Shinji Hirako finished his Blade Meditation and saw someone walking out of the forest. "Sōsuke, were you out gathering medicinal herbs for the professor again?"
"Yes. I found a plant last time that was almost mature. I went to pick it today," Aizen Sōsuke said with a smile. During this time, Sora had been gathering herbs in the mountains to refine Nōreidan, and Aizen had often helped.
"So diligent. I can finally feel my inner world now," Shinji said.
"Congratulations," Aizen replied. "The professor said that's a sign that your inner world is about to take form. Once it stabilizes, you will be able to meet your Zanpakutō."
"Your inner world hasn't stabilized already, has it?" Shinji asked suspiciously. He knew from the professor's training regimen that Aizen's Spiritual Pressure was higher than his own, and although he could always win their sparring matches, he felt that this guy was hiding some of his strength.
"How could that be? I've only just started my Blade Meditation training," Aizen said with a wry smile. "Although my spiritual pressure talent is slightly better, it doesn't mean my communication with my Zanpakutō will be any faster."
Sora, who had come over to get the herbs, heard their conversation and his eye twitched.
During this time, he had started using his Blade Meditation experience to help his disciples deepen their connection with their Zanpakutō. But there was one disciple, besides Yoruichi (who had already achieved Shikai) and Isane (who didn't have an Asauchi yet), that he had not helped. That was Aizen Sōsuke.
He had secretly completed his Blade Meditation training.
Name: Aizen Sōsuke
Talent: SS
Spiritual Pressure: LV 65
Affinity Level: Friendly
Aizen's Spiritual Pressure had already reached level 65. Sora even felt that he had probably already achieved Shikai.
The formation of an inner world and communication with a Zanpakutō would cause a Shinigami's Spiritual Pressure to surge. Aizen's had surged wildly during his very first meditation session. This kid was so cautious; he must have anticipated this and deliberately went out to "find herbs" to undergo the process in secret.
As for his sword, sometimes Shinigami died in secluded parts of the Rukongai, leaving their Asauchi behind. Aizen had likely found one.
Sora couldn't help but sigh internally. He was lucky to have met Aizen before he started this training, otherwise he might not have had the chance to take him as a disciple.
"Sōsuke is right. Your inner world is about to take form. You should be able to complete this stage within a month," Sora said to Shinji.
"Professor, can you use your ability to help me communicate with my Zanpakutō again!" Shinji asked expectantly.
"I can only help you this far in the process. You'll have to walk the rest of the path on your own," Sora shook his head. The real reason was that he had already used up all his stored Blade Meditation experience, and with the academy on break, there was no way to earn more.
"Sōsuke, thank you for your help. We've gathered the herbs so quickly because of you," Sora said.
"I'm just glad I could help the professor," Aizen replied.
"From now on, you can focus on your training. We have enough herbs," Sora said, then began to produce the Nōreidan. The process was not like alchemy in fantasy stories, but a methodical procedure of extraction, purification, and concentration.
...
The next day, Sora held a small bottle of pills. He had successfully created the Nōreidan. He took one out; before being infused with Spiritual Pressure, it was a smooth, gray pill.
He tried to infuse his energy into it. The pill's color gradually lightened, turning white, and then slowly blue. He continued to infuse it, and after a while, the Nōreidan in his hand had become a deep blue pill. It could hold about half of Sora's total Spiritual Pressure.
He swallowed the pill to test its effect. It didn't dissolve immediately. He could feel it in his stomach, like a spring of Spiritual Pressure, continuously supplying him with energy. The process lasted for about five or six minutes, with minimal energy loss.
He was very satisfied. Taking one during a battle was like having a built-in power bank.
"From now on, talk-no-jutsu will actually be useful," he thought to himself. "I can secretly recover my status while talking!"
He called over Yoruichi and Rii to test if it would work with someone else's Spiritual Pressure. He gave a pill to Yoruichi and had her infuse a small amount of her energy into it. He then swallowed it himself.
He could feel the pill releasing energy, but Yoruichi's Spiritual Pressure was incompatible and quickly dissipated within his body. "It seems I have to use my own."
Sora poured out four pills and gave them to the two girls. "You have both become official Shinigami now, and you might encounter danger on your future missions. These Nōreidan can store and restore your Spiritual Pressure in battle. Use them as I just demonstrated."
From this day on, the Nōreidan would likely become a standard benefit for the disciples of the Katori Style.
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