Ichigo's words once again shocked the live stream audience.
"What? What did Ichigo just say?"
"Lieutenant Nemu was actually created by Kurotsuchi Mayuri? Is that really possible?"
"Previous commenter, did you forget about Urahara Kisuke's Mod Souls?"
"In that case, Nemu really was personally created by Kurotsuchi Mayuri!"
"Envy, I want such technology too. Then all the wives in my collection could come to life!"
"To be honest, indeed!"
"Want a girlfriend? Make your own. Never inflate prices!"
"Hahaha true. Though the person is a bit like a punk, Kurotsuchi Mayuri's craftsmanship and aesthetics are actually quite alright!"
"I acknowledge this master!"
"Scram! Do you want to acknowledge a master? I don't even want to expose you!"
Regarding Mayuri's craftsmanship, many expressed 'I have a friend who wants to learn'.
But for the old father whose hidden feelings were exposed and whose daughter was being ogled, he wasn't so amiable.
Mayuri's face soured. For Ichigo, he even lost his desire for research and directly dismissed him:
"The Technological Development Bureau's contents are top secret, of great importance. If there's nothing else, Lieutenant Kurosaki, please leave!"
Having said this, Mayuri turned to leave.
"Wait wait wait, I really do have something to discuss with you!"
"Captain Kurotsuchi, what do you think of the Quincy ability to control surrounding Reishi?"
Ichigo called out to Mayuri.
"Oh?" Hearing a topic of interest, Mayuri stopped and looked at Ichigo in surprise. "The Quincy ability to control Reishi has great potential."
"But to be honest, I don't think the Quincy have fully utilized it. Why are you asking about this?"
"Because I have Quincy bloodline and have inherited Quincy abilities!" Ichigo replied.
This was also his purpose for coming to Mayuri.
Shinigami, Hollow, Quincy, two Zanpakuto, four Shinigami arts… these were all the advancement paths before Ichigo.
Among them, Shinigami and Hollow had already reached their limit with the tripartite balance. The two Zanpakuto: one was Bankai, the other nearing Bankai.
Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Hoho, Kido went without saying, requiring time to polish or instruction from a master.
So, after much thought, Ichigo still believed Quincy abilities were easier to improve.
And regarding research on Quincy, who could compare to Mayuri at this time?
"Oh? Quincy!" Hearing Ichigo's words, Mayuri's eyes also lit up!
Ichigo's Hollowfication power already made him covetous, and now he actually had Quincy abilities too? The kid next door would be crying with envy if they learned of this!
"How strong are your Quincy abilities? And what do you want to do?" Mayuri asked rapidly.
"My Quincy ability strength, in terms of combat power, should be around Lieutenant level (pure archery)."
"And then, I want to specially develop the Quincy ability to steal surrounding Reishi!"
Ichigo said.
The Quincy's ability to steal Reishi during the Thousand-Year Blood War had truly shocked him when he read the manga.
Whether it was stealing Bankai or directly absorbing the enemy.
Ichigo didn't aspire to steal Bankai, and as long as it could be used in actual combat, or for recovery during battle, that would be sufficient for him!
Thus, Ichigo directly dropped the bombshell: "Captain Kurotsuchi, have you ever thought that through the most fundamental ability to steal Reishi, a Shinigami's Bankai could also be stolen?"
"Hah!!?"
Even Mayuri found Ichigo's words absurd.
He looked at Ichigo as if he were a lunatic: "Steal Bankai? Are you out of your mind?"
"Heh!" Hearing Mayuri's words, Ichigo didn't answer.
He just looked around, picked up a test tube from the experiment table in front, and held it.
The spatial stretching of Ruyi activated, the test tube became enormous!
Simultaneously, the various Reishi compositions forming this test tube appeared before Ichigo.
Taking a deep breath, Ichigo used his spirit to capture these Reishi particles, then exerted force!
Unlike Shinigami, where their Reiryoku comes from within, i.e., digging into the soul-
A Quincy's Reiryoku comes from the outside, absorbing Reishi from the atmosphere.
Therefore, stealing Reishi is an innate Quincy ability, with the ability pushed to the extreme during the Thousand-Year Blood War.
Although not as strong as the Quincy from the Thousand-Year Blood War, for just a test tube, Ichigo had no problem at all.
Under Mayuri's astonished gaze, Ichigo easily disassembled the Reishi arrangement of the test tube, absorbing it as pure Reishi into his body.
"It can be like this too!!?" Mayuri was shocked.
He always thought Quincy abilities could only use atmospheric Reishi. He never imagined they could even work on primary formed, materialized Reishi!
"How is this done? Why didn't the original Quincy display such ability?" Mayuri hurriedly asked.
Hearing this, Ichigo's expression turned odd:
"Is it possible, just possible, that the original Quincy never really came to the Soul Society? They were all in the Reishi-thin Living World?"
"Ah!" Mayuri understood. "Indeed, the Quincy never came to the Soul Society!"
"Ahhhhhh, damn it! Such precious research material, and now not a single one can be found!!"
"Captain-Commander, why did you have to exterminate all the Quincy!?" Mayuri wailed in agony.
Having an excellent project right before his eyes yet being unable to research it was enough to make him depressed enough to vomit blood.
However, Mayuri was still Mayuri.
In his confusion, he grasped the key point.
"Huh? That's not right? You only absorbed it. These Reishi belong to you now, so how is it stealing? Stealing is taking it and still being able to use it. Can you currently recreate this test tube?"
"Of course I can!" Ichigo nodded, adding, "But it needs to be done again, and requires a container."
Ichigo summoned his Bount doll.
The doll-like, cute Pixie stood elegantly on the table: "Master, why have you summoned me?"
"Yes, I need your help with something! I need you to help me store something!"
Saying this, Ichigo picked up another test tube.
But this time, besides holding the test tube in his right hand, his left hand also held Pixie!
Using the ability again, he decomposed the basic Reishi structure of the test tube and placed this mass of Reishi into Pixie's personal storage space!
Then, after waiting a few seconds, Ichigo took the test tube's Reishi out again, holding it in his hand.
Using the control method for forming the spirit bow, Ichigo acted like an architect, laying bricks one by one.
Reishi particles returned to their positions one after another. Moments later, a brand-new test tube appeared before Mayuri!
Seeing Ichigo's maneuver, Mayuri reacted as if seeing a god!
"Oh my god! It's really recreated!"
Exclaiming, he snatched the test tube from Ichigo's hand. Mayuri went to a microscopic device, simultaneously fetching another test tube, carefully examining the Reishi structures of both.
To his amazement, Ichigo didn't just recreate a test tube in appearance… the material constituting the test tube was replicated exactly!