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

"Thank you for Captain Unohana's kindness, but school starts soon, and now is not the time to rest," July said righteously.

If this continues, the Fourth Division will probably drain him dry before letting him go.

However, the new technique is too powerful and is not suitable for use in Seireitei, nor is it easy to control, making it unsuitable for sparring.

"Shikatori-kun, you've worked hard. Miyamoto Tetsuya's base is in the human world, which should have been the responsibility of the 13th Division." Ukitake Jushiro apologized for not participating in the mission.

Miyamoto Tetsuya never used his Bankai in front of the Mizutani family, so they had no information about his Bankai.

“Although Tetsuya Miyamoto is dead, the ‘Gates of Hell’ that appeared later took away his spirit.” July continued, “Based on what we saw of the executive captain that day, we are very likely to have to deal with Tetsuya Miyamoto again in the future.”

In July, Miyamoto Tetsuya's Zanpakuto ability was described: "Miyamoto Tetsuya modified his Zanpakuto, allowing it to continuously proliferate like spores. His Bankai also strengthens this ability. When these spores come into contact with the spirits of others, they cause infection, leading to mutations in the spirits..."

“The Gates of Hell…” Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni’s eyes were deep, as if he were recalling the day he personally killed his former comrade-in-arms.

As people get older, they tend to unconsciously reminisce about the past.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni came to his senses and slowly said, "Shikamori Nanatsuki did a great job! He eliminated Miyamoto Tetsuya, that cancer. Without Miyamoto Tetsuya creating spirit corpses, that 'Hell Will' won't be able to open the Gates of Hell in Soul Society so easily."

"Next, each division will conduct another self-inspection. The Seireitei, the Rukongai, and even the noble district will all be thoroughly searched. We must find the remaining spirit remains!"

"Yes!"

Chapter 212 Healing

After the meeting, Kiryuki wanted to prepare some medicine to nourish July's spirit body, so he took him to the laboratory.

Today, Kiryu Hikifune's lab was a bit crowded.

Because the Covert Force brought back a large number of spirit remains from the mortal world.

Kisuke Urahara and his other lab assistants were tinkering with the equipment.

There are too many remains, requiring a large number of life support units.

However, July took all the intact life support pods, and the Covert Survival Unit brought back the remaining damaged ones.

However, repairs are always faster than manufacturing, and they are trying to fix the damaged life support cells.

"Captain, the Covert Task Force brought back 526 spirit remains, of which 368 are corpses. Most of the spirit remains in the cultivation stage died due to damage to their life support pods." Kisuke Urahara immediately noticed Nanatsuki Shikatori's injured hand and was somewhat surprised. "Shikatori-kun's hand is injured?"

Shikatoshi Nanatsuki's strength should meet the standard for being a captain, and he is also a Shinigami who is good at returning to the path, so it is extraordinary that he suffered this kind of injury.

“Miyamoto Tetsuya modified his Zanpakuto, making it quite powerful. Moreover, he possesses extremely strong regenerative abilities, making him quite troublesome,” July said.

"Miyamoto Tetsuya can actually modify a Zanpakuto...?" Urahara Kisuke stroked his chin, pondering the feasibility. "That's really impressive. Shikatori-kun is quite remarkable for being able to slay such a powerful enemy!"

When Tetsuya Miyamoto was serving in the 12th Division, Kisuke Urahara had not yet joined the 12th Division, so Kisuke Urahara did not know Tetsuya Miyamoto.

"You're already so amazing, why are you still staying in the Spirit Arts Academy? Aren't you going to come out and become a captain?" Kisuke Urahara asked indirectly.

In recent years, Shikatoshi Nanatsu has been visiting the 12th Division too frequently, and Urahara Kisuke has also vaguely sensed that Shikatoshi Nanatsu probably wants to take over the captain position from Hikifune Kiryu.

Everyone in the lab knows that Kiryu Hikifune is about to be promoted to the Zero Division, and Kisuke Urahara has been working hard to find time to train so that he can meet the standards to become the captain as soon as possible.

"I was even thinking of taking over Kiryu-san's position," July said with a smile. "Once Kiryu-san is promoted to Squad Zero, my current students will graduate, and I can then take over her position."

July now enjoys considerable prestige in Soul Society, and given her good relationship with Kiryu Hikifune, she doesn't need to hide her ambition to take over the 12th Division.

"Does July want to take over my position? That's great! I'll hand over this lab to you from now on," Kiryuki said with a smile.

She had always wanted to build a technical team in the Twelfth Division, but after being promoted to the Zero Division, the laboratory was without a leader, so having Shichiru Kagari succeed her was the best option at present.

Kisuke Urahara's face immediately fell, and he covered his face, wailing, "Then does that mean I have no hope!"

"Does Urahara also want to be the captain of the 12th Division?" July asked, feigning surprise. "I'm sorry, but everyone in the 12th Division is very interesting. Compared to the other divisions, I really like this one."

"Although I'm glad to receive Shikatori-kun's praise..." Kisuke Urahara sighed slightly, "It seems I have no hope of taking over the captain's position."

Kisuke Urahara knew that he still needed time to grow, and it was unlikely that he could become the captain of the 12th Division before Shichiru Shikatori.

“Urahara-kun, don’t be so discouraged. Someone as talented as you is indispensable in the Twelfth Division.” July patted Urahara Kisuke on the shoulder. “I had a vague idea before, and after experiencing these spirit corpse crisis incidents, that idea has become even clearer.”

"what idea?"

Kisuke Urahara and Kiryu Hikifune both looked on with curiosity.

“Although Miyamoto Tetsuya is dead, he will probably be reborn in hell soon, and given time, he will make a comeback,” July explained slowly.

"Technological development is something that Seireitei cannot ignore. If it does not pay attention to this matter, it may have extremely serious consequences in the future."

"Therefore, if I were to take over Ms. Kiryu's position, I would expand the laboratory and delve deeper into the field of technological research and development."

"I also plan to have the Academy of Spiritual Arts add a special technical skills class before I leave, specifically to cultivate talents in technological research and development."

Most of the current members of the 12th Division are ordinary Shinigami, not technically skilled individuals.

Technical talents are relatively rare, and the Spirit Arts Academy does not have any related training programs.

Therefore, in July, he plans to use his influence to open a small special class before leaving the Spirit Arts Academy, as a prelude to the transformation of the Twelfth Division into the Technology Development Bureau.

“That’s great. I actually wanted to do this too, but I didn’t have enough time. After July, we can expand the scale based on my laboratory,” Kiryu Hikifune said with a smile.

A hint of surprise flashed in Kisuke Urahara's eyes; he had thought so too!

Shikagoshi Nanatsuki had the same idea as him!

He originally intended to transform the 12th Division into a division focused on technological research after taking over as its captain.

Unexpectedly, Shikagiri Nanatsuki had the same idea.

This extinguished Kisuke Urahara's nascent idea of ​​starting anew; he wanted to stay and see how far Shikari Nanatsu could go.

“That sounds really exciting.” Kisuke Urahara scratched his face.

"The medicine to repair the damage to the spirit body is ready. Raise your hand." Kiryuu Hikifune beckoned to Shichitori Nanatsuki.

While the group chatted, Yizhou Tongsheng prepared the medicine.

Kiryu used a syringe to draw up the pale blue medicine from the test tube, then inserted the syringe needle into Shikagori Shichigetsu's hand and slowly injected the medicine in.

The medicine prepared by Yizhou Tongsheng took effect quickly, and in July, she soon felt a tingling and numb sensation in her palms.

A thin layer of flesh quickly grew on the bones of the index and middle fingers.

Then, Kiryu applied a high-concentration spiritual nutrient solution to the growing flesh and blood, and then bound his fingers and arms with special bandages.

"This bandage can slowly release a high concentration of spiritual nutrient solution. You will need to change the bandage once a day. It will heal within a week." Kiryuki handed a roll of special bandage to Shikatoshi Nanatsuki.

"Thank you, Ms. Kiryu." July accepted the specially made bandage.

The spirit growth agent that July obtained from Tetsuya Miyamoto can instantly heal this injury, but it will cause a small amount of ethereal spirit particles to accumulate in the body, and excessive use can easily cause the spirit body to mutate.

Although the medicine made by Hikifune Kiryuu has a slower recovery time, it has no side effects.

After eliminating Tetsuya Miyamoto, Soul Society is a relatively safe place. July isn't in a hurry for these few days, and there's no need to use drugs with side effects to recover from her injuries.

Chapter 213 Retasting Kiryu's Delicious Food

After treating Shikatoshi Nanatsu's injuries, Kiryu took him to the barracks.

"July's been tough today, so I've decided to cook you a delicious meal to reward you," Kiryu said with a smile. "It'll use some of my stockpiled spiritual pressure, you know~"

Kiryuki's current figure is slightly chubby, and she has also used the "temporary soul" technique to accumulate some spiritual pressure.

These accumulated spiritual pressures can be infused into food during cooking.

Eating the food she cooks can increase spiritual pressure!

Her original plan was to raise Kisuke Urahara's spiritual pressure to captain level by using the spiritual pressure accumulated through "temporary souls" before being promoted to the Zero Division, so that someone could take over her laboratory.

But now that Shikatoshi Nanatsuki has expressed her desire to take over Hikifune Kiryu's position, someone will be able to take over the lab, and she won't need to hoard spiritual pressure anymore.

July naturally wouldn't refuse, as this was a rare way to increase spiritual pressure without side effects in Soul Society.

However, July also had some questions about the "temporary soul" technique for accumulating spiritual pressure, so she asked, "Ms. Kiryu, can I still increase my spiritual pressure in this way? Is there no limit to this method of increase?"

If there's no limit to how high this can be improved, wouldn't that mean Kiryuu could create captain-level powerhouses without any limit?

Kiryuu shook his head: "The limits of increasing spiritual pressure in this way vary from person to person."

"I've also tested it. In fact, most spirits have a very low conversion rate and a very low potential for improvement. Even if you consume a lot of accumulated spiritual pressure, the effect is minimal."

"Your conversion rate is pretty good; it probably hasn't reached its limit for improvement yet."

Kiryuu took July to his kitchen and started cooking.

“You mentioned ‘Wensi Tofu’ last time, and I tried making it myself. It is indeed quite delicious, but I don’t know if I did it right. I was planning to try making it again today so you can taste it.”

In July, when exchanging culinary skills with Hikifune Kiryu, they also talked about some of his 'hometown dishes'.

If we're talking about food, the world July lived in was countless times more developed than Soul Society.

Compared to it, Soul Society is like comparing ancient swords to modern firearms.

However, Kiryuu's culinary talent is maxed out; she was able to try to replicate the recipe after Nanatsu only described some steps.

The difficulty of making "Wensi Tofu" lies in the knife skills, and since Yizhou Tongsheng is a master chef, his knife skills are naturally superb.

With a gentle flick of her cleaver, a rectangular piece of tofu on the cutting board was reduced to half its original size, while the other half stuck to the cleaver.

With a slight tremor of the cleaver, the tofu that had stuck to it fell onto the cutting board without scattering at all.

After cutting to the appropriate thickness, Kiryuu's cleaver flashed.

Da da da da da——

The sound of the cleaver striking the cutting board was like a combination of a Gatling gun and a wooden fish.

The tofu is being sliced ​​into paper-thin slices!

After slicing, Hikifune Kiryu scooped up a spoonful of water and lightly sprinkled it on the thin slices of tofu.

After being squeezed by water, the layered tofu slices tilted to the right and lay neatly limp on the cutting board.

Then, Kiryuu's cleaver flashed again from right to left.

The sound, like the beating of a wooden fish, rang out again.

Da da da da da——

Thin slices of tofu, as thin as cicada wings, are cut into fine, delicate threads.

After cutting, Hikifune Kiryu swung his cleaver across the cutting board, picking up the tofu strips and placing them into a bowl of water.

When exposed to water, the strands of tofu become more distinct and clear.

After cutting the tofu, Yezhou Tongsheng took out the rapeseed leaves.

The cleaver was swung again, cutting the rapeseed leaves into pieces as thin as tofu.

After shredding the vegetable leaves, soak them in water as well. The green strands spread out in the water, like a dense clump of seaweed.

The meat chunks were also cut into strips using a similar method.

Kiryu's knife skills were displayed to the fullest, with fluid and graceful movements that were a delight to behold.

Yizhou Tongsheng boiled water in a pot, poured the soaked tofu strips into a strainer, and poured the hot water over the tofu strips to scald them.

Then, the ingredients were added to the hot water pot to thicken the sauce. The ladle was turned lightly, and in no time, the thickened sauce was drawn out in a thin stream.

Yizhou Tongsheng quickly poured in shredded tofu, shredded vegetables, shredded chicken, and shredded bamboo shoots, then gently kneaded the soup with a ladle to separate the shreds.

A moment later, the threads in the pot became clearly visible.

Yizhou Tongsheng ladled the soup from the pot: "It's done!"

"Ms. Kiryu's cooking skills are getting better and better!" July clapped.

"Try it quickly~" After finishing cooking, Kiryuu's stored spiritual pressure was completely depleted, and his figure returned to its dazzling appearance.

In July, I couldn't wait to take a bite. The shredded tofu and vegetable leaves melted in my mouth. The fragrance of the tofu and the umami of the chicken soup blended perfectly together, creating an endlessly delicious flavor.

"It's so delicious!" July exclaimed.

After eating the 'Wenshi Tofu' made by Hikifune Kiryu in July, spiritual pressure surged within his body.

He could feel the spiritual pressure within him growing.

He glanced at the panel; his spiritual pressure level was fluctuating between 91...92...93.

[Basic Abilities (Bleach): Spiritual Pressure lv93, Swordsmanship lv90, Kido lv80, Hakuda lv70, Shunpo lv75]

The food prepared by Kiryuu caused July's spiritual pressure level to rise to 93!