Uninvited Guest

The Negacion opened, and Cang Nan stepped into Las Noches, appearing behind the long table.

On the other side of the table, obscured from view, a faint wisp of smoke rose straight upward with a familiar scorched fragrance, drifting through the holes in the palace ceiling toward the night sky.

A nearly imperceptible smile suddenly crossed Cang Nan's otherwise serious face.

For the past nine years, he had spent most of his time in Hueco Mundo, working with Harribel to try and transform the sandy land using the little common knowledge he retained from his previous life.

He had initially been somewhat uneasy, afraid the transformation would not turn out well. Fortunately, all those years of effort had not been wasted. Now, there was finally...