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"Heaven and Earth Share Longevity?"
Hiroshi stared at the skill description in a daze. The effect was undeniably absolute: he could designate anyone, even an Aeon, to die the moment he did. It was the ultimate "take them with me" card.
But... the cost is my life! he thought, frustrated. What good is winning if I'm not around to see it?
However, as he paced the room, a darker realization dawned on him. If his enemies knew about this, it would be the ultimate deterrent. But the System had clarified: the target wouldn't automatically know. Only "omniscient beings" would notice the karmic tether.
Nous? Hiroshi wondered, thinking of the Aeon of Erudition. Does the mechanical god of the Genius Society even care about a low-level staffer like me? He sighed, feeling like he'd pulled a legendary item that he had no practical way to use. Guess my luck ran out today.
A vibration from his phone broke his train of thought.
Herta: [I'm in the bathhouse. Come over now.]
Hiroshi didn't dare delay. He immediately headed toward the station's private spa sector. On the way, he nearly collided with Asta, who was making her rounds.
"Station Master Asta!"
"Brother Hiroshi!"
She jogged over, her eyes soft and clear. Hiroshi's heart skipped a beat. She seems... normal. Did Ruan Mei's memory-wipe actually work? Concerned about lingering side effects, he grabbed her shoulders, his voice thick with anxiety. "Asta, are you alright? Do you feel dizzy? Anything strange?"
"Eh!" Asta's face turned pink at the sudden physical contact. She paused, searching her mind. "I... I feel fine. It's just... I seem to have lost track of the last few hours. My memory is a bit of a blur."
"Phew..." Hiroshi exhaled. "That's good. You probably just fainted from low blood sugar. I found you and... brought you back to your room."
Asta's eyes widened. Her brain immediately filled in the gaps. Wait... he found me? He carried me back? Does that mean... he changed me into my pajamas and tucked me in?! Steam practically hissed from her ears. "Brother Hiroshi! You—you big pervert!" She stomped her foot in a fit of pure embarrassment and fled the scene, her face a bright, burning red.
"Huh?" Hiroshi stood there, drowning in a sea of question marks. "I just put her phone on her pillow... what did she think happened?"
Hiroshi arrived at the bathhouse to find Herta already submerged. She looked like an empress dowager, leaning against the edge of the milky-white pool while steam swirled around her.
He took up a wet towel and began gently scrubbing her arm, a task that had become a routine part of his "Power Bank" duties. Ruan Mei had left not long ago, and Herta wanted the physical relaxation only Hiroshi's aura could provide.
"So," Herta said, her eyes closed in bliss as he moved to massage her legs. "How is the Department of Applications? Have you crashed the budget yet?"
"I've become fully familiar with the protocols, Madam Herta. Station Master Asta was very... helpful."
Herta opened one eye, looking at him with genuine surprise. To master the logistics of the station's most tedious department in less than a month was no small feat. I really didn't misjudge him, she thought. "Not bad. I'll make sure to 'reward' you properly tonight."
Hiroshi's hand slipped. Reward? That's basically a death sentence for my lower back, he thought. Maybe I should ask Ruan Mei to synthesize some high-grade stamina supplements. If I'm going to survive Herta, I need to be more than human.
Herta eventually finished her soak and left, ordering Hiroshi to drain and refill the pool. As the fresh water began to hiss into the basin, a familiar, fragrant breeze drifted through the steam.
"Master~"
Hiroshi didn't even have time to turn around before he was pulled into a soft, suffocating embrace from behind.
"Wuuu—!" He struggled, pushing against Ruan Mei's shoulders until he could finally gasp for air. "Ruan Mei! Why are you still here? I thought you left with Herta!"
"I... left something behind," she whispered, her voice honey-sweet.
As the water level dropped, a small object shimmered at the bottom of the pool: a leg ring shaped like a double-helix DNA strand. Hiroshi retrieved it and handed it to her. "Here. Now that you have your jewelry, you should go."
Ruan Mei took the ring, but her arms stayed wrapped around him. She leaned her head on his shoulder, her breath warm against his skin.
"Master, you haven't bathed yet, have you? Why not... let me serve you for once?"
Hiroshi shivered. The woman who had tried to dissect him was now looking at him with a devotion that was almost more terrifying than her coldness.
"What are you saying?" he stammered.
"My body and soul are yours, Master," she murmured, her palm caressing his chest. "Let me get just a little bit closer to you..."
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