The Alchemist in Bleach

"Why? Our brothers fought so hard on the front lines, and now we have to suffer here for treatment? Why can't we be fully healed! If we don't fight him, who will we fight!"

"Is that so? Are all the Eleventh Division members so forgetful?" Ichiro turned his head and looked at them coldly. "It's always you who cause trouble... Binding Spell Number Sixty-Three: Chain Binding!"

In an instant, a huge snake-like chain lifted the eight people up one by one and hung them at the entrance of the comprehensive treatment center.

Next, Ichiro went to the doorway and set up another barrier to prevent it from being removed. Finally, to everyone's horror, he drew his sword and disemboweled himself!

They forcibly ripped out their internal organs one by one!

Of course, they had been given a virtual organ restoration buff beforehand, and alchemy had been used to replace their organs with new ones. Of course, their wounds had not healed, and the huge gashs on their chests were still bleeding. On the other hand, a restoration spell was added to the barrier, continuously converting spiritual particles in the air into life force to replenish their blood and prevent them from dying.

However, this scene is far too horrifying...

Compared to this, Ichiro, with a beaming smile on his face, carrying eight sets of organs back home, doesn't seem so terrifying anymore...

He casually placed the bucket containing eight sets of organs aside, looked at everyone and said, "You can use these to learn about organs when you rest. Use them as you like, and I'll take more from them when you run out, but you must be careful and not let their 'good intentions' go to waste."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then cheered amidst the horrified looks of the other team members!

Damn it, aren't all the guys and girls in the Fourth Division supposed to be gentle and kind? Why are they getting excited looking at bloody entrails?!

And why are you swallowing your saliva, you young lady who just screamed the loudest?!

At this moment, they felt their impression of the Fourth Division was beginning to crumble; the people here were all demons in the guise of angels!

(This little bit of the story is a bit exaggerated, but it's just one point because I personally witnessed several of my female high school classmates watching anatomy videos while slurping noodles...and spicy noodles at that......they were medical students in college...This was added after posting and is not included in the charge.)

Ichiro ignored them and walked straight to Hanatarou's side. He had wanted to do this for a long time. The 11th Division's brutes always caused trouble. Unless the captain or he happened to be there, the 4th Division usually suffered the most.

The best approach would be to find a way to solve the problem once and for all, as for the bloodshed?

This is the convenience that Ichiro mentioned earlier. With the beloved Hanatarou around, the last glimmer of hope that the captain might object was completely extinguished. If the captain has no objection, then Kenpachi, the leader of the 11th Division, will also have no objection, as long as he is not killed. In essence, Ichiro is taking his anger out on Hanatarou, so Seinosuke will also have no objection.

Neither of the two major organizations had any objections. At most, other teams might have some objections, but Ichiro could handle those!

Anyway, he has the right to do so!

They won't kill you, and your strength will even increase a bit; at most, you'll just suffer some mental exhaustion.

Looking at the 11th Division member lying on the hospital bed with a terrified expression, Ichiro smiled, then looked at the trembling Hanataro beside him and asked, "Did this guy bully you?"

"No...no, Tian...Tianxin holds three seats every day, isn't that going too far?"

Looking at the frail Hanatarou, Ichiro frowned again. Since Hanatarou joined the team after Ichiro left, he only knew about Hanatarou's personality from what he had heard and from the original work. But, this was too weak.

He was just pinned to the ground and kicked!

"No, this has to be done sooner or later. However, there's something wrong with your personality; you're too weak!"

"I'm so sorry!"

Seeing Hanatarou bow and apologize instantly, Ichiro frowned even more. After thinking for a moment, he said, "From today onwards, you will be my assistant. As Kiyoyuki... as a member of the Fourth Division, your personality is not good!"

Ichiro initially wanted to say that as Seinosuke's younger brother, he shouldn't act this way, but after thinking about it, he worried that it might backfire, because many people with low self-esteem often live in the shadow of their older brother or sister. So Ichiro changed his approach.

"I'm so sorry! I'll definitely change! I'll be a third seat in the Heavenly Heart Sect!"

"My first request to you is that you stop saying sorry so easily!"

"I'm so sorry... everything's fine! The three seats of Tianxin!"

"Hmm, not bad. Go, pick out a set of organs and find the differences between them and standard organs. This is your first task!"

"!!!" Hanataro stiffly turned his head to look at the bloody organs in the bucket, and instantly froze!

"Oh, by the way, this is an extra assignment for you, but you still have to do your regular work, so hurry up and pick one out." Ichiro patted the petrified Hanatarou on the shoulder, smiled, and left, heading towards the storeroom.

The Eleventh Division is just a minor incident; the real issue now is resolving the warehouse problem.

The warehouse only listed the most scarce and important medicines, without mentioning the others. However, since we need to replenish them, we should take a thorough inventory to ensure everything is in order.

A little while later, Ichiro arrived at the warehouse. Seeing the warehouse staff bustling around, Ichiro didn't go up to disturb them. Instead, he stood quietly to the side and waited for them to finish their work before going up to them.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Upon hearing Ichiro's words, Shiraki Shige, the manager who was slumped in his chair, first looked up wearily, then sprang up from his chair: "No, no, it's all what I should do, Third Seat of Tenshin!"

Ichiro smiled, picked up a report at random, and asked while looking at it, "Besides the ones you just reported, what other drugs might be in short supply?"

"Please wait a moment, Third Seat of Heaven's Heart." With that, Shiraki took out a pre-prepared document from the drawer and handed it to Ichiro, saying skillfully, "In addition to what we reported before, we are currently lacking spiritual pressure recovery potions and life healing potions. Although we can produce these two ourselves, our inventory has always been low due to storage issues."

However, because we can produce it ourselves, and after several years of optimization by our technicians, our efficiency is now much higher than it was at the beginning. We can achieve self-sufficiency in this area simply by increasing production, so I didn't include it. And then...”

As Shiraki Shige explained, Ichiro gradually understood the situation. The Fourth Division's drug inventory came from four sources: some nobles, Rukongai, their own production, and the Shinigami Medical Center.

Of these four channels, the channels for nobles and self-sufficiency were problem-free. Those nobles were eager for them to purchase more, and the drugs they received were the ones that he hadn't reported to Ichiro, meaning the channels had encountered problems.

That is, the Rukongai and the Shin-o Pharmacy. There is no need to say more about the Rukongai, which is in chaos now and it is impossible to provide them with medicine in the short term. Fortunately and unfortunately, the medicine that is lacking in this channel has sufficient inventory and production capacity at the Shin-o Pharmacy.

Fortunately, these medications will not be lost as a result, but the misfortune lies in the composition of the Shin-o Pharmacy.

The Shinigami Medical Center, like the Fourth Division, is a medical institution. However, unlike the Fourth Division which serves all Shinigami, the Shinigami Medical Center caters only to the upper-class nobles centered around the five major noble families. It serves only the upper-class nobles, and most of the lower-class nobles are not within its service scope.

Therefore, under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to get them to increase the supply of medicines! Even if their medicine stocks were so high that they would expire, they would not dispose of them in advance, which is one of the drawbacks of aristocratic society.

However, it's not without a chance. If the five noble families speak up, the True Central Medical Academy might just open the door, but...

Looking at the list in his hand, Ichiro pondered for a moment, then took out more than a dozen formulas from his storage equipment and gave them to Shiraki Shige, saying, "These are the new drugs I've researched over the years. See which ones they can replace, then hurry up and put them into production. As for manpower... I'll figure something out if we don't have enough. Then compile a new list and I'll be responsible for negotiating with them."

"Yes, the Third Seat of the Heavenly Heart!" Shiraki Shigetsu accepted the formula with a look of delight, and then began to busily compare it. Ichiro, seeing this, did not disturb him any further. He had already understood everything he needed to know; all that remained was to solve the problem...

Thinking it over, Ichiro strode toward the Shihōin family home, intending to start by persuading them with the simplest approach.

Meanwhile, just as Ichiro was heading to the Shihōin family, the current fifth assistant and third seat of the 11th Division, who had served as captain once and vice-captain three times, also received a report from his team members that the members of the 11th Division had been detained by the 4th Division and had been disemboweled and hung at the gate!

This ignited a fire of anger within him!

To be honest, he had been in the Eleventh Division for hundreds of years and knew that the Eleventh Division members often caused trouble in the Fourth Division. He was almost used to it. These brutes were impossible to control, so he never objected when they were caught and punished in the past.

It's normal to be punished for causing trouble.

But isn't it going too far to disembowel them, remove their internal organs, and hang them up for public display? Isn't that a huge disrespect to the Eleventh Division?

Adding to the fact that Ichiro had brought people to challenge for the captain's position yesterday, as well as the grudges he had with Azajiro, all of this suddenly erupted. In a fit of rage, he led a dozen or so Shinigami who had just returned from the front lines and stormed toward the Fourth Division.

Having served as captain for a period of time, Gosuke naturally knew Ichiro's approximate strength, but no matter how strong you are, it doesn't mean that the Eleventh Division is easy to bully!

With all sorts of emotions building up, Gosuke's anger did not fade with time. On the contrary, he became even angrier. As the saying goes, "If you endure for a moment, you will only get angrier; if you back down, you will only feel more cheated!"

With a heart full of anger, Gosuke led a dozen or so members to the Fourth Division. As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw eight Shinigami hanging by Ichiro next to the gate. The blood flowing from their bodies had filled several vats!

Some of the blood that had flowed out earlier is now being slowly broken down into spiritual particles by the barrier, and then converted into life force to replenish the blood lost by the eight Grim Reapers, forming a delicate cycle that prevents them from dying.

This scene completely ignited Gosuke and the others' fury, and a violent spiritual pressure soared into the sky!

"Tenshin Ichiro! You come out here!"

"Ten Shin Ichiro! If you're a man, step forward! A real man should be responsible for his actions!"

Unfortunately, no matter how loudly Gosuke shouted, Ichiro did not appear. This was normal, since he was already on his way to the Shihouin family. He did sense Gosuke's angry spiritual pressure.

But Ichiro didn't care. That guy had been a Shinigami for so many years, he wasn't stupid enough to charge into the Fourth Division head-on. Besides, there were Shinigami patrolling around, so he wouldn't do anything reckless.

Just as Ichiro had predicted, Gosuke only shouted at the door and released his terrifying spiritual pressure, without even stepping into the Fourth Division's door. Once he stepped inside, the situation would be completely different.

After shouting for a long time and seeing that no one came out, Wu Zhu could only give up, no matter how angry he was. Whether he was inside and dared not respond or was not inside and could not respond, there was no point in shouting anymore. The most urgent thing was to rescue the brothers who were being hung up and not let them suffer any longer.

However, when he got closer, he realized he had been naive. There was a protective barrier around the eight Grim Reapers, which was both a barrier to sustain their lives and a barrier to prevent people from being rescued.

There was no other way; Wu Zhu, who was not proficient in the Ghost Path, could only send someone to invite the deputy Ghost Path Master. It was difficult to persuade the Grand Ghost Path Master, but the deputy Ghost Path Master was easier to persuade because of his influence.

At the same time, he also wrote two documents and sent them to the current captain, Kenpachi Zaraki, and the captain-commander of the First Division, respectively, to file a complaint!

In reality, all he could do was complain. He wasn't stupid; after seeing the miserable state of the eight team members, he understood that Ichiro definitely had someone backing him! He wouldn't dare to do this without some kind of powerful backing.

Having served as deputy captain for decades, he certainly wouldn't dare.

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Chapter 143 The Clues Are Exposed!

A short while later, the vice-master arrived in a hurry. There was no time to lose. According to the description given by the messenger from the 11th Division, eight people had been disemboweled, and their viscera could be seen throbbing through the wounds on their chests!

However, they are currently blocked by a barrier, preventing them from carrying out timely rescue, and therefore they need his help.

Upon hearing this, the deputy head of the Ghost Daoist sect, You Zhaotian Boxuan, realized that this was a matter of life and death and could not be allowed to continue. He immediately rushed over at full speed.

(The Ghost Path Clan doesn't have many scenes in the original work. Here, the Grand Ghost Path Master and the Deputy Ghost Path Master are set as the two people in the original work. After all, the Ghost Path Clan doesn't focus on combat strength, but on their ability to research the Ghost Path.)

However, after arriving at the scene and seeing the barrier with his own eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief. He realized that although their injuries looked frightening, they were actually fine. One important factor was the existence of this barrier, which was cleverly integrated with the return path, continuously supplying them with blood.

But as relieved as I am, we still need to try to rescue this person, otherwise it will look too bad.

Gosuke breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the arrival of Hachigen Ayatsuda. The man greeted him with such confidence, which meant that victory was almost certain.

Unfortunately, things didn't go quite as he expected...

The reason why Hachigen went to observe first was because he already knew who had set up the barrier on the way there, and he was not confident that he could break it. Therefore, he was too lazy to make polite remarks, so as not to make a boast and lose face. After seeing it with his own eyes, he understood even more that only Ichiro himself could break it.

Because this barrier uses the method of returning blood to its source, it ensures that the people inside will not die from blood loss. However, at the same time, it also becomes a prison that binds them, because if the barrier is broken without authorization, the blood they lose will not be replenished, and they will die directly without timely treatment!

Of course, this is actually not a bad thing, because ever since Captain Unohana took office, the Fourth Division's philosophy has always been based on benevolence. Regardless of whether they are enemies or not, as long as they are seriously injured, they will receive unified treatment.

Therefore, simply breaking the barrier is actually acceptable, although it might slightly offend Tenshin Ichiro. However, in the eyes of Hachigen Ushōda, this is not a big deal. He and Ichiro have a fairly good relationship, and he even guided Ichiro in Kidō a long time ago, so Ichiro is unlikely to blame him for this.

However, these are not the real problems. The real problem is that he can't break the barrier!

Yushoda Hachigen wiped the sweat dripping from his forehead. Damn it, did this guy really go to Hueco Mundo these past few years? It feels like he went to study under a Kido master, his improvement is terrifying!

However, this idea was just a thought. He knew very well that this was entirely Ichiro's own research result, because in the field of Kido, he was a big shot in Soul Society!

Hmm, one of them...

But no matter what, isn't this a bit outrageous? Wasn't it said that Ichiro set up this barrier casually? He's well-read; you can't fool him!

No matter how strong Ichiro's talent is, he was only learning forbidden techniques before going to Hueco Mundo, which means he still has some advantages in this aspect!

It doesn't make sense that they've been overtaken so much in such a short time...

However, after some investigation, Hachigen Yuzaki wiped the sweat from his brow again, his signature middle-aged man smile returning to his face. Thankfully, he wasn't a waste.

Well, that means he still can't break the barrier, but he knows why Ichiro can set up such a powerful and complex barrier so easily—it's not that Ichiro's Kido level is terrifying to this extent.

Rather, this barrier wasn't actually set up at all!

Based on the observations, Ichiro must have spent a considerable amount of time setting up this barrier a long time ago, then used some kind of Kido technique to put it away, and then released it again when needed to officially activate it.