A Person in Honkai: Star Rail, Working as a Medic

"Hahahaha! How could that be! My friend! Aha never does bad things!"

"Blew up Acheron's train?"

"Acheron doesn't care!"

"Are you sure they don't care?"

"Mmm... Aha thinks they don't care." Aha said righteously.

Lin Nai's mouth opened.

You'd ignore it even if Acheron did care, wouldn't you?

The Youthful Passion Aeon is quite willful.

"Oh, wait a moment, my friend, I have to go set up the final venue~ Excited, aren't you?"

"Not at all... And when did I become your friend?"

"From the very beginning?"

"Aha, you do tell jokes."

"Aha thinks so too, because Aha, I am The Youthful Passion Aeon~!"

"..."

The atmosphere fell silent.

"Forget it, Aha, I'm here to talk terms with you."

"Terms?"

"Yes, terms. Get out of the Black Tower Space Station!"

"Hmm, that won't do. Our game isn't over yet."

"No, it's over."

Lin Nai took a dial from his pocket and pressed it lightly.

"Zi-O II"

Time began to flow backward!

PS: This dream sequence plot is only two more chapters away from ending. I apologize to any readers who found it uncomfortable.

We'll be entering the main story soon.

Perhaps it's due to my lack of skill, but I couldn't write that kind of tense and exciting feeling at all.

As the comments said, it felt like just strolling down the street.

I apologize to everyone here.

As expected, I'm not very good at writing this kind of plot; sticking to more lighthearted content suits me better.

I'm not suited for plots that are too oppressive or require constant thinking, so this entire section fell apart and became rather awkward.

I wanted to try, but found I couldn't.

So, from now on, I'll focus more on lighthearted content.

Also, regarding the alternate selves, my original intention was to set it up so the protagonist could act freely and have fun.

After all, it's comfortable to have someone to back you up and a safety net, which makes certain things easier to handle.

But I guess many people don't like this kind of setup and prefer a unique protagonist, so I'll mention them less from now on.

They were just background elements in the early stages and won't appear much later anyway.

I'm sorry.

I'm truly sorry.

For giving you a bad reading experience.

Of course, I also hope everyone can offer suggestions. Uh, but if you're going to curse at me, please do it in a private message.

Chapter Twenty-Two: You don't want to stop seeing fun things forever, do you, Aha?

"Hee hee hee! This is so... Wait, what did you say?"

Aha paused, looking at its own position.

"Nothing, I just adjusted the time a bit." Lin Nai flashed a sly smile.

"If I trap you within these few minutes, you won't be able to go around looking for fun."

"..."

"How about it? Want to give it a try? Even if you can see other interesting things through your avatars."

"But guess what interesting things might happen in the universe within a few minutes?"

"..."

"The result is either you can't finish it and get stuck at a crucial moment, or you get bored to death!"

"..."

Aha's mind raced.

If time were to be forever stuck in these two minutes, only It, being a Star God, could move.

As for finding amusement with other Star Gods?

The Ingenium was scrap metal, The Preservation was an idiot, The Destruction was a madman, and The Hunt chased The Abundance.

Damn it!

How could It find any fun with this bunch of insects!

What was the difference between this and being killed?!

Time continuously flowing backward by a few minutes, It absolutely refused to have that happen!!!

"Aha, you only have one option now, and that's to make a deal with me."

Lin Nai narrowed his eyes.

Threatening a Star God.

This was indeed bold.

"Why can't I just kill you?" Aha asked seriously. "My friend, aren't you a little too confident?"

"Even if you kill me, I'll just revive because time will flow backward, you idiot."

Lin Nai crossed his arms. "What? Do you want to try?"

The situation was now like Doctor Strange facing Dormammu; he and Aha were in the same standoff.

Although he could only reverse time three times.

It was enough.

As long as he could bluff this god of amusement, it would be sufficient!

"If you kill me, time will also rewind, meaning... you'll never reach the reality of killing me."

"..."

"So Aha, you don't want to be unable to find amusement ever again, do you?"

Upon hearing Lin Nai's words, Aha fell silent for a few seconds before erupting into laughter.

"Ha... Hahahahaha! Lin Nai! You are truly interesting!"

Truly.

It never expected to be in such a situation.

Oh dear.

This was truly a loss of face for Aha.

Lin Nai felt that the other party was probably laughing until tears streamed down its face.

Aha's wild laughter, however, made Lin Nai wary. Wouldn't It try to pull some stunt?

But to his surprise, Aha raised both hands and made a gesture resembling a military salute from a certain country.

"You win, Lin Nai. I, Aha, don't want to be trapped in one place and never see anything interesting again."

Wouldn't that be the same as killing It?

How malicious.

"I will leave the Black Tower Space Station and never return."

"...Empty words, I'm not entirely convinced."

"Hmm... In that case, I swear by The Youthful Passion, I, Aha, will never set foot in the Black Tower Space Station again!"

Lin Nai: System, what do you think?

[The other party is sincerely swearing. There's no problem.]

"Alright, then clean up the mess you made."

"Of course, of course, no problem," Aha said with a chuckle. "You win this time."

Aha made a gesture, and a strange power emerged.

Asta's figure gradually became transparent, a sign that she was about to wake up.

Lin Nai breathed a sigh of relief.

This way, the matter was temporarily resolved, and he didn't need to use his remaining two chances.

That was great.

"Oh, right, there's still one more thing."

"What do you want to do?"

Aha's sudden question made Lin Nai instinctively clutch the Time King Rabbit in their hand.

"Don't be nervous. Aha is very trustworthy... I'm just wondering, Lin Nai, are you interested in becoming one of Aha's Emissaries?"

"Emissary of The Youthful Passion? Why?"

"It just feels like it would be interesting. That's all."

Aha extended the invitation: "I can give you power, allowing you to find joyful things throughout the universe."

"Hmm..."

"So? Tempted? You'll have power and can have fun too."

"It is indeed tempting..."

"So..."

"That's enough talk!" Lin Nai suddenly extended a hand. "One of the things I, Lin, love to do most is to tell arrogant people 'No'!"

"Oh my... I've been rejected." Aha blinked in surprise, then shook their head, looking a little regretful.

If Lin Nai had become an Emissary, surely there would be more fun in the universe?

But being rejected themselves...

It was also quite amusing, wasn't it?

Thinking this, Aha felt like they wanted to laugh again.

"Never mind. Aha welcomes you to change your mind anytime, Lin Nai. So... goodbye."