Chapter 1

I'm a pretty regular guy, there wasn't anything particularly interesting about me. If there is anything that somewhat differentiates me from other people, is that I am pretty passionate about things I like. Of course even that doesn't actually set me apart from that many people, others are quite similar in that aspect. Well my passion was a bit more peculiar but not unique as well. I just liked swords, or more like fighting with them, I didn't really go that much into different kinds of swords, though longswords were my favourite. I was also mostly focused on Europe.

At least I was blessed enough with a hobby that people want to know about yet not really take part in. Thanks to that I at least managed to have one of those channels that experiment with myths and anime and other stuff like that. That allowed me to get by somewhat and I managed to do it full time. Well thanks to those videos I did take interest in anime and stuff related to it. Well I won't talk about particular genres I was into as that's not the stuff I was getting at with it.

Simply put I just didn't expect to end up in one as well, not to mention one I know about quite well. It seems I was reincarnated into the Bleach world. I don't remember when I gained consciousness, most likely because I was a baby. Nonetheless there is no denying that happened. You may ask how do I know that's the case. Well since the start I was in soul society, it seems I was born there even. I don't know my parents, I never saw them. I seem to be an orphan in this world. One of the souls here raised me but he got eaten by a hollow when I was 10. Well a Shinigami killed it before they got to me, so hey silver lining. Well living in Rukongai wasn't that bad except for the fact I was one of the souls that got hungry in here. Which was pretty annoying to deal with but I managed. That's about that for my background I guess.

After I reached 13 years of age I joined that academy they have for Shinigami. That's the point I am at right now, with that my whole backstory is covered. So currently I'm already settled in the first year of my stay here. I plan to stay here for at least 3 years before joining a division. That's the plan at least, I have no idea if I'm talented enough. The whole thing is under the assumption that I am. Though I have to say I'm not sure if I know what I want to train really. Right now I'm simply catching up my Zanjutsu to my normal sword skills. I mean they are very similar, but I still never used a katana before. So even if I have some previous knowledge, I assume this style is not only better for katanas it's also better suited to Shinigami bodies overall. I predict however that by the end of this year I shall be on an expert skill level in it.

I wonder what else I should train, I think Hoho is certainly something I HAVE to learn, there is no way around it. I mean seriously it's useful for pretty much everything in terms of battle and even mobility. I'd be an idiot not to train in it. I'm certainly very much interested in Kaido and Hakuda. Healing just seems like a very useful thing to learn, as for Hakuda since I already am pretty good with a sword I just thought to check out something new once in a while. As for other Kido, while I am interested its not as much as the other things I mentioned before.

That should do for Zanjutsu today, I think it's about time I start training Hoho now. I go to change my training place to a more suitable one, there are other people here training Zanjutsu and I don't want to distract them from it. My other training isn't much I just try to repeat what the instructor told us to do during the courses. Honestly I just want to do a successful flash step as fast as I can. After that it will be much easier to improve in it. Of course I don't mean it will be faster to train, I mean it more that I will have a clear direction I need to go in. I train like that until nightfalls without as much as stopping.

"Haaa…"

"Haaa…"

I exhale a few times to calm my breathing, I was pretty much covered in sweat from head to toe because of this.

"I should eat something and go to sleep"

I leave the training grounds and start heading to the dormitories, I should have some food in my room left. I always take something there around morning to save some time at night. I like to use as much of my time as I can, and it's tiring to do too much walking after intensive training.

"Ah, Igni are you heading back to the dorms now"

Igni is my name, of course it wasn't my previous name, I named myself that as a sign of entering this world and starting a new life.

"Yea, I just spent a long time training Hoho so I want to go and rest now"

"Me something similar, I'm just going to eat something first before heading back"

"With you I assume it's Kido and Reishi manipulation(please correct me if I used the incorrect term)"

"Is it that obvious?"

"Of course that's the only thing you are really passionate about"

This Shinigami in training here is my classmate in the academy. To be honest I do not remember his name, we probably won't meat each other again after the academy anyway. I don't want to get to attached. Really it's interesting when you have to do everything in your power to not end up at the point of saying their name. Anyway he has a very big Reiryoku, in fact he actually joined the academy with a spirit class only below captain level. There is a catch though, he is practically hopeless when it comes to anything other than Kido. He will only ever be able to dabble in the other forms of Shinigami combat, well he is average when it comes to talent in Hoho at least. Honestly kind of sad for him. I wonder if he will even be able to access his Shikai at all.

"Well I'm tired already so let's speak again later, see you tomorrow"

I wave my hand at him slightly and continue walking onwards to my destination.

"Yeah same actually, bye"

He goes his way as well.

If only the days could always be so uneventful, honestly if not for the hollows rampaging around I wouldn't bother coming to this academy, I mean why would I? Ichigo would take care of all the problems that will arise anyway. However at the end, because the world I am in is such a place it's better to have some strength. I can't wait to see what my shikai will do. I'm not cocky enough to expect my Bankai you know, I have some shame.

Right now I should focus my mind on doing good on my test, in three months time we are supposed to hunt some hollows, everyone has to hunt at least one successfully. Well of course they won't be some high end hollows that even some regular Shinigami have problem with, and we will do it with supervision. Actually I'm not even sure if we will actually have to kill them, but hey we are supposed to be the best class when it comes to first years. So they might have bigger expectations when it comes to us. I'm sure I will be able to hunt one anyway.