No Interest and No Talent

The Grim Reaper Dimension.

In the World of the Living, Karakura Town.

The once peaceful and tranquil middle school campus was suddenly swept by a chilling storm that was invisible to the naked eye.

To prove the superiority of the Quincy profession and his own power, Uryu Ishida used Spirit Bait to attract a large number of low-level Hollows with no intelligence.

His original intention was to demonstrate to Ichigo Kurosaki the flaws and weaknesses of the "Grim Reaper" through a hunt.

A childish and mindless act.

As expected, things unfolded in a way that exceeded Uryu Ishida's expectations.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

Ants devour elephants.

Even the lowly, mindless Void creatures are not to be underestimated.

"Damn it... these damned bastards..."

Uryu Ishida leaped into the air, using the momentum to jump away, barely dodging a fatal attack.

His eyes remained resolute and cold, but his heavy breathing revealed his current physical condition.

The arrows fired from the Reishi Longbow were not ordinary arrows, but rather arrows fired using the spirit's own spiritual power.

Uryu Ishida never expected that so many Hollows would remain near Karakura Town.

If left unattended, Uryu Ishida is 100% confident that he can easily escape.

However, you have to clean up the mess you created!

Even if I die here, I will have no regrets!

This is one of the life principles that his grandfather taught him!

"Huff... I wonder... how is that guy doing..."

Uryu Ishida was panting heavily, barely managing to eliminate the Hollows around him, but his thoughts were on Ichigo Kurosaki.

As things unfolded, he gradually realized that Ichigo Kurosaki might have indeed encountered a Grim Reaper by chance, but he himself was not Grim Reaper.

That...

He's just an ordinary person.

Thinking about this, Uryu Ishida felt a little regretful.

He began to drift towards Ichigo Kurosaki, even unleashing the Quincy's signature movement technique, "Hirenkyaku," without reservation.

"Is this guy out of his mind?"

Uryu Ishida noticed that Ichigo Kurosaki was staying at the Hollows' gathering place.

The sight of the densely packed, pitch-black bodies and masks sent chills down the Quincy's spine.

The doubts that had just arisen in my heart were completely Oblivion.

Uryu Ishida noticed that Ichigo Kurosaki's life force field seemed to be very stable, without any fluctuations.

He quickly climbed to a high place, squinted slightly, and barely managed to catch a glimpse of the "competitor's" movements.

"How so?"

After seeing Ichigo Kurosaki's actions clearly, Uryu Ishida's outlook on life and the world underwent a violent upheaval.

Surrounded by enemies, the boy with the Ju Zi hair didn't panic at all. He even sat cross-legged, holding a book in his hands, and read it attentively.

Within Ichigo Kurosaki, there seemed to be an aura that he could not see.

All that approached the void vanished into nothingness in the blink of an eye, disappearing into the world.

Time passed by, minute by minute.

Nine out of ten Hollows lured by the Spirit Bait were annihilated by Ichigo Kurosaki's Scholar Domain.

Uryu Ishida, who was standing next to him, was dumbfounded, his jaw almost dropping to the ground.

His glasses were crooked, but he didn't seem to notice at all.

After hesitating for a long time, Uryu Ishida finally mustered up the courage to walk up to Ichigo Kurosaki.

His lips moved slightly as he asked softly, "Who exactly are you?"

Ichigo Kurosaki is straightforward, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed a lot of information.

"Just an ordinary first-year high school student, nothing more. I'm not a Grim Reaper, and I don't have any connection with Soul Society for the time being."

Upon hearing this answer, Uryu Ishida's violently pounding heart finally calmed down a bit.

His lips curled up slightly.

Ordinary people...

Do you know the term "Soul Society"?

"You may be hiding many things."

Uryu Ishida pushed up his glasses, and a bright light reflected from the frames. "It's certain that you didn't use any Dou Technique before, only the application of spiritual pressure fields."

As he spoke, Uryu Ishida glanced at the book in Ichigo Kurosaki's hand and proposed a deal. "Judging from your appearance, you seem to really enjoy studying."

"How about this... I'll be your tutor, and you teach me the special techniques for using spiritual pressure, okay?"

Ichigo Kurosaki is a good student, ranking in the top twenty of his grade.

But Uryu Ishida is stronger.

From elementary school until now, he has always been the top student in his grade during every exam.

That's why he had the confidence to propose such a deal.

Upon hearing this, Ichigo Kurosaki slowly closed the book.

He looked up at the blue-haired boy, his eyes filled with an indescribable meaning.

"You are not."

These three words, seemingly out of nowhere, left Uryu Ishida completely bewildered.

"Not what?"

Ichigo Kurosaki sighed Youyou.

Despite having the same name, the same DNA, and the same appearance, they are not his friends.

Uryu Ishida is now obsessed with power.

And he had no leverage to persuade the other party.

Ichigo Kurosaki has no intention of interfering in the other person's life.

During his time learning Chinese, he read many fascinating Chinese short stories.

One of the stories about cultivating immortality left a deep impression on him and moved him deeply.

In that story, the protagonist is a cultivator with exceptional talent.

His sect was destroyed, but he did not intervene.

He saw wicked people bullying ordinary citizens on the roadside, but he didn't intervene.

I refused my friend's request without hesitation.

From beginning to end, the protagonist only does one thing...

Cultivation!

There is nothing else but cultivation.

Nothing could distract him.

At the end of the story, the protagonist ascends to become an "immortal," becoming the only enlightened being in nearly two centuries.

This short Chinese story is quite uninteresting in terms of plot.

However, it gave Ichigo Kurosaki a lot of inspiration.

Only those with exceptional talent, who single-mindedly pursue their strengths, can ultimately reach the pinnacle.

What right does he have to be indecisive, helping this person and that person?

In this Lifetime, Ichigo Kurosaki only wants to be himself.

He wanted to fight for that goal.

For the sake of his dream, he could give up friendship, love, and extraordinary fighting ability, becoming an ordinary person with no strength to even kill a chicken.

With this thought in mind, Ichigo Kurosaki stared intently at Uryu Ishida with a cold gaze and asked indifferently, "A special way of using spiritual pressure?"

"Stop dreaming, you can't learn it."

"The matter of fighting..."

"I'm not interested, you're just not talented."

In reality, Ichigo Kurosaki has no idea how to analyze the "Scholar Domain," nor is he capable of teaching it to anyone else.

These words deeply wounded Uryu Ishida's Mind Stone.

Not interested...

How could someone who has no interest in anything achieve this level of skill simply through talent?

Upon closer reflection, that is indeed the case.

Ichigo Kurosaki from beginning to end.

He was just looking down at his book.

Those who are deluded are like moths drawn to a flame, courting their own demise.

Having figured this out, Uryu Ishida felt an invisible force being drawn away from him.

That is a power called "spirit".

He stumbled and limped away from the campus...