Anime Crossover: Post-Apocalyptic Survival, My Stand is the World

Erina Nakiri narrowed her purple eyes warily, scrutinizing the enigmatic man.

His aura was strong, but it wasn't as malevolent as those monsters.

His eyes were gentle, but behind that gentleness lay a calm composure that seemed to look down upon all living beings.

She did not lower her guard in the slightest because of the other party's verbal friendliness.

however--

Just then, a girl's voice—full of energy and wicked humor, the one she knew best and hated most—that she would never forget, suddenly rang out from behind the man like a ghost.

"Yo!"

The voice was crisp and lively, with a hint of mischievous slyness.

"Isn't this my haughty, dignified cousin with the 'God Tongue' who always looks down on people?"

"How come you look so miserable after just a few days? Oh dear, your face is so pale, your lips are all chapped, and you can barely stand up!"

"How about I, the great 'molecular gastronomy' genius whom you call 'unorthodox,' treat you to a piece of compressed biscuit we picked up on the street? It tastes pretty good, military-grade quality, crunchy!"

"!"

The instant I heard that sound!

Erina Nakiri's beautiful face, which had always maintained a queen-like calmness and arrogance, shattered completely.

Shock, surprise, disbelief!

A variety of emotions flashed across her beautiful face, eventually turning into a fierce, almost explosive expression of gritted teeth!

She suddenly raised her head!

Those beautiful purple eyes looked over Su Chen's shoulder and stared intently at the small silver head that was peeking out from behind Su Chen.

Nakiri Alice.

"...Alice."

Erina's voice was almost squeezed out from between her teeth, each word trembling slightly from weakness and anger.

How did you end up here?

"Why can't I be here?"

Alice skipped and hopped out from behind Su Chen with a grin, completely ignoring Erina's murderous glare.

She put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest which seemed disproportionate to her petite figure, and wore a smug, devilish smile that seemed to be the kind of gloating that comes with meeting a sworn enemy again.

"I'm the newly appointed, irreplaceable 'gourmet' in the 'elite team' personally invited by Su Chenjun."

She deliberately emphasized the words "gourmet" and raised an eyebrow at Erina in a provocative manner.

"But it's you, Erina."

Her gaze, like an X-ray, scanned Erina up and down, taking in her still beautiful but undeniably weak and disheveled appearance, and she clicked her tongue in disapproval.

"Weren't you sent here by that stubborn old man, Grandpa, to manage this most important branch, which is known as the heart of the Far Moon? How come you've made yourself look like a starving stray cat in just a few days? Hey, where's your 'God Tongue'? Can't you taste that you're about to starve to death?"

"you!"

Every word Alice uttered was like a poisoned knife, stabbing mercilessly into Erina's proud and flawless self-esteem.

This made her already pale face, red and white with anger.

"It's none of your business!"

She used the last of her strength to straighten her back and retort, her voice weak but her spirit unyielding.

"I'm not like you, who only knows how to play around with low-class 'chemical reagents' and cold instruments. That's not cooking at all!"

"Huh? Who are you calling heretical?"

Alice instantly bristled, and even her cute little ahoge stood up!

"What I call 'science'! It's an art that uses precise data and theories to explore the infinite possibilities of flavor and leads the culinary world into the future! Unlike you, who rely solely on vague talent, clinging to outdated ideas and stubbornly clinging to the past!"

"What did you say? You can't even control the basics of cooking."

"I'm telling you, you're an old fogey! A boring woman who only follows recipes from hundreds of years ago!"

"You're the one who's using unorthodox methods!"

……

In an instant.

A tense reunion between the sisters unfolded right at the entrance of this cold storage facility, which was filled with the atmosphere of apocalyptic ruins.

Su Chen, Kasumigaoka Shi 3.2, and the others stood there speechlessly, as if watching an extremely realistic reality show.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes lit up, and she even pulled out her precious notebook, her fingers flying across the pages as she muttered to herself, "Oh, oh, oh... a classic reunion of rivals, a textbook example of a tsundere duel. This material is priceless..."

They watched as these two sisters, who were clearly blood relatives, argued fiercely upon meeting, more like mortal enemies than immortal warriors.

"I said…"

Su Chen finally rubbed his temples, looking a bit annoyed, and interrupted the escalating argument.

He was silently complaining to himself.

Is this the legendary kitchen version of a chaotic battlefield?

He looked at the two girls, both breathtakingly beautiful, yet one as cold as ice and the other as fiery as fire, seemingly incompatible.

Finally, unable to resist, I took a step forward.

He wanted to be the arbitrator who would end this pointless war.

Chapter 87 The Queen's Feeding

"—Shut up, all of you."

Su Chen's voice was flat, without any emotional fluctuations, yet it was like a bucket of icy water, freshly scooped from a polar glacier, being poured mercilessly over his head.

In an instant, the flames burning above the heads of Erina Nakiri and Alice Nakiri, those two noisy "frizzy cats," were extinguished.

The flames died down, leaving only two awkward wisps of smoke.

"..."

"..."

The two young ladies of the Nakiri family, one blonde and the other silver-haired, were both taken aback.

They were like two supercomputers running at full power and about to overload and explode, when Su Chen abruptly unplugged them with just one sentence.

Then, as if by unspoken agreement, two pairs of equally proud and beautiful eyes turned their fiery gazes toward the man who dared to interrupt their sacred duel.

Su Chen ignored them.

They weren't even given a single extra glance.

It was as if that gaze, which could suffocate any man, was nothing more than two harmless breezes to him.

He simply walked slowly to the blonde girl who was so weak from hunger that she could barely stand.

Nakiri Erina.

Her body was still trembling slightly, not from fear, but from physiological spasms caused by extreme hunger.

Her face was as pale as paper, and her usually bright and sparkling violet eyes were dull and lifeless, like gems covered in dust.

She watched Su Chen walk up to her, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something. Was it a warning? A way of driving him away? Or something else? But she no longer had the strength to utter a sound.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, especially Alice Nakiri, who was filled with surprise and incomprehension.

Su Chen extended his right hand.

I did not touch her body.

He simply held his hand in front of her lower abdomen, maintaining a polite distance.

A pure, vibrant, and warm "Primordial Qi" slowly emanated from his palm, flowing silently into Erina's body like an invisible stream.

"!"

Erina's body trembled violently.

That wasn't trembling, but a kind of activated shiver.

She felt an unprecedented surge of warm energy, like rain after a long drought, centered on her lower abdomen, sweeping over her entire body like a highly accurate missile!

Her limbs and bones, already parched and withered from hunger, were like a cracked, dying piece of land, which at this moment was infused with the spring of life from the divine realm!

Every cell was cheering and rejoicing, greedily absorbing this pure and ultimate life energy.

The hunger that had tormented her for two whole days, as if it were about to devour her soul, was completely soothed in an instant by this domineering yet gentle force, just like ice and snow meeting the sun!

Vanished without a trace!

Instead, it brought an unprecedented feeling of fullness, full of power and vitality.

"This, this is..."

She looked at Su Chen in disbelief.

This is not a power that humans possess.

This is neither food nor medicine.

This is a gift that is almost a miracle.

This man…

What kind of monster is he?

……

The crisis has been completely resolved.

With Su Chen's unquestionable mediation, a sisterly war that was about to escalate into a full-blown brawl was temporarily brought to a halt.

The group decided to rest for the night at the relatively safe Far Moon branch.

Erina Nakiri, having regained her strength, became the focus of the entire event.

She didn't say anything, but simply sat down in a corner, hugged her knees, and buried her head in them. No one could see her expression at that moment.

She was thinking.

Or rather, a struggle.

From childhood to adulthood, Erina Nakiri was a favored daughter of heaven, the queen of Totsuki Academy, and a figure revered by countless people for possessing the "God Tongue." She was accustomed to giving alms, judging, and standing at the top.

After a long period of silence, just as Kasumigaoka Utaha was beginning to conceive the outline for a novel titled "The Fall and Rebirth of the Queen," Nakiri Erina made a decision that surprised everyone.

She stood up suddenly.

She walked into the VIP cold storage room that she would rather starve to death than set foot in again.

Then, with a "bang," the door slammed shut.

"Hey, Erina!" Alice instinctively wanted to follow, but Su Chen stopped her with a look.

"Let her go," Su Chen said calmly.

Half an hour later.

When the heavy cold storage door opened again, everyone's attention was drawn to it.

Erina came out again, her face no longer showing the confusion and struggle of before, but instead radiating an unprecedented glow.

In her hand, there was a dish covered with a silver plate lid.

The moment she stepped out of the cold storage, an overbearing, aggressive, and vibrant fragrance, like an invisible shockwave, instantly swept across the entire floor.

The moment I smelled this scent.

Everyone present.

They all felt as if their once calm stomachs were being gripped by an invisible hand, writhing uncontrollably.

Even Utaha Renkagaoka and Megumi Kato, who had little appetite for food, couldn't help but turn their gazes towards it.

Shiyu's pen stopped on the notebook, while Hui, unusually, showed a hint of curiosity.