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Kenta Shibasaki was your average, hopelessly dumb high schooler — until he died in the world’s stupidest accident.

Reborn in the desolate wasteland of Hueco Mundo as a hollow, his future looked grim… until a bizarre system appeared. This strange power grants him Evolution Points (EP) for doing the most ridiculous, idiotic things imaginable. From talking to rocks to challenging cacti to duels, Kenta’s absurd antics somehow make him stronger.

Armed with nothing but sheer stupidity and an unbreakable will, Kenta sets his sights on the impossible: to evolve into a Vasto Lorde and survive this brutal world of monsters and madness.

In a land where only the strong survive, one boneheaded fool might just rise to the top.

I Died and Became a Hollow, But I Get Stronger by Being an Idiot

Somewhere on a high ridge of white sand, five figures stood in the eternal night of Hueco Mundo.

Tall, sharp-masked, predatory — their forms radiated menace.

Shawlong Koufang, their leader, crossed his arms as he stared down at the massive Gillian below.

That Gillian — me — was currently in the middle of an impressive feat:

Trying to juggle rocks with giant, clumsy hands.

I stumbled and faceplanted into the sand.

A bright, ridiculous moment in an endless world of death and silence.

"...He did it again," Edrad Liones muttered, rubbing his jaw.

"I swear, that Gillian's an idiot. How the hell is it still alive?"

Yylfordt Granz snorted, mask gleaming.

"More like… famous idiot. I've heard rumors about it. That one's been wandering around doing dumb stuff for years. Never dies. Some say it can't be killed. Others say it's cursed."

Nakeem Grindina crossed his massive arms, tail flicking.

"I don't get it."

"Boss. Is it true what they say? That idiot's gonna evolve? That… thing could become an Adjuchas?"

The leader's sharp gaze didn't leave me, even as I belly-flopped into a poorly made sand pit.

For a long moment, Shawlong was silent.

"It's a rumor," he said coolly.

"But a persistent one. Word is… somehow, that Gillian's survived longer than most. Never eaten a single Hollow. Never fought for survival. And yet, it grows."

"You believe that crap?"

"I believe what I see," Shawlong replied, eyes narrowing.

"And what I see… is a Gillian with enough spiritual pressure to make other Menos avoid it. Look around. You see any other Hollows attacking him?"

Even lesser Hollows gave my flailing figure a wide berth.

"You thinking what I'm thinking?"

"If it evolves…" Nakeem added.

"We'd want it on our side," Shawlong finished, a dangerous glint in his eye.

"But it's an idiot," Edrad argued.

"Doesn't matter. Power's power. And if something like that evolves, no one in Hueco Mundo's gonna laugh anymore."

"I'll keep an eye on him."

Down below, I triumphantly stuck a broken tree branch into the sand and cheered.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Performed 'Sand Flag Ceremony' — +400 EP]

Current EP: 15,850 / 1,000,000

Chapter 21: The Rumor of the Idiot Gillian