Collapse Iron: Cosplaying the Near-Death Star, but with a full destiny.

Xing looked down at herself.

She was wearing a loose white T-shirt, with a thin black cardigan over it, and lounge shorts.

Her hair was wet, indicating she had just come from another bathroom.

Compared to Hoshino's disheveled appearance wrapped in a bath towel, she was indeed dressed quite neatly.

"I was going to ask you if you wanted to use a hairdryer."

Xing walked in and closed the door.

"March 7th said hers broke, but mine still works."

"Oh, then can I borrow it?"

As Hoshi stood up, her bath towel slipped, but she caught it with her left hand.

The movement was natural, with a touch of casual practice.

It was as if she had become accustomed to doing everything with only one hand.

"Wait."

The star did not move.

Her gaze remained fixed on Hoshino's chest.

That dark area.

It looked even more glaring under the lights.

It's as if reality has been erased with an eraser, leaving a blank that can never be filled.

"You've been watching it."

Hoshi looked down and followed Hoshi's gaze to look at her chest.

"See?"

"Anyway, I can't hide it."

"...What is this?"

Star Questions.

Her voice was very soft.

In those grey-gold eyes, a complex mix of emotions was flowing.

"A souvenir of nothingness."

Hoshi sat back on the low stool, patted the seat next to him, and gestured for Hoshi to sit down as well.

You can think of it as... a part that was eaten.

"IX That guy is a bit unethical; he stole a bite from me while we were making eye contact."

"Be eaten?"

Xing frowned.

She walked over and sat down next to Hoshino.

The two people's shoulders were almost touching.

The bathroom was still steamy, carrying a damp warmth.

"yes."

Hoshino pointed to the black area with her left finger.

"Look, there should have been skin, muscles, ribs, part of the heart here... but now there's nothing left."

"No, to be precise, even the concept of 'non-existence' no longer exists."

"It's just a...hole."

"A hole leading to absolute nothingness."

She spoke casually, as if she were telling someone else's story.

But Xing felt a chill run down her spine as she listened.

"May I... touch it?"

Star Questions.

Mohoshi paused for a moment, then laughed.

Are you sure?

"What if your hand gets sucked in?"

"Really?"

Xing countered with a question.

"Won't."

Hoshi shook his head.

"Just kidding."

"Go ahead and touch it, it's okay."

"It just looks scary; it doesn't actually attack anything on its own."

"It simply...exists."

Xing nodded.

She reached out her hand, her fingertips slowly approaching the dark area.

The closer she got, the more peculiar a feeling became to her.

That's neither cold nor hot.

It was a feeling of "absence".

It was as if the space around that area itself was collapsing, and all the sense of touch, temperature, and presence was being silently swallowed up.

My fingertips touched the edge.

Xing's hand trembled slightly.

There was nothing there.

But she clearly felt that she had touched the concept of "nothing at all".

It was an experience that is hard to describe in words.

It's like reaching into an abyss where there will never be a response.

"How is it?"

Hoshi tilted his head to look at her.

"Can you feel it?"

"A sense of emptiness."

Xing withdrew his hand and swallowed.

Her Adam's apple bobbed, and her face turned somewhat pale.

It took her a while to speak.

"Noriboshi".

"I...I will in the future..."

"Am I destined to face nothingness in the future?"

Her voice was somewhat hoarse.

She had actually asked herself that question many times in her mind.

From the first time I woke up in the space station, from the first time I saw my own golden-gray eyes in the mirror, from the first time I felt that unknown power within me.

She was thinking about it.

What exactly am I?

What will I become?

And now, we see the hole in Hoshino's chest.

She suddenly had a more specific fear.

"According to the original plot."

Dohoshi did not answer immediately.

She was silent for a moment, staring at the ceiling.

There was light flowing in those golden eyes.

"meeting."

"You will."

"You will encounter nothingness, you will bear its power, at some point in time..."

Hoshi paused.

She turned her head and met Shang Xing's gaze.

"It will turn into something similar to me."

Xing's pupils contracted.

"but."

Mohoshi's tone suddenly became very relaxed, with her usual nonchalant attitude.

That's the 'original' plot.

"Now."

"I'm here."

"you?"

Xing was stunned.

"Yes, me."

Hoshino pointed to his nose with his left finger.

"Look at all my injuries."

"His right hand is gone, there's a hole in his chest, and his body is still filled with remnants of the power of several Star Gods."

"I have already borne what I had to bear, suffered the losses I had to suffer, and taken the detours I had to take."

"Why do you think I went through all that trouble?"

Xing didn't speak.

She simply watched the stars quietly.

"So you don't end up like me, you idiot."

Hoshi reached out her left hand and ruffled Hoshi's hair.

"I am a time traveler, I know what will happen in the future."

That's why I'm desperately trying to change things.

"To change those tragedies that should never have happened, to change those things that should have been lost."

Her hand paused for a moment, then landed on Xing's shoulder.

That hand was a little cold, but very strong.