The Alchemist in Bleach

There's not much to say about learning Kido; he's only learned up to number 30. The focus is on developing Kido and Kido techniques. Ichiro thinks developing Kido is useless, at least not now. The existing Kido are already very detailed, covering healing, support, and attack. Moreover, there are 99 support Kido and 99 attack Kido, making their quantity and upper limit outstanding.

Unless there are special circumstances, there is no need to develop Kido separately; on the contrary, Kido techniques are what are worth studying.

Although Kido is powerful, its practical effectiveness is too poor due to the incantation. Even with the ability to break the incantation, its status remains unchanged. Therefore, Ichiro believes that his Kido talent should be used here, rather than developing Kido.

After finishing writing, Ichiro thought it over and over again. Once he confirmed that these were the current objectives, he directly decomposed the paper into spiritual particles and destroyed it. His thoughts had been clarified in the process. Keeping this thing would only be of no use to leak information.

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Chapter Twelve Name

“Ichiro, my name is… Call my name… Ichiro, my name… Call my name… I’ve been waiting for you… Ichiro…”

As a ray of sunlight shone into the dormitory, Ichiro slowly opened his eyes, which were filled with sorrow. At that moment, the voice in his heart completely disappeared.

Ichiro knew very well that it was the voice of the Zanpakuto's spirit. According to the school, reaching this stage meant that he was not far from releasing his Zanpakuto. However, this "not far" only meant that he was relatively unable to hear it. Historically, there were many Shinigami who had been stuck at this stage for decades or even centuries.

Ichiro gently stroked the Zanpakuto that lay beside him, muttering to himself, "How can I hear your name clearly?"

"Oh~" Urahara stretched and said, "You can hear the Zanpakuto's voice now? Will it tell you its name?"

"Yes, I said it, but unfortunately I can't hear it. What do you think is missing?"

"I don't know, everyone's situation is different. I heard the name when I heard the voice. But in your case, is it possible that it's due to alchemy?"

Ichiro was taken aback, then lowered his head to think. After Urahara said that, he thought of an original plot in the original work, which was very similar to his current situation. Kuchiki Kyoga, when he no longer trusted his Zanpakuto, neither he nor the Zanpakuto Muramasa could hear each other's voices.

'So...does that mean I don't trust you? Or, do you not truly accept me...?'

Ichiro didn't know the answer. It could be due to his own actions, the nature of his Zanpakuto, or perhaps both...

Shaking his head, Ichiro stopped thinking about these things and immediately got up to pack. It had been three days since they returned from the mortal world.

In the past three days, some things for the new semester have been settled. Next, Ichiro will begin a brand new training!

Join the Fourth Division for training!

Entering a squad for internship is a rule that the Shinigami Academy has never used before. Those who meet the talent and ability standards can apply to intern in some squads to experience the work of the squad in advance, but they are still students.

In fact, no one has ever used this system since its inception, because to obtain an internship permit, one needs to have a certain talent, but most talented people skip grades, and those who cannot skip grades cannot pass the test.

So this rule became practically useless, because skipping grades sounds impressive, but it makes the learning time too rushed. What others learn in six years, you can finish in three or even one or two years. How could you possibly have time for anything else?

Only Ichiro and his two crooks have this advantage.

Therefore, after seeing this clause in the library, Ichiro immediately took action. For him, the Fourth Division was simply a paradise for studying body tempering!

His body was originally trained to be more inclined towards healing; strengthening was just a wicked path that developed from it. In the Fourth Division, there were a lot of experiments every day... oh no, patients waiting for his pampering.

There's simply no better place than here!

And most importantly, unlike in my previous life, medical institutions here were somewhat suspicious of alchemists' actions, making many things inconvenient to do. But in this life, hehehehe…

"puff!"

Seeing Ichiro suddenly let out an evil laugh, Urahara threw a pillow at him.

"What are you thinking? Being late on your first day of reporting won't leave a good impression."

"Sigh~ I know, that's it... Holy crap, how come you're so fast today?" Ichiro stared in disbelief at Urahara, who had already finished tidying up. They had both woken up around the same time.

Normally, I'd need at least two more naps!

"Oh, Yoruichi and I have to go back. It seems something is about to happen in Soul Society. Be careful, and if you encounter any enemies, release all your spiritual pressure immediately. We will arrive as soon as possible."

"Understood, then take care." With that, Ichiro got up. Regarding the turmoil that Urahara mentioned, he had some guesses about it because of the Zanpakuto incident.

Ichiro remembered that the original work described Kuchiki Kyoga as a genius Shinigami from hundreds of years ago who mastered Bankai while still in academy. After graduation, he rose through the ranks by distinguishing himself in battles against numerous rebellious Shinigami.

Ichiro roughly remembers these things, the main point being the rebellion, and multiple times at that, so the Soul Society itself is definitely not peaceful, and judging from the timeline, it is quite possible that he will encounter Kuchiki Hibiki.

However, Ichiro didn't care much. No matter how chaotic things got, it had nothing to do with him, a student of the Shinigami Academy. Besides, his strength was about the same as that of an ordinary seated officer, and even stronger than that of an ordinary seated officer when considering his numerous Kido techniques. So, as a student, he wasn't worried at all.

Although there are quite a few seat officers, with about 30 to 50 in each team (the more members there are, the more seats there are, but the lower limit of strength is the same), most of the thirteen teams are still small fry, so the seat officers are already considered to be the second tier of combat power in the Soul Society's main force.

Not to mention the Shihōin family is there, so Ichiro isn't worried at all, unless they send out captain-level officers specifically to deal with Ichiro!

But if that's the case, he'd accept death.

After tidying himself up, Ichiro left the Shinigami Academy and headed straight for the Fourth Division.

Along the way, the patrolling Grim Reapers kept glancing at Ichiro, who was wearing a white school uniform, and they all speculated about Ichiro's identity.

However, none of this affected Ichiro. After walking to the Fourth Division using the map he had obtained from his teacher, he took his hands out of his pockets, tidied his appearance, and then went inside.

Before joining the Fourth Division, Ichiro imagined many scenarios: being personally greeted by Captain Unohana and then taught Kido and Kaido step by step; or being welcomed by other members, with the enthusiastic "big" older sisters kindly showing him around.

Or perhaps he is deliberately neglected and made to do dirty and messy work to temper his character, while being secretly observed.

Or perhaps they were attracted to his unparalleled swordsmanship... well, that delusion never came to fruition...

In short, after Ichiro, who had eaten at the entire Peach Banquet, joined the Fourth Division, he discovered that things were not quite as he had imagined.

Only a middle-aged man carrying a white satchel greeted him. Aside from being slightly surprised by the Shinigami Academy's rule, he registered Ichiro's information just like he did for the other team members. Then he gave Ichiro a white satchel similar to the one Ichiro was carrying, along with a broom, and that was it...

Gone!

It was only at this moment, after being reminded by the uncle, that Ichiro remembered that the Fourth Division also had to do daily cleaning work!

Me, the top... second... third genius of the True Central Academy of Spiritual Arts, only fit to be a cleaner here? No wonder nobody comes! Bah!

How can I possibly tolerate this?

Ichiro got angrier and angrier the more he thought about it!

"New guy! Keep your movements quiet, you're kicking up dust!"

"Okay~"

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Chapter Thirteen: The Situation

Before he knew it, a month had passed. Besides attending classes, Ichiro had spent the entire month sweeping the Fourth Division's floors, with very little progress in alchemy...

However, Ichiro didn't have any particular thoughts about this, because he knew very well that this was a necessary step to enter the Fourth Division.

What are the main responsibilities of the Fourth Division?

Routine cleaning, treatment, daily health care, and first aid.

Most of the emergency rescues require them to go to the front lines in person, and at this time, being familiar with the Seireitei would save a lot of travel time.

However, his cleaning duties will end today. His application submitted to his superiors a few days ago has been approved. Starting tomorrow, he will be transferred to the medical team and formally begin learning from the seniors of the Fourth Division.

This is also one of the advantages of not skipping grades, because if you skip grades, unless you are a particularly talented person, you will have to start from the basics no matter which team you join. In addition, given the Grim Reaper's concept of time, it is normal for you to be stuck for ten or eight years.

Only interns receive preferential treatment. Unfortunately, too many people don't see this. After all, flaunting one's talent is a way to gain both fame and fortune, especially in a noble society like Seireitei. Who knows when a noble family might take a liking to you and want you to be adopted or marry into their family.

For most commoners, this would be a meteoric rise to success, and the nobles of Seireitei were also keen to establish this trend. So every few years, they would specially promote a few outstanding geniuses, even if they didn't meet the standards, they would still choose the best among the worst.

Walking into the Fourth Division, Ichiro glanced at the broom that had been left in the corner yesterday and snorted disdainfully. From today onwards, he would never touch a broom again!

His identity is different now!

"Hey you, don't leave your broom lying around. Return it to the warehouse right now."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Okay, this is the last time...

After putting away the broom, Ichiro headed towards his destination—the health department.

In its daily operations, the Fourth Division is divided into several different departments based on their functions. Each department is responsible for its own area of ​​responsibility, but in case of an emergency, all members can be assigned to the emergency medical team.

In addition to regular rotations, there are occasional emergency changes depending on the mood of the captain or vice-captain, in order to test the team members' adaptability. Therefore, when Ichiro walks on the street, he can still meet a few of the comrades who swept the streets with him a month ago.

Ichiro greeted them warmly. Unlike at school, Ichiro was quite sociable in the Fourth Division. Although he was still somewhat impulsive, the Fourth Division itself didn't have any bad apples, and the overall atmosphere was quite good. Ichiro got along well with them.

"senior."

"Oh, Ichiro's here. Come on, let me introduce you to the work of the health department." A female Shinigami dressed in a black Shinigami uniform with a dangerous hairstyle on her chest pushed up her glasses, handed the things in her hand to her assistant, turned around and smiled as she spoke.

"Okay, thank you for your help, Qingyin."

"You're too kind, let's go."

Amane Kyoune, the seat commander of the Fourth Division, has a height of 89... cough... ranked twenty-third, which is neither high nor low. According to Ichiro's understanding, her Kido level is around fifty. She has not mastered Shikai. In terms of combat power, she is somewhat unworthy of her seat commander status. However, it is understandable, since this is the Fourth Division, where medical capabilities are more important.

Despite her weak combat abilities, she possesses exceptional medical skills and a very high level of knowledge in healing. To date, she has been able to answer all of Ichiro's questions about healing smoothly!

This is no simple matter. You must know that Ichiro's talent in Kido is extremely abnormal. In just one year, he completed the breaking incantation of all the first thirty Kido!

Moreover, he did not devote himself entirely to the study of the demonic arts; his focus remained on alchemy, with the demonic arts being merely secondary.

Therefore, many times, when he raises questions, many teachers in schools need to go back and check their materials before they can give him the answers, including the replies.

Kiyone, however, could answer Ichiro instantly. Although she had recently started to answer more and more slowly, just like the other teachers in the academy, she had managed to do so for a month. Now, in the entire academy, only some of the teachers from the sixth-year students could answer Ichiro's questions about the Kido.

This is why Ichiro wanted to intern at the Fourth Division; the academy's teachers were practically drained by him...

"The work of the Health Department is very simple. It's just to give physical examinations to the members of other squads every day and record the data." As she spoke, she showed Ichiro the notebook in her hand and continued as she walked inside. "Occasionally, there will be a few who are overtrained and need to use the Returning Path, but I don't think that should be difficult for you. Most of the time, we just need to record the data."

"Every day? That many?"

"Well, because the 13th Division trains more or less every day, and some of them are on dangerous missions, so it's quite frequent. If there are no other missions, the physical examination is usually once a month, and they come one after another."

"Understood." Ichiro's eyes lit up. This was the place he wanted to come to—a natural database!

As expected, the Fourth Division is the most suitable for him!

Following Qingyin, Ichiro recorded the physical examination data while collecting the data he needed, keeping it in mind. Occasionally, he would watch Qingxin perform her return techniques and learn from her.

And so, Ichiro lived a repetitive life in Soul Society, going between the classroom, the dormitory, and the Fourth Division.

Although he spent very little time at the Fourth Division each day, he gained a great deal. Ichiro's studious attitude also led many officers to guide him after get off work, which greatly improved Ichiro's mastery of the Dao. By drawing inferences from one instance to another, his learning progress in Binding Dao and Breaking Dao also greatly increased.

But it wasn't all good news. Just as Ichiro's strength was rapidly increasing, he could clearly sense that the atmosphere in Soul Society was becoming increasingly tense...

For example, among the wounded who have recently come to the Fourth Division for treatment, the proportion of members from outside the Eleventh Division has increased rapidly.

There were more patrols on the roads, all of which indicated that things were getting more serious, and perhaps a battle would break out soon...

However, just as mentioned before, all of this had nothing to do with him, a second-timer, and Ichiro continued his training at his own pace.

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“Ichiro, my name is Sei… Call my name and rebuild… Ichiro, my name… Call my name… I have been waiting for you… Ichiro…”