Tian Shi simply pondered about Aponia and set it aside; there would be more simulation opportunities in the future, but he was in no rush.
Then, Tian Shi shifted his attention from the system panel and looked at Rita with a thermometer in front of him.
"?"
What kind of ghost form is this?
Tian Shi glanced at the clock unconsciously and then looked at the big 0 in the remaining simulations number column on the system panel.
That's right, only a minute had passed since the start of his simulation, not a day, so why did Rita bring out the thermometer?
(It's happening again.) Rita stares at the white ceiling.
The tingling sensation on her back disappeared after only a minute and then reappeared.
Others might simply ignore it, but for Rita, who is an S-rank Valkyrie and an assassin, she can only say it feels like a thorn in her side.
Rita silently took the thermometer out of her mouth, cleaned it, and put it back in the drawer. As for the body temperature on it... forget it.
With a little brain, how could it be possible to catch a cold and fever casually?
Tian Shi watched Rita's series of actions and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. Rita's actions couldn't be because of himself, could they?
If there's no subtle relationship between the spirit behind and the host, not even a Fusion Warrior at Sakura's level would be able to find him, but once that subtle relationship exists…
Exactly, try to see if you can communicate with Rita using the "Guardian" skill.
"Ahem, Miss Rita, how are you?"
Rita picked up a book from the shelf and sat in the chair to read, completely unaware of Tian Shi's voice.
"..."
This skill doesn't seem to work that well?
Tian Shi floated next to Rita and stretched his head to look at the book in Rita's hand.
Gardening? He doesn't understand this book at all.
At the same time, Rita's hand turning the page paused, and she couldn't help but fall into contemplation.
Why did I feel like I couldn't read this book just now?
"Huh..." Rita let out a sigh of relief and continued turning the pages with a calm expression, "Doesn't Mr. Ghost like reading gardening books?"
"?"
This time, it was Tian Shi's turn to ask questions.
Telepathy? Is this the so-called "subtle spiritual exchange"?
But it doesn't seem to be very accurate.
It just so happened that Tian Shi still had three skill points in his hand. First, he assigned one to Poltergeist, which was necessary for his actions, and the remaining two skill points were assigned to Guardian Angel.
[Guardian Angel lv3: Can compensate for fatal damage to your host once a day, can communicate with the host, and non-hosts will not hear your voice]
"It's not that I don't like it; it's that I don't understand it."
Tian Shi said calmly next to Rita, and the moment he spoke, Rita's body visibly tensed.
Tian Shi looked at Rita's state and finally understood what it means to "be ready to attack at any moment."
"..."
After a brief silence, Rita reached out and rubbed her temples.
Did I hallucinate just now?
The question she just asked was just a casual question!
She really never expected anyone to answer her!
...
Although, even though the title of Destiny's Boss is still "Bishop," everyone knows that these days, materialists and technology are paramount. God or something, you can just believe in it.
But... what just happened?
Rita felt a headache coming on.
"Miss Rita, would you like a cup of black tea?"
The black tea in the teapot was still warm, and Tian Shi saw that Rita seemed very nervous, so he poured her a cup.
"Thank you... huh?"
Rita took the black tea, and as soon as she thanked him, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
Rita stared at the premium black tea prepared by her own hands in the teacup with complicated eyes for a moment.
You said this tea... should I drink it?
"Do you want to add sugar?" Tian Shi asked very intimately beside her.
"..."
Hearing Tian Shi's second question, Rita was completely speechless.
If it were once or twice, she could deceive herself that it was an auditory hallucination, but this question—would she prepare tea she didn't like?
This is simply an insult to her!
Even if she developed a split personality one day, she would never ask this kind of question!
Rita took a deep breath. Although she was mentally prepared, even had some guesses, at this moment, it was still unacceptable!
After all, no matter what, there's a world of difference between a primary school student imagining a fan falling while watching it sway on the ceiling and the fan actually falling and killing people madly.
Although Rita felt something was wrong before, at best it was just her imagination; now that Tian Shi spoke, it was equivalent to an electric fan actually falling.
As a not-so-materialistic materialist, Rita felt she needed a break.
Fortunately, after all, Rita has a strong psychological quality, and after a few deep breaths, Rita recovered.
Even thinking about it carefully, Rita doesn't think it's a bad thing.
If the previous sensation on her back continued, even if Rita thought she was mentally strong, she would probably have to go to a sanatorium after a year in this state.
After this communication, although... well, although Rita felt that her three points of view needed to be reformulated, that feeling of being on the edge of the abyss disappeared.
Of course, most importantly, Rita didn't feel any hostility in these two brief sentences.
No, not only is there no hostility, but it can even be called... a gentleman?
[Rita Adjustment +2%]
Aponia's adjustment is a direct increase of 5%, 5%, and sometimes even 15% at a time. When it comes to Rita, it's 2% for the first time... Well, for someone like Rita, who is calm and shrewd at heart, it would be good to say there's no negative number.
"Mr. Ghost, if you don't mind, would you like to have a frank conversation with me?"
After discovering that the other party wasn't the "murderous death ghost" she imagined, Rita also relaxed a lot and regained her old calm.
"For example, why did you appear by my side or something?"
There may not be bad intentions, but most people wouldn't accept having a ghost around them, right?
To be honest, daddy long legs spiders are still beneficial insects, which doesn't stop most people from panicking when they look at this thing.
"Of course."
Tian Shi seemed very easy to talk to. After all, it had been a long time since he communicated with others using his mouth.
"Well... first about me, Miss Rita, have you heard of the Guardian Angel behind you?"
...
"...In other words, you are the spirit behind me, or rather my guardian spirit?"
Rita already wants to see if she has crossed over; this kind of thing is neither scientific nor broken!
"That's right."
Tian Shi, who said something cool, unconsciously wanted to pick up the black tea at hand but then remembered he couldn't drink anything, so he could only put it down angrily.
However, compared to Tian Shi, who said something cool, Rita looked at the teacup that was suspended and placed in front of her, and she only had one thought left in her heart.
Can Bishop Otto exorcise?