Kiana narrowed her eyes. Hmm... for a moment, she really couldn't tell whether Bronya had insomnia.
During their month of traveling, Bronya had always gone to sleep later than her, and she had indeed occasionally suffered from insomnia.
Hmm...
Just as Kiana was thinking.
Lin Nai waved, signaling for Bronya to come over.
Herding one sheep was herding; herding a flock was herding...
Huh?
The two Doctors in the wardrobe?
Let them sleep in there. After all, what decent person would disturb someone else's rest in the middle of the night?
They had only known each other for one day.
After seeing Lin Nai wave, Bronya immediately walked over with light steps.
After pondering for a few seconds.
She gently moved Kiana aside, then squeezed into Lin Nai's arms.
Because she was small, Bronya did not need to sit on a stool at all.
But that immediately made Kiana lose it.
That was her spot!
"Hey! What are you doing, shorty?!"
"Bronya feels safe here."
Seeing the blank expression on the duck-faced girl's face, Kiana's azure eyes were filled with anger.
Yet she had no idea whether Bronya was serious or merely pretending.
After all, that kind of thing had happened today.
Even seeing Lin Nai collapse onto the ground had made her heart jolt.
Not to mention Bronya, who had watched Lin Nai fall while protecting her with her own eyes.
Kiana glared fiercely at Bronya.
Bronya instinctively shrank back.
"Alright, alright. Shall we continue the story?"
Noticing that the atmosphere was off, Lin Nai hurriedly spoke up. That expression on Kiana's face was truly rare.
Kiana gave a soft huff and looked Lin Nai and Bronya up and down.
No.
She still felt really unhappy just leaving things like this.
After thinking for a few seconds, Kiana squeezed against Bronya and leaned on Lin Nai.
Bronya did not mind at all and squeezed back.
Lin Nai remained silent.
Could you two at least consider his feelings...
Helplessly, he could only steady the two of them.
And continue telling the story.
Inside the wardrobe, Tesla and Einstein looked at each other.
"Bird's Nest Head, we aren't really going to be stuck in here all night, are we?"
"Probably."
Einstein peeked through the gap a few times. "I wonder how long Lin Nai's story will take."
"Dr. Tesla, what are you thinking about now?" Einstein noticed that Lobster Doctor had fallen quiet.
Lobster Doctor rubbed her chin. "Bird's Nest Head, do you think these stories Lin Nai tells would sell like crazy if they were adapted?"
"..."
Bird's Nest Head... no, Einstein blinked, completely unable to understand how Tesla's thoughts had gone that far.
Tesla scratched her head as well. "It isn't like I want to think that way..."
"Bird's Nest Head, you know scientists like us are short on funding to begin with..."
Einstein nodded. "That's true, but we can't use this story."
"That's why it feels so regrettable... The experimental machines damaged during the day have made our already impoverished household even worse off."
Einstein recalled the two mechs that had already fallen in battle during the day.
Because Lin Nai had intervened, the Chariot Honkai Beast had not crushed those two mechs, but they had still been wrecked by Lin Nai's ultimate move.
Thinking of that, Einstein let out a silent sigh.
How should she put it...
Sigh...
Just thinking about it was heartbreaking...
And so, an unknown amount of time passed.
Just as Tesla and Einstein had leaned against each other and were about to fall asleep...
"Alright, that's enough of the story for today."
Lin Nai clapped his hands. Two episodes were about enough; there wasn't any more to tell.
Kiana reluctantly got up. It was unclear whether she was reluctant to leave the story behind or reluctant to get off someone.
But there was no helping it. Today had already been enough.
She still was not satisfied, but it was close enough.
However, as soon as Kiana stood up, she noticed that a certain duck was sitting in Lin Nai's lap with no intention of getting up.
Question marks appeared over her head.
"Bronya, we should go."
"Bronya is staying with Lin Nai tonight."
"No!!"
The moment Kiana heard that, she frowned and immediately refuted Bronya.
Bronya tilted her head. "Why not?"
"Men and women should not be so intimate!"
"But we were very intimate just now."
"Ugh..."
Kiana was at a loss for words. She was only an underage child in her teens.
How could she understand why she did not want it?
There was clearly nothing wrong with the two of them sleeping together. Lin Nai would not do anything.
But...
It annoyed her.
"Bronya, hurry up and leave!" Kiana held out her hand.
Bronya dodged and curled deeper into Lin Nai's arms.
Seeing this, Kiana looked toward the utterly motionless Lin Nai.
But when she raised her head, she discovered that Lin Nai had lowered his head and was probably asleep.
That made sense...
Lin Nai had stayed up for a long time. He had driven for several days straight; most ordinary people would not be able to endure that.
A trace of heartache flashed across Kiana's face.
Bronya naturally noticed Lin Nai's condition as well. She carefully climbed out of his arms.
Then she slowly laid Lin Nai down and adjusted his position.
"If Idiot Kiana is worried, she can stay too."
"I..."
"Bronya will not leave tonight." Bronya raised her head, her face full of seriousness.
"Lin Nai is this exhausted because of Bronya, so Bronya will take responsibility for Lin Nai."
At first, Bronya simply could not forget what Lin Nai had done for her during the day.
Even though Lin Nai had been lively afterward and could still do all sorts of things.
That still could not conceal the fact that Lin Nai had been exhausted, yet had come to save her with unwavering determination.
Even when he was injured, he had wanted to help her...
All those things kept popping into her mind like computer notifications.
At the very least, she could not forget them now.
That was why she had come over in the middle of the night, feeling more or less uneasy.
Lin Nai was someone she could rely on, and she wanted to do something within her ability as well.
She had originally planned to give Lin Nai a massage and let him sleep properly.
But she had not expected Kiana to be here.
Then she got absorbed in the story and had definitely forgotten her original purpose...
"I won't let you do whatever you want to Lin Nai!"
Kiana puffed out her cheeks, snorted twice, and climbed onto the bed. "I'm staying here tonight too!"
"Is that so."
Bronya covered Lin Nai with the blanket and ignored Kiana, already lying down.
Kiana lay down as well, unwilling to be outdone.
The two Doctors in the wardrobe exchanged a glance and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
In the end, they silently hugged each other, figuring they might as well sleep like this.
They could not get out tonight anyway.
They would wait until tomorrow...
This was hard...
Seele's Stand-In Was Black Seele!
Early the next morning.
Lin Nai only felt sore all over, as though an octopus were tightly wrapped around his body.
Without opening his eyes, Lin Nai had no idea what was restraining him.
But since he did not sense any danger and was still sleepy, he quickly drifted back toward sleep.
As a result, Lin Nai had absolutely no desire to get out of bed.
Still, being wrapped up by this unknown thing felt rather uncomfortable...
"Mm..."
He slowly opened his eyes, only to see Kiana's drooling face before him.
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