Mayuri Kurotsuchi yearns to realize his dream of creating souls from nothing.
To surpass Kisuke Urahara, he had to do things that were unimaginable to ordinary people.
Therefore, he began to implement the Nemuri Project, from the failures of Plans One through Six, to the success of Nemuri Nanagō.
At that time, he was overjoyed and thought he was close to success. He named Nemuri Nanagō Nemu Kurotsuchi and devoted all his efforts to teaching him.
Nemu Kurotsuchi did not disappoint him and absorbed that knowledge.
At first he was very happy, but gradually he realized something was wrong.
Nemu Kurotsuchi is more like a humanoid computer than a human, lacking the desires that a normal soul should have.
If you teach her knowledge, she will absorb it; if you don't teach her, she won't take the initiative to look it up.
To confirm his suspicions, Mayuri Kurotsuchi began conducting modification experiments without anesthesia, which was an extremely painful process.
Nemu Kurotsuchi endured the whole thing without uttering a single complaint to him.
Is this even human?
Mayuri Kurotsuchi was very disappointed, believing that something was wrong with her body or brain. She began to constantly modify her body and insert various drugs, but she did not get satisfactory results.
Repeated failures made him irritable, and he treated Nemu Kurotsuchi increasingly worse.
He never imagined that what he had been striving for all these years but had failed to achieve would change because of an outsider who knew nothing about it.
" Shiraishi..." Mayuri Kurotsuchi uttered the name, a feeling of disgust rising within him no less intense than his Kisuke Urahara.
I really want to find that brat right now and figure out why Nemu has changed.
But Shiraishi aren't easy to find, so we have to find other ways.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi fell into deep thought.
His thoughts didn't last long when Akon's voice came from outside the door, " Captain Kurotsuchi, Captain-Commander Yamamoto has sent a message asking you to go to the First Division's base."
"You said I had experiments to do and didn't have time to go."
Mayuri Kurotsuchi wanted to find an excuse not to go, but her lower body hadn't recovered yet. If she went to see the Captain-Commander in this state, she wouldn't be able to hide the fact that she had lost to Shiraishi.
Akon didn't leave. " The Captain-Commander's order is that even if you are unwell, you must go see him."
"Tsk." Upon Mayuri Kurotsuchi immediately realized that his secret of losing to Shiraishi had been exposed.
Captain-Commander Yamamoto is deliberately making him lose face so he can vent his anger.
"Take me to the First Division."
Mayuri Kurotsuchi didn't use fake skin to conceal his face, it would only make him seem stingy. It would be better for him to head to the Shin'ō District where the First Division is located openly.
There are no stars tonight.
Only a half-hidden full moon remained lonely in the night sky.
The soft moonlight shone on the vermilion wooden railing. Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, wearing Captain's Haori, leaned on his rough cane and looked up to admire the moonlight.
A gentle breeze ruffled the edges of the haori.
The atmosphere in the hall was very somber.
Even the arrogant Kenpachi Zaraki, with an impatient expression, neither spoke nor left on his own.
Second Division Captain Soi Fon and Eighth Division Shunsui Kyōraku stood like students being punished by their teacher, heads bowed, backs straight, their eyes never leaving their toes.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's prestige in leading the Gotei 13 for nearly a thousand years was fully demonstrated at this moment.
With a creak, the wooden door on the side was slowly pushed open, Mayuri Kurotsuchi appeared sitting in the bathtub, holding a remote control in her right hand, controlling the wheels underneath to move forward.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto withdrew his gaze from the full moon, tapped his cane lightly on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Let me hear your report on this operation."
Kenpachi Zaraki was very honest and said, "We didn't find Shiraishi. One hundred and three of my men were killed in action."
Thump! Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's cane slammed heavily on the ground, cracking like a spiderweb. His face was full of anger as he said, "How dare you say that?! Four squads! Four captains! We didn't even see the enemy's face."
Oh, no, Captain Kurotsuchi, you were the first to know Shiraishi's whereabouts, but you didn't inform the other captains and acted on your own, which led to your defeat and the capture of your adjutant.
You've completely disgraced the captain!
Mayuri Kurotsuchi was speechless after being scolded, because it was an undeniable fact that he acted on his own and missed the best opportunity to capture Shiraishi.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, still fuming, fixed his gaze on his beloved disciple. " Kyōraku, what do you have to say?"
Shunsui Kyōraku was called out, and his hand instinctively pulled his straw hat down.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was furious at his actions. "Now you know you're too ashamed to show your face, why didn't you put your heart into your work before?"
Shunsui Kyōraku could only pretend not to hear, and said with a wry smile, "Our expedition wasn't entirely fruitless; the Owari Group, which had ties to Shiraishi, has been wiped out by us."
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto raised an eyebrow and asked, " The Owari Group?"
Shunsui Kyōraku nodded and said, "You should be very familiar with him, team leader. He's Oda Nobunaga from three hundred years ago."
" Oda Nobunaga."
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto read the name aloud before remembering who the other person was.
It wasn't that he had no memory; it was just that in his long life, he had directly destroyed millions of enemies with Ryūjin Jakka, and when you add the casualties caused by the ripples of those battles, the number of people who died under Ryūjin Jakka reached a staggering ten trillion.
He couldn't recall an enemy who wasn't particularly memorable.
"That brat isn't dead yet?" Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto said, somewhat surprised. "Did you catch him?"
Shunsui Kyōraku replied sheepishly, "No, he escaped."
"Disgraceful!!"
The Reiatsu emanating from Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto burned like raging fire on the four people's bodies. "All four of your squads went out together and only managed to take down some minor characters. You didn't even manage to eliminate one of the main targets. What face do you have to return to Seireitei?"
At this point, Kenpachi Zaraki dared to say, "There's nothing we can do; we can't catch Shiraishi."
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto Mayuri Kurotsuchi in the bathtub, asking, "What's the point of all that funding allocated to the Research and Development Institute every year?"
Mayuri Kurotsuchi remained calm. "Actually, I already have a plan. If Reiatsu isn't enough, I can use scent to find them."
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and just give me a concrete plan."
"Modify a batch of hunting dogs and use them to track down Shiraishi."
Mayuri Kurotsuchi explained her plan, "It will require at least 30,000 dogs, plus 30 million yen in research funding."
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto didn't care about money or dogs; he only cared about one thing. "How long will it take to see results?"
"One or two months."
Mayuri Kurotsuchi's tone was somewhat helpless; he really wanted to catch Shiraishi tomorrow, but reality was harsh.
After much deliberation, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto finally agreed to the plan. "Alright, I'll give you this timeframe. Until then, the Second Division, Eighth Division, and 11th Division will suspend their missions against Shiraishi."
Soi Fon said unwillingly, " Captain-Commander, please allow us to continue pursuing Shiraishi."
"Don't you think you've embarrassed yourself enough?"
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto retorted, then made the final decision. "Only maintain surveillance in the Projection Hall. If you spot Shiraishi, notify me immediately. Don't alert him. You may leave."