Chapter 55: “The Dumb Gathering”

We gathered in front of my ugly house, the nightless white sky of Hueco Mundo hanging above us. Spike o Sensei stood loyally by my side as my bodyguard. My pet Aizen sat proudly next to me, tail flicking as if he was some great hero. The five Adjuchas sat down in a loose circle. Grimmjow stood a bit off to the side, looking irritated but curious.

It was time for a meeting.

Shawlong spoke first.

"Since we're a group now… we should pick a name and decide what the hell we're doing."

Edrad grinned.

"Something cool like… 'The Fang Lords'!"

Yylfordt snorted.

"Nah, too edgy."

Di Roy raised a claw.

"What about 'Bone Crushers'?"

Nakeem just mumbled something no one heard.

Grimmjow sighed, flicking his tail.

"Name's useless if you idiots die before evolving."

Then, Shawlong glanced at me.

"But before that — there's something I've been wondering."

He pointed at me.

"This big green idiot's different."

Grimmjow raised a brow.

"How?"

Shawlong crossed his arms.

"I've never seen him eat a single Hollow since the day I first saw him… decades ago. No hunting, no killing, nothing. And yet, he's evolved from a Gillian to this. No one else in Hueco Mundo's like that."

The other four blinked.

Edrad rubbed his head.

"Huh… you're right. How the hell's he getting stronger?"

Shawlong's eyes narrowed.

"And another thing… I've noticed something off. Everyone around him tends to act… dumber."

The group looked around at each other.

"Except me and maybe you, Grimmjow."

Grimmjow let out a sharp laugh.

"Tch. Figures. I was wondering why these idiots are extra stupid today."

Aizen let out a proud "Woff!" and struck another cool pose.

I just sat there, blinking.

Shawlong sighed.

"I don't know what it is… maybe some kind of passive ability that lowers people's brains. Either way, he's our leader now, like it or not."

Grimmjow snarled.

"Whatever. As long as it gets me closer to Vasto Lorde, I don't care who leads."

They turned back to naming ideas.

It went nowhere.

"Skull Breakers!"

"Hueco Smashers!"

"Cactus Clan!" (Di Roy suggested that, I think.)

I didn't care.

At the end of it, Shawlong promised we'd pick a name tomorrow.

And I thought to myself…

"I almost forgot how dumb these five Grimmjow followers are before becoming Arrancars…"

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