The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

If that's the case, then he's a pretty terrible superhuman.

Yes, because of the awakening of his primordial spirit, Ishihara Sho's superpower level is already close to LV5, or even LV5. The only thing missing is the calculation formula for a superpowered person at LV5 level.

Therefore, it doesn't cause any problem or impact to say that he is a superhuman now.

……

After having dinner with his homeroom teacher, Old Kawa, Ishihara Akira returned to his apartment alone. He washed up, changed into the Shinigami uniform he had received from the Spirit Arts Academy, tucked his Asauchi into his waistband, picked up the books on his bed, and began studying from the very basics…

It wasn't until the afternoon class bell rang that Ishihara Akira hurriedly threw his books back onto his bed, rushed out of the dormitory, and headed towards the location of the first-year Class C.

Even though he had used his fastest normal speed, he was still two minutes late for class.

"Considering that you're new here today and not yet used to the learning environment of the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy, I won't pursue your lateness today. But that's only for today. If you do it again, you'll be standing at the back of the class." Old Kawa glanced at Ishihara Sho standing at the door and reprimanded him coldly.

"Yes!"

"Get back to your seat."

"Yes."

Ishihara Shou responded loudly and ran back to his seat.

However, they couldn't stay for long, because soon, Old Chuan Gongyi called all the students to leave the classroom and go to the square outside. He told the students to line up and began to teach swordsmanship in a seemingly serious manner.

"Don't think that just because you've donned the Shinigami uniform and acquired the Asauchi skill, you're Shinigami! The identity of a Shinigami is not as simple as you think! They are elite warriors proficient in the four disciplines of swordsmanship, slaying, and demon-slaying! Even if they aren't, they are all capable in some aspect. Otherwise, what would they do when facing a Hollow? Run away? So, to prevent you from becoming the kind of fools I'm talking about, we will now begin swordsmanship practice—"

"Everything is here, draw your sword!"

"Swish!" All the students, including Ishihara Sho, drew their knives.

"I've told you so many times, you need to hold a knife properly. Look at you, is that how you hold your fingers? And what about your wrist, so taut, how are you going to control the knife? And you..."

In short, it was all sorts of reprimands and harsh corrections.

However, the one who suffered the most was Ishihara Akira himself. Having only a theoretical foundation in modern kendo techniques and no actual kendo training, he was thoroughly lectured from head to toe, making Ishihara Akira sigh that the Shinigami Academy of Spiritual Arts was not so easy to get into after all...

Chapter 170 The Barrier Shattered

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

As he had said, Ishihara Sho stayed at the Shinigami Academy and did not go anywhere else, focusing on learning swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat from Master Kōichi Kawa.

As for Kido and Shunpo, those are courses that are only offered in the second year, and are not something that Ishihara Sho can access at the moment.

That's not right either; the textbook does contain relevant information.

After all, the textbooks are shared for six years, which means they can be used until graduation!

The reason for its durability is simple: swordsmanship, hand-to-hand combat, and swift footwork are mostly things that require practical teaching to learn, aside from theoretical knowledge!

Especially in swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat, there was hardly any theoretical content; it all depended on the instruction of the homeroom teacher.

Therefore, there are relatively few books on this subject. Even if there are corresponding techniques and secrets, they are mostly stored in the library inside Shin-O Rinshu Academy, which is not open to outsiders. Students who need them—such as students in the elite class—can go to the library to find them themselves.

The same applies to the Kido (Demon Way). Therefore, what is recorded in books is basically only the basic Kido that students can learn during their student years, that is, the content before number 31. After that, apart from students who are preparing to specialize in Kido and work for the Kido Clan in the future, who can learn the Kido up to number 60 in school, the rest are difficult to find even in the library.

There is virtually no chance of encountering a captain who is proficient in the Kido (Demon Way). Only members of the Kido sect can learn all the Kido techniques up to number 90.

As for those after number 90, those would be forbidden techniques in the Naruto world. Without review, testing, and talent assessment, even if you are a disciple of the Ghost Master, you still cannot receive them.

That's why students at the Shinigami Academy can so easily gain the qualification to skip grades. Everything they need to learn over the past six years is in books or the library. If you're determined, you can completely break free from your homeroom teacher's teaching pace and make rapid progress, skipping directly from first to sixth grade. Then, by finding a way to get a recommendation from the captain, you can graduate from the Shinigami Academy and become a formal Shinigami, freely moving around in the Seireitei.

But as mentioned before, Ishihara Sho didn't come to the Bleach world to work as a bodyguard for Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and the Seireitei nobles. Instead, he wanted to use the Seireitei environment to strengthen his soul, use the Zanpakuto system to draw out the hidden threats left by Mara and Satan within him, and even, if he couldn't successfully trigger them, cultivate the Six-Syllable Great Light Mantra to use the power of magic to erase the hidden threats left by the two, or rather, one, allowing himself to be completely free and become a free Tenma...

He had no intention of skipping grades. After learning the basics of swordsmanship and the basics of free fighting, and mastering them to a certain extent, he directly jumped to the elite class to study together, and incidentally mastered the Instant Step technique.

As for the path of ghosts...

You can look that up and study it at the library later.

Therefore, during most of his time at the Shinigami Academy, Ishihara Sho mainly focused on practicing sword Zen, summoning the spirits of his Zanpakuto, and practicing the Six-Syllable Great Light Mantra, using the most direct and painful method to clear away the hidden dangers left by Mara on him.

It can be described as hard work and focus...

……

"boom!"

That day, a loud explosion suddenly echoed through the Seireitei, causing all the residents to pause and look up in the direction from which the sound came—

"Look at the sky, what's that?"

"fireworks?"

"Your fireworks can break through the Seireitei's barrier?"

"Then what do you say it is?"

"If I had known, I wouldn't be wasting my breath talking to you here."

The students from the surrounding Shinigami Academy were all talking about it.

Only Ishihara Kaname showed a look of astonishment on his face—

"Damn, is the plot starting?" Ishihara Sho muttered to himself.

But then I thought about it again and it seemed like the time wasn't a problem.

After all, although he hadn't paid specific attention, judging from his arrival in the Naruto and A Certain Magical Index worlds, his login times generally coincided with the start of the main storyline! Therefore, if we extrapolate from this, the Bleach storyline should begin with Rukia Kuchiki being sent to the human world, and truly begin with her encounter with Ichigo, who intruded into the battle...

Although the original work doesn't give a specific explanation after that, it should still be more than a month or two.

Then, Rukia Kuchiki was captured and taken back, marking Ichigo Kurosaki's EMO phase. This period should be quite long, considering they were still in school in the original story. Although it's unclear which phase it was, there are only two phases that would allow Ichigo Kurosaki to go to Soul Society and show off, and that fit the seasons in the original story—Golden Week and summer vacation!

Taking into account the time it takes for Ichigo Kurosaki to regain his Shinigami powers and receive training from Kisuke Urahara, the few days during the May Day Golden Week holiday are clearly not enough; only the summer vacation would meet the requirements.

So all things considered, it really is about half a year...

That also coincides with his current point in time.

But as I said before, a simple plot means nothing to Ishihara Shou, and even the Hogyoku's power to grant wishes seems somewhat useless to him.

Because unless absolutely necessary, he would never materialize the hidden dangers within his body, giving them the opportunity to devour him.

On the contrary, using the power of the Hogyoku would allow the Zanpakuto spirit to better accept and absorb the backup plan left by Mara in his body, which is still somewhat possible.

But that's too troublesome and dangerous...

It's Byakuya Kuchiki again, and Sousuke Aizen again. Ishihara Akira isn't Ichigo Kurosaki, who can rely on the protagonist's halo to instantly kill everything and still survive.

Therefore, let's forget about it.

He would have been better off spending that time at the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy practicing the Six-Syllable Great Illumination Mantra a few more times.

Judging from the current feedback, he seems to have successfully passed the initial tearing stage and reached the later stage of uprooting the seedlings. I believe that if he persists for a while longer, or waits until he awakens his Zanpakuto, he will be able to completely control Mara's trump card, break free from his invisible control and influence, and become a true free demon!

So after paying attention for a while, Ishihara Akira stopped and continued practicing his karate with the people around him.

Hakuda, or taijutsu in the Naruto world, requires real combat training to master. Therefore, during Hakuda instruction, students practice in pairs, engaging in realistic, hand-to-hand combat until one side completely gives up.

It's definitely not an easy job.

So it didn't take long for all the students present to forget about the broken Seireitei barrier and they all focused on fighting their classmates and opponents who didn't know the meaning of holding back.

"Crackling...bang bang bang."

"what!"

Chapter 171 Contact

However, some things are easy to say but incredibly difficult to do.

Especially for a time traveler and a former viewer of the original Bleach manga, it was somewhat difficult for him, a former Bleach fan, to pass up the opportunity to personally experience the battle between Bleach characters.

So after hesitating for a long time, Ishihara Akira finally picked up his Zanpakuto and prepared to go out and take a look.

As for the consequences of leaving the Shinigami Academy without permission, especially during the special period when the Seireitei was on full alert...

He doesn't really want to become a Grim Reaper; at worst, he can just leave the Grim Reaper world. He doesn't care about any so-called punishment.

Then, Ishihara Akira opened the dormitory door and stepped out.

However, some people were faster than him. Almost as soon as he opened the door, a dark figure rushed past him in an instant, moving with the speed of a teleportation technique.

"Zhe Guang?"

Ishihara Sho hesitated for a moment, then decisively used Shunpo to catch up.

The moving dark figure ahead paused for a moment and stopped.

"Why are you following me?" The man named Orihiro, whom Ishihara had mentioned, stopped and turned around, questioning Ishihara Akira with a blank expression.

"That's exactly what I wanted to ask you. Why aren't you in your dorm at this hour? What are you trying to do?" Ishihara Akira retorted, turning the tables on him.

"And what about you?" Zheguang asked with a strange laugh.

“I’m going to the Fourth Division.” Ishihara Sho paused for a moment before giving his reason.

"At a time like this?" Zheguang said with an increasingly meaningful expression.

“Yes, is that not allowed?” Ishihara Sho said firmly.

"Sure, of course. But since you're leaving the academy anyway, don't worry about me." Zhe Guang waved his hand and said, "Alright, I'm leaving now, or the teachers will be back soon."

After saying that, without waiting for Ishihara Akira to speak again, he transformed into a black shadow and quickly disappeared from Ishihara Akira's sight.

Ishihara Sho smacked his lips, shook his head, and then used Shunpo to quickly leave the dormitory corridor. He found a secluded spot inside the Shinigami Academy that he had discovered during his six months of life there, climbed over the wall, and entered the streets of Seireitei.

Because he didn't know Ichigo Kurosaki's exact location, Ishihara Sho thought for a moment and then decided to head towards the Fourth Division, which was the medical team in the Seireitei, just as he had said when he met Isamu earlier.

……

"Why did you come here?" Kotetsu Isane asked, looking at Ishihara Akira who had come to her door with a mix of headache and nervousness.

“I wanted to come see you,” Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

"Didn't you just come here a couple of days ago?" Kotetsu Isane said speechlessly.

"Don't you know the saying: 'A day apart feels like three autumns'? I haven't seen you for two days, which is equivalent to six autumns, or six years. How could I not miss you?" Ishihara Akira replied shamelessly.