Waking up

He didn't know how long he was unconscious but when he opened his eyes, Aldrin found himself back inside his tent, his top was naked and the part where he was stabbed was bandaged.

His weapons, the Winterthorn and Obsidian Blaster were placed at his left. On his right, Irina was soundly sleeping.

It's not hard to guess that the girl was the one who bandaged him up and even looked after him.

As for who sent him back, he could only guess that's either Janet or the other Instructors she employed to catch Carlos. The last thing he remembered was his struggle to pop the Allcure Elixir in his mouth. If he was late in doing that, his life would've ended prematurely.

All of that just because of his wish to challenge someone a whole Stage stronger than him… His foolishness almost cost him his life. But with that experience, Aldrin learned his lesson not to overextend himself. A huge part of his strength was provided to him by the IDLE Database.