The Alchemist in Bleach

"Hey! How am I supposed to get back?!" Ichigo cried out helplessly, stretching out his right hand towards the direction Rukia had gone.

Unfortunately, using the spiritual power she had just borrowed from Ichigo, Rukia quickly disappeared into the night and did not hear Ichigo's calls.

After staring blankly in the direction Rukia had left for a while, Ichigo turned to look at his body on the bed, hesitated for a moment, closed his eyes, and plunged headfirst into his body!

"what!"

Ichigo jolted awake, his heart pounding as he gasped for breath, staring in astonishment at his body. He really was back...

.......

Meanwhile, after leaving the Kurosaki family, Rukia headed straight for Urahara Store.

Although Urahara and Yoruichi are wanted criminals of the Seireitei, Yoruichi is, after all, a member of one of the four great noble families, so their wanted status is basically just a formality and a show.

In the first few years, they did a decent job of cracking down and investigating, but now...

It can be said that all the Grim Reapers with a little status know where they are, and when they encounter trouble in the mortal world, they often ask them for help. Although they have to pay a little money, it is nothing compared to the help they receive.

Of course, the premise is that you don't buy anything here, because in recent years, Urahara has earned another title - a shrewd businessman!

However, for Rukia, this is the best option for her now, and Ichiro has emphasized to her more than once that Urahara can be trusted. Although she herself has doubts about Urahara's reputation, it is, after all, that Ichiro personally told her.

She felt a high degree of approval from the authorities.

"Dong Dong~"

"Who is it? It's so late."

"Snap!" As the sound rang out, the owner inside turned on the light, adding a touch of brightness to the dark night.

"Rukia? What are you doing here? And why are you like this?" Urahara, who had changed into pajamas, looked at the weak Rukia with surprise as he pushed open the door.

"Pretending like this is pointless. I don't believe you didn't notice the battle over there."

"Tsk~ She's calling me 'you' now? It's only been a few years~ Where did Rukia go, the one who used to chase after me calling me 'senpai'? Ichiro really is a menace!"

"Alright, stop blocking the way. Think more about your own reasons." Yoruichi walked up with a look of disgust, pushed Urahara aside who was blocking the doorway, and welcomed Rukia in.

Urahara stood at the door with a helpless smile, then closed the door and went inside.

"We were indeed in that area just now, but it wasn't convenient for us to take action. Sorry."

"Inconvenient?" Rukia frowned upon hearing Yoruichi's explanation. "So, this whole thing was planned by you? For Ichigo?"

“You’re half right.” Urahara handed Rukia a cup of spiritual tea and continued, “Ichigo Kurosaki is indeed a key person we’re observing, but we didn’t cause this incident. We did have a similar plan, but that Shinigami wasn’t you.”

"So, there are other forces involved?"

"Hmm, it could be aimed at you, or it could be aimed at Seireitei, either way is possible."

"Really?" Rukia looked at Urahara with a skeptical gaze. After all, this guy had quite a few past offenses, and it was precisely because of those things that she had downgraded her way of addressing Urahara from "senpai" and "you" to "you".

“I have no reason to lie to you. Besides, if I schemed against you, wouldn’t Ichiro kill me? I don’t want to die again. He really does kill people.”

Hearing this, Rukia nodded. Indeed, her teacher possessed the power of resurrection, so he had little to fear in this regard. Thinking of this, Rukia seemed to recall some unpleasant memory, and she touched her fair neck with lingering fear. Thankfully, the large scar hadn't remained...

Seeing this, Urahara and Yoruichi exchanged a helpless glance. They weren't really sure whether this was a matter of inheritance or just Ichiro wanting to vent his frustrations...

But one thing is certain: their lineage will face very brutal training in the future!

This can be seen in Rukia's eyes...

"You don't need to interfere too much in Ichigo's affairs. I can assure you that he is not in any danger at the moment, and you don't need to get involved in his affairs."

Rukia shook her head and said, "It's different. I can't get over it in my own heart. I came to you not to shirk my responsibilities, but to ask for your help to see if you can help me regain my Shinigami powers as soon as possible."

"???" Urahara looked at Rukia in confusion. "You regained your Shinigami powers? You gave him all your Shinigami powers? You can't be that unwise, can you?"

"That was the original plan, but who knew it would be like a flood, my Shinigami power almost completely flowed away! All the newly generated Shinigami power is also constantly being lost, and this happens as long as Ichigo is around."

Upon hearing this, Urahara frowned immediately. What was the principle behind this? Could it be something special about Ichigo?

"And now? Will the power of death pass?"

"No, but I can't use it either. You see, I'm even having trouble maintaining my movements." Rukia shrugged, showing Urahara her condition.

Sensing Rukia's condition, Urahara frowned.

To be honest, he had never seen such a method before. He did have a way to suppress the power of death and restore his health, but that required the use of a spirit body. This was the first time he had ever seen a method like this.

“I need some time. In that case, you’ll have to stay by Ichigo Kurosaki’s side. Here, take this.” With that, Urahara placed a pair of gloves embroidered with the rabbit Chabi and a space capsule containing a spirit fragment in front of her.

Rukia's eyes lit up, and she immediately grabbed the gloves, holding them to her chest. She remained somewhat wary of the spirit remains: "You didn't tamper with these, did you? My teacher specifically told me to!"

"...Ichiro...does he really distrust me that much? I'd only ever betray him, why would I betray you?"

"That's true, but it doesn't seem like that will work, does it?" Rukia said timidly as she took the spirit body.

“That’s not important. Let me explain the function of this glove. First, its basic function is that you can extract Ichigo Kurosaki’s soul and put him directly into Shinigami mode. I’m still researching the Soul-Soul Pill. I’ll give it to you when it’s ready. Use this for now. And then, the most important thing.” Urahara straightened his expression and said, “This glove has a certain combat capability. It will automatically gather spiritual particles in the air for you to cast Kido.”

"At the same time, a special soul resides here. After communicating with it, you will obtain an ice blade with abilities roughly equivalent to your Zanpakuto. However, this requires you to master additional powers beyond those of a Shinigami, which I think you should already be familiar with."

After hearing this, Rukia was stunned for a moment. This thing had a very strong sense of déjà vu...

"This is... a combination of Fullbring and a mimic Zanpakuto? Given to me by my teacher?"

"Yeah, Ichiro gave it to me a few years ago, saying it was just in case. He just keeps saying weird things. By the way, when you have free time, walk around Karakura Town more often. You should be able to find a lot of things that guy left for you. Let me tell you, you'll be rich!"

“Teacher…” Rukia gripped the red gloves in her hands, a warm feeling flowing through her heart. Suddenly, she paused, looking at Urahara with a puzzled expression. “Very rich? How did you know?”

"Ahem~ It was discovered by accident, by accident."

"...Alright, let's leave it at that for now. I'll have to trouble you with my health issues. Oh, and don't tell the teachers about this. I want to handle it myself." With that, she picked up her gloves and headed towards Ichigo's house.

"Look, she said she wants to handle it herself, what do you think?" After Rukia left, Urahara suddenly turned to the screen behind him and said.

"How else can we see? Of course, we'll see with our own eyes. Let her do what she wants. Anyway, if the sky falls, I'll take responsibility. She'll grow by taking risks, experiencing setbacks, and learning from her mistakes. Staying in an ivory tower all the time isn't a good thing."

Behind the screen, Ichiro, who should have been lurking in Hueco Mundo, slowly walked out.

"An ivory tower? Do you even deserve that? Are you sure it's not hell? It's given me psychological trauma."

"It's alright, a little chopping makes you healthier~" Ichiro smiled nonchalantly, then turned to Yoruichi, "That's not important. Tell me about your findings, regarding that mysterious person..."

“He’s so mysterious.” Urahara spread his fan, slightly obscuring the lower half of his face, his eyes gleaming with an inexplicable light.

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Chapter 319 Transfer Student

"Ichigo, I heard your house was hit by a truck? Are you alright?" Ichigo's childhood friend, Arisawa Tatsuki, saw Ichigo, quickly stepped forward, put her arm around Ichigo's neck, and asked with a smile.

"It's nothing, I just crashed into the hospital in front. Luckily, there were no patients inside. Good morning, Inoue-kun." She explained to Arisawa Tatsuki first, then waved to Inoue Orihime who was walking over.

Good morning, Kurosaki-kun.

"You're really lucky."

"Is this considered good luck?"

"Kurosaki, your house was hit by a truck yesterday? How are you? Do you need any help?" At this moment, the tall Chad also came over and asked with concern.

'...How come so many people know this? Is that Twelfth Division really that strong? They can actually rewrite so many memories.' Thinking about what Rukia had told him last night, Ichigo was somewhat surprised.

"It's okay, class is about to start, I'll talk to you later." After saying that, Ichigo broke free from Arisawa Tatsuki and walked towards his seat while deep in thought.

"Is class about to start? Are we so late today?" Arisawa Tatsuki tilted his head, looking at Inoue Orihime beside him with a puzzled expression.

"It's still early, there's still half an hour. Has something happened to Kurosaki-kun?" Inoue checked the time and looked at Ichigo's back with concern.

"Kurosaki's back does look much heavier than before. Let's ask him again at noon."

"Okay." After saying that, the three returned to their respective seats and began preparing for class. However, they would still glance at Ichigo from time to time, clearly still somewhat worried.

Ichigo was indeed troubled at this moment, as he was struggling with what Rukia had told him the night before.

Deep down, he definitely didn't want to agree. Just as he told Rukia, he hated being told what to do, let alone being schemed against.

From his brief conversation with Rukia last night, he had a pretty good idea that Rukia was currently unable to resolve the situation, so he would inevitably have to act according to the mastermind's wishes.

This is something he doesn't want to do.

But as Rukia said, he had no choice but to fight or watch his family be in danger.

Although Rukia told him not to feel pressured when she left last night, and that if he really didn't want to, then so be it, and she would handle these things.

But how could Ichigo not want to?

He had already caused her a lot of trouble yesterday. Because of him, she lost her power of death and may have even violated some rules. How could he possibly entrust things to her with peace of mind?

Thinking of Rukia, Ichigo sighed. He wondered how she was doing now. Having lost her Shinigami powers, was she in any danger?

"Ring ring~~~"

Just then, the school bell pulled Ichigo back to reality. He sighed, gathered his thoughts, and turned his gaze to the homeroom teacher who had walked in.

"Everyone, please be quiet. I have something to say. We have a transfer student coming to our class today."

"A transfer student? Is she a girl? Is she a girl?"

"What are you guys thinking about all day? He must be a handsome guy!"

"Who gives you the right to talk to me like that?"

......

'A transfer student? At this time?' Ichigo glanced speechlessly at the crowd that had started arguing, then looked curiously toward the door.

"Alright! Quiet down, everyone. Oh, by the way, this transfer student is related to Kurosaki-san. Please take care of her later."

"Her? She really is a girl!!!"

"Wait, shouldn't the key point be, does this girl know Kurosaki?"

Instantly, all eyes in the class focused on Ichigo, who looked completely bewildered. For some reason, he had a bad feeling...

Sure enough, the next moment, Rukia, dressed in her school uniform, walked in. She smiled at Kurosaki, then turned around, wrote her name on the blackboard, and bowed.

"Hello everyone, my name is Kurosaki Rukia, Ichigo's cousin. You can just call me Rukia."

"...Rukia! What are you doing here?!" It wasn't until then that Ichigo reacted, jumping up from his chair and staring at Rukia in shock.

"Didn't I tell you yesterday? I'm going to go to school with you."

When will you say...?