Person in Charge: Xixi Wuzhe...

Aha stroked his chin and gave a solemn critique.

Lin Nai leaned against the headboard. "So what exactly are you trying to do?"

"I'm acting it out with you in person~ No need to thank me, little trash fish~"

Aha reached out and gently lifted Lin Nai's chin.

Lin Nai remained expressionless.

"Eh? That's strange. It was fine when that Topaz did it, and I'm using her appearance too."

Seeing that Lin Nai had no reaction whatsoever, Aha scratched his head, utterly baffled.

Lin Nai slapped his hand away. "The moment I remember you're a fun-seeker, I lose all interest."

"Tsk, Aha has no dignity..." Aha muttered, falling into Lin Nai's arms.

Lin Nai disgustedly tried to push him away.

Then the door opened, and Asta walked in, looking entirely unsurprised.

"Again... What are you trying to do this time? Make me watch Lin Nai and Topaz go at it hard?"

Asta was utterly speechless. She had seen this sort of scene more than enough times. Please take it away already.

She did not want to comment anymore.

She had been through enough these past few days: Lin Nai cheating with Topaz, Lin Nai being knocked to the ground by Madam Herta and turning into Stellar Rage.

Tsk!

And these dreams barely even repeated themselves!

Was this some kind of illness?

Even a refined young lady like Asta was starting to lose it.

She could not take it anymore!

She wanted 990,000 horsepower of magnetic field rotation! One punch to blow up that bitch Topaz!

Then she would hurry up and find a way back to reality, and keep an eye on Lin Nai!

Lin Nai was still too young. As his older sister, she had a duty to watch over him!

Yes!

Thinking this, Asta somehow pulled out a hatchet.

Today!

She would chop that person to death.

Staring at the scene before him, Lin Nai fell silent for a few seconds.

Well then, was he going to cosplay Makoto in his dream today?

Ha!

Aha, you bastard! You're laughing pretty happily, huh!

Did it ever occur to you that maybe the two of us would be cosplaying Makoto together?

Aha: Did it ever occur to you that I can leave the body and watch from the side?

Lin Nai: Your m—

Aha: No horse.

Lin Nai: ...Fine, fine. Nice.

Afterward.

Lin Nai's vision went black. When he saw again, that infant sun had reappeared.

Well...

He had probably returned to his own dream.

"How was it? It really was interesting, wasn't it? Hahahahahaha!"

Aha laughed without restraint.

Lin Nai rubbed his temples with a headache. Judging from Asta's expression, this was probably not the first time.

He suddenly understood why Asta had been looking at him like that these past few days.

But who could have guessed this!

Temptation to Go Home?

"Well then, we'll leave it here for today, dear friend. I'm looking forward to what you do next."

"And I'll be waiting for you in that pink-haired girl's dream. Keep up the good work! Hahahahaha!"

"..."

As Aha's voice fell, Lin Nai only felt darkness fill his vision again.

When he opened his eyes again.

He found himself lying on his bed, facing that familiar ceiling.

He had been looking at this ceiling for several years now.

"Damn it... That Aha bastard..."

Things had become even more troublesome.

Good news: the mastermind had shown himself.

Bad news: there was no way to deal with him.

Conclusion: screwed!

Aha had said at the end that he had prepared a stage in Asta's dream.

But...

How was he supposed to enter Asta's dream?

That really was a difficult problem.

Rubbing his head, Lin Nai checked the time. It was only three in the morning.

So, with the time ahead of him.

He would finish reading all those research materials the lab had given him.

Maybe they would be helpful?

After all, there was no other way right now.

Chapter 19 · Person in Charge: Xixi Wuzhe...

The next day.

Seeing that the clock read 9:00, Lin Nai could not help yawning.

He did not even know how long it had been since he had last stayed up all night.

Doing it so suddenly felt a little unfamiliar.

Thinking back then...

He could stay up for several nights in a row. (Dragged by Asta into watching dramas.)

Now he could not do that anymore.

Lin Nai patted his cheeks and snapped out of his memories.

Time was tight. He could not afford to stop.

There was still so much to do. If he rested again, he would not finish reading everything!

Lin Nai stared somewhat blankly at the huge stack of documents on the table, which he was finally about to finish.

Almost...

It was almost over...

"Whew, System, give me a big one."

Lin Nai took a deep breath. It was time to accelerate time!

He had been ready for this for ages!

"Ugh!!"

At that instant, Lin Nai felt pain course through his body, veins bulging on his forehead!

His mind became completely clear.

Lin Nai gritted his teeth and continued flipping through the materials.

There was too little time.

There was simply too much to confirm, too much to learn.

He had to be fast.

Faster!

Random Skill: Gauss Acceleration

"...Say, System, why have you been so fond of rolling Gauss's skills lately?"

How would I know? It wasn't my idea.

True enough.

He did not resemble Gauss either.

Gauss cremated people if negotiations failed. He wanted to cremate enemies the moment he encountered them.

Oh.

Right, speaking of Gauss...

Lin Nai's hand paused as he flipped through the documents. Didn't he have some sort of digitization skill?

Moon God Digitization

"Didn't that move enter someone's dream in the original plot?"

...I thought you knew.

"Fuck."

Lin Nai slapped his forehead. Well then, what had he spent the entire night reading for?

He had completely forgotten that he had a move like this.

Ever since the System had given him that move three days ago, Lin Nai had barely used it.

Naturally, he had gradually forgotten about it.

Until now.

"But this makes things much simpler." Lin Nai wearily stood up. "In that case, I'll head to the lab and borrow the machine."

Not long after.

Looking at the busy laboratory, Lin Nai wore a puzzled expression.

What was going on this time?

"Sleep? At your age, how can you even sleep! Get up and get to work!"

"What work? It's past ten already! Work my ass, let's have tea first! No matter how much we do, it's useless!"