I Died and Became a Hollow, But I Get Stronger by Being an Idiot Chapter 26: The Stalker Gillian

After my performance at Las Noches, you'd think I would've learned a lesson.

I didn't.

Not even close.

Because in Hueco Mundo — where there's nothing but sand, night, and death — it gets boring real fast. And when boredom sets in for soone like … I do stupid things.

And today's stupidity ca in the form of a female Adjuchas.

I don't know her na. Never asked. Never planned to.

But I'd seen her once near Las Noches — a humanoid Hollow with long, flowing hair, a sharp mask, and a powerful, cold aura that scread "I'll kill you if you get too close."

Which, naturally, ant I had to follow her.

Because why not?

At first, it was easy. Being a Gillian ans I'm ridiculously tall. Most Hollows see coming a mile away. But I've had ti to… practice my stalking.

I crouched low, my massive fra trying to blend with dunes and jagged rocks.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: 'Pathetic Stealth Attempt' activated. 110 EP]

Every ti she moved, I shuffled behind her, doing my best to stay out of sight.

She was fast. Moving through the wastelands like a blur, leaving trails of spiritual pressure in her wake. I couldn't keep up with sonido — never learned it — but my long legs ant one step covered half a field.

And she didn't seem to notice.

Or maybe she did.

And just didn't care about the idiot Gillian tailing her.

She t with other Adjuchas now and then. Silent, cautious exchanges. I never got close enough to hear what they said, but from the tense air and sharp glares, I could guess it wasn't friendly.

That's the thing about Hueco Mundo.

Even allies look like enemies.

Still, none of them noticed . Or if they did, none bothered. I guess even powerful Adjuchas had better things to do than deal with so famous idiot Gillian.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: 250 EP for 'Successfully Stalking for 1 Hour']

I grinned inside my mask.

I didn't even know why I was doing this.

Maybe it was curiosity. Maybe it was boredom.

Or maybe I just liked defying logic — being a giant fool in a world where everyone took themselves too seriously.

Eventually, the female Adjuchas moved to the edge of a vast, skeletal forest of dead, twisted trees. The sky above stretched endlessly, that sa eternal night hanging heavy over us.

She paused. Turned her head slightly, her sharp mask glinting in the dark.

And for the first ti…

looked directly at .

I froze.

A chill ran through my massive form. Not because of fear — no, I'd been beaten, blasted, and almost killed too many tis to be scared by now. But because her gaze wasn't one of annoyance.

It was one of disbelief.

Like she was wondering how the hell this idiot had followed her for so long without dying.

She raised a hand — sharp claws glinting in the dark.

I braced for death.

But instead, she sighed. A long, tired sound that seed to carry the weight of this dead world.

And without a word…

turned and left.

No attack. No warning. No killing blow.

She just left there.

I stayed frozen for a mont before slumping onto the sand with a loud thud, stirring up a cloud of dust.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: 360 EP for 'Surviving Stalking a Female Adjuchas']

I laughed.

Not because I'd gotten away with it — but because even here, even now, I could still pull off sothing this stupid.

I didn't need plans.

I didn't need power.

I just needed to keep moving. Keep living. Keep breaking whatever rules this world tried to throw at .

Because soday… even the sky of Hueco Mundo would rember the na of the idiot Gillian who refused to die.

[CURRENT EP: 19,220/1,000,000]