Bleach: Love and Bonds Make Me Stronger! Novel

Makoto finds himself trapped in an early Soul Society that predates the formation of the Gotei 13. Armed only with fragmented meta-knowledge, he must survive the Rukongai against dangerous creatures while evading the Soul Society's most notorious criminal. On the brink of death, a cheat ability finally activates: a Love and Bonds System that increases his strength through building relationships, whether romantic or platonic, with those around him. However, the system comes with an unexpected flaw—it possesses a crude, foul-mouthed personality that constantly makes inappropriate and dangerous remarks instead of genuinely fostering connections. Rather than helping him form meaningful bonds, the system's crude comments and outrageous demands create hazardous situations. Makoto must navigate this paradox: his only path to survival requires building relationships, yet the system designed to help him do so actively undermines that goal through its abrasive behavior and inappropriate conduct toward nearly everyone he encounters.