The Alchemist in Bleach

In this situation, being ranked sixteenth is indeed quite good.

While Suzuran Tsuki has the reputation of being a genius who graduated early and can use Shikai, her actual strength is relatively weak; otherwise, she wouldn't be vying for the position of seated officer only now.

"It's all thanks to the guidance of the seniors. But Ichiro, aren't you going to compete for the vice-captain position? Many of the seniors in the team say that after this, the vice-captain position will be yours."

"Yeah, Ichiro, with your strength, isn't it a bit of a loss to only compete for three seats?" his friend, who was just a background character, asked curiously.

The position of vice-captain is also open to competition. After all, it is essentially the second seat, which is within the scope of competition. In some squads, even the captain can be contested!

However, under normal circumstances, few people would try to take it; the vice-captain is usually appointed by the captain.

But as for Ichiro, everyone in the Fourth Division knows how the captain treats him.

"No interest. I like the number three. It doesn't attract attention, the benefits are good, and is there a better location?"

Lily of the Valley and her best friend, who was also an extra, exchanged a glance. Indeed, this was very Ichiro!

Although they didn't know much about Ichiro, they were quite surprised that he could stay in the Shinigami Academy for six years with such strength and not be particularly famous.

In this situation, it's not surprising that three seats would be chosen, although the seat-bearers are always quite eye-catching...

During a casual chat, the three arrived at the training ground for the seat competition. After a slight pause, Ichiro led the two towards the captain and the others.

Actually, "following" isn't quite accurate. To be precise, Ichiro walked towards the captain and the others, and because there were so many people, the two girls subconsciously followed Ichiro. By the time they realized it, they were already standing in front of the captain.

Lily of the Valley Moon and her supporting character best friend: "(⊙_⊙)(⊙_⊙)?"

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Chapter 85 Finally, they have a surname! (2/3)

"Captain, Kiyonosuke-senpai."

"They're here! We've finally graduated! And who are these two?"

"Oh, this is my classmate, Lily of the Valley Moon, and..."

Ichiro slightly stepped aside to introduce the two to the captain and the others. Since the two had come along, he naturally wouldn't leave them aside.

"Team... Captain, my name is Ling Lanyue, and I'm currently in the Third Squadron. It's an honor to meet you!" After saying that, she nervously bowed, and her friend, who was also a minor character, followed suit and bowed nervously.

"Captain, my name is..., I'm from the newly formed squad."

"A newly formed squad?" The captain was taken aback and looked at Ichiro. "I remember you just enrolled, right? You're already forming one?"

The newly formed squad is a special unit that Ichiro will soon be in charge of. Like the sword squad directly under the captain, it will operate independently from the daily operations of the Fourth Division.

Of course, it's not that they're not responsible for these tasks, but rather that they're no longer rotating. The tasks to be performed are decided by the squad leader, which is Ichiro and the squad leader. However, the newly formed squads shouldn't have been formed yet.

"I don't know, she and I just joined the team today." Ichiro, standing to the side, was also completely bewildered. He thought he was the one picking people, but it turned out the teams had already been assigned?

The two looked at Kiyonosuke. If neither of them knew about such an important matter, then only Kiyonosuke, the vice-captain, had the authority to do so.

Kiyonosuke nodded and said, "It started a couple of days ago, but you probably haven't noticed because you've been so busy lately, Captain."

"What? Is there a lot going on in the team lately?" Ichiro asked curiously.

"Yes, there were too many wounded in the battle half a month ago, especially that super ghost path. Although no one died, many were injured. In addition, with the formal formation of the knife-wielding team and the newly formed troops, there were a lot of personnel deployments."

When talking about the destruction caused by the super Kido, Seinosuke glanced at Ichiro, who was touching his nose. Clearly, he also knew who had released that Kido.

Ichiro asked somewhat awkwardly, "Uh... is there anything I can do to help?"

"Yes, they can challenge me later, that's the best way to help me!"

"Ahem~ then forget it. My strength is not enough. How can a mere peak Lesser Perfection or late Great Completion level spiritual pressure of a third seat be qualified for such an important position as vice-captain?"

When Lily and her friend, who was playing a minor role, heard this term for the first time, their expressions were somewhat strange. They had a feeling it sounded very impressive...

Seinosuke rolled his eyes. "This theory again? His spiritual pressure is stronger than mine. How dare he?"

"Is there a missing section compared to what you told me yesterday?"

"Hmm? Is there?"

"Yes, there are." At this moment, the captain said with a smile, "Yesterday you said three peak Lesser Perfection, late Great Perfection, early Great Perfection seats, missing the early Great Perfection stage. The day before yesterday you said three peak Great Perfection early stage seats, and the day before that you said..."

After listing all the criticisms, the captain smiled and said, "Next time, remember to prepare in advance and use the same script. Don't make things up again."

"Ahem, I know... no, I didn't make it up! This really is my spiritual pressure level, it's just... it's just that I divided it into too many details, so I remembered it wrong, yes! I remembered it wrong because I was too detailed!"

The captain glanced at Ichiro, who seemed a little flustered, and said calmly, "You mentioned this two months ago."

"Captain, don't remember such a small matter so clearly..."

"Then don't try to fool me next time."

"OK......"

Suzuran and her best friend, who was only playing a minor role, looked at the dejected Ichiro and the smiling captain, and for no apparent reason, a pang of envy rose in their hearts. They wished they could have such a good relationship with the captain...

Leaving aside the thoughts in the two women's minds, as time passed, everyone gradually arrived. The captain stepped forward slightly and spoke. His speech was long, but the gist was: "Hello comrades, thank you for your hard work. I am very pleased with your progress. I wish you all the best in getting the positions you want." Then he began.

To be honest, Ichiro really admires the person who wrote this piece. It's truly remarkable that they could expand such a short sentence into such a long and engaging piece!

The captain, who had returned, noticed Ichiro's gaze and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No, it's just that I think you explained it really well, Captain!"

"Heh~ You're flattering the wrong person. This manuscript was written by Chojiro."

Ichiro immediately shook his head and said solemnly, "It has nothing to do with the script! It's just that it's not boring when you, Captain, are reading! If it were someone else, I would have definitely fallen asleep!"

The captain shook her head, ignoring him. She was used to it; whenever it wasn't serious business, Ichiro always displayed incredibly silly traits—she didn't know how he'd developed that...

As they were talking, the battle for seats below had already begun. After glancing at it twice, Ichiro turned to his friend, who was just a background character, and said speechlessly, "Is that all? You don't dare to go up? They're even worse than you!"

“Before I came, my dad said that it was not good to take the senior’s seat as soon as I arrived.”

"But you're from the Fourth Division, not the Sixth Division. There aren't that many nobles here. If you were a noble, who would you be afraid of offending?"

"..." The extra's best friend was somewhat taken aback. She suddenly remembered that her father used to be in the Sixth Division, and the environment there seemed... different...

A single word awakens one from a dream!

The extra's best friend excitedly looked at the two big shots beside her: "Captain, Vice Captain, can I still take on the challenge now?"

Ichiro shook his head at this. No wonder your father had to personally teach you; can you call the vice-captain "Vice"? Even if the captain were here, couldn't you call him "senpai"? Not only did it help you build rapport, but it also avoided potential problems. Still so young!

Kiyosuke didn't think as much as Ichiro did. He smiled and said, "It's too late. The spots for the seat challenge need to be submitted in advance. Let's wait until next time. I think the head of the Feiyun family probably doesn't want you to take the last seat."

After listening to Kiyosuke's words, the extra, oh, she has a surname now, the extra's best friend, Feiyun, nodded somewhat disappointedly. She didn't care about the order of the seats, as long as she wasn't injured, her father wouldn't say anything. It was just a pity that she missed out on a seat.

"Does Kiyonosuke-senpai know her father?"

"Yes, that was many years ago..." A hint of reminiscence flashed in Seinosuke's eyes. "Back then, I was in another division..."

Just as she finished speaking, Ichiro interrupted her: "Lieutenant, weren't you in the Fourth Division from the beginning? You weren't in the Fourth Division from the start? I thought you were in the Fourth Division from the beginning, tsk~ what a disappointment~"

Upon hearing this, Kiyonosuke's face darkened, making his already somewhat gloomy expression even more terrifying!

"But I was only transferred to the Fourth Division later."

"That's because the Captain-Commander discovered your talent, Captain! Your arrival has given the Fourth Division a new lease on life!"

After hearing this, Kiyonosuke nodded. On this point, he and Ichiro were completely in agreement: as long as you praise the captain, we're best buddies! Even if you insult me!

Because that's indeed the case. Before the captain arrived, would the Fourth Division have dared to rescue the enemy as well?

If you dare to save them, they'll take you down!

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Chapter 86 The Possibility of Fullbring (3/3)

Time passed slowly as everyone chatted. Of course, only Seinosuke and Ichiro were chatting. The captain was watching quite attentively, only occasionally interjecting in their conversation. Most of his attention was still focused on the challenge match.

After all, this is an opportunity to understand the combat capabilities of their team members. The Fourth Division doesn't usually have that much combat training, so there aren't many opportunities to understand them. Only by accurately knowing the strength of their team members can they allocate manpower reasonably in actual combat, thereby avoiding unnecessary casualties.

While the individual battles in the earlier stages were quick, the sheer number of them made up for it. As the battle progressed, the combat strength of the seated officers decreased, so apart from those who became seated officers through their Zanpakuto with healing or other healing abilities, the changes in positions were very rapid.

Few people can be re-elected, after all, this is the Fourth Division, and healing ability is valued more. Therefore, there are only a few combat officers, so the selection is limited, but the number of people participating is overwhelming.

So even though the fight was fast, it still took quite a while. After waiting for a long time, it was finally Suzuran Tsuki's turn to enter the arena. Well, this was the only fight that Ichiro was interested in besides the top ten battle captains.

He knew something about Suzuran Tsuki's situation; a Continuous Type Shikai Zanpakuto, which in itself wouldn't be a problem, and could even be an advantage, but its ability was rather awkward...

It's a healing-type Zanpakuto that has a passive effect!

In other words, it has no offensive capabilities whatsoever!

The more you chop, the more energetic your opponent becomes!

Is this guy fighting with a hammer?

Therefore, Shinigami should never rely solely on their Zanpakuto for combat power, especially before Shikai! For example, Suzuran's Zanpakuto is even more outrageous than that bald guy from the 11th Division!

Although the weapon type has changed, at least it can still be used. But what's with this one, where the more you fight, the more energetic you become?

Therefore, Ichiro was very curious about what kind of tricks she could come up with under these circumstances...

Suzuran first bowed to the captain and the others, then slowly walked onto the stage and bowed to her opponents. Her etiquette was impeccable. However, her next action surprised Ichiro somewhat...

Suzuran swiftly drew her Zanpakuto from her waist!

Yes, it's about drawing your Zanpakuto to fight, not just a decorative item to deceive people as Ichiro thought, where you actually use Hakuda or Kido. Also, the size of the sword is wrong!

"Hmm? This doesn't seem to be a Zanpakuto?" Ichiro looked at it carefully with doubt and then realized that what Suzuran had drawn was not a Zanpakuto, but only its appearance and energy wave were similar.

"Hmm, her Zanpakuto has no combat power. Although it has the ability of Shikai, its healing ability is too weak, so she has never become a seated officer. But I didn't expect her to choose to fight. Is she going to use swordsmanship?" Seinosuke still paid some attention to Suzuran, this "genius" who graduated early.

Ichiro narrowed his eyes as he looked at the knife in Suzuran's hand and said, "Not necessarily... that knife... isn't an ordinary knife..."

"Hmm? Is that so?" Now, even the captain became interested. In the current Soul Society, if we're talking about who knows Zanpakuto best, besides the two from the Soul King Palace, it would undoubtedly be Ichiro. If even he says so, then he must have something extraordinary about him.

"Well, although it's still unclear exactly which parts are magical..."

As they were talking, Linglan on the stage launched her attack, one move, five moves, ten moves...

Suzuran was slightly at a disadvantage, but after fifty moves, the situation began to reverse, and after one hundred moves, Suzuran completely gained the upper hand! She suppressed her opponent and forced them to retreat step by step!

The captain narrowed his eyes and said, "The slashing attack has become stronger. This... isn't a problem with the sword technique, but with the blade itself?"

“Yes, it is indeed due to the sword. Generally speaking, there are two reasons why a slash becomes stronger.” Ichiro stroked his chin and fell into thought as he watched Suzuran fight more and more enthusiastically on the field. “One is absorbing the force of a counterattack, either yours or the enemy’s, but that doesn’t fit Suzuran’s current situation.”

Because the amplification of the slash accumulated in this way is a one-time event; once it erupts, it needs to be replenished. The second type, the enhancement type, amplifies the slash by absorbing the enemy's spiritual pressure, one's own spiritual pressure, and the spiritual pressure in the air after certain conditions are met. This type of slash is continuous, but Suzuran's attack is still not like that.

"Why?" The extra's best friend seized the opportunity and found a line.