Bleach: Getting Stronger Starting from Teaching at the Spiritual Arts Academy

The spiritual pressure blade technique learned by cutting straw mats with a wooden sword is more difficult than the spiritual pressure control technique learned by practicing with the sailfish Soujin, and the feedback from the swordsmanship experience is also much greater.

"Very good, Coriander, you really have a talent for swordsmanship. You've completed the training of cutting straw mats with a wooden sword so quickly." July encouraged Coriander. "You have already mastered the basic techniques of 'Spirit Pressure Blade.' Next, I will formally teach you sword skills."

In July, another cultivation tool was taken out from the warehouse—a human-shaped target.

"This human-shaped target is about as tough as the one in the swordsmanship room of the Spirit Arts Academy. It's very difficult to break it with a wooden sword. You need to combine the two techniques you learned before to break through this human-shaped target."

In July, he demonstrated it once: he took a lunge position, raised his sword, pressed his left hand against the back of the blade, and attached his spiritual pressure to the sword.

The next moment, July suddenly stepped forward and thrust out the wooden sword in her hand with great speed.

Shikatori Style: Instant Strike!

thump—

The wooden sword pierced the head of the human-shaped target in an instant.

Chapter 21 Shikatori-sensei is a good colleague

More than a month after joining the company, I finally met my direct supervisor, Ashido, the head of the fencing department, in July.

Asido has short, reddish-brown hair and appears to have a rather reserved personality.

"I will be joining the team to conquer Hueco Mundo soon. I'm very busy with team affairs and can't get away. I'm really sorry that we're only having our first team meeting so long after the start of the semester."

Asido's face was full of apology. "I am really incompetent as the minister. Professor Shikato has just joined the company and there are probably many things he does not know yet. Please take good care of him, Professor Duanmu."

"Minister, you flatter me. The more important thing is to conquer Hueco Mundo. Hueco Mundo is fraught with danger, and we should be fully prepared. Moreover, Teacher Duanmu has given me a lot of help, which has made my work much smoother," July said gently.

To maintain the balance of the three realms, the Soul Society organizes a Hueco Mundo Expedition every one or two hundred years to launch an expedition against Hueco Mundo and eliminate some of the Hollows.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Shikato. By the way, I heard that there are two new teachers in the swordsmanship club..." Asido looked at Duanmu Zongsuke, the other teacher in the swordsmanship club.

Including the club president, Asito, the fencing club now has a total of five teachers.

However, there are only three people in the conference room now.

Mr. Murata, a very senior teacher, is quite old and suddenly fell ill last week. He is currently on sick leave.

Another new teacher, Tsunayoshi Tokina, did not come.

"Ah, it's like this, Professor Tsunayo has some family matters to attend to and probably won't be able to come today," Duanmu Zongjie said with a hint of helplessness.

In fact, Tsunayoshi Tokinada did not ask for leave. Duanmu Zongjie did not want to offend Tsunayoshi Tokinada, so he naturally did not bring up the matter. However, since Minister Asido asked him, he could not refuse to answer.

"I see." Asido nodded. Hearing the new teacher's surname, he knew in his heart that he was probably another high-ranking nobleman who had come to gain experience.

“Mr. Murata is getting on in years. I’ve already visited him. I don’t know how long it will take for him to recover from this illness. But his class can’t be left unattended. Mr. Duanmu, could you spare some time to help take care of Mr. Murata’s class?” Asido was a little embarrassed. If it weren’t for the busy team affairs, this task should have fallen to him, since he wasn’t teaching a class at the moment.

"Ah... I still have to teach my own class. If I also have to teach Mr. Murata's class, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it all," said Duanmu Zongjie.

“I can discuss with the teachers in other departments to rearrange the schedules for Mr. Murata’s class and your class to avoid scheduling conflicts,” Asido said.

"The main problem is that my students are about to graduate, and there are a lot of things to do. I also have to lead a team for real-world practical training later on, so I'm really too busy..." Duanmu Zongjie looked troubled.

Students at the Spirit Arts Academy have a practical course every year, starting from their third reincarnation, where they experience a formal Grim Reaper mission.

Each year, the practical training courses are led and conducted by the class teacher.

Mr. Murata and Mr. Sosuke Duanmu were not only swordsmanship teachers, but also homeroom teachers for that class, and both of their classes were graduating classes.

If Duanmu Zongjie takes over Murata-sensei's class, he will need to be responsible for the internship courses of two graduating classes at the same time, which is indeed a heavy burden.

After thinking about it, July realized that he was actually very suitable to take over this class.

The more classes he teaches, the more teaching feedback rewards he receives daily. The daily reward isn't much, but it adds up to a considerable amount over a year.

Moreover, based on his understanding of the teacher system over this period of time, he should also receive feedback rewards for guiding students to complete practical courses.

The practical training courses for students at the Spirit Arts Academy are relatively simple. While they pose a certain degree of danger to the students, they are not particularly difficult for a formal Grim Reaper like him.

He had no reason to refuse this opportunity to gain additional benefits.

“Minister, since Mr. Duanmu is too busy, I’ll take over Mr. Murata’s class,” July said with a smile.

"Shikato-sensei has only been working here for a short time. Can she handle two classes?" Ashido was somewhat surprised by Shikato's initiative.

"I seem to be quite suited to the teaching profession, and I don't think there will be any problems. If there are any problems, I can ask the experienced Teacher Duanmu for advice," July said with a smile.

When Duanmu Zongjie saw that July had taken over Murata-sensei's class, he quickly said, "I heard from the new teacher of the Kido Club that the students in Shikatori-sensei's class speak highly of him. Shikatori-sensei is a natural teacher. If Shikatori-sensei encounters any difficulties, feel free to ask me!"

"Then I'll leave Murata-sensei's class to you, Shikato-sensei. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to the Eleventh Division to find me," Asido said.

Asido was originally the third seat of the Eleventh Division, but upon returning to the team, he was promoted to vice-captain.

Soon after, Ashido will lead a portion of the Eleventh Division's Shinigami to join the Hueco Mundo Expedition and head to Hueco Mundo.

The Shinigami of the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force are drawn from various divisions, but usually the Eleventh Division, which is responsible for the front-line attack, sends the most people. So Asido is very busy now, as he needs to coordinate the preparation of supplies and personnel for the expedition.

After Asido left, Duanmu Zongjie patted Shikari Nanatsuki on the shoulder and said with a grateful expression:

"Shikatori-sensei, you really helped me a lot this time. If you hadn't taken over Murata-sensei's class, this task would definitely have fallen on my shoulders. Just thinking about teaching two graduating classes at the same time is enough to give me a headache. After all, a homeroom teacher has a lot of other things to do besides teaching."

"Teacher Duanmu is too kind. We are all colleagues, and it is only right to help each other," July said.

"Haha, Mr. Shikatori, I'll treat you to drinks after get off work!" Duanmu Zongjie laughed heartily.

...

The following day, in July, they received the new class schedule and the list of students in the sixth grade class.

In July, he looked at his class schedule and saw that his classes were quite full. The freshmen class had six swordsmanship classes every week.

The schedule for the sixth-year students is different; the whole class only has four swordsmanship lessons per week.

After several years of study, each student's talents and inclinations have generally been revealed. Starting from the sixth year of study, students can choose their own advanced courses based on their previous grades and undergo a year of intensive training.

Swordsmanship training courses are usually taught by the head of the swordsmanship club, but due to Asito's busy schedule, this task fell to another senior teacher, Murata.

Now, in July, I have taken over the teaching duties from Mr. Murata. In addition to teaching Mr. Murata's class, I am also responsible for teaching advanced swordsmanship courses.

Therefore, in addition to the regular swordsmanship classes each week in July, I also have to attend three advanced swordsmanship classes.

However, this is a good thing for July; the more courses he takes, the more rewards he can receive.

In July, she looked at the list of students returning from the sixth grade again, and her attention was quickly drawn to one of the names.

Chapter 22 Princess Shihouin's Special Meeting Ceremony

In July, I saw Yoruichi Shihouin's name on the list!

This is the princess of the Shihōin family, one of the five noble families of Soul Society, the "Heavenly Armored Division," the future 22nd head of the Shihōin family, the captain of the 2nd Division, and the commander of the Onmitsukido!

Most importantly, she can turn into a black cat!

Although July's current disciple quota is full, this does not prevent him from including Yoruichi Shihouin in his list of disciples to be recruited.

In July, remembering that Urahara Kisuke seemed to have known Yoruichi Shihouin since childhood and might go to school with her, she quickly searched for Urahara Kisuke's name on the list. If Urahara Kisuke was in this class, she couldn't waste this opportunity.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find Kisuke Urahara's name on the class roster.

"Master Shikatori, are you sure I don't need to take on the swordsmanship training course?" Duanmu Zongjie asked as he walked over.

"No need. Among the sixth cohort of students this year, only a dozen or so have chosen to take the swordsmanship course. I think we can handle it," July said.

"Ah, thank you so much, Shikato-sensei. I think I should treat you to drinks for a week!" Duanmu Zongjie was a little embarrassed. He originally thought that July would share the swordsmanship training course with him this year, but he didn't expect July to take over the swordsmanship training course three times a week.

"Teacher Duanmu, you're too kind. There's no need for a treat; I have things to do tonight. Actually, I have my own ulterior motives. Now that the Shikatori-ryu Dojo has reopened its student program, I'd like to take advantage of the opportunity to instruct the advanced swordsmanship courses and see if there are any suitable students to learn swordsmanship from." July didn't really want to go drinking with Duanmu Sōsuke for a week, so she offered a superficial explanation for taking on this task so proactively.

"I see..." Duanmu Zongjie suddenly understood. "But thank you very much, Shikatori-sensei. Please don't hesitate to ask if you need anything! I'm going to class now. Goodbye!"

After Duanmu Zongjie left, Sakai-sensei, who was sitting opposite him, said with some envy, "The swordsmanship club is so lucky to have a colleague like Shikatori-sensei. It's so hard for us in the Kido club to find someone to cover our classes if we want to ask for a leave of absence."

The news of the substitute teacher in July spread quickly, and the teachers generally liked this colleague who was willing to substitute for others.

"It's a pity I'm not in the Kido Club, otherwise I would definitely cover for Sakai-sensei," July joked.

"Thank you so much. I have to go to class now." Ms. Sakai got up and left the office.

In July, I glanced at Professor Tsunayoshi's workstation. She wasn't here again today. I guess Professor Tsunayoshi is going to skip work again.

However, the students in his class were all born in Seireitei, and those students all had family education, so he wasn't worried about them falling behind.

It was time for July to go to class. This morning, she was going to teach the sixth-generation students. A moment later, July arrived at the sixth-generation students' swordsmanship room.

There are twenty-five students in the swordplay room.

In July, the number of students was quickly counted.

There are 26 students in this class, and one student is still absent.

In July, he checked the time and realized that it was time for class to start after he had counted the number of students.

Moreover, the student who was found absent in July was none other than Yoruichi Shihōin, the princess of the Shihōin family.

In July, Shihouin Yoruichi thought he was late or skipped class, and wanted to ask a student about the situation.

Suddenly, July felt a strange chill on his back, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end.

Someone was standing behind him!

Behind July, a purple-haired girl with wheat-colored skin excitedly lifted a bucket full of water and poured it over July's head.

"Hahahaha!"

Just then, the purple-haired girl saw July's figure move slightly, and the scabbard of the Zanpakuto at her waist quickly magnified in her eyes.

"Maru!" A thought flashed through the purple-haired girl's mind before she was struck in the chin by the scabbard of her Zanpakuto.

The purple-haired girl was instantly thrown away by a tremendous force and crashed to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the bucket she had been holding tumbled through the air and landed on her head.

The water in the bucket quickly soaked her college gown, and the wet clothes clung tightly to her body, revealing glimpses of her wheat-colored skin.

The purple-haired girl's chin was attacked, and her head was shaken, making her dizzy. It took her a while to recover.

After seeing the color of the girl's skin, July made a guess about her identity and glanced at the panel.

Yoruichi Shihouin

[Talent: S]

[Spiritual Pressure: lv42]

[Reputation Level: Unknown]

[Status: Dizzy and lightheaded (Failed...)]

It really is Yoruichi Shihouin.

In July, the bucket covering her head was removed, revealing her wet head.

"Shihouin-kun, can I take this as your welcome ceremony for the teacher?" July asked with a smile.

"Ah... I failed! I thought the one who replaced Murata-sensei would be a dud, but it seems you're better than I expected, Shikatori-sensei!" Yoruichi Shihōin got up. "How did Shikatori-sensei find me? I thought I was very good at hiding."

She received a lot of guidance from renowned instructors in the Covert Force and now possesses considerable skill in stealth.

The original teacher, Murata, was quite capable and was someone she respected. However, after learning that the acting homeroom teacher was a new teacher leading a class of freshmen, she began to doubt July's abilities.

Although she didn't particularly like swordsmanship, she didn't want a mediocre person to replace Mr. Murata. After all, even as a substitute homeroom teacher, she was responsible for leading the class to practical training. If the teacher wasn't strong enough, it would just be sending them to their deaths.

Many of her classmates shared the same idea, and encouraged by them, she decided to use her remarkable ability to conceal herself to test the new teacher's capabilities.

"You're well hidden, but you're too close to me." July didn't notice Yoruichi Shihouin at first, but he was quite sensitive to what was behind him. When Yoruichi Shihouin stood behind him, he felt a strange chill.

"It seems my training is still not up to par." Yoruichi Shihouin shook her head, shaking some water off her hair.

"The enthusiasm of the Shihōin students has taken the teacher quite a bit by surprise," July said with a smile.

"Tch, just say you want punishment. I, Yoruichi Shihouin, am willing to admit my mistakes!"

"Then in this class, Shihouin students, please copy 'I'm sorry' to comfort the teacher who was frightened."

"Huh? How many times do I have to copy it?"

"I'll probably have to copy until the end of get out of class to appease the teacher."

"what!"

His first meeting with Princess Shihouin in July was somewhat unexpected, but it didn't stop him from continuing his classes.

"Hello everyone, let me introduce myself first. My name is Shikatori Nanatsuki. I am your acting homeroom teacher and also your acting swordsmanship instructor. By the way, I will also be teaching the swordsmanship training course for this year. You can call me Shikatori-sensei from now on."