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

The two walked forward, and the men in white stepped aside to make way for them.

After passing through the cave hall, there is another staircase passage.

At the end of the stairwell was a cell with partitions.

"Those locked up here are all relatively dangerous individuals who need to be held in solitary confinement," Yoruichi explained.

The cell blocks separated all the prisoners, preventing them from having any contact with each other.

"The person the teacher is looking for is over here."

Yoruichi led Nanatsuki to a cell at the end of the passage on the right.

Inside the prison cell, a blue-haired man sat on a stone bed.

Hearing footsteps, the blue-haired man looked up and calmly looked at the two people outside the iron fence.

I was watching him in July too.

This blue-haired man is Mayuri Kurotsuchi. Mayuri has many different appearances, but his current appearance gives off a very 'Frankenstein' vibe.

He had a black facial marking resembling an eye patch, metal cone-shaped earrings, and pale, bloodless skin.

Yoruichi waved to the Shinigami on duty, who immediately opened the iron gate.

"This somewhat unfamiliar captain has graced the 'Nest of Maggots' with his presence..." Mayuri Kurotsuchi's tone was unhurried, seemingly unconcerned about his predicament. "Is it finally time to judge me?"

During the Quincy extermination campaign in the human world, Mayuri Kurotsuchi secretly went to the human world to collect the Quincy corpses, intending to bring them back to Soul Society for research.

As a result, Mayuri Kurotsuchi ran into a secret service unit that was cleaning up the battlefield and was captured by them and taken to the 'Morcelain Nest'.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi has been imprisoned here for many years, and no captain-level figure has come to see him before.

Now that the captain has suddenly arrived, he instinctively feels that his misdeeds have been exposed.

"Ha, looks like they found that lab... What a double whammy..."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi thought to himself.

He is a natural researcher; once he becomes curious about the unknown, he wants to study it.

This habit makes it easy for him to break certain taboos.

Therefore, he had several secret hideouts in Rukongai in case of any accidents.

“This is not a trial. I am Shikatori Nanatsuki, the captain of the 12th Division.” Nanatsuki chuckled. “I have heard of your deeds. Your talents should not be wasted in this dark and gloomy place.”

"You mean you want to let me out?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi's lips curled up slightly. "You want me to work for you, right? Unfortunately, I'm quite satisfied with the environment here."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi realized that the two men had come to him not because the laboratory had been found, but because they had taken a liking to his talent.

"Is that so... That's a real shame..." July said with regret. "I plan to transform the Twelfth Division into the Technology Development Bureau. If you could come to the Technology Development Bureau, you could fully showcase your talents."

Chapter 278 Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Akin

"Technology Development Bureau?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi's eyes narrowed.

"I plan to create a Technology Development Bureau to be responsible for developing new technologies and new magical tools," July explained.

"A squad responsible for researching and developing new technologies...?"

It would be a lie to say Mayuri Kurotsuchi wasn't tempted; he knew very well how much energy a squad could mobilize.

This is also a tremendous benefit for his own research.

If he could get into the Technology Development Bureau, he could use its resources to test some of his ideas.

“The Technology Development Bureau is still in its early stages and really needs research talent like you.” Seeing that Mayuri Kurotsuchi was somewhat interested, July immediately added, “I’m here to invite you to be the head of the Technology Development Bureau. Oh... you can think of the head as the captain of the 12th Division.”

"A mere seated official..."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi pursed his lips. There are many seat officers in a squad. If he is only a seat officer, he will definitely be subject to many restrictions in his future actions.

"Your teacher directly gave you a position as a chairperson, and you're still not satisfied?!"

Yoruichi felt that Mayuri Kurotsuchi was too greedy. He had jumped from being a prisoner to a seated official, and he was still unwilling.

"The head of the Technology Development Bureau is equivalent to the third-ranking official. Your authority in the Technology Development Bureau is only below mine and Deputy Director Urahara's," July chuckled. "Of course, if you are more capable than Deputy Director Urahara, the position of deputy director can be replaced."

"That sounds tempting..." Mayuri Kurotsuchi smiled slightly. "If I don't agree, it would seem like I'm being ungrateful!"

Yoruichi waved her hand, and the Shinigami on duty nearby quickly went up to unlock Mayuri Kurotsuchi's shackles.

"Captain Shikatori, thanks to you, I can finally get out of here." Mayuri Kurotsuchi stretched his limbs and slowly walked out of the cell.

“Welcome to the Technology Development Bureau, Director Mayuri Kurotsuchi!” July nodded gently. “But before we leave, we need to meet someone else.”

"There are other Grim Reapers of the same type imprisoned here..."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi knew that Shichiru Shikatori had come to him to establish a technology development bureau, so the other person he was looking for should also be someone skilled in scientific research.

“Yes, he was originally a technician, but he was implicated in some things and was detained here,” July said.

Yoruichi led the two to a cell on the left.

Here is locked up a short-haired man with several small pointed horns on his forehead.

“Captain…” Ajin’s pupils contracted sharply when he saw the captain’s haori.

His first reaction was the same as Mayuri Kurotsuchi's: he thought today was his trial day and that the Onmitsukido was going to deal with him.

However, when he saw the white-clad Grim Reaper following behind the unfamiliar captain, he realized that things might not be as he thought.

The white-clad Grim Reaper was undoubtedly a prisoner here, yet he was not wearing any shackles.

“I am Shikatori Nanatsuki, the captain of the 12th Division.” Nanatsuki chuckled. “Achin, I’ve heard of your deeds. Your talents shouldn’t be wasted in this dark and gloomy place.”

"Huh, huh~" Mayuri Kurotsuchi pried off her right earring and casually cleaned the dust from the crevices. "This line sounds so familiar~"

"You mean I can leave here?" Ajin asked incredulously.

He was originally a technician serving a nobleman, but the nobleman committed a crime and was arrested by the secret service, which implicated him as well.

The nobleman committed a serious crime, which means he could be imprisoned for one or two hundred years.

"Although you previously served the Mizutani family, considering that you have only recently joined the Mizutani family and have not yet come into contact with their research, we have not imprisoned you in the Shin-O Underground Prison."

July continued, "You'll be coming to the 12th Division from now on. I plan to transform the 12th Division into the Technology Development Bureau. Here, you can fully utilize your talents."

The nobleman who implicated Akin was Mizutani Shingo, who colluded with Miyamoto Tetsuya to plot the substitution of a spirit body for a Shinigami and manipulate Soul Society.

Akin had previously worked for the Mizutani family. After Mizutani Shingo was killed by Nanatsu, the Mizutani family's businesses were "cleaned up" by the Secret Service.

Fortunately, Akin was not directly involved in the spirit corpse incident, otherwise he would probably be imprisoned in the Shinigami Underground Prison by now.

"Thank you for your high regard, Captain Shikatori! I will certainly live up to your expectations!" Akin was overjoyed, finally able to leave this awful place.

He didn't want to stay here any longer, and was naturally extremely grateful to Captain Shikato, who had rescued him from this godforsaken place.

"Let me introduce you. This is Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the third seat of the 12th Division and the head of the Technology Development Bureau, whom I just recruited. You two will be working together from now on," July said enthusiastically.

"Manager Mayuri, please take good care of me!" Akin greeted.

"Um..."

"Boring..." Mayuri Kurotsuchi had a thought that flashed through his mind.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi had been observing Akin for a while, but quickly lost interest in him; this boring man was no match for her.

Things went smoothly. After retrieving their belongings from the prison storage room, July led them back to the Twelfth Division.

"Wow, the conditions here are pretty good..."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was somewhat surprised by the equipment at the Technology Development Bureau.

The conditions here are much better than in his own "secret stronghold".

"This is... the Tapir Blade?! Wasn't it said that the Tapir Blade had been destroyed?"

Ajin was also surprised, as he, as a researcher, had also been concerned about the whereabouts of the 'Mo Yao Dao'.

When he learned about the 'Mo Yao Dao' (貘爻刀), he really wanted to get his hands on one to study.

Unfortunately, he learned that the 'Baku Yao Dao' was destroyed after the downfall of the Xia Dalu family, but he ended up seeing the 'Baku Yao Dao' here.

“I still have some of the Mo Yao knife left,” July said casually. “If you’re interested, you can study it later. But right now, the most important thing for the Technology Development Bureau is to establish and improve the researcher training system and train qualified researchers. You will also have research assistants to use.”

"You want to teach people too?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi scoffed, but considering that he did need some research assistants, he agreed. "I hope they don't give me any idiots."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi's expression shifted slightly as he noticed a completely different spiritual energy fluctuation.

He picked up a petri dish containing a blue solution with small red beads floating in it.

"What is this?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi asked, puzzled. This was the first time he had sensed such spiritual energy fluctuations. "A strange aura..."

"This is hellfire."

Kisuke Urahara, who had been resting on the bench, got up and quickly said:

"Hey, hey, these are the ones I extracted with great difficulty. Shaking them like that will easily make them dissipate. Don't move them around!"

"You two look unfamiliar... Could it be..." Kisuke Urahara scratched his face, "that you're the 'helpers' the captain found?"

"Let me introduce you. This is Kisuke Urahara, the vice-captain of the 12th Division and the deputy director of the Technology Development Bureau," July said with a smile.

"Oh? You're the deputy director..."

Kurotsuchi looked at Kisuke Urahara with an extremely aggressive gaze.

Chapter 279 The Loving and Caring Twelfth Division

"Captain, you're really good at causing me trouble!"

Urahara Kisuke said helplessly.

He sensed the malice in Mayuri Kurotsuchi's eyes.

The person is not good!

The clever boy quickly realized what was going on—

Shikagori Nanatsuki must have said something like, "Whoever has the ability can rise to the top!"

"Don't worry about these little details," July chuckled. "You're always complaining about having too much work, but now with these two helpers, your work is much easier!"

Kisuke Urahara sighed slightly. Someone was watching him intently, and he didn't think things would be easy going on like this.

However, if the Technology Bureau had two more capable individuals, he could indeed delegate some of the research and development tasks and focus on studying Hell Spirit Particles.

These two were chosen by Shikagiri Nanatsuki, so their abilities are probably not a concern.

Kisuke Urahara scrutinized Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Akin, trying to glean some information.

"Vice Captain Urahara, I'm Akin." Akin introduced himself reservedly.

"Mayuri Kurotsuchi," Mayuri Kurotsuchi said casually, gently shaking the culture dish.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi's attention was no longer on Kisuke Urahara; he was very interested in the hellish pyrotechnics in the culture vessel.

He was a native of Soul Society, and although he had been to the human world before, he had never encountered the opening of the Gates of Hell. Therefore, this was the first time he had seen anything related to Hell.

What types of spiritual particle technologies have you been exposed to before?

Urahara Kisuke asked.

He plans to delegate some of the research and development tasks and focus on developing the Kido and Spirit Tools that utilize Hell Spirits.

“I previously did some drug research and development work at Mizutani & Co., Ltd., which involved drugs for health maintenance and extracting the potential of spirits,” Akin answered truthfully.

The Mizutani family's business association is involved in many industrial chains. Akin was previously a researcher in the Mizutani business association responsible for developing pharmaceuticals.

"A researcher at Mizutani & Co., huh... That's a very impressive resume."

Kisuke Urahara rummaged through another table piled high with documents and books for a while, then pulled out a stack of manuscript paper from the pile: "Then I'll entrust the development of the 'Spiritual Food Pill' to you."

"Spiritual food pills?" Ajin took the manuscript paper.

“This is a drug designed by the captain. The ‘Spirit Bread Pill’ is an easily absorbed medicine made from highly concentrated spirit particles. Try to find a way to improve the efficiency of spirit particle intake,” Kisuke Urahara explained.

Souls with spiritual potential need to consume a large amount of spiritual food during their growth period. The purpose of developing the 'Spiritual Food Pill' in July is to reduce the cost of obtaining spiritual food for the souls of Rukongai.

“Some barren areas in Rukongai don’t have much food. If we could provide them with ‘Spirit Food Pills,’ more people would have the chance to become Shinigami. They could also be given to students of the Spirit Arts Academy to improve their spiritual energy intake. This would be a great thing for the entire Soul Society. As expected of the captain, he has thought so far ahead!” Akin was trying to integrate into the Technology Bureau.

Kisuke Urahara stared at Akin for a long time.