Recaps

After Ahaha’s prank, Lin Nai received new skills and spent two months waiting for the Space Station to return to normal. Silver Wolf then appeared in his room, teased him about the Herta puppet and Black Silk, and left him flustered.

• Lin Nai realized Ahaha had manipulated events from the start, cursed the Aeon, and stored the prank in the System Space.
• Lin Nai gained Corona Power in its Form Transformation and Miracle Realization, then wondered why the system still gave him no offensive skills.
• Two months later, Arlan asked Lin Nai about Asta and told him the Stellar Express was arriving; Lin Nai said he would visit later.
• Lin Nai ran into Chadao and learned their research project remained suspended, though the medical ward had bought their brainwave detectors.
• Lin Nai returned to his room and discovered Silver Wolf there, then talked with her about the Herta puppet and Black Silk.

Lin Nai learned that the Anti-Matter Legion was about to attack the Space Station and rushed to prepare its defenses while Silver Wolf secretly asked Kafka to protect him. As Asta began evacuating people, the Astral Express arrived, and a mysterious Black Dragon appeared to destroy the first Voidrangers.

• Lin Nai realized Silver Wolf had come to the Space Station in person and refused to stay in his room when she warned him about the impending danger.
• Silver Wolf sent Lin Nai a map of the Anti-Matter Legion’s expected attack locations, and he ran off to alert Asta and Arlan and arrange an evacuation.
• Silver Wolf called Kafka to ask her to watch over Lin Nai, then stayed behind in his room, flustered by thoughts of his bedding.
• Asta welcomed Kizuna, Dan Heng, and March Seven to the Space Station, then received Lin Nai’s urgent warning and began preparing an evacuation.
• Three Voidrangers attacked the group, but a Black Dragon burst from a mirror and crushed them before Dan Heng could strike.

As the Anti-Matter Legion invaded the Herta Space Station, Lin Nai and the Black Dragon helped protect the researchers and clear the enemies. After Lin Nai was exhausted from fighting, Kafka arrived and invited him to accompany her, while Silver Wolf listened over the communicator.

• Kizuna told Asta to evacuate the Space Station personnel, and the Black Dragon followed them while burning and cutting down Void Trottters.
• Lin Nai rescued Arlan and the researchers, then sent Arlan to lead them to safety while he went to fight elsewhere.
• Lin Nai fought through waves of Void Trottters with Guillotine skills until his energy was nearly depleted, then summoned Excalibur Morgan to prepare a final attack.
• Kafka arrived, helped Lin Nai defeat several Void Trottters, and asked whether he would stop the Stellaron Hunters; Lin Nai agreed to let them proceed.
• Kafka teased Silver Wolf over the communicator and led Lin Nai onward so Silver Wolf would feel at ease.

Lin Nai accompanied Kafka and Silver Wolf to the Interastral Peace Corporation’s Stellaron storage room, where Silver Wolf prepared a vessel and Kafka chose to create the female Trailblazer. The Stellaron awakened Stelle, who opened her eyes before the three of them.

• Lin Nai joined Kafka and Silver Wolf at the Base Zone Reception Center and told Silver Wolf that he trusted her.
• Silver Wolf removed the Stellaron’s security measures while Kafka chose a female vessel and asked Lin Nai to name her.
• Lin Nai named the vessel Stelle, and Silver Wolf began producing her body.
• Kafka placed the Stellaron into Stelle’s chest, and Stelle awoke, staring blankly at Lin Nai, Kafka, and Silver Wolf.

Kafka used the Word of Power on Star and told her she could trust Lin Nai, then offered him a mysterious deal on Elio’s behalf. Lin Nai accepted the deal, and after Star woke with no memories, the two set out to drive the Anti-Matter Legion from the Space Station.

• Kafka used the Word of Power to guide Star and told her she could always trust Lin Nai.
• Kafka explained that Elio had bet on both Star and Lin Nai, whose future was blank, and offered Lin Nai a deal with the Stellaron Hunters as his support.
• Lin Nai accepted Kafka’s deal, and Kafka left the Space Station with Silver Wolf.
• Lin Nai joked that Star had become a cute boy when she woke, but Star had no memories and seemed disappointed that nothing about her had changed.
• Lin Nai and Star agreed to drive the Anti-Matter Legion out of the Space Station, then two people suddenly rushed in.

Lin Nai reunited with Dan Heng, March Seven, and Xing on the Herta Space Station, then demonstrated his awakened strength by tearing apart a Stomper. He reached the Master Control Zone and reunited with Kizuna and Asta, who noticed his hair had turned red.

• Dan Heng found Lin Nai and introduced March Seven, while Lin Nai brought Xing along from the Curio Containment Room.
• Lin Nai stopped the group from fighting a Stomper and ripped it apart with his bare hands as Dan Heng, March Seven, and Xing watched in shock.
• Lin Nai fought through the station with the others, leaving some enemies for Xing to practice against before they reached the Master Control Zone.
• Kizuna greeted Lin Nai and asked whether March Seven had caused trouble, then led the group to Asta.
• Asta welcomed Lin Nai back and asked about his red hair, and Lin Nai said it would change back later.

Lin Nai and the Astral Express crew helped Asta assess the damage from the Anti-Matter Legion’s attack, and Lin Nai revealed that Stelle was a sentient Stellaron. When the Doomsday Beast attacked the Space Station, Lin Nai went out to stop it, leaving Asta and the others to watch as his crimson strike sent the Beast flying.

• Asta thanked Lin Nai and the Astral Express crew, and Lin Nai explained that Stelle was a sentient Stellaron.
• Asta described the Space Station’s damage and the researchers’ distress, while Lin Nai offered to help them and learned that Herta was returning.
• Lin Nai sensed the Doomsday Beast approaching and secretly left the Space Station using Gauss Acceleration.
• Stelle returned to the control center as alarms showed the Doomsday Beast breaking through the Space Station’s protective barrier.
• Asta prepared to stay behind while Kizuna left on the train, but Lin Nai appeared on the surveillance feed and struck the Doomsday Beast with crimson radiance.

Lin Nai fought and destroyed the Doomsday Beast in space, then returned to the Herta Space Station, where Asta scolded him for rushing off alone. Black Tower appeared and asked Lin Nai to come to her office for a physical examination.

• Stelle asked whether Lin Nai would be okay, and Kizuna identified the approaching creature as a Doomsday Beast.
• Lin Nai drew the Doomsday Beast away from the Space Station, cut off its tail, and absorbed its golden laser attack.
• Lin Nai charged the Doomsday Beast's core and destroyed it with a Super High Heat Destruction Ray.
• Asta scolded Lin Nai for leaving without warning, and he replied that she would not have let him go.
• Black Tower appeared, examined Lin Nai, and told him to visit her office for a physical examination.

Herta returned to the Space Station, met Stelle, and examined the girl who contained a Stellar Core. She offered Stelle a choice between staying for research and joining the Stellar Express, then told Lin Nai that he would leave with the Express to grow stronger.

• Herta returned to the Space Station, reassured Asta, and let her oversee the station's situation.
• Kizuna introduced Stelle to Herta, and Lin Nai recited Herta's achievements before Stelle introduced herself as a Stellar Core spirit.
• Herta examined Stelle and asked to use her for research, but Lin Nai told her to ask Stelle for consent.
• Stelle considered Herta's offer to stay at the Space Station and Kizuna's invitation to travel with the Stellar Express.
• Herta told Lin Nai he would leave with the Express so he could grow stronger.

Lin Nai agreed to join the Astral Express, but Herta delayed his departure to run tests and invited Stelle to try the Simulated Universe. After Lin Nai returned to his room, Silver Wolf contacted him through a holographic projection, revealing she had left a backdoor in the Space Station.

• Herta told Lin Nai not to board the train yet and dragged him away for tests while Kizuna and the others prepared for the journey.
• Stelle decided to join the Astral Express if Lin Nai went and asked Kizuna to put her room next to his.
• Herta's tests failed to explain Lin Nai's unusual power, so she sent the footage to Ruan Mei and Screwllum and invited him to test the Simulated Universe.
• Stelle arrived carrying a wooden board, and she and Lin Nai played at sliding on it before Lin Nai left and Herta began Stelle's test.
• Lin Nai returned to his room to rest, and Silver Wolf appeared as a holographic projection and said she had left a backdoor in the Space Station.

Lin Nai caught the Alien Water Sprite after it impersonated Wen Mingde and learned that Lamina had released it. After several busy days helping on the Space Station, Lin Nai prepared to leave with the Stellar Express.

• Silver Wolf visited Lin Nai as a holographic projection and learned that he planned to leave the Space Station with the Stellar Express.
• Lin Nai recognized the researcher at his door as the Alien Water Sprite and forced it to surrender.
• The Alien Water Sprite identified Lamina as the person who had released it, and Lin Nai sent Asta a message and Lamina's picture.
• After the Space Station recovered, Asta made Lin Nai Xing's guardian, and Lin Nai stayed busy caring for her.
• On the day of departure, Lin Nai put on his coat, picked up his luggage, and walked to his room's door.

Lin Nai left the Space Station to begin a journey aboard the Stellar Express after friends and colleagues gathered to see him off. He said goodbye to Herta and boarded the train, ready to set out for new worlds.

• Lin Nai said goodbye to Herta's puppet and headed to the platform, where Kizuna and Stelle were waiting.
• Arlan and a crowd of Security Department staffers arrived to see Lin Nai off and gave him gifts, including a weapon from Arlan and a frisbee from Peppy.
• Asta wished Lin Nai a safe journey, asked him to bring back something interesting, and hugged him before returning to work.
• Lin Nai thanked Herta for taking care of him and hesitantly told her he loved her.
• Lin Nai boarded the Stellar Express and looked back at the Space Station as his journey began.

Lin Nai reunited with Walter aboard the Astral Express, suffered through Kizuna’s coffee, and discovered Herta was connected to his room and had been watching him. As the train prepared to warp jump toward Belobog, Lin Nai joined the others in the observation car.

• Lin Nai greeted Walter, then drank Kizuna’s coffee and gained Max Poison Resistance after collapsing from its taste.
• Star escorted Lin Nai to his room, where he found Herta connected remotely and learned she had decorated it and watched him on the platform.
• Herta teased Lin Nai about his thanks to Star, then went offline, leaving him to notice that two of her spare dolls were in his room.
• Pom-Pom announced the train’s impending warp jump, and Lin Nai took a photo of Herta’s doll before heading to the lounge.
• Lin Nai arrived in the observation car, greeted Pom-Pom, and joined the passengers as the train prepared to leave for Belobog.

The Astral Express arrived at Jarilo-VI, where abnormal Star Rail readings forced the crew to extend their stay indefinitely. After Lin Nai heard a mysterious voice from the planet, the crew prepared to investigate its Stellaron.

• Pom-Pom warned March Seven to remain seated before the Express warped, but she stood anyway.
• Lin Nai caught March Seven during the warp, then caught Stelle when she deliberately tripped to test him.
• Kizuna identified the white planet as Jarilo-VI, and Pom-Pom announced that unstable Star Rail readings had changed their stay to indefinite.
• Lin Nai heard an indistinct voice calling to him and asked whether the planet’s anomaly was a Stellaron.
• Welt confirmed the anomaly was a Stellaron, and March Seven proposed that she, Lin Nai, Stelle, and Dan Heng explore Jarilo-VI together.

Lin Nai, Star, March Seven, and Dan Heng explored the snowy surface of Jarilo-VI, where Lin Nai found Winter City Shields and shocked a blue-haired man hiding in the snow. The man landed face-first, clutching his butt, as the group prepared to deal with him.

• Lin Nai and Star built a snowman while March Seven and Dan Heng discussed their next steps on Jarilo-VI.
• Star asked why the group had not landed at their destination, and Dan Heng urged everyone to proceed cautiously.
• Lin Nai punched through the snow, uncovered a chest, and found a bag of Winter City Shields.
• The four Trailblazers found someone hiding in a snow mound, and Lin Nai used Left Zero Right Fire to shock him out.
• The blue-haired man fell from the sky and landed face-first, howling and clutching his butt.

Lin Nai and his companions teamed up with Sampo Koski to reach Belobog, then found themselves blocked from entering through the front gate. Lin Nai blasted open Sampo’s hidden passage, leaving their arrival in the city in chaos.

• Sampo Koski introduced himself and offered to guide Lin Nai, Stelle, March Seven, and Dan Heng to Belobog in exchange for Winter City Coins.
• Lin Nai accepted the deal but bound Sampo with an exploding trinket to keep him from betraying them.
• Sampo led the group across the snowfield and around Belobog’s walls, where they saw the city for the first time.
• Sampo showed them a narrow passage beneath the wall, but Lin Nai chose to blast the opening wider with Nebast Light Ray.

Lin Nai and the Astral Express crew broke into Belobog, fought Abyss Creatures, and found their way to the Overworld. They reached the city proper and turned their attention to finding lodging.

• Lin Nai blasted a hole through Belobog's wall, then used Miracle Realization to restore it, accidentally erasing Sampo's dog hole as well.
• Lin Nai freed the others from their restraints, reclaimed the Winter City Shields from Sampo, and fled with Stelle, March Seven, and Dan Heng.
• The group encountered Abyss Creatures in the alley, and Lin Nai defeated them with Multiple Guillotine.
• After getting lost and doubling back, the group spotted Silvermane Guards and found the iron gate leading to the Overworld.
• Lin Nai opened the gate, led the others through, and restored it behind them as they arrived in Belobog and looked toward the Goethe Hotel for lodging.

Lin Nai and the Express Crew checked into the Goethe Hotel in Belobog and decided to investigate the Stellaron quietly rather than approach Supreme Guardian Cocolia. After agreeing to take their time and explore, the group went to rest for the night.

• Lin Nai led the Express Crew into the Goethe Hotel, where he booked four rooms for a month.
• March Seven and Stelle celebrated their stay and planned a pillow fight while Dan Heng kept watch.
• Lin Nai told the others to gather information about the Stellaron in secret and avoid contacting Cocolia for now.
• Lin Nai explained that he could not separate Cocolia from the Stellaron with his current abilities and wanted to let Stelle grow while they explored Belobog.
• The others returned to their rooms, and Lin Nai fell asleep, planning to explore Belobog the next day.

Lin Nai went out for a late-night walk, soothed Dan Heng after his nightmare, and discovered Serval playing guitar in her workshop. The chapter left Lin Nai frozen with embarrassment after Serval caught him looking through the window and noticed how cold he was.

• Lin Nai encountered Dan Heng outside their rooms, learned he had a nightmare, and used a comforting light to ease his gloom.
• Lin Nai went out alone for fresh air while Dan Heng returned to his room to rest.
• Lin Nai wandered Belobog and decided to leave exploring the way to the Underworld for later.
• Lin Nai spotted Serval playing guitar in her Perpetual Motion workshop and received a random guitar-shaped greatsword.
• Serval caught Lin Nai outside her window, reassured him, and noticed that he was very cold.

Lin Nai visited Serval’s workshop, played “Hero” on her electric guitar, and was invited to join Serval’s band. Pela arrived with late-night snacks and caught Serval trying to recruit him.

• Serval brought Lin Nai into her workshop, gave him hot cocoa, and asked why he had been wandering outside at night.
• Serval offered Lin Nai her electric guitar, and he played “Hero,” impressing her.
• Serval invited Lin Nai to join her band and teach him more, but Pela interrupted and accused her of abducting him.
• Pela explained that she had come to bring Serval late-night snacks, and Serval immediately asked where the food was.

Lin Nai met Silva and Pela at the workshop, declined Silva’s invitation to join her band, and gave her the song “Wildfire” as thanks for the hot cocoa. Silva played the score after Lin Nai disappeared, while Pela listened beside her.

• Pela questioned Lin Nai about being at the workshop, and Silva explained that she had found him outside and brought him in.
• Silva invited Lin Nai to join her band, then played a song with Pela to try to persuade him.
• Lin Nai praised their performance but declined to join the band, saying perhaps he would consider it later.
• Lin Nai wrote out “Wildfire” and gave the score to Silva as thanks for the hot cocoa before leaving the workshop.
• Silva tried to follow Lin Nai but could not find him, then played the song from the score while Pela listened.

Serval kept Pela’s sheet music secret as the Astral Express crew began exploring Belobog, but Stelle’s obsession with trash cans derailed their investigation. After touring the Administrative District and finding no clues, the group rested by the Belobog Museum fountain.

• Serval changed the subject when Pela asked about the song, declined to show her the lyrics, and put away the sheet music after Pela left.
• Lin Nai stopped Stelle from rummaging through several trash cans as the Astral Express crew tried to investigate Belobog discreetly.
• Stelle tried to convince Lin Nai that a trash can looked like a treasure chest, then hinted that she wanted him to serve her for the night.
• Lin Nai tied an energy rope to Stelle to keep her from running off, then untied her and led her by the hand through the streets.
• The four crew members rested near the Belobog Museum fountain after touring the Administrative District without finding clues, and Lin Nai, March Seven, and Dan Heng tossed their cans and bottle into a trash can for points.

Lin Nai and the others encountered Pela leading a Belobog history tour, then compared notes about his meeting with her and Serval the previous night. They investigated the city’s heating and learned that its heaters ran on Geomarrow.

• Lin Nai and March Seven found Stelle joining Pela’s history tour at the Eternal Winter Monument, where Pela explained the monument to the children.
• Lin Nai introduced March Seven and Dan Heng to Pela, and the group returned to the hotel to discuss Lin Nai’s meeting with Pela and Serval.
• Dan Heng warned that Pela’s Silvermane Guard role might affect the group, while March Seven vowed they would defeat any soldiers who came after them.
• Lin Nai and the others discussed the Stellaron, the city’s heating units, and why the area where they had arrived lacked them.
• Lin Nai returned with a copy of Seven Hundred Years of Belobog and explained that the city’s heating units were powered by Geomarrow.

Lin Nai and his companions learned about Belobog’s divided districts and uncovered evidence that Cocolia had abandoned the Underworld and prohibited contact between it and the Overworld. They decided to investigate Cocolia through Serval, and Lin Nai accepted the task of contacting her.

• Lin Nai explained Belobog’s Overworld and Underworld to Stelle, March Seven, and Dan Heng using a history book.
• Lin Nai read that Cocolia Rand had once attended military academy and formed a rock band with Serval Landau.
• Lin Nai shared an old newspaper reporting that Cocolia withdrew the Silvermane Guard from the Underworld and imposed a lockdown between the districts.
• Lin Nai argued that Cocolia’s actions and ban on discussing the Underworld were suspicious and proposed investigating her.
• March Seven, Stelle, and Dan Heng assigned Lin Nai to contact Serval, and Lin Nai agreed.

Lin Nai met Serval at her workshop, where she mistook his song “Wildfire” for a resistance anthem and warned him not to rebel. Pela arrived and misread the locked workshop and closed curtains as evidence of a secret romantic encounter.

• Lin Nai planned to contact Serval about Cocolia’s past while Dan Heng investigated the Underworld and March Seven took Stelle sightseeing.
• Serval brought Lin Nai into her workshop, secured the doors and windows, and showed him the sheet music for “Wildfire.”
• Serval asked whether Lin Nai belonged to a resistance group and warned him that Silvermane Guards were outside.
• Lin Nai denied planning a rebellion, though he privately considered the idea and wondered about guiding Bronya later.
• Serval explained that the song had seemed like a resistance message, then recommended asking Pela for novels.
• Pela arrived at the workshop and, seeing its locked door and shut curtains, suspected Serval and Lin Nai had been hiding a romantic encounter.