You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

Ok?

The place suddenly fell silent. Iori looked around in confusion. His alcohol-numbed brain belatedly realized something:

"It's actually the Abandoned Chant!"

"When did this guy learn this? Isn't he from a commoner family?"

"B-but this power... this is unreasonable!"

——Iori’s eye twitched as he realized that his performance was a bit eye-catching.

"Everyone..."

Just as he was about to explain that he only had this low-level Hadō that could skip the chant, a big, broad hand pressed on his shoulder.

"Go back to sleep!"

When I looked up, it turned out to be the teacher with an extremely serious expression!

"The life span of a god of death is not as short as that of a human. You still have a long future ahead of you. There is no need to be so anxious."

Why do you have to act so serious? Why am I so anxious?

"A regular schedule is also very important. You should never practice ghost arts all night again. Otherwise, not only will your spiritual pressure be overdrawn, but your body will also not be able to hold on!"

Iori: “…Ah?”

"I understand that there are not so many geniuses in this world. They are the result of ordinary people working a hundred times harder.

However, it is also important to pay attention to methods and approaches. You must combine work with rest, understand?"

The teacher patiently persuaded Iori with the tone of an experienced person, but the boy looked confused.

After a moment, Iori finally reacted:

Could it be that they thought that I looked so haggard because of my hard work in the way of ghosts?

This...say

"Go back and have a good meal, take a shower, and have a good sleep. This is not a suggestion but an order!"

The teacher nodded to Iori to show his appreciation, and then announced to the students present that Iori would be given a day and a half off, and asked everyone to learn from Iori and not be complacent with just a little achievement.

[Look at them, not only are they more talented than you, they even work harder than you! ]7

——Although he didn’t say it directly, his words implied this.

After all this, Iori felt that many resentful eyes were focused on him... but he was also speechless, okay!

Boring teacher, what's the point of having such a good imagination!

【CG obtained】8

[I and the King of Rolls are sworn enemies!] 6

Category: Bond CG (from the bond of classmates and resentment) 7

Level: D7

Quality: Normal 0

Extracting~

Calculating~

Rewards at a glance:

Property value:

Minor improvement in mental strength

Maneuverable and slight lifting

Avoidance and small improvement

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Although he was speechless, Iori still accepted the attribute points and vacation without hesitation.

He really did as Master Guidao said, he went back to eat, take a bath, and sleep well, and did not wake up until dusk in the afternoon.

Maybe it was because he had slept for a whole day, but when the birds were returning to their nests, he was in high spirits. He looked at the time and flipped through the calendar, then remembered that he had an appointment with someone, so he changed into casual clothes, walked out of the gate of the Spiritual Arts Academy, and walked along the tall white wall of the Soul Society.

After going deeper into Rukongai and taking some remote paths, Iori arrived at his destination after about half an hour:

A doll shop that has long been closed down. As the name suggests, it is a place that specializes in making dolls, but they are not the high-end life-size ones, but the kind of kimono dolls that are offered as sacrifices during certain festivals.

Yes, even in Soul Society there are still many festivals. The souls may have "died" once, but there is still a sense of ritual in life.

However, since this store has closed, it proves that there is not much demand for small dolls.

Well, if it were a life-size doll, it would be a bestseller in Seireitei...

Iori was not here to buy dolls, nor did he plan to go through the front door. Instead, he went around to the back of the house and slapped a new door that didn't fit in.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

"Open the door! Kurotsuchi Mayuri, don't hide in there and keep silent. I know you are at home. You have the guts to rob, bah, you have the guts to owe money and not pay it back, but why can't you open the door?

I tell you, your deadline has come!"

Volume 12: The White Moonlight of the Entire Seireitei: Chapter : Boss: You don’t know how hard I’ve worked!

squeak~

The small door opened a crack, and cold air seeped out from the dim room, making Iori feel quite uncomfortable.

Then, a pair of yellow eyes without much emotion appeared from the crack in the door. It seemed that it was not used to the light, and its pupils shrank slightly.

"It's you... come in."

Snapped!

The small door closed, followed by a wave of spiritual pressure, and then a series of mechanical sounds were heard. The seemingly ordinary small door then slowly opened.

The sunlight entered the room, and the person facing me had a pale face... No, it was even more outrageous than that. It was a black and white mask, and it was not a common hard mask, but a soft mask that fit tightly to the face like leather. It had no aesthetic appeal, and the heavy eye shadow made him look like a demon.

If you look closely, you will find that not only the face, but also the neck and hands are painted white. I'm afraid the whole body looks so strange.

This guy had short purple hair and was leaning against the door with a hunched back. An ordinary white overall looked baggy on him, revealing his rather thin figure.

"Deadline... is it coming so soon? Come in, your things are already prepared, and don't yell next time."

"What's wrong with knocking on the door? If it were someone else, they would have hired someone to kill them after investing so much money and getting no return at all."

"If I only have to die once to settle my account, I'll be happy with it."

"Think beautifully!"

Iori smiled after he finished speaking: "How is it, have you made any progress in your research recently?"

"Yes, but there's no point in telling you. People like you who only think about fighting and killing can practice kendo, but science is the domain of the wise."

Even though they were acquaintances, this guy always had an ambiguous attitude, which could easily make people unhappy. But Iori didn't care. He had long been accustomed to Kurotsuchi Mayuri's weird way of speaking, or he had been prepared with sufficient patience since he met Kurotsuchi Mayuri and decided to get in touch with him.

It's normal for scientists to have some quirks, let alone someone like Kurotsuchi Mayuri who is obviously mentally ill.

After entering the door, they went into the basement and the strange man took Iori to an extremely secret private laboratory.

It was narrow, crowded, and strange, but not messy or dirty. Instead, it was well organized. The various research materials were not bloody or disgusting, and it looked like a normal laboratory. Even some animal organ specimens were preserved in transparent containers soaked in unknown liquids.

"Isn't formalin the preservative used in Soul Society?"

While Iori was thinking about these things, Kurotsuchi Mayuri in front of him had already gone to a locker to look for the things that Iori had ordered.

Although he said something sarcastic, his body was very honest:

The 12th Division is having a hard time now. His immediate superior is a rather troublesome old woman, and many sources of funding have been cut off. The cooperation with Iori probably accounts for 35% of his research funds, making him definitely a major sponsor.

"I haven't been out for a while. Is there anything happening out there?"

"Same as always." Iori replied briefly.

"Really? That's really... boring." Kurotsuchi Mayuri said with a sarcastic look on his face, not knowing what he was talking about.

This future director of the Technical Development Bureau is now just a chief officer of the 12th Division, and his rank is not very high.

But this is not because he lacks ability or qualifications. In fact, he is very senior. It’s just that he always conducts research that may cause trouble. He has been demoted and detained several times, so he is currently only a chief official.

The people above thought he was a rare talent, so they kept him. However, if he continued to be unrestrained and crossed the red line, his fate would be...

Speaking of the 12th Division, we have to mention its particularity:

Just as the 4th Division also serves as a medical institution, the 12th Division is also responsible for promoting the research of spirit particle technology.

However, in addition to the 12th Division, the nobles of Soul Society also have their own research institutes and data rooms. In addition, there are some miscellaneous similar organizations that are independent, and the 12th Division is just one of them.

This situation would not end until about a hundred years later, when Urahara Kisuke came to power and, with the support of Captain-General Yamamoto, integrated the relevant organizations into the 12th Division and formally established the "Technical Development Bureau."

However, even at this point in time, the status of the 12th Division is very prominent, because the leader is a big man who can communicate with Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni on an equal footing:

Shutara Senjumaru!

But about a dozen years ago, the mysterious Shudor Senjumaru suddenly appeared and took over the position of captain of the 12th Division. No one in the Seireitei had any objection to this.

Ordinary soldiers naturally didn't know her origins. All they knew was her name. It was only after combining what he had seen in his previous life that Iori realized how shocking the origins of this usually mysterious and beautiful captain were...

Strictly speaking, she is also a veteran of the Gotei 13, but she left the sequence of the 13 very early. She is currently a member of the "Zero Squad" directly under the Soul King, and her status is no lower than Yamamoto.

It's just that in Soul Society, one needs to show respect to this symbol of military power of the "strongest god of death", so he was downgraded by half a level, but he is still obviously higher than other captains.

This female Death God's age, qualifications, and origin are unknown. No one knows her past except the first-generation captain, but one thing is certain:

She had been promoted many years ago for her "great contributions to Soul Society" and went to the Soul King Palace to protect the legendary Soul King. Logically, she should not have appeared in the Seireitei.

Since Shutra Senjumaru made an exception and returned to Soul Society, temporarily assuming the position of captain, and stayed in Division 12 all day without making any movement, there must be something extremely important that needs to be dealt with, and she, a member of Division 0, must take the lead.

Taking into account some of the high-tech of the Soul Society in later generations, whether it is the artificial body, the Gikonmaru, the transformed soul, and even Urahara Kisuke and "Hara Aizen's" Hogyoku, they were all initiated during this period (but it took a hundred or two hundred years to successfully research them).

Technical emperors including Hikifune Kiryu and Kurotsuchi Mayuri will also start to become active from now on... The water here is so deep that it's scary!

In fact, a careful analysis will reveal that Shutara Senjumaru, Hikifune Kiryu, Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Urahara Kisuke and others obviously have known each other for a long time, and may even have a master-disciple relationship.

Iori has always remained silent about this matter. Even after making friends with Kurotsuchi Mayuri, he has no intention of delving deeper into it. After all, his small body cannot withstand strong storms.

Of course, it is also possible that Iori was imagining too much, or maybe it was just a coincidence.

Just like when he was following Naruto back then, he imagined a lot of things, but later it turned out that they were basically just conspiracy theories made up by netizens.

You think the original author is on the eighteenth floor, but in fact the original author is on the first floor.jpg

But no matter what, it never hurts to be cautious.

Therefore, the relationship between Iori and Mayuri Kurotsuchi is limited to "helping each other".

To be more specific, Iori paid money to support Kurotsuchi Mayuri's research, and Kurotsuchi Mayuri needed to repay Iori with the fruits of his wisdom.

As for why he didn't look for Urahara Kisuke, but this pervert with a bad reputation?

Urahara Kisuke is now a professional gigolo, relying on the Shihouin family for support. He has no shortage of money, right?

Moreover, Urahara is a typical "royalist" who is dedicated to maintaining order in the three realms. His stance is "friendly neutrality" and he will not cooperate with you without a legitimate reason.

But Kurotsuchi Mayuri is different. Forget about being a "royalist". He doesn't even have a normal sense of good and evil. Even if you ask him for something like poison, he will deliver it immediately and will never ask what it is used for!

What Iori needs is exactly this kind of "good friend" who neither talks nonsense nor meddles in other people's affairs.

The only problem is that this kind of relationship won't last long. Kuroshio Mayuri's current research is barely normal, and his illegal activities are limited to stealing corpses and the like. But Iori knows that sooner or later he will cross the line, and then their cooperation will end.

This is a matter of principle, and while Iori isn't a righteous partner, he won't stoop to that level.

Of course, before that, Kurotsuchi Mayuri was still the person whom Iori wanted to win over and fund.

——I write pornographic stories to support you.jpg

"Here, this is what you want, a complete set."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi handed a small package to Iori. "Although this thing is special, it has no practical use for the god of death. It is only needed in prison... Of course, what you want to do has nothing to do with me."

"Oh, thank you." Iori took the thing, weighed it, and nodded with satisfaction.

After opening the package, there were several diamond-shaped amulets inside, all the same size of a walnut, all white in color, with no fine patterns, only a few simple scratches, but they were definitely not made of ordinary materials, and looked very hard.

——Murderous stone.

This is a kind of ore unique to Soul Society, which can release waves that decompose spiritual power. It is somewhat similar to the seastone in "One Piece", but it is not so outrageous that you lose power when you touch it. It just won't be affected by spiritual power.