Alchemist in Death

Chapter 334 The matter is revealed!

"I am back."

"Oni-chan, welcome back."

"...Yuzi, is the chair broken again?" Ichigo glanced at his home and found that the chair he bought yesterday was missing again, and he said speechlessly.

"Ah~ Dad accidentally broke it again just now. Today, Oni-chan, you can continue to go back to the room to eat, hehe~" Youzi was wearing an apron, holding a shovel in one hand and tapping his head gently with the other.

"...Okay." Ichigo sighed and walked towards his room. He was not stupid, and now he knew to some extent that Rukia must have been exposed, but Yuzi and the others didn't make it clear, and Ichigo didn't bother to say anything.

Because the current situation is really confusing, it's best for them not to get involved.

"I'll go up first."

"Well, don't come down if you have nothing to do. I'll call you when the meal is ready."

"..." Why don't you be so obvious? Ichigo sighed heavily, nodded, and walked towards his room.

“Papa clakka~la kha kha kha~”

Arriving at the door, listening to the crackling of keys inside, Ichigo sighed and pushed the door open.

"You're playing video games again, Rukia."

"Roadless race! Almost finished!"

"...Your teacher is right."

"What is right?"

"I won't let you play games." Ichigo threw his schoolbag on the bed and looked at Rukia who was fighting with the game.

"Even you...ah, I'm going to die! Don't distract me, you guy!" Just as he was about to complain about Ichigo, Rukia almost failed the game due to distraction, and suddenly started to operate in a hurry.

Seeing this, Ichigo smiled knowingly and said, "Don't you have any worries? It feels like you have always been carefree."

"That's not true. I had it before. At first, I wanted to surpass my brother, and then my teacher. Later, I found that each of them was more difficult than the other. Then I set the goal of proving myself, proving that I can achieve success without relying on my teacher and brother. Success, and then I discovered that their influence spread throughout Soul Society, from the nobles to the Rukongai, there was nothing they could not influence.

"Even if they don't explain clearly, there will still be countless people coming to help me. Things that are obviously hell-level difficulty will inexplicably become easy difficulty. Then, I will be worry-free."

Ichigo: "..."

Why do you suddenly feel like dozens of lemons are stuffed in your mouth?
It was careless. Ichigo originally thought that Rukia was so carefree because of her good attitude. Who knew that it was because of her good background that her edges were smoothed out...

You can't learn this, you can't learn it...

"Phew~ I finally cleared the level! The reality is that it's a bad game with a very high level of difficulty!!"

"...I don't think you, a player who cheats and earns money, is not qualified to say this."

"Then you are qualified? It has only been a few weeks, and your spiritual pressure has reached the captain level..." Rukia rolled her eyes, "Okay, the game has been cleared. Sit tight, I want to tell you something. ."

Ichigo looked at himself sitting on the ground, then nodded: "Sit down already."

"Ahem~" Lucia held her right hand empty, put it to her mouth and coughed twice, "Did you make a deal with the guy in your body during the day?"

Speaking of this, Ichigo's expression became serious and he nodded: "Well, he took action to deal with the big guy and helped me twice afterwards, but it was up to him to decide when to help and not to help, twice. After that, we must have a king-mounted battle with him. What is a king-mounted battle?"

"...You don't know what this is, how dare you agree to it?"

"Isn't there nothing we can do about it? Besides, if we fight, wouldn't it be great if we win?" Ichigo said as he should.

"That's right." Rukia stroked her forehead. Although she always felt that something was wrong, Ichigo was right. Since it was a battle, as long as he won, it would be fine.

Lucia straightened her body and continued: "Because of this, there are some things you must know."

Ichigo nodded seriously, and then replied something not too serious: "As long as you don't draw pictures to explain."

"." Rukia, who was about to take out a pen and paper, suddenly froze, coughed slightly, and moved her arms forcibly, "First of all, before you understand Hollow, you must know a concept. In Soul Society, there is such a thing. One point of view is that the power of the God of Death has its limit and is combined with the power of the Hollow to break the limit of the God of Death. This is Hollow transformation. In the same way, the ultimate form of the Hollow is also the Death God transformation, which is the form of the middle-aged man Inoue mentioned. Although He is my teacher, but this kind of emptiness does exist."

"Has the God of Death turned into a void? Then they have reason and can't communicate? Why are they still killing like this?"

Facing the puzzled Ichigo, Rukia sighed and said, "Ichigo, can you give up eating?"

Ichigo was stunned for a moment, then fell silent. Yes, humans and Hollows have this kind of ecological relationship.
There may only be a very small number of Arrancars who want to get along well with humans, and this will not alleviate the situation at all.
"Put aside the Arrancar matter for now and continue talking about the king and the mount. The Shinigami and the Hollow in his body have a competitive relationship. In the early stage, the Shinigami will lose control from time to time, and the Hollow's consciousness controls the body, which is you. The current situation, and when the time is right, there will be a battle between the king and the mount, the winner will become the king, and the loser can only be a mount and become part of the king's power."

"Part of it means that if I lose, I will become a Hollow completely, right?"

"Yes." Lucia nodded, "And the most important thing, you must understand, is that in the battle between the God of Death and the Hollow, generally speaking, the Hollow has the upper hand!"

"Why?" Ichigo frowned, although he knew that Shiro Ichigo was stronger in his own situation, isn't this an exception?

"Because of instinct!"

"instinct?"

"Yes, there is a theory, you know, right? Our strength is actually limited. Normally we can only exert 30.00% of our strength. Through training, it may be higher, but it is only about 40.00%."

"This seems to be fake, right? At least there is no proof yet. Besides, is it the same for the Shinigami and humans?"

"The data may be wrong, but the principle is the same, so whether it is a god of death or a human, it is the same. In our daily life, we subconsciously limit our own strength, because once we go to full strength, our bodies will be severely damaged. Load, I think you should have experienced this."

Ichigo was stunned and nodded: "Is that the one?"

"But this is just our situation. It is different for the Hollows. The Hollows have the ability to regenerate at a super speed. Their recovery ability is very strong, and because they have no sense in the early stage, they mostly rely on instinct to fight. This is engraved deep in the souls of all Hollows. Being creatures of nature, relying on instinct, they can exert their own strength to the maximum extent! Therefore, in the battle between the king and the mount, the Death will usually be at a disadvantage."

"Then, is there no possibility of victory?" "Of course, move forward! Keep moving forward! The Hollow and the Zanpakutō are different. In the duel with the Zanpakutō, the power of the Zanpakutō's spirit will change accordingly. You have to become stronger because of your strength, so you can only gain his approval and defeat him mentally! But Xu is different. Xu and we don’t have that special connection. If we become stronger, he may not. And this is your chance!”

"Continuously moving forward? Do I have to be stronger this second than the last second? It's really difficult~" Ichigo sighed, and then asked, "Can you do it?"

"I didn't ask for this power. The teacher said it was too dangerous. The battle between the king and the mount is not easy. In the future, if there is any flaw in the king, the mount will instantly regret it, so the teacher did not let me master such a dangerous power. I also No need." Lucia shrugged.

Indeed, the purpose of research on virtualization itself is actually just to break the limits of the Death God and complete a dimensional jump. But now Rukia is far from reaching her own limit, so there is no need to risk mastering this power.

"Tsk~ What an enviable guy~"

"Envy? I also envy you. You have your own clear goals and can get what you want through your own efforts. Unlike me~ Alas, everything has been arranged by my brother and teacher, including rights, wealth, status, and even spiritual practice. , the road has been completely paved, and there are no storms at all. People who are as happy as you will not understand me~sigh~"

"." Ichigo admitted that he did have the idea of ​​killing Rukia now! ! !

However, after thinking about the fighting prowess of the two of them, he gave up this tempting idea, picked up the PS, stood up and walked out the door.

"Hey! What are you doing!"

"go to eat."

"Then what are you doing with my PS?"

"P.S." Ichigo walked to the door and glanced back at Rukia, who had a serious expression on her face. The corner of his mouth twitched. How could this guy be so embarrassed?

"First of all, let me correct you. This is my PS! Secondly, didn't you say that your life is smooth and without any storms? Here~" Ichigo raised the PS in his hand, "I will create some storms for you tonight. , don’t even think about touching it again!!!”

After finishing speaking, she walked out directly, leaving behind a bewildered Lucia.
'Did I say something wrong? '

Time passed slowly, and in a blink of an eye, the weekend came again, and Ichigo and Rukia also started hunting mode again. The difference was that this time their partner was Inoue.

Since he is determined to help Ichigo, there is no way Inoue can stand still!
Therefore, she took the initiative to ask Ichigo and the others to take her with them during training, but
Imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel
When I actually came to the scene and saw the ferocious Queen, Inoue, who was just an ordinary person a few days ago, was so frightened that his legs became weak!

His calf was trembling non-stop, and he didn't dare to move half a step.

Seeing this, Ichigo and Rukia looked at each other helplessly and smiled, but they could understand this, because even Ichigo had feelings of fear when he first faced the Hollow. He was like this, even more so. Not to mention Inoue.

"Inoue, why don't you wait first?" Just when Ichigo was about to persuade Inoue to observe first, Inoue shook his head.

"No, Kurosaki-san, if I retreat now, I will retreat later. If I keep retreating like this, when will I be able to grow?" Inoue's eyes gradually became firm, and the fear in his eyes slowly faded away, although his body still remained He is trembling, but at least his mind has begun to transform.

And what Shundun Rikka values ​​most is precisely the power of the heart!

After taking a long, deep breath, Inoue looked at Xu who was running towards them, took off the hairpin, and softly shouted: "Gutian Zhandun·I refuse!"

"call out!"

In an instant, the corner of the hairpin turned into spirit seeds and dispersed, condensed into a cold little elf, and then turned directly into a sharp slash and flew towards Xu!
Ichigo and Rukia looked expectantly, and Nicholas, who was hiding in the dark, gradually raised the corners of his mouth. They hadn't seen each other for a few days, and it was successful.
"Pfft~"

Everyone: "."

Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Gutian slashed the shield forward without breaking even Xu's skin.
This froze the expectations on everyone's faces.
'What was I expecting? '

Sighing, Ichigo pulled out his Zanpakutō behind him and went straight forward to kill him with one blow. For this kind of miscellaneous fish, Ichigo could now handle it very smoothly and easily.

"I'm sorry, Kurosaki-san." After losing the first battle, Inoue tied his hands in front of his body and said with his head lowered in frustration.

"It's okay. You have to take your time with this kind of thing. Practice and practice step by step. Don't take shortcuts." Ichigo patted Inoue on the shoulder, acting like a senior.

"Kurosaki-san."

Unlike Inoue who was moved, Rukia, who clearly knew Ichigo's entire growth process, rolled her eyes.

"You are the least qualified person to say this. How many shortcuts have you taken? Do you dare to say it again with your conscience?"

Faced with Rukia's ridicule, Ichigo hesitated for a moment, thought for a while, and said bravely: "That's really embarrassing, I have no conscience."

"Ha~ I understand, you were eaten by a dog, right?"

"Yes, I was eaten by you."

"Um?!"

"Ok!"

"Pfft~" Looking at the two people who were facing each other tit for tat, Inoue burst out laughing. The nervousness, uneasiness and other emotions in his heart were all gone. Inoue said with a smile, "Do you usually choke each other like this?"

"Well, it's mainly because he's angry with me."

"Huh? Are you qualified to speak against me? Who shows off his background in front of me every day?"

"Is that showing off? Are you sure you heard it right?"

"Isn't it?"

"Don't fight, you two~"

Although noisy, the atmosphere among the three of them was obviously more joyful and harmonious than before, and they became more like a team, but this team.
At the same time, while Rukia and the other two were noisy and looking for Kyon, in an alley near Karakura No. [-] Middle School, a cold and handsome guy walked out with a red-haired boy.

"It is indeed Lucia's aura, and it has been there for a long time. It seems that she must have encountered some trouble, otherwise she would not have contacted us, but she seems to have the power of death. Captain, what should I do?"

"Let's go, go and see the situation first."

The visitors were naturally Byakuya and Renji. After the [-]th Division reported the anomaly in Karakura Town, they remembered that Rukia had come here on a previous mission. The two of them went directly through the Kuchiki family's boundary without waiting for orders from above. The door has arrived.

(End of this chapter)