The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

At the same time, as the Buddhist scriptures were chanted, the achievements of Ishihara Sho's cultivation of the three channels and seven chakras were also manifested. The crown chakra manifested, magnified like the wisdom halo of the Buddha, and floated behind Ishihara Sho's head.

Even more, his body began to radiate light, the magnetic field changed, and faintly, the illusory image of Buddha emerged from the void behind him, his eyelids lowered, chanting the contents of Buddhist scriptures in unison with Ishihara Sho.

Moreover, the sound grew louder and louder, even penetrating space, drawing upon the power of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Bhikkhus from the immeasurable Pure Land. This made the chanting even more exaggerated, as if it had become a state of chanting by millions of people at the same time. One by one, the phantom images of Buddhas began to emerge around the Buddha that appeared behind the camphor tree, radiating magnificent golden light, transforming the entire spiritual space into a Buddhist Pure Land like the Great Thunder Temple.

Countless swastikas began to appear in the air, and celestial maidens floated by, scattering petals that represented various obstacles to achievement, thus enhancing the atmosphere.

Regardless of whether the method works or not, the current situation is incomparable to the previous state of battle.

Naturally, the parents that Mara manifested to shake Ishihara Sho's mind also gradually became illusory amidst the grand chanting, disappearing into the air and forcing Mara's figure out again.

Mara frowned, looking at the situation before him with hesitation.

"That kid, doing this again..." Bo Xun muttered.

He hadn't forgotten what happened when he went to collect Ishihara Sho's soul, during that playful battle with Ishihara Sho in the Pure Land of Abandonment—back then, Ishihara Sho used his imagination to materialize Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and other random things to fight him.

Although it was easily destroyed because it lacked essential power.

But it was enough to leave a deep impression on him and give him a headache.

Now look what's happened, Ishihara Akira has come up with this whole thing again!

Most importantly, because his identity in the real world is that of a monk, he has been exposed to a great deal of Buddhist scriptures and has cultivated the three channels and seven chakras, which to some extent gives him the ability to manifest the power of a real Buddha...

Therefore, it is no longer easy to suppress Ishihara Sho as easily as it was back then.

After all, although she claims to be Mara, she is essentially the spirit of a Zanpakuto. Her core is the Asauchi Core forged by Nimaiya Oetsu, combined with the mental projection of Ishihara Sho and the backup plan of Mara deep within her soul. She is not the real Mara or the complete Mara. So, it's not a big deal for her to manipulate people's hearts like Mara, but to use the power of an existence like Mara to deal with everything...

She feared that the Zanpakuto would completely collapse the moment she used that power, causing her own death and completely cutting off Ishihara Sho's chance of obtaining Bankai power.

"Or should we just let it go?" Mara muttered.

Anyway, his main purpose in coming out this time was to teach Ishihara Sho about the true methods and techniques of fighting against the Heavenly Demon, not to resist to the end and prevent him from obtaining the power of Bankai.

I just don't want to appear so simple, so unpredictable.

"Okay, let's fight him one more time, and then give up."

After thinking for a moment, Mara chuckled and revealed the Heavenly Demon Desire Realm—

Instantly, countless streams of dark gas emerged from the void, like ribbons of smoke, invading the Buddhist Pure Land that Ishihara Sho had conjured with the power of the scriptures. Then, the dark ribbons entangled the celestial maidens dancing in the Pure Land, transforming them into true demonesses. Each of them became wicked and eccentric, dressed in worldly attire, and then flew to the surrounding monks, arhats, vajras, and bodhisattvas, using themselves as bait to tempt the monks who were currently chanting scriptures in concentration…

And in just a moment, one by one, the monks could not resist the temptation of the power of the Heavenly Demon King, their cultivation level regressed, they turned from monks back into ordinary monks, their figures turned into nothingness and disappeared into the air.

Next came the Arhats, each one blushing, resisting temptation, maintaining their spiritual state, and not letting their merits fade away or leave the Pure Land.

Unfortunately, this only applied to a portion of them. The rest, whose mental states were not strong enough, ultimately vanished into nothingness, just like those monks.

Then came Vajra, its golden body cracking open, its entire body flowing with golden energy as it turned into a dried-up human form...

Only the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas remained unmoved by external things, calmly and serenely chanting scriptures, helping Ishihara Sho to maintain the Pure Land and resist the temptations and attacks from Mara.

Chapter 195 is complete.

"Can you feel my power?" After an unknown amount of time, Bo Xun's voice echoed in Ishihara Sho's heart.

"You just gave up so easily?" Ishihara Sho, having emerged from the spiritual world, looked at the Zanpakuto that had reappeared in his hand and said to the sword spirit, Hojun, with some astonishment and disbelief.

"Is it not allowed?" Mara asked with a smile.

“You are Bo Xun!” Ishihara Sho said, still looking somewhat incredulous.

"No, I am merely a sword spirit possessing some of Bo Xun's power, abilities, and knowledge. By the way, do you need Bo Xun's knowledge and abilities?" Bo Xun asked with a smile.

"You can teach me?" Ishihara Sho asked in surprise.

If he could obtain Mara's abilities and knowledge, that would be a great help to him.

"Of course. But you'll need to come here more often in the future, since there's a lot to cover, and it can't all be explained in a short time or in just a sentence or two."

“No problem, the one thing I have plenty of right now is time…” Ishihara Akira laughed.

Regardless of what happens outside, in the world of Bleach alone, he has at least six months to stay, which gives him ample time to learn everything about Mara from his own sword spirit, Mara.

Even if there isn't enough time, it doesn't matter. The six months he mentioned is just the minimum, not the maximum. If it really needs to be done, he could stay in the world of Bleach for a year or two without much trouble.

Anyway, Yuemiko is there to help keep an eye on his body.

Afterwards, Ishihara Akira ended his conversation with his sword spirit, returned to reality, glanced at the spirit space where the transformed body had disappeared and had not suffered any damage, and then took the elevator back to Karakura General Hospital without lingering.

Unfortunately, it was already late at night, and Ishida Ryūken had long since gone home after get off work. So, I gave up the idea of ​​saying hello to him, left the hospital, and headed back to Inoue Orihime's house.

……

"Ding dong, ding dong."

"Crack."

"Didn't you already leave?" Inoue Orihime asked in surprise, looking at Ishihara Sho standing at the door.

"When did I say I was leaving?" Ishihara Akira asked in surprise.

Inoue Orihime remained silent for a long time before unlocking the protective chain lock, opening the door, and letting Ishihara Sho into the house.

Ishihara Akira entered, then picked up Inoue Orihime and, like a young couple celebrating a holiday or a harvest, spun her around in the entryway...

"What are you doing!" Inoue Orihime shouted.

"Nothing, I'm just happy." Ishihara Sho put Inoue Orihime back on the ground and smiled at her, noticing her slightly rounded eyes.

"Why?" asked Inoue Orihime, half-dazed and confused.

"We've achieved a certain goal," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

He then released her, turned around and locked the open door again, before taking off his shoes and going inside.

"By the way, is there any food at home? I'm hungry," Ishihara Akira said.

"Only instant ramen is left. Do you want some?"

"Then let's have ramen."

"Oh." Inoue Orihime responded, then went into the nearest kitchen, found the ramen in the cupboard, turned on the stove, and started cooking for Ishihara Sho.

Judging solely from her naivety, her tendency to easily trust people, and her kindness, Inoue Orihime is truly a good woman...

Unfortunately, he couldn't conquer the Bleach world and obtain its management authority. Otherwise, he really wanted to turn the Bleach world into his own private domain, like the Naruto world.

"But then again, with my involvement, I wonder if Orihime Inoue will still go on adventures in Soul Society to help Ichigo Kurosaki, just like in the original story... Probably not, right? After all, the reason she went back then was because Ichigo Kurosaki had helped her a lot and even saved her—the time when her brother came back as a Hollow to kill her. Plus, Orihime Inoue also liked Ichigo Kurosaki, so she was willing to risk her life for him. But now..." Ishihara Sho thought for a moment.

Although I haven't officially won over Inoue Orihime yet, I definitely hold a significant place in her heart. Otherwise, how could a complete stranger like me have gotten into her bed?

Even if she used some tricks at the beginning, it doesn't mean that Orihime Inoue couldn't fight back.

And today was the same. They could have just turned me away, but in the end they opened the door and let me in, and even made me some food...

In this situation, aside from family and girlfriend, if you put anyone else in Inoue Orihime's position, do you think they would do the same?

Therefore, it is difficult to guarantee whether Inoue Orihime will take risks for Kurosaki Ichigo in the future.

Of course, Ishihara Akira didn't want her to take risks for Kurosaki Ichigo.

Because that would only mean that your strategy wasn't good enough and you didn't win over Inoue Orihime's heart!

This would be extremely damaging to Ishihara Akira, who has already gone to such lengths to become a bad person; it's better if it doesn't happen at all.

As for what will happen to Ichigo Kurosaki then...

It's not like Ichigo Kurosaki can't live without Orihime Inoue.

Besides, won't he still be there then?

Yes, in order to better master the power of his Zanpakuto and adapt to the methods of Mara that he will learn from the sword spirit in the future, he is determined to participate in the trip to Soul Society!

Anyway, if things really get out of control, he can just leave the world of death and run away without worrying about anything else. He will be fearless and can better think about the battle and his own power, and take control of everything he has gained on this trip.

……

"The ramen is ready." A moment later, Orihime Inoue walked in carrying a large, steaming bowl.

"Wait a minute." Ishihara Akira called out to Inoue Orihime, who had just put down her chopsticks and was about to go back to the kitchen to tidy up.

"Hmm?" Inoue Orihime looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Come sit here," Ishihara Akira said, patting the empty seat next to him.

Orihime Inoue didn't suspect that he had any bad intentions. After all, if he really had bad intentions, her beginner-level karate skills wouldn't seem to be of much use, so she obediently sat down.

Before she could even ask Ishihara Akira what he was going to do, he suddenly bent down and grabbed her calf.

"When did this handprint appear?" Ishihara Akira asked seriously, pointing to the mark on Inoue Orihime's calf.

"Handprints?" Inoue Orihime asked in astonishment.

There was just a bruise there, from some unknown bump or collision, how did it become a handprint in Ishihara Akira's hands?

"Alright, I understand. Starting tomorrow, I'll be responsible for picking you up from school and taking you grocery shopping, and things like that." Seeing Inoue Orihime's confused expression, Ishihara Akira understood. Since they hadn't reached the Soul Society arc yet, or rather, hadn't experienced astral projection, she couldn't distinguish between spiritual particle damage and ordinary injury. So, while using the Returning Path Healing Technique he learned from Kotetsu Isane in the previous playthrough to help heal her foot, he spoke to Inoue Orihime.

"Inoue Hiroshi... His arrival is certainly timely."

Chapter 196 Fast Forward

"I just realized, Orihime, your little feet are adorable too." Ishihara Akira, who was treating the injury on Inoue Orihime's calf caused by the Utsuro's grip, suddenly said with a mischievous grin.

"No, no," Inoue Orihime instinctively said, pulling her legs back.

But he couldn't pull his leg back; there was no way he could, because Ishihara Akira was gripping it too tightly.

"What's the rush? We still need to wait a little longer before the treatment is completely finished," Ishihara Akira said, glancing at her.

"No need, I feel this is fine, it doesn't make any difference anyway," Inoue Orihime said softly and rather timidly.

"Now I'm the man of this house, and I make the decisions about you," Ishihara Akira said domineeringly.

"Oh." Inoue Orihime hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she didn't object and let Ishihara Akira heal her leg injury with his healing spell...

"Then I'll go to the kitchen to pack my things." Seeing that Ishihara Sho had finished her treatment, Inoue Orihime quickly withdrew her leg and stood up from the sofa.

"Okay, go ahead," Ishihara Akira said nonchalantly. Then he picked up the bowl and chopsticks on the coffee table in front of him and started slurping his food.