Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 122, Question 120: The only difficulty is getting to Mayuri Kurotsuchi (7k)

The next day, early morning.

Higashino Shuichi emerged from Yushima Osh's room after a long absence, and followed the latter to the south gate of Seireitei, a place he seemed to have rarely paid attention to in the past.

As Higashino Shuichi approached the South Gate barrier, the piercing alarm sounded as expected.

A tall figure landed instantly in front of Higashino Shuichi, glaring at him menacingly.

The guards at the southern entrance to Seireitei, near the gate of the Vermilion Gate.

Higashino Shuichi remembered this Grim Reaper.

"who are you?"

Higashino stared at Higashino Shuichi and questioned him, while releasing his spiritual pressure, which was roughly equivalent to that of an ordinary vice-captain. It was so tangible that it surrounded Higashino Shuichi.

"My name is Musashi Kojiro."

Higashino Shuichi, with a restrained spiritual pressure and a slight smile on his face, introduced himself to Higashino Nyudo.

"Musashi Kojiro?"

Bi Juru frowned; he felt he had never heard of such a person before.

This indicates that he had not received any prior notification from above regarding Musashi Kojiro's intention to enter the Seireitei.

In that case
Higashino took the enormous axe, which was about the same size as him, from behind his back and slammed it into the ground in front of Higashino Shuichi, causing a small tremor in the ground around him.

"I haven't heard of this place, so this is the best you can go! Anywhere beyond this is not where you should go!"

As Higashino was speaking, several of the Grim Reapers guarding the Zhuwa Gate moved closer to Higashino Hideichi. They would not hesitate to attack Higashino Hideichi if he made any unusual moves.

At this moment, Yujima Ouka rushed over and stood between Higashino and Higashino, explaining to the former,

"Lord Higeki, this Musashi Kojiro is a volunteer our 12th Division just found in the Ooku Ward who is willing to cooperate with our experiments. He's not one of those villains with ill intentions!"

"Volunteers? What are those?"

Yujima Ou was probably speaking according to the script designed by Higashino Shuichi, but Higashino Shuichi clearly overestimated Biki Nyudo's intelligence.

"If you can't understand, you can just treat me as an experimental subject of the Twelfth Division. After all, I came here with this Lord Yushima to dedicate my light and heat to the experiments of the Twelfth Division."

Higashino Hideichi always explained it as a profound and profound understanding.

"An experimental subject of the Twelfth Division?"

Hijuru looked at Yujima Osh and saw that the latter was indeed wearing a Shinigami uniform and carrying the unique symbol of the 12th Division, which at least proved that Yujima Osh's identity was real.

As for this guy named Musashi Kojiro
Bi Ju hesitated before entering the Dao.

Yujima Oshu also felt uneasy.

Only Higashino Shuichi stood there, completely unperturbed.

Anyway, the worst-case scenario is that he gets discovered and has to run away again.

Since he wasn't discovered by the captain, Higashino Hide wasn't worried at all about being caught while his spiritual pressure was fully released.

And even if things go even worse, and he is accidentally stopped, Higashino Shuichi can use the power of Seimei Bosatsu to escape to hell for refuge.

Although it's not exactly a great place to go.

If he couldn't be sure that a man named Kenpachi Kuruyashiki would be waiting for him on the other side, Higashino Shuichi would rather not take the risk.

In the end, Hikari Nyudo chose to give up his insistence, after all, the man in front of him named Musashi Kojiro was not a Shinigami vouched for by other characters, but a Shinigami of the 12th Division.

The new captain of the 12th Division, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, is a little bit of a pervert.

The mere hearsay about the Daoguang Emperor's arrival sent chills down my spine.

Therefore, no matter which division of the Shinigami you offend, you can't offend the Twelfth Division. Otherwise, if you accidentally provoke that terrifying man, Hikkyuudo feels that he might not be able to sleep peacefully in the future.

"Since you've been vouched for, I won't stop you. But Musashi Kojiro, I hope you remember this: once you enter Seireitei, don't look at things you shouldn't look at, and don't go to places you shouldn't go. And you, Yushima Osh, the 12th Division brat, keep a close eye on your 12th Division's experimental subject, Law. If he causes any trouble, I'll hold you responsible!"

However, before releasing Higashino Shuichi and Yushima Oshu, Higashino still had to make some threats.

However, such a threat is meaningless.

"It's really true that you're alright! Lord Xiu, you're amazing!"

After entering Seireitei, on the road leading to the 12th Division barracks where there were few people around, Yushima Ouka excitedly spoke to Higashino Shuichi.

"Calm down, Ou Xu, this is just normal operation."

Higashino said without changing his expression.

Actually, there was an element of luck involved this time as well.

Because Higashino Shuichi's original plan was for Oshima Shima to obtain an experimental plan personally authorized by Mayuri Kurotsuchi, which would be the safest approach.

However, Higashino Shuichi did not expect that Yujima Oshu would do so poorly in the 12th Division, and that he would be ostracized everywhere, possibly because he had helped Urahara Kisuke with his experiments in the past.

Having no other choice, Higashino Shuichi had to resort to this risky attempt.

Fortunately, he was lucky and succeeded.

The location of the 12th Division's barracks wasn't far, but because Higashino Shuichi's current character, Musashi Kojiro, is a villain from the southern Rukongai's last district, he couldn't openly use Shunpo. Therefore, it took Higashino Shuichi quite a while to follow Yushima Oshu to the 12th Division's barracks.

A small bridge spans a flowing stream, with brothels and tiled houses, and two huge cherry blossom trees at the entrance scattering pink petals in the wind.

After Mayuri Kurotsuchi took over as captain of the 12th Division, he did not make any changes to the buildings or plans established during Kisuke Urahara's time.

He made only minor modifications to the captain's lounge, expanding it into a large laboratory covering an area of ​​over a thousand square meters and extending hundreds of meters downwards.

Normally, Mayuri Kurotsuchi would stay alone at the bottom of the laboratory, tinkering with various research projects, and rarely let other Shinigami interfere.

Even though he has been the captain for almost three years, he still hasn't appointed a vice-captain for the 12th Division.

"Lord Shuichi, if you wish to see the captain, I can inform him on your behalf."

"Enter the Twelfth Division," said Oshima, volunteering.

But he was met with a cold glare from Higashino Shuichi, who said, "Go and report? What are you going to report?"

Is it the Soul Society traitor, Higashino Shuichi, coming to find him, or has the Soul Society traitor, Higashino Shuichi, broken into the Seireitei?

If your report were effective, would I have needed to go through all this trouble to sneak in?

"It seems so."

Yujima Oshu laughed awkwardly.

He was so excited that he forgot about this.

"You should go do whatever you need to do now. I'll have to handle the rest myself."

Higashino Shuichi dismissed Shima Ouko with a single sentence.

Then, after Shimaoshi left, he slowly walked around the huge, obviously modified laboratory in front of him.

During this time, Higashino Shuichi encountered several members of the 12th Division and some seated officers, but he knocked them unconscious using Kido Hakubuki and then found a place to hide temporarily.

Only after Higashino Shuichi had set up the reinforced spiritual pressure shielding barrier near the huge laboratory, which he had begged from Urahara Kisuke before leaving, to ensure that whatever happened inside would not affect the Seireitei outside, did Higashino Shuichi finally place one hand on the laboratory door that had been modified by Kurotsuchi Mayuri.

Higashino Shuichi applied a little force, but the door didn't budge.

Then Higashino Hideichi smiled. He knew that this was probably a method used by Kurotsuchi Mayu to confirm the identity of the visitor.

Shuichi Higashino certainly didn't expect to convince this mad scientist with just words.

Because to do this, there is a prerequisite: he must see Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

"So, Nirvana, are you ready to welcome me?"

Higashino Shuichi said calmly, without an audience, but he knew that his words would be accurately conveyed to Mayuri Kurotsuchi's ears through his next actions.

"Attack, warriors! The best warriors use unconventional tactics and fire!"

Spiritual pressure converged, flames leaped, a terrifying force extinguished the light.

Slay him!

With a single slash, a chasm was carved out of the laboratory located on the ground.

The door's hard to get in? Then forget about it!
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the laboratory, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was researching the spirit remains and the artificial remains left behind by Kisuke Urahara after his departure, and was preparing to combine the artificial soul technology of Kiryu Hikifune, the former captain of the 12th Division, to create an artificial Shinigami, also immediately felt the undisguised spiritual pressure from Shuichi Higashino above.

"They fought back?"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi raised her head, and beneath that pharaoh-like mask was an empty expression, revealing neither joy nor sorrow.

Higashino Shuichi's guess was correct; the laboratory door that Mayuri Kurotsuchi had modified was used to detect the spiritual pressure of Shinigami entering the laboratory.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi actually had a pretty good impression of Shuichi Higashino.

Because in the past, this seemingly kind Grim Reaper had brought him some good things to study.

Both the Baku sword from the Kasumi clan and the Space Stone from the West Bureau of Soul Society were treasures he had never seen before in Soul Society.

Furthermore, Mayuri Kurotsuchi remembered that she was able to be released from the maggot's nest thanks to the help of Shuichi Higashino.

Otherwise, that annoying guy Kisuke Urahara wouldn't have released him so easily.

Furthermore, after Kisuke Urahara led a group of Shinigami captains and vice-captains in their defection, Shunsui Kyoraku, the captain of the 8th Division who recommended him to succeed as captain of the 12th Division, seemed to have told him that he was doing so at someone else's request.

After much thought, Mayuri Kurotsuchi realized that he had no relatives or friends in Soul Society, and his relationship with almost all the Shinigami was extremely poor. The only Shinigami who had been showing him kindness was Higashino Shuichi.

Therefore, this request was most likely made by Higashino Shuichi.

So barring any unforeseen circumstances, Mayuri Kurotsuchi believes she should still be able to get along with Shuichi Higashino.

It's a pity that Higashino Shuichi was later hollowed out, so it probably wasn't Urahara Kisuke who did it. But Higashino Shuichi shouldn't have helped Urahara Kisuke and the others escape in such a domineering manner that day.

By doing this, Higashino Shuichi became the enemy, the enemy of Soul Society.

Naturally, he is also Mayuri Kurotsuchi's enemy, who is currently the captain of the 12th Division of the Gotei 13.

This is a logical relationship that is very easy to determine.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi felt that his analysis was correct.

This had nothing to do with his own feelings; it was simply his duty as a team leader.

Summoning his Hell Butterfly, Mayuri Kurotsuchi quickly compiled a brief account of what had happened and had the Hell Butterfly deliver it to the Captain-Commander.

All he had to do was wait there for the other captains to come and provide support.

This laboratory has been specially modified by him, and even for unconventional captain-level combat power like Higashino Shuichi, Mayuri Kurotsuchi is confident that the captain will not be able to break through in a short time.

However, after a short while, his Hell Butterfly returned, dizzy and disoriented, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi realized that something was wrong.

As a scientist, he immediately figured out the reason.

Why can't the Hell Butterfly, which can move freely between the Soul Society, the Human World, Hueco Mundo, and even the Dangai that connects the Soul Society and the Human World, get out?
There is only one possibility: the space where his laboratory is located has been forcibly taken away from this world.

Normally, this would be difficult, but Mayuri Kurotsuchi knew that among the people standing behind Shuichi Higashino was a man he hated the most, Kisuke Urahara.

If it were him, he would be fully capable of doing so, given the pseudo-space technology they developed together over the years using the Space Stone from the Western Bureau.

To break out of this space is actually quite simple: just break the pre-set space nodes below the minimum horizontal line that maintains the space.

But this is actually very difficult.

Because Mayuri Kurotsuchi knew that Higashino Shuichi, who was coming in from the top down, would probably not give him that opportunity.

In other words, he is now fighting alone.

"Fortunately, this is my home turf."

Having figured all this out, Mayuri Kurotsuchi put away the Hell Butterfly.

He has to get serious.

Just as these events, which Higashino Shuichi had anticipated, were unfolding in the basement, he had already reached the third basement level.

The first two levels were just some ordinary traps and mechanisms, which Higashino Shuichi didn't even bother to destroy one by one. He simply relied on his powerful defensive Kido to walk down.

Upon reaching this level, Higashino Shuichi faced something clearly on a completely different level from what he had encountered before.

Five black-helmeted warriors, twenty red-helmeted warriors, and forty red-helmeted musketeers whom we hadn't seen before. "These things, were they made by Mayuri Kurotsuchi?"

Higashino Shuichi was filled with doubt.

This is because it is a product that did not appear in the original plot.

Moreover, logically speaking, Mayuri Kurotsuchi should still be engrossed in his research on artificial Shinigami at this point in time.

However, these armored warriors have already been dissected by Kisuke Urahara in the real world, and there are no true souls inside them.

In other words, they should not be within the scope of Mayuri Kurotsuchi's current interests.

Even Kisuke Urahara couldn't immediately discern what was driving these armored warriors to move, release spiritual pressure, or even unleash their demonic arts.

It wasn't that Shuichi Higashino looked down on Mayuri Kurotsuchi, but rather that at this point in time, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who had just broken away from Kisuke Urahara and established his own business, was someone Higashino genuinely didn't believe could develop such advanced technology in such a short period of time that even Kisuke Urahara couldn't understand.

If it were Mayuri Kurotsuchi from the future, during the millennium-long blood war, then Shuichi Higashino might believe it a little more.

"Intruder, die!"

Sure enough, it was still that mechanical voice.

These armored warriors were like pre-programmed robots.

Five black-armored samurai, whose spiritual pressure was clearly superior, launched the first Kido attack.

The 33rd of the Hakado, Azure Fire Falls;

The thirtieth step of the binding technique: the mouth suddenly flashes three times;

The sixty-first of the bondage methods, the six-staff light prison;
Hado #63, Thunder Roar Cannon;

The sixty-third method of binding: chains and bindings;
Compared to the dull-witted black-armored samurai that Higashino Shuichi encountered in the real world, the armored samurai that Mayuri Kurotsuchi set up on the third underground level were clearly more intelligent. Not only were their movements smoother, but they also coordinated with each other in releasing Kido, rather than simply bombarding each other with Kido.

interesting.

Higashino Shuichi guessed that this was probably a pre-arranged plan by Kurotsuchi Mayuri. However, these armored samurai, whose spiritual pressure was barely at the level of a vice-captain, could only show off their power in front of ordinary Shinigami.

For him, it was all just a matter of one stab.

Landing, rotating, cutting into the moon.

A waltz, a severed limb falls.

In the blink of an eye, only the musketeers, arranged in four orderly rows, were left in the arena, firing in sections at Higashino Hideichi.

Those fragile copper-cased bullets didn't even scratch Higashino Shuichi's skin.
"Ok?"

Suddenly, Higashino Shuichi looked down at his abdomen, where a bullet was gently embedded.

It's not deep, probably less than a millimeter.

However, what made Higashino Shuichi feel uneasy was that this bullet didn't look like a bullet at all.

Its slender tail and tadpole-like head resembled something else from his memory.

"three"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi's voice suddenly echoed in the third underground level.

A helpless smile appeared on Higashino Shuichi's lips.

Aizen always claimed that his combat wisdom was unparalleled in the world. After hearing this so many times, even Shuichi Higashino, who initially didn't believe it, ended up deceiving himself into believing it as well.

He became arrogant.

It could be because the spiritual pressure has increased, or it could be because the strength has increased, or it could be because the previous battle was too spectacular.

Therefore, he lowered his guard when facing Mayuri Kurotsuchi, whose current strength should be far inferior to his own.

It's a spirit particle fixation device, right?

As Mayuri Kurotsuchi's countdown began, Shuichi Higashino lost control of his body.

His entire body's spiritual energy was stopped, leaving only his thoughts free to move.

"two"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi appeared openly before Shuichi Higashino, holding the Ashisogi Jizo, which had already completed its Shikai.

At this moment, Higashino Shuichi finally had time to look at the armored musketeer in the distance whom he had previously disregarded.

Sure enough, the muzzle of one of the armored musketeers was different from the muzzles of the other armored musketeers; it had a device attached to it.

If Higashino Shuichi is not mistaken, it should be a small spiritual pressure amplification device.

The effect is extremely simple and direct: it can directly increase the intensity of spiritual pressure.

This is a piece of cutting-edge technology that may seem unremarkable in the world of Bleach, but its actual strength is absolutely beyond the limit.

Who would have thought that the black-armored samurai with the strongest spiritual pressure and the red-armored samurai with the second strongest spiritual pressure were just bait, and that Mayuri Kurotsuchi's real killing move was hidden among the group of armored musketeers with the weakest spiritual pressure.

"one!"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Ashisogi Jizo sword, with its three blades, pierced into Shuichi Higashino's unsuspecting chest.

Then, just as the timer on Higashino Shuichi's spirit particle fixation device was about to expire, Mayuri Kurotsuchi immediately used Shunpo to create distance between himself and Higashino Shuichi.

An eerie sound emanated from the Higashino Shuichi's chest adorned with the Hikari Jizo statue.

After regaining his mobility, Higashino Shuichi didn't waste time reaching out to pull it off, because he knew very well that simply removing the Hikari Jizo from his body would be useless.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi did not take Hikari Jizo with him because he wanted to deceive Shuichi Higashino's judgment.

But how could he know that Higashino Shuichi understood his Zanpakuto's abilities even better than Mayuri Kurotsuchi himself?

Listening to the sound for 4 seconds will cause you to fall into a state of complete paralysis.

This is the power of the Pissatsu Jizo Shikai.

In other words, Higashino Shuichi, four seconds left.

The first second is used for swastika interpretation,

"Tracing the origins of military strategy, Bankai! A smile concealing a dagger!"

The second second is used for a dash.

The immense spiritual pressure brought with it a speed far exceeding that of before, leaving Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was not skilled in combat to begin with, with no way to avoid it.

In the third second, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who should have been trembling under Higashino Shuichi's blade, let out a sneer from beneath his mask.

"Human bomb!"

Still standing on the lowest level of the basement, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who had never left, uttered these three words softly.

Then, within Higashino Shuichi's field of vision, there was a sudden flash of light, followed by an extremely high-intensity explosion that nearly destroyed half of the specially modified laboratory.

"Although I don't know where you learned about my Zanpakuto's abilities, I've looked into your background, so I know your fighting style and how skilled you are in combat."

"And to deal with a death god like you, one must see further than you can see."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was not at all surprised by Shuichi Higashino's reaction.

He didn't think that such a simple trap could really kill Higashino Shuichi. Therefore, Mayuri Kurotsuchi simply used the remote control technology he had deciphered from those armored samurai to control a Gikai with his own appearance, and then took his Zanpakuto, Ashisogi Jizo, which had already been released, up there.

After all, Higashino Shuichi's various abilities were no longer a secret to researchers like him from the day he defected from Soul Society.

Both the Central 46 and the Chief Captain shared the abilities of these defecting Grim Reapers with him.

This naturally includes Higashino Shuichi's infinite regeneration ability.

Only by continuously breaking down Higashino Shuichi's body and depleting his strength can one completely defeat him when his strength is exhausted.

This might be difficult for the other captains, but for Mayuri Kurotsuchi, it was just a small challenge.

On the ground floor of the third basement level—no, it should be the tenth basement level—Higashino Shuichi reappeared, panting slightly.

He hadn't expected that Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who had just appeared, was just a cyborg, and that Mayuri seemed to be very aware of his infinite regeneration ability and his weakness of hiding a knife behind a smile.

They directly used technological products to set up a series of explosions.

As a result, Higashino Shuichi had to endure physical exertion far exceeding that of normal conditions during the explosion, and his Bankai ability was completely ineffective in retaliating.

How can you retaliate if you don't have a target?

Well, Higashino Shuichi has discovered another area where his Bankai ability, Hidden Dagger in a Smile, is inferior to Ukitake Jushiro's Shikai ability.

"Fortunately, at this point in time, Mayuri Kurotsuchi most likely hasn't yet developed a superhuman drug."

Looking at the laboratory around him, now a mess due to the series of explosions, Higashino Shuichi felt a surge of secret relief.

If he had been careless and Mayuri Kurotsuchi had planted a superhuman drug in his body, then even with his strong spiritual pressure, Shuichi Higashino would probably have been finished.

After all, infinite regeneration cannot reshape thought or soul.

Just then, a shadow fell over Higashino Shuichi's head.

When Higashino looked up, he saw a huge, columnar insect with a golden infant's head, enormous gray eyes, a hollow steel circle on its head that resembled an angel's halo, countless blades below its neck, many centipede-like legs, and a bright red cloak covering its lower body.

Golden Ashikaga Jizo!

Without a doubt, Higashino Shuichi recognized the creature.

"So, is that coming?"

Higashino Shuichi suddenly collapsed, kneeling on one knee, his hands weakly supporting his body with his Zanpakuto.

毒雾
This is a deadly poisonous mist containing countless pathogens, created by Golden Ashisa Jizo using Mayuri Kurotsuchi's blood.

Once exposed to this toxic fog, the body will be invaded by these ubiquitous pathogens, thus losing its ability to move.

But once the ability to act is lost.
As Higashino Shuichi looked up, the enormous, terrifying creature lunged at him with its mouth wide open.

Eaten, digested, that's the end result.

But just as the golden, giant mouth of the Jizo statue had enveloped Higashino Shuichi, the corners of Higashino Shuichi's mouth finally turned up.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi, you still don't understand just how vast the difference in spiritual pressure between us can be.
Even Soi Fon's rule-based, death-inducing ability can be ignored due to the difference in spiritual pressure, let alone your poison?

"Fuzhao!"

The reason why Higashino Shuichi knelt in this position was so that he could draw his sword more effectively at this moment.

Its daybreak.

It wasn't because the dark clouds had dispersed, but because what was blocking our view had cracked.

At the same time, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was standing at the bottom of the laboratory, silently withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the experimental table on his left.

"I think I've got a clue."

Talk to yourself.

Then Mayuri Kurotsuchi immediately began the experiment that he had been hesitating about before.

At least, we should try it once, right?

One minute, two minutes
Sweat, a rare occurrence, dripped from Mayuri Kurotsuchi's face, seeping through his mask and onto the lab table.

In the past, he would have immediately wiped away the sweat to avoid affecting the experimental data, but now, Mayuri Kurotsuchi had no intention of paying attention to such things.

Three minutes, four minutes
The experiment was not yet complete, but a man had already landed heavily behind Mayuri Kurotsuchi from above.

Give me another half hour.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi made the request instinctively.

"Ah."

Unexpectedly, they received an affirmative answer.

It's strange, but Nirvana is sharp, and I cherish it.

(End of this chapter)