The journey from the Quincy

Kyoraku Shunsui first stared at the broken Zanpakutō, feeling mixed emotions. Another important person to him had left. Then he raised his head and said, "Look forward. We are the Gotei 13."

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Technology Development Bureau.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was very angry because his deputy director Akon died.

Akon had once stayed with him in the Second Division's prison "Maggot's Nest". Later, when Urahara Kisuke rescued him and joined the Technical Development Bureau, he also brought Akon out.

They had been in jail together, and Akon could be said to be the person who knew Kurotsuchi Mayuri the best. He could even guess a little about Kurotsuchi Mayuri's sleeping plan and some subtle emotions that had never been expressed directly.

Therefore, for Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Akon's death was different from the death of an ordinary Death God soldier.

His death is also a sad thing for an evil scientist like Kurotsuchi Mayuri, who often plays with life wantonly, can wipe out 28,000 residents of Rukongai without hesitation, treats human lives as just numbers, and has no taste for torturing experimental subjects and listening to their wailing.

He is a scumbag villain, not a machine without desires. On the contrary, his desires are extremely intense, so he still has emotional fluctuations.

Moreover, after Kurotsuchi Mayuri investigated the communication records, he found that Akon's death was more or less related to the man he hated the most.

If Urahara Kisuke hadn't told Akon, 'If the situation is too bad, perhaps Captain Rokumar Kensei of the 9th Division can try to use Bankai', then Rokumar Kensei and Akon wouldn't have become the target of public criticism, and Akon would have been even less likely to have been blasted to pieces by Rokumar Kensei, who was controlled by the enemy, after he joined up with Rokumar Kensei.

After performing the West Bankai of Rokuguruma Ken, the explosive power of the Shikai can be infused into the fist, and while hitting the enemy, the explosive power will be infinitely infused into the enemy's body.

This is an extremely dangerous Bankai that can destroy the enemy's soft body from inside. It is not a one-time attack, but a continuous attack until the enemy is completely blown into pieces.

This guy Rokuguruma Kensei can't do much damage when fighting the enemy, but after being controlled, he is very powerful when attacking the Shinigami. The damage he brought to the Shinigami side alone is even greater than that of some Quincies.

Akon was one of the many Shinigami whose bodies were blown to pieces by Kensei Rokuguruma's Bankai.

Moreover, Ajin's death was extremely tragic. He was torn into countless small pieces by the explosion of Rokuguruma Kensi. Some parts were beaten into meat paste, and some parts even dissipated without any residue left under the hurricane caused by Rokuguruma Kensi.

The small body parts that Kuroshio Mayuri collected together accounted for less than one percent of Akon's entire body. His death was truly extremely painful.

Chapter 26: Kurotsuchi Mayuri's Evil Plan

After defeating Sar Apollo, who had used the superhuman drug he had placed in Nemu's body, and using it to inform Nemu of her conception, Mayuri Kurotsuchi obtained a lot of valuable information from Sar Apollo's laboratory. He then made Sar Apollo's body into a specimen and placed it in the Technology Development Bureau.

It is precisely because of these precious materials that Kurotsuchi Mayuri's scientific research level has made rapid progress, especially in special research topics such as the cycle of life and death, transformation and resurrection, etc. Sal Apollo's help to Kurotsuchi Mayuri can be said to be of great significance.

Faced with the current corrupt situation in Soul Society, Kurotsuchi Mayuri had the idea of transforming corpses into zombies and resurrecting them to serve as combat power. He has never had any moral principles.

Even the leader of the Shinigami, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, has a forbidden move that awakens the ashes of the dead and transforms them into a skeleton army. An evil scientist like Kurotsuchi Mayuri, who is indifferent to life, is inherently evil, and has no bottom line, naturally would not be shy about this.

Unfortunately, Captain Yamamoto's body was nowhere to be found, so even if he wanted to resurrect the old man as a general to protect Soul Society, he was powerless.

Although Ajin, who was blasted into pieces by Rokuguruma's fist, did not disappear as completely as the captain did without leaving even a trace, it would be extremely difficult to gather all the pieces of Ajin's body, sew them together, and then transform him into a zombie to revive him.

Therefore, Kuroshio Mayuri was extremely annoyed by this, and even considered whether he should strangle Kensei Muguruma, who had just been rescued from danger, to death and turn him into a zombie.

Because in his opinion, Rokuguruma Kensei was seriously injured, and it was almost impossible to wake him up with the medical level of Seireitei. Even if he woke up, with such injuries, he could not continue to guard Seireitei as a qualified warrior. It would be better to kill him directly, and then transform him into a zombie and resurrect him to guard Seireitei.

Of course, Kurotsuchi Mayuri had absolutely no intention of taking revenge, nor did he have the intention of taking advantage of others.

For the time being, he had no idea about Byakuya Kuchiki and Kenpachi Zaraki who were also unconscious. It was definitely not because of some special reasons, but also because he felt that the personalities and backgrounds of these two people were too troublesome, and it would be difficult to control and command them after they were resurrected.

However, if they were really dead and there were corpses left, Kurotsuchi Mayuri would definitely not waste them.

What made Kurotsuchi Mayuri even more annoyed was that the Sar Apollo specimen hanging in his laboratory, some Arrancar corpse samples he brought back from Hueco Mundo, and a large amount of research data he had stored in the past had completely disappeared.

Although it seemed that the power of Rokuguruma Kensei's Bankai was too great and destroyed the scene, in fact, Kurotsuchi Mayuri could imagine that someone was taking advantage of the situation.

Because Kurotsuchi Mayuri spread a lot of surveillance bacteria, and the Technology Development Bureau itself had a lot of surveillance equipment, but all the surveillance methods he used to collect intelligence had failed. Such targeted behavior could not be done by Kensei Muguruma, who had lost his mind after being manipulated.

Generally speaking, in this situation, people would think that it was done by the Quincy, but there are too many scums among the Shinigami, and even Kurotsuchi Mayuri couldn't be sure whether it was done by the enemy, or someone was taking advantage of the situation in secret, or whether several waves of people had visited his lair.

However, Akon's sacrifice was not entirely without benefit, at least it helped Seireitei to gain a lot of information.

For example, Kensei Rokuguruma's Bankai cannot be taken away by the Quincy. The biggest variable between him and ordinary Shinigami is that he has been experimented with Hollowification by Aizen and possesses the power of Hollow in his body.

Combining the case of Ichigo Kurosaki, we can temporarily draw a rough conclusion that [Hollowification] can counter the Quincy's ability to seize Bankai.

Of course, this is just an inference based on the results and cannot be a final conclusion.

To truly confirm it, it is necessary to obtain the body of an enemy and analyze the metal disk equipment used by the enemy to seize the Bankai. Only after multiple verifications can an accurate result be obtained.

Moreover, even if they knew that [Hollowification] could render the Quincy's means of obtaining Bankai ineffective, normal Shinigami would not want to mix Hollow elements into their souls.

The God of Death is supposed to purify Hollows, but he himself became a Hollow. That is ridiculous and not in line with the political correctness of Seireitei. A hundred years ago, such unclean people with Hollows mixed in their bodies would have been ordered to be executed by the chief of the Central 46th Room.

The reason why the "masked" members such as Rokuguruma Kensei were able to return to Soul Society was not because their innocence was redressed, but because Aizen's rebellion caused heavy losses to Soul Society, and Soul Society urgently needed combat power to make up for the losses.

And most importantly, a group of the stubborn sages of the Central Forty-six Chambers had been slaughtered by Aizen.

Although some of the new ones who came to power were still evil and corrupt to the point of being disgusting, they were slightly more humane than before. At least they were able to compromise and accept a few virtual captains as long as they did not show their virtual power in front of the public.

Of course, these sages from the Central Forty-Six Chambers suffered heavy losses in this Quincy raid, and many were shot.

However, what Seireitei lacks the least is nobles who want to rise to power, and soon the vacancies of the "sages" in the Central Forty-six Chambers will be filled.

Even though he understood that Hollowification might have a miraculous effect on Quincies, Mayuri Kurotsuchi's original focus was not on the Hollowification of souls and breaking boundaries. Even if he wanted to Hollowify other captains, he did not have the ability to do so. At least in a short period of time, Mayuri Kurotsuchi could not research from scratch a way to allow Shinigami to Hollowify safely.

However, he obtained a lot of experimental data and a lot of virtual information from Sal Apollo. In addition, he had tortured and dissected a large number of Quincies in the laboratory in his early years. He had a deep understanding of the Quincies race. Therefore, Kurotsuchi Mayuri changed his thinking and a vicious idea emerged in his heart.

Since it is impossible to make a Shinigami safely Hollowify in a short period of time, and it is very difficult for the idiots in the Gotei 13 to change their minds, it would be better to conduct some large-scale Hollowification experiments based on the path of Hollowification experiments without ensuring safety, similar to large-scale drug experiments using bacterial bombs and poison gas bombs, to corrode the test subjects and make them infected with Hollows.

Those Quincy are perfect experimental subjects. Not only can they disgust and kill the enemies, but they can also obtain some new experimental data.

However, if you want to produce it on a large scale, a large number of virtual souls are essential raw materials.

There were many specimens of various races in Kurotsuchi Mayuri's laboratory, but he had not focused on the Hollowification experiment before. If he wanted to use them on a large scale in the war, he would need more raw materials. So after thinking for a while, he decided to go to the Hueco Mundo to purchase the drug samples after they were produced.

As for the fall of Hueco Mundo, it doesn't matter. Hueco Mundo is very large and the number of Hollows is countless. It is enough to avoid the areas that are openly supervised by the Quincies.

Moreover, Urahara Kisuke and Kurosaki Ichigo suffered setbacks in Hueco Mundo. The Quincy of Hueco Mundo was powerful enough to confront and capture Kurosaki Ichigo's companions head-on, and even took away Urahara Kisuke's power of the god of death, and then deliberately released Urahara Kisuke. This matter also made Kurotsuchi Mayuri very interested.

He had a hunch that perhaps the Quincy's means of seizing the Shinigami's Bankai were closely related to the Quincy's ability to take away Urahara Kisuke's power. The Quincy in Hueco Mundo was a target that must be focused on in this war. They had to find a way to capture that Quincy and study him closely. Even if they couldn't capture him, they had to keep him under surveillance.

Of course, Kurotsuchi Mayuri would not attack blindly.

Being able to embarrass Urahara Kisuke was undoubtedly a happy thing for him.

Although Urahara Kisuke probably suffered from insufficient intelligence and being caught off guard, he was able to wipe out the Ten Espada single-handedly and confront Ichigo Kurosaki head-on. This also shows that in addition to his strange abilities, the Quincy also has strong frontal combat skills, and they can only use their wits to avoid head-on confrontation.

Chapter 27: Ichigo Temporarily Transformed into a Little Goldfish

In this world, Karakura Town.

The bleak, lonely and cold night sky had long been shrouded in dark clouds, without a single starlight visible.

On this rainy night, Ichigo Kurosaki was depressed, wandering the streets like a homeless ghost. An unprecedented feeling of loneliness and powerlessness, as well as anxiety and fear about the future, surged in his heart.

In the rain, he seemed to be abandoned by the whole world. At this moment, Ichigo was just a helpless child. He had a lot of grievances in his heart but could not find anyone to confide in, and could not find a place for himself to stay.

In the underground base of Urahara Shoten, through contact with Pei Xue, Ichigo Kurosaki received good news and bad news.

The good news is that my good brothers Yasutora Chadari, Inoue-san and Nel seem to be alive.

The bad news is that Shirayuki Hitomi seems to be a sex maniac. He gallops across the Hueco Mundo, collecting a large number of good-looking female Arrancars to hold parties. It is suspected that Nel and Inoue have been killed by him.

This made Ichigo furious, and he wanted to charge back to Hueco Mundo on the spot, but he was held down by Urahara, Hiyori and others. Acting rashly would not only fail to save his companions, but might also cost him his life. Moreover, the enemy this time was despicable and shameless. If Ichigo dared to act rashly, the other party would certainly not hesitate to threaten him with hostages, which might cause his companions who were taken as prisoners to suffer greater harm.

Ichigo didn't care at all about getting hurt, but he didn't want to put his companions at risk of getting hurt due to his recklessness, so despite the red temperature, he endured it for the time being.

However, after contacting Soul Society, bad news came one after another. The Soul Society's Shinigami suffered heavy casualties, and Renji and Byakuya might never wake up again.

Moreover, there is another shocking piece of bad news, that is, Rukia is missing. She may be dead without a trace, or she may be abducted by the enemy.

However, apart from the perverts in Hueco Mundo, there is no record of the Quincies in the war liking to kidnap people. Each of them is a cold-blooded killing machine that will not leave any prisoners, but will only ruthlessly ravage the Soul Society and torture the God of Death.

Therefore, there is a high probability that Rukia is... dead!

This was an extraordinary blow to Ichigo Kurosaki. He felt like he was struck by lightning when he heard the news. His mind went blank and he was stunned. In an instant, tears burst out of his eyes. The successive bad news made him unable to hold back any longer. He fell to the ground weakly and burst into tears.

At the same time, strong hatred and murderous intent surged into his heart. This was the second time in Ichigo's life, who was never willing to take the initiative to kill and was as gentle as the Virgin Mary, that he had the intention to kill.

Driven by this overwhelming murderous intent, Ichigo Kurosaki's power suddenly increased rapidly and vigorously, and he seemed like a ferocious great white shark that was about to rush out from the deep sea to prey on everything!

Moreover, the murderous intent was so strong that it seemed to be real. The icy spiritual pressure filled with bloody murderous aura almost crushed Urahara Kisuke who was standing next to him, causing his soul to completely shatter. Fortunately, Hiyori and others reminded Ichigo, thus saving the life of Urahara Kisuke, who was already like a candle in the wind.

Because this was the first time that Ichigo Kurosaki truly experienced the heart-wrenching pain brought about by the death of his companions. At that moment, Ichigo seemed to understand Ginjo's hysteria that night even more.

What made Ichigo even more disheartened was that he could inexplicably sense that Mr. Urahara, who had escaped death, seemed to be wary of him. Although he did not show it on the surface, it was as if someone was sharing his inner thoughts in his ear. Ichigo, who was naturally sensitive, affectionate and gentle, could inexplicably sense a hint of alienation.

Even though Ichigo was able to sense Ukitake's surveillance of him before, and the Seireitei's vigilance and supervision of him were all obvious, he did not feel any real loss because of the Shinigami. On the contrary, he was able to remain calm because of the power of protection given by the Shinigami.

Although he did not speak shamelessly to Ginjō Kūgo, who was persecuted by the Shinigami and had a crisis of trust in Soul Society, and even expressed his understanding, he still could not truly empathize with Ginjō. Instead, he was more willing to believe in Soul Society and the Shinigami, and regard them all as companions to be protected.

But now, Ichigo felt a little sad for some reason. Although he still trusted Mr. Urahara, he could not go back to his original mindset without any grudges. He always inexplicably thought of what Bai Yuetong said to him.

So, Ichigo, with a confused mind, rushed out of Urahara Shop as if escaping, but on this cold and rainy night, he had no idea where to go.

Ichigo doesn't want to go home for the time being. As the eldest brother, he doesn't want to let his sisters know about his sadness and stress, as that would increase the burden on Yuko and Xia Li.

Moreover, he was a little hesitant and fearful. He didn't dare to face his father for the time being. His mother was a Quincy, which made him have a bad feeling in his heart.

So, after running out of Urahara's shop, Ichigo saw his father smoking a cigarette on the street and trying to say hello to him, as if he wanted to talk to him about something. However, he did not respond, but ran away even faster.

Ichigo may decide to find out the truth about his life experience later, but now he has suffered too many blows and just wants to escape for a while.

However, after running out, Ichigo didn't know where to go and could only wander aimlessly on the street.

However, Ichigo was lucky. At this moment, a truck stopped in front of him. The warm headlights shone over him, illuminating the soaked and disheveled Ichigo Kurosaki.

"Isn't this Ichigo? What happened?"

Ungaya Ikumi rolled down the window and was surprised to see Ichigo in a daze.

"Ikumi-sister?"

Ichigo's reaction was a little slow.

At this moment, his face was covered with a mixture of tears and rain, his body was hunched, and his thinking was slow. When he looked up, he realized that it was the older sister who took care of him when he was working.

The terrifying murderous intent that broke out in Urahara's shop pushed Ichigo's power up, but the surge in power did not make Ichigo feel the slightest bit of happiness.

After waking up in shock, Ichigo was afraid of his own suddenly increased strength, and afraid of himself who almost lost control and unconsciously crushed Urahara Kisuke.

His natural gentleness and kindness, the pain of losing important people, and the entanglement of a bunch of trivial troubles made Ichigo more and more fussy and miserable.

Coming to his senses, he did not let the murderous intent drive him away, leaving behind all distractions and transforming into a vicious and brutal great white shark. Instead, he turned into a little goldfish who just wanted to temporarily escape from everything and find a fish tank to stay alone.

The death of Grimmjow was already a deep blow to Ichigo, and now even Rukia, who always gave him the courage to break through the haze and fear and move forward at critical moments, is dead... Just because of his incompetence, he was unable to rescue in time, so the weak self was unable to protect the people he cherished.

Therefore, the powerful strength that had just surged to an incredible level quickly fell back under Ichigo's nagging, constant mental self-consumption, pulling, and sadness, and even dropped to a level weaker than before.

But even so, Ichigo's stats are still very high, and he still crushes many captain-level Shinigami.

"Get in the car."

Seeing this, Unaya Ikumi felt a little distressed and directly forced Ichigo, who looked dazed at the moment, to get in the car with a tough attitude. She quickly drove him home and let the disheveled Ichigo take a good hot bath.

Warm and bright interior.

Unaya Ikumi kept shaking Ichigo's wet clothes, and then put them into the laundry basket and the dryer one by one. She also steamed a few meat buns so that Ichigo could wear dry and warm clothes after taking a shower, and eat hot food to warm his body.

She took care of the homeless Ichigo like a mother who loved her own child, and temporarily provided Ichigo with a very warm home.

"What the hell are you doing? Really... I wanted to say I haven't seen you for a long time, but you looked so depressed. Are you the high school girl who had a fight with her dad?"

Unagi Ikumi looked towards the shower room with some concern. Although the glass cover was obscured by the mist and was blurry, Ichigo's shadow could be vaguely seen.

Even though Ungaya Ikumi cared deeply about Ichigo, these words sounded a little strange.

If Ichigo and Ikumi's genders were swapped, it would be a high school girl who quarreled with her father and ran away from home. On a rainy night, she had nowhere to go and was taken home by an uncle she knew...

This, this, this... This is exactly the kind of plot prelude that can only be seen on slowly loading software!

However, the moment Ungaya Ikumi hired Ichigo, she treated him as her own younger brother. She believed that children could rely on adults, and let Ichigo rely on her when needed.

This kind of maternal love makes Ichigo feel a little at a loss, but it also makes Ichigo feel special after losing his mother, and he can have a harbor where his soul can dock and take a break.

Ichigo is miserable but also happy, unfortunate but also lucky. He lost his mother at a young age, but later met many elders who played a similar role to his mother, giving him warmth and peace of mind and guiding him forward.

Along the way, apart from those old bastards who simply took advantage of him, he always met some people who truly cared about him. This was because Ichigo himself was a young man with great personal charm who could unconsciously attract people around him.

Chapter 28: The Great Commander of Hueco Mundo