The Alchemist in Bleach

Therefore, Ichiro hopes to learn slowly and find the reasons behind it, which is important for compiling the Daoist chanting language.

The captain understood this, so he sent him back to study on his own. It wasn't because he was afraid of losing face, absolutely not!

......

On the way back to school, Ichiro was highly focused to avoid another attack. However, the Captain-Commander and his team were very reliable, and he didn't encounter any danger along the way. Moreover, there were noticeably more patrols along the route.

Even so, Ichiro only truly relaxed after returning to school. Unfortunately, he had barely sat down in his dorm when he received a message from Urahara, asking him to go to the secret base, where he had something good to see.

“…” Ichiro looked at the bed and remained silent for a moment before saying, “This guy did it on purpose, didn’t he… Oh well, since that’s the case, I’ll share (show off) my recent training results with him in advance.”

"Lord Ichiro, if I may be so bold, you're not much better than him..."

"Really? Looks like we still need to work harder."

"Ah~"

The two chatted casually as they made their way to the secret base.

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Chapter Sixty-Four: A Crazy Idea!

"What good stuff are you in such a hurry for? Huh~ didn't you call Yoruichi?" Upon arriving at the underground space and seeing that Urahara was the only one there, Ichiro asked curiously.

“I called her, but she had something to do, so there’s no need to wait for her. Anyway, she’s not of much use in this matter. Look, what’s this?” With that, Urahara quickly deployed a Kido barrier, then took out a heavily sealed box and placed it in front of Ichiro.

"What is this?" Ichiro asked.

"Watch closely." Urahara smiled mysteriously and began to unseal the seal layer by layer, and a strange fluctuation spread out with it.

Ichiro's expression froze. What the hell?!

His heart skipped a beat, his hands formed a mudra, and he quickly chanted:

"The military commander is eight inches tall, there is no reason for him to retreat. The blue bolt, the white bolt, the black bolt, the red bolt. They interlock and sink into the sea. The city gate is made of dragon tail, the city gate is made of tiger bite, the city gate is made of tortoise armor, the city gate is made of phoenix wings - the four beasts block the gate!"

Based on the four doors, a huge barrier enveloped the two of them, completely isolating them from this special fluctuation.

"As expected, you know about this thing too." Seeing Ichiro's actions, Urahara smiled and said, "Don't worry, this barrier, together with the underground space, is more than enough to perfectly isolate the fluctuations."

"Just to be on the safe side, where did you find this thing?"

“Rukousai, didn’t I tell you? I’ve discovered something interesting…” Urahara said as he opened the box.

“Interesting stuff… This is really interesting…” Ichiro muttered to himself, looking at the fragments of internal organs in the box.

He was very familiar with the energy emanating from this thing; the token Zero Division had given him for entering the Spirit King's Palace was this power, and this thing also had another name...

Fragments of the Spirit King!

Looking at the fragments of the Spirit King, Ichiro fell into deep thought. Combining the information he knew, he came to a chilling guess: Was the Spirit King Palace truly ruled by the Spirit King? Or was the Spirit King alright?

Ichiro is a typical anime fan; he doesn't read light novels or manga, so most of his knowledge about Bleach comes from the anime, and some advanced information comes from silly netizens.

Therefore, until his transmigration, all he knew was that Yhwach and Ukitake were the Soul King's left and right arms, respectively. The discovery of the internal organ fragments now makes Ichiro wonder about the Soul King's true condition...

And do the so-called royal families really exist?

If the Soul King's situation is as he suspects, then the establishment of the Death God system might not be so just...

Of course, this has nothing to do with Ichiro, or whether it's right or wrong. Anyway, he's inclined towards humanity. As long as humans aren't treated like livestock, aren't slaughtered at will, or have their development arbitrarily interfered with, he doesn't care. As long as the general trend is like two parallel lines, that's fine.

However, he would still think about these things, because thinking is an essential part of seeking the truth.

Ichiro quickly snapped out of his daze, clearing his mind of these distractions. He looked at Urahara and asked with a smile, "You want to research this thing? You're a madman..."

"Don't you want to?"

Ichiro smiled, not denying it, and quietly looked at the fragment of the Spirit King. After a while, he asked, "What do you want to use this to research?"

"Me? I felt the power to break through the limits here. I want to study the method to break through the limits of the Shinigami! According to the information I learned from Shihouin, the power of the Shinigami has a limit. Above that, it is as if there is an invisible wall blocking us. But I felt the power to break through that barrier here!"

Looking at Urahara's fanatical face, Ichiro's lips curled slightly. He knew that this was the prototype of the Hogyoku. Although Urahara's strength had not yet reached its peak, he had already begun to sense the barrier after mastering Bankai.

For example, in the simplest case, does a Zanpakuto still have a form beyond its Bankai?

No, has anyone confirmed this?

Yes, has anyone achieved that?

Isn't this a barrier?

Therefore, Urahara is now indeed qualified to explore this field, and in the original work, he did just that. Aizen's Hogyoku was a fusion of his own and Urahara's, which was the only way to finally complete it.

But now Ichiro has arrived, and he has an idea even crazier than the Hogyoku!

“Urahara…” Ichiro’s smile gradually turned manic, “Let’s play big!”

What do you want to study?

"Let's... create a complete Spirit King!"

"!!!" Urahara stared at Ichiro in shock. He knew before that his friend was crazy, but he never expected him to be this crazy!

"Think about it, if even a tiny fragment can make you sense the possibility of breaking through the limits of death, then what kind of power would a complete fragment possess? Aren't you curious?"

Ichiro's words, like a devil's seduction, slowly eroded Urahara's heart, triggering his deepest, most frantic research instincts.

Indeed, even a tiny fragment possesses such power. What kind of power would a complete fragment possess? And what if it were further sublimated?

These thoughts gradually took over Urahara's mind and wouldn't go away.

Moreover, researching this stuff, no matter how much you research, is a serious crime once you start!

If that's the case, why not go for something big?

Of course, even so, Urahara didn't lose his mind. He looked at Ichiro and asked, "How do you plan to conduct this research?"

"Well, I have my own methods. Let's see who finishes first. You know, my research system is fundamentally different from yours."

“That’s true…” Urahara nodded, stroking his chin. “But before that, we have one more thing to do.”

"What?" Ichiro looked at Urahara curiously, withdrawing his hand that was about to touch the Soul King fragment for analysis.

"Regarding the computer research you mentioned before, I've found someone to help with it. I heard it's almost finished. Let's go take a look together."

"..." Ichiro stared blankly at Urahara for a long time before asking, "I think I told you this two years ago, didn't I?"

"Ah."

"You guys built this thing from scratch in just two years?"

“Hmm….Hmm~” Urahara nodded habitually, then quickly shook his head and withdrew his right hand, which was about to sense the power of the Soul King, and said, “It’s not that exaggerated. Many of the technologies for this thing already exist in Soul Society. It’s just that they have been integrated now. It’s something that’s almost finished. Even if you don’t say it, it will appear in a few decades.”

Ichiro's lips twitched. He said, "No, it's ridiculous. But it's none of my business. As long as it's useful, that's fine."

After finalizing the plan, the two discussed it and decided to begin preliminary research. Rather than taking turns probing, they figured they might as well get to the bottom of it first and deal with any problems later.

And so, the two of them were instantly drawn into exploring the power of the Spirit King!

This research lasted for three days!

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Chapter Sixty-Five: Different Ideas for Creating the Spirit King

On the afternoon of the fourth day, Yoruichi and Ichio sat down next to the barrier to drink tea and rest. Ichio looked at the barrier, the Four Beasts Gate, and asked curiously, "Are they alright? It's been more than three days."

"Crunch~" Yoruichi ate a cookie and replied, "Don't worry, it's only been three days. It's not surprising that these two can stay together for a long time. The longest they've stayed together is a week."

Wow~ That's amazing, don't they eat?

"Ichiro has the ability to create food and water out of thin air, and Urahara has the Kido to absorb spiritual particles to replenish his strength. Both of them are seclusion maniacs, so don't worry. Why talk about them? Let's talk about something happy. Do you have someone you like?"

"Oh, the person you like, there's a... what?! Why are you suddenly asking this?!" Ichio, who almost got tricked into revealing information, blushed and glared at Yoruichi.

Yoruichi's face was beaming with a youthful smile, her eyes brimming with gossip.

"Ichiro what? Ichiro?"

"Absolutely not! And what about you? How are things between you and Urahara?"

Yoruichi's dark cheeks flushed instantly. She quickly stood up and said anxiously, "Practice, practice! I need to practice a little more. I'm going now."

"Hmph~ Just as Ichiro said, these two are so oblivious!" Laughing, Ichio let out a sigh like a single dog. While others might be oblivious, at least their relationships were mutual; he didn't even dare to say anything...

"Sigh~" Ichiro sighed again and got up to begin practicing Kido.

"Crack~" Just as they got up, Ichio heard a cracking sound. The huge barrier began to collapse, and when they saw what was inside, Yoruichi and Ichio burst out laughing.

"Hahaha~ You guys..... What kind of look is this~ Hahaha~" Yoruichi clutched her stomach, laughing so hard she almost fell to the ground, while Ichio's shoulders were also shaking uncontrollably, clearly trying his best to hold back.

After the barrier was lifted, two disheveled humanoid creatures were revealed. This was the first time they had appeared in this state. In the past, Urahara would take time to tidy up every day because Yoruichi reminded him. Ichiro initially had spirit particle alchemy, and later he mastered the ability to reconstruct spirit particles.

So the two of them had never really encountered this situation before. During this closed-door research, Urahara lost Yoruichi's supervision, and the World, out of consideration for Urahara, was reluctant to reveal its ability to reconstruct spiritual particles, which led to this blunder.

"Hahaha~ Urahara, you're so damn dirty!" Ichiro, snapped out of his research after being prompted by Yoruichi and the others, looked at Urahara's face covered in black grime and slapped his leg, laughing loudly. Urahara had the same reaction.

But as they laughed, the two gradually realized something was wrong.

I laughed at him for being dirty, so what was he laughing at? x 2

"Hahaha~"

The moment this thought crossed their minds, their laughter stopped abruptly, and they vanished from their spot. Yoruichi and the others laughed even louder!

Half an hour later, in the dormitory, the two, having finished washing up, were changing their clothes while tossing a pot around.

"It's all your fault! If you're going to analyze something, just do it properly. Why did you have to research something like a virtual bomb? You've made us look so disheveled." Ichiro said with dissatisfaction as he put on his new school uniform.

"How dare you say that to me? Didn't you also experiment with new Kido techniques? Weren't you uninterested in developing Kido techniques?"

"It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing, and I feel that the focus of our research might be the techniques of the demonic arts." As he spoke, Ichiro's expression became much more serious.

"How to say?"

"First of all, I don't believe you haven't looked into this information. As one of the five great noble families, the Shihouin family definitely has a lot of information. Even if you can't see the core information, I guess you should have it, right?"

“Hmm…” Urahara narrowed his eyes and said, “You mean, if we create a physical entity, it might cause a strong reaction?”

“It’s not a possibility, it’s a certainty!” Ichiro said seriously. “As you know, I’m currently a candidate for the Zero Division. Once I’m strong enough, I can join the Zero Division at any time, and I also have the right to come and go from there, so I know some information. Originally, I thought that the construction of the King’s Key was accomplished through the power of the Spirit King, but now it seems that it might not be. So…”

"They must be researching this technology, right...? So, we can't manufacture physical objects, we can only create spells..."

"Well, or other abilities, such as summoning creatures, which can be stored in the rift between the three realms or in Hueco Mundo and summoned when this power is needed."

"Hmm... Is this your idea?" Urahara nodded; it seemed quite feasible.