How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel

Since we made a promise with Luffy, let's keep it!

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumping Jade: Is anyone in the group?

Seven-Colored Leopard Leaping Jade: Going to Sea

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumping Jade: Can anyone provide me with a speedboat? I have a few Devil Fruits here, does anyone need them?

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumps on Jade: I exploded!

Grocery store clerk: Devil Fruit?

Paid Newbie: This is a specialty of One Piece. Eating it grants you a power, but also curses you with the sea, causing you to lose the ability to swim and become weak when submerged in water.

Paid Newbie: I'm not quite sure whether I lost my strength because of the ocean or because of the seastone contained in the ocean.

Paid newbie: In short, there's no way to verify it.

Grocery store owner: That sounds interesting. As for speedboats, I'm not very familiar with them, but they're things that can move quickly on the sea, right?

Aizen looked up at the window; it was in the direction of the Technology Development Bureau.

The application process to go to the Soul Society in the UK is inexplicably not going smoothly. Currently, my research on A Certain Magical Index has entered a bottleneck period that requires a lot of reading, and there's really nothing else to do.

Devil Fruits sound interesting; perhaps we could take one from a new member and take a look.

"Yes, a prop for moving quickly on the water."

I'll have to trouble everyone in the Technology Development Bureau again.

Since joining this chat group, the Technology Development Bureau has become Aizen's most frequented place. He's almost become "familiar" with Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and he doesn't even know how many times he's used Kyoka Suigetsu on her.

Grocery store owner: It might take some time.

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumping on Maoyu: Yeah, as long as it's done before noon, it's fine. Whether it's a speedboat or some other sci-fi gadget, as long as it's simple, easy to understand, and easy to operate, it's fine.

High school student: You want a speedboat? Are you planning to take Luffy out to sea? How old is Luffy now?

Seven-Colored Leopard Leaps Over Maoyu: The East China Sea is still fine.

Paid newbie: After all, it's the weakest sea~

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumping Jade: By the way, where's the group owner?

Seven-Colored Leopard Jumps on Jade: Could it be that the group owner is the type who is not online during the day?

A seventeen-year-old girl: Little Fuzzy is probably tinkering with some weird stuff again~

A seventeen-year-old girl: Aside from when she's busy, she's basically always online chatting in group chats.

Mind and Eyes Thunder Lord: The group leader is on the battlefield, playing a stealth game.

The Duke sat leisurely in his chair, sipping hot tea.

Next to him was Subaru Natsuki, sitting cross-legged in his classic pose, dreaming of cultivating something.

"The fox already tested it yesterday. It's very likely that the natural energy of this world has been modified by someone, and humans can't cultivate it directly."

“Master, even so, I want to give it a try!” Natsuki Subaru said firmly.

The Duke had no choice but to shrug and follow Subaru Natsuki.

For some unknown reason, no matter how much the fox tormented Natsuki Subaru yesterday, when he woke up today, he happened to see him casually catching a few fish with electric shocks for breakfast. Natsuki Subaru believed it and immediately jumped up and spun 360 degrees before kneeling in front of him in a classic posture of submission, calling him master.

The original plan to wait for the fox to catch a ninja and give Subaru Natsuki a shock was cut short before the very first step had begun.

The Duke was in a state of mixed feelings and didn't know whether he should tell the fox, who had disappeared and was hiding somewhere, about this.

emmmmm...

"Let's wait until Fox comes online in the group chat before we talk about it."

Chapter 221 Cat?

Headquarters of the Technology Development Bureau, East Branch of the Seireitei, Soul Society.

The current captain, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, stared at the data in front of him. Even though he was wearing a black and white mask, you could tell that he was in a terrible mood.

Something's not right. The Technology Development Bureau has been acting very strangely for the past month.

Although Mayuri Kurotsuchi's mind was not on Soul Society most of the time, obeying the Captain-Commander's orders was merely a matter of duty, and to make things more convenient for him.

But recently, even though Mayuri Kurotsuchi was engrossed in his own affairs, he began to sense that something was amiss.

The Technology Development Bureau is very important to the Seireitei, and the next batch of resources is relatively easy to obtain, provided that results are produced. However, recently, the whereabouts of some of the Technology Development Bureau's resources have been unclear, yet cleverly hidden in the corners of the statistics tables, easily overlooked and thus overlooked.

For example, you may remember having plenty of a certain material or a certain experimental item, but when you want to use it, you find that almost half of it is missing compared to your memory.

Now, upon reviewing his records, he realized that over the past few months, there had been a batch of materials whose whereabouts were unknown.

“Those team members I’ve spoken to all say they don’t remember anything about them either, and it seems like they were just vaguely aware of what they did with the items.”

She was tall and slender, with a single braid tied around her neck and a red ring around her neck. Her shihachi (spirit knight-errant) attire resembled a short-skirted kimono, and she wore thick-soled wooden clogs. Mayuri Kurotsuchi's "daughter," the vice-captain of the technology development team, gave a brief report.

But Mayuri Kurotsuchi was clearly very dissatisfied with the report, his brows furrowed, looking like he was about to explode in anger.

"Hmph!" Mayuri Kurotsuchi suddenly remembered something, and her mood reversed rapidly.

"Upholding the dignity that is not worth the effort, we don't need to worry about this matter anymore. If it's gone, we'll just apply to the higher-ups."

The Technology Development Bureau, while not the most heavily guarded place in Seireitei, is certainly not a place where petty thieves could easily sneak in.

Unless the rats that came here were already quite familiar with the Technology Development Bureau!

"Should we strengthen our defenses?" Nie Yinmeng asked.

"No need. If that rat likes to come back, then let 'it' come back and have a good taste of the spoiled scraps!"

Without looking back, Mayuri Kurotsuchi turned and returned to his private laboratory.

He brushed past Aizen.

Looking at Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who seemed to be in a good mood, Aizen still wore that kind smile and casually walked through the various parts of the Technical Development Bureau, just like a member who worked there would know the way home after get off work.

Technology Development Bureau, Inazome's home.

"The spirit particle-driven system needs to be modified. As for the rest, let's see what I can do with my current abilities."

Aizen randomly found an empty spot, and with a wave of his hand, placed a medium-sized ship on it.

The ship is highly complete. Although it was just something Mayuri Kurotsuchi made on a whim, its power and defensive configuration are sufficient to hold out against some decent Hollows for a while.

However, since they are from the Eastern Bureau, this ship was designed for death gods with spiritual power, and most of its functions require spiritual energy to operate.

Therefore, considering that the person who will use this ship is not a Shinigami and has no spiritual power, Aizen needs to make some minor modifications.

"Practice makes perfect." Aizen took off his glasses, brushed his bangs aside, and changed to a more practical look.

No matter how much theory there is, it still needs practice—that's an eternal truth. Aizen is currently in a bottleneck period where he needs to absorb a lot of knowledge to improve. Practice can deepen his understanding of knowledge, so Aizen doesn't mind the trouble and will do his best to make the most of any opportunity.

However, this is the first time I've provided items not for newbies to fill out the quota...

--clatter.

A soft sound rang out abruptly in this place. Aizen frowned slightly, but he wasn't nervous at all. Aizen had always acted with integrity and uprightness, so why should he need to explain himself to others?

"Yeah, I'm more addicted to novels than I thought."

But I must say, those novels are a bit formulaic and a little mindless, but they're really enjoyable. If they're well-written, they can even get you emotionally involved, which is quite relaxing.

So, what was that sound that just came out?

"Meow~"

It's a black cat.

Not afraid of strangers at all, she stood atop the wall, watching Aizen.

"Are you lost?" Aizen smiled kindly, casually taking out some snacks and waving them at the little black cat. He was a very friendly and handsome uncle.

The little black cat hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of the food and cautiously approached.

It sniffed warily, took a bite, and quickly finished the snack, then wagged its tail and stared at Aizen.

"Heh." Aizen looked around again and found that the snacks given by the newbies who were just there to make up the numbers were gone.

She could only smile and reach out to stroke the little black cat's chin. "The little guy is gone now, so how about..."

"Meow!" A paw lashed out, leaving several red marks on Aizen's hand.

Aizen looked at the red mark on his hand and wiped it away with a gentle touch.

However, the little black cat, after refusing Aizen's touch, did not leave. It simply walked a distance away and continued to watch Aizen.

"What a unique little guy." He shook his head, somewhat amused.

It was a little delayed, but it's okay.

Actually, given Aizen's current skill level, there aren't many areas where he can make a difference due to limitations in materials and basic structure, but it can still be completed quite quickly.

As for the Devil Fruits later on, Aizen needs to think about what to do next.

Eating it is out of the question. Just from the description of Devil Fruits, Aizen immediately equated them with external forces. If they had no other choice, who with any ambition would want to use external forces to become stronger?

There are also those side effects.

"Meow!"

Just as Aizen disassembled the ship's propulsion system, the little black cat suddenly rubbed against the ship.

It seemed very curious about the ship, scratching at it everywhere.

"Little guy, this is..." Before he could finish speaking, a scene that made Aizen find it somewhat amusing occurred.

The little black cat somehow triggered some function that Mayuri Kurotsuchi had added, and a mysterious control panel popped up, scaring the little black cat so much that it scratched at it wildly.

The process was so natural that it made Aizen want to laugh.

"Well... I hope the newlyweds will like this look."

...

"Go to sea! Go to sea! Go to sea!"

After breakfast, Little Luffy, carrying a small twig that appeared out of nowhere, took the lead and ran towards the dock, chanting slogans as he dragged Mao Yu along.

Mao Yu, who was being dragged along, smiled and kept up with Little Luffy's pace. Otherwise, with her full armor, Little Luffy might not have been able to drag her.

"Where's the ship? Where's the ship that will carry the future Pirate King?!"