The Alchemist in Bleach

First grade is a normal learning process, but second grade is different...

Despite being only of average ability, she was inexplicably assigned to the advanced class, and then her brother found her a personal tutor, one each for slashing, punching, and ghost-walking!

The spiritual pressure is supplied with special spiritual food, and the speed is like riding a rocket!

As expected, after graduation, she was "arranged" by Byakuya. After consulting her wishes, she was directly assigned to the Fifth Division and became the vice-captain of Hiun, with Captain Tenshin Ichiro personally guiding her.

Despite this, Rukia was not corrupted, but instead remained true to herself and was determined to prove her worth!

Therefore, he worked even harder, and in just a few years, he rose to the position of third seat in the fifth division through his own efforts!

But this still didn't satisfy her.

In her view, her current achievements are a matter of course, because her brother has invested more in her.

In her view now, all that is needed is for the Fifth Division to escape the bottom of the rankings. She doesn't even dare to hope for first place, because that is a crown that only the King of Scrolls is qualified to win!

Unfortunately...

Despite her best efforts, the team still largely revolves around Ichiro. Even during her years as the third seat, she only managed to lift the Fifth Division out of last place, making it slightly better than the Eighth Division...

Ichiro knew what she was thinking, but he had his own ideas about the Fifth Division. He couldn't let them start this trend; it would be detrimental to the Fifth Division.

They were different from the other four divisions. The First Division commanded the Thirteen Divisions, and the stronger they were, the better. The Fourth Division specialized in medicine; no one knew better than them how to maintain health, and at the same time, no one was better at manipulating things...

The Sixth Division is directly under the nobility and has no special intelligence; it is simply responsible to the nobles, nothing more. The Eleventh Division is a combat team, and they are already quite timid, so it doesn't matter to them.

It was precisely because of their special circumstances that they were able to participate in the "King of Scrolls Competition" without any restraint. Apart from them, the other squads were just going through the motions to make the data look better, and they didn't dare to do anything reckless.

This is Ichiro's real purpose, definitely not something like slacking off!

"...Now you understand my good intentions, right? I'm not doing this to slack off!" After explaining his thoughts to Rukia, Ichiro smiled smugly.

"...I'm curious about something, Captain Tianxin."

"Hmm, what are you curious about?" Ichiro looked at Rukia with curiosity.

"Don't you proofread your excuses when you make them up? You didn't tell me this last time, you said..."

"Ichiro! Something's happened!" Before Rukia could finish speaking, Shiba Kaien, who was supposed to be in the 13th Division, suddenly appeared, interrupting Rukia and looking at Ichiro with a worried expression.

"Vice-Captain Shiba? What happened?" Ichiro waved his hand, signaling Rukia to stand aside, and looked at Shiba Kaien with a serious expression.

This is also different from the original work, in which Shiba Kaien died in Aizen's experiment and was killed by Rukia herself.

But the situation is different now. Aizen has almost finished researching the Hollowfication data. He is mainly researching the controllable Hogyoku. In addition, the Seireitei's monitoring efforts are unprecedented, so he has even less reason to do such a thing.

Rukia wasn't tactless. Seeing the anxious Shiba Kaien, she frowned, stepped aside, and began to wonder if she had missed some information that led to this unexpected incident.

After all, the Fifth Division is a rescue team. Whether it's inside the Seireitei, in the human world, or in Hueco Mundo, the Fifth Division will definitely be the first to know if there is any danger.

"Hiss~ Huff~" Haiyan took a deep breath to calm her excited heart, looked at Ichiro with a solemn expression, and said, "Uncle Ichishin has disappeared!"

"What did you say? Senior Isshin has gone missing? When? Are you sure?" Ichiro's expression changed.

Isshin is no weakling. He is a powerful figure who can almost stand up to Aizen without even using his Shikai. He possesses strength beyond that of a captain and is also equipped with many secret techniques of the Shiba family. Even Ichiro wouldn't dare say he can definitely defeat him!

After all, the final Zanpakuto is just too overpowered!

But this powerful figure has actually disappeared?

"The one who went missing in the human world... We received news that a junior member of our Shiba family was attacked by a Hollow in the human world. At the time, I had other matters to attend to, so Uncle Isshin went to provide assistance first. However, the last message we received was Uncle Isshin's request to have his spiritual pressure released from the human world! After the spiritual pressure restriction was lifted, Uncle Isshin has not responded since. Five days have passed since then!"

"The present world? Five days?" Ichiro's expression changed, and he quickly turned to look at Rukia and his supporting character's best friend.

"We haven't received any requests for help from the Hollows in the last few days!" The extra's best friend's expression also turned serious!

Someone is targeting the Shiba family!

This was the first answer that came to mind for all three of them!

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Chapter 298 A Man Deeply Sinful

Generally speaking, regardless of whose request for help it is, as long as it belongs to the Thirteenth Division or the Seireitei, the rescue request will definitely reach the Fifth Division first. In particular, the request for help from a Hollow attack is of the highest priority, because it may reveal Aizen's weakness.

But now, the distress call bypassed their Fifth Division and went straight to the Shiba family...

This is something Ichiro cannot tolerate; it has violated his territory!

How the nobles cause trouble is their business, as long as their people aren't harmed...

Ichiro narrowed his eyes, then turned to his friend, who was only a minor character, and asked, "Who's in charge of receiving requests for help?"

“They are all commoners. Chikaya Yasuo and Taji Tsubasa have never had any contact with nobles.”

"Really? Arrest him first, then deal with him later!"

"Yes!" The extra's best friend nodded seriously, while tugging at Rukia who was about to speak.

She understood Rukia's thoughts: arresting someone without evidence was indeed against the rules, and if a mistake was made, it would have a significant impact on Ichiro's reputation afterward.

However, there is no misunderstanding at all. Regardless of whether the two of them were bribed by the nobles, their dereliction of duty is certain. Therefore, it is more important to show their determination in this matter.

Otherwise, those people from the Central 46th Bureau will only keep closing in step by step.

Where did Isshin-senpai go missing?

"Kakara Town!"

"Hmm? Karakura Town?" As soon as Kaien said this, Ichiro and Mob's best friend's expressions became somewhat subtle, and Urahara was right there.

'Is it Urahara, or Aizen?' Ichiro's eyes flickered.

Either of these two is a possibility.

After all, the bloodlines of the five noble families are extraordinary. The ancestors of the five noble families and the Spirit King were from the same era. Although they were much weaker than the Spirit King, their prestige was still there, and their bloodlines were not inferior.

This can be seen from the descendants of the five noble families. They are born with extraordinary spiritual pressure. Not to mention Byakuya Yoruichi, even Shiba Kukaku, who lives in Rukongai, has extremely strong spiritual pressure, and that's without much training. Isshin is even more exaggerated.

They inexplicably emerged from the Shiba family home, and immediately displayed strength exceeding that of a captain! Even Kaien, who is only the vice-captain and seems rather weak, actually possesses captain-level combat power; he just keeps a low profile most of the time.

All of this demonstrates the terrifying power of the bloodline of the five noble families!

Under these circumstances, it's not hard to imagine that Urahara or Aizen would be interested in this bloodline. Although Yoruichi and the others have a good relationship with the Shiba family, Ichiro doesn't think Urahara would give up his ideas because of this.

He could have easily, without his direct involvement, used a series of schemes and manipulations to secretly bring the Shiba family to his doorstep...

Ichiro believed Urahara had the ability; after all, he hadn't forgotten the bizarre Hogyoku transformation state of Kuchiki Kyoga when he was accepted by Aizen...

"I understand. I'll set off right away. Rukia, you come with me... never mind, you come with me. Rukia, go to the 12th Division and check Isshin-senpai's application record. How could they possibly approve his spiritual pressure release if he left Soul Society without permission? There's something fishy about this." Ichiro had originally planned to have Rukia come with him.

After all, it was Byakuya who asked him to give Rukia some pointers, but after thinking about it, Ichiro finally gave up on the idea, thinking that having a minor friend was a safer option.

"Yes, Captain Tenshin." Rukia was puzzled as to why Ichiro had changed his mind at the last minute, but she didn't dwell on it. With her current strength, she wasn't qualified to get involved in something as trivial as the Tenth Division Captain potentially going missing...

"Oh right, before going to the Twelfth Division, go to the First Division first to complete the application for me and ** to go to the human world. The deadline is yesterday, and then just say we forgot."

"...Again...Isn't this really necessary?" Rukia's face fell. This would only lower the Fifth Division's rating again...

"Of course we have it! It's absolutely necessary! If we don't have it, those old men will come and talk to me again, which is annoying."

"But if you submit the application normally, you can still leave legally."

“But that would be my fault. If I report it like this, the reason why my actual departure time doesn’t match the application time is because you forgot to submit it, and it has nothing to do with me,” Ichiro said matter-of-factly.

Rukia: "......."

I'm so angry!

Ichiro smiled, not explaining much to Rukia, but turning to look at Shiba Kaien.

"Haiyan, you should go back first. I'll handle things here and give you an answer later, but... don't get your hopes up too high."

Haiyan's expression changed. "You mean Uncle Yixin might?"

"No, his safety should be guaranteed. There are probably not many people in this world who are confident in killing him in one-on-one combat. However, he may not come back. Don't ask for the specific reason. I'm not sure yet. Besides, I think you should know very well what kind of person Senior Yixin is. He himself doesn't really like working in Team Thirteen."

"..." Haiyan paused for a moment, then sighed, "I understand."

"Also, let's get ready."

"What should we prepare?"

"You'll be appointed captain of the 10th Division. When you return, I'll recommend you to the higher-ups." Before Kaien could refuse, Ichiro patted him on the shoulder, turned around without looking back, and walked towards the Transcendental Gate within the division. He added, "Think it over carefully before you refuse. This might be the last chance for your Shiba family's plans."

That one sentence silenced Haiyan completely. Yes, this was the last chance for the Shiba family...

.......

"The captain of the 10th Division? Vice-Captain Kaien? Is he really that strong? I don't think I've ever heard of him using Bankai." On the way, Mob's best friend looked at Ichiro with suspicion.

"Don't underestimate him. No matter what, Kaien is the current head of the Shiba family, so his strength can't be weak. As for Bankai, you don't know that yet, do you? But even a regular captain wouldn't stand a chance against you. Don't take that too seriously."

"Is that so? But I still think Toshiro Hitsugaya is more suitable. He has great talent, graduated from the Shinigami Academy in just over a year, and quickly mastered Bankai. Most importantly, he wields Hyōrinmaru, the strongest ice-type Zanpakutō in Soul Society!"

"Xiaobai? He's still too young. Although his Zanpakuto is powerful, he can't fully control it right now. Bankai is too much of a burden for him. If he had no other choice, he might have to take the place, but not now. Either you or Kaien will go. That's about it."

"Um...then let Vice Captain Haiyan go! I don't want to be captain! I'm fine as I am!"

"Heh~ You've fallen too." Ichiro chuckled, giving his supporting actor best friend a half-hearted glance. In the end, he couldn't resist the temptation of slacking off, and unknowingly corrupted yet another ambitious young man.

"Tsk~ I am truly sinful~" Ichiro sighed as he shook his head and walked into the portal.

Meanwhile, the extra's best friend followed Ichiro with a perfectly normal expression. After all these years, she had long since figured out Ichiro. Ichiro's emotional intelligence was actually quite high; he reacted quickly and handled many things very well, but...

There's something inexplicable about this lack of self-confidence...

I always thought it was just my imagination...

Because he is very accurate in judging others, he is basically never wrong.

She didn't believe he couldn't see her, but he seemed very insecure.

It's somewhat unbelievable, but for some reason, the extra's best friend has a feeling that this is probably why Ichiro hasn't discovered her feelings yet; her actions aren't that important.

......

"Whoosh~"

As Ichiro stepped out of the portal, before he could even see what was in front of him, a sword suddenly came crashing down on his head!

"when!"

Ichiro: "......"