The Alchemist in Bleach

"What does that have to do with you? You brought it on yourself." Ichiro stretched nonchalantly. There's always a reason why someone is pitiful. That's exactly the kind of person he is.

If you don't do anything normally, will she ostracize you at times like this? You know, if she ostracizes you, there will be an odd number of students in the class now. There's a group with three people, two practicing and one watching.

"That's true, but it still feels so pitiful..."

Ichiro glanced at Ichiro and said, "Hey hey hey~ Great Mother, you go help her. I'll have Sekai spar with me here. Go ahead."

After saying that, he patted Yixu on the back.

"Slap!" Ichiro clasped his hands together and apologized to Ichiro, "I'm sorry! I'll make it up to you when I have time!"

"Hmm~ It's a deal then. There's a big event in Rukongai the day after tomorrow, and you haven't been there yet. Let's go together. Just treat me to something to eat."

"Really? Okay!"

After saying that, Ichiro walked towards the girl. Watching her ponytail bob behind her head like a whirlwind of emotions, Ichiro smiled and shook his head. He placed his right hand on his waist, setting up a genjutsu seal to block the other Zanpakuto, and then softly chanted:

"Reconstruct the world!"

The Zanpakuto hanging at Ichiro's left waist instantly transformed into light, reassembling before him. At that moment, a keen observer would notice that Ichiro's Shikai incantation didn't actually align with the rhythm of the world's transformation...

This is normal. Unless they communicate beforehand or during a battle, Ichiro and Sekai's understanding isn't at that level yet; after all, they are two different people now.

In reality, people in the world today don't need Shikai to transform, but this is like Ichiro always carrying two mimic Zanpakuto to block others—giving them false information, in case they need it someday.

........

Two nights later, the four of them met at the school gate and headed towards Rukongai.

The original Soul Society did not have events like the Lantern Festival. Even if people in the human world had such events, it would be the same. It's simple: the Rukongai with the earlier numbers are peaceful, but they are like stagnant water. Ordinary souls have no desires, and souls with spiritual power have more resources because they are close to the Seireitei, so they don't fight much.

Those ranked lower are active, but too active; they're barely keeping up with the pace of life. Organizing events? Think again.

However, the environment of Rukongai is unbearable for almost everyone reincarnated from the modern world, including Ichiro, even with psychological suggestion.

So, under his planning, the Lantern Festival gradually started. At first, it was just a few families gathering together to play, but gradually more and more people joined. Now, decades later, the Lantern Festival is well-organized and is one of the few entertainment activities in Rukongai.

This was an activity that Ichiro had to participate in every year before enrolling in school.

However, I rarely came after enrolling, and now, five years later, I've only come once or twice.

"Wow~" Ichio looked at the bustling Rukongai and couldn't help but open her beautiful lips slightly in surprise. This was the first time in her life that she had seen so many people.

"Ahem~" Seeing that Ichiro was engrossed in the bustling scene, Ichiro coughed a few times to remind her not to forget the purpose of their trip.

"Oh, oh~" Yixu quickly came to her senses and looked at everyone, saying, "This place is so big, let's split up and move around. It's not convenient for four people to be together."

"Hmm, three people are fine in the past, but four is a bit inconvenient. Let's leave it at that." Then, without waiting for Urahara and the others to express their opinions, Ichiro and Ichio turned around and left. Before leaving, Ichiro and Ichio each gave Urahara Yoruichi a look, letting them decide for themselves.

The two were left staring at each other, and for a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward...

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Chapter Seventy: Afu, what kind of burlap sack do you like?

“…Hmm, let’s go over there.” The awkward atmosphere didn’t last long, as Urahara quickly broke the silence.

Perhaps Ichiro's words were mainly meant to be teasing, but in reality, their relationship is more like that of brothers. At most, after Ichiro's teasing, their thoughts have shifted in that direction to some extent.

More than friends, but not quite lovers.

On the other hand, Ichiro and his group were much more decisive. After leaving Urahara's sight, they went their separate ways. Although friends can go out together, it depends on the atmosphere, and it was clearly not appropriate at the moment.

Unless they had that intention, but unfortunately, neither of them had that feeling for the other, so they naturally went their separate ways.

.......

'World, would you like to show yourself and walk around together?' Ichiro asked himself as he looked at the bustling streets.

"No, Lord Ichiro, the world is good enough as it is."

'All right.'

Ichiro casually bought a string of candied hawthorns and ate them while watching the show. The biggest difference between the lantern festival here and the real world is that the demand for food is enormous!

Yes, even though there is no need to eat, the demand for food is extremely high!

Of course, these foods refer to those without spiritual power. Such foods are quickly broken down after being eaten and are not filling!

This is something every foodie dreams of!

Imagine having a pile of delicious food in front of you, but you're already full—how cruel is that...?

In Soul Society, there is no such problem. As long as the food does not contain spiritual energy, one will never be full, which leads to a rapid increase in the demand for food.

And so, Ichiro wandered through the streets like a train, eating and strolling. Before he knew it, he had come to a river. Suddenly, his eyes noticed a little girl in a kimono by the river. Looking at her small body, her soft long hair, and her fair face, a name suddenly popped into Ichiro's mind.

'Awei, buy the Resurrection Armor...'

After observing for a moment, Ichiro decisively walked over to the little girl, squatted down, and saw that she was staring intently at the colorful candies being sold by a vendor nearby. He couldn't help but smile and ask, "Little girl, what color candy do you like... I mean, what color candy do you like?"

To everyone's surprise, as soon as Ichiro said that, the little girl's tears welled up immediately, and she looked like she was about to cry. Ichiro thought he had scared her, so he quickly comforted her and, without caring what she liked, bought her a string of red candies and handed it to her.

"Alright, alright, I apologize, little sister. Please don't cry."

"Wah~~~" To everyone's surprise, Ichiro's attempt to comfort her backfired, and the little girl burst into tears, leaving Ichiro flustered. However, what the little girl said next left him speechless...

"I... Hmph~ I'm a boy~ Wow~~"

"......"

Ichiro silently examined the "little girl." She wore a lady's kimono, had long, flowing hair, and a fair complexion. Was this a boy?

Sorry to bother you, goodbye!

Cough~ Just kidding, he's not that much of a beast, and boys are even more... cough!

After knowing the reason, it was easy to comfort him. Children will be children. Once the right approach was found, Ichiro only needed to say a few words of comfort before he stopped crying.

So, for the rest of Ichiro's journey, he was accompanied by a delicate and adorable little boy. The two continued their train-like journey, and after playing for another hour, Ichiro said goodbye to the little boy and returned to Seireitei alone.

During the journey, something interesting was discovered: the little boy suddenly said he was hungry. Ichiro was surprised and examined him, only to find that he possessed spiritual power, which meant he had the potential to become a Shinigami. Unfortunately, his spiritual power was too weak. Considering that the little boy might be better off living in a street with a higher number, Ichiro gave up on taking him back to Seireitei.

Becoming the Grim Reaper is not a good thing for the people of this world.

.......

Back in the dormitory, Ichiro was surprised to find that Urahara had already returned. He asked in astonishment, "How did you get back so quickly? Did you fail?"

"No......"

"Hmm? If you succeeded, won't you guys stay and have some more fun? The atmosphere there is so great."

"No, I didn't confess..."

"..." Ichiro froze in his pouring motion, staring at Urahara in astonishment, and said with exasperation, "Seriously, big brother! You didn't even say that?"

"What if we fail? Wouldn't we be unable to even be friends?"

"......"

Ichiro stared speechlessly at Urahara. He was just one step away from the finish line, yet he refused to take that step... Let me tell you, that's how childhood sweethearts end up...

"Whatever makes you happy..."

With a sigh, Ichiro walked to the side, turned on his computer, and started doing research. He figured he could deal with their situation later. Suddenly, Ichiro was startled by his own thought.

Why should I, a single person, have to worry about them?

'Perhaps it's instinct, Lord Ichiro.'

'Instinct?' Ichiro thought to himself, wondering. He shouldn't be able to become Hollowfied.

'Yes, meddling in other people's business is your instinct; it's perfectly normal.'

'???What's the meaning?'

"Didn't you say you're single? It's like a dog catching a mouse—meddling in other people's business, isn't it? (laughs)"

'...World, you've really changed...' Ichiro cut off the telepathic communication and began to concentrate on his research. If he continued any longer, his heart would break.

The events of the past two days served as a reminder to Ichiro that he needed a spatial device. Things were different now; without regaining his ability to reconstruct spiritual matter, Ichiro needed to carry a large amount of supplies with him. Without a suitable spatial device, his combat effectiveness would be greatly affected.

Moreover, besides combat, this thing can be used in many other areas as well. It can also help him study spatial ghost arts, so its research value is quite significant.

On the other side, Urahara, after spacing out for a while, also immersed himself in his training. It has to be said that the advent of computers has greatly increased the research speed of both of them.

In the past, when they wanted to experiment with a certain ghost magic technique, they would first have to do some calculations, calculate the feasible ones from dozens or hundreds of possibilities, and then conduct experiments to collect data. The amount of calculation was very large and it took a lot of time.

But now with computers, the calculation results are usually available in less than a minute. Although the results often have considerable errors due to the startup phase, they are still within an acceptable range and there is room for adjustment. Even so, it still saves them a lot of time.

At this moment, Urahara gained a deeper understanding of what Ichiro had once said: "A good tool can make work twice as efficient."

And so, time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, three months had gone by...

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Chapter Seventy-One: The Operation Begins in Secret!

Three months later, in the underground space, Yoruichi and Ichio were practicing hand-to-hand combat, while Ichiro and Urara were each studying the objects in their hands.

Urahara is trying to use Kido technology to crack and replicate the space equipment that Ichiro directly constructed using the world's power, while Ichiro is trying to replicate the divine object from his previous life's mythology—the Innate Ren Water!

Ichiro's learning of Kido has entered a new stage. He has mastered all the Kido techniques below number 93, and his self-study progress is becoming increasingly slow. Although the captain has said that he will ask the Great Kido Master to guide him, the master is obviously not that free.

Before that, Ichiro was naturally not idle. So while he was learning the later Kido, Ichiro also began to try to develop all kinds of gadgets, just like Urahara. In the process, he gradually integrated his knowledge system and made up for his shortcomings.

The spatial storage equipment was the first item developed by Ichiro. It was not entirely a product of Kido. The basic structure was completed by Ichiro and Urahara. At this point, it was only theoretically possible to manufacture it, but fortunately, the world existed.

Given the almost conceptual power of Zanpakuto, the world successfully created spatial equipment based on its basic framework, and Urahara's current task is to try to crack this thing.

Ichiro, on the other hand, studies something else entirely.

Now that he has spatial equipment, it would be a waste to let Ichiro only use it to store things. So he put his mind on the various mythical objects from his previous life, which is to say, the innate Ren water that he is now studying.

The innate Ren water is a legendary divine water. According to legend, a single drop can transform into rivers, seas, and lakes, flooding the world!

What Ichiro needs to do is to replicate it based on the description in the myth. Of course, it's only similar in effect; he's never seen the real thing. And in terms of describing the effect, he has already made some progress!

In mythology, a single drop of innate Ren water can transform into rivers, seas, and lakes. What Ichiro is making now has a very similar effect: a single drop can transform into a vat!

Well, the effect is a bit lacking, but everything is difficult at the beginning. At first, it could only be turned into a cup, but now it has made great progress. In fact, at this stage, this heavy water (well, he was embarrassed to name it innate Ren water) has already begun to have practical significance.

One drop per vat, roughly estimated, weighing over a hundred pounds. If you smash a whole vat of that stuff down, he'd be crippled if not killed!

Currently, this thing has two attack methods. One is by weight, with each drop weighing over 100 pounds. If you use tens of thousands of drops, the attack quality is extremely high. The second is by quantity, used to clear out enemies. The method is simple: release water, dispel the spell, and it will naturally expand and submerge everything!

However, there is still one problem, which Ichiro is currently researching, that cannot be controlled.