Shu was secretly carried back to the train. To avoid the people who had gathered by the train in advance, Mei and the others had to go to great lengths to create an opportunity for him to board unseen.
"Mei~~" Kiana buried herself in Mei's arms, rubbing against her playfully like a restless cat. "I was so~ worried about you!!"
"Kiana, don't be like this~" Mei said, though her hands had already naturally wrapped around her, patting her head comfortingly.
"Tch." Sin Mal, with a bandage on one hand, sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, making a disdainful sound.
"Are they always like this?" she asked, feeling her eyes had been contaminated by the Honkai. She couldn't help but turn to Bronya, who was sitting next to her.
But the moment she turned her head, Sin Mal felt an even greater glare.
Seele and Bronya were nestled together on the sofa, quietly watching Kiana get even more carried away in Mei's arms.
"Yes, they're always like this," Bronya said with a blank expression, then tightened her grip on Seele's hand, her expression relaxing.
In the past, she could only bear this kind of pain alone. Now... she finally didn't have to bear it all by herself!
Schrodinger, with a fever patch on her forehead, calmly placed a glass of hot milk in front of Sin Mal. "Don't be too surprised. After all, you never know what else in the Fire Moth will surprise you."
"If you use up your quota of surprise now, you might end up embarrassing yourself when you get to the base."
Sin Mal silently closed her mouth and began to seriously watch the interaction between Kiana and Mei.
She's right, I have to get used to it... my ass!!
"Are you kidding me!!" Sin Mal exploded, rolling up her sleeves and about to give Schrodinger a piece of her mind.
Schrodinger immediately raised her hands. "I'm going to have to classify this behavior as a medical dispute. Are you really okay with doing this to someone who just had surgery?"
Sin Mal stiffened her neck and glared at Schrodinger for a few seconds before sitting back down indignantly. "Tch, I'll let you off this time."
Schrodinger laughed twice, then turned to see Kiana, who had appeared in front of her.
Recalling her research on the Kaslana family and the brief glimpse from before, Schrodinger subconsciously raised her hands to protect her chest.
"How's Shu?" Kiana asked, just staring at Schrodinger.
Schrodinger slowly and stiffly lowered her hands and cleared her throat. "You should be aware of his condition. It's nothing serious. I've already treated his wounds. With his own recovery ability, there's no need to worry."
Kiana immediately let out a sigh of relief. She had actually known this already. Shu and she were both fine when Mei and the others found them. Shu was just a little overworked; there was nothing wrong with him.
The door opened, and Sirin walked in, pushing a wheelchair.
Kiana looked back and couldn't hold back.
"Shu?!" she exclaimed, looking at the mummy in the wheelchair. She had to confirm it three times before she dared to believe it was him.
Shu wanted to say hello, but Schrodinger's bandages were wrapped so tightly, and he was still suffering from the debuff of sore limbs, so he could only give up on the idea.
"His skin is completely torn, and every single muscle and bone in his body is broken..." Schrodinger noticed Shu's struggle and let out a cold, impolite laugh.
Although she was only slightly knowledgeable in pharmacology, and her skills were far from Joyce and Darwin's, she could handle most illnesses and injuries.
The moment she saw Shu's body, Schrodinger's first reaction was not to treat him, but to quickly get a top-tier examination to collect data, and then bring it back to Future City to make those physiologists scream.
She was sure that Darwin would frame Shu's test report in a pure gold frame and hang it in his office.
Shu's current state was the reason why he had to avoid everyone. The entire Fire Moth was built on his strength. If anyone saw him in this state...
Shu would probably be crushed to death by the weight of his own image.
Faced with the crowd that had gathered around him, asking all sorts of questions, both caring and tricky, Shu could only move his only exposed eyeball to answer everyone.
"Shu, are you still in pain?"
"Shu, let us take care of you for the next few days."
"Shu, can you still eat?"
"How are you going to take a shit?"
Shu shot a speechless look at Sin Mal, who was mixed in the crowd and had made the outrageous remark, using his eyes to tell her she had crossed the line.
The door opened again at this moment. Rozaliya bounced in. "Everything's ready! The supplies and weapons have been moved to the train, and the people on Noah's Ark are all ready to go! Should we leave now?"
Noah's Ark, the sailboat that had taken everyone away, had become a Divine Key similar to the Annals of Time after absorbing the core left by Noah.
But unlike the Annals of Time, Noah's Ark was a Divine Key with no autonomous consciousness at all. Its spirituality was not even as high as the Xuanxuan sword. It was a true, out-and-out tool.
But its effect had surprised Shu.
This ship could actually sail into the Sea of Quanta, and even travel there for a short time before returning.
This "short time" was very short, but it didn't prevent it from being able to stay in the Sea of Quanta for many days.
In addition, it could also fly...
Shu suddenly wanted to call it the Hyperion, but unfortunately, the name Noah's Ark was more suitable for this ship.
"Since everything is ready, let's set off," Mei said, turning to look at Shu.
Shu wanted to nod, but the Elizabeth collar-like thing on his neck prevented him. He could only express his opinion with his eyes.
Okay.
"Alright!"
Kiana straightened up, her hands clenched into fists. She excitedly ran to the cockpit. "Let me do it! I've been wanting to do this for a long time!!"
The group looked at each other for a while. Mei showed a helpless expression.
"Forget it, let her go..."
At the train station, everyone was ready in the train cars.
Ai-chan displayed red numbers on the big screen and began the countdown under everyone's watchful eyes.
"Five, four, three, two, one—"
In the cockpit, Kiana grabbed the train's loudspeaker and put it to her mouth.
"Going home—!!
(End of Volume VII: World Puppet Stage)