In Honkai: Star Rail, I'm a Medic
Author: Feng Yun
Synopsis:
Lin Nai, a transmigrator, was a kid Black Tower had picked up and brought back to the Space Station.
He always claimed he was just a medical worker and didn't possess the kind of power everyone on the Express had.
As for that...
What did the Express crew think?
Stelle: Bullshit! I'd just been "born" when he said he wanted to pull off a stunt, then tore apart a Stomper with his bare hands right in front of me!
March Seven: I can't really say, since Lin Nai really can heal people, but he's also really good at taking pictures!
Dan Heng: No comment.
Welt: Generally speaking, Lin Nai is indeed a medical worker. At the very least, professionally speaking.
Kizuna: Lin Nai often says he can't do anything, yet somehow he seems capable of everything... I just hope he can sit down and have a cup of coffee.
Lin Nai: Sorry! I really can't do that!
Stelle: If you can't, then mugwort!
Lin Nai: Gah! I can't do mugwort either!
Stelle: Let me test you!
Uh, alright, that concludes today's interview! See you next time!
Pom-Pom: Huh? What about me? I haven't answered yet!!
Volume One
Black Tower: You Won't Even Let Me Test You!
"The universe, a vast world."
"There are laws governing all things, and countless unexplained phenomena throughout the galaxy."
"One of my reasons for building the Herta Space Station was to seal all oddities within the stars."
"Uh... Black Tower, if I remember correctly, wasn't this Space Station funded by the Interastral Peace Corporation? And didn't you say before that it was for sealing the Stellaron?"
"...Don't interrupt! Besides, Stellarons are collectibles and oddities too. What's wrong with that?"
"That makes sense."
Inside Black Tower's office at the Herta Space Station.
Two people sat in chairs.
One of them had long, silky hair like a fine veil cascading down her back.
She was adorable, with delicate features and an air of noble intelligence.
She wore an elegant black-and-purple gown.
The girl shot the person in front of her an unhappy glare and continued, "And I have already collected... housed countless curios, mysteries, and oddities within this Space Station."
"Mm... You're the most inscrutable thing in my collection, Lin Nai."
Black Tower fixed the person before her with her violet eyes.
He had short black hair, though one lock at his forehead was dyed light blue.
His eyes were like sapphires.
Lin Nai's mouth twitched at Black Tower's words. Helplessly, he said, "That's rather rude of you."
"And besides, I'm not a thing!"
"You're not a thing?"
"No, I am a thing."
"Then you are a thing."
"No... I... uh... Forget it. Let's drop the subject." Lin Nai gave up resisting.
The more they talked about it, the stranger the conversation became.
It was like when he was little and those people would ask whether he wanted a face to fall from the sky.
Either you were thick-skinned, or you had no shame.
Mm...
Looking at it from the perspective of someone who had grown up, neither seemed to matter.
There were some things you couldn't obtain if you cared about saving face.
But the question of whether he was a thing...
Really was pretty bizarre.
Black Tower nodded. "I've studied you for years, but I still haven't figured you out."
"To this day, I still don't understand how you managed to drift through space without a protective suit or oxygen mask."
"Maybe it's because my childhood dream was to become an astronaut, since astronauts get to eat jelly."
Lin Nai's words made Black Tower's brain freeze for a moment.
"...What nonsense is that? Why would becoming an astronaut mean you could eat jelly?"
It wasn't as though she had never eaten it.
Although Lin Nai had indeed been clutching a bag of jelly when she found him, that had nothing to do with being in space, right?
"Uh, don't ask."
"Fine."
"So, Black Tower, what are you trying to say?"
Lin Nai picked up his cup, took a sip, then stuck out his tongue. "So bitter!"
Sugar-free black coffee?
He thought it was worse than black tea.
Black Tower crossed her arms, an unusually serious expression appearing on her small face.
That made Lin Nai become a little more serious too.
Until...
"I know you've been doing very well lately. You've even been having a great time chatting with that little girl named Topaz from the Interastral Peace Corporation."
"You've made a little money and have been living quite comfortably."
"But you have no respect for me at all. Now, you won't even let me test you!"
"?"
When I typed a question mark, it didn't mean I had a problem. It meant you fucking had a problem!
Black Tower!
Are you even sober?!
Do you hear the nonsense you're saying?!
Let you test me?
What exactly were you planning to test?
Why shouldn't I be the one testing you?!
Test your ass! Let me access you!
"Hmm? I'm only testing your data. What are you thinking?" The amusement in Black Tower's eyes flashed away, replaced by a sorrowful expression. "You used to be so obedient and adorable."
"I still haven't forgotten how tiny you were back then..."
"Stop!"
Lin Nai slapped the table, rose unhappily, and cut off Black Tower's words:
"Back then, you clearly said that if I didn't let you test my data, you'd throw me out of the Space Station!"
He still got angry just thinking about it.
How could someone like that exist?!
"How old was I then? I was weak, pitiful, and helpless, so of course I could only let you manipulate me!"
That period right after he arrived at the Space Station.
Could be called his darkest days.
After drifting through the universe for a long time, he was discovered and picked up by the passing Black Tower.
He had no idea why he hadn't died.
When she discovered that Lin Nai could float through space without relying on any equipment and be completely fine.
The curious Black Tower took a slight interest in Lin Nai and brought him in for an examination.
On the way to the medical bay, she even threatened to throw him into space and leave him to fend for himself if he didn't behave.
What a scumbag.
How could some old fossil of unknown age threaten a kid who wasn't even twenty?!
That was why Lin Nai had developed an obsession from that day onward.
One day!
He would commit insubordination...
No, he would repay kindness with abalo... repay it.
Mm, that was right.
Black Tower showed no embarrassment whatsoever over threatening Lin Nai. Instead, she spoke as though it were perfectly justified. "But I didn't throw you out! I was only scaring you!"
"Besides, all these years, you've eaten my food and used my things. Even your clothes were provided by me!"
"...That's true if you put it that way. Also, correction: Asta bought my clothes."
How should he put it?
All these years, Lin Nai had remained at the Herta Space Station, and she had basically taken care of his food and lodging.
As for clothes...
At first, he wore the kind issued to Space Station researchers.
Later, Asta started buying them for him.
Hiss...
Didn't that sound a little strange?
It felt like he was being kept?
Of course, Black Tower probably didn't see it that way, right? She probably only felt like she was feeding an experimental subject.
Black Tower rubbed her hands excitedly, her eyes filled with thirst for knowledge. "Don't mind the details. Come on, be good and let me test you!"
Lin Nai: "No!"
Black Tower: "That's not up to you~ Let me access you!"
Lin Nai: "Wait! Why are you pulling out a hammer?!"
Black Tower: "Let me have a look!"
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