I Died and Became a Hollow, But I Get Stronger by Being an Idiot Chapter 3: The Great Sand Wrestling Federation

Current EP: 960 / 10,000.

I was so close to my first thousand, I could practically taste it.

Which — as it turned out — tasted like sand. Because I'd just eaten a handful to see if it gave bonus points.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Ate sand like an idiot — 50 EP]

Current EP: 1,010 / 10,000

[BONUS: First 1,000 EP milestone reached! Keep up the stupidity, champ!]

I grinned beneath my mask. Or maybe grimaced. It was hard to tell with no lips.

That's when it hit .

A genius-level dumb idea.

If I could fight a cactus, and I could build a sand version of myself, what if… I organized a Hollow Battle Royale?

With only one contestant.

.

I called it "The Great Sand Wrestling Federation".

"GRUOOH!"

(Ladies and gentlen, let's get ready to ruuumble!)

I imdiately set to work. I made four more sand sculptures — one with a big head, one with three stick arms, one shaped like a duck (don't ask), and one that was basically just a lumpy mound I called "Big Tony."

Then, I declared war on them all.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Declared battle royale against inanimate sand opponents — 200 EP]

Current EP: 1,210 / 10,000

I tackled Big Tony first, dropping a dramatic elbow from the top of a nearby rock.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Used wrestling move on sand — 100 EP]

Current EP: 1,310 / 10,000

The other Hollows were watching again. A crowd was forming. I was Hueco Mundo's hottest new entertainnt.

One even brought a bone to gnaw on like popcorn.

Next, I body-slamd the duck-shaped sand sculpture.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Perford body slam on abstract bird — 150 EP]

Current EP: 1,460 / 10,000

After that, it was pure chaos.

I was dropkicking piles of sand, clotheslining imaginary foes, and suplexing what may have been a dead cactus.

Sowhere in the middle of it, I invented a finishing move: "The Idiot's Elbow" — which involved tripping on purpose, then landing elbow-first on whatever was nearby.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Created original finishing move — 300 EP]

Current EP: 1,760 / 10,000

The Hollows watching started mimicking .

One did a wobbly sorsault and landed flat on its back.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Inspired mass Hollow idiocy — 500 EP]

Current EP: 2,260 / 10,000

Holy crap. I was a trendsetter.

By the ti the "match" was over, every sand sculpture lay in ruins, the crowd had either faceplanted or was rolling in the sand, and I had needles stuck in my butt again because apparently there was another cactus I hadn't seen.

[SYSTEM NOTICE: Sat on a cactus twice in one day — 200 EP]

Current EP: 2,460 / 10,000

I stood tall on my rock, raising my arms.

"GRUOHOOOH!"

(I am the champion of stupidity!)

The other Hollows howled back, either in support or confusion. Didn't matter.

I was a legend now.

And I wasn't even a Gillian yet.

[EP: 2,460 / 10,000]