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

The green-haired Grim Reaper, Ou Shima, explained, "This project was left behind by Captain Hikifune, and now I'm in charge of it."

She previously proposed the concept of a 'nominal soul'—placing a 'temporary soul' within the body of a spirit.

The captain of the boat-pulling team used 'temporary souls' to prepare food, which is also an application of the concept of 'righteous souls'.

"I've talked to Miss Yizhou about 'righteous souls,' but what does that have to do with this corpse?" July nodded and asked.

“Before Captain Yizhou left, we developed this thing…” Yushio took out a smooth, round bead from the table. “This is what we created, the ‘Soul Pill’. This ‘Soul Pill’ was made using the spiritual particles extracted from this corpse.”

“The Soul-Saving Pill…” July took the bead; he was very familiar with the name.

Soul-Binding Pills are pills that can forcibly separate the soul from the body, and these souls are also sentient beings.

In the future, when Shinigami (death gods) carry out stationed missions in the mortal world, they will wear artificial bodies and move around in human society.

The Soul-Ghost Pill can help a Shinigami detach from a Gikai and allow the Shinigami to control the Gikai to impersonate a human.

However, July had some impact on Kirio Hikifune's research progress.

The Soul-Gathering Pill was originally something that Kiryu Hikifune created after he left the 12th Division.

Before July, he would frequently visit the 12th Division to exchange cooking skills and spiritual particle technology with Kiryu Hikifune, and Kiryu Hikifune was inevitably influenced by him.

“If we use the ‘Soul-Binding Pill’ on those souls that have died but are unwilling to leave their bodies, we can force their souls to leave their bodies,” Yujima Oshu continued to explain. “The ‘Soul-Binding Pill’ has self-awareness and can also use a human body to help us communicate with humans who do not have spiritual particle aptitude.”

Humans without spiritual aptitude cannot see souls or the Grim Reaper.

Since the Grim Reaper hasn't invented the artificial body yet, Yujima Oshu and the others didn't realize that the 'artificial soul pill' had another use.

“Very good.” July nodded. “However, if the Grim Reaper could have a physical body, it would be much easier to communicate with humans.”

"The captain's talking about 'flesh-and-blood dolls'?" Kisuke Urahara scratched his face. "But those kinds of divinely bestowed weapons are incredibly expensive to manufacture, it's a real problem..."

Before July, a 'flesh doll' with similar function to a 'ghost body' was found in the treasury of the Tsunayashiro family. It could give Shinigami a physical body, but the 'flesh doll' was an expensive divine weapon. The Tsunayashiro family only had one in their collection and could not distribute it to all Shinigami.

"Then let's figure something out. We can even create 'temporary souls,' so a more convenient and usable physical body is no problem either." July patted Urahara Kisuke on the shoulder. "Kisuke, this task is entrusted to you and Yushima-kun. If this is done well, it will benefit all the Shinigami!"

"With the captain's trust in me so much, I will definitely complete this task diligently!" Yujima Ouko was very excited to see that the captain had entrusted him with such an important mission.

Kisuke Urahara was much calmer; he just felt that he didn't have enough time.

The researchers continued to introduce other projects to July.

In July, he saw several knives of various shapes, which looked very familiar to him.

“Captain, these are the tapir-shaped knives we seized from Xia Dalu’s laboratory,” Caihui said.

Caihui is the only female researcher in the lab. She has long, wavy purple hair and a pretty face, but she doesn't seem very energetic.

"Weren't all the Mo Yao knives that were seized destroyed?" July asked curiously.

July was a direct participant in the Mo Yao Dao incident and has been paying attention to its aftermath.

After the case was closed, the publicly available information stated that all the tapir-shaped knives manufactured by the Kasumigaoka family had been destroyed.

Now it seems that is not the case.

At least these tapir-shaped knives haven't been destroyed.

“Most of the Tapir Blades have been destroyed,” Caihui explained. “These Tapir Blades were ordered by the 46th Chamber to be preserved and given to Captain Yezhou for research.”

"These that were left behind are the most powerful Baku swords, even more powerful than many Shinigami's Zanpakuto. The 46 Chambers are reluctant to destroy them," Kisuke Urahara chuckled. "The 46 Chambers asked us to find a way to solve the problem of their side effects."

“Anyway, the 46th Chamber is providing the funding, so Captain Hikifune took on this mission,” Ayane added. “However, there’s not much progress yet; the host still needs to provide spiritual pressure to feed the core.”

“It seems those ‘big shots’ are still eyeing these powers.” July stroked her chin. “Since the funding came from Room 46, let’s keep it for now.”

The project that allows us to get free funding from Room 46 is not planned to be cut in July.

If the research is successful, the decision on how to calculate it will ultimately be up to him, the captain of the 12th Division.

"Captain, there are many applications for my 'Memory Switching Machine' project."

A bald grim reaper took out a square box. "When the grim reaper is carrying out his mission in the mortal world, he will inevitably affect humans and attract their attention. This 'Memory-Changing Machine' can be used to erase human memories."

"Oh? A device that can erase human memories?"

In July, she took the square box. This kind of prop would be very useful in modern society in the future, and the Grim Reapers stationed in the present world would need one for each of them.

Information spreads rapidly in modern society, and once it spreads, it is difficult to erase. With tools that can erase memories, it is possible to erase the memories of those affected.

“Yes, the spiritual waves it emits can affect the human brain, thereby erasing memories.” The bald Grim Reaper nodded.

"Has this 'Memory Exchange Divine Machine' been completed?" July asked.

"Not yet... We can't accurately erase memories right now; we can only erase large chunks, which has a significant impact on humans. We still need to improve it," the bald Reaper said earnestly. "Please give me some more time, Captain. I'm very confident I can perfect this function!"

“The ‘Record of the Divine Machine’ is very useful, so this project will be retained.” July nodded.

"Captain, come take a look at my project... I'm researching the mysteries of Zanpakuto's Bankai... Here's what I'm thinking..."

"The direction is wrong, let's cut this project."

"Captain, the project I'm in charge of is how to restore 'temporary souls' back to ordinary spiritual particles..."

“I can do that with the Devil Fruit, so this project is off.”

"team leader..."

"Cut it off."

After leaving the lab, July took Kisuke Urahara to the office.

"The captain seems to have a lot of complaints about the lab?" Kisuke Urahara picked up a pastry from the table and ate it. "Hmm...it's better than the pastries from Ippinbo!"

"There are still too few people available..." July sighed slightly. "Miss Yizhou is just the tallest among the short."

After inspecting the lab, it was found that the projects were of varying quality.

After one trip, he cut half of the project.

There's nothing we can do about it; these researchers are all self-taught.

Simply put, these researchers are all amateur scientists!

Without systematic learning, the results depend entirely on one's own talent!

"The researcher training system needs to be established as soon as possible," July said. "Kisuke, I'll have to trouble you with that!"

"Huh? I have too many things to do! How about we hand them over to Ms. Saie or Mr. Yujima?" Kisuke Urahara's face immediately fell.

"This matter is very important for the future of the Twelfth Division, and I feel more at ease entrusting it to you," July said with a smile.

"Thank you for your trust... but I'm really too busy!" Kisuke Urahara slumped into a chair, indicating that he was going to give up.

"Hmm... I might be able to find you a few helpers." July stroked her chin.

He suddenly remembered that there were actually two more research-oriented talents available.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Akin!

According to the original development path, the 12th Division would be taken over by Kisuke Urahara, and the captain of the 12th Division after him would be Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

Akin is Mayuri Kurotsuchi's vice-captain.

These two should be locked up in the Second Division's prison, 'The Nest of Maggots'.

They were all imprisoned in the 'nest of maggots' because they violated the ban.

July had already started paying attention to Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Jin, and he had inquired about their whereabouts from Yoruichi.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was imprisoned for researching Quincy.

In the current Quincy extermination campaign, many Quincy corpses were left behind.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi secretly travels to the human world, intending to transport the Quincy corpses back to Soul Society for research.

As a result, Mayuri Kurotsuchi's actions were discovered by the Covert Task Force.

Researching Quincy was prohibited, so he was immediately imprisoned in the 'Morphin Nest' by the Covert Task Force.

They've been locked up and haven't been released yet.

Ajin was originally a retainer of a minor nobleman. When the nobleman committed a crime, Ajin was implicated and imprisoned in the 'Morphin's Nest' by the Secret Service.

Chapter 277 Maggot Nest

July arrived at the Second Division.

He's coming today to bail out two people.

A Shinigami from the Second Division was waiting in front of the gate.

"Captain Shikatori, this way please. The vice-captain is waiting for you in front of the 'Maggot Nest'," said the Shinigami of the Second Division warmly.

Nana has visited the Second Division many times and has cooperated with the Onmitsukidō Shinigami several times. The Shinigami of the Second Division are very familiar with Nana.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Please take me there," July said gently.

'The Nest of Maggots' is the prison of the Second Division.

The prisoners held here are all criminals captured by the covert task force.

The 'Maggot Nest' prison is located in a relatively remote area, separated from the Second Division's base by a forest.

The two walked along the forest path and soon came to a calm river.

There is a suspension bridge by the river. Once you cross this suspension bridge, you will reach the entrance to the 'Maggot Nest'.

"Teacher, over here~"

Yoruichi waves from in front of the suspension bridge.

She had received advance notice and had been waiting here for a long time.

"Are these two really that important? Since you had to come here in person, if you wanted them, I could have just sent them to the Twelfth Division!"

Yoruichi knew the purpose of her teacher's visit, but she was curious about the importance the teacher placed on her, as he personally came to the 'Morcelain Nest' to pick them up.

“They are all rare geniuses, and such people tend to be a little arrogant. If you want them to put in the effort, you need to be more polite,” July said with a smile.

In July, the goal was to transform the Twelfth Division into a technical division, but the current Twelfth Division lacks a sound system for training researchers, and many of its members are amateur scientists with unorthodox methods, so there is an urgent need to supplement the team with technical talent.

In order to continuously cultivate researchers, it is necessary to establish and improve the researcher training system.

This is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it requires outstanding researchers to lead the effort and first establish the framework.

In July, they planned to rescue Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Akin from the 'Maggot Nest' prison.

"Are those two really that good... But that Mayuri Kurotsuchi is a bit cunning; it took the Onmitsuki to catch him." Yoruichi recalled the report she had seen earlier. "That guy was very good at hiding. If the Onmitsuki hadn't also been good at that, he would have really escaped."

When she heard from her teacher that they wanted to take the two people away, she went to check the arrest report for them.

The capture of Ajin was relatively easy because it happened suddenly and Ajin was unable to put up an effective resistance.

However, when they tried to capture Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the Onmitsukido encountered fierce resistance.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was skilled at concealment and also knew how to use poison, causing the Grim Reaper who was hunting him a lot of trouble.

The two crossed the suspension bridge and arrived at an iron gate, where two members of the Covert Combat Team, known as Death Squads, stood guard.

When they saw Yoruichi and Shikatori Nanatsuki approaching, they immediately opened the iron gate.

Inside the door is a passageway leading underground.

After passing through the underground passage, the two arrived at a spacious cavern.

There were many people dressed in white inside the cave.

After July and Yoruichi entered the cave hall, these people looked at them with ill intent.

However, when they saw the captain's haori worn by Shikatori Nanatsuki and Yoruichi Shihouin, the fierce light in their eyes immediately disappeared.

“These people are less dangerous, so they weren’t put in solitary confinement,” Yoruichi explained to July. “They were all Grim Reapers before, and most of them made mistakes because they wanted to escape their duties as Grim Reapers for various reasons.”

Once a soul becomes the Grim Reaper, there is no turning back.

Unless there are special reasons, the team will take a break early.

Otherwise, Shinigami cannot voluntarily withdraw from the Gotei 13.

Many of these people in white were trying to escape the duties of the Grim Reapers because they were afraid of fighting Hollows, and they fled to Rukongai or the human world. They were captured and imprisoned here by the Onmitsukido.

"They were intimidated by your imposing presence," July chuckled.

"Hehe, my first mission after joining the Second Division was to take care of these troublemakers here with my bare hands." Yoruichi clenched her fist. "I've already beaten these guys into submission!"