 abandoning its plan to annihilate the Quincy and instead turning to befriending them. After all, even Yhwach, the Quincy's progenitor a thousand years ago, could not inflict such serious injury on the Commander-in-Chief.

Even if the commander-in-chief underestimated the enemy, the fact remains that the enemy was injured. Therefore, based on this, the Central 46th Bureau directly abandoned the plan to encircle and annihilate the remnants of the Expeditionary Force.

This also means that the Quincy in the present world are much stronger than those in the original work, which is why this document appeared on Ryuken's desk.

Upon seeing the back of the document, Long Xian's expression became extremely grave.

It's true that he dislikes Quincy, but he just doesn't want to be one. Simply put, they have different interests. Compared to being a Quincy and fighting, he prefers to be a doctor and save people.

But this doesn't mean he has no feelings for the Quincy. If the other party showed him this in order to provoke his anger, then Ryugen admits that the other party succeeded!

"What is your purpose in showing me this?" Long Xian glanced sideways at the Grim Reaper who had suddenly appeared in the room, slowly put down the document in his hand, then sat down in a chair, picked up his red tea, and sipped it while looking at the Grim Reaper wearing glasses.

The Grim Reaper smiled slightly, not rushing to answer Ryugen, but first introducing himself: "My name is Aizen Sousuke, it's a pleasure to meet you, the strongest Quincy in the world, Ishida Ryugen."

Yes, the strongest!

Although the situation of Quincy in the present world is much better than in the original work, Ryugen is still the strongest Quincy of the contemporary era. He has completely inherited the abilities and techniques of his father, Ishida Sogen, and is even showing signs of surpassing him now.

In the original work, he was the only one who was allowed by Sogen to call himself the last Quincy. Now, he naturally doesn't need to call himself the last Quincy because the development of the Quincy is still relatively good. However, he has a new title: the strongest Quincy!

"Aizen Sōsekisuke? I don't recall anyone like you in Bleach." Although Ryūgen didn't particularly like the work of a Quincy, he had received a systematic education in his early studies.

Among them was a general analysis of information about the Shinigami, and there was no Shinigami named Aizen. Logically speaking, with his strength, he shouldn't be unknown.

"That's not important. What's important is how you view Death now? After reading this document, do you feel resentment? Or anger?"

"Does it matter? What can resentment and anger change?"

"Of course, how about we cooperate? Let's overthrow the Seireitei together?" Aizen smiled and extended an olive branch to Ryugen.

"Is this your purpose?" Ryuken placed the teacup back on the table, resting his chin on his hands. "Aren't you afraid that I'll provide your information to the Seireitei?"

"Can you?" Aizen smiled and asked in return.

Ryuken fell silent. He truly wouldn't, because after reading the information Aizen had given him, he did feel anger towards the Shinigami, but he wasn't the kind of person who would be blinded by anger.

Aizen actually believed about 80% of the document he provided, because some of the things in the document did indeed match the records of the Quincy.

According to their Quincy records, the Shinigami suddenly showed them goodwill one day, and the previous surveillance and assassination attempts vanished in an instant, as if they had been given a new leader...

There were people within the Quincy who had doubts about the Shinigami's motives, but what good did it do?

In this world, might makes right. The Quincy are simply not strong enough to fight the Shinigami. The Shinigami don't even need to go all out; just two squads are enough to wipe out the Quincy.

The difference is just that big!

So when he saw this document, no matter how angry Longxian was, he could only suppress it, because the Quincy at this point were simply no match for the Grim Reapers.

Similarly, the Quincy in front of them were not to be trifled with, as this man possessed unfathomable strength. He dared to challenge the Seireitei, so he must have some skill; at the very least, he was someone the Quincy could not afford to offend.

Therefore, he wouldn't give Aizen's information to Soul Society; that would be asking for trouble, not only offending Aizen but also getting himself into a mess.

As for cooperation....

Then we need to think about it even more carefully...

"I want to know, what gives you your confidence? How do you plan to deal with the strongest Grim Reaper in a thousand years, Yamamoto Gen, and the most talented Grim Reaper in history, Tenshin Ichiro?"

This is a very real problem. These two represent not only two extremely powerful combat forces, but more importantly, they each have their own combat groups behind them!

Needless to say, the Captain-Commander was the one who founded the Thirteenth Squad. Currently, there are still many captains in the Thirteenth Squad from his era, and they are all very strong. Although Tenshin Ichiro is a rising star, his talent is indescribable. Not only is his combat strength almost on par with the Captain-Commander, but the combat power behind him is also very strong!

As far as the Quincy know, there are no fewer than four Super Captain-level Shinigami under his command. Among them, his adjutant, Fei Yun, has become famous in recent years for going to Hueco Mundo alone during a support mission, killing hundreds of Hollows, and leaving calmly!

Even the newcomer Rukia has made rapid progress in strength under his guidance. Although she is only the third seat of the fifth division, her strength is comparable to that of most of the vice-captains.

This is only what they know; there's so much more they don't know. So, under these circumstances, he really wondered what kind of confidence gave Aizen the audacity to challenge the Seireitei.

Upon hearing this, Aizen smiled. The fact that Ryugen was asking such a question meant that he was indeed very angry, and his plan to win him over had some hope. All he needed to do next was to demonstrate sufficient strength!

Of course, if Ryugen still doesn't agree after he reveals his hand, then I can only apologize. I imagine that the Quincy's counterattack on Soul Society will cause some trouble for the Seireitei.

However, this is only the worst-case scenario. Aizen is confident in himself. Can't he see the growing power of the Seireitei? Of course he is. He's not blind. However, he hasn't been without progress over the years. He might not be without a chance of defeating the Seireitei.

Aizen smiled slightly, and the space behind him was suddenly torn open, revealing a pitch-black opening that resembled a ferocious mouth!

Within this ferocious "big mouth" stand four imposing figures!

The extremely chaotic and powerful spiritual pressure made Longxian's heart skip a beat!

Daxu!

And it's the legendary Vasto Lorde Hollow!

There are a total of five!

"This... a Shinigami cooperating with a Hollow? How laughable!"

"As long as we can win, does it matter who we cooperate with? The winner takes all, the loser is condemned. Let me give you a brief introduction: the Espada, my strongest fighting force. Each of them possesses power surpassing that of Vasto Lorde!" Aizen said confidently, amidst Ryugen's shocked gaze.

"Kyatai Stark, the first Espada, had already voluntarily broken through the Espada before he met me. He is the strongest among the Espada, and his strength is comparable to mine."