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

West Street is the noble district of Karakura Town, where the lord's mansion is located.

In a room in the main house in the backyard of the lord's mansion, lay a voluptuous woman. Judging from the size of her belly, she was nearing her due date.

Several servants stood guard outside the door, ready to serve.

The lord's mansion was heavily guarded; only nobles, warriors, and servants were allowed to enter.

But today, three uninvited guests have barged into this place.

Three figures dressed in black hooded cloaks suddenly appeared in the backyard and walked straight into the main house.

The servants waiting outside the door were completely unaware of their actions, seemingly oblivious to their presence.

The three men approached the voluptuous woman.

"Judging from the soul within her, she should be giving birth soon," one of them said.

"We were lucky; after searching for three pregnant women, we finally found one who was about to give birth," another person said.

“Perfect, that’s her. Let’s put the ‘bait’ in,” the last person said.

Sleep is not good during the final stages of pregnancy. The plump woman is actually still awake, and she will move her body from time to time to relieve the pressure of her abdomen on her lumbar spine.

However, she seemed not to hear their conversation and continued to lie on the bed.

The black-robed man in the middle took out a round pill from his pocket, mobilized his spiritual pressure, attached it to the pill, and then raised his hand towards the voluptuous woman, and the round pill disappeared into her stomach.

After the round pill entered the voluptuous woman's abdomen, the man in black robes made hand seals to activate the spiritual pressure that had just been attached to the round pill.

Soon, a strange spiritual pressure wave emanated from the plump woman's abdomen.

"Binding Technique Seventy-Eight: Soul Sealing!" The man in black robes continued to form hand seals and pointed at the plump woman's abdomen.

A beam of red light shot from the black-robed man's fingertip and instantly entered the voluptuous woman's abdomen, immediately calming down the strange spiritual pressure fluctuations.

"finished."

"Next, we just need to wait for the baby to be born."

"Eliminate our spiritual pressure and leave immediately."

"Soul Sealing" is a binding technique that uses the soul to seal things away.

What the man in black robes was doing was injecting the pill into the body of the unborn baby, and then using the baby's soul to seal and isolate the aura emitted by the pill.

Newborn babies are very fragile and naturally cannot suppress the scent emitted by the pills.

However, since mother and child are one, before the baby is born, the mother's soul can temporarily suppress the aura of the pill.

But once the baby leaves the mother's body, his fragile soul will naturally be unable to suppress the aura emitted by the pill.

After eliminating the remaining spiritual pressure, the three of them vanished instantly, as if they had never been there, leaving no trace.

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Chapter 57 Unexpected Turn of Events (3,000 words, please continue reading)

Three days later, Karakura Town West Street—

“The sunlight in this world is no different from that in Soul Society.” Yoruichi Shihouin stood on the roof of a pavilion, one hand on her hip and the other covering her forehead. Karakura Town’s West Street was laid out before her.

A baby-faced girl jumped onto the roof and instantly appeared in front of Yoruichi. She was Yoruichi's teammate in the practical assessment.

"Boss, have you noticed anything unusual over here?" the baby-faced girl asked.

"No..." Yoruichi Shihouin sighed, "I can't eat or touch the things I see. This world is so boring!"

After two or three days of patrolling, she was already getting tired of the task.

This task is just too mundane!

The daily patrols found nothing unusual; there wasn't even a ghost in the West Street area!

Yesterday, one of the students encountered Xu, who had come all the way from East Street. Her group had never met him before, which made her very eager to try, feeling like she had all her skills but couldn't use them.

"It looks like our group's patrol mission will go by peacefully this time," said the baby-faced girl. "I'd love for something to happen, that would be a bonus."

A short-haired young man suddenly appeared next to the baby-faced girl and said, "Boss, I've finished my check-up too, and there's nothing wrong."

"Rii is the only one missing. Once she returns, we'll report to Shikatori-sensei and Kawada-san," Yoruichi Shihouin nodded and said.

Just then, she raised an eyebrow and sensed an unusual spiritual pressure fluctuation coming from afar.

"Have you run into a Hollow?" Yoruichi waved her hand. "It seems Rii is in trouble. Let's go help her!"

Yoruichi and the young man vanished with a Shunpo, while the baby-faced girl summoned the Hell Butterfly and reported the situation: "Shikatori-sensei, Kawada-san, we have detected Hollow spiritual pressure fluctuations in West Street. Hoshino Rie is located near the fluctuations, and we are now heading to provide support."

"Be careful," came the voice of Shikatoshi Nanatsuki from the Hell Butterfly.

...

Rie Hoshino discovered a "prank spirit" in a house.

Normally, the souls of humans who die in the mortal world will travel to the Soul Society on their own.

Some souls, for various reasons, still have attachments in the mortal world. They do not go to the Soul Society on their own initiative, but remain in the mortal world and become "reincarnated spirits".

If the obsession of a "spirit purifier" is too strong, the chain called the "Lock of Cause and Effect" that binds it will be corroded by its own obsession. At this time, the "spirit purifier" will become an evil spirit, or "empty".

Therefore, sending "complete spirits" to the Soul Society is also the duty of Shinigami.

The "spirit" that Hoshino Rie discovered was a little girl wearing an exquisite little kimono, who must have lived in West Street before her death.

"Big sister, can you see me?" The little girl noticed Hoshino Rie's gaze and was pleasantly surprised. No one here could see her, and now she had finally met someone who could.

The little girl had never seen any other "trick spirits".

During this period, the Grim Reapers frequently patrolled West Street, so most of the "spirits" here were sent away. She was a newly born "spirit," so she became one of the few who escaped the net.

“I am a Shinigami, don’t be afraid. I’m here to take you to the Soul Society. There, all the ‘people’ can see you and talk to you,” Hoshino Rie said patiently.

"But..." the little girl rubbed her fingers, looking a little nervous, "I don't want to leave yet..."

"Little girl, why do you still want to stay here?" Hoshino Rie squatted down in front of the little girl and said gently, "Are those your family members inside? Staying here is not a good thing for you or for them."

"My mom is sick, and I want to wait until she gets better before I leave," the little girl said timidly.

"I see..." Hoshino Rie scratched her face, feeling a bit troubled.

From a duty standpoint, she should now use Soul Burial to send the little girl to Soul Society, but seeing how young the little girl is and that her only wish is to see her mother's illness improve, she can't help but feel compassion.

"Then why are you staying here instead of staying with your mother?" Hoshino Rie asked curiously.

If the little girl is obsessed with her mother, she should be staying with her mother, but she is in an uninhabited room.

"Dad said I'm sick and can't visit Mom, otherwise she'll get sick too..." the little girl said dejectedly. "I secretly went to see Mom before, and maybe it's because I'm sick that Mom got sick too, so I'm afraid to see her again, afraid her condition will worsen..."

Medical care was very limited in that era, and a high fever took the little girl's life.

“You are a spirit now. Whatever illness you had before, you don’t have it anymore, so your mother’s illness has nothing to do with you.” Hoshino Rie patted the little girl’s head and comforted her.

The little girl felt much less guilty after hearing that her mother's illness was not her fault.

"Sister Death, have I caused you any trouble?" The little girl bit her lip and continued, "If so, I'll leave with you, but... could I go see my mother one last time before I go?"

The little girl was very sensible. Hoshino Rie felt a lump in her throat and said softly, "Of course, I'll go with you."

"Thank you, Sister Death, my mom is over there!" the little girl pointed in a direction.

Hoshino Rie took the girl's small hand and walked towards the backyard.

“There are so many people in your house.” Hoshino Rie saw people coming and going in the yard, and everyone seemed to be in a hurry.

"My mom became like this after she got sick," the little girl said.

Hoshino Rie led the little girl to a house that was surrounded by people.

“That’s Daddy,” the little girl said, pointing to a worried-looking young man.

The young man pulled the servant aside and asked, "How is the situation? Have you brought the midwife yet?"

The servant bowed and replied, "Young master, please rest assured, the midwife has already gone in."

The young man nodded and paced back and forth at the doorway.

A woman's high-pitched wails could be heard from inside the house from time to time.

"Mommy seems to be in a lot of pain, Death Sister, let's go in quickly." The little girl's face was full of worry as she tugged at Hoshino Rie's hand, wanting to go in as soon as possible.

Hoshino Rie suddenly realized and smiled, saying, "It seems your mother isn't sick, but is about to give birth. Your little brother or sister is coming soon!"

"Really? I'm going to have a younger brother or sister?" The little girl's expression changed from worry to joy. "That's wonderful! After I'm gone, my younger brother and sister can stay with Mommy in my place!"

The little girl was too young to understand the concept of the due date. She thought her mother was often uncomfortable because she was sick.

The two waited outside for a long time.

Hoshino Rie originally wanted to wait until the pregnant woman inside gave birth before taking the little girl in to see her mother, but she waited for a long time and it didn't end. The pregnant woman's wails inside the house were getting weaker and weaker.

Hoshino Rie looked worried and said to the little girl, "Let's go inside."

Inside the room, several servants and midwives were assisting the woman with childbirth.

The woman gripped the edge of the bed tightly, the wooden frame already marked with many scratches from her fingernails.

Her face was contorted, and she looked extremely pained.

The little girl came to her mother's side, tears streaming down her face: "Mommy!"

The woman opened her eyes, saw the girl, immediately released her grip on the bed, reached out to grab the girl, and said weakly, "Mei? Mei, you're here?"

"Mom, I'm here to see you!"

"Mei...it's my fault for not taking good care of you..."

"It has nothing to do with Mom. I just want to see her get better soon..."

"Mea Yi..."

Both mother and daughter were in tears.

"Who is Mei?" the midwife asked the servant beside her. "Bring her over; it might help the lady hold on a little longer!"

“Mei is… the lady’s deceased daughter,” the servant said helplessly.

"Oh no! The lady has lost her senses! Quickly bring the medicine over to keep her conscious!" the midwife exclaimed in alarm.

The servant brought over a bowl of medicine and had the woman drink it.

Perhaps it was the effect of the herbal medicine, or perhaps it was seeing her daughter, but the woman's spirits improved somewhat.

After a moment, the midwife exclaimed with delight, "It's almost out!"

A few minutes later, a baby's cry rang out, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mother and son are safe!"

"I want to see my little brother," the little girl said.

"Let me hold the baby." The woman noticed that the others couldn't see her daughter, so she asked the midwife to give her the child. Ignoring the strange looks from the others, she held the baby to her daughter. "Mei, this is your little brother..."

"They don't look like us..."

"He's still young... he'll look like that when he's older..."

Looking at the scene before her, Hoshino Rie felt a pang of doubt. According to the girl, her mother shouldn't be able to see her.

But now the woman saw her.

Most humans cannot see the soul; generally speaking, only those with spiritual talents can see and interact with the soul.

Suddenly, she heard a whooshing sound coming from her right.

bang——

Hoshino Rie only had time to draw her Zanpakuto before being sent flying by a tremendous force.

She crashed into the solid wood table, the powerful impact lifting the heavy table and sending it flying backward until it shattered the corner of the wall before coming to a stop.

"Cough cough—" Hoshino Rie scrambled to her feet, trying to grab the Zanpakuto that had fallen to the side, but found that she could no longer move her hand.

Hoshino Rie was horrified; her hand was broken!

Moreover, before she was knocked away, she had already seen that the enemy was a Hollow, but she still couldn't sense the Hollow's spiritual pressure.

This is a Hollow that excels at concealing its spiritual pressure!