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

The dry branches under his feet made a slight cracking sound, and the feeling of touching the ground reminded Iori that he had returned to this familiar world again.

He looked around and nodded slowly:

The location has not changed, it is where he left.

"The air is still as fresh as ever... and poor." Iori took a deep breath and couldn't help but sigh.

It seemed a bit wrong to describe the air as "barren", but Iori was referring to the density of spirit particles in the atmosphere.

Of course, there may not be such a term in this world view, but whether it is called magic power, essence, soul power, or elves, it means the same thing.

Compared to Soul Society where all matter is composed of spirit particles, this place is a complete spirit particle desert. There are very few free spirit particles in the atmosphere. Ivan is like a resident of the plains who suddenly moved to the Himalayas. He can feel the "thinness" with every breath.

Iori couldn't even achieve a "balance of income and expenditure" here, and he was consuming his own spiritual pressure every moment. Although it was weak, it accumulated and could not be ignored. This was the case even in standby mode, not to mention when he started fighting. He was only slightly better than Ultraman, who only had three minutes.

Iori starts the plot CG time travel, a process that takes about ten seconds and cannot be interrupted.

This means that he can return to Soul Society to recover his spiritual pressure at ordinary times, but it is not easy to withdraw during a battle. Once his spiritual pressure is exhausted...

Fortunately, this problem is relatively easy to solve compared to the "speed of time flow". It does not require the help of natural wonders such as the Broken World. It can be solved by relying on human wisdom.

The murderous stone amulet he got from Kurotsuchi Mayuri has more effects than just concealing aura.

The murderous stone can decompose weak fluctuations of spiritual power, but it does not eliminate the spiritual power from the root. It only breaks it up into free spiritual particles.

Iori's request to Kurotsuchi Mayuri was to refer to the protective barrier of Seireitei and wear the full set of amulets in a certain order and position, which would form a shield on the body to block the fluctuations of spiritual particles, and confine the spiritual particles that naturally dissipated when Iori was on standby to the surroundings, greatly reducing the rate at which spiritual pressure was consumed.

In this way, Iori's standby time will also be doubled.

However, this shield will also affect the release of ghost skills, so it must be removed during combat.

Then, although the concentration of spiritual particles in this world is very low, there are occasionally some objects that condense more spiritual particles. By fighting with the help of these things, the loss of spiritual pressure can be greatly reduced.

As long as you collect enough spiritual artifacts and keep yourself in good condition at all times, you will not be afraid even if you encounter a difficult enemy:

You know, in most world views, Flash Step is a magical skill for running away!

"Is it this way?"

After identifying the direction, Iori went around to the east side of the shade of the tree, searched carefully for a while, pushed aside a layer of fallen leaves, and gathered spiritual power in both hands to dig up the shallow soil like a shovel. Soon, he dug out an iron box two feet long and one foot wide from the ground.

He went in and out of this world several times, for a total of about half a year. Although he was unable to practice killing white ghosts here due to environmental reasons, he did collect a lot of personal belongings while exploring around.

However, as these things are "matter", there is no way to take them directly to Soul Society, a place where only spirit particles are allowed to exist. Otherwise, they will melt away like falling into strong acid. In the original work, Ichigo Kurosaki and others had to convert their physical bodies into spirit bodies before they could sneak into Soul Society.

(That doesn't mean there aren't things worth taking from this world, of course.)

So he set up several supply points in this world. The boxes contained only some common items that were convenient for movement, so he buried them casually in the soil.

He put on the turtleneck shirt and cloak he had prepared long ago, a full-face mask with a white background and flames, a cowboy hat, black gloves, deerskin boots, a tactical belt, and a stainless steel sword, and finally attached a "Kurobuti Mayuri microphone" around his neck that could convert the words of spirits into actual air vibrations...

When everything was ready, a bounty hunter, who was covered in a windbreaker and did not reveal his true face at all, and was called "Faceless Man" by people in this world, was born!

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In the underground pub in the red-light district, all kinds of guys of unknown origin gathered here, some occupied a table in twos and threes and talked in low voices, some observed the surroundings like a lone wolf, and some sang and drank without any scruples, and flirted with heavily made-up prostitutes.

Among these people there are local gangsters, adventurers and businessmen from other places, and even soldiers and gendarmes, some of whom are notorious or famous.

Their attire is also quite peculiar, some dress like wealthy Arab businessmen, some are dressed like fantasy warriors, the bartenders wear fashionable suit linings, and the military police look like they are dressed in modern military uniforms.

...This chaotic dressing style has created a strange vitality, and it also seems to indicate that the technology tree of this world is very crooked.

But no matter where these ruthless people came from, they all avoided a certain corner, leaving a small area there empty.

The person occupying the table alone was a strange man who was wearing a hat and windbreaker even in the room. Although this was a pub, he had no intention of taking off his mask to dine. He just ordered a glass of wine and put it on the table without moving.

Normally, there is no shortage of troublemakers in the tavern, and such a conspicuous guy should have attracted some bad people a long time ago, but he has been sitting here for a while and no one dares to cause trouble.

The reasons of course vary from person to person, but the biggest common point is probably “not daring”!

The appearance is too obvious!

In the past three years, this man has become famous in the underground world (he has appeared intermittently, and his total active time is only half a year). He has not made many moves, but he has been able to kill his prey accurately every time, and many big figures with great reputations in the underground world have not been able to escape.

The most terrifying thing is not this, but that although he calls himself a "bounty hunter", his attacks are irregular. Many underworld bosses who were not on the bounty list were killed. It seems that he only decides his targets based on personal likes and dislikes!

In this chaotic world, villains can be found everywhere, and there are many murderers, but a guy like the "Faceless Man" whose motives are unclear, whose true identity is unknown, and who kills when he strikes will naturally make people particularly awe-inspiring.

Anyone with a little common sense wouldn't be so foolish as to go up and talk to him.

This delicate atmosphere was slightly broken until an intelligence dealer in a gray coat arrived and sat down opposite the "Faceless Man".

"I took a big risk this time. These are all absolutely confidential documents—"

clang!

A bag was thrown onto the table, and the palpable weight of it made the intelligence dealer shut up.

"Where's what I want?"

"that's it."

The information dealer took out a long bag from his pocket and handed it to Iori, then took the bag and began to count the items carefully.

Iori opened the small package and found a bunch of leather wanted posters. Unlike those circulating in the market, there was relevant information written in small print on the back, such as where the person was last seen.

The boy took a quick look and nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to pack up and go back to look at it slowly, suddenly a familiar face came into his sight.

Snapped!

Iori slapped the wanted poster on the table and asked the information dealer who looked up in surprise, "Do you have any more detailed information about this person?"

The information dealer calmed himself down and looked at the wanted poster, only to see a picture of a beautiful girl with long hair who looked very cold.

Below the portrait are the characteristics of the person:

Black hair, red eyes, 16 years old, good at using the sword, excellent assassin, imperial tool user

He escaped from his unit half a month ago, a traitor to the Empire, he doesn't care about his life or death!

"Aka...me...Akagome?"

Volume 15: The White Moonlight of the Entire Soul Society: Chapter : Ah! Akame, what are you doing!

Iori had long ago determined through inquiries and verification from various sources that he was in "Akame ga Kill". This is a fairly simple worldview, which can be summed up with a famous quote from the Prime Minister:

[In the temple, rotten wood serves as an official, between the steps of the palace, beasts eat the salary;

People with wicked hearts and bad behavior are in power, and servile people are in power.

As a result, the country was in ruins and the people suffered.

Darkness and cruelty are the keynotes of "Aka Kill", and the protagonists are an assassination organization affiliated with the Revolutionary Army. The entire main storyline is about how to fight against the corrupt Millennium Empire and its lackeys.

Iori lived in China in his previous life, and similar dark ages had appeared countless times in history books. So when he came here, he had no psychological pressure to find bullies, corrupt officials, and decadent nobles to test his sword.

As a result, his combat experience and kendo skills soared, and he also earned the nickname "Faceless Man" and obtained several CGs, which can be considered a small gain.

His sword-testing behavior certainly caused dissatisfaction in the empire. After all, many of those who died at his hands were "people of status and position", so he was soon put on the wanted list, and the reward for his death once rose to the same level as that of the revolutionary army cadres.

However, no matter how hard the Empire tried, no matter how much manpower and resources they mobilized, they could not catch Iori, not even his shadow. Instead, people were still beheaded by the "Faceless Man".

This incident made the Imperial Military Police lose face. As the Chief Minister of the Empire, he even issued a special report criticizing them. As a result, the name of "Faceless Men" became more and more famous...

To be honest, the military police are really a bit innocent. It’s not because they are incompetent that they can’t catch Iori. After all, even if you invite the elementary school student of the God of Death, he can’t catch a real "invisible man"!

Given the characteristics of a spirit, who would be able to see Iori if he took off his clothes?

Even, if Iori is given ten seconds, he can return to Death and completely disappear from this world!

How do you catch this?!

Besides, Iori is not just good at running away.

Although his spiritual pressure is only about the same as that of a chief officer, with the blessing of the [Perfect Death God] talent, his actual combat power is a level higher, and he is only a step away from the vice-captain level of "Shikai" and some polishing.

There aren't many strong people who can pose a threat to him in "Zhan Chi", and those people are not people you can just run into on the road.

In this way, Iori came to this world more than ten times, spanning three years, and tormented the Imperial Military Police countless times, and finally made them "give in"!

That is, the wanted order will be posted on the surface, but in reality, no large-scale clearing and hunting will be organized, and the cases committed by the "Faceless Man" will be pushed onto other wanted criminals to reduce Iori's influence.

He was able to make the entire Imperial Military Police tacitly surrender by himself. Even though the Military Police was only the police force of the Empire, below the Border Army and the Imperial Guard, this feat still shocked the entire underground world!

Whether it is the imperial government, the underworld organizations, or even the revolutionary army, they all agree:

The Faceless Man may not be the strongest assassin, but he is definitely the most difficult one. Don't mess with him unless necessary!

——This series of events gave Iori about four points of painting style.

The reason why there are only four points seems to be because the assassination target is not important enough and the "escape method" is wrong.

If it was like when Aizen revealed his true face, all the strong men were helpless in watching him, and then he threw a few dirty words... then the style value would go up on the spot!

The first time Iori and Akame met was during a capture operation carried out by the Empire against him.

At that time, not only the military police were dispatched, but the ruthless imperial officials also called in a very professional assassination unit, hoping to make Iori's "colleagues" confront each other head-on.

They even guessed that Iori had a way to hide his body, so scientists specially developed a detector that could capture heat... but unfortunately, they still couldn't do anything to Iori. ⑦

The search still ended in failure for the Empire. Both the military police and the assassination team died at Iori's hands. If he hadn't been concerned about the consumption of his spiritual pressure, he would have taught everyone an unforgettable lesson!

It was also during this incident that Iori met the black-haired, red-eyed assassin... He recognized at first sight that the other party was the protagonist of "Aka Kill", one of the future spearheads of the Revolutionary Army.

At that time, Akame had not yet awakened her free will and was still in the Imperial Assassination Force.

As an elite killer trained by the empire since childhood, she relied on her murderous perception beyond the five senses to capture a trace of Iori's breath.

Iori has admired this female killer since his previous life. Now as a swordsman, he is also eager to try. He immediately shows up and has a very refreshing sword duel with her!

Honestly speaking, Iori's kendo level should be stronger than Akame's, but in the battle he deeply realized how much the differences in training methods, combat objectives, offensive and defensive awareness would affect the final outcome...

The purpose of the Grim Reaper's "slash" is to redeem the fallen Hollows, but he will also pay attention to protecting himself, especially when facing a group of Hollows, he must try his best to avoid getting hurt, so he rarely chooses a strategy that will hurt both sides.

However, Akagi's swordsmanship is almost all about attack and no defense. It is completely based on "killing". It is an ultimate sword that can sacrifice everything to achieve its goal!

Iori was even at a disadvantage at the beginning!

However, when Iori did not hesitate to sacrifice his spiritual pressure and used all his firepower, he suddenly turned defeat into victory.

Iori did not kill her. He left before the Empire's reinforcements arrived, and hurried back to Soul Society - even though his spiritual pressure was still more than half, he had to restore his mana to full capacity first.

Since then, Iori and Akame seemed to have some kind of fate. They would occasionally meet on certain occasions and fight from time to time, but the life-and-death battle only started that time.

Iori and she can only have a fight. Although they have never talked much, he can vaguely sense that her mental state is slowly changing.

After seeing how cruel the world under the rule of the empire is and realizing how corrupt and dark the upper echelons of the empire are, she is no longer a "knife" controlled by others, but a true "killer" with free will.

The last time the two met was a month ago, and at that time Iori guessed that Akame might have awakened and was going to betray the empire and join the Revolutionary Army just like in the original work.

But he didn't expect that it might be the butterfly effect caused by him, which led to Akame's rebellion journey not being smooth this time. He did not directly connect with the revolutionary army, but something went wrong, and is currently being hunted down!

It would be fine if he didn't know about this, but now that Iori knows about it, how can he not join in the fun, brush up on the bond CG, and cause trouble for the imperial high-ups?

He excitedly took out the gold coins he had stored, bribed the relevant personnel in the army with money, obtained the latest intelligence, and then headed for the target area without stopping.

Iori took advantage of his status as a spirit and specifically sought out the empire's assassination units and armies, eavesdropping, no, literally listening in on combat meetings openly, and gaining first-hand information.

Acting alone, he was faster than the assassination team and arrived at the town where Akato was hiding first.

He was lucky as he soon saw Akame taking down an opponent in the alley.

However, what surprised Iori was that even though she had been exposed, Akahime did not leave the town to hide. Instead, she continued to stay in the town, disguised as a traveler and went into an inn to rest.

Curious Iori didn't jump out to say hello, but sneaked to the window to see what she was doing.

Could it be that this was the meeting place she had agreed to meet with the Revolutionary Army, and she wanted to ambush the Imperial troops here and catch them off guard?

Many possibilities flashed through Iori's mind, but when he looked into the window and saw the girl lying on the bed with her back to him, holding a scabbard between her legs, looking very uncomfortable, he still couldn't help but shrink his pupils:

Ah, Chi Tong! Facing a powerful enemy, what are you doing, Chi Tong!

Volume 16: The White Moonlight of the Seireitei: Chapter : Look carefully, what is a gentleman! (Edited)

Akagi has been in some trouble lately.

She was trained by the Empire since she was a child, survived the cruel hellish training, and became an excellent assassin. She originally had an absolutely calm mind and would not be affected by anything in her judgment and action. But she did not expect to fall into such a predicament...

The thing is, she came into contact with all kinds of people during her assassination missions, and through getting along and communicating with them, she gradually realized that the bureaucrats and aristocrats of the empire were the source of all tragedies.

By chance, she met the imperial rebel general Nadezhda during a mission. This heroic woman successfully used her mouth to dispel the last bit of hesitation in Akahime's heart, making her decide to join the revolutionary army and devote herself to breaking the corrupt rule of the empire.

But the process of betrayal was not smooth. The whereabouts of the two were leaked and they were hunted down. Although Nadezhda was a strong fighter, she was injured. In order to cover the escape of the female general, Akato led the pursuers away alone, and then fought and stopped all the way, shook off the enemy several times and was caught up several times, and finally stopped here.

She was just planning to rest here for a while, replenish her supplies and leave immediately, but she didn't expect to meet a hunter hired by the empire. The two had a short but fierce battle. Akagi successfully won, but she was also accidentally tricked.