The Alchemist in Bleach

"Because in the second method, the blade absorbs spiritual pressure, causing fluctuations in the surrounding spiritual pressure and a different luster to emanate from the blade. Suzuran doesn't fit either of these criteria..."

"What you just said, is that the general situation?"

"Hmm, the one from Lily of the Valley must be some very, very special case... Interesting... Can it be done like this?"

"Looks like you've got a clue."

Ichiro nodded in response to the captain, but he didn't intend to say it. First, the result was just a guess, and second, there were too many people, which might cause unnecessary trouble for Suzuran.

The knife in Suzuran's hand is actually quite simple; it's a rule-based knife, the most unreasonable kind of rule-based knife. Its origin, if nothing unexpected, should be that it was left behind by the intruders half a month ago, and specifically by a Fullbringer...

Recently, under the guidance of the Queen, Ichiro has also officially begun training in Fullbring, so he is quite familiar with the fluctuations of this thing, and there is actually nothing strange about this situation.

Fullbring is different from Zanpakuto. Although they are similar in ability, Fullbring is actually more focused on external objects!

External things can be taken away!

This is different from Zanpakuto. Zanpakuto can never be taken away, no matter what. In the Thousand-Year Blood War arc of the original work, although the captains' Bankai were taken away, note that Bankai is not the same as Zanpakuto!

They can still achieve Shikai, so what was taken away was actually just a manifestation of the Zanpakuto's ability. But Fullbring is different; in the original work, Ichigo's Fullbring was completely taken away!

After his Fullbring was stolen, he even reverted to being an ordinary person!

This is so illogical! You took Fullbring, what does that have to do with my spiritual pressure? Why is my spiritual pressure gone too?

Therefore, based on the characteristics of Fullbring, Suzuran's situation does seem quite plausible, but whether it is true or not will depend on further detailed examinations.

"Captain, can she be assigned to my newly formed unit?"

"What, are you interested in her?"

"Hmm~ This is truly an unexpected gain." However, Ichiro, lost in thought, didn't notice that his friend, a minor character, was subtly changing her gaze, now questioning whether this newly formed unit was truly legitimate...

Ichiro didn't think that far ahead. Suzuran's situation gave him new inspiration. Perhaps, once he figured out the underlying principles, he could create Fullbring techniques in bulk, just like with the Mimic Zanpakuto!

He had already thought of the classifications: three types: Logia-type Fullbring, Paramecia-type Fullbring, and Zoan-type Fullbring. It was simple and straightforward, without needing to think about the specific abilities or development directions!

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Chapter 87 The Zanpakuto That Controls Time! (Part 1)

Suzuran's fate in the battle was sealed. Her rule-based abilities were utterly unreasonable; the longer the fight dragged on, the more advantageous it became for her. Furthermore, her own Zanpakuto was an all-around healing type, meaning it also possessed the ability to restore stamina and spiritual pressure...

When you're tired or injured, cut yourself and you'll instantly become energetic again!

So when he first witnessed this scene, Seinosuke looked at Ichiro with a strange expression and asked, "This fighting style... did you teach it to me?"

"No...she's a ruthless person too..."

.......

Time passed quickly, and the challenge progressed smoothly. Some succeeded, some failed, and so on. But they all had one thing in common: their fighting ability was truly pathetic...

While the Fourth Division is primarily focused on medical care, isn't this going too far?

No wonder, in the original work, a single utterance could instantly kill three vice-captains...

With a sigh, Ichiro slowly walked forward, hoping that his opponent would be strong enough. After all, he was a third seat, and I hoped that I could practice with him more.

If Ichiro was previously glad that there was only one Third Seat, now that he has truly witnessed the fighting power of the Fourth Division, he is very disappointed. He was hoping to gain more experience.

"Hello, Lord Ichiro, it is an honor to spar with you."

"Amakusa Kiritsugu, I know you. You're one of the few captains in the squad who specializes in combat. I hope you won't let me down."

Amakusa Kiritsugu, such a name as fresh as grass, made Ichiro remember it at first glance. The third seat, his Zanpakuto ability is to enhance physical abilities. He is good at Shunpo, swordsmanship, and Kaido. His Kido is also very good. His signature sword technique is the Body Follows the Sword combined with Shunpo. It is extremely fast. After releasing his Zanpakuto, his speed reaches its peak. Even captains cannot see him!

Judging from this alone, serving as a banquet official is clearly a waste of his talents, hence the strange subsequent information: insufficient attack power...

After reviewing the information about Amakusa Kiritsugu in his mind, Ichiro slowly drew the Demon Dragon from his waist. Of the two Zanpakuto, the Demon Dragon was more suitable for sword fighting in its normal state, while the Southern Sparrow was slightly lacking in strength and sharpness.

"Ready? Let's begin!"

"call out!"

"block!"

With the referee's whistle, the two figures vanished from the field in an instant, leaving only the sound of swords clashing echoing across the arena!

From the very beginning, Amakusa Kiritsugu unleashed his full power!

The body moves with the sword to its maximum extent!

However, his Body Follows the Sword has a major drawback: he relies too much on the Instant Step. This was originally an advantage, but if he encounters someone with a similar or even stronger Instant Step skill, then this swordsmanship is no different from ordinary swordsmanship.

Shunpo is also one of Ichiro's strengths. To be precise, he is now strong in all four skills: slashing, punching, walking, and demon walking. It's just that his Kido is too prominent, overshadowing the brilliance of his other skills.

Just like Yamamoto, his Zanpakuto is so powerful that many people overlook that he is still the strongest Shinigami with only his Zanpakuto and Kenshin!

Therefore, in this situation, Amakusa Kiritsugu's usually invincible Body Step was thwarted by Ichiro. In terms of Shunpo, Ichiro was far superior to Amakusa Kiritsugu!

'Wasn't he supposed to be good at Kido? What's going on? His Shunpo is this strong too, did this guy really just graduate? Monster!' The more he fought, the more alarmed Amakusa Kiritsugu became. Finally, unable to gain the upper hand for a long time, he decided to go all out!

"Upgrade! Swiftly!"

'Hmm?' Ichiro was somewhat surprised upon hearing Amakusa Kiritsugu's Shikai incantation. It wasn't strange that the sword's appearance hadn't changed after Shikai, but the Shikai incantation... something was off. This didn't seem like the kind of Shikai incantation that should have that effect...

But it was just a guess, and he wasn't sure. So he focused on preparing to deal with Amakusa Kiritsugu's attack!

"when!"

Suddenly, Ichiro reversed his grip on the Demon Dragon and held it behind his back, blocking the attack from behind. However, his constricted pupils revealed the shock he felt at that moment!

The speed has increased by almost twice!

Of course, this also increased Ichiro's confidence in his suspicions.

Amakusa's speed increased rapidly, and he quickly appeared beside Ichiro. His body moved with the terrifying power of his sword, and he gradually bared his fangs at Ichiro!

"when!"

"Tear!"

Amakusa's speed increased rapidly. After exchanging countless blows, he finally outpaced Ichiro's reaction time and successfully tore Ichiro's sleeve!

However, Ichiro also confirmed Amakusa's abilities because of this!

His Zanpakuto ability is not a physical enhancement ability at all!

Although he acted in a way that seemed plausible, and he tried to cover it up, it simply wasn't true.

It's very simple: speed is power!

Amakusa's incredible speed did not bring him corresponding power. The power he gained was merely something he added himself, and it was incomparable to the terrifying speed that he had gained!

Combining this with the initial interpretation, Ichiro believed it must be the power of time, either accelerating his own time or slowing down the enemy's time.

(Shuhu, a strange beast with the power of time, also said to be a divine beast)

Only in this situation would his speed increase but his strength remain unchanged, because his kinetic energy remains constant!

That makes things much easier to solve...

"Instantaneous Change!"

As Ichiro made his decision, a faint power of the Kido emerged from his body, then quickly flowed into his nerves and then into his brain. In an instant, Ichiro's reaction time increased exponentially!

Shunko: Modified, an improvement upon Yoruichi's Shunko, abandons her crude use of Kido power, emphasizing precise control. While its attack power is significantly reduced, its reaction speed is rapidly enhanced. It is a lower-level ability of the Kido technique Time Stop (incomplete)! Its manifestation is a white light emanating from its eyes, with subtle spiritual energy flickering intermittently. (Refer to the puppet eyes in the original work.)

So when Higanbana attacked again, he was astonished to find that Ichiro could keep up with his movements perfectly!

They even began to fight back!

"Captain, what's going on?" Seinosuke asked in surprise.

He knew about Amakusa's abilities, and he believed Ichiro would figure it out, but what was going on in front of him? Ichiro had caught up with Amakusa, who had accelerated his own time?

“Look closely at his eyes. He used a demonic technique to enhance his reaction speed, which is why he was able to keep up.”

"But the body can't keep up, right? Even if our body's limits and reaction speed don't match, the improvement shouldn't be this outrageous, right?"

"Yeah, so he also used other Kido techniques to enhance his physical abilities. It must have been invented by Urahara, right? That kid doesn't really like developing new Kido techniques."

"Kido? His Kido strength has increased that much? I didn't even notice..."

"That's normal. I didn't notice when he used it either. It should be related to another ghost technique he's developing. I remember it was called something like Time Stop. It's a pretty good idea. It's not about manipulating time, but about accelerating one's own thoughts to completely surpass the outside world, thus gaining enough time to think and plan. However, it seems that there are still many unresolved aspects to this technique. He's only mentioned some of it to me. It seems to be very similar to this ability."

Looking at his captain, whose face was filled with satisfaction, and then at Ichiro on the stage, Seinosuke felt a little depressed... He had almost forgotten how many Kido techniques Ichiro had developed...

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Chapter 88 The Zanpakuto That Controls Time (Part 2)

On the field, the duel between Ichiro and Amakusa continued. In terms of raw strength, Ichiro was definitely superior to Amakusa. In terms of spiritual pressure alone, Ichiro held an absolute advantage.

However, in the application of power, he was even inferior to Amakusa...

These people may not be particularly talented, but they spend a lot of time on it, much more than Ichiro. So even though they have undergone a lot of training, Ichiro is still a bit behind Amakusa in this area.

There's no way around it; you either need to be incredibly talented and have a special ability, or you need to wait and see.

Moreover, the character is completely unbalanced, to the point that by the end of the story, he's so unspecialized that he doesn't even know the basics of Kido...

Human energy is limited, and within a certain timeframe, one can only specialize in one thing.

But can we give up?

No.

Just like spiritual pressure, yes, Ichiro can crush his opponents with absolute power, but can you guarantee that you will only encounter weaker opponents throughout your life?

Ichiro is very strong right now, but he is also very weak at the same time!

Any enemy of the same level could easily beat him to a pulp!

Therefore, he wanted to change this situation, and the most convenient way was to fight, abandoning all firepower attacks and relying entirely on skill.

Just like now, during his battle with Amakusa, Ichiro was growing rapidly. At the same time, his understanding of swordsmanship deepened, and his switching between various sword techniques became smoother.

Conversely, Ichiro wasn't the only one who benefited; Amakusa also gained a lot. In just over ten minutes, Ichiro demonstrated dozens of sword techniques to him!

This greatly broadened his horizons and his swordsmanship improved considerably. This is why he fought so seriously even though he knew he would lose the battle.

This is also one of the purposes of the battle for seats.

"when!"

After another exchange, the two figures briefly appeared on opposite sides of the training ground. They stared at each other, and after a moment of silence, Amakusa spoke first: "Lord Ichiro, I am about to unleash my full power. Please enlighten me!"