Bleach: Teaching Makes Me Stronger-Chapter 141: The Mole

Chapter 141: Chapter 141: The Mole
Outside the outskirts of
Seireitei
, two
Shinigami
wearing white haori had just finished collecting
Reiatsu
.
They each held several blue glass tubes filled with the gathered
Reiatsu
.
"I’m done on my side."
"Same here. We got lucky this time. We even managed to supplement the data on
Unohana Retsu
."
"Yeah.
Unohana Retsu
rarely takes action these days. Getting a reading of her
Reiatsu
in combat is no easy feat."
"Looks like we’ll be adding two more companions to the fold. Those initial generation prototypes had no self-awareness at all, actually trying to provoke her original body."
"Heh, those first-generation shells should’ve been scrapped. Otherwise, one day they’ll end up dragging us down."
"Don’t say that... Without the first-gen
Reishi Shells
, we wouldn’t even exist."
"That’s different."
"Still, it’s a shame our power can’t grow properly."
After exchanging a few words, the two departed the forest.
What they didn’t know was that something had already joined their shadows.
Nanatsuki
had arrived in the forest and slipped into the shadow of the
Kyōraku Shunsui
shell.
He’d overheard the two speaking and fell into deep thought.
It seemed this "Kyōraku Shunsui" and "Ukitake Jūshirō" weren’t made with the first-generation
Reishi Shell
technology.
’Has the shell tech been upgraded?’ Nanatsuki frowned inwardly.
From what he knew, there were very few individuals or factions capable of advancing
Reishi Shell
technology.
Curious about who was behind the research, he chose not to destroy the two shells immediately.
They were heading toward a familiar place—
Squad 12
!
"Kyōraku Shunsui" and "Ukitake Jūshirō" arrived near
Squad 12
, where a bizarre-looking
Shinigami
had been waiting for some time.
His appearance was barely human. His head was large, his eyes looked ready to pop from their sockets, and his skin was green. He wore a lab coat typically seen on researchers.
Nanatsuki vaguely recognized the frog-like
Shinigami
. He had seen him before in
Hikifune Kirio
’s lab.
But he couldn’t recall his name.
’So they’re even connected to Squad 12’s researchers now...’ Nanatsuki’s brow furrowed. In his past life’s memories, this frog
Shinigami
had nothing to do with the
Reishi Shells
.
The frog
Shinigami
’s presence made Nanatsuki realize—his transmigration might’ve already caused deep changes to this world.
"You got the samples?" the frog
Shinigami
asked.
"Collected." One of them handed over the blue glass tubes.
The frog
Shinigami
accepted them and directly stuffed the tubes into the shell’s body.
"Excellent. With these
Reishi
, we’ll be welcoming new companions again." With that, the frog
Shinigami
parted ways with the two and said, "I’ll head back first."
As he and "Kyōraku Shunsui" brushed past each other, the shadow beneath them silently shifted direction—Nanatsuki had now entered the frog
Shinigami
’s shadow.
The frog
Shinigami
returned to
Squad 12
, walking openly through the main gate.
Along the way, he even greeted passing
Shinigami
soldiers.
Near
Hikifune Kirio
’s lab, he ran into
Urahara Kisuke
.
Urahara Kisuke
greeted him warmly. "Yo,
Kazushu
, did the data comparison check out?"
The frog
Shinigami
peeled back his lips to reveal two neat rows of teeth. "It’s done.
Asayu Tetsuya
wasn’t lying. He really did visit all those locations the day before. But... he also went to the
Shin’o Spiritual Arts Academy
, and Squad 8 has already found a witness."
To verify
Asayu Tetsuya
’s statements,
Urahara Kisuke
had built a lie detector of his own—one that could monitor a soul’s vital indicators to detect falsehoods.
Urahara
scratched his face. "Looks like this lie detector isn’t all that reliable. Some folks can lie without batting an eye."
"It’s still quite useful. Most people don’t have that kind of mental composure." The frog
Shinigami
nodded and stepped into the elevator with
Urahara
.
"Then I’ll take that as a compliment,"
Urahara
chuckled. He suddenly asked offhandedly, "By the way,
Kazushu
, I thought I saw you walking into a side alley with Captain
Kyōraku
and Captain
Ukitake
just now...?"
The frog
Shinigami
’s hand paused for a moment over the elevator buttons. But he quickly regained composure, pressed the button for B3, and explained, "Oh, Captain
Kyōraku
is still investigating
Asayu Tetsuya
. He came to ask if I had found anything in the lab."
"I see... Captain
Kyōraku
being so proactive is a rare sight."
Urahara
smiled and said nothing more.
Despite his carefree tone,
Urahara Kisuke
had already grown suspicious of the frog
Shinigami
from their repeated lab interactions. Still, he hadn’t yet begun a formal investigation or found any real dirt on him.
Nanatsuki, having overheard their conversation, thought
Urahara
may have sensed something was off.
The three of them took the elevator down to
Hikifune Kirio
’s lab.
Just as
Urahara
and the frog
Shinigami
stepped through the lab’s door, the overhead lights began to flicker.
"Alert—Alert—Unauthorized intruder detected—"
There was an invisible wall of
Reishi
at the entrance to
Hikifune Kirio
’s lab. Only those with authorized access could pass through without triggering the alarm.
The last time Nanatsuki visited,
Hikifune
had disabled the barrier, so he hadn’t known it existed.
The siren quickly alerted all the lab researchers—
Hikifune Kirio
included.
"An intruder?! Where?!"
Hikifune
rushed to the door but only saw
Urahara Kisuke
and the frog
Shinigami
.
"Wasn’t me~"
Urahara
raised both hands as if surrendering, casting a mischievous glance at the frog
Shinigami
. "
Kazushu
... you didn’t bring something unclean in, did you?"
The invisible
Reishi
wall now glowed red, clearly marking the frog
Shinigami
as the source.
At that moment, a shadow slowly rose from the ground and took the form of
Nanatsuki
.
"That’s kind of rude,
Urahara-kun
. I’m not some unclean thing, you know!" Nanatsuki grinned.
He could’ve hidden deeper in the shadows to avoid detection—but he chose to reveal himself.
The frog
Shinigami
was a researcher in
Hikifune Kirio
’s lab, and thus had access to critical tech. Letting him stay here any longer would be far too dangerous.
So
Nanatsuki
chose to expose him.
The frog
Shinigami
’s expression darkened—he’d actually been tailed by
Katori Nanatsuki
!
And he had no idea when the tailing had even begun!