20:26:34.
X looked down at the number on his body, pondered briefly, then spoke again.
"If this is indeed a popularity value, then the only ones who could determine this number are either the Overlord or the audience," he said, looking straight ahead, "Considering the spotlight's ship-wide broadcast, I'm more inclined towards the latter – this number represents the total of all your support for me."
After saying this, he paused slightly and looked at the number again.
Skyrocketing, still skyrocketing.
Yet X didn't show too much emotion.
"But this doesn't mean that I guessed right," he murmured to himself, "This number could just as well represent your level of excitement, or the degree of spectacle in my performance... Well, guessing is only the beginning, to confirm this, we need an experiment."