The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"Well, I've already told you before, if you really want to be my boyfriend, you should first finish your studies at the Shinigami Academy, then join a team and try your best to become a captain. Otherwise, no matter how attentive you are, I won't agree to date you." Kotetsu Isane sighed and put on a serious expression as he spoke to Ishihara Akira.

“I remember,” Ishihara Akira nodded.

"Then why did you sneak out?" Kotetsu Isane said, softening his tone slightly.

"I heard what sounded like an alarm, and I was worried about you, so I ran out," Ishihara Akira chuckled.

"The Fourth Division isn't the Eleventh Division. Except in special circumstances, no one from the Fourth Division will be on combat duty. What are you worried about? On the contrary, you haven't even finished your studies and you're already running around. What if you run into the Ryokan that happened this time? If something really happens to you, forget about pursuing me, it's uncertain whether you'll even see me again." Kotetsu Isane rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

"Don't worry, I'm not as weak as you think," Ishihara Akira said confidently, striking a bodybuilding pose.

Kotetsu Isane rolled his eyes at him and didn't reply.

"Alright, you'd better go back now, lest your school teachers find out you ignored the rules and sneaked out, and then punish you," Kotetsu Isane said, urging him to leave.

"Alright then." Ishihara Akane hesitated for a moment, stood up, then used a quick step to rush to the unsuspecting Kotetsu Isane's side, kissed her on the cheek, and then ran away quickly—

"Then I'll come see you after the all-clear is lifted."

Then, with a few more instant steps, he disappeared from Kotetsu Isane's sight.

"These young people nowadays are really bold." Just as Kotetsu Isane was covering the spot where Ishihara Sho had kissed her and was not sure what to do, Captain Unohana Retsu's voice suddenly rang out in the room.

"Team, team, captain," Kotetsu Isane said nervously.

"Let's go, some wounded soldiers have been brought over, let's go over there." Unohana Retsu smiled, no longer teasing Kotetsu Isane about it, and instead gave instructions.

"Yes."

Following that, Kotetsu Isane roused herself and walked with Unohana Retsu toward the medical room where the wounded were being treated.

……

Meanwhile, Ishihara Sho, having left the Fourth Division's base, began wandering around the Seireitei.

Having already come out, he naturally had no intention of running back. Besides, he was prepared to be expelled, so he was fearless and began to move around randomly, relying on his intuition.

And not long after, she encountered two characters from the original work—Ishida Uryu and the heroine, Inoue Orihime.

The two were facing off against a strangely-looking Grim Reaper on a rooftop.

"Heh, what a perfect timing," Ishihara Akira chuckled to himself.

He then hid himself to the side, watching the three fighting on the roof from afar.

Or rather, it was a one-sided performance by Uryu Ishida.

Because his opponent, the freakish, guinea pig-like Grim Reaper, was easily suppressed by Ishida Uryu. In fact, due to the opponent's unscrupulous and dark methods, Ishida Uryu used Quincy techniques to shatter the chain and the soul sleep.

In other words, if he can't find someone to help him reawaken his Grim Reaper powers, he will be stuck as an ordinary soul for the rest of his life, slowly waiting for his life to end.

"Come out." At this moment, Ishida Uryu, who was standing on the rooftop, suddenly turned his head and looked at the place where Ishihara Sho was hiding, and said in a cold voice.

"Hmm? Are there other people around?" Inoue Orihime asked, searching with some confusion after hearing Ishida Uryu's words.

"Clap clap clap... I must say, as expected of a Quincy, their senses are indeed very sharp." Ishihara Akira emerged from the hidden corner, flashed a few times to the rooftop where Ishida Uryu and Inoue Orihime were, clapped his hands and looked at the two of them with a smile.

Chapter 172 Combat Power Test

"So who are you? You didn't step in when this guy was fighting me. Did you think you were strong enough to take down both of us by yourself and claim all the credit?" Ishida Uryu raised his hand to push up his glasses and looked directly at the smiling Ishihara Sho as he spoke in a low voice.

“That’s not the case,” Ishihara Akira laughed. “It’s just that I’m simply not interested in teaming up with that kind of person.”

“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, how rude of me. I am Ishihara Sho, a first-year student at the Shinigami Academy, not the official Grim Reaper you mentioned.” Ishihara Sho introduced himself with a Western hand gesture, like an elegant gentleman.

"Students?" Ishida Uryu frowned.

"So you're trying to use the credit for capturing us to get a new identity?"

“That’s not the case.” Ishihara Akira shook his head and said, “How should I put it? I have no interest in your identities, your reasons for coming to Soul Society, or even your rampage in Seireitei. In other words, we are not enemies at all.”

"Then why are you here?" Ishida Uryu asked suspiciously.

"It was just a coincidence."

“In that case, let’s pretend we didn’t see each other and part ways here.” Ishida Uryu looked at him and grabbed Inoue Orihime’s arm.

“That won’t do,” Ishihara Akira stopped her.

Ishida Uryu stared intently at him.

“It’s a rare opportunity to have a real fight, and I won’t agree to not fight you,” Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

Only through actual combat can the formation of a Zanpakuto be accelerated, and the awakening of its spirit be expedited. Otherwise, given his cunning nature, he wouldn't have inexplicably sought out Ishida Uryu for a battle.

Although their meeting was purely by chance, and not something he intentionally sought out, it was still a coincidence.

"Aren't you afraid of dying?" Ishida Uryu asked to confirm.

"Of course I'm afraid, but that's precisely why I need to fight you to improve my strength. Otherwise, what will I do when I encounter a Hollow? After all, Hollows aren't like you, who know how to hold back and spare lives," Ishihara Akira laughed.

"Inoue-kun, please step aside." Upon hearing this, Ishida Uryu didn't say anything more, but turned his head slightly to Inoue Orihime behind him and said.

"Ishida-kun, be careful." After saying that, Inoue Orihime ran to the side, giving the space to the two of them.

Clearly, she understood that her presence was not only not an aid to Ishida Uryu, but could even be a burden!

So instead of forcibly joining the battle with your half-baked magic, it's better to do as Ishida suggested and stay out of the way so he can fight without any worries.

Only in this way can Ishida avoid being harmed by this Grim Reaper who claims to be a student from some academy.

"Since you're courting death, don't blame me for being impolite." With that, Ishida Uryu opened and closed his right hand, which was covered by a spirit-dispersing glove, and a longbow suddenly materialized in his palm. He then raised it, assuming a shooting posture. The surrounding free spirit particles swarmed over like bees that had found honey, and in an instant materialized into a spirit arrow, which shot towards Ishihara Sho at Ishida Uryu's action.

Ishihara Shunpo dodged with a Shunpo, then charged directly at Ishida Uryu in a diagonal motion.

Ishida Uryu also used the Quincy's Hiren-kick to dodge, regaining distance from Ishihara Sho, and then fired an arrow at Ishihara—

Then an arrow exploded in mid-air, turning into a large rain of arrows that covered the location of Ishihara Sho.

Ishihara Kaname frowned, clasped his hands together, forming a hand seal, and spat out into the air—

Wind Release: A Major Breakthrough!

In an instant, a fierce gale howled out, like a real hurricane, stirring up spiritual particles and forming a tide, sweeping away all of Ishida Uryu's attacks.

That's right, it is indeed the Wind Release: Great Breakthrough Ninjutsu.

Although this isn't the world of Naruto, but the Soul Society, Ishihara Shou isn't exactly a proper Shinigami!

Instead, he was a monk who had opened three meridians and seven chakras, cultivated his primordial spirit, and attained the first stage of Arhatship! Not only did he have chakras, but he also possessed spiritual energy that could encompass everything and was known as the mother energy of all things. Therefore, as long as he wanted to, he could use ninjutsu in the world of Bleach without any problem, let alone use the Kido in the real world.

Ishida Uryu had clearly never seen Ishihara Sho use this skill before, but he didn't say anything. He simply conjured a spirit arrow on his bow again and shot it at Ishihara Sho.

Ishihara Sho's figure blurred for a moment, then suddenly split into two and ran to the left and right at the same time. Then it continued to split, becoming four from two, eight from four, and in the blink of an eye, it became densely packed and occupied the entire roof of the canopy. Then it rushed towards Ishida Uryu together.

Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique!

Yes, it's the Shadow Clone Technique, not the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. So, apart from one of them being a shadow clone created by Ishihara Sho, the others are either simple illusions created by the Clone Technique or illusion clones created by Ishihara Sho using his personal domain formed by his life force field to deceive the world. They have no offensive function other than scaring people.

But Ishida Uryu didn't know that. He simply raised his bow and shot an arrow into the sky. A rain of light arrows immediately fell from the sky, crackling and popping, instantly destroying all of Ishihara Sho's clones and forcing Ishihara Sho to emerge from the hidden crowd.

Ishihara Sho changed his hand seals, switching from ninjutsu to Buddhist methods. He silently chanted the Vajra mantra, and a transparent golden energy beam suddenly appeared from his body. Braving the seemingly endless rain of light arrows, he rushed in front of Ishida Uryu, pointed his fingers like a knife, and stabbed directly at Ishida Uryu's chest.

Ishida Uryu unleashed his Flying Leap, leaping backward to escape, but he was still taken aback by Ishihara Sho's fighting style and abilities, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Such a powerful figure is still just a student in Soul Society?

Who was that Grim Reaper he killed before?

Ordinary civilians?

"This is ridiculous," Ishida Uryu thought, and questioned Ishihara Sho, "Are you sure you're just a student at that Spirit Arts Academy, and not a proper Shinigami?"

“I’m pretty sure. Didn’t you see I don’t have a squad badge on my arm?” Ishihara Akira stood still without giving chase, pulled at his sleeve to show the empty sleeve, and smiled.

"Who knows if you hid it?" Ishida Uryu retorted.

"Am I that bored?" Ishihara Sho said speechlessly.

“Then I don’t know.” After a pause, Ishida Uryu continued, “Your strength is more than enough to be a Grim Reaper. If you stopped me just to test your combat abilities, then I can only say you’ve come to the wrong person. You should find some more powerful guys to test yourself. As for us, we have other things to do, so we won’t stay here and keep you from getting any more attention.”

Chapter 173 Returning to the Fourth Division

“Alright, then I won’t stop you.” Ishihara Akira readily agreed.

Anyway, the hidden hand and demonic thoughts had already been projected onto Ishida Uryu during the previous battle using the smoke from the explosion. Now all that was needed was to wait for the harvest. There was no need to entangle Ishida Uryu any longer. He wasn't Inoue Orihime, at least she had a magnanimous heart to behold.

"Thank you very much then." Ishida Uryu seemed surprised that Ishihara Sho agreed so readily, and paused for a moment before expressing his gratitude.

"Inoue-kun."

Orihime Inoue ran to Uryu Ishida's side.

"Then we'll take our leave."

After saying that, Ishida Uryu grabbed Inoue Orihime's arm, leaped onto the roof of a slightly lower house next to him, and then jumped again, landing back on the streets of Seireitei. He glanced back at Ishihara Sho, who was still on the roof, and then ran off without stopping.

"call."

Then, Ishihara Akira withdrew his gaze, turned around, and walked to the wounded Grim Reaper whose name he didn't know. He glanced at him, then cast a demonic thought onto him, preparing to use him as a springboard to complete his subsequent plans—

what?

Get your hands on the technology to manufacture artificial remains!

Although its specific forging methods and instruments are definitely different from the real-world technology system, and even if he got his hands on it, he couldn't directly use it to create a special body that could be used in the real world, his purpose was not to create a prosthetic body for the monster he created, but to use the technology in the prosthetic body that allows spirits to be observed and touched by ordinary humans as a blueprint to directly transform the monster he created into that structure!

In this way, even without a host body, Ishihara Sho could easily project the supernatural into reality.

It is infinitely better and more convenient than the Illuminati's method of screening members.

It also makes it easier to implement one's subsequent real-world transformation plans.

As for how he was so certain he could obtain the artificial body manufacturing technology...

This all started after I became a student at the Shinigami Academy—

In order to test what level of Shinigami his power could be used against, and how effective it would be, Ishihara Shou did a lot of things to his classmates and teachers while he was studying at the academy!

So after numerous tests, it was discovered that for ordinary souls, his power could be as invincible as in reality!