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

“It didn’t take much effort at all. I’m happy to be able to help you, teacher!” Hoshino Rie said. “However, the Quincy extermination campaign was several years ago. The prognosis for this type of injury that you are concerned about is very poor. Not many of them are still alive today.”

Aizen Sousuke glanced at it curiously; it was a list of injured Shinigami.

After returning from the mortal world in July, the first thing she did was contact Hoshino Rie and ask her to find those patients whose 'spiritual pressure cores' were damaged from the Fourth Division's patient files.

The recent large-scale battles in Soul Society are mainly the Quincy extermination wars taking place in the human world.

The Shinigami also suffered significant losses in the Quincy extermination war. July helped out in the Fourth Division for a while and knew that some of the seriously injured patients had damaged 'spiritual pressure cores', just like Shikatori Hakunsai, which could not be cured.

In July, after looking at the list, he saw that there were a total of 9 Shinigami whose 'spiritual pressure cores' were damaged.

Follow-up visits confirmed that six of them had died due to the exhaustion of their 'spiritual pressure core' and the collapse of their spiritual bodies.

This is the final fate of the Shinigami's 'spiritual pressure core,' which has suffered irreparable damage.

Moreover, their spiritual bodies and spiritual pressure cores were far weaker than Shikatori Hakunsai's. Their spiritual pressure cores deteriorated and their spiritual bodies collapsed much faster. In just a few years, they could no longer withstand it.

"There are three left." July breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that there were survivors, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to find any Grim Reapers with such injuries for a while.

Previously, there were no treatments available, but now that there is a spirit growth agent, it is not difficult to cultivate a spirit body with a spiritual pressure that meets the standards of an ordinary Shinigami soldier. This injury can then be healed by replacing the spirit body's 'spiritual pressure core'.

There are currently no successful cases of this treatment. In July, before using this method to cure Shikatori Hakunsai, he plans to practice on the three Shinigami whose 'spiritual pressure cores' are damaged.

July wasn't worried that the three Grim Reapers would disagree with his treatment plan.

If those three Grim Reapers refuse to accept this treatment plan, they will also face certain death.

"I think these three Grim Reapers who are still alive have all taken leave due to illness. Can we still contact them now?" July asked.

“It should be fine. They often come to the Fourth Division to get medicine. We also checked on the patients last month. I asked the Shinigami who was in charge of the check-up last month, and they are still living in their respective divisions’ barracks,” said Hoshino Rie.

In July, he plans to personally visit these three Grim Reapers and invite them to cooperate with his treatment plan.

...

In July, Hoshino Rie came to the Third Division under the guise of a return visit to meet with the Shinigami whose 'spiritual pressure core' was damaged.

I had already met two other Shinigami whose 'spiritual pressure cores' were damaged before July.

Those two Grim Reapers are members of the Eleventh Division.

After examining their spirits in July, the situation was not optimistic.

They have fallen into a deep coma, and their spirits cannot hold on much longer.

Even with the Spirit Growth Agent, it would still take about two to three years to cultivate a spirit body to the level of a Shinigami soldier from scratch.

July judged that the two Shinigami of the Eleventh Division had reached the limit of their spiritual pressure cores and would soon enter the stage of spiritual pressure core exhaustion and spiritual body collapse, and would not be able to hold on for so long.

It could be said that their current situation is even worse than the situation that Lu Qu Bayunzhai encountered back then.

At least Shikatori Hakunsai still has Shikatori Shichigetsu, who can provide the same source of spiritual particles, and can extend his life by replacing the spiritual pressure core with the Spirit Absorption Pill.

July had to be abandoned, so they went to the Third Division to find the last surviving Shinigami whose spiritual pressure core was damaged.

The Shinigami he was about to meet was a former officer of the Third Division, and his spiritual form should be much stronger than that of the Shinigami soldiers.

The person who opened the door was Saito Akane, whom July was somewhat familiar with.

“I am Hoshino Rie from the Fourth Division. I’m here to check on Saito Shizuku’s health,” Hoshino Rie said. “This is my teacher. He is more skilled at dealing with ‘spiritual pressure core’ issues, so I asked him to come and take a look.”

"Shikatori-kun?" Saito Akane was somewhat surprised that Shikatori Nanatsuki had come here.

"Miss Saito, it's nice to see you again," July said with a smile.

Coincidentally, the Grim Reaper she's going to meet in July is Saito Akane's twin sister, Saito Shizuku.

Saito Shizuku was originally the sixth seat of the Third Division. It was because she was injured in the war that her strength declined and she was unable to serve as a seat officer, which made the sixth seat vacant.

The Shinigami who took over the sixth seat was Kana Azashiro, a disciple of July.

"Please come in, both of you." Saito Akane was pleased to hear that Shikatori Nanatsuki seemed to be quite adept at dealing with the 'spiritual pressure core'. Although her sister's injuries had been temporarily suppressed with medication, they would inevitably continue to worsen over time, which worried her greatly.

Saito Akane brought Shichizuki Shikatori and Hoshino Rie to Saito Shizuku's room.

Akane Saito and Shizuku Saito are twins, and they look almost identical.

Saito Shizuku appeared to be in relatively good condition. Her spirit body had the foundation of a Seat Officer level of strength, and the damage to her spiritual pressure core was not as severe as that of the Shinigami who had already died. After receiving medication and treatment, there were no visible injuries on the surface.

"Sister, who are they...?" Saito Shizuku looked puzzled, feeling that Shikari Nanatsu looked familiar. Suddenly, she remembered seeing him before when she was receiving treatment in the Fourth Division. "Is this Shikari-sensei from the Spirit Arts Academy?"

"I came here to check on your injuries. There has been a breakthrough in the treatment of 'spiritual pressure core damage' recently, and your injuries may be healable." July didn't beat around the bush and directly stated her purpose.

“I just went to Captain Unohana’s place to get medicine yesterday…I didn’t hear about this at all,” Saito Shizuku said, somewhat surprised.

In her opinion, Captain Unohana must be the one with the highest level of skill, and now Shikatoshi Nanatsuki says she has a way to solve the problem that even Captain Unohana couldn't solve.

“This treatment plan doesn’t rely solely on the method of returning to the source.” July shook her head slightly. “This treatment plan involves a prohibition. You need to guarantee that you won’t leak it before I can tell you about the treatment plan.”

Saito Akane had met Shikatori Nanatsuki a few times and knew his personality somewhat. She knew he wouldn't joke about such a thing. She was even more anxious than her sister and said directly, "If there's a way to cure Shizuku, we'll definitely keep it a secret. As long as it doesn't mean we have to betray Soul Society, we'll do anything!"

Every time Shizuku went to the Fourth Division for a check-up, Akane accompanied her. She had already inquired with Unohana about the other Shinigami with similar injuries to her sister, and their prognoses were all terrible; they didn't last more than a few years before their spirits collapsed.

Unohana said that although Saito Shizuku's spirit was stronger than those Grim Reapers, it only allowed her to last a little longer.

The injury to the spiritual pressure core cannot be treated by the Fourth Division at present.

For them, Shichiru's treatment plan was undoubtedly a lifeline.

"Don't rush, this treatment plan is somewhat experimental, but I'm very confident I can cure Miss Shizuku," July said earnestly.

“My injury is stable for now, but in a few years, I may not be able to control it,” Saito Shizuku said. “Since Shikato-sensei thinks he has a high chance of success, I’m willing to take the gamble.”

After the war, Saito Shizuku was hospitalized in the Fourth Division for a period of time, so she still had a lot of trust in Shikato Nanatsu's return skills.

“Since neither of you has any objections, then I won’t beat around the bush. You must have heard about the frequent incidents of spirits causing trouble in recent years, right?” July asked.

The two nodded.

“Of course I know. Yesterday, Captain-Commander Yamamoto ordered each of our divisions to conduct an internal investigation and find the spirit remains lurking in the Seireitei.” Saito Akane recalled something. “I heard from the vice-captain that the mastermind, Miyamoto Tetsuya, has already been eliminated by Shikatori-kun. Could Shikatori-kun’s treatment plan be related to this?”

"My treatment plan is indeed related to spirit remains. I plan to use Miss Shizuku's spirit particles to cultivate a spirit remains. In this way, the spirit particles of the cultivated spirit remains will be of the same origin as Miss Shizuku's. By replacing the spirit pressure core of the spirit remains, Miss Shizuku's injuries will be healed," July explained.

This treatment plan is actually the same one that Kirinji Tenjiro originally proposed.

However, the technology for cultivating spirit bodies was not yet mature at that time, and it was impossible to cultivate a core that could withstand the spiritual pressure of Shikatori Hakunsai's spirit body.

Now that there is a spirit growth agent, this treatment plan has become feasible again.

"Do we need to create my spirit remains...? This plan does sound very feasible." Saito Shizuku knew that this would definitely violate the Forty-Six Chambers' ban on creating spirit remains, but in the face of survival, none of that mattered.

“Then I’ll leave it to you, Shikato-kun,” Saito Shizuku said earnestly.

Even if it meant violating the ban, she wanted to survive.

"Please rest assured, I am very confident that I will succeed," July said with a smile.

By reviewing Tetsuya Miyamoto's experimental records, he concluded that cultivating a spirit body capable of replacing Shizuku Saito's spiritual pressure core would not be a difficult task.

In July, she took out a syringe from her spiritual space pocket and took a vial of blood from Saito Shizuku.

"It will take one to three years to cultivate a spiritual core that can withstand the spiritual pressure of Miss Shizuku's spirit. Please take care of yourself during this time," July instructed.

“No problem, I’ll keep an eye on her!” Saito Akane said, hugging her younger sister.

July and Hoshino Rie left the Third Division. It seems that Azashiro Kana had a mission, and I didn't see her when I came to the Third Division this time.

Upon returning to the laboratory in July, he immediately used the blood containing Shizuku Saito's spirit to create a spirit body.

The blood obtained from Shizuku Saito is enough to cultivate several spirit remains. To be on the safe side, July chose to cultivate several of Shizuku Saito's spirit remains at the same time.

If something unexpected happens and the spirit body fails to be cultivated, Saito Shizuku's spirit body may not be able to survive until the time comes to cultivate another spirit body.

Looking at the tiny, rice-grain-sized spirit embryos floating in the nutrient tank, Hoshino Rie couldn't help but sigh, "Technology can be used to save lives, but it can also be used to create chaos. The spirits have caused quite a stir lately, and even our Fourth Division has received orders to conduct a self-inspection."

After dealing with Tetsuya Miyamoto in July, Captain-Commander Yamamoto planned to completely eliminate the remaining spirit remains to prevent the resurgence of Tetsuya Miyamoto's spirit forces.

Aizen Sousuke casually said, "Technology, like power, has no right or wrong; it all depends on who holds it."

...

There was one more thing to do in July before the start of the Spiritual Arts Academy.

He's been so busy lately that he almost forgot something important.

In July, while traveling with Captain-Commander Yamamoto, he promised Komamura Sajin that he would help him deal with the pursuit of the werewolf clan.

After bringing Komamura Sajin back in July, he stayed in the dojo, and the werewolf clan couldn't find him at all.

However, Komamura Sajin will inevitably have to go out alone again in the future, so he should deal with this problem first in July.

In July, Komamura Sajin and I arrived at Inuyama.

Once you enter the Inuyama area, werewolves can be seen everywhere.

The inhabitants here are all werewolves.

I also saw a market here in July, but all the vendors in the market were werewolves.

Werewolves are not wild beasts; they also have needs for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.

"Teacher, the orange wine here is delicious." Komamura Sajin walked up to a wine shop and took out a purse with a dog's head sewn on it.

During his time at the dojo, Komamura Sajin saved up some money by doing homework for Shiba Isshin.

As a highly valued junior member of the Shiba family, Shiba Isshin is still in the training stage and has a lot of homework to do every day.

Komamura Sajin is happy to help Shiba Isshin with his studies, as he can learn about Kido, Shinigami knowledge, and other related topics. In addition, Shiba Isshin will pay him a fee.

"It really is delicious." July took a sip, a satisfied expression on her face. "The sake you sold in Suzuka Ward before, you bought it from here, right?"

“Yes, this liquor store’s orange sake is very famous in Inuyama.” Komamura Sajin said, licking his lips. He only had enough money to buy one jug of sake.

"That's enough for now, we still have important business to attend to." July tossed the wine gourd back to Komamura Sajin.

As the two were talking, several werewolves wearing bamboo armor surrounded them.

Chapter 217 The Werewolf Clan Elder

In July, Komamura Sajin and Shichika wandered around Inuyama for a while, which finally attracted the attention of the werewolf clan's guards.

Several werewolves clad in bamboo armor surrounded July and Komamura Sajin.

The leader of the werewolves was the tallest, nearly three meters tall, a head taller than Komamura Sajin, and exuded a powerful aura of dominance.

“Death, this is not a place for you!” the tall werewolf said.

When Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni established the Gotei 13, he made a pact with the werewolf clan that the Shinigami and werewolves would not invade each other's territory.

From then on, the werewolf clan guarded the Inuyama area and rarely went out, and Death would not come to disturb them.

"Big brother!" Komamura Sajin stepped forward and introduced the tall werewolf, "This is my teacher..."

"Komamura Sajin!" The tall werewolf, upon seeing Komamura Sajin, did not show any joy at their long-awaited reunion, but instead his face was filled with anger. "You finally know to come back! You caused trouble outside and dared to evade capture. You have no respect for clan rules. You should stay in jail and reflect on your actions!"

The tall werewolf waved his hand: "Take him down!"

"Wait... my teacher and I came here to explain this..."

Komamura Sajin never expected that his elder brother would try to take him down as soon as they met. Before he could even draw his sword, several werewolf guards held their knives to his neck.

"Wait a minute!"

Just as the werewolf guards were about to take Komamura Sajin away, they found themselves pressed down by a heavy spiritual pressure as soon as July spoke, making it impossible for them to move.

"You're the captain of the Grim Reaper?!" The tall werewolf's face darkened as he sized up Shikatoshi Nanatsuki, but he didn't see that he was wearing the captain's haori that symbolized his captain status.

"I am Shikatori Shichizuki, the head of the Swordsmanship Department of the Shinigami Academy. I have come to your place to discuss some matters," Shichizuki explained.

"The Shinigami Academy has such a powerful individual?" Takada Wolf wondered. Although Inuyama rarely interacted with the outside world, he was still familiar with the basic structure of the Shinigami system.

The Shinigami Academy is merely a place for training Shinigami, not a combat organization. It's truly incomprehensible that such a place could possess top-tier combat power.

However, strength is the foundation of friendly communication. After July revealed his strength, the werewolves became much easier to communicate with.

The tall werewolf asked, "What is your purpose in coming to Inuyama?"

“I have already taken Zuo Zhen as my disciple. I heard he has some troubles, and as his teacher, it is only natural that I should step in to resolve them,” July explained slowly. “I am here to ask the werewolf clan to lift their pursuit of Zuo Zhen. As for the Death God nobles he has offended, leave that to me!”

When Gao Darenlang saw that Shikagiri Nanatsuki had come to help resolve Komamura Sajin's troubles, his expression softened. As Komamura Sajin's elder brother, he had no choice but to lock Komamura Sajin up.

Besides the orders from the clan, they were also afraid that Komamura Sajin might be captured by that Shinigami nobleman outside. If Komamura Sajin fell into the hands of the Shinigami nobleman, he would probably not escape death.

Shikagori Nanatsuki is a captain-level powerhouse on the Shinigami side, and the tall werewolf had no doubt about whether he could do it.

Captain-level powerhouses are rare everywhere, and the trouble Komamura Sajin caused is nothing to them.