The Alchemist in Bleach

None of that matters. What matters is that Ichiro knows he's walking into a trap!

Slightly embarrassed, Ichiro turned around and said with a forced smile, "Well, Seinosuke-senpai, it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. You know, I just recovered, and my mind is still a little unclear, hehe~"

"Hmph~ Stop playing dumb. This is the roster, along with their current duties. Take a look, and let me know if you need to make any changes." Kiyonosuke, with a gloomy face, tossed a roster to Ichiro. It contained information about all the members of the choir, as well as their temporary duties.

Ichiro quickly put away the roster and, seeing Kiyonosuke turn to leave, said, "Senpai, why don't you take a break?"

"Fine, I, a death god who only knows nothing about chanting and returning to the source, will not disturb your teaching."

"Uh..." Ichiro awkwardly stretched out his hand towards Seinosuke's back, remained silent for a moment, then turned around to look at the crowd below who were trying not to laugh, and coughed lightly.

"Ahem~ Back to the main topic. In short, forget all the study methods that Kiyonosuke-senpai taught you before. I will teach you a new study method. Then, compare it with your own habits and learn whichever one you find faster. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

.......

Next, Ichiro found a place to sit down and had them sit down as well. Then he slowly explained the concept, principles, and future of chanting the Way. Only then did they understand why Ichiro had asked them to forget their previous learning methods.

After all, that would be almost the complete opposite of the current system.

After learning more, the hearts of the people, which had been slowly calming down, began to heat up again. There was no doubt that chanting the Dao was much easier to learn!

And the final result was actually the same!

Do we even need to choose something this good?

Unfortunately, they didn't have any good shows to choose from. The chanting of the Dao was indeed easy, and Ichiro was indeed planning to have them learn the system.

However, this does not mean that their task is easy!

Where is this place?

Choir!

The most outstanding singers in the future will all join!

Therefore, learning step by step is not suitable for them. Ichiro initially only planned to teach them the first ten cycles. Only after they had fully mastered these ten cycles would they be qualified to learn the subsequent ten.

This learning process is actually the traditional systematic learning method of returning to the Tao.

The difference is that they can use chanting to understand in advance how the life force transformed from spiritual energy heals corresponding injuries and illnesses, which will make their learning progress much faster.

This is Ichiro's true purpose in creating the chanting system; otherwise, it would just be another group of medical tools. If it were only for this purpose, he could have stopped when he created the mimicry Zanpakuto.

The knife-wielding squad are the perfect medical support personnel. Their medical abilities are all in their mimicry Zanpakuto, and their skills are all focused on combat. Their main task is to provide battlefield assistance, which doesn't require them to have strong medical skills. They just need to know how to wield a knife. Just like the captain told him, does cutting people require talent?

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Chapter 94: Complete Realization Achieved! New Alchemy Returns! (4/5)

For the next week, Ichiro carefully taught the choir during the day, and at night, he would go and hang out with the diva.

The singing group's training gradually began, and Ichiro's long-stalled Fullbring training finally started again.

In the training ground of the Eighth Division, Ichiro was looking at a pair of gloves with great interest. Needless to say, these were the medium for his Fullbring technique, which made the Empress shake her head in disbelief.

“If you had used a more closely related medium, you might have already mastered Fullbring.” She didn’t quite understand why Ichiro was so fixated on these gloves.

Judging from the compatibility with Fullbring, this isn't that important to Ichiro.

However, she had no idea how important alchemy was to Ichiro. Now, Ichiro was already used to analyzing and solving problems from the perspective of spiritual particles, even though the world had replaced alchemy in the reconstruction of spiritual particles.

However, there are some crucial aspects that the world cannot replace. For example, although Ichiro can use the ability to reconstruct through spirit particles, he only knows the "what" but not the "why," and cannot obtain a lot of detailed data, which will greatly interfere with Ichiro's research.

Therefore, he rarely uses the world's spiritual particle reconstruction ability. Fullbring, on the other hand, is a shortcut for Ichiro to regain his alchemy skills. Well, another major path is simulating the Kido (Demon Path), which has been initially successful, but the consumption is enormous...

Ichiro worried that by using other mediums, he wouldn't gain the ability to reconstruct matter.

Furthermore, there is another important factor in choosing gloves.

Choosing gloves will change his Fullbring training. Other Fullbringers gain their abilities by awakening the souls within objects through the power of the Soul King within them.

But Ichiro's gloves were different; they had absolutely no soul, not even a trace of it.

So this situation is equivalent to him using the power of the Soul King to construct a new Fullbring soul within the glove!

The significance of this is that, through this process, he can gain a deeper understanding of the power of the Spirit King, contributing to his plan to create a Spirit King. At the same time, he can also gain a clearer understanding of the secrets of Fullbring, making it easier to mass-produce demon... oops~ Fullbring equipment in the future.

Now, there has finally been some progress. The Fullbring soul in the glove has taken initial shape, and its abilities have been confirmed. It is the reconstruction material that Ichiro needs. Now, all that is needed is to follow the method given by the Queen and inject the spiritual pressure of the mixed Soul King power into it step by step, and it will slowly take shape.

Comparing the two methods, Ichiro discovered that the Queen's traditional method did not require a high level of Spirit King power. This was because the item, having been imbued with the Spirit King's power for many years, had already begun to develop a soul. Therefore, it only required slowly injecting one's own spiritual pressure, which meant continuous hard work and practice.

Of course, the downside is that the ability is uncontrollable. Like a Zanpakuto, it manifests according to your inner thoughts, but it is only related and not necessarily accurate.

Ichiro's method is that the ability and the medium are controllable, but the drawback is that it requires a lot of the power of the Soul King.

Of course, this is not Ichiro's biggest discovery. Ichiro's biggest discovery is the asakusa!

Although Asauchi did not utilize the power of the Soul King, its unique internal structure allowed it to materialize a portion of the Shinigami's soul into a Zanpakuto. This demonstrates that the Sword God Oetsu's research on the Soul King had reached an unbelievable level!

Ichiro now seriously doubts whether they are guarding the Spirit King, or... watching over the Spirit King...

Based on the available intelligence, it can be analyzed that the Sword God and his group should be able to reshape a Spirit King. They have the technical means to do so. So the question is, why don't they reshape a complete Spirit King?

Instead, this broken Spirit King was used to maintain the fragile balance of the Three Realms...

Ichiro pulled himself out of his thoughts. There were some things he couldn't interfere with right now. The soul of Fullbring had been initially constructed; the rest was just a matter of time. So, the expedition should be put on the agenda.

Immediately, Ichiro asked the Queen for the methods of further training that she knew, then bid farewell to the captain of the 8th Division, Kyoraku Shunsui, and returned to the 4th Division.

There's no need to learn from that goddess any further. It's not that she can't teach, but rather that Ichiro never trusted her from the beginning. He thought she was a clever person, but in the end, she was just a self-righteous idiot...

Back at the barracks, Ichiro reached out and made a grasping motion in the air, erasing a certain mark from his body. Then he stopped caring about it. He could detect the Empress's subtle actions, so he didn't believe Kyoraku Shunsui couldn't.

After eliminating the threat, Ichiro carried a pile of books toward the captain's office. He needed to make some arrangements for his affairs after he left Soul Society.

"Dong Dong~"

"Ichiro? Come in." The captain in the room said without looking up, continuing to process the documents in his hands.

After entering, Ichiro didn't say anything, quietly waiting for the captain to finish processing the documents in his hands. Seinosuke, standing to the side, gave him a gloomy look, snorted coldly, and then lowered his head to process the documents.

Seeing Kiyosuke's reaction, Ichiro felt somewhat embarrassed, but fortunately, the captain didn't let him feel awkward for too long: "Speak, what is it?"

"Here's the thing, Captain. This is the follow-up learning plan I've arranged for the singing team. The first thirty students have all returned here. According to this plan, they'll probably be studying for a long time. While I'm away, I'll have to trouble you all to help supervise them." With that, Ichiro placed the books on the captain's desk.

The captain glanced at the books on the table and asked, "So fast?"

Ichiro understood that he was asking about the expedition, and immediately replied, "Yes, I've almost finished making preparations here, and we're just waiting for them, so I wanted to let you know in advance."

"Okay, I understand. But isn't the learning progress a bit slow? I understand your idea, but according to your theory, the chanting language should be easier to compose as the chanting progresses, and bringing them with you... never mind, they're a bunch of burdens, so let's not bring them."

Ichiro smiled at the captain's subsequent complaints, ignoring them, and continued the previous sentence: "That's true, but this way they won't just be tools who only know how to chant spells after they've learned it. The development of the Dao requires many people to work together, including the writing of subsequent chants. I can't do everything myself. There are limits to human strength. If you try to do everything yourself, you'll end up doing nothing. People need to learn to let go."

The captain glanced at Ichiro, somewhat surprised: "I didn't realize you were so conscientious? Alright, then so be it. What kind of support do you need from the expedition?"

"No need for special arrangements, just follow the normal procedures. The expedition team's trip there is really just a formality."

After giving Ichiro a long look, the captain ultimately decided not to ask him what kind of support he needed. With Ichiro's current strength, he should be fine.

After discussing some details with the captain, Ichiro slowly walked out of the captain's office, groaned, and stretched.

At that moment, Ichiro suddenly received a message from Urahara, and a mark on his right hand was flashing.

'Ichiro, are you ready? The expedition begins?'

Ichiro smirked and replied, "We've been waiting for you! The expedition begins!"

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Chapter 95: The Attack on Hueco Mundo! (5/5) Please subscribe!

A day later, at the portal to Hueco Mundo, Ichiro stood speechlessly before the dozens of people from the Second Division and Urahara and Yoruichi standing in front of them. Even if it was just for show, at least make it look convincing—a few dozen people forming an expeditionary force…

Isn't this too frivolous?

"Aren't you guys going a bit too far...?" Ichiro said, looking at the dozens of people behind them, somewhat speechless.

Yoruichi was somewhat surprised: "What are you thinking? How could we only have this many people?"

Ichiro breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that even if it was just for show, this was going too far.

“We still have a team of demons who are responsible for opening the Black Hole (Note 1) who haven’t arrived yet.”

"..." Ichiro looked at Yoruichi speechlessly, "Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious. You don't really think it's our place to do something like an expedition, do you? I'm the next head of the Shihouin family, how could I possibly do something like that?"

Seeing Yoruichi's disgusted expression, Ichiro paused for a moment, then muttered, "You rich bastard..."

"Hehe~ You're just jealous."

Shaking his head, Ichiro stopped dwelling on the matter and turned his gaze to the dozens of members of the Second Division, his eyes showing a change.

As expected of the daughter of the Shihōin family, her bodyguards are of such high caliber!

Average combat power of officers per person!

The Second Division is slightly different from the other divisions. Most of its officers are associated with the duties of the Onmitsukito, with only a small number not being officers. Therefore, it is common to see many strong individuals in the Second Division who are not officers.

After all, not all positions require high combat capabilities.

In addition, Ichiro also spotted a "familiar face" among them, with a familiar hairstyle, a small build, and a fervent gaze just like in the original work.

That's right, Soi Fon came along too.

If he remembered correctly, Soi Fon only met Yoruichi after she became a captain. It seems that the timeline has changed again.

Noticing Ichiro's gaze, Yoruichi glanced at him and instantly understood. She put her arm around Ichiro's neck and said with a smile in a low voice, "You like Soi Fon? I can help you. That girl is quite nice."

Ichiro rolled his eyes, shoved Yoruichi away, and said with disdain, "How can your minds be so filthy? Don't insult my noble character with your suspicious eyes!"

“We’re not human, we’re death gods, what kind of personality do we have?” At this moment, Urahara, who was lining up the team nearby, heard Ichiro’s words and turned his head in surprise to ask.

"........"

What you said makes so much sense, I can't even argue with it...

Time passed amidst their banter and Soi Fon's angry glare. Soon, the Kido members responsible for opening the Black Chamber arrived.

Upon arrival, without saying a word, they immediately began preparing to activate the Black Hole technique; clearly, this was not the first time they had done it.

Although it's called a technique, it's actually just luring the Hollows in Hueco Mundo to open the Black Hole, then fixing them in place to form a temporary passage. The current Seireitei hasn't yet developed a stable way to open the Black Hole like in later generations.