The Alchemist in Bleach

"Yo~ Isshin-senpai, looks like you're doing well? How about it, interested in coming back with me?" Ichiro pulled his right hand out of his pocket and greeted her with a smile, despite Masaki's nervous gaze.

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Chapter 302 Forbidden Technique: Gate of Time and Space

"Yo~ Senior Isshin, looks like you're doing well? How about it, interested in coming back with me?"

Isshin stared at Ichiro with a stiff expression, while Masaki, standing to the side, looked at Isshin nervously after hearing Ichiro's words, fearing that he would agree to Ichiro's request.

Fortunately, Isshin had already made a decision about this matter and immediately said to Ichiro, "As you can see, I am now a cripple. What can I do if I go back to Soul Society?"

"I thought it was something serious, but it's simple. It's just the power of the Grim Reaper, right? Leave this little thing to me!" Ichiro said, patting his chest as he looked at Isshin and Masaki with great interest.

'Damn it! I forgot he also has strong research abilities!' His heart sank. He started to devise a new excuse. If it were this guy, he might actually be able to quickly restore his spiritual pressure, but that wouldn't fit his plan...

Meanwhile, Masaki was caught in a dilemma. On one hand, she desperately wanted Isshin to recover his spiritual pressure, since he had so many enemies and it would be safer for him to regain his strength. On the other hand, she worried that if Isshin recovered his spiritual pressure and returned directly to Soul Society, then they...

However, after only a short while, Masaki made her decision. While Isshin was still debating whether to tell Ichiro the truth, Masaki looked at Ichiro firmly and said, "Captain Isshin, Masaki begs you to help me restore... Captain Shiba's spiritual pressure. Whatever your request, the Kurosaki family will do our best to fulfill it!"

With his hands tucked into his white coat, Ryugen glanced at Masaki and added, "Whatever your request, the Ishida family will do its best to fulfill it."

"cousin....."

"Your business is my business, there's no need to say these things."

"Um... well," Ichiro scratched his head awkwardly, "Isshin-senpai is still the captain of the 10th Division, so treating him is just part of my job, you don't need to pay anything for it..."

Ichiro's supporting actress best friend behind him covered her mouth and chuckled. These were often the most fun moments.

"Um, let me say a few words." Isshin pressed his right hand down to calm the agitated Masaki down, then looked at Ichiro, "How long will the treatment take?"

"I don't know, we'll have to check before we can say for sure."

"Is it possible within roughly one month?"

Ichiro narrowed his eyes. He seemed to have guessed why Isshin wasn't returning to Soul Society; it wasn't just a simple matter of personal feelings...

"No, it could take several years. This is the first time I've seen a case like yours, and a full recovery could take even longer."

"So, it definitely can't be done in the present world, right?"

“That’s right. Although my stay-at-home order has been lifted, if I keep going back and forth to the real world, those old men will get restless. I don’t want to argue with them.”

"Isn't that the end of it? I, Shiba Isshin, should disappear now. As long as I disappear as they wish, the pressure on the Shiba family will be much less. With Kaien's current strength, it can develop more steadily. So rather than going back and becoming a burden, it's better to 'disappear' completely."

"Is that all you have to say?"

Isshin glanced at Masaki and said, "Not entirely, but pretty much."

"Alright, then I'll go back and say you've completely disappeared. And then, is there anything else you want to say to Vice Captain Haiyan? After all, he gave me instructions before I came, and I don't really want to lie to him."

Thinking of Haiyan, Yixin smiled with relief: "There's not much to say. Just tell him everything, and he'll understand. Then, let him be more confident. He's very strong now! The Zhibo family is counting on him."

"Is that all? I understand."

Seeing Ichiro nod so readily, Isshin hesitated. He looked at Ichiro questioningly, "You, really not taking me back?"

"Do you want to go back?" Ichiro asked in surprise.

"No, it's just that your attitude feels a bit strange."

"Ha~" Ichiro smiled. "If it were decades ago, I would have taken you back no matter what, because the Thirteenth Division was short of manpower. But now it's not so bad. We can still choose a captain for the Tenth Division. By the way, I'm planning to recommend Kaien as the captain of the Tenth Division. He's your nephew. I think I should talk to you about this."

Thank you.

"You're welcome. Alright, now that we've finished talking, let's get down to business." Ichiro's smile faded, and he looked at Isshin seriously.

'Wasn't what just happened serious business? Am I really that lowly in Team Thirteen?'

Although he was inwardly complaining about his position in Ichiro's heart, he still straightened his expression when faced with Ichiro's question.

"Speak freely about anything you know."

"Hmm, first question, are you sure your spiritual pressure was suppressed and not released at that time?"

"I'm sure! Otherwise, an enemy of that level wouldn't pose any threat to me at all!"

"Is that so? The Twelfth Division granted you the authority to lift the spiritual pressure restriction as soon as they received your application."

Upon hearing this, Isshin nodded knowingly: "Is that so? It seems that what I thought was the same, that someone tampered with the technique I used to suppress spiritual pressure."

"Don't worry, this area is under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Division. Whoever is behind this, I will make them pay the price!"

Seeing the cold glint in Ichiro's eyes, Isshin nodded. He had no doubt about it. Although the man before him was younger, his strength and connections were terrifying. He was someone even those annoying old men in the Central 46 had to appease. Even if the four great noble families were behind him, he had no doubt that this guy would ultimately emerge victorious...

"My second question is, are you sure the mark on the back of the right hand of the final broken face is the number nine?"

"A mark? It is indeed the number nine. Is that important?"

“It’s very important.” As he spoke, Ichiro glanced at Ryugen, thought for a moment, and feeling that his strength was sufficient to handle these matters, he spoke without hesitation, “It’s the symbol of an organization, hmm, Las Noches, you know it, right?”

"Yes, an organization composed of Hollows. It is said that Barragan, the King of Hueco Mundo, was once its leader."

"Yes, the Espada are the core combat force of Las Noches, similar to the Thirteen Divisions, and in terms of strength, they are also similar. The First Espada is Koyatai Stark, an absurdly strong guy. The Second Espada was originally Barragan, but in recent years Barragan seems to have become the Third Espada. It is not yet known who replaced him. I thought that this time it would be this mysterious Second Espada, but I didn't expect it to be the Ninth Espada, Metastasia."

"The Ninth Espada? Metastacia? You know him?"

"I know a little bit about him. He's an artificial Hollow with a very special ability: he can gain the abilities of what he devours and possesses the power of infinite evolution. Although he's gone astray, he still holds the position of the 90th Espada thanks to this bug-like ability. I never expected him to be in charge of this mission. That guy's pretty confident~"

"Is there even greater power? Ha~ I was really underestimated~"

"Perhaps, just one last question."

Seeing Ichiro pause for a moment and then take a few steps back to stand next to his friend, a rare occurrence, Ichishin frowned: "Just say what's wrong, I won't mind."

“You may not mind, but some people might.” As he spoke, under Ryugen’s curious gaze, Ichiro glanced at him and then asked, “When are you two getting married? How many children will you have?”

As soon as they finished speaking, a pitch-black rift suddenly opened, swallowing the two of them and instantly taking them away!

Masaki and Isshin were left with blushing faces, and Ryugen with a dark expression.

Ryuken looked at Masaki, whose face was flushed but seemed to be worried about something, sighed, and said, "Just do what you like. I'll talk to the clan about it. It was just a marriage agreement made as a joke by the elders, so you don't need to take it to heart."

After saying that, Long Xian turned and left, handing the space over to them.

Upon hearing these words, Ryuugen finally felt relieved. Although he was engaged to Masaki, just as Masaki treated him like a brother, he also considered this girl his younger sister. Before, it was simply a normal male reaction...

Back in his office, Ryuugen sat in his chair, lost in thought. He regretted getting on Aizen's pirate ship. What happened to the secrecy? What a load of rubbish!

Their underwear has almost been stripped off!

After thinking for a while, Long Xian sighed. He'd already joined; thinking about it now was pointless. He should think about what to do next, like killing Metastacia, killing Metastacia, and killing Metastacia...

He wouldn't be at peace if Metastassia didn't die.

In this battle, a vital force of the Quincy clan was directly lost, and they were transformed from pure-blooded Quincy into mixed-blooded Quincy, effectively eliminating a lineage of pure-blooded Quincy!

And he also lost his fiancée!

It can be said that they truly lost both their wife and their army...

.......

Meanwhile, after Ichiro emerged from the black chamber again, he did not close it, but instead quietly looked at the black chamber, as if waiting for something.

After a long while, the black cavity was slowly shut down.

"What's wrong?" This surprised the extra's best friend.

"Tsk~ How should I put it, I feel like there's something wrong with that Ishida Ryugen. His aura seems to have been specially processed, so I tried to test him with the Black Hole, but his aura didn't change."

"Are you overthinking it? He's a Quincy, and something like this just happened. Maybe he has some kind of taboo."

"Let's hope so, but just to be on the safe side, let the intelligence department keep an eye on it."

"I understand. So where do we go now? Back? Or do we stay in the real world and have some fun?"

Upon hearing this, Ichiro looked at his friend, who was playing a minor role, with surprise and exasperation, and said, "How could you do this? We're out here on official business! We have duties to perform! Even if we're done, we should immediately return to Soul Society to report to our superiors! What are you thinking about?! Don't you have any professional ethics? Do you deserve your position as vice-captain? What has become of you?!"

However, faced with Ichiro's heartbroken expression, the extra's best friend showed no reaction, calmly watching Ichiro while silently counting in her mind: '3, 2, 1~'

"This is a one-time exception! Seriously, I'll let you go this time because you usually work so hard."

The extra's best friend looked helpless and replied perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, okay, okay, let's go get some comics and anime DVDs, right?"

"We'll talk about that later. Let's go to Naruki City first."

"Naruki City?" The extra's best friend was taken aback. "Where was Captain Shiba attacked? What would she be doing there? There shouldn't be any clues left now, after all, Yoruichi used to be the captain of the Second Division."

"I know Yoruichi is indeed very strong in this area, but there's a mark she can't erase."

"There's such a thing? What is it?"

Ichiro smiled mysteriously, looked in the direction of Naruki City, and slowly uttered two words: "Time..."

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Naruki City.

Having shed their spirit bodies, Ichiro and his friend, who was just a minor character, passed through the Black Hole and appeared above Naruki City. It has to be said that the Black Hole was really useful; cracking it back then was truly the wisest decision they ever made!

Getting back to the main point, after arriving in Naruki City, Mob's best friend looked at Ichiro curiously, wanting to see how he would use the power of time to find information.

Time, the most mysterious power, is far more mysterious than the power of space. Currently, the only known Kido technique involving the power of time is the forbidden technique Time Stop. The rest are basically achieved through the abilities of Zanpakuto, and no specific techniques have been developed.

Ichiro clasped his hands together in front of his chest, then slowly opened them. Countless Kido marks appeared between Ichiro's palms, forming a mysterious array, while also emitting an unusually large spiritual pressure fluctuation!

"what is this?"

In Karakura Town, Yoruichi, who was organizing the inventory in a general store, suddenly turned her head and looked at Naruki City in shock. She had some guesses about this power, but she was not quite sure.

"It's the power of time... Ichiro, he really did it?"

"How is this possible! A second time-based Kido..."

Besides Urahara and Yoruichi, many people in the present world have turned their attention to Naruki City. Although they are not as able to discern the nature of this Kido's power as Urahara, the enormous spiritual pressure released by Ichiro is already quite remarkable!

Of course, the most shocked person was Ichiro's supporting actress best friend.

She can only be described in one word!

Unbelievable!

Despite the immense spiritual pressure released, it had no effect on the people living in Naruki City. Logically speaking, releasing spiritual pressure of this level at such close range should be enough to ensure that no spirit could survive within a hundred miles!

A terrifying control over spiritual pressure...