Chapter Summaries

After dying, Cangya awoke in Hueco Mundo as a strange, humanoid Hollow and realized he had entered the world of Bleach. Apache, an Adjuchas who found him buried in the sand, carried him across the desert, and the chapter ended with her giving him her name.

• Cangya regained consciousness in the dark and saw a system window announce that his character had been created.
• Apache found Cangya's legs sticking out of a dune, pulled him from the sand, and carried him away when she sensed a dangerous predator nearby.
• Cangya woke on Apache's back and asked whether he was in Hueco Mundo after she questioned whether he was a Vasto Lorde.
• Cangya recognized Hueco Mundo as the world of Bleach and asked his rescuer for her name.
• Apache introduced herself to Cangya.

Cangya recognized Apache as one of Tier Harribel’s future Fracción and examined his new Hollow body and Character System. He discovered he was a Vasto Lorde with Captain-level spiritual pressure, but had not learned his basic Hollow skills, and wondered whether the system had more functions.

• Cangya recognized Apache and realized the timeline might be before Aizen took control of Las Noches.
• Apache told Cangya they were heading somewhere she could escape the embodiments of greed, and tolerated him stroking her head as they traveled.
• Cangya opened the Character System and saw that he had black wings, a skull-like mask, and a wound in his thigh.
• The status panel identified Cangya as a male Vasto Lorde with high Menos Grande, Captain-level spiritual pressure, neutral evil alignment, and no affiliation.
• Cangya reviewed his innate abilities and unlearned racial skills, then wondered whether the Character System had additional functions.

Cangya and Apache fled an Adjuchas, but Cangya mastered his Reiatsu and killed it with a Cero. After revealing that he thought he was a Vasto Lorde, he insisted Apache carry him as they continued through Hueco Mundo.

• Apache recognized the Adjuchas pursuing them and fled with Cangya, who told her to buy him time so he could kill it.
• Apache used Sonído to accelerate away, while Cangya focused on the Reiatsu surging through his body and learned to control it.
• Cangya's Reiatsu weakened Apache's legs, and they fell; she then sensed that his power exceeded the Adjuchas level.
• Cangya fired a Cero that destroyed the Adjuchas's head and blasted a hole through a distant hill, and his system recorded that he had learned Cero.
• Cangya told Apache he thought he was a Vasto Lorde, climbed onto her back, and proposed that he protect her in exchange for riding her.

Cangya considered how to become an Arrancar and encountered Tier Harribel from afar, then searched for her with Apache. After failing to find her, he practiced flying in Hueco Mundo while Apache watched enviously.

• Cangya offered Apache the fallen Hollow to eat and reflected that removing his mask might be necessary to become an Arrancar.
• Cangya sensed Tier Harribel on a distant mountain, recognized her, and decided he was attracted to her.
• Tier Harribel vanished, and Cangya’s attempts to question the system received no response.
• Apache ate enough of the fallen Hollow to restore most of her spiritual pressure, then followed Cangya as he searched for Tier Harribel.
• Cangya stood on Apache’s back and practiced flying, improving until he could soar through Hueco Mundo while Apache watched enviously.

Cangya trained his Hollow abilities and discussed becoming an Arrancar with Apache, while setting his sights on becoming the strongest. He persuaded Apache to reject despair and share his ambition as they rested in a cave.

• Cangya learned to make footholds with spiritual pressure, trained his racial abilities, and killed another Hollow with a Cero.
• Cangya considered the danger posed by Las Noches' ruler and set goals to find Tier Harribel, strengthen his Vasto Lorde powers, and become an Arrancar.
• Cangya and Apache took shelter in a mountain cave, where Apache questioned his plan to remove his mask and become an Arrancar.
• Apache said Hollows could never become the strongest and admitted she only wanted to live in peace.
• Cangya urged Apache to fight for her life, and she declared that she would become the strongest Arrancar.

Cangya discovered that his Character System could show and alter his evolutionary path, including potential routes to becoming a Soul Reaper. Determined to avoid being controlled by Aizen and to live freely, he comprehended Aesthetics of Death and unlocked the innate ability Pressure.

• Cangya explored the system’s status-editing options and found that his race entry revealed an Evolution Database.
• Cangya learned that he had progressed through the Hollow evolutionary stages to Vasto Lorde and could potentially follow Soul Reaper, Quincy, or Fullbring paths.
• Cangya decided to leave Hueco Mundo and pursue becoming a Soul Reaper so he could grow stronger and avoid Aizen’s control.
• Cangya’s anger at the thought of losing his freedom led him to comprehend Aesthetics of Death and unlock Pressure.
• Apache worried that Cangya had lost his sanity, then privately found his loud, manic behavior annoying.

Cangya reflected on Hollow evolution, concluded that Menos Grande grew by strengthening their consciousness, and tested his Pressure ability on four Gillians. After discovering its destructive power and high spiritual-pressure cost, he and Apache sensed approaching Hollows and prepared to face them.

• Cangya reasoned that Menos Grande evolved by suppressing their primal instincts and strengthening their consciousness, rather than simply devouring other Hollows.
• Cangya took Apache to find an opponent and crushed four hibernating Gillians with his Atmospheric Pressure ability.
• Cangya realized his ability could amplify physical forces but consumed substantial spiritual pressure and could be resisted by stronger opponents.
• Apache sensed approaching Hollows and insisted she would fight them with her Cero, while Cangya encouraged her determination.

Cangya used his Vasto Lorde-level Reiatsu to overpower three Adjuchas who had come looking for the Hollows he and Apache had killed. Elsewhere, Tier Harribel sensed a powerful Reiatsu and led Sun-Sun and Franceska Mila Rose toward it to investigate.

• Monkey, Crow, and their lizardlike companion confronted Cangya and Apache, accusing them of killing their subordinates and threatening to report back to Lord Baraggan.
• Apache wounded Monkey with a Cero, while Cangya mocked the three Adjuchas and offered to listen to their troubles.
• The three Hollows charged, but Cangya evaded them with Sonído and released his Vasto Lorde-level Reiatsu, leaving them terrified as it tore at their souls.
• Apache admired Cangya's power but resolved to become the strongest Arrancar despite lacking the potential to become a Vasto Lorde.
• Earlier, Tier Harribel wandered the White Ash Desert with Sun-Sun and Franceska Mila Rose, whose bickering distracted them.
• Tier Harribel sensed a powerful Reiatsu and rushed toward it to observe the possible battle, while Sun-Sun and Franceska Mila Rose followed.

Tier Harribel watched Cangya defeat an adjuchas and later sensed a nearby Hollow undergo a violent transformation. She rushed to investigate, arriving just as the Hollow’s spiritual pressure vanished and its body crumbled to ash.

• Tier Harribel and her companions saw Cangya kill an adjuchas with one Cero, then left without approaching him.
• Harribel awoke from a false dream of her former life and heard a distant scream while Mila Rose and Sun-Sun speculated about its cause.
• Harribel sensed the conflict drawing closer and told her companions to return to base before rushing toward the howls.
• Harribel found a giant birdlike Hollow whose spiritual pressure surged toward Vasto Lorde strength, then faded as it collapsed and scattered into ash.

After Cangya’s Arrancarization experiment killed three Adjuchas, Tier Harribel warned him and Apache that Baraggan would come after them. She invited Cangya to join her group, and he accepted despite suspecting her sudden interest had a hidden cause.

• Cangya lied to Tier Harribel about how the three Adjuchas had died, and Apache reluctantly backed up his story.
• Tier Harribel warned Cangya and Apache to stay away from Baraggan’s followers because Baraggan would see them as threats and might try to recruit them into the Espada.
• Apache defended Cangya, and he claimed he needed help protecting her from Baraggan’s forces.
• After learning Cangya had become a Vasto Lorde only a day earlier, Tier Harribel invited him to join her group.
• Cangya introduced himself and Apache, accepted Tier Harribel’s invitation, and followed her.

Cangya and Apache met Harribel’s companions and began settling into the group, while Cangya asked Harribel to train him. Later, he and Harribel faced each other as Mila Rose, Sun-Sun, and Apache watched from a distant cliff.

• Cangya and Apache arrived at Harribel’s base, where Sun-Sun greeted them and Mila Rose watched warily.
• Cangya joked with Sun-Sun and Apache, then reassured Mila Rose that he would leave if his presence made her uncomfortable.
• Mila Rose introduced herself by listing her hobbies of tearing hollows apart, kicking their heads in, and sharpening her claws.
• Cangya asked Harribel to help train him in the skills he needed in Hueco Mundo, and Harribel said she would let him know when they set out.
• After Harribel left, Cangya thanked Apache for supporting him and admitted he had turned the three attackers into arrancar.
• Cangya considered whether Apache could survive becoming an arrancar but abandoned the idea, then later faced Harribel while the others watched from a cliff.

Harribel began training Cangya through direct combat after learning he wanted strength to survive and protect Apache. He gradually adapted to her attacks, and their sparring continued as he built his combat skills.

• Harribel asked Cangya why he wanted to become stronger, and he said it was for survival and to protect Apache.
• Harribel attacked Cangya to test him, and he used Sonído to dodge her first sword-like strike.
• Sun-Sun urged Harribel to teach Cangya the basics, but Harribel insisted that combat experience was the best training.
• Cangya dodged several attacks before Harribel swept his legs and knocked him into the sand, then warned him to stay alert because enemies would not fight honorably.
• Harribel gave Cangya a brief rest and resumed sparring more gently as he adapted to her movements.

Baraggan ruled Hueco Mundo from Las Noches while Cangya and his companions grew stronger and continued to evade his notice. After joking with Sun-Sun and Apache, Cangya went to join Tier Harribel on a hill.

• Baraggan sent the Espada to capture two wandering Vasto Lorde who were killing his subordinates.
• Cangya reflected on his companions’ growth, his training with Tier Harribel, and Baraggan’s lack of response to the Adjuchas he had killed.
• Sun-Sun explained that Baraggan likely had not noticed the missing subordinates and advised Cangya to value survival.
• Cangya teased Sun-Sun and Apache before leaving the cave.
• Cangya found Tier Harribel sitting alone on a hill and asked if she was taking a break.

Cangya realized Harribel cared for him as family and considered leaving to grow stronger before Baraggan came after them. He took Mila Rose aside to address her resentment, beginning their conversation with a blunt question.

• Cangya recognized Harribel’s protectiveness and affection as familial love, and decided not to pursue her romantically.
• Cangya thought about Baraggan’s threat, his need to grow stronger, and the possibility of leaving for Bleach Academy despite missing Harribel and the others.
• Mila Rose arrived and told Harribel she spoiled Cangya too much, while Harribel admitted she could not help it.
• Cangya noticed Mila Rose’s dissatisfaction and asked her to come talk; Harribel warned him not to push her too hard.
• Away from Harribel’s sight, Cangya faced Mila Rose and asked whether she was a coward.

Cangya confronted Mila Rose about her distrust, and she admitted that her past had made her assume he would betray Harribel and their group. Their reconciliation was interrupted when Cirucci Sanderwicci arrived to capture Cangya and his Vasto Lorde friends.

• Cangya challenged Mila Rose to explain why she thought he was dangerous, and she said she feared he would betray and kill her, Harribel, and Sun-Sun.
• Mila Rose realized she had no evidence for her judgment, apologized to Cangya, and agreed to keep watch over him to protect Harribel.
• Cangya teased Mila Rose about Harribel's treatment of him, and Mila Rose said she would protect him from Harribel instead.
• Cangya sensed a powerful Hollow approaching, and Mila Rose shuddered at the presence of a Vasto Lorde.
• Cirucci Sanderwicci arrived and introduced herself as the Fifth Espada, declaring that she had come to capture Cangya and his Vasto Lorde friends.

Cangya faced Cirucci Sanderwicci, Baraggan’s fifth Espada, while Mila Rose went to find Tier Harribel. He dodged Cirucci’s whip and disc with Sonído, but the fight continued as he sought to prove the results of his training.

• Cangya told Mila Rose to find Tier Harribel and stay out of his one-on-one fight with Cirucci, but Mila Rose left reluctantly after insisting he was her companion.
• Cangya provoked Cirucci, concealed his Reiatsu, and struck her with a powerful Sonído-assisted kick that sent her crashing into a mountainside.
• Cirucci retaliated with her spinning disc, and Cangya dodged its destructive strike against the terrain.
• Cirucci explained that Resurrección strengthened an Arrancar’s skin, then attacked Cangya with her whip as he taunted her.
• Cangya repeatedly used Sonído to evade Cirucci and moved to a distant mountain, determined to defeat her rather than keep running.

Cangya fought Tirutī until she released her Resurrección, but Dordoni interrupted before their battle could continue. When Tirutī attacked Tier Harribel, Cangya pulled her to safety and lost his left arm in the process.

• Cangya dodged Tirutī's attacks and revealed a blue-glowing ability, prompting Tirutī to release her Resurrección, Girondina.
• Dordoni arrived and told Tirutī that they needed to bring Cangya to Baraggan rather than kill him, then withdrew to watch from a distant hill.
• Tier Harribel appeared to protect Cangya, and Tirutī attacked her with ten Blade Wings.
• Cangya used Sonído to pull Tier Harribel out of the attack's path, but the Blade Wings sliced off his left arm.
• Tier Harribel, Apache, Sun-Sun, and Mila Rose reacted with alarm as Cangya struggled to endure the pain.

Cangya continued fighting Tirutī after she severed his arm, then used his Aspect of Death to weigh down and permanently destroy her bladed wings. Tirutī vowed to defeat him and take him to Baraggan, while Cangya resolved to free her from Baraggan by killing her.

• Apache urged the others to flee, but Sun-Sun warned that Tirutī was faster than them and reminded Cangya that he had to survive.
• Tier Harribel considered sacrificing herself to save the others, but Cangya told her to stay out of his fight.
• Cangya reattached his severed arm and acquired basic Pain Resistance before preparing to fight Tirutī again.
• Cangya dodged Tirutī's wing attacks and increased the weight of her bladed wings with his Aspect of Death.
• Tirutī dropped her bladed wings and claws, permanently damaging her Zanpakuto and losing her former human form.
• Tirutī vowed to defeat Cangya and bring him before Baraggan, and Cangya said he would free her from Baraggan by killing her.

Cangya defeated Tirutī in a brutal final clash, leaving her alive but unconscious. Dordoni recognized Cangya’s potential to challenge Baraggan and considered provoking him into becoming the force Hueco Mundo needed.

• Tirutī asked Dordoni to deal with the other Vasto Lorde while she concentrated her remaining Reiatsu into an attack against Cangya.
• Cangya strengthened his body with Reiatsu, and he and Tirutī exchanged powerful blows as each sought a decisive hit.
• Tirutī grew exhausted and wounded, while Cangya endured her attacks and eventually struck her in the abdomen.
• Tirutī continued attacking with her spear, but Cangya used Sonído to get behind her and knock her unconscious.
• Dordoni reflected on Cangya’s potential to overthrow Baraggan and wondered whether he should push Cangya by making him hate the ruler.

Harribel and Cangya faced Dordoni together after Cangya defeated Tirutī, while Mila Rose broke her Hollow mask to become an Arrancar. The chapter ended with Mila Rose’s Reiatsu surging as she struggled to control her instincts.

• Harribel rushed to protect Cangya when she sensed Dordoni’s murderous intent, but Dordoni released his Zanpakuto and drove her back with wind attacks.
• Cangya caught Harribel and insisted she fight beside him instead of sacrificing herself, while Dordoni taunted them and demanded loyalty to Lord Baraggan.
• Mila Rose decided to protect Cangya and Harribel, then shattered her Hollow mask against Cangya’s knee.
• Mila Rose’s Reiatsu erupted as Cangya felt their hearts resonate through Shattered Heart, and Sun-Sun urged her friend to endure the transformation.