"The Space Station will always be your home. Just come back and visit often."
She would always welcome Lin Nai.
Besides.
Even if Lin Nai wasn't at the Space Station, it wasn't like she couldn't see him.
It would just take some time.
Lin Nai paused and looked at Kizuna.
"I have no objections." Kizuna smiled. "If anything, I'm looking forward to it. Pam probably feels the same."
"Is that so? Then I'll board the train too."
At the Space Station, the rate at which he could grow stronger was ultimately limited.
But if he followed the train...
Then he would probably grow by leaps and bounds.
That was a good thing too.
He truly needed strength.
Though honestly, when Herta said he should go with the Stellar Express...
He had wondered whether Herta would say something like, "If you cause trouble in the future..." Ahem.
"Mm... don't rush. It won't be that soon. Kizuna and the others will be staying for a while."
Herta paused, then looked at Lin Nai. "And don't board the train yet! Absolutely do not board it!"
"Why?"
"Why ask so many questions? Just do as you're told!" Herta reached out and grabbed Lin Nai. "And come let me run some tests first!"
"Hey! I got it! Don't drag me! And what are you testing this time..."
March Seven: Hey! Is this something we can listen to for free?
Kizuna: No, it's just a simple test.
"Wait! I'm getting a call. It's Silver Wolf... Ah! Herta! Don't hang up!!"
Watching the two leave, Kizuna withdrew her gaze.
Then she turned it toward Stelle.
"What about you, Stelle? What do you think?"
"If Lin Nai goes, I'll go."
"Awesome! The Astral Express Crew has another new member!" March Seven raised her hand and shouted.
Dan Heng said nothing, merely nodding.
Kizuna nodded with a smile. "Then come with me, Stelle. You don't have a room yet, do you?"
"We'll be staying at the Herta Space Station for a few days, so I'll arrange a room for you first."
"Put me next to Lin Nai's room, please."
"Uh... Stelle, aren't you a little too dependent on Lin Nai?" March Seven asked in confusion.
Stelle tilted her head, equally puzzled. "What's wrong with that?"
Lin Nai was a trustworthy companion, family, and friend.
Besides, he had been the first person she saw when she opened her eyes.
And whenever she was around him, she often felt something warm and blazing.
Stelle didn't know what that feeling was.
But never mind.
She only knew that being beside Lin Nai felt comfortable and made her happy.
Hmm...
Could it be...
Was Lin Nai a man who could become her mother?!
Lin Nai, currently being subjected to Herta's whims: Achoo!!!
A few hours later.
Lin Nai yawned as he sat in a chair, waiting for Herta to finish reading the test report.
Herta was silent for several seconds before crumpling up the report and tossing it into the trash.
She eyed the examination machine with suspicion.
How strange.
Why still couldn't it detect anything?
Lin Nai had displayed such absurd combat power. Logically, there should have been at least some anomaly.
This was ridiculous.
Forget it.
She might as well send the footage from earlier to Ruan Mei and Screwllum and let them have a headache over it together!
Thinking that, Herta transmitted the recording.
"Oh, right. My Simulated Universe is finished. Want to come test it?"
"So soon?"
"I finished it two months ago."
Herta stood up and patted the massive machine. "But you left in such a hurry back then."
"After that, I had matters to deal with too, so I left the Space Station early. Naturally, the test had to be postponed until now."
"You already know about the Simulated Universe, so come test it!"
Lin Nai hesitated for a few seconds, then shook his head. "I'll pass. It's still a test version, right?"
It sounded like too much trouble.
The test version of the Simulated Universe wasn't fun at all.
There was no way to do anything interesting with it.
And if he used a VR Cassette to mess with Herta, who knew whether the Simulated Universe would crash.
Next time, then.
Hearing that Lin Nai didn't plan to participate, Herta said somewhat regretfully,
"If you don't want to, forget it. I also called that Stellaron brat. She should be sliding over here right now."
"Sliding?"
"That's how she replied to me on Kizuna's phone."
Very soon.
Stelle opened the door and walked in, except she was carrying a wooden board in her arms.
That left Lin Nai rather puzzled.
"I found this!"
Stelle hugged the board and showed it off.
Then she set it on the floor and stepped onto it.
Afterward, she moved like she was riding a skateboard.
Fortunately, the floor of the Herta Space Station was indeed smooth, but that only let Stelle slide about one meter.
Hmm...
So that was what she meant by sliding.
"By the way, where did you get that board?"
"I picked it up off the ground."
"Let me try it."
"Okay."
Herta watched the two inexplicably start playing with a wooden board, her face darkening.
Herta: Cannot comprehend...
Silver Wolf: What the hell is wrong with you?!
After playing skateboard with Stelle in Herta's office for a while.
Lin Nai left.
Herta couldn't wait any longer and urged Stelle to test her Simulated Universe.
Since Lin Nai wasn't participating, he naturally had to leave.
Now, he needed to head back and get some proper rest.
Too much had happened today.
First, there had been the Anti-Matter Legion's Voidrangers, then that troublesome Doomsday Beast.
Well.
The Doomsday Beast had actually been fairly easy to deal with.
And he had used it as a springboard to finally raise his physical condition to the point where he was strong enough to fire rays.
Nebast Light Ray...
It consumed a bit too much energy.
After returning to his room.
Lin Nai did not go to sleep immediately.
It wasn't even eleven at night yet. Some office worker was probably still drinking milk.
At his age, how could he possibly sleep?
Sitting in his chair, Lin Nai chewed bubblegum and stared blankly at the view beyond the window.
The universe...
"It's not even midnight yet. Why are you already getting emo?"
A familiar voice sounded beside him.
Lin Nai turned around and saw Silver Wolf's figure, though unlike before, this body was glowing blue.
He picked up a can and tossed it at her. As expected, it passed straight through.
"?"
Silver Wolf's face was full of question marks. Wasn't it obvious this was a projection?
Did he really need to test whether he could hit her?
"So you left a backdoor in the Space Station."
"Of course. What else? It's rare that I get to come here, so I had to leave something behind."
Silver Wolf's holographic projection sat on Lin Nai's bed.
"...You can sit down even though I can't hit you?"
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