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Warning: Selfish and Brainwashing MC

I had the "lovely" opportunity to reincarnate into the Bleach universe after my death. I was not amused, especially considering that Yhwach controls the future. On top of that, I only have a limited number of "points" I can put into my rebirth—18 to be exact, which sounds like a lot, but it isn't much.

[Starting Point:

Normal Human - Free (Buy potentials instead of powers)

Hi-Spec Human - 1 (Start With Powers)

Low Tier Hollow - 5

Bount - 10

Halfblood Quincy - 50

Fullbringer - 100

Peasant Shinigami - 500]

There were more options, but they were just higher levels of what was available. I reluctantly chose Hi-Spec Human. Not interested in becoming a Bount or Hollow just yet, nor am I willing to be a poor foot soldier in the soul society.

[Hi-Spec Human:

People who awaken the use of reiatsu as a human and some even manage to gain unique abilities. While far inferior to any other race/starting point in survivability and overall versatility. Examples: Don Kanonji, Jinta Hanakari, & Ururu Tsumugiya]

Relatively satisfied with my choice, I then looked through my options of abilities and gathered those that looked promising out of the hundreds. One power at each price point to be exact.

[Hi-Spec Ability:

Space-Time Blink: 10

Mental Dominion: 9

Spirit Barrier: 8

Spirit Control: 7

Spell Genius: 6

Spirit Healing: 5

Spiritual Reinforcement: 4

Poison Resistance: 3

X-Ray Vision: 2

Enhanced Adrenaline: 1]

Even though these powers were low cost, their potential was very high as they weren't bound by conventional limits. Honestly, a Hi-Spec Human can be as broken as a Fullbring user with the right ability and training. Like Orihime, though it's debatable if she is a Hi-Spec human or not. Guess I'll find out...

There was also this option:

[Random Ability Gacha: 5]

Hmm, should I risk it for the biscuit? Nah, to control myself, let me get what I want before it is too late:

[Mental Dominion Lv: 1

- Allows you to warp and manipulate the minds of anything/person one at a time through proximity (one foot per level). This includes yourself as a potential target. You are also harder to mentally manipulate as you gain mental resistance with each level. Every 25th level grants an absolute obedience slot, which requires physical touch and a battle of minds to initiate.]

Nice, I have the key needed to put my big plan into action. Now I can gamble, sure I have enough points to get something better, but decent stuff won't be enough to matter much in the grand scheme. I want to try to shoot for gold.

[Spiritual Enlightenment Lv: 1

- Allows you to learn any technique much faster than normal. Allows, you to conceptualize and manifest a new/original technique every 20th level.]

Not bad at all. I looked at the store and found the same ability listed for 10 points. Huh, space-time blink must be very powerful then. Now I almost regret not buying it. Almost. Having 3 points left, I looked through the store for all the 1-point or 2-point purchases that could benefit me and found some, but only two caught my eye. I decided to take Reduce Fatigue and Technological Knowledge as my final purchase.

[Fatigue Resistance Lv: 1

- Reduce the rate of mental, physical, and spiritual fatigue you can experience. Your spiritual energy is drained slower, you can ignore the need for sleep longer, you can train harder, and other such benefits. Every 100th level grants a new aspect of resistance.

[Technological Knowledge Lv: 1

- You are a genius among geniuses when it comes to learning, making, and developing technology. Every 50th level unlocks technological knowledge from other universes (random).]

Hmm, I like this a lot. After finally being satisfied with my purchases, I looked into my reincarnation options.

[Path to New World:

Rebirth: Born as a baby, high-risk as you can die as a child, especially if you have a lot of reiatsu, high reward as you can start training sooner.

Awaken: Aquire all memories of your past at the age of 18. Have an adult body, but underdeveloped skills and abilities.]

As much as I hate to do this, I need to do this, for my plans. I select rebirth.

I find myself being an orphan in an orphanage, because of course I would be. However, this is ideal, as I won't have to deal with new parents anytime soon. The only thing I spent most of my time doing as a child was growing up, training my body, training martial arts, studying technology, practicing with the little bit of reiatsu I have, and drawing.

The first two actions were self-evident, but the last one is what mattered to me at the moment. I was trying to create a semi-modern Shonen manga. Well, it's mostly a storyboard and a script. I wanted to write a novel piece of art to influence people.

I had a very specific type of person I wanted to influence in particular. You see, Fullbring powers when attached to an item with a defined identity along with a complementary mindset can be manipulated to awaken in a specific direction. A soul reaper badge and Ichigo's desire to reawaken his previous powers created a fullbring that mimics his shinigami aspect. So much so that when Kugo Ginjo stole the Fullbring, he even inherited the Gestuga Tenshō from Ichigo.

I want to test how far I can push a theory of mine. So, I begin working on a fantastical story of a boy named Sky and a girl named Earth wielding keys of liberation on a journey to find each other after their world broke while purifying/exorcising hollows & heartless vestiges of the once-living along the way. A story that questions if one should clear one's heart of evil, embrace it and lead you to power, or tame it and use it for good. A story of growth, bravery, and stubborn determination to do what you believe to be right with a pure heart. Even when it clashes with the path set by others before you. Battles that test who's philosophy is right, and gaining the courage to admit you were wrong.

A big world, a convoluted story, lots of fights, and a dash of romance. What's not to like? Fortunately, Disney didn't exist in this universe. So I stole some of their stories, but I also made original worlds that better fit a darker narrative. By 7 I had most of the story flushed out.

After 10 reaching the age of ten. I finally came across a talented aspiring mangaka who lacked the creativity to make a proper story. As I was searching for someone like him every time I snuck out of the orphanage for the last 2-3 years.

I then mentally manipulated him to be interested in my story more than he should and we got to work. I taught him how to draw in a more combat-oriented modern art style that would hopefully age well. We eventually made a pilot volume and sent it to several contests and major editorial companies.

We won first in one of the competitions and placed as least podium on the rest. While 25% of the editors we managed to get a hold of responded positively to the story. Big bro Moritaka Takagi and I have a lot of work ahead of us, but it needs to be done. All for my big plans.

[Name: Reiji

Skills:

Technology Lv: 87

- Cyberpunk 2077

Fatigue Resistance Lv: 96

Mental Dominion: Lv: 49

Spiritual Enlightenment Lv: 38

- Judo (Initiate)

- Taekwondo (Initiate)

- Kendo (Apprentice)

- Reiastu Sensing (Initiate)

- Reiatsu Concealment (Initiate)

- Reiatsu Manipulation (Initiate)

- Seven Paths Cultivating Breath (OT-Initiate)

~ Human Path: Spine: (High-Spec Human)

A/N:

Lv: 1-49: Normal Human to Shinigami Academy Student (Initiate)

Lv: 50-99: Shinigami Foot Soldiers (Apprentice)

Lv: 100-149: Seated Officer (Adept)

Lv: 150-199: Lieutenant Level (Expert)

Lv: 200-249: Captain Level (Master)

Lv: 250-499: Squad Zero Level (Grandmaster)

Lv: 500-X: Soul King Level (Transcendent)

OT: Original Technique