Bleach: Getting Stronger Starting from Teaching at the Spiritual Arts Academy

Unsure whether the others imprisoned in the Abyss could hear their conversation, he pulled Saito Immortal into the Shadow Dimension.

"Who are you? Hiding like this is really annoying!" Saito Immortal curled her lip. If she had a knife, she would have definitely chopped the person up first.

However, there weren't many sinners imprisoned in the Avici Hell. Saito, who was immortal, hadn't seen any new people for a long time, so he was in high spirits chatting.

"I heard that Miss Saito is a good friend of Baiyunzhai, so I came to pay her a visit." A faint light appeared on July's fingertips.

"Bayunzhai?" Saito Immortal suddenly became very angry. "Is that woman still alive? I've been imprisoned here for over three hundred years, and she hasn't come to see me once!"

“Even the captain can’t just enter ‘Hell of No Return’ without permission. You need the permission of the 46th Chamber to enter,” July explained with a smile.

Saito, who was immortal, frowned as she saw the appearance of Shikari Nanatsuki.

“You look familiar…have we met somewhere before?” Saito Immortal circled around Shikatoshi Nanatsuki, scrutinizing him closely.

“My name is Lu Qu Qiyue,” Qiyue said with a smile.

"Lu Qu Qiyue... how come he shares the same surname as Ba Yunzhai..."

Saito, who was immortal, was slightly taken aback, but quickly recalled where he had seen a similar appearance before, and his eyes widened in surprise:

"What's your relationship with Baiyunzhai?!"

"No way..." Saito Immortal blushed, as if he had thought of something, "With her half-dead body, can she still give birth?"

"It's not what you think. Actually, I'm the younger brother of Baiyunzhai," July explained.

"How could that be? Where would she get a younger brother!" Saito Immortal refused to believe it. "I've known her for hundreds of years, and I had no idea she had a younger brother!"

“We look alike, so Bayunzhai took me in as his younger brother and even taught me the Shikatori-ryu swordsmanship,” July explained with a smile.

July didn't mention the spirit remains; she had only just met Saito the Immortal, so there was no need to say so much.

He said that the matter of Baiyunsai was also to establish a relationship with Saito Immortal so that it would be easier to communicate in the future.

"That nose...that eye...are they really not mother and son?" Saito Immortal stroked his chin, scrutinizing Shikatri Nanatsuki's appearance. The more he looked, the more he felt the two resembled each other. "By the way, you said you know the Shikatri-ryu swordsmanship?"

“Of course, and now the Shikatri Dojo has reopened its doors to accept students, and I am the instructor of the Shikatri Dojo.” A shadowy black blade materialized in July’s hand.

July raised the black blade, bending the index and middle fingers of her left hand to grip the blade tightly.

Release your index and middle fingers, and the blade will instantly rise.

A streak of light flashed through the shadow space.

"This is the secret technique of the Shikatori school—the sealing sword technique! You have truly mastered the Shikatori school of swordsmanship! And you still say you are not her son!" Saito Immortal exclaimed in surprise.

“You can see me as her successor… her disciple… but we’re really not mother and son,” July said with a hint of helplessness.

He originally wanted to prove his close relationship with Bayunsai in order to build a connection with Saito Immortal, but he never expected that Saito Immortal would have such a misunderstanding.

"A disciple... I've never seen her teach disciples before..." Saito Immortal was still somewhat skeptical, but since Shikatori Nanatsuki had already mastered the secrets of the Shikatori style, it meant that he was someone recognized by Shikatori Hakunsai.

"How did you get into Avici Hell? This isn't a place you can just wander into, is it?" Saito Immortal asked.

"I recently encountered some things in Rukongai and unexpectedly saw the 'Gates of Hell' that appeared in Soul Society. Although the opening of the 'Gates of Hell' was interrupted in the end, there must be a huge conspiracy hidden in it."

July didn't beat around the bush and continued:

“Miss Saito, I heard from Bayunsai that you have something called ‘Hell Voice’ that can communicate with evil people in hell.”

"Therefore, I wanted to ask Ms. Saito about the 'Voice of Hell' and about hell."

"The sound of hell? That thing was taken away by the prison guards a long time ago!" Saito Immortal rolled his eyes. "I have nothing now but these chains and shackles."

“I know that. I also looked into it and found that the Shinigami who took away the ‘Voice of Hell’ died and disappeared decades ago, so I have to suspect that someone is using Ms. Saito’s ‘Voice of Hell’ to collude with the people of Hell and attempt to open the ‘Gates of Hell’ in Soul Society.” July speculated, “Someone is using Ms. Saito’s ‘Voice of Hell’ to collude with the people of Hell and attempt to open the ‘Gates of Hell’ in Soul Society.”

"What does that have to do with me, someone imprisoned in the deepest hell? If you want to get information from me, unless..." Saito, the immortal being, crossed his arms and said arrogantly, "send me some snacks and entertainment!"

Chapter 186 Saito's Immortal Past

The deepest reaches of Avici Hell, which even the innocent cannot reach.

Saito, who was neither old nor dead, sat on a rock, idly twirling his hair with his fingers.

Her right eye was fixed ahead. Whenever someone called her name in the Abyss, a passage would appear in front of her. By following the passage, she could meet the person who had called her name.

"He hasn't come back for so long..." Saito Immortal sighed, "He's not lying to me, is he?"

After she proposed the terms for exchanging information, Shichitori left the Avici Hell, saying that she would bring back what she wanted.

But she waited for a long time, and still did not see Lu Quqiyue.

Saito, who was neither old nor dead, gently touched the eyepatch over his left eye, as if talking to himself:

“That makes sense. He sneaked into ‘Infernal Affairs’ and it might take him some time to infiltrate it.”

"If he comes, should we tell him your information?"

"Let's see if what he brings can satisfy me..."

Saito, who is immortal, has been in the Abyss for so many years that he has long been accustomed to this lonely environment.

But now that she has something to look forward to, the waiting time feels incredibly long.

On the first day, she worried whether Shikagiri Nanatsuki would keep his promise, and also wondered if something had delayed him, since even the Soul Society had seen the 'Gates of Hell'.

The next day, she realized she had been scammed.

On the third day, she began to worry about Shikagiri Nanatsuki again, wondering if Shikagiri Nanatsuki's infiltration of the Avici Hell had been exposed.

On the fourth day, Saito, who was immortal, finally heard someone calling his name from ahead.

"Saito is immortal."

A gentle voice came from the darkness.

Saito Immortal quickly raised his head, his two long purple ponytails swaying gently beside his ears.

Her listless spirits were refreshed, and her right eye regained its sparkle.

With a push of her legs forward, a pair of fair and delicate bare feet landed on the ground.

Upon hearing the call, Saito, who was immortal, found a rocky passage ahead of him.

Even in the darkness of the Abyss, she could still see this passage.

After her slender bare feet stepped onto the rocky passage, she quickly arrived in front of Shikari Nanatsuki.

The next moment, she was pulled into Shikagoshi July's shadow space.

"I thought the swordsmanship master of Shikarido Dojo was too busy and had forgotten what he promised," Saito said sarcastically, his arms crossed.

“I’m sorry, what Ms. Saito wants is a bit hard to find,” July said with a smile.

A few days ago, in July, I came to the Avici Hell to see Saito, who was immortal and ageless, hoping to obtain information about Hell from her.

Saito, who is immortal, proposed to exchange snacks and entertainment items.

July agreed, but Saito, who was immortal, wanted alcohol and novels as pastimes.

For July, wine is nothing special, but novels are a bit hard to find.

The library of the Spirit Arts Academy does not collect novels, and there is no place in Rukongai that specifically sells novels.

There are bookstores selling novels on Noble Street, but when I went there in July, I found that romance novels told from the perspective of nobles are currently popular there.

Saito, who is immortal, specifically requested that readers avoid this type of novel.

In July, he could only borrow books from the library of a nobleman's mansion, just like Aizen Sousuke.

Those long-standing family book collections are rich in variety, and Saito, who is immortal, can find any book he wants to read.

"Everything Miss Saito wanted is here." July handed a spirit space pocket to Saito, the immortal being.

Saito, who was immortal, eagerly took the spirit space pocket and took out the contents.

Saito, who was neither old nor dead, picked up a piece of pastry, took a bite, and revealed a satisfied smile: "Mmm! Red bean filling... After all these years, this shop's craftsmanship hasn't changed at all!"

Saito, who was neither old nor dead, took out another earthenware jar of sake, opened the lid, and took a big gulp: "Hahaha! Not bad, not bad! 'Seijō's' shochu still tastes the same!"

“Pastry with shochu…” July said with a smile, “Miss Saito’s tastes are quite unique.”

Saito, who was immortal, ate another glutinous rice ball and said with great seriousness, "This is the perfect combination!"

She took a stone out of her pocket and asked in confusion, "What's this?"

"This is a little gadget I made that glows in the dark. There is no light in the Mukan, and I was worried that Ms. Saito wouldn't be able to see the writing in the Mukan, so I made a little gadget that glows."

July took the stone, pressed down on the top of it, and the stone began to shine.

"The spiritual pressure I injected should be enough to keep it lit for more than ten years. If you don't need the light, you can turn it off by pressing the button again. Ms. Saito can use it with peace of mind."

"You can even make these little gadgets?" Saito Immortal was pleasantly surprised. "You're quite thoughtful; I forgot it was too dark to read the writing here!"

Saito, who was immortal, used the light emitted by the stone to open the novel and glance at it.

"Hmm...you have pretty good taste..." Saito Immortal was quite satisfied with the book that Shikari Nanatsuki had found.

"I'm glad you're satisfied, Miss Saito," July said with a smile. "Then, Miss Saito, could you tell me about the 'Voice of Hell' and information about Hell?"

"The sound of hell..." Saito, the immortal being, reluctantly put down his book, picked up the sake jar, and took a big gulp. "Ha—it's been so long since I've had any, and even this little bit is making me a little tipsy..."

Saito's ageless ears and cheeks were slightly flushed, giving her pale skin a touch of humanity.

The wine jar she was holding was about a third of her height, creating a striking contrast.

"The 'Voice of Hell' you want to ask about..." Saito, the immortal being, revealed a wicked smile, "is actually something I brought back from Hell..."

"Miss Saito has actually been to hell?" July was somewhat surprised, as even Boyunzhai had never mentioned this.

Saito, who was immortal, took another swig, his eyes already somewhat glazed over.

Saito's spiritual pressure was sealed by the torture instruments, preventing him from using it to dispel his drunkenness.

Even if her spiritual pressure wasn't sealed, she wouldn't use it to dispel her drunkenness; she hadn't experienced anything other than loneliness for far too long.

"Yes... I've been to hell."

"I grew up with my grandmother when I was little. When she first passed away, I missed her terribly..."

"Later, I remembered a rumor I'd once inadvertently come across in a book, one that's rarely mentioned anymore..."

“After the death of a powerful Shinigami, we hold a ‘Soul Burial Ritual’ for her. Instead of letting her spirit particles return to the Soul Society, we send them to Hell.”

"My grandmother was that kind of strong person."

"Therefore, I had the idea of ​​going to hell to find my grandmother."

Chapter 187 Saito's Secret of Immortality

“I’ve also heard about the ‘Soul Funeral Ritual’,” July nodded slightly. “I even saw Captain Takeshi return from hell with my own eyes.”

"Even the executioner, Takeshi, has gone to hell?" Saito, the immortal, was slightly taken aback upon hearing the familiar name.

"The executive captain was drugged and ambushed by a spirit a few years ago..." July explained to Saito, who was immortal, what had happened in Soul Society.

“Spiritual remains…” Saito, the immortal being, mused. “A product of the ‘Captain Instrumentality Project’? When I was imprisoned here, there was no such thing as a spiritual remains.”

“But none of this concerns me anymore.” Saito Immortal curled his lip. “As long as the Tsuna-Yashiro family doesn’t fall, I won’t be able to get out of here alive.”

Wearing instruments that suppress spiritual pressure for a long time is very damaging to the spirit. If it weren't for her strong spirit, she would have been dead by now.

However, Saito's immortality sentence is still about 700 years away, and even for her, it would be difficult to endure another 700 years here.

"Ms. Saito's straightforwardness is admirable," July praised.

During the few days that Qiyue helped Saito Immortal buy things, she learned about the feud between Saito Immortal and the Tsuna Yayo family from Bayunzai.

The matter was not complicated. At that time, the head of the Tsunayoshi family wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Saito family. He coveted Saito's status as the first captain of the Sixth Division, who was immortal, so he had his son pursue Saito.

Saito, who is immortal, rejected the advances of the son of the head of the Tsunayo family, so the Tsunayo father and son poisoned him and plotted against him.

Before the drug could even take effect, Tsuna and his son were chopped to pieces on the spot by Saito, who was immortal.

"It seems that Baiyunzhai told you about me." Saito Immortal picked up the wine jar again and took a big gulp. "A weakling who couldn't even beat me dared to pursue me! And after failing to win me over, he even dared to drug me! Killing him is no big deal!"

“He certainly deserves to die.” July agreed wholeheartedly.

"Are all the members of the Tsunayoshiro family of such poor character..." July couldn't help but think of Tsunayoshiro Tokina, whose uncle is the current head of the Tsunayoshiro family.

The father and son that Saito, who is immortal, killed were the current head of the family's father and elder brother.

In other words, these two people are also Tsunayoshi Tokinada's grandfather and uncle.