Someone in Honkai: Star Rail, a Healer

After Aha offered a graceful bow, its form blurred and dissipated from the space.

As for Lin Nai.

They were also ejected back into the real world due to Asta's awakening.

Soon after.

Asta opened her eyes, touched the equipment on her head, and took off the helmet.

She turned her head and saw Lin Nai, who was lying beside her, quietly watching.

"Welcome back, Asta."

"I'm back."

Asta smiled and embraced Lin Nai in front of her with both hands.

"Thank you..."

"Rather, I should be the one apologizing. After all, Aha came to the space station because of me."

"It's alright. No one could have expected it, and didn't you resolve the issue, Lin Nai?"

"That's right... Speaking of which, Asta, you won't make me wash my mouth with cement, will you?"

"..."

"Asta? You wouldn't, right?"

"Cough, who knows~"

Asta's gaze drifted.

Lin Nai's mouth twitched. This guy already has that idea in mind...

"Wait a moment, I'll go find... uh..."

As Lin Nai stood up, they suddenly felt a wave of fatigue.

It was as if all their exhaustion had rushed over them at once.

Their body... felt so heavy...

Bang!!

"Lin Nai!!!"

Chapter Twenty-Three: Aha: Lin Nai is so embarrassing! Hahahaha!

"Mmm..."

"Here, Lin Nai, drink your medicine."

"?"

Hearing the gentle tone, Lin Nai felt a shiver down their spine for some reason.

They opened their eyes.

Coffee appeared before them.

Turning their head, they saw the Herta puppet looking at them with concern.

"Herta? When did you get back?"

"I logged in immediately after receiving your message..."

"Is that so?"

Lin Nai glanced at the time: "The message I sent you was from four days ago, right?"

They hadn't expected to be unconscious for a whole day.

"I know," Herta nodded. "The Aeon of Youthful Passion used some method to block the signal."

"So I only received the message today, and logged in in a hurry."

"Haha... How is it? Not bad, right? I dealt with the Aeon of Youthful Passion."

"Mhm, very impressive."

Looking at Lin Nai in front of them like a spoiled child, Herta reached out and gently stroked their head.

"You've worked hard, Lin Nai. You did very well."

"Surprisingly gentle, Herta."

Lin Nai said suspiciously, "Don't you need me to do something?"

"..."

Herta's mouth twitched: "What kind of image do I have in your eyes..."

"A black-hearted capitalist?"

"...A heartless little bastard!"

"Hmph."

Lin Nai stuck out his tongue, lying quietly on the hospital bed with a smile on his lips.

He knew Black Tower cared about him.

He had known for a long time.

"Pfft... so bitter."

Taking a sip of coffee, Lin Nai's expression contorted. This stuff had no sugar!

Black Tower, meanwhile, wore a triumphant smile.

"You did that on purpose."

"After drinking it, you'll feel much more awake," Black Tower said, propping its face up with one hand. "Alright, kid, I'm going to go find Ruan Mei and the others. You just rest up."

"Mhm... Remember to say hi to Ruan Mei and Screwllum for me."

"Will do."

With that, Black Tower went offline.

The puppet also began to retrace its steps, returning to where it belonged.

Lin Nai lay on the hospital bed, trying to move his body, and found that nothing seemed to be wrong.

That made sense.

He had probably just collapsed from exhaustion.

It wasn't like he'd been poisoned or anything.

"Lin Nai! You're awake!"

Asta's surprised voice came from the doorway.

Lin Nai looked over and saw Asta standing at the entrance.

Oh.

And there was Peppy, wagging its tail enthusiastically as it looked at him.

"How are you? Do you feel unwell anywhere? Should I call a doctor?"

Asta quickly walked over, touched Lin Nai's forehead, and asked.

"Asta, I'm fine,"

Lin Nai shook his head and said with a smile, "I feel great."

"Really... That's good if you're fine."

Asta breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Lin Nai collapse yesterday had truly startled her.

Fortunately, he was alright.

"Oh, right, Lin Nai, I just saw a package for you."

"My package?"

"Arlan!"

Hearing Asta call him, Arlan entered from outside the door, carrying a box.

"I'm very happy to see you're okay, Lin Nai."

"Me too, Arlan," Lin Nai smiled. "So, what's in the box?"

"It's from a research associate named Joey."

Asta pulled open the table on Lin Nai's bed, letting Arlan place the box on it.

Lin Nai curiously used the Ultraman Disc Blade to gently slice open the box.

A button suddenly appeared.

"What's this?"

He pressed it lightly...

Beep, beep, beep—

"This sound... could it be..."

Lin Nai's pupils contracted.

Arlan was also startled and reached out as if to grab the bomb, intending to find a way to dispose of it.

However...

Beep—!!!

Boom!!

Lin Nai instinctively slapped the bomb away, rolled off the bed, and hugged Asta, shielding her with his body.

Arlan picked up Peppy.

One minute later.

The faces of the three people and the dog were filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"It seems... fine?"

"Indeed..."

"So what exactly happened?"

Lin Nai released his hand and walked towards the bomb he had knocked away.

A layer of white smoke emerged.

Immediately after...

"Hahahahahaha! Lin Nai, you're so embarrassing! Lin Nai, you're so embarrassing!!"

A masked clown jumped out from where the button originally was, laughing heartily.

Lin Nai's forehead veins bulged. Damn it! Joey, that bastard... wait?

Lin Nai's expression changed again. He suddenly thought of something.

No way...

Just then, Lin Nai noticed that the masked clown was holding a piece of paper in his hand.

He picked it up and read:

"Dear friend, this is your victory, but in the end, I saw your panicked expression. Aha has not lost either."

"Aha sincerely hopes you can bring more fun to the universe."

"Regarding the matter of the emissary, if you change your mind, Aha will appear before you."

"by—The Youthful Passion Aeon."

"Ps, Joey is my avatar. You didn't guess, did you? Stupid Lin Nai."