The Alchemist in Bleach

For thousands of years, almost only one demon sword has appeared!

They might already be dead. If it's just about removing the reverse effect, they could swarm in and there'd be a chance of fighting. But if it's about control...

The more people there are, the more they will lose!

As Hirako's teammates, they were all too aware of the role of Reversal in actual combat. And what's most deadly is that Reversal's Bankai is best suited for one-on-many situations, no, it should be said that it is only good for one-on-many situations, and none of his teammates can have it.

And now, they are a perfect match...

If that's really the case, then what if they had caught up with them just now...?

"Yes, I can confirm it, and it was forced control. Ever since Yaodao defected, I've talked with Nifu almost every day to resolve any potential conflicts, but I was still controlled just now... forcibly controlled!"

Everyone fell silent. They knew they really shouldn't have fought back then...

"Yamada, let's get started~ It's up to you." Hirako wasn't too disappointed, though; it was just a slight deviation from her expectations, which was acceptable.

Yamada nodded, and with a thought, activated the Kido that Hirako had carved into Ulquiorra's body across a realm.

"Alright." After a while, Yamada opened his eyes and nodded to Hirako.

Hirako nodded slightly, his gaze drawn to a white streak shooting straight into the sky. The power displayed by that figure made him tremble with fear!

"Is that Rukia? Tenshin Ichiro's disciple~~" Hiyori stood next to Hirako, looking up at the white ripple with him.

"Hmm~ she's really powerful~" Hirako nodded and exclaimed sincerely. In this form of Rukia, Hirako felt that if we disregarded her ability to reverse her strength, he wouldn't be a match for Rukia!

"Strange, according to the information from the Seireitei, wasn't Rukia supposed to be just a pretty face who got in through connections? How can she be so strong?" Kunan Shiro looked at Rukia curiously.

"Heh~" Rojuro chuckled lightly, "If she were really only that level, would she have been noticed and carefully guided by Tenshin Ichiro? This kind of thinking is exactly what Tenshin Ichiro and Byakuya Kuchiki want. Everyone thinks she's weak, so when someone wants to scheme against her, they'll misjudge her strength, thus buying her time to become stronger, like now..."

"Really?" Kunan asked Hirako in surprise. "But didn't you all realize that it doesn't seem to work?"

"No, it's useful. Before this, we only knew that Rukia was strong, but we had no idea how strong she was, including the guy who orchestrated all of this. The ultimate enemy of this turmoil is an Adjuchas, but judging from the power Rukia has shown so far, killing that Adjuchas would be a relatively easy task. She's been used, that guy~"

.......

"You've been outmaneuvered, haven't you? Tenshin Ichiro, you're quite something. It's no wonder I valued you so much."

On the rooftop of a small building, Yhwach looked at the white lotus shooting straight into the sky, paused for a moment, then laughed. As he murmured, the shadow behind him surged and swallowed him up.

The ending is already decided, there's nothing more to see, but thankfully, he achieved his goal, so it wasn't a bad deal.

.......

A minute ago, after sensing that Rukia had fully adapted to Absolute Freeze, Ichiro revived Rukia, whom he had casually killed earlier, and left. Rukia, just like before, was still lying there with her eyes closed and her neck outstretched, "waiting to die."

After waiting for a while, the expected death did not come. Curious, Rukia slowly opened one eye, and after discovering that the teacher had left, she immediately pulled her neck back. At the same time, she opened her other eye and began to look around to see if the teacher was hiding behind her and scaring her as before.

However, it would have been better if she hadn't turned around. Once she did, Rukia's face turned deathly pale!

Behind her, her "corpse" had been piled up into a small mountain!

A cold wind blew, and a frozen eyeball slid to her feet, staring intently at her...

"Ugh~~~" After a moment of stunned silence, Rukia clutched her chest, turned around, and vomited violently. After all, not everyone can live naturally in a space filled with limbs like Ichiro.

Even though Rukia had seen many large-scale scenes in her previous training, the sight of her own dismembered body piled up like a mountain was still too horrifying for her. She vomited for a full thirty seconds!

She only slowly recovered after she couldn't vomit anymore. Fortunately, the food a spirit eats is not interconnected with the spirit itself...

After clearing away the mountain of corpses with her eyes closed, Rukia finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she focused her gaze on Ichigo and Adjuchas, who were engaged in a fierce battle in the sky. She took a deep breath and slowly drew her Zanpakuto from her waist.

"Dance, White Snow Sleeves!"

"Hey~"

A chilling current emerged from Rukia's hand, spreading along the spinning Zanpakuto. Wherever it passed, the blade turned snow-white. After reaching the tip, it spun back, condensing a white ribbon at the hilt.

Absolute zero!

Without any hesitation, Rukia, who had just undergone a transformation, immediately lowered her body temperature to the minimum!

Then, trailing a long string of icy mist, it rushed toward the dark crack in the sky!

"Hey ha~~"

When Rukia arrived, Ichigo, wearing a mask, was laughing maniacally. He swung his black Tensa Zangetsu, unleashing a series of black crescent-shaped slashes that struck the wounded Adjuchas, splattering a large amount of blood!

This made Rukia frown. That attack could have easily hit Adjuchas's mask. If that kind of attack happened a few more times, this Adjuchas would surely die!

Moreover, judging from the strange flight trajectory of that string of black crescents, there was no need to worry about it being blocked at all. This move was clearly created to avoid being blocked head-on.

This can only mean one thing: Ichigo, whose body is being dominated by Hollow consciousness, is just playing around!

They're toying with this Adjuchas!

However, given Ichigo's current condition, he is not suited for a prolonged battle. For every second he fights, a portion of his body will be damaged!

Spiritual pressure, spiritual pressure—the pressure refers to both the pressure released outwards and the pressure released inwards! (A plausible alternate view: in the original work, after each time someone uses a substitute character to log in, they feel completely exhausted and their whole body aches.)

Without much hesitation, Rukia used Shunpo to move in front of Ichigo, who was about to attack again. With her back to the bear-like Adjuchas, she turned him into a giant popsicle with a backhand slash!

Instant kill!

"You filthy bitch! You dare to be so mean..."

"Click~"

Before Bai Yihu could finish speaking, layers of ice enveloped his body, freezing him in place, leaving only the upper half of his face visible.

"Too noisy, a beast is a beast, no manners at all~" Slowly floating in front of Ichigo, Rukia calmly confronted White Ichigo, not getting angry at his words.

"I'll let you off this time because you helped him out. But if you dare to use his body to do whatever you want again—oh wait, if you dare to have any improper thoughts about his body again—don't blame me for destroying you! A mount should act like a mount. Stop dreaming!"

"Click~"

After saying that, he smashed Ichigo's mask with the hilt of his sword, and at the same time, the ice on Ichigo's body also shattered.

Rukia caught Ichigo as he collapsed, looking at the darkness fading from his eyes, and gave him a cool smile.

"Ru...Kia?" Ichigo asked, somewhat puzzled, looking at the girl in front of him, who was dressed in a Shinigami uniform and had a somewhat aloof demeanor.

"Yes, it's me. Everything's resolved. Let's go back." With that, he completely deactivated Absolute Zero, draped Ichigo's arm over his shoulder, and carried him down towards Karakura Town.

During the descent, Rukia sensed that Inoue's aura was a bit off. She frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then transferred some life force to Ichigo so that he wouldn't die on the way. Then she flew with him towards the school rooftop. As for Urahara Shop, they could go there after checking on Inoue's condition first.

"Inoue, what's wrong with you?" Rukia looked at the six little Pokémon flying around Inoue in surprise. If she wasn't mistaken, it looked like... Fullbring, right?

Is her spiritual pressure enough to awaken Fullbring?

Rukia frowned as she pondered. She couldn't tell who could awaken Fullbring and who couldn't, but after following Ichiro for so many years, she roughly knew what level of spiritual pressure was needed to awaken Fullbring. Judging from Inoue's previous spiritual pressure, he definitely didn't meet the standard.

But now...

Not only did he awaken, but his spiritual pressure also increased slightly...

Did I run into a teacher?

"It's a long story. What happened to Kurosaki-kun?" Inoue asked with concern, looking at Ichigo, who was hanging weakly on Rukia's shoulder.

"You've suffered a minor injury, don't worry, it's nothing serious."

"A fatal wound...that's all..." Ishida, who had just returned to the rooftop, fell silent upon hearing this. This guy is fucking arrogant...

"Are you injured? Leave it to me! I can heal you!" Inoue patted her chest. After the little fairy's explanation, she had a general idea of ​​her abilities. Judging from Ichigo's condition, it was within the scope of her healing.

Seeing the ripples on the well, Rukia silently lowered her head. When she saw Ichigo's toes, she closed her eyes with a heavy heart and gently placed him on the ground.

"???" Inoue looked at Rukia with a puzzled expression. Why did she seem so hurt? Was it because she was hurt that her treatment work had been taken away?

Suppressing his doubts, Inoue knelt before Ichigo, who was lying flat on the ground, stretched out his hands, and softly shouted, "Shuangtian Gangan! I refuse!"

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Chapter 332 Mutual Schemes

At Inoue's command, Shunsakura and Ayame immediately flew out from beside Inoue, crossing over Ichigo's body and leaving a golden film that enveloped him.

"Huh?! That's fast!" Ishida exclaimed in surprise as he watched Ichigo's injuries heal rapidly within the membrane.

Rukia, standing to the side, also looked surprised. However, while Ishida was surprised by the healing speed, Rukia was surprised by the ability itself.

However, after glancing at Inoue, who was intently healing Ichigo, Rukia thought for a moment but decided not to ask, lest it interfere with Inoue's treatment.

The healing effect of the Twin Heavens Shield was extremely powerful. In just one or two minutes, Ichigo's wounds were quickly healed, which made Rukia even more certain of her guess.

After a while, Ichigo slowly woke up, curiously touching his body. Strange, although it was White Ichigo controlling the body just now, he vaguely remembered that when he woke up, his body was still pineapple-shaped. How come now...?

"Thank goodness! Kurosaki-kun, you're alright!" After the treatment, Inoue's suppressed worry finally burst forth, and she immediately hugged Ichigo and burst into tears.

Feeling the sensation against his chest, Ichigo awkwardly raised his hands, unsure of where to put them or what to say, and could only give Rukia a pleading look.

Rukia sighed, feeling somewhat resentful. That bastard had never reacted to her like this before!

"Um, Inoue, was the ability you just used Fullbring?"

"Ah~" Hearing Rukia's voice, Inoue instantly snapped back to reality, blushing as she hurriedly shook off Ichigo and stepped aside, stammering, "Um, um, Kurosaki-san, I...I...I~~~"

"Um...it's nothing, I understand, you're just worried about me."

"Mmmmmm~"

Ishida, Rukia: .......

Seeing Inoue nodding frantically like a chicken bobbing its head on rice, the two exchanged a glance, speechless. This was a bit too obvious, wasn't it...?

Only a fool would do that...

Just then, the two saw Ichigo's face, which screamed "I knew it!", and sighed again. Had they wandered into the wrong show? Wasn't this a Shinigami? Was this guy some kind of oblivious, lovestruck protagonist...?

"My ability?" After a brief moment of panic, Inoue regained her composure and looked at Rukia. "I heard him say it's Fullbring, but I don't know for sure."

"Him???" the three asked in unison.

"Yes, shortly after you left, a middle-aged man came over, he..."

Then, Inoue recounted the entire incident to everyone without holding anything back, because Rukia and the others were clearly more professional in this regard and could spot any problems immediately.

"Oh, by the way, there's a hole in his chest! Could that be important?"

"A hollow? Could it be a Hollow!? But, do Hollows have human forms?" Ichigo looked at Rukia in confusion, only to find Rukia stroking her chin, deep in thought.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with that guy?"

"Hmm... I have some guesses..." Rukia nodded, looked up at Inoue, and asked, "Are you sure he left shortly after these snowstorms started?"