Arc 14The Coral Island Herrscher

Lin Nai rescued Kevin, joined the response to Coral Island’s Herrscher outbreak, and helped Night Owl and Anna after the crisis. Back in the Elysian Realm, Mobius’s potion shrank Lin Nai, and he soon used it on Kevin and Su too.

  • Theresa transformed with Lin Nai’s prop and learned she would have to wait twenty-four hours to change back, while Lin Nai remembered that Kevin was still trapped in the Sea of Quantum.
  • Lin Nai found Kevin, brought him deluxe ramen, and led him to the Elysian Realm, where Su and Sakura captured them and Sakura carried Lin Nai away.
  • After learning that Coral Island faced a possible Herrscher outbreak, Lin Nai joined Raven and Night Owl on the mission and discussed Durandal’s recurring dreams of a white-haired girl.
  • Anna became the Herrscher of Ice, and Kiana, Mei, and Bronya fought her while Lin Nai contained the freezing wave that covered Coral Island City.
  • Night Owl attacked Raven and tried to save the Herrscher, but Lin Nai freed Anna from the ice and removed her core, and Night Owl then became the Herrscher of Stars, and Lin Nai took his core as well.
  • Lin Nai told Night Owl that the Holy Grail War might revive his sister, and he invited Anna to consider becoming a Herrscher before returning to the Hyperion with Wendy.
  • Lin Nai took Durandal to the Elysian Realm, where Su linked her dreams to resurfacing childhood memories and pointed her to Lin Nai for help entering the Kaslana Stigmata Space.
  • Mobius’s potion left Lin Nai in a child’s body for three days, and Lin Nai shrank Kevin and Su too while Bianca woke, reflected on her plans, and found the three of them fighting.
Chapters 326–350 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 326Linnaeus: Super Strength! Old Lady!

Lin Nai let Theresa test his transformation prop, which turned her into an ordinary magical girl instead of granting her power. The chapter left Theresa desperate to change back before another class arrived at the training ground, but Lin Nai said she had to wait twenty-four hours.

  • Seele ran out of stamina and stopped fighting, and Lin Nai praised her and offered her warm water.
  • Theresa used Lin Nai's prop and transformed into a magical girl in an ordinary outfit with no power boost.
  • Sirin admired Theresa's transformation and decided to ask Kiana to get Lin Nai to make her a similar prop.
  • Theresa accused Lin Nai of setting her up, then Himeko warned that another class was due to use the training ground.
  • Theresa asked Lin Nai how to change back, and Lin Nai told her she had to wait twenty-four hours.

Ch. 327Wen, Adrift for Half a Lifetime, Only to Regret…

Lin Nai dealt with Theresa’s magical mishap, sent Kiana and the others to class, and assigned Wendy a stack of books to study. A call from Su reminded Lin Nai that Kevin was still trapped in the Sea of Quantum, and he realized he had forgotten to rescue him.

  • Theresa attacked Lin Nai in embarrassment, but he refused to send her back to the villa and teased her as they bickered.
  • Lin Nai had Kiana open a portal so the students could go to class, then ordered Wendy to study while Little Shix and Black Seele went off to play.
  • After class, Lin Nai realized he had forgotten something important, and Himeko reminded Kiana that she had an exam the next day.
  • Kiana resolved to study for the exam after Lin Nai promised her a request if she passed.
  • Su called Lin Nai to ask when he would pull Kevin out of the Sea of Quantum, and Lin Nai suddenly remembered Kevin was still there.

Ch. 328Su: There’s No Point Crying for Help!

Lin Nai went to the Sea of Quantum to retrieve Kevin and brought him ramen as an apology for forgetting about him. After Kevin ate, Lin Nai brought him to the entrance of Elysian Realm, where Kevin opened the gate and went inside first.

  • Su tormented Kevin in the Sea of Quantum with fake bowls of noodles while Kevin waited for Lin Nai to arrive.
  • Lin Nai traveled through the Sea of Quantum, found Kevin, and gave him deluxe ramen.
  • Kevin ate the noodles, and Lin Nai opened a portal to take him out of the Sea of Quantum.
  • Lin Nai and Kevin reached the gate to Elysian Realm, and Kevin activated the mechanism to open it.
  • Kevin entered through the white curtain first while Lin Nai waited outside.

Ch. 329Kevin: Let’s Join Forces!

Su and Sakura teamed up to tie up Kevin and Lin Nai, then took them away to settle old scores. The next morning, Lin Nai sat stunned while Ling teased him about what she had heard from her sister the night before.

  • Lin Nai found Kevin bound in a pit and learned that Su had escaped first.
  • Su taunted Kevin with his preserved limited-edition noodles, then tricked Lin Nai into a smoke bomb that bound him with the same ropes.
  • Sakura carried Lin Nai away, saying she had to try a Far Eastern tradition, while Su kept Kevin captive and threatened to settle their old accounts.
  • A pink-haired fairy lady filmed Kevin's plight, then went after Sakura to join in rather than rescue Lin Nai.
  • The next morning, Lin Nai sat blankly in a chair as Ling poked him and teased him about her sister's shouting.

Ch. 330Kevin: Let’s Join Forces! (Continued)

After a night with Sakura and Elysia, Lin Nai woke up exhausted in the lounge by Sakura’s training grounds and went to Golden Court for food. Mobius and Vill-V soon summoned him, while Kevin—still shaken by Su’s antics—decided he would join forces with Lin Nai for revenge.

  • Ling told Lin Nai that they were in the lounge beside Sakura’s training grounds, where Sakura’s puppets stood marked with slash wounds.
  • Lin Nai left Ling to do her homework and headed to Golden Court to get breakfast while Sakura and Elysia slept.
  • At Golden Court, Kalpas shared his nourishing breakfast with Lin Nai and guessed that two women had kept him awake.
  • Mobius and Vill-V appeared and summoned Lin Nai, who left his meal with Kalpas and went with them.
  • Kevin recovered from his withdrawn mood, then reacted warily when Su approached and decided to discuss joining forces with Lin Nai to get revenge.

Ch. 331Kevin: Let’s Make a Plan~

Lin Nai, Kevin, and Kalpas planned a prank to get revenge on Su, but Sakura arrived and took Lin Nai away. The chapter left Kevin and Kalpas behind as Sakura borrowed Lin Nai.

  • Lin Nai and Kevin debated how to prank Su, while Kalpas joined them on the balcony with a beer.
  • Kevin proposed turning Su into a woman, and Kalpas teased him about having romantic feelings for Su.
  • Lin Nai and Kevin pressured Kalpas into acting as bait and helping prank Su by threatening to tell Griseo and Branca about him.
  • Sakura grabbed Lin Nai by the collar and said she was borrowing him.

Ch. 332Linnaeus: Help Me, Mebin-A-Mon!

Lin Nai visited Mobius’s laboratory for help preparing to catch Su off guard, but got caught up in her prank instead. Afterward, he searched the lab for useful tools and continued wondering how to overcome Su’s defenses.

  • Lin Nai visited Mobius’s laboratory and asked what she was making in the vial labeled No. 251.
  • Mobius revealed that Elysia had asked her to make the potion, then pressured Lin Nai into helping her.
  • Afterward, Lin Nai examined the prank potion but put it down when the system offered him an unknown potion instead.
  • Lin Nai stored the unknown potion and searched Mobius’s laboratory for tools to use against Su, taking some rope.
  • Lin Nai considered Su’s thousand years of experience and thought Kevin might be the key to making Su uncomfortable.

Ch. 333Kevin: One More Thing!

Lin Nai refused Hen’s demand to help Kevin get revenge, knocked Hen unconscious, and tied him up. Kevin then told Lin Nai that a major Honkai outbreak was gathering on Coral Island, so Lin Nai decided to investigate.

  • Hen asked Lin Nai to help Kevin take revenge on Su, but Lin Nai refused and knocked Hen unconscious with a baseball bat.
  • Lin Nai tied Hen up and told Kevin to send him to Branca because Hen had threatened to tie Lin Nai up and leave him in Eden’s room.
  • Kevin reported that Jackal’s instruments had detected a huge concentration of Honkai energy on Coral Island, which might produce a Herrscher.
  • Lin Nai recognized the possible threat of the Herrscher of Ice and decided to go to Coral Island despite Gray Snake having already informed Schicksal.

Ch. 334Jackal, Ignored

Lin Nai went to World Serpent headquarters, where Gray Snake and Jackal discussed the coming sixth Herrscher and showed him the Staff of the Underworld. Raven revealed she had returned to work to support the children on her island, while Jackal's explanation went largely ignored.

  • Kevin finished his noodles, asked Lin Nai to bring back a limited-edition instant noodle cup, and sent him to find Gray Snake for a ride.
  • Lin Nai arrived at World Serpent headquarters and found Raven, Gray Snake, and Jackal discussing the imminent appearance of the sixth Herrscher.
  • Gray Snake explained that the mission was not to kill the Herrscher, and Lin Nai said he would act according to the situation.
  • Raven told Lin Nai she had returned to work because supporting the children at her island villa was expensive and transportation was difficult.
  • Lin Nai suggested Raven build a school for the children, and Raven considered the idea.
  • Jackal presented the Staff of the Underworld, but Lin Nai admitted he had mostly used it to hit Herrschers on the head.

Ch. 335Danger · Kiana · Danger

Anti-Entropy and St. Freya prepared to evacuate Coral Island ahead of an expected Honkai outbreak, with World Serpent joining as an ally. Durandal recognized Lin Nai’s name and described her recurring dream, while Kiana got into trouble with Himeko aboard the Hyperion.

  • Gray Snake introduced Night Owl as Raven’s teammate and sent Lin Nai on his way.
  • Alvitr briefed Rita and Durandal that Coral Island faced a Honkai outbreak in about a day and that World Serpent would assist the evacuation.
  • Rita and Durandal learned that Lin Nai would arrive with World Serpent, and Durandal said she had recurring dreams of a white-haired child and people from the Previous Civilization.
  • Kiana, Bronya, and Mei discussed their mission aboard the Hyperion, while Bronya noted that Seele and Wendy were elsewhere on the ship.
  • Kiana called Himeko her aunt, and Himeko appeared behind her with a dark expression, frightening Kiana.

Ch. 336She Shall Never Return!

Durandal’s forces evacuated Coral Island and prepared for the coming Honkai outbreak while Lin Nai arrived with Raven and Night Owl. Durandal told Lin Nai about her dreams of Kiana’s past, then asked how he planned to handle the Herrscher, only to learn he had expected her team to do it.

  • The Blade of Immortality Squad helped evacuate Coral Island as the Hyperion and the Herrschers patrolled for threats.
  • Lin Nai arrived with Raven and Night Owl, whom he jokingly called Snezhnaya’s finest toy salesman.
  • Durandal pulled Lin Nai aside and described dreams of a white-haired girl with Siegfried, Cecilia, and Theresa.
  • Lin Nai told Durandal that the girl was Kiana and said he would take her to see Kevin when the time came.
  • Durandal asked Lin Nai how he planned to resolve the situation, and he said the mission was meant for her team to handle.
  • Durandal realized Otto had never explicitly ordered anyone to subjugate the Herrscher.

Ch. 337Kiana: What’s With That Look?!

Anna transformed into the Herrscher of Ice while leading the Snow Lotus Squad out of Coral Island City. Kiana appeared to help and eagerly confronted the new Herrscher.

  • Lin Nai sensed a surge of energy, and Rita ordered the nearby squads to prepare for battle and withdraw from Coral Island City.
  • Anna heard voices in her head, received a garbled warning over the communicator, and tried to lead the Snow Lotus Squad to safety.
  • Anna collapsed and unleashed a violent wave of energy that blasted the Snow Lotus Squad away.
  • Anna emerged from the dust as the Herrscher of Ice, leaving her squad shocked and wary.
  • Kiana arrived, introduced herself to the Snow Lotus Squad, and pointed her flaming lance at the Herrscher of Ice.

Ch. 338Raven: But Don't Rush Yet

Kiana, Mei, and Bronya fought the Herrscher of Ice while Lin Nai, Raven, and Night Owl watched from nearby. The Herrscher crashed into a building after their coordinated attack, but Mei remained wary that the fight was not over.

  • A Valkyrie cried after hurting her hand punching a wall, and Kiana urged her to get up and fight for her captain.
  • Lin Nai arrived with Raven and Night Owl after the Honkai outbreak and decided to let Kiana and the others train as long as no one got hurt.
  • Kiana charged the Herrscher of Ice but could not get close, while Bronya explained the Herrscher's ice powers.
  • Bronya distracted the Herrscher with weapons as Mei attacked, then Kiana kicked the Herrscher through its ice shield and Bronya's weapons struck it.
  • Kiana asked where Wendy and Seele were, and Mei said Himeko wanted them to gain combat experience and qualifications.
  • Kiana wondered why Theresa had been visiting Lin Nai's room, while Bronya stayed quiet despite knowing Himeko could hear them.

Ch. 339The Herrscher of Ice, Fighting Herself

Kiana, Mei, and Bronya fought the Herrscher of Ice while Lin Nai watched from nearby with Raven and Night Owl. When Anna Sania’s consciousness began resisting the Honkai, the Herrscher convulsed, and Lin Nai left the battlefield to the others.

  • Kiana swallowed the ice spikes the Herrscher of Ice sent at her and her companions, while Lin Nai told Night Owl to let them handle the fight.
  • Kiana, Mei, and Bronya continued attacking the Herrscher of Ice, who could not escape Kiana’s portals.
  • The Herrscher of Ice screamed and unleashed a freezing wave that covered Coral Island City, and Lin Nai contained the cold with a barrier.
  • The Herrscher of Ice began convulsing as Anna Sania’s consciousness awakened and struggled against the Honkai personality.
  • Raven aimed the Third Divine Key at the Herrscher of Ice, and Lin Nai told Night Owl to ready the Staff of the Underworld.
  • Lin Nai vanished from the rooftop, and Kiana confronted him for watching the battle from the sidelines.

Ch. 340Raven: How Much Money Is It? Why Go So All-Out?

Lin Nai and the Valkyries left the mission to World Serpent, while Night Owl turned on Raven to try to save the Herrscher of Ice. Night Owl headed for the Herrscher after knocking Raven down, but Lin Nai revealed that Raven had only been pretending to be unconscious.

  • Kiana, Mei, and Bronya fought alongside Lin Nai before he sent them back to the Hyperion and left the rest to World Serpent.
  • Su told Lin Nai and Kevin that one of his infertile patients had learned his wife was pregnant and worried about passing his illness to the child.
  • Raven noticed Night Owl approaching her and warned him not to interfere with the mission.
  • Night Owl admitted he wanted to save the Herrscher of Ice and attacked Raven when she refused to stop him.
  • Night Owl knocked Raven down with the Staff of the Underworld and went to the Herrscher of Ice.
  • Lin Nai returned with popcorn, revealed Raven was faking unconsciousness, and helped her up.

Ch. 341Linnaeus: One Move, One-Shot

Lin Nai broke the ice cocoon and tore the Herrscher Core from Anna, but Night Owl mistook the scene for an attack and began absorbing Honkai energy. The chapter ended with Night Owl surrounded by a strange membrane as he started to mutate.

  • Lin Nai and Raven noticed the Herrscher of Ice encased in ice, and Lin Nai decided to free her.
  • Lin Nai smashed the ice with the Ultra Bracelet transformed into a miniature fighter jet, shattering the cocoon.
  • Lin Nai tore the Herrscher Core from the Herrscher of Ice, causing Anna to collapse as Night Owl arrived and misunderstood what he saw.
  • Night Owl absorbed the gathering Honkai energy as chaotic voices urged him to kill Lin Nai, and a purple glow and black membrane enveloped him.

Ch. 342Night Owl: An Unfamiliar Ceiling

Lin Nai quickly defeated Night Owl after he became the Herrscher of Stars, removing the core and leaving him unconscious. After Night Owl awoke, he learned Anna was alive and faced Lin Nai over his betrayal, while Lin Nai prepared to discuss the circumstances behind it.

  • The Herrscher of Stars attacked Lin Nai with gravity, but Lin Nai overpowered him and pulled out his core.
  • Durandal and Rita took Anna away from the cracking battlefield, and Night Owl passed out after losing his Herrscher core.
  • Night Owl woke in a hospital and Lin Nai teased him about becoming a pretty girl.
  • Anna came in, and Night Owl remained silent as he struggled with his feelings about her saving him after he had abandoned his sister.
  • Night Owl accepted whatever punishment Lin Nai chose, and Lin Nai said he had learned about Night Owl’s situation before taking out a stack of documents.

Ch. 343Mei: Stop Fighting, You Guys!

Lin Nai offered Night Owl a chance to revive Chen Tianwen by joining the Holy Grail War, then left to seek Himeko and take Durandal to Elysian Realm. Anna tried to thank him, but his request that she become a Herrscher left her stunned.

  • Lin Nai told Night Owl that Chen Tianwen might be revived through the Holy Grail War and showed him documents about the process.
  • Night Owl learned that Cecilia and Edison had been revived and considered the price of trying to bring his sister back.
  • Lin Nai told Night Owl to apologize to Raven, then found Anna waiting outside his room.
  • Anna told Lin Nai that the Snow Lotus Squad wanted to thank him for saving her and her teammates.
  • Lin Nai asked Anna to become a Herrscher, leaving her bewildered.

Ch. 344Wendy: Are You Blushing?

Lin Nai returned to the Hyperion with Wendy and invited Anna to consider becoming a Herrscher who fought for humanity. On the ship, Wendy discovered that Mei’s secret notebook contained something that embarrassed her.

  • Wendy found Lin Nai and accidentally headbutted him while greeting him.
  • Wendy told Lin Nai that Himeko wanted him to return to the Hyperion, and Lin Nai invited Anna to consider becoming a Herrscher.
  • Lin Nai arrived on the Hyperion and found Kiana and Bronya fighting over Mei’s hidden book.
  • Wendy followed Mei and persuaded her to reveal a page of the notebook after Durandal and Rita interrupted them.
  • Wendy blushed after reading the page and teased Mei about her talent.

Ch. 345Shut-In Himeko

Mei tried to hide the embarrassing drawings she had made of Lin Nai, while Wendy fled after spotting him. Lin Nai then took Durandal to Elysia's Realm with instant noodles for Kevin, whom he caught pretending not to notice their arrival.

  • Mei admitted she had drawn herself with Lin Nai while Kiana and Bronya hid beneath the bed, and she planned to remove that part before anyone saw it.
  • Wendy teased Mei about her drawings, then bolted when Lin Nai appeared, drawing his attention to her sudden retreat.
  • Lin Nai left Mei and continued dealing with Durandal's matter, while recalling a boring research seminar where Su had woken Kevin with a needle and Kevin got stuck in his chair.
  • Lin Nai bought several bags of instant noodles for Kevin and used the Shield of Paras to open a portal into Elysia's Realm with Durandal.
  • Lin Nai found Kevin posing with his eyes closed, so he set the noodle bag on fire; Kevin broke character and grabbed it before realizing only the bag was burning.

Ch. 346Su: Kevin! Do You Love Instant Noodles That Much?!

Durandal asked Su about the dreams that seemed to be restoring her lost memories, and Su explained that the illusion had brought sealed memories to the surface. Lin Nai claimed he had a way to help her and summoned Kevin, threatening his instant noodles to make him cooperate.

  • Elysia told Lin Nai that Su might be fishing with Chijie, and Kevin joined Lin Nai and Durandal to look for him.
  • At the fishing spot, Kevin’s flying kick missed Su and sent him into the water, where he knocked Hen’s hooked fish loose.
  • Lin Nai explained Durandal’s recurring dreams to Su, who connected them to her missing childhood memories resurfacing after the illusion.
  • Durandal asked how to resolve the situation, and Su pointed her toward Lin Nai, who called Kevin over and threatened to destroy his instant noodles.

Ch. 347Young Linnaeus

Lin Nai returned to the Golden Court after helping Durandal enter the Kaslana Stigmata Space. Dr. Mobius gave him sweet water and led him to rest, while Kevin noticed Lin Nai seemed to have become shorter.

  • Kevin agreed to help Durandal enter the Kaslana Stigmata Space, and Lin Nai carried her back to the villa.
  • Lin Nai and Kevin discussed how Kevin could apologize to Mark after ruining his fishing trip.
  • Lin Nai brought Durandal to the Golden Court and laid her in his room.
  • Dr. Mobius gave Lin Nai a strangely sweet glass of water and led the sleepy Lin Nai back to a room.
  • Kevin wondered why Lin Nai seemed shorter than Dr. Mobius, and Su dismissed it as an illusion.

Ch. 348Rin’s Wail

Mobius’s potion made Lin Nai shrink into a child, and Elysia gleefully photographed and teased him. Elysia brought him to the living room to reveal his new appearance to the Flame-Chasers, where Ling compared him with herself.

  • Lin Nai woke up looking younger and found that his clothes had become too large.
  • Lin Nai blamed Mobius’s potion, and Mobius said the shrinking effect would probably last three days.
  • Elysia photographed and hugged Lin Nai while Mobius admitted she wanted a copy of the pictures.
  • Lin Nai decided he would use Mobius’s vial to shrink Kevin and Su as well.
  • Elysia carried Lin Nai into the living room and showed him to the gathered Flame-Chasers, while Ling compared their bodies.

Ch. 349Rin’s Wail (Continued)

Lin Nai remained small after the serum’s effects, and the others learned the state would last three days. Elysia sent Hua a picture, drawing St. Freya’s residents’ attention to Lin Nai’s predicament, while Kevin returned and teased him.

  • Sakura sent Ling back to class and threatened to have Vill-V’s learning robot teach her.
  • Vill-V, Aponia, Himiko, Eden, and Pardo reacted to Lin Nai’s smaller form, and Elysia said it would last three days.
  • Pardo and Elysia took pictures of Lin Nai, and Elysia sent one to Hua at St. Freya.
  • Hua was distracted by the picture during a game with Kiana, Sirin, and Bronya, causing their team to lose.
  • Kiana and the others gathered to look at the picture, while Rita regretted not following Lin Nai to the Elysian Realm.
  • Kevin returned from fishing with Su and mocked Lin Nai, who suddenly sprang up as Kevin compared their heights.

Ch. 350Bianca: Born to Mom.

Bianca woke after leaving the Kaslana Stigmata Space and resolved to thank Cecilia and confront Otto about her past. She found Lin Nai, Kevin, and Su turned into children, then learned Lin Nai had caused Kevin and Su to lose most of their strength while keeping his own.

  • Kevin choked after Lin Nai made him drink a potion that shrank him, then Kevin and Lin Nai teamed up to shrink Su.
  • Bianca woke in Lin Nai's room with a tuft of white hair and reflected on her past, her name, and her plans to thank Cecilia and make Otto pay.
  • Bianca found Lin Nai, Kevin, and Su as children, with Kevin sitting on Su and punching him while Lin Nai cheered.
  • Elysia explained that Dr. Mobius had shrunk Lin Nai, and Lin Nai told Bianca that Kevin and Su had been weakened to less than one-tenth of their strength while he remained powerful.
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