Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 288 Daily Life in the Tower

December 12th, Dark Continent, the high tower of the ancient labyrinth.

The fishy smell of the sea of ​​blood has been completely replaced by the strange fragrance emitted by the huge corpse of the painful and bloodthirsty apostle after it dissolved, and the fragrance is always more overbearing.

They lingered around the tower, drifted across the sea of ​​blood with the wind, passed through the jungle-like cubic stone pillars, and spread to the outside world.

German stood on the high platform at the top of the tower facing west, brushing his teeth and looking into the distance.

There was no one in sight.

As expected, Jin broke his promise and did not come back on the 15th. Now it is the 20th. I wonder how much later than expected he will be?
The bristles of the toothbrush gently brushed across the teeth and gums. The minty taste of the toothpaste foam filled the mouth, and German tasted a hint of sweetness with the tip of his tongue.

He took a sip of water and moved his cheeks left and right, making a gurgling sound, letting the water bubbles brush the toothpaste foam in his mouth.

Finally, he lowered his head and spat all the water in his mouth towards the bottom of the tower, but it did not fall into the sea of ​​blood, but instead fell onto the stone slabs.

The stone-paved ground surrounding the tower was their masterpiece of the past few days.

As for clean water, it comes from the cards of Greedy Island and the water source outside the ancient maze.

"Um……"

Germann heard the lazy moan, turned his head and saw Xiaodi walking towards him.

Xiaodi seemed to be still asleep. She was wearing glasses and her eyes narrowed for a while, then opened for a while, as if she was switching back and forth between sleeping and wakefulness.

"Ah...ha..." She raised her palm, put it to her mouth, and yawned.

As if this was not enough to dispel her sleepiness, she straightened her upper body and stretched lazily, like a cat, outlining the graceful curves of her upper body.

The inverted cross necklace hanging on her chest sparkled in the sun.

At this time, her half-opened eyes met German's gaze, but she quickly closed them again.

"Germain...good morning."

Xiaodi greeted him nonchalantly while groping around on the iron frame embedded in the wall of the platform in a half-asleep state.

"Good morning, Xiaodi."

German responded, turned his head and continued to put the toothbrush into his mouth. He had just finished brushing the front of his teeth and it was time to brush the upper and lower and inner sides.

Seeing her swaying body, Germain was really worried that she would fall headfirst to the ground or even flip off the top of the tower.

Finally, she found her toothbrush and cup, picked them up, and then staggered to the edge of the platform.

Thanks to Tobisgi, there are cute cartoon roe deer stickers on the toothbrush and cup. These are Xiaodi's exclusive marks, so it is not difficult for her to find them.

Xiaodi walked slowly to German's side, squeezed some toothpaste onto the toothbrush, and started brushing her teeth.

But as she was brushing her teeth, she actually squinted her eyes again and nodded her head like a student who was about to fall asleep in a boring class.

"Did you sleep poorly last night?"

"Well……"

Xiaodi did not give a clear answer. Her voice was long and drawn out, as if it was an echo that was about to disappear in the valley.

Slowly, she brushed her teeth slower and slower, and then her body became unstable. Later, her head tilted and she leaned on German's arm.

"Hmm..." After finding a place to lean on, Xiaodi finally relaxed.

German glanced sideways and saw that the little girl's head was resting on his arm, with her eyes still closed, and her center of gravity was almost tilted towards him.

But she still insisted on fiddling with the pink toothbrush in her mouth, brushing it mechanically left and right.

Germann didn't say anything else, but quietly brushed his teeth, and waited for Xiaodi to finish brushing his teeth before asking, "Are you done?"

"Well……"

Xiaodi stood up straight in a daze, took a sip of water in the cup, and then spit it out. This time she finally opened her eyes completely.

The daily nap is completed.

She always felt that only by taking a nap could she be more energetic that day.

"whee……"

Xiaodi suddenly heard laughter coming from above and looked up blankly, then saw half a face sticking down from the spherical dome of the tower.

Biscuit put his hands on the spherical dome of the tower and hid the lower half of his face in the edge.

She looked down at Germain and Xiaodi, her big burgundy eyes twinkling.

"What are you doing there?" Xiaodi asked curiously, but she never felt that there was anything wrong with herself.

"It's the daily morning class of the Heart Flow." Biscuit made a gesture of gratitude similar to what Netero often did, closed his eyes, and then opened them again, "I am very diligent."

"Oh." Xiaodi responded, but didn't say anything else.

Biscuit originally wanted to say something, but when he saw German took out his and Xiaodi's face towels and washed their faces, he smiled and retracted his face.

Everyone woke up one after another in the early morning, and after a simple wash, everyone got busy with their own things.

Biscuit abandoned Menqi, the not-so-obedient doll, and turned his claws to Xiaodi and Sambika, who were easier to deal with.

With a gentle press of her hands, she pressed Xiaodi and Sambika onto the blanket on the floor, and then placed a series of makeup tools in front of them.

Xiaodi sat cross-legged as if she was used to it, looking with interest at the eyeliners, powder puffs, lipsticks, etc. that she seldom used.

Women who spend some time with Biscuit will always encounter this incident. Xiaodi had been dressed up like a doll before.

Sambika, on the other hand, sat on the carpet like a frightened little deer.

She glanced around nervously, and when she saw the equipment in the makeup box, it was as if she saw a full set of torture instruments.

Her face was pale and her eyes were terrified, as if she was about to encounter something terrible.

Biscuit summoned "Miss Cookie" to partner with her, and she and her mind beast always hit it off.

She gently stroked Xiaodi's short black hair, muttered something in trouble, glanced at German again, and then whispered something in Xiaodi's ear.

Xiaodi blinked, glanced at Germain, and then shook her head.

Biscuit looked quite helpless, so he took out a small comb and combed Xiaodi's short black hair, helping her tuck her hair behind her ears.

"Miss Cookie" gently took off Sambika's hat and mask, and gently lifted Sambika's chin to reveal her face.

However, Sambika acted as if he was stripped of his clothes, shy and helpless, his eyes drifted away, not daring to look at "Miss Cookie" at all.

"Miss Cookie" couldn't help but smile the same frivolous older sister smile that Biscuit always had, enjoying the shy blush that Sambika showed under her makeup.

This was one of the few times that Germain saw Sambika's true face. Hidden in her long pink hair was a pretty face that was now flushed.

No wonder she is so famous in the Hunter Association. I believe that many professional hunters hope to receive her treatment after being injured, right?

However, when it comes to physical beauty, according to German's aesthetic standards, Xiaodi next to her is still better.

It’s not that Sambika is bad, and this is his personal judgment.

Men Qi waved the kitchen knife and cut vegetables on the chopping board.

Buhala squatted in front of a stainless steel soup pot, stirring the mixed porridge inside with a spoon, as if he was seasoning it.

There are six people here, and everyone has different tastes. Some like Eastern dishes, some like Western dishes, and some are very niche.

Whenever this happened, Menqi and Buhala were able to respond appropriately, and almost every meal was different.

From here we can see the abilities of these two food hunters.

German was now the most idle person among the group. He sat against the wall and flipped through a novel he brought from Greed Island.

"Okay, okay, breakfast is ready!"

After a while, Men Qi shouted loudly and stopped everyone's morning activities.

Everyone gathered around Menqi and Buhala, smelling the fragrant breakfast and making their mouths water.

With the help of Biscuit and "Miss Cookie", Xiaodi and Sambika both put on some blush and lipstick, and they looked much brighter.

However, Xiaodi will inadvertently wipe off her makeup during various confusing operations throughout the day.

On the contrary, Sambika was too well-behaved and maintained the appearance of a porcelain doll until the end.

Biscuit was very satisfied with this. While eating a ham sandwich, he scanned the crowd with his eyes, searching for the next target.

Menqi and Buhala felt a chill when their gaze swept over them, and they couldn't help but raise their porcelain bowls to cover their faces.

Don't look at me, don't look at me...

However, Menqi would be fine, but Buhala's face was as wide as a basin and it could not be hidden no matter how hard he tried.

Fortunately, Bisiji was not interested in Buhala. It would be too difficult to put makeup on Buhala and make her look good.

However, German met Biscuit's gaze calmly. He was the only one present who would not be threatened by Biscuit.

Sure enough, Bisiji just glanced at him and then looked away quickly, but Sambika, who was sitting next to her, could clearly hear a sigh.

"Such a good foundation, what a shame... You are so stubborn, what's wrong with letting me touch your face?"

After breakfast, everyone was satisfied and either sat down or stood up and took a walk, waiting for the food to be digested.

When they felt that the food had been digested, they all came together to the foot of the tower.

During this time, Germain and Biscuit pushed down several cubic stone pillars near the Sea of ​​Blood and used them as building materials.

The work of carrying can be handed over to Xiaodi's "bulgy fish".

However, sometimes German and Buhala would carry the broken stones from the cubic stone pillars in their hands and move them directly to the side of the tower.

As for Biscuit, who possessed the same extraordinary strength, he refused to move the stones, saying, "I am a delicate lady, how can I do such rough work?"

Although everyone here has seen her "Vajra True Body", she still tries her best to avoid showing that body to others and still maintains a weak appearance.

The subsequent work will be done by either Menqi or German.

Menqi's double knives and Germain's meat saw were used to cut the stones into appropriate sizes, and then everyone laid them in a circle around the tower as floors and cornerstones.

They were not in a hurry and worked at their leisurely pace.

By almost noon, a rudimentary structure similar to Stonehenge had taken shape around the tower, and everyone stopped.

Menqi and Buhala went to make lunch. They usually made breakfast and dinner at the top of the tower, but lunch was made at the bottom of the tower based on the principle of proximity.

At this time, Biscuit will ask "Miss Cookie" to massage everyone to relax their body and mind.

Sambika will also get involved. Although medical massage is not her specialty, she is the kind of female doctor who knows a little bit about everything, so she can help at this time.

At lunch, German mentioned this casually while eating chicken rice.

"In the afternoon, I want to go outside the ancient maze. Jin, Bisiji and Menqi have opened up a path. I will follow that path out."

"Let's go hunting outside?" Men Qi's eyes lit up. He was about to put the sushi into his mouth, but put it down again. "I'll go too. I just happened to have no inspiration for new dishes recently."

When Buhala saw his partner was going, he smiled innocently and said, "Then I'll go too. My gluttonous stomach can come in handy."

Menqi slapped Buhara's back hard, making a "pa" sound, and said with wide eyes:
"Of course you have to go. If we cooperate with each other, the Dark Continent Recipe will become richer and more comprehensive."

"I...I'm going too..."

Even without turning around to look, everyone could tell it was Sambika who was speaking just by listening to the timid voice.

"Out there, we might... run into germs... rare germs..."

Xiaodi adjusted her glasses and raised her hand, like a well-behaved student, but everyone who knew her knew that she was not.

"I'll go as well."

She spoke succinctly and to the point, without even giving any excuses like "My 'bulgy fish' can help you carry your things."

She simply wanted to go, so she went, and no one would stop her.

Biscuit was stunned for a moment, looked around, pointed at himself blankly, and said:
"Are you planning to leave an old man like me...ah...a young girl like me, all alone in a place like this?"

It would take at least two or three days for everyone to go back and forth.

Bisiji, a girl in her fifties, is not afraid of encountering any danger here. At worst, she can hide in the tower and most likely nothing will happen.

But she is all alone, so it would be too lonely.

So, everyone started to discuss again, planning to let only three people leave this time to explore outside the ancient maze, and then rotate the other three people next time.

But before the list of team members was discussed, Men Qi, who was enjoying the cool breeze on the side, suddenly pointed in a direction and started shouting.

"Jin, that's Jin, right? He's back."

Everyone looked up in surprise, then looked in the direction of Men Qi's finger, and sure enough, they saw a familiar figure.

However, everyone soon fell silent and did not show excessive surprise, because it was indeed Jin, but Jin did not come back alone.

(End of this chapter)