The Alchemist in Bleach

Hirako Mako: "......"

"Who goes there?!" The extra's best friend's expression changed, and she quickly drew her Zanpakuto from her waist, ready to unleash it at any moment!

"Don't panic, it must be a misunderstanding." Ichiro waved his hand, signaling his friend to put away her sword. He then moved the Zanpakuto that was still stuck on his head, and gently patted it, letting a few strands of hair fall down.

Hirako Shinji's lips twitched at the sight. Wasn't this a bit too much? His almost full-force strike had only cost him a few hairs, and that was only because the spiritual pressure covered him a little too slowly; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to cut them off!

What did this guy eat? His spiritual pressure is skyrocketing so fast!

"Isn't this gift a little excessive? Although we're not usually that close, it shouldn't be too much, right? Do you know how much effort I put into getting those few strands of hair back?"

"Misunderstanding, how did you get out of here?" Hirako sheathed his Zanpakuto and looked coldly at Ichiro.

"Hmm? Something's not right with you. Did you switch places? Or is someone using my handsome face to cause trouble for you?"

"Stop changing the subject! There's a carefully set-up barrier here; there's no way the portal could open here!"

Ichiro paused for a moment, then turned back to look at his friend, who was just an extra. He remembered that he had just opened the portal normally, right? There was nothing fancy about it.

The extra's best friend also looked at him with doubt. She also remembered that it was just a normal opening of the interdimensional portal, without any other spells.

"I didn't feel any obstruction. You're lying, right? Where is the obstruction?" Ichiro looked at Hirako with suspicion. He suspected that this guy was just making up an excuse and wanted to take the opportunity to stab him!

Hirako frowned. To be honest, by now he no longer believed that Ichiro and his group were the vanguard of the Seireitei. If Ichiro's target was indeed them, then based on the power Ichiro had just displayed, half of them would probably have already fallen.

But the barrier was really set up, wasn't it?

Thinking about it, Hirako turned to look at Hisori, who was standing guard behind him, and cast a questioning look at her. Had he remembered wrong? Had he not actually had time to make arrangements?

"That bald guy Yamada did the maintenance just yesterday, what do you think?" Hiyori said irritably.

Hirako paused for a moment, then looked at Ichiro with some resentment: "Did you make this portal to another world?"

After much thought, he concluded that there was only one possibility: Ichiro himself had created the portal, and perhaps it was something slightly special...

It's understandable that God would add some special effects to his portal.

"The portal? I made it. But I don't remember adding any special effects. It's just a replica. Well, maybe it's been too long and I'm mistaken. Anyway, that's not important. What's important is that this is just a misunderstanding. We have other things to do here, so we'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Ichiro's figure disappeared from the spot. His friend, who was just a background character, sheathed her Zanpakuto, bowed to the group of people who had gathered around, and then disappeared as well.

This scene shocked Hirako and the others. They acknowledged Ichiro's Shunpo was strong, but when did Hiun become so powerful? Was that rumor true?

Hirako and the others felt a heavy weight in their hearts. Could they really live to see the day of revenge?

On the other side, Ichiro and Mob's best friend silently walked out of Hirako's base. Only then did Ichiro realize with surprise that there really was a barrier, which he hadn't noticed while he was inside.

This surprised Ichiro. It seemed that Yamada had made some progress in the years since he left Soul Society. However, what puzzled Ichiro was that he did not seem to see any techniques in this barrier that could intercept or guide the gate to the next world. Was it just his imagination?

Ichiro didn't think too much about it, just glanced at it casually and left. Although he was confident in his Kido skills, he didn't think he was the best in the world. Yamada was no less capable. To think that he could see through Yamada's barrier at a glance was to underestimate him. After all, Yamada was the former head of the Kido Club, so he still had some strength.

Before long, Ichiro and Mob's best friend arrived at Urahara's general store, where Urahara and Yoruichi were already waiting for them at the door.

"You're here?"

"Hmm, how did you know I would come?" Ichiro looked at Urahara curiously.

"Heh~ Judging by the time, you should be here soon. This is my new skill. What's it called? Oh right, it's 'finger calculation'." With that, Urahara opened his fan with a "whoosh" and looked at Ichiro with a smile.

"Ha~ I've done some calculations... It's just a legend, you actually believe it?" After saying that, Ichiro looked at Yoruichi, anticipating her "betrayal".

As expected, Yoruichi smiled slightly, not disappointing Ichiro.

"Nonsense, he was just monitoring this area."

"Tsk tsk~ Monitoring the space, what a clever method~" Ichiro shook his head with a sigh.

Monitoring the space is much more effective than directly monitoring spiritual pressure, because both Shinigami and Hollows are used to using spatial means, namely the portal and the Black Hole, to travel to and from the human world.

So he only needs to monitor the space. Once the space is opened, he only needs to look at the spiritual pressure. If he can sense it, it's a nobody; otherwise, it's a big shot.

Of course, this is just a general statement, and Urahara will certainly have more detailed methods to improve this monitoring system.

"Alright, enough with the pleasantries. Now, tell me, what brings you here?" Urahara glanced at Ichiro's supporting character best friend behind him. Bringing her over instead of Rukia clearly indicated that they were prepared for battle.

"Is Is Shin-senpai with you?"

"Isshin? Isshin Shiba? Isn't he in Seireitei? I don't know."

Ichiro chuckled, narrowing his eyes as he said, "Is that so? Want me to give you a hint? Kurosaki, Quincy, artificial Hollow, and, loss of spiritual pressure?"

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Chapter 299 Childhood Sweethearts No Match for Unexpected Treasure

"Is that so? Should I give you a hint? Kurosaki, Quincy, artificial Hollow, and, loss of spiritual pressure?"

Urahara's pupils contracted, and the smile hidden behind his fan froze. He and Yoruichi stared at Ichiro in astonishment. What was going on? How did Ichiro know about this?

No more than ten people knew about that incident!

Moreover, currently, only the two of them know all this information!

How did Ichiro find out?

Of course, it's just a guess.

That's the situation in the original work. It will definitely be different now, but the changes Ichiro caused have a smaller impact on the present world. That's why Ichiro is taking the liberty of guessing. Anyway, he won't lose anything if he guesses wrong.

But judging from their expressions, he was clearly right...

"How did you know?"

"I have my own channels, but it's not convenient to talk about them here. How about we go inside?"

“A channel? Tenshingetsu?” Urahara looked at Ichiro with suspicion. This was the only channel he could think of for Ichiro to obtain information. As far as he knew, Ichiro’s sister Tenshingetsu, who had appeared out of nowhere, seemed to have the ability to foresee the future with her Zanpakuto.

However, it's unclear how far this predictive ability can go.

Ichiro was taken aback. He'd almost forgotten about this person until Urahara mentioned him...

"Pretty much, are you really not going to invite me in? Has our relationship cooled down that much?"

Upon hearing this, Urahara smiled and turned to the side, saying, "Please, Captain Tenshin."

"Ah, that's right, let's go!" Ichiro tossed his haori aside and strode in with his head held high.

The remaining three exchanged glances, shook their heads, and followed them inside.

.......

Inside the room, after everyone was seated, and Urahara poured tea for Ichiro and Mob's best friend, Ichiro slowly asked, "Tell me, what was the overall course of this incident? I don't know much about it yet."

'Not quite sure? So, is this a limitation, or a smokescreen he's using?'

Urahara's thoughts shifted, and he began to recount the whole story to Ichiro. It turned out that...

Three days ago, Isshin received a distress message from a clansman, who said that he had been attacked by a Hollow in Naruki City in the human world. Although he was puzzled as to why the distress message had reached him first, he did not take it to heart because of his absolute confidence in his own strength. After informing Kaien, he went directly to the human world through the clan's interdimensional portal.

As expected, upon arriving in the mortal world, what awaited him was not his clansmen, but a group of Hollows!

A full twenty-five Gillian!

Furthermore, a massive barrier rose up all around, shielding the area from its immense spiritual pressure and sheer quantity.

Seeing this, Isshin did not flinch. Instead, a smile played on his lips as he slowly pressed his right hand against the Zanpakuto, Sagane, at his waist. (Note: "yan" is a polyphonic character; the other pronunciation is "shàn," but this is the name of a river, the Shanxi River, and the Zanpakuto's power is fire, so it doesn't fit.)

One against twenty-five, the advantage is mine!

Jaw cut!

The instant he drew his sword, he concentrated his spiritual pressure on the blade and slashed rapidly horizontally at the foremost Hollow! In an instant, he cleaved it in two!

Immediately afterwards, he used Shunpo to move in front of another Hollow that was releasing a Cero, and with both hands holding swords, he slashed down at its face!

Under the red light, the arrogance in Yixin's smile became even more pronounced!

Unsurprisingly, the unreleased Cero, along with the Hollow itself, was cleaved in two by Isshin's single strike!

Then, the blade spun, and with a backhand swing, it annihilated all the incoming phantom bullets!

"A thunderous carriage, the gaps in a spinning wheel, this object gathers light and splits into six! Binding spell sixty-one, 'The Sixty-One Staff Light Prison'"

After finishing the incantation, he rushed towards one Hollow and pointed towards another Hollow. Six beams of light suddenly appeared, binding it firmly in place, and the Hollow flash that was gathering in his mouth disappeared.

At the same time, Isshin once again slayed a Hollow with a single strike!

In the blink of an eye, three Hollows fell to Isshin's blade, and one Hollow was bound and unable to move, revealing Isshin's immense power!

However, at this moment, Isshin frowned.

He sensed the faint tearing sensation in the surrounding space—it was reinforcements, reinforcements from the Great Hollow!

That's why he frowned. The twenty-odd Kylians were only forwards; the main force would inevitably be stronger later on, and given his current form...

Thinking this, Isshin quickly retreated a few steps, held his sword with both hands, and raised it high. A large amount of spiritual pressure began to gather on the Zanpakuto. On the other side, the many Hollows did not stand still, but seized the opportunity to condense Cero together!

In an instant, red and white light filled the world!

Faced with the overwhelming Cero, Isshin showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he curled his lips into a disdainful snort, his eyes flashing, and the moment the Cero was unleashed, his raised Zanpakuto slashed down in sync!

"Crescent Moon ~ Sky Slash!"

"call out!!"

As Isshin's Zanpakuto was swung down, a huge silver-white crescent-shaped slash flew towards the Hollow opposite!

Along the way, the crimson Cero shattered at the slightest touch!

Like spring snow meeting the sun, it melts away instantly!

The slash swept past, instantly killing sixteen Hollows!

The five Great Void beings were severely injured!

Only one Hollow was completely unharmed!

It wasn't that it was particularly powerful; it was simply because it was positioned too far away, making it impossible to strike. In addition, it had been locked up by the Six Staff Light Prison and couldn't move, so it wasn't much of a threat.

However, Isshin's purpose in using Crescent Moon Slash at this moment was not only to clear them out, but also had an additional objective...

The silvery-white crescent moon, after dissolving the Hollow and severing the Hollow, still surged toward the sky with its remaining power!

"boom!"

Without warning, the crescent-shaped celestial body suddenly crashed into a barrier, producing a tremendous roar!