I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

However, what happened next was exactly what Mima had expected: upon seeing that his subordinate forces had been destroyed, the Shihouin family quickly dispatched a large number of people to check the situation. After learning what had happened, they were overjoyed and soon gathered a large group of people outside the Fourth Division barracks, eagerly waiting for Soi Fon to wake up.

Judging from their posture... it seemed somewhat like they were welcoming the Dragon King back to his throne.

But upon closer reflection, this is actually quite normal.

Having just experienced the nightmare of the head of the family running away with a bucket, the Shihōin family, despite possessing the ability to maintain covert operations, is now facing a predicament of having no capable generals in terms of high-end combat power. It should be noted that Shihōin Yūshirō is still a small bean sprout less than 1.4 meters tall in this era, and is simply incapable of shouldering a major responsibility. Therefore, they urgently need a strong person to protect them until a new generation of head of the family is cultivated.

Therefore, Soi Fon, who suddenly unleashed her Bankai, naturally became a coveted prize in the eyes of the Shihouin family, a rare commodity indeed.

If Mima is not mistaken, the Shihouin family will spare no effort to push Soi Fon into power in a short period of time!

Although it sounds like someone who's just a tool to save seats for others, in reality... it seems that's actually the case.

After all, the Bee family is a lower-ranking noble family in the Shihōin clan.

However, despite this, the proper attitude still had to be maintained. Within a short period of time after the news spread, all the high-ranking members of the Hidden Force arrived, and even several elderly men and women from the Shihōin family came over.

Therefore, the defense of the Shihōin main family inevitably became weak.

This is Mi Zhen's opportunity.

Under the empty shade of the trees, a dark cavity opened and closed for a moment like lightning, and a figure suddenly darted out from it.

The newcomer was tall and handsome, wearing a fitted suit that was extremely rare in the Soul Society.

Aside from the Zanpakuto at his waist, he doesn't look like a Shinigami at all.

It is Mi Zhen (previous life limited skin).

Upon landing, Mima immediately used Kido to clear away the remaining spiritual pressure in the Black Cavity, then found an empty alley and darted in, trying to ensure that he did not leave even the slightest trace.

The Seireitei has been very strict these past few days, and since he's not here to do anything good, it's best to be cautious.

He didn't expect to hide it from everyone.

—For example, Kenpachi Momoshiro, who is currently imprisoned in the VIP room of the Soul Society, has become one with the Seireitei. He uses his Bankai to spy on everyone here 24 hours a day. If anyone tries to do anything within the Seireitei's territory, he will definitely see it. However, his goal does not conflict with Yama's current goal. They keep to themselves and there is no need to think too much about it.

As for Hyosube Ichibei... although it's unknown whether that monk who controls all the "dark" aspects of Soul Society is interested in spending his days in the monitoring room watching people play, even if he wanted to, Mima doesn't have any countermeasures, so he might as well just give up.

For Mima, all he needed to do was keep it a secret from the Gotei 13 and the nobles.

Taking advantage of his familiarity with the terrain of Seireitei, Yama wandered through the streets and alleys and soon arrived near the Shihouin residence.

It was a large complex of buildings, surrounded by white walls, with several tall towers, numerous residences, and several magnificent palaces inside—unlike the Kuchiki family's delicate and artistic style, the Shihouin family's main feature was grandeur and magnificence, which made Mima feel quite strange every time he passed by.

God knows why the base of the Covert Force was built like this...

The purpose of this trip is the Shihōin family's "Heavenly Armaments Historical Archives".

Simply put, it's the largest private museum in Soul Society.

He had worked here before and had heard the Shihōin family describe the layout, so there was no need to worry about getting lost.

However, it needs to be clarified that Mima did not come here to be a thief.

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Aside from the Tenshintai, which allows him to materialize Zanpakuto, few of the Shihouin family's magical gadgets appealed to him, not to mention any moral concerns—he ran into their warehouse and took everything as soon as Yoruichi and Urahara left, a behavior that sounded utterly despicable.

Mijin's purpose is not the physical objects, but the history contained within them.

He was afraid he would forget about Fullbring if he didn't use it often.

Mizhen walked to a deserted flower bed, hid in the bushes, and then punched the ground, causing the dry soil to quickly turn into sand.

Then, he slowly slid in.

The power of the underground tunnel technique is revealed once again. (Image)

So those people in Soul Society who are in charge of defense are really lame, both in terms of strength and ingenuity—it's been millions of years, and not a single one of them has thought of installing defense measures underground.

...However, apart from him, it seems that no one else had thought of digging a tunnel to sneak in.

Soon, Mima entered the walls of the Shihōin family compound.

After confirming the situation above using his spiritual pressure, Mima found a piece of land that was easy to restore to its original state, secretly floated up, covered the sandy ground with soil, and then quickly moved along the blind spot of the guards. With a few instant steps, he rushed into the Heavenly Armor History Museum.

Throughout the entire process, not a single person noticed anything amiss.

Mima couldn't help but sigh.

Is this the true power of stealth mobility? It's quite laughable.

Upon entering the massive building and looking at the densely packed display cases, Mi Zhen couldn't help but scratch his head.

Armor, daggers, spears, and all sorts of other strange artifacts whose purpose is unclear for a time—they all share one thing in common: they are very ancient.

The Shihōin family, a prominent squirrel party in Seireitei.

Just like the Tsunayo family, a group of scholars who liked to collect history books, this noble family, known as the "God-given Armored Family," also had its own hobbies. However, they didn't like doing written work; if they were to do something, they would directly collect cultural relics.

Furniture, luxury goods, weapons, armor... in short, representative products from various fields. The Shihouin family has a habit of collecting them. Even the Zanpakuto of retired members are sent here, becoming part of the Shihouin family's vast warehouse.

The "Heavenly Armaments Museum" displays items made by the Shihōin family themselves.

The first floor is open to guests and contains mostly uninteresting, common items, such as equipment and special tools made by the Shihouin family for the Shinigami on the front lines during the war. These are mostly used by lower-ranking Shinigami and are unlikely to contain any valuable historical artifacts.

If Mi Zhen had time to look at each one individually, he might have made some discoveries, but since he sneaked in, he could only choose to finish quickly.

Let's go to the second floor then.

The really interesting stuff is on the second floor, and that's not open to outsiders... or even most of our own people.

After using the historical exploration feature on a few well-preserved and historically significant items, Mima became even more certain of this.

As expected, there wasn't anything good on the first floor.

Basically, it's just the ordinary life of a few ordinary soldiers. Because of the frequent battles in their early years, they have a lot of combat experience... Their deaths are also quite unique. Some were blown to the head by a Quincy arrow, some were bitten by Hollows, some were killed by an unknown area-of-effect attack, and some even died from anal fissures caused by poisoning. Although it only took a few dozen seconds to watch, Mima was still a little creeped out.

So he quickly ran up to the second floor.

There were no defensive measures, which was precisely why Mima chose this location.

The name "Heaven-sent Armory History Museum" sounds impressive, but when translated, it basically means a junkyard. The items inside are mostly damaged and only have historical value, so the security is much looser than that of an armory.

The second floor had very few display cases; the spacious hall contained only a dozen or so items, which Mi Zhen examined one by one.

In front of the display case was a sign with text explaining the origins of the items inside: several Zanpakuto, spirit weapons that were only half-finished, and personal items belonging to the successive heads of the Shihōin clan, such as hair ornaments and breastplates.

—There was also a breast wrap.

Although it looks like a bandage, the sign does indeed read "The Sixth Head of the Family's Precious Breast Wrap".

Mima: "?"

Why are there chest wraps here?!

The previous items were all quite high-class, so why did this one turn into something lewd?

Considering that she was here to do something important and that using the historical travel technique would take time, Mi Zhen temporarily suppressed the urge to look at the breast wrap first and turned her attention to the most noteworthy thing on the entire second floor.

A "transformed body" that is only half intact and charred.

The information plaque reads, "This was a prototype from a time when the Transcendental Body technology was still immature. It destroyed itself because it could not withstand the power of Yamamoto Shigekuni."

I've decided on you.

Mizhen opened the display case, aimed her wristwatch at the half-transformed body, and then silently initiated "Historical Retrospection".

Soon, he transformed into a beam of white light and entered the Transcendent Body.

.............................................

Mizhen crossed her legs, found a more comfortable position, grabbed a handful of popcorn from the popcorn bucket in the armrest recess, stuffed it into her mouth, and then took two gulps of the chilled glass bottle of cola.

Then, expressionless, he spat out everything in his mouth.

This "cinema" is essentially something similar to the mental space where Liu Yue is located.

As the master, Mizhen can do things like creating things out of thin air to a certain extent—in other words, dreaming without spending money.

However, this skill seems to require practice.

The bottle of cola that Liuyue had once handed him perfectly replicated the taste and flavor.

What he imagined was just chilled brown sugar water, and the popcorn was cloyingly sweet, making it really unappetizing.

The projector flickered a few times before finally starting to play the image.

"Oh, let me see..."

The scene is a laboratory, where a group of dark-skinned, purple-haired guys are intensely discussing something around an experimental table. Their conversation revolves around profound academic topics such as "the adaptability after the initial differentiation needs to be considered" or "the materials are insufficient to support the spiritual pressure of Bankai level." Meanwhile, a half-assembled Transcendental Body sits on the experimental table to the side.

—It sounds like this group of people developed the Transcendent Body, but they encountered some kind of technical problem and are trying to overcome it by pooling the strength of many people.

Then Mi Zhen watched the research transcript for more than ten minutes.

That makes sense; researchers are indeed highly focused when they are thinking, which is very suitable for capturing historical insights.

Mima sighed, rubbing her forehead: "...I miscalculated."

After a period of time, the situation changed.

A man walked into the laboratory.

He wore sunglasses, had a distinctive afro, and had a peculiar verbal tic involving counting down numbers.

— Nimaiya Oetsu, one of the members of the Zero Squad, and the creator of the Zanpakuto.

His presence here is quite reasonable, since the function of the Transcendental Body is to materialize Zanpakuto. It is perfectly normal for developers to consult academic experts in the same field when they encounter technical difficulties.

After a difficult and profound discussion, Wang Yue left, and time passed again. The Shihōin family continued to overcome technical difficulties and finally successfully pushed the project into the experimental stage.

They successively recruited many Shinigami to test the performance of the Transcendental Body, from the initial attack to the Shikai, and finally found a captain-level figure who could perform Bankai.

At the same time, Mima learned something unexpected.

That is, the initial purpose of developing "transformation technology".

Simply put, they want to directly materialize their Zanpakuto and then have them fight in their place.

However, these technical staff, full of ingenious ideas, did not consider the manufacturing cost at all... The materials and time spent creating a single Transcendent Body were enough to train several captain-level figures. The input and output were completely disproportionate, and the failure of the plan was a foregone conclusion.

I feel... he's not as good as Muramasa.

But if they succeed, Blaacha should be renamed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure...