The Stellaron Has Grown a Mind of Its Own!

The four of them looked at one another.

"Oh, isn't that Dan Heng?" Lin Nai froze for a moment before finally greeting him.

He had seen Dan Heng on the Stellar Express a few years ago, so they could be considered friends.

Dan Heng nodded. "Long time no see, Lin Nai. Station Master Asta asked us to find you."

"Huh? Sorry..."

While waiting for Xing to wake up here, Lin Nai had even sent Asta a message saying he was fine.

Was this the turning of fate's gears?

The convergence of entwined fates, the cold-faced little azure dragon, and Galaxy Bat-Man?

March Seven: Hey! Why don't I get a better nickname?!

"You weren't hurt, were you?" Dan Heng asked with concern.

"No. After all these years, I've gotten a little stronger too."

Dan Heng gave a slight nod, then turned his gaze to the person beside Lin Nai.

"She is..."

"A small accident. Just call her Xing."

"Is that so?" Dan Heng did not press further. "Then let's go."

"Alright." Lin Nai looked at March Seven and pretended not to know her. "And this is..."

He knew March Seven.

But March Seven did not know him.

So the introductions still had to happen.

"A new member of the Express crew, March Seven," Dan Heng introduced briefly.

"Hello~"

"Hello, March Seven."

After saying that, Lin Nai suddenly paused.

His gaze sharpened, and he abruptly turned toward a certain direction.

Dan Heng frowned as well, a spear appearing in his hand.

"Looks like this isn't the time for small talk."

"Yeah. March, get ready to—"

"No need."

Lin Nai raised a hand, signaling for Dan Heng to step back. He could handle this himself.

Although Dan Heng was puzzled, he did not ask why.

"Xing, you just got out. Let me put on a little show for you."

"A little show?"

"Yeah. Watch closely—the combat power of a medical professional."

Lin Nai took the lead and walked out of the Curio Containment Room. The other three exchanged looks before following him out.

Then—

They saw a gigantic creature that looked like a centaur.

"Wah! It's a Stomper!" March Seven immediately pulled out her bow in fright.

Dan Heng raised his spear as well. "Lin Nai!"

"It's fine. Leave it to me."

"..." Dan Heng fell silent for a moment, but remained extremely vigilant.

If that Stomper made even the slightest move to hurt Lin Nai, he would give the thing a spear through the body!

Let it see... what a long dream's awakening was!

Xing was itching to help, but then realized she did not seem to have a weapon at all.

Glancing at a baseball bat by her feet, Xing decided to borrow it for the moment.

She picked up the baseball bat and prepared herself.

Come to think of it, why was there a baseball bat here?

The Stomper looked at the tiny human before it, let out a shriek, and raised its front hooves before stomping down!

Bang!!

Lin Nai caught the Stomper's two front hooves. His black hair turned red, blazing fiercely like flames!

"Hah!!"

Crack, crack, crack—

The Stomper sensed something. Its body was falling apart!

It could not help but let out a mournful cry!

Unfortunately, it was useless!

The Stomper's body was torn apart bit by bit!

With a savage grin, Lin Nai exerted force again, ripping the entire Stomper apart with his bare hands and tossing it aside.

Dan Heng: ???

March Seven: ???

Xing: Wow...

At that moment, the three of them seemed to have seen the universe.

Their brains crashed.

"Whew..." Lin Nai turned around and immediately noticed the baseball bat in Xing's hand.

Hmm...

Galaxy Baseball Man might be late, but he had arrived?

"...You're much stronger than you were a few years ago." After thinking for a long while, Dan Heng finally managed to squeeze out those words.

No, really.

Who the hell tore a Stomper apart with their bare hands?

"I've been growing too, after all." Lin Nai gave a thumbs-up. "Let's go."

"Mm... alright."

After that, Lin Nai went on a killing spree, while deliberately letting some enemies through for Xing to gain combat experience.

Half an hour later.

They finally arrived at the Master Control Zone of the Herta Space Station.

Xing Has Become a Stellaron Spirit!

"Woohoo! Sister Kizuna! Long time no see!"

After arriving at the Master Control Zone, Lin Nai immediately spotted the beautiful red-haired woman.

He greeted her enthusiastically.

Hearing his voice, Kizuna turned around, only to freeze when she saw Lin Nai.

"Little Lin Nai, when did you dye your hair?"

Hadn't he used to have black hair with only a single streak of blue highlights?

Why had it become red hair with only a single streak of blue highlights now?

Oh.

Even those sapphire-like eyes of his had changed. They should be... rubies now?

Was he wearing colored contacts?

Still, Kizuna thought it looked rather nice.

"It's a long story, and explaining it would be a little troublesome. Just think of it as me awakening."

It was not as if he could not change back now...

But Lin Nai remembered.

There would probably be another big problem later, so he might as well stay in this state for now.

That thing could not be reasoned with anyway.

When the time came, he could just cremate it.

"Is that so?" Kizuna nodded. "How was it? March didn't cause you too much trouble, did she?"

"Kizuna~ It's not like I cause trouble every time!" March Seven said indignantly.

Besides.

She had not gotten the chance to do anything this time, alright?

The enemies blocking their way had basically all been dismantled by Lin Nai with his bare hands.

Heads severed, arms severed, legs severed.

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed those Voidrangers had barely left behind a single intact corpse.

"March Seven... she's a very lively girl."

"Of course! That's just the kind of person I am!" March Seven put her hands on her hips.

Kizuna merely smiled and said to Lin Nai, "Let's go. Asta has been worried about you."

"Ah..."

Lin Nai paused.

How should he put it?

Right now, it felt like he had been out playing wild for too long and had just heard that his parent was waiting nearby with a clothes hanger.

His feelings were a little complicated.

As they walked toward the control center, Kizuna gave Xing a meaningful glance.

Afterward, the four of them followed Kizuna toward Asta's location.

The control center of the Master Control Zone.

Asta was directing everything from there, keeping the Space Station running in an orderly fashion.

"The projection radar is functioning normally. The telemetry signal frequency is too high and must be maintained at an average level."

"According to projections, the Anti-Matter Legion may still launch further attacks. All departments, please be prepared."

After Asta finished making her arrangements, Lin Nai, who had been standing to one side, finally spoke.

"Asta, I'm back."

"Lin Nai! You weren't hurt... What happened to your hair?" Asta turned around and immediately noticed something was wrong. "Why did it turn red?"

"Uh, it'll change back later. It's fine."

"Alright."

Asta curiously reached out and touched it. The texture did not seem any different...

It was just a little warm.