The Alchemist in Bleach

If he were to join the Twelfth Division, the research speed would definitely increase significantly with the three of them working together, and many problems could be solved. However...

"A mirage, an illusion..."

“Father, if you are worried about illusions, you can rest assured.” Just as Ichiro was struggling with his dilemma, Yue Ling’s voice rang in his heart.

"What do you mean?" Ichiro frowned, his mind slowly sinking into the space of the Spirit King's Hand, looking at the Moon Spirit floating inside, emitting a faint light, and asked this question.

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Chapter 153 Leaving the Fourth Division!

"Although I haven't actually seen the 'mirage' you mentioned, Father, as long as it's an illusion, it can't work on me. As an observer of the world, I ignore all illusions. And according to you, Father, only those who have seen the 'mirage' can be hypnotized, but I haven't seen it. So Father, you can rest assured to let Sister World help you."

"I see... Wait, World... Sister?" Just as he was about to be shocked, Ichiro suddenly noticed Yue Ling's address and asked curiously.

"Isn't that right? World Sister is Father's Zanpakuto. Her existence, like mine, was created by Father. We are all your children." A rare look of doubt appeared on Yue Ling's face. Based on the information she knew, it should be pretty much true.

"I'm not!" Before Ichiro could answer, the urgent voice of "The World with the Intrigue" reached the space of the Soul King's Hand, "I am neither Lord Ichiro's child nor Lord Ichiro's sister!"

"Ahem~" Seeing Yue Ling's even more puzzled expression, Ichiro coughed awkwardly. He knew what the world thought, and it differed from Yue Ling's. From the very beginning, the world wasn't considered Ichiro's family. Well, from the moment her gender was confirmed...

"This world is a bit special. From my perspective, she is my best friend. Most Shinigami are like this. Their Zanpakuto is their partner, their most important partner."

"Really? The most important partner? Then Death is truly a pathetic creature~"

Ichiro frowned. As a being on par with the Spirit King, Ichiro didn't believe that the Moon Spirit was just speaking casually, and immediately asked, "Sorrow? What do you mean?"

"Father, were you asking about the Shinigami? I don't know the specifics, but when I heard you say that the Zanpakuto is the Shinigami's most important partner, that's the feeling that came to my mind."

For some reason, Ichiro thought of Mugetsu from the original story...

In the original work, the form in which Ichigo fought Aizen was the form after he fused with his Zanpakuto. Aizen was also in this stage at the time. So, where did the sword spirit go after the fusion?

Ichiro can understand fusing Zanpakuto, because the power of Zanpakuto is formed by shaping a part of a Shinigami's soul. So, fusing Zanpakuto to complete oneself and reach a higher dimension is not a strange thing.

but......

What Ichiro was most concerned about was where the sword spirit went after the fusion? Did it continue to exist, or did it disappear?

Previously, Ichiro's research hadn't reached this point, so it was just various speculations. But now, Yue Ling's words have led Ichiro's speculations towards a result he least wanted...

“My dearest friend… if that’s really the case, then death isn’t a tragedy, but a joke… or perhaps, retribution?”

"Lord Ichiro..." Sekai asked worriedly, seeing Ichiro suddenly become dejected.

"I'm fine..." Ichiro shook his head, putting all these thoughts aside. "Just some speculations waiting to be verified..."

Before Sekai could ask any more questions, Ichiro immediately stood up and said, "Let's not worry about that for now. Now that Kyoka Suigetsu has a new way to defend against it, Sekai, I'll leave the team to you. I'll go assist Urahara and the others."

"...Yes, Lord Ichiro." Sekai knew this was no small matter, but since she was Ichiro's Zanpakuto, and Ichiro didn't want her to know right now, there was no need to ask further.

Having made his decision, Ichiro stood up decisively, and murmured, "Reconstruct the world."

"Hanataro."

"Yes, Tenshin Sansei. What is it?" Upon hearing Ichiro's voice, Hanatarou immediately put down the entrails in his hands and hurriedly stood up, his hands still dripping with blood.

"I'm giving you a mission: take my Zanpakuto, The World, to the front lines and bring back Vice-Captain Seinosuke. He'll take over the team's affairs, while The World will be in charge of the frontline emergency care."

Upon hearing this, not only Hanatarou, but everyone else also looked at Sekai standing next to Ichiro in surprise, as it was the first time most of them had ever seen Ichiro's Zanpakuto.

"I didn't expect it to be a biological type Zanpakuto, just like the captain's, and even humanoid! That's amazing!"

"Yes, it's so beautiful. I'm so envious. I wonder if my Zanpakuto will look like this after its Shikai. I really can't wait!"

"Damn it! Why is my Zanpakuto a slashing type?!"

"Is that the point? Didn't you hear what the Third Seat of Tenshin said? Let her take over the vice-captain's job~ Does the Third Seat of Tenshin's Zanpakuto have such strong healing abilities?"

"How weak do you think you'd be? If the three top teachers at Tianxin tutor you every day, do you think your skill level would be low?"

"Of course not!"

"Exactly, if you can learn something this stupid, do you think you can't learn the Zanpakuto of the Tenshin Third Seat well?"

"That's true~ Wait, where did I do something stupid?!"

"Wait a minute~ Didn't you guys notice the key point? Beautiful women, daily personal guidance, and the Third Seat isn't interested in other girls, don't you think... hehe~~" After laughing twice, he suddenly realized that everyone around him had instantly moved away from him. The Grim Reaper who had just been called stupid scratched his head and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you guys? Why are you so far away?"

"I remember your name is Ishimoto Ayumi, right?" Just as he was wondering, Ichiro's quiet voice sounded behind him, startling him so much that he immediately turned around and stood up straight. Before he could speak, he heard Ichiro say quietly, "Go and write down all the lessons recorded these past few days. Make a hundred copies of each. Do it during your breaks. I'll need it later. That's all."

Then, without waiting for Ishimoto Ayumi to speak, he turned and left, leaving Ishimoto Ayumi with a blank expression.

"Ishimoto, when are you going to shut your mouth?"

"Ishimoto, you... sigh... hopeless."

"Ishimoto, do your best!"

"......"

His colleagues walked past him one by one, patting him on the shoulder with earnest words. To provoke the Third Seat of Tenshin in the Fourth Division, one word: courage!

However, what warmed Ishimoto's heart was that his good brother, Yuto Nagaba, did not complain about him like his other colleagues, but instead came to his side to encourage him!

"Bu! Don't worry, as your good brother, I'll help you. I'll get you meals during your breaks so you can focus on completing the Tianxin Three Seats mission! I'll also help you bind the books you've copied!"

"Yongren, my good brother! Thank you!"

"Sigh~ Why are we talking about this between brothers? By the way, since you're going to copy so many copies, why don't you just copy one for me too?"

"Clap clap!" Ishimoto Ayumu patted his chest. "Leave this little thing to me, your brother!"

Everyone: "..."

Seeing this, the world couldn't help but chuckle. It was fortunate he was in the Fourth Division; if he were in another division, he'd probably be in serious trouble...

"Um... Sekai-sama, please come with me, I'll take you to the vice-captain." At this moment, Hanatarou, who was standing to the side, also cleaned his hands and walked up to Sekai, speaking timidly.

"Sekai, take this." Just as the two were about to set off, Ichiro suddenly returned, took off the dragon from his waist and handed it to Sekai, "Use it when you encounter battle."

"I understand, Lord Ichiro." Sekai nodded and accepted the Zanpakuto, Demon Dragon, that Ichiro handed him.

Although her combat power is not weak, it is best to use her spiritual pressure to save people. Therefore, a self-sufficient dragon is undoubtedly the best choice for protection.

As for Ichiro, with his current strength, to be honest, having one more or one less demonic dragon wouldn't make much of a difference. In general-level battles, he has Kido and Nanri no Suzaku, and in high-level battles, he has Yachiru, which is the Asauchi that the captain gave him that can't be released.

Furthermore, Ichiro is currently spending most of his time in the Seireitei, so the risk level is not high.

After receiving the Zanpakuto, Sekai set off for Rukongai with Hanatarou, while Ichiro continued to help out at the general medical center. As for the 12th Division, they would have to wait for Seinosuke to return, otherwise it would be quite awkward if someone was seriously injured in the meantime.

Fortunately, Seinosuke didn't keep Ichiro waiting for long. Around evening, Seinosuke returned. The two didn't talk much, but briefly handed over their work, and Ichiro headed straight for the Twelfth Division.

Time waits for no one, and no one knows whether they will be able to develop a method to detect Hueco Mundo with this fragment after Hueco Mundo is completely healed. This is very important.

Because this relates to the plan to fight Aizen, why did Aizen exude such a strong sense of oppression from the very first appearance in the original work?

Because of confidence!

Confidence in one's own abilities!

And confidence in their own power!

When he defected from Soul Society, the Hueco Mundo under his rule had already roughly possessed the strength to fight the Seireitei. Although he would likely lose in a direct confrontation, he was at least comparable to the Quincy of a thousand years ago and had the power to put up a fight.

Therefore, if the Seireitei had the technology to effectively monitor Hueco Mundo, Aizen's power would be greatly restricted, and he would be more likely to be exposed.

This is why Ichiro was so conflicted before; this step is indeed very important.

A short while later, Ichiro arrived at the Twelfth Division. It seemed as if they had known Ichiro would come. As soon as he arrived at the door, a member of the Twelfth Division dressed in a white robe immediately came up to him and took him to the research room of Kiryu Hikifune and Kisuke Urahara.

.......

"You've finally arrived." Urahara smiled as he put down the data in his hand and said this as Ichiro stepped into the research lab.

"Yes, sorry to keep you waiting. What stage are we at now?"

"It's just the beginning. Before that, we mainly dealt with a lot of data and optimized the system." At this moment, Kiryuki Hikifune, whose figure was gradually becoming more rounded, slowly walked out from a corner.

Ichiro was stunned by this scene. Although he had suspected something similar when he learned about Kiryu's spiritual food technique, he never expected that this woman would actually be so indifferent to her appearance...

"So what should we do next?" Ichiro asked.

"The original plan was to break Hueco Mundo's anti-detection mechanism."

"And now?" Ichiro asked, looking at Urahara.

“Now, let’s discuss this again. There’s no time to spare. Since you’ve come at this time, you must have some ideas, right?” Upon hearing this, Kiryuki looked at Ichiro as well.

Currently, they are researching two main projects: one is a reconnaissance system, and the other is black hole technology!

It's not the black cavity simulated using Kido techniques, but a black cavity that can be freely expanded by borrowing the power of Hueco Mundo, like Hollow. Furthermore, it could even attempt to master the ability to reverse membranes.

These were things that were unthinkable in the past, but now, with this fragment of Hueco Mundo, everything is possible.

Ichiro glanced at Urahara and the others' schedule, placed his hands on the table, looked at the two people opposite him, and said, "The other research plans are similar, but I'd like to add one."

"what?"

"Killing Intent Stone Simulation Technique!"

Urahara and Hikifune nodded. This was similar to what they had thought. Although the methods were different, the goal was the same: to solve the problem of the Black Hole being able to be opened at will in Rukongai, especially in the later Rukongai districts where it was easier to open.

It's easier said than done.

They tried to deduce spatial spells and set up a huge spatial barrier to isolate it, but that couldn't be done in a short time; the workload was too great. They also considered killing intent stones, but there weren't enough of them, at least not enough to circle around the current Rukongai again.

However, simulating power spells... that was something they hadn't considered...

Hikifune gave Ichiro a deep look, and thinking of his mimicry Zanpakuto and mimicry Shikai, he suddenly felt somewhat relieved. This man seemed to be very good at simulating certain technologies.

However, this cannot be considered plagiarism, because these techniques are only similar in effect, but the actual techniques are basically different. Their research process is no different from that of others; they first find the goal and then try to achieve it. The difference is that what he found was basically what already existed.

However, this does not mean it is simple; in fact, it could be said to be more difficult!

However, the man in front of us had already completed two, and was still working on the other one...

Mimicry Shikai and Mimicry Zanpakuto are enough to break the current pattern of Shinigami. Once they completely replace the current Zanpakuto, the basic combat power of Shinigami will experience a qualitative leap!

Yes, grassroots combat capabilities, despite their strong technical capabilities, lack a crucial element: they are newly established and their future is uncertain. Of course, the possibility of them becoming a path to death cannot be ruled out.

Aside from these two rather secretive techniques, Ichiro is most famous throughout the Soul Society for creating the Chanting Echo!

Anyone with a normal IQ can tell what this means!

He redefined the healing method and chose a new direction for its development. It is foreseeable that in a hundred or two hundred years, the healing method of the Seireitei will become the strongest healing technique in Soul Society!