The Alchemist in Bleach

"Ichiro? Who is Ichiro? We don't have anyone like that on our team. You've come to the wrong place."

A bead of cold sweat slowly slid down Ichiro's forehead. Oh no, he's angry!

"Captain, I was wrong! I shouldn't have forgotten to come and cultivate! I'm so sorry!"

"Sorry? Why are you apologizing to me? It's your own body. Don't you know how serious your condition is?" Fortunately, the captain wasn't really angry with Ichiro. After saying this, the captain pushed open the door and came out, looking at Ichiro seriously. "Your studies must have been very difficult these past two days, right?"

Ichiro gave a wry smile and replied, "Captain, how did you know?"

"Hmph~ Whenever you study or research something important, you subconsciously give yourself mental suggestions. You probably suppressed your negative emotions this time in the same way, right? I don't know how strong your mental suggestions are, but I don't think you can be completely unaffected."

“…” Ichiro sighed, “As expected of the captain… Hmm, it’s very serious, so serious that I don’t even dare to dispel the psychological suggestion in front of others…”

"...How long have you been holding back...? Two months isn't enough to get to this point!" The captain's expression finally turned serious. Before, it was mainly just to scare Ichiro, a bit of a joke, but now, she was genuinely frightened...

"..." After a moment of silence, Ichiro uttered a number that shocked the captain, "From the time he was reincarnated into Soul Society until now!"

"!!!" The captain's lips parted slightly as she stared at Ichiro in shock. "Why?"

“Not suitable…” Ichiro smiled helplessly and shrugged. “The captain should know that I was reincarnated from the future. In that era, there were many forms of entertainment. Although my life was mainly focused on research, it wasn’t completely consumed by research. I still had a lot of time for entertainment.”

(Note: To avoid any misunderstanding, let me add this: the Soul Society and the human world are two separate entities. People in the human world, regardless of their era, are unlikely to know anything about the Soul Society. Furthermore, the Soul Society has no interest in the human world, not even in the future. Their interference in the human world is primarily to maintain the balance between the human world and the Soul Society. This is the will of the Soul King and has nothing to do with any ruling institution.)

In other words, as long as the Soul King remains at the core, the Soul Society's institutions will not ignore the human world. Note that for the Soul Society, the lives of humans are not actually important, as long as the balance between the two worlds is not broken. However, if a large number of humans are killed by Hollows or Shinigami, the balance will be broken.

"But Soul Society is different... There are almost no forms of entertainment here. Back in Rukongai, there wasn't even any basic research equipment. All I could do every day was keep researching recipes for spirit food and the few skills I had in my previous life. It was incredibly boring."

In just one year, I became so anxious and upset that I couldn't even do the simplest research...

The captain sighed: "So, you gave yourself a mental suggestion and suppressed all your negative emotions?"

"Well... this situation only improved after I enrolled in school, because I learned so much more there. Even though the equipment was insufficient, and a whole day wasn't enough for research, but..."

"But it's too late. The pent-up emotions from before haven't been fully released before you started these two months of research, right?"

Ichiro nodded.

The captain fell silent for a moment. In fact, Ichiro's situation was not uncommon. Most of the people from the future were in the same situation. They were unable to adapt to life here at first. However, they did not have Ichiro's magical methods and could only be assimilated over a long period of time.

This is also why there are almost zero Grim Reapers reincarnated from the future; their minds are too restless, which is not conducive to cultivation.

Therefore, since the establishment of the Shinigami Academy, Ichiro is the first future human to achieve something.

After a moment of silence, the captain strode towards the training ground, asking as he walked, "Since you dared to use this method back then, you must have had a solution, right?"

As Ichiro followed the captain, he nodded and said, "Yes, the quickest way is to use psychological suggestion to clear your mind. In the end, so-called negative emotions are just hormones produced by the body when the brain is too tired, causing the body to lose control. As long as you clear your mind, that's enough."

Upon hearing this, the captain frowned, firstly because Ichiro so habitually used psychological suggestion on him, and secondly because of Ichiro's theory.

"This seems to be a theory from the modern world, doesn't it? Does it also apply to us Grim Reapers?"

"Yes, although we are considered souls in Soul Society, in reality, the form of a soul in Soul Society is not much different from that of a physical body. We basically have everything a human body has, except for a few organs that should exist in a soul, and..."

Seemingly sensing the captain's concern, Ichiro continued, "Captain, don't worry about the effects of psychological suggestion on me. Psychological suggestion is just a manipulation of emotions, a little trick, and it won't have any particularly big side effects. I've already verified that."

"It's good that you know what's going on. That's one method. What about the other one?"

"The other one, in principle, also falls under the category of psychological suggestion, but it tends to vent, dumping out all the negative factors that have accumulated in the heart. The effect is slightly weaker, but it is safer and more controllable."

"Is that all?"

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Chapter 55 Two Years Later (2/3)

“That’s all.” Ichiro shook his head.

Due to some unspeakable secret of his youth, Ichiro was once very interested in secret techniques such as mind control, but after he delved deeper, he found that the so-called mind control was nothing special.

At least his mind control techniques in the second life were quite ordinary, only slightly better than his psychology in the first life. So he gave up those sinister thoughts and casually learned some self-suggestion methods to assist his research and mental adjustment.

So he doesn't actually know much about this.

What are the risks of your first approach?

"They'll starve to death! This is it! Because they won't wake up until they've fully recovered!"

The captain turned and looked at Ichiro in surprise. She had thought it would be some dangerous side effect, like losing control of her body or something, but it was just this...

However, this also explains why she has only suppressed and not released the relief over the past few decades. In a place like Rukongai, even if one's number is relatively high, being unconscious for a long time is extremely dangerous.

But wouldn't that mean...?

"The second method is ineffective?"

"Well... not really. The effect is alright, but it requires the assistance of firearms. I only recently remade this weapon, which is why the effect is not great."

"I see..." The captain stopped by a small pond, pondered for a moment, and said, "In that case, you can use your second method to assist Dao Chan in alleviating the pain. It's okay if it's slow, you're not in a hurry anyway. The first method is a bit risky, and you can use this time to research other things, but!"

As he spoke, the captain's voice suddenly rose a pitch, causing Ichiro's expression to sharpen!

"From now on, you're not allowed to give yourself psychological suggestions! This is a very bad habit of yours!"

"Um..." Ichiro really wanted to explain to the captain that his mental suggestion was safe and that this was just an accident, but for some reason, under the captain's serious gaze, the words he was about to say changed. "I understand, Captain..."

"Alright, this is it. Let's practice sword Zen. Hmm~ Which sword do you want to use?" The captain focused his attention and looked back and forth among the three swords that had appeared at Ichiro's waist.

Sword Zen is one way to communicate with one's own Zanpakuto. Although the effect is weak, it is long-lasting and has many benefits.

The practice of sword Zen existed before the existence of Zanpakuto, so it is not mandatory to use a Zanpakuto. However, a Zanpakuto formed from one's own soul is definitely more effective.

only.......

The captain was a little confused about Ichiro's swords. There were three swords. Among them, the World Sword could switch between the Grim Reaper and the Sword Sword. Not only did the Flame Sparrow Sword have no self-awareness, but the Demon Dragon Sword had developed a weak self-awareness, but it was not very compatible with Ichiro's soul. The Sword Zen Sword had the same effect as the Flame Sparrow Sword.

Ichiro smiled and took the World directly from his waist. There was no other choice but to take the World.

Originally, although the world that had been personified as a Zanpakuto still existed and was connected to Ichiro, just like the Zanpakuto, it should not have been able to practice sword Zen because its life essence had changed.

but!

The world's statement, "The world will always be Ichiro-sama's Zanpakuto," is no joke. The world possesses the power to reconstruct spiritual particles, an ability even more convenient than spiritual particle alchemy. She reconstructed her own state into a Zanpakuto, allowing Ichiro to continue using her for sword Zen.

"Very good, try sword Zen first. You haven't tried sword Zen since you were able to release your sword, right? Since the birth of Zanpakuto, sword Zen has not only been related to swordsmanship. Try it first, and I will tell you if there is anything wrong."

"Yes, Captain."

After finishing his reply, Ichiro walked to the pond, sat cross-legged, held his Zanpakuto, The World, in both hands, rested it on his lap, closed his eyes, and, following the method taught at school, focused his mind on the Zanpakuto...

Amazingly, just as the captain had said, after performing the Shikai, he went back to practicing the Sword Zen technique and it went incredibly smoothly. His mind immediately fell into a state of perfect tranquility. The boundless sea of ​​blood kept surging in, but it was constantly cut off by the sword light beside him, protecting the peace in his heart.

During this process, Ichiro felt his connection with his Zanpakuto, the world, grow even stronger...

........

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

In the empty underground space, the continuous gunshots echoed incessantly. Not far away, Ichiro, who was resting, curiously turned his head to look in the direction from which the gunshots came.

"Didn't they say Ichiro had completely released his negative emotions a month ago? Why is he still practicing shooting every day?"

Yoruichi handed the tea in her hand to Ichiro and said, "That's part of his training, similar to the training of sword Zen."

"I see, thank you."

"Nothing much. By the way, how's your Kido practice going?"

Mentioning this, Ichiro lowered his head somewhat dejectedly: "I only learned the Sixtieth Kido, and that was with your help. Sigh~ How pathetic~"

"For a student who has passed the fifth level of the college entrance examination, you have already done very well."

"But Ichiro and Urahara have already mastered the 80th Kido, and Ichiro even used the complete Destruction Incantation! Monster!"

Yoruichi laughed nonchalantly: "You said it yourself, he's a monster, why are you arguing with a monster?"

On the other side, the monster Yoruichi and the others were talking about was quickly reloading its gun and continuing to fire.

More than two years have passed since that turmoil. In these two years, Ichiro has successfully become best friends with the three of them and learned about this underground space. At first, he was shocked, but when he thought of Yoruichi's status as a noble family, he understood. (Here's a bug from earlier: the current timeline should be the Five Great Noble Families, and the Shiba family should have declined after Isshin left Soul Society.)

Although Ichiro's talent wasn't particularly strong, Ichiro and the others weren't the type to make friends based on talent. It was just that if everyone was a genius, they would have more to talk about. In other words, if they could get along, what did it matter if someone was a genius or not?

Moreover, Ichiro's talent is only comparable to the three monsters, Ichiro and the others. Without strong talent, it would be impossible to master the 60th Hado at the fifth rebirth stage.

Meanwhile, over the course of two years, Ichiro's mental state has completely improved, and he has adapted to the research state without the aid of alchemy. Now, most of the parts of the gun in his hand are handcrafted by himself, with only a few ultra-fine components being converted from spiritual particles by the world.

His creation and research of various potions have completely broken free from the shadow of spiritual alchemy. Now, he is more like an alchemist in the traditional sense. In terms of alchemy, he is now much stronger than the alchemist he once was.

Of course, the one who has made the most progress is his spiritual pressure, which is almost equivalent to that of the vice-captain!

With the addition of various Kido techniques and Zanpakuto he has developed, Ichiro's overall combat strength is now much stronger than that of an average vice-captain. However, even so, Ichiro has not given up firearms.

One reason is that practicing shooting can effectively adjust his mental state, which can be considered a form of spiritual practice. Another reason is that firearms are quite good for ambushes, if the ammunition is sufficient.

For example, a flash that takes down Wang Xu with a single shot!

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Chapter Fifty-Six: The Wedding Robbery?! (3/3)

Unfortunately, it's not possible to make them now. There has been some breakthrough in combining energy weapons with the Ghost Path, but their power is very weak. As for firearms, we haven't been able to develop metals with such high strength that they can't withstand the damage.

Therefore, the current firearms can only be used to show off and clear out soldiers, and to cultivate his mind. They are useless for his current combat, so this plan has been temporarily shelved.

The Fullbringer project was also shelved.

According to the information that Urahara brought out from the Shihōin library, Ichirō learned that the so-called Fullbring technique actually contained the shadow of the Soul King. He didn't dare to delve into the specifics, as he was not yet qualified to touch this field.

The Zero Squad candidate remained just a candidate; his strength was still too weak, so he was put on hold to see how things went.

"Bang bang bang~~~"

"Phew~" After emptying another magazine, Ichiro let out a long sigh of relief and gently placed the two Desert Eagles in his hands, or at least those that looked like Desert Eagles, aside. Nowadays, there was no alchemy to manufacture them at any time, so they had to be carefully maintained, which was one of the reasons for their reduced practicality.

Wiping away his sweat, Ichiro walked toward the two women.

"Why are you here so early today? That's unusual. Your aristocratic etiquette classes should be quite rigorous."

"Yes, I snuck out. I have something to ask you."

Ichiro glanced at Ichio, who was sitting upright, and raised an eyebrow. She rarely asked them for help; that was strange...

However, Ichiro didn't ask any more questions. He sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and slowly drank it. It would be troublesome to ask beforehand, and he would tell me later anyway.

While sipping tea, he picked up his Zanpakuto, Enjaku, and sensed the Kido techniques within it, pondering optimization strategies. After two years of optimization, Enjaku was now powerful enough to become Ichiro's primary Zanpakuto. Of course, this was still not enough, so he would think about it whenever he had free time.

A moment later, Urahara, covered in filth, also came over.

"You went to dig coal?"