I Died and Became a Hollow, But I Get Stronger by Being an Idiot Chapter 57: The Communication Crisis

The Bone Circle gathered once again in front of my ugly, slightly leaning cactus house. Spike o Sensei stood loyally like a spiky sentry, while my dog Aizen — not the famous one, just a fluffy hollow mutt — let out a dramatic "Woff!" from atop a nearby rock.

Grimmjow, still a white panther Adjuchas with no crown or arrancar fragnts yet, paced impatiently. His tail flicked, his blue eyes narrowed.

"Tch. How the hell are we supposed to follow a leader that can't talk? It's been years and he still just grunts and roars."

Yylfordt chuckled.

"I dunno, I kinda like trying to guess what he's saying. Makes etings less boring."

Di Roy scratched his mask.

"Yeah but what if it's sothing important? Like, 'Grimmjow don't step into that hole' — and it cos out GRAAAH, and next thing you know, panther boy's at the bottom of a pit."

Grimmjow growled, his fur bristling.

"I wouldn't fall into a hole, idiot."

Edrad grunted.

"You almost did last night."

"SHUT UP."

I, sitting lazily on a boulder, let out a long guttural roar.

"RAAAAAOOOOOOOHHH!"

[Translation: 'Stop being dumb and fix this already.']

Shawlong sighed, adjusting his Adjuchas mask fragnt.

"Look… we need a system. If we can't understand our leader, we're gonna look like fools in front of the others. And no way in Hueco Mundo am I letting Grimmjow take command just because he can talk."

"Damn right you're not." Grimmjow huffed, tail lashing.

Shawlong pointed a clawed hand at .

"You — roar twice for yes, once for no. Got it?"

I tilted my head and gave two roars.

"GRAAAH! GRAAAH!"

Everyone blinked in shock.

"Wait… it worked?" Di Roy asked.

"Okay okay — if you're hungry, roar twice." Yylfordt tested.

"GRAAAH! GRAAAH!"

"Unbelievable." Edrad laughed.

Grimmjow scoffed, baring his teeth.

"Wow. Two roars, one roar. What next, wag your tail if it's danger?"

I imdiately wagged my arms like a fool.

[ EP 12,000]

"PFFFT—HAHAHAHA!" Di Roy rolled on the ground.

Shawlong groaned.

"Alright. Roar twice for yes, once for no, wave your arms for danger. Everyone rember that. No excuses."

"This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen." Grimmjow muttered, flattening his ears.

"Woff." my dog Aizen agreed sagely.

With that, the eting ended — problem slightly, barely solved.

Current EP: 3,420,000 / 100,000,000

Problem: Communication protocol activated. Efficiency: 20%

Still a disaster, but for the Bone Circle? Progress.