A pure domain.
A sudden impulse rose within Hoshino. This cross could unfold and be displayed in the shrine. It was beautiful and could remove dust—was there anything more useful than that?
Unfortunately, she could not put it on display.
This was a shrine. A shrine of Higashi.
And the Eleventh Holy Relic was simply far too Laterano. Displaying it in a shrine would make it look especially out of place.
Hoshino worried that it would make her seem less like a devout shrine maiden and more like a religious opportunist, affecting her income.
Father? Father did not have any religious elements in his appearance, aside from the name.
After thinking it over, Hoshino put away the unfolded cross.
The bright yellow light faded, and the foul air once again gained the upper hand. In an instant, it swept through the shrine, filling the air once more with nearly invisible Originium dust that accompanied every breath people took.
What a pity.
No one even knew what this stuff truly was. It permeated people's blood vessels, turning all the natives into Infected.
Fortunately, Yae Sakura possessed a pseudo-Herrscher core, one with a higher energy level.
Hoshino hurriedly transformed back.
She was preparing gifts. Those people from Penguin Logistics had accidentally experienced a truly Originium-free environment during the massive explosion. They were probably suffering badly right now, perhaps even lying in hospital beds. Hoshino needed to go visit them properly.
There was nothing she could do about those symptoms. In the end, it was still an immune system stress response.
However, Ch'en had already encountered this situation for the second time, so she should be doing much better. Back when she had sought immortals in the bubble world, she had encountered an environment utterly free of dust.
Poor innocent Penguin Logistics employees.