The Alchemist in Bleach

"Alright, that's it, go!" Just as Ichigo was about to say something, Rukia, wearing rabbit gloves, punched him squarely on the head!

"Hey! What are you doing... Huh? How did I transform? My body!"

“Nothing to worry about.” Rukia casually tossed Ichigo’s body onto the bed and clapped her hands.

"Hey! Be nice to my health!"

"Anyway, you're tough as nails, you won't die, hey!" With that, Rukia jumped onto Ichigo's back.

What are you doing?

"Let's go! Do you even know the way? I'm not as fast as you."

"That's true, but wouldn't other people see you floating in the air? After all, they can't see me."

"It's alright, I used a trick, they can't see it. Let's hurry, we're running out of time!"

"Okay, then hold on tight!"

After saying that, Ichigo carried Rukia on his back and ran wildly towards the door.

'Huh? Ichigo and... Rukia? Are they going on a date? And with cosplayers too? How nice~'

"Kojima, what are you looking at? Focus."

"Okay, teacher." Upon hearing this, Mizuiro Kojima shifted her gaze from Ichigo and the others who were running wildly on the playground and began to teach seriously.

……

After becoming a Shinigami, Ichigo's physical abilities became even stronger. Even while carrying Rukia on his back, he quickly made his way from the school to the riverbank under Rukia's instructions.

Looking at the calm river surface and its banks, Ichigo tilted his head in confusion, then turned to look at Rukia on his back: "It seems... a bit calm? Could the information be wrong?"

"No, the monitoring system that the 12th Division is currently using was developed by the teacher and was only updated once ten years ago. There won't be any problems."

"Ten years ago... only..." He twitched his lips at the Grim Reaper's concept of time; this long-lived race was truly different... However...

"Your teacher knows this?"

"You'll get used to it. Just wait a little while; it's not here yet."

"Prediction? I get it!"

Ichigo put Rukia down, then drew his enormous sword, ready for battle. If he didn't draw it now, he was afraid he might not be able to later.

"coming!"

Following Rukia's pointing finger, Ichigo looked closely and saw a black, mist-like crack suddenly appear. Inside, a Hollow wearing a pale demon mask was slowly squeezing out!

"Drink!"

"Made-it-kiku!"

"Strike first, strike hard! Before it even appears! Take this righteous blow!"

"This idiot!" Rukia touched her forehead, lowered her head slightly, and couldn't bear to look at him.

"Pfft~ Ah!"

With his swords in both hands, Ichigo walked straight through the black mist and then fell face-first to the ground!

"How could this be?" Ichigo asked Rukia in surprise as he got up from the ground.

"You idiot! The Hollow hasn't come out yet! Hollows usually live in other dimensions. They don't appear in the real world instantly. There's a process involved. What you're seeing now is just a shadow."

"What! You can be so shameless? That's unethical!"

"...You have no right to speak after the sneak attack! Get ready, it's coming out soon!"

"Understood." With that, Ichigo immediately got up from the ground, looking at the despicable Hollow with a serious expression.

"Roar!!!"

A few breaths later, the Hollow roared and appeared in the human world. After a loud shout, it charged towards Ichigo, its eyes filled with greed and violence!

"Ha! Good day! Embrace death, you despicable bastard! Drink up!"

"when!"

Amidst the clang of metal, Ichigo clashed with the Hollow. Although Ichigo lacked combat experience and appeared somewhat flustered, revealing many openings, his spiritual pressure was strong enough that these openings had little impact, allowing him to maintain the upper hand.

However, while Ichigo's situation was favorable, Rukia frowned.

There's no other reason than that it's far weaker than last night. You have to understand, this Hollow isn't even as strong as the Minotaur from yesterday, but last night Ichigo was able to sever one of the Minotaur's arms with a single strike, and later even killed him with a single blow!

It can be said that he completely crushed Minotaur!

But now, although they still have the upper hand, they no longer have the terrifying suppressive power they had last night.

"Ichigo! Think about how you were last night! Deal with it quickly!"

"when!"

After parrying the Hollow's attack, Ichigo immediately took a few steps back, glanced at Rukia, and then quickly turned his attention back to her.

How were you last night?

"Roar!"

Hollow didn't give Ichigo much time to think. After hearing Rukia's voice, it merely glanced back, then turned its head away in disgust, continuing to look greedily at Ichigo. After letting out a roar, it charged forward again!

This time, Ichigo was unable to exert any more pressure, because he began to recall the events of the previous night. After all, he fought for two reasons: to help Rukia and to become stronger.

However, what he recalled was slightly different from what Rukia had said...

"puff!"

Finally, Ichigo revealed another opening and was caught by a Hollow, who sent him flying and crashing heavily onto the grass!

"Haa~ what was my condition last night...?"

'Idiot! Kill it! Kill it!'

Just as Ichigo was getting angry because he couldn't remember what he was like last night, a black patch covered the whites of his eyes, and at the same time, his black pupils turned yellowish!

The electronic music looped in his mind, stirring up his anger!

"kill!!!"

With a roar, Ichigo yanked the Zanpakuto stuck in the ground and charged toward the Hollow with lightning speed, wielding the massive Zanpakuto in one hand!

He raised the knife in his right hand and swung it upwards!

"Pfft!"

A severed arm flew high into the air!

Hahaha~ That's it! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

Immediately afterward, amidst his frantic inner monologue, Ichigo released the Zanpakuto raised high with his right hand, then gripped it with his left, flipped the blade in a way that defied his usual exertion, and slashed down directly!

Although this method is extremely laborious and inefficient, Ichigo's power is immense at this moment!

Even in this way, they still managed to sever Hollow's other arm!

"Well done! Ichigo! Seize the opportunity! Cut off its mask!"

'Hahaha~ Ha? Kill her! Devour her!' Hearing Rukia's interfering voice, Ichigo's inner voice seemed somewhat exasperated, and he quickly spoke up to interrupt.

"Humph~"

Unfortunately, as soon as those words were uttered, Ichigo let out a muffled groan, the blackness in his eyes faded, leaving only a pair of yellow eyes. Even so, there was no trace of violence or bloodlust in his dim yellow eyes, only deep weariness.

Looking at the Hollow with its arms severed, Ichigo frowned. Seeing that it was still struggling, he didn't hesitate and slashed its head off with a single blow!

As the Hollow's body began to dissipate into spiritual particles, Ichigo finally breathed a sigh of relief, leaning on his Zanpakuto and kneeling on the ground, panting heavily.

Seeing this, even though Rukia's senses were weak, she realized something was wrong and quickly jumped off the bridge and ran towards Ichigo.

"Ichigo! What's wrong? Are you alright?"

"I'm okay... but I feel a little weak..."

"Nonsense! Of course you'd be weak after what you just did! I told you to use the technique you used last night, not to go all out!"

"Techniques? What techniques?"

"It's the one you cut off the virtual arm from yesterday, what did you think it was?"

"I thought it was the same state it was in when I killed the void yesterday."

"Killing Hollows? Were you under any special circumstances at the time?" Rukia frowned. She hadn't noticed anything special about Ichigo at the time. She just thought he was a bit decisive, but she didn't think much of it. After all, he was a delinquent, so it was normal for him to be ruthless.

But now it seems that's not the case...

"It's like there's always a voice in my ear... no, it's echoing in my mind! It keeps repeating itself!"

"What are you reciting?"

Ichigo frowned, thought for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't remember. I only remember him chanting and chanting. Oh right, I think he called my name in the middle! He told me to hurry up, but he didn't say anything about hurrying up... No, I didn't hear him clearly. He definitely said something, but... ouch~"

Ichigo gasped for breath, the more he thought about it, the more his head ached, as if a bottle of cologne had been poured into his brain and someone was blowing on it non-stop!

"If you can't remember, don't think about it. The voice you heard might be from your Zanpakuto."

"The sound of a Zanpakuto? Can Zanpakuto talk?" With Rukia's help, Ichigo sat on the riverbank, looking at Rukia with curiosity.

"Yes, Zanpakuto are our most important weapons and our most important partners. Of course, they have consciousness. Each Shinigami's Zanpakuto has its own unique name. Only after hearing the Zanpakuto's voice and being told its name can a Shinigami use the stronger power of Shikai. What you just heard should be the voice of the Zanpakuto." Rukia explained while sitting next to Ichigo, fiddling with her phone.

"Shikai... But I've only just become a Shinigami, can I really do that?"

"Whether you can achieve Shikai or not has nothing to do with the time it takes to master the power of a Shinigami. Some Shinigami train for hundreds of years and still can't hear the sound of their Zanpakuto, but some people can clearly hear the sound of their Zanpakuto even before they become Shinigami. In our Squad 13, there is such a genius who heard the sound of his Zanpakuto before he even entered the academy, and then quickly mastered Bankai in about two or three years. His talent is extremely strong! Ichigo, your situation is probably similar to his, but your talent is probably not as strong as his. Even the teacher said that unless you use cheat codes, it is impossible for you to be faster than Toshiro!"

"Is it that amazing? Even your teacher thinks so highly of you..." At this moment, admiration gleamed in the eyes of the cheater.

"So, my situation is normal, right?"

"Yes, you don't need to worry."

.......

"Hiss~ Kurosaki, something's not right~ Why are Hollow powers appearing so frequently? And they're so powerful, even Rukia's Shinigami power can't suppress them." Not far away, Urahara frowned as he looked at Ichigo sitting on the shore with Rukia.

As Ichiro's disciple, Rukia's strength is definitely not weak. Logically speaking, suppressing the Quincy and Hollow powers within Kurosaki Ichigo should be very easy, but now, it's out of balance?

"Could it be him? The progenitor of the Quincy..."

“Very likely~ But what is his purpose?” Urahara narrowed his eyes slightly, a thoughtful look flashing across his face. He then turned to Yoruichi beside him and asked, “So, have you found any trace of him?”