Chapter 296: Sterile, Odorless, Food-Grade
[Tsukasa Kadoya]: "Seeing Hoshi do this kind of thing, I'm not even a little surprised anymore."
[Apollo]: "I am incapable of understanding this form of human performance art."
[Stank]: "This is an individual act. Please do not apply it to all of humanity. Hoshi is a Stellaron spirit. Revoke her human card."
[Ghost of the Uchiha]: "There aren't many people I respect, but Hoshi is one of them. In the art of 'abstract' behavior, I, Madara Uchiha, declare her the strongest."
[A mere mortal]: "This old man hasn't seen much, but little friend Hoshi's casual attitude toward life and death is truly transcendent."
The Old Master stroked his white beard, amused. Hoshi's heart was very pure.
[God of Justice]: "This Miss Xiadie might cause death, but she seems very kind-hearted."
[The Champion]: "She seems like the simple, pure-hearted type, doesn't she?"
[Star Forger]: "I wouldn't be so sure."
Xiadie writes fanfiction. She's also a "shipper," shipping people like Wandi and Bai'e. She looks innocent, like she's detached from worldly affairs, but only she knows how "dirty" she really is.
Hoshi had been "dead" for a while. Her body was already cold. It was too late to... ahem... do anything "while she was warm."
"Don't..."
"I'm... fine?"
Little Anya touched Xiadie, but to Xiadie's surprise, the "accident" of death didn't happen.
Xiadie tentatively squeezed Little Anya's chubby little hand. She really couldn't affect her.
Kenji had an "as expected" expression. Anya was the Herrscher of Finality. Never mind that she could use the authority of Death, she herself was extremely difficult to kill. Even if Kevin used the full power of Skyfire, he couldn't seriously injure Anya.
Strange... I don't know if Little Anya's "flirting" skills were learned or inherited from that "pink-haired fatty" (Elysia), but she's a natural.
Her small hand gently stroked Xiadie's fair cheek, and she flashed an adorable smile.
HNNG!
"!"
Xiadie blushed from the "flirting." This kid was too good! Those beautiful, star-like eyes seemed to speak. Just being able to touch her had already moved her heart, and the actions and expressions that followed were even more charming.
Uuuu— The good ship "Xiadie" is sinking.
Kenji fell into thought. Did Elysia teach her that? Or is she a natural? By the way, is Xiadie's defense that low? She's about to be "hooked" by his daughter.
"I, the Galactic Baseballer, am back!"
Hoshi demonstrated the "Yang-style Sit-up"—sitting bolt upright from her deathbed. She had won the "resurrection match" again.
"Going for a third time?" March 7th teased.
"Mmm, I'll pass." Hoshi shook her head. Even though Godfather Kenji would revive her, she didn't want to do any more "Yang-style Sit-ups."
"Xiadie, before today, any living thing you touched would die, right♪?" Elysia asked, her gaze involuntarily falling on Xiadie's boot-covered feet. Stare~
Although Xiadie didn't know why Elysia was asking, she nodded. This was what had always troubled her.
"What about bacteria and microorganisms that touch you♪?"
"I... suppose they would die too..." Xiadie thought about it. She'd never actually paid attention to that.
Kenji already knew what Elysia was getting at. He had wanted to ask, too, but Elysia beat him to it.
"So, Xiadie... you probably don't have smelly feet, do you♪?"
"Huh?" Xiadie's mouth fell open, and her face turned red. Elysia's question... how was she supposed to respond?
"After sweating, bacteria on the skin's surface decompose organic matter in the sweat, which creates odorous secretions," Kenji added, providing a bit of scientific explanation.
This made Xiadie even more embarrassed. Her feet, inside her tall boots, began to curl, "digging" at the soles.
Tibat and Bai'e's mouths twitched. That was... quite a "flavorful" question. As expected of visitors from beyond the sky, their perspective was just so bizarre and caught people completely off guard.
"Which means, Xiadie's bathwater is sterile and can be drunk directly?" Hoshi said with "stable" performance, her eyes wide with excitement.
Bacteria-free water. I must taste it. Gamer girl bathwater... sterile.
Tibat's jaw dropped. There's an even bigger pro here.
"Akivili, did you see that? This is a natural-born 'Saint of the Abstract.' She must join my Tavern," Aha said, his own eyes opened. This was too abstract. He couldn't not watch.
Akivili was speechless. Even among the Nameless of his era, he couldn't find anyone as abstract as Hoshi.
"Darling, Acheron's feet... they probably don't smell either, right♪?" Elysia asked again.
Acheron, as an Emanator-level Self-Annihilator of Nihility, is basically a walking mini-void. Although she can control it, her skin is still shrouded in a layer of Nihility. Any bacteria that get close to Acheron just... self-annihilate.
"What? Got an idea?" Kenji felt Elysia was eager to try.
"A little♪," Elysia nodded, not hiding her thoughts at all. "It's for the sake of scientific contribution."
Dan Heng was a little curious. Does everyone really die if they touch Xiadie? If it was true, he'd call Blade over right now, let Xiadie touch him, and then no one would be pestering him anymore.
Xiadie ran away. She felt like a total rookie in front of Hoshi; she was out of her league. She was a bit shy, but... she also got an idea. Time to start a new book!
"Xiadie is a bit shy. Please don't mind her."
Tibat's face was a bit red. She felt like some kind of forbidden knowledge had entered her brain. Miss Xiadie... really does smell nice. No strange odors. So killing bacteria has that kind of benefit...
"I wasn't finished!" Hoshi said with regret.
A chance to get rich... just missed it. Xiadie's foot-washing water, her bathwater... combined with a promotional video she could make, it would definitely go viral across the universe. The number of connoisseurs who are into that... is definitely not small.
"What business? Euthanasia?" Caelus retorted. He hadn't guessed Hoshi's train of thought.
"That could work, too," Hoshi actually considered it seriously. "For people with no will to live, or those with terminal illnesses, euthanasia is a very suitable choice."
"Ash-kun, Xiadie would never do that. So please don't mention it in front of her," Tibat said seriously, hands on her hips. "The foot-water thing is one thing, but talking about 'gifting' death... Xiadie would be truly hurt."
"Just talking. I don't have time for that anyway," Hoshi shrugged. "But... I could still try the sterile water. I'm... kinda into that, too."