From then on, Gaoyu lived in Las Noches.
Whatever Barragan thought deep down, at least he didn't make things difficult for Gaoyu after that.
He barely even interacted with him.
Destruction Death Ray was indeed powerful. It could pierce through defenses without regard for them.
But this ability also had a drawback.
Because the attack was so precise, it caused no damage beyond the wound itself.
It was somewhat like Lille Barro's All Things Pierced. His attacks could also pierce through anything, but unless they struck a vital spot, they weren't all that damaging.
Their attacks were simply too precise. The body tissue around the point of penetration remained completely unharmed.
So for Hollows, especially Hollows at this stage, it wasn't a serious injury.
After all, Hollows had the ability called Super Regeneration.
After becoming Arrancar, Hollows gained even greater power, but they also gave up Super Regeneration. Only a very few Hollows could retain this ability.
But at present, all the Hollows except Stark were still not Arrancar. Barragan was no exception, so he had long since recovered from the wound caused by that Destruction Death Ray.
He avoided Gaoyu simply because he didn't want to face a Shinigami. After all, the Shinigami had taken the power and position of King of Hueco Mundo from him.
Gaoyu was happy to leave things that way. He had no interest in picking a fight with the old man Barragan. He'd rather spend the time raising Stark's affection toward him.
Stark and Lilinette were both pretty easy to win over. Gaoyu had only lived next door to them for a while, yet their affection toward him had already risen quite a bit.
During that time, Gaoyu had also more or less familiarized himself with the layout of Las Noches.
Although he rarely