Hot Spring Hot Pot Galaxy.
An ethereal steam permeated the air, giving this star system a hazy feeling.
Numerous planets made up the "soup base," and the central Hot Spring Star was the heat source. The closer a planet was to the Hot Spring Star, the higher the temperature of its soup base.
"The hot springs here have all sorts of effects: some for whitening, some for healing, some for recovering energy..."
The hot pot was infused with the nutritional components of various high-grade ingredients. The temperature on the outer edge was fine, and ordinary people could enjoy it. But the closer you got to the inner regions, the higher the temperature, enough to literally boil a creature to death.
"Is this a hot spring, or a hot pot?" Himeko asked the soul-searching question. If she got in, she'd get the feeling of stewing herself. She could already feel herself becoming an old "cooked" acquaintance.
"It's both a hot spring and a hot pot. Soaking on the outside is still very comfortable." Kenji raised his head, his gaze piercing through to the central Hot Spring Star region. Only he could enjoy the temperature there.
[Star Forger]: "Anyone want to soak in a hot spring?"
[Brother Scorching Sun]: "Is it hot?"
There are hot springs in Ohkema, and he soaks in them often. But if the temperature is too high, it's easy to faint.
[Star Forger]: "There are normal ones, and not-so-normal ones. It's up to you which you choose."
[A Mere Mortal]: "This old man will pass."
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "I'll pass too ♪."
[Shadowkhan Queen]: "Although I want to go, I have an exam right now."
[Lady Justice]: "I'll leave the cement-mixing to Morax. I'm coming to enjoy myself."
Zhongli will just have to suffer a bit.
[Martial Arts Maniac Fox]: "The next training is hot spring training."
Half of the group members came over, some bringing their friends and family. A whole star system of hot springs... this was a first for them.
"This is a hot spring?"
"Foster Father, are you planning to boil and eat us?" Hoshi asked, hugging her arms and looking at Kenji with a feigned look of terror.
"Get lost! I don't eat humanoids!"
SPLASH!
Kenji's face was covered in black lines. He kicked out mid-air, sending Stelle flying into the Golden Mushroom Hot Spring Hot Pot.
Don't think I don't know that the bathtub in your room has a Spicy Red Oil Bath Bomb.
"Splash, splash..."
Stelle floated up, shaking the hot spring water from her head.
"Gulp... Hah! Delicious! My own bathwater tastes pretty good," Hoshi said, lowering her head and taking a big swig, an expression of enjoyment on her face.
SPLASH!
Ritsuka Fujimaru performed a Filipino Fish Bombing Dive, creating a giant splash. "Hehe, the bathwater really does taste great."
Kenji: "..."
Everyone else: "..."
When it came to being abstract, no one could surpass them. Now that they had said that, the whole vibe had changed.
So big... so big...
Furina looked at the chests of Miyabi and the others, then looked down at her own. She could see her toes. I forgot about this. I knew I shouldn't have come.
Aren't your shoulders tired, with them being that big? It's much more relaxing to be small, she thought to herself. She definitely wasn't envious of them.
"Don't be sad. Small is also cute," the two understanding big sisters (Buer and Raiden Makoto) said, comforting Furina. They were all from Teyvat. Furina was a junior to them, so of course, they had to comfort her. But the unintentional bouncing of their own assets... not only did it not comfort her, but it made Furina even more depressed.
You two, get away from me!
"Meatball, don't run!"
Erii, barefoot, was chasing a running meatball, her eyes pure, filled only with curiosity and the desire to take a bite.
The running meatball... this was a dynamic ingredient. It had no intelligence. Each bounce made its texture firmer and more elastic.
"So comfortable... this is truly one of life's great pleasures."
Soaking in the hot spring hot pot, eating meatballs, Nebula Snowflake Tofu, and Vegetable Comets... all their fatigue at this moment vanished into thin air.
"Gudako, want to go soak over there?"
Hoshi looked around and fixed on a crimson-red hot spring soup base. It looked very intense. In that instant, her trailblazing heart began to beat.
"Are you sure?"
The corner of Ritsuka Fujimaru's eye twitched. If you go in there, you'll really die, won't you? Looking at that color, it was a lethal dose of numbing spice. Getting into that would surely be more "refreshing" than rubbing on essential oils. You'd probably fly right up into the air.
"I'll go try first."
Stelle said she had never tried this before. As a Trailblazer, she had to trailblaze. She charged recklessly towards the red hot spring soup base.
Ritsuka Fujimaru had a look of admiration on her face. What a ruthless person.
"As expected of you."
Kenji covered his face. Were all the Nameless of the Trailblaze like this? If he wasn't mistaken, that was a hot spring soup base containing Hellfire Capsaicin. Most people would not choose to soak in there.
"Awoooo..."
The moment Stelle entered, a pain like being scorched by flames stimulated her skin, and she shot straight up into the air. This was even more intense than the bathtub with the Spicy Red Oil Bath Bomb.
"..."
Everyone was speechless. Was her IQ in arrears, or had she not brought her brain? One could only call it unbelievable.
Time, rewind!
Looking at the all-red, steaming Hoshi, Kenji shook his head helplessly. He had no choice but to use his time-rewind ability. She hadn't even opened her Imaginary energy barrier and had just made direct contact with her skin.
Great. The wrinkles in my brain are being smoothed out just by watching this.
"So lively," Himeko shook her head. The other her... does she usually live with this kind of little one? That trailblazing journey must be very lively.
"I'm alive again! That was stimulating~~~"
Stelle, having deeply inherited Welt's teachings, performed a Yang Sit-up and stood right up. She had done something no other Trailblazer had done before. She had already surpassed them.
"Ridiculous. As expected of an alien," Shizuka Hiratsuka said, very curious about Stelle's brain structure. What was the difference between it and a human's that she could do such an unbelievable thing without a second thought?
"Don't mind her height. She's just a kid who's a few years old."
"Pfft! A few years old?"
Shizuka turned to look at Stelle's tall figure. Even if she ate hormones, she couldn't grow that fast, right?
"What? Haven't you ever seen such a big kid before?" Stelle said, her hands on her hips, not at all feeling inferior because of her age. Especially after doing something, she could just claim she was a child. The minor protection laws.
"I haven't. I really haven't," Shizuka nodded. She could only use the "alien" reason to comfort herself.
Ruan Mei saw Shizuka's thoughts and explained calmly, "Not all aliens are as special as this Stellaron-human. She was just... printed... by the Stellaron Hunters."
She had forgotten her past and had a new beginning. The Nameless on the Astral Express... quite a few of them had amnesia. Could amnesia be a prerequisite for becoming one of the Nameless? That navigator, Himeko... had she also lost her memory? Did she have an unknown past?