"Whoa! There's a ghost!"
"Calm down, don't look like you've seen a ghost." After Tian Shi cast a binding spell on Pardofelis, she became flustered immediately.
"But you... you are a ghost!"
Pardofelis huddled in a corner, trembling and clutching her head, occasionally peeking furtively at the other person's feet that were floating in the air.
My God! I saw a ghost in broad daylight! And right under the nun's nose!
"I... I might be a thief, but I've never robbed a grave or stolen offerings. Please, Mr. Ghost, don't seek revenge!"
"I didn't even say two words."
Tian Shi looked at Pardofelis, who was curled up like a ball, with an expression of helplessness... Her body was truly quite flexible.
"Why don't you take a look at me?"
"Forget it! Sir, we know the rules of the underworld and we've read many ghost stories. Does reading your story mean we are doomed?"
Pardofelis held out her hand, expressing her "I refuse" in a pitiful but firm manner.
"Eden, am I really that scary?" Tian Shi asked Eden, somewhat surprised.
This level of setback was like the end of the world for someone who could already manifest in front of his host.
"Scary?"
Eden looked at Tian Shi, who was floating in the air.
"Should I... count as?"
Eden finally discovered the blind spot in her life.
Does it seem that Pardofelis's reaction is the normal one?
After all, in broad daylight... or rather, at dusk, if a ghost suddenly appears in front of you while floating in the air, no matter how attractive he is, fear is the most normal reaction, right?
(So, why am I only realizing this now...? Mmm, it must be because we've become too familiar, right?)
Eden, somewhat bewildered, smoothed her hair.
"And now what do we do?"
Tian Shi pointed at Pardofelis, who refused to look at him no matter what he did.
"Why don't you pick her up and shake her a little?"
Eden offered a very sound piece of advice, remembering that Tian Shi, despite his limited ability to intervene in reality, could easily lift two or three people of normal weight.
Isn't this a clear collusion?! Protest!
Hearing the words "shake her," Pardofelis finally couldn't contain herself any longer. She covered her eyes and stood up to protest. At the same time, as she calmed down a bit, a question occurred to her: why wasn't Eden afraid?
After thinking for a moment, Pardofelis cautiously asked Eden:
"Eh... Sister Eden, do you know this ghost master? Or is this your family's ghost master, Sister Eden?"
Eden: "..."
Although I understand the meaning, doesn't what you said sound a bit strange?
Don't talk about Tian Shi as if he were my ancestor... or rather, if Tian Shi were truly her ancestor, her family wouldn't be left with only one heir. With Tian Shi's ability to attract trouble, her family would have been a great clan with hundreds or thousands of members a long time ago.
Well, that's probably what Pardofelis meant.
Sad...
"I suppose... I suppose he's part of my family, but it's not what you think. This guy is a wandering ghost."
"Hey, that's going too far. If you keep saying that, I'm going to go play with Mobius."
Tian Shi protested with a look of discontent.
Eden smiled disdainfully and added: "My family's wandering ghosts."
"Sister Eden, what you're saying... eh, I don't understand."
Pardofelis tried to use her brain... well, it didn't work.
Although she doesn't lack cunning, the relationship between Sister Eden and this ghost master seems quite complicated...
"In short, that means Lord Ghost is a good ghost... right?"
"That doesn't sound like a compliment," Tian Shi complained, somewhat annoyed. "Don't worry, you can lower your hand. There's no curse or anything like that."
"You should have said that sooner!"
Pardofelis smiled shyly, carefully moved her hand away from her eyes, and examined Tian Shi.
"Wow... Mr. Ghost, you're so handsome! How did you die? Ptooey! No, Mr. Ghost, just act as if we didn't say anything!"
"Anyway, it's fine, I was somewhat prepared for your reaction."
Tian Shi replied calmly.
"But speaking of how he died... he died in an explosion, didn't he?"
A computer exploding is still an explosion... but it's truly a miracle that I still remember why I traveled through time after all these years.
"Explode?"
Hearing Tian Shi's response, Pardofelis's eyes immediately lit up with curiosity and she began to look him up and down.
"What are you looking at?"
"I want to see where they blew off your piece... cough, cough, cough!"
"It's fine, I was somewhat prepared for your response."
Tian Shi adopted a mature and calm expression, but a few seconds later, Eden's piercing gaze made him unconsciously cover his vital parts.
"What are you hiding?" Eden asked, her eyes filled with manifest suspicion as she observed Tian Shi's actions.
"I also want to ask you, what are you looking at?"
Tian Shi was unusually agitated.
"As a woman, do you think that's a place you should be considering?"
"You didn't get hit by an explosion, did you...?"
Eden's expression began to change.
Well, if Tian Shi really exploded there, Eden wouldn't be too surprised. After all, with the face Tian Shi has, it would be easy for him to be a scoundrel. It would be understandable if that thing exploded from excessive use.
And Tian Shi doesn't seem to react to me at all... Waaah...
"I became a ghost because my computer exploded and smeared grease all over my face! What nonsense are you thinking!"
Tian Shi ended the conversation with a grim expression.
Judging by her expression, he knew that Eden's mind was wandering elsewhere.
"I see..."
Eden nodded, somewhat bewildered.
"So, Tian Shi, are you still a virgin?"
"Wow!" Pardofelis exclaimed mockingly from the side.
Is this what they call a love story between a human and a ghost in the tales?
"..."
"..."
Tian Shi was the first to fall silent, and Eden, noticing Tian Shi's silence, also fell silent.
No way, I was just asking casually.
Although her previous questions were somewhat inappropriate, they were nothing more than jokes between friends, or perhaps jokes intended to make Tian Shi see that she was a woman.
According to her original plan, Tian Shi should have nodded reluctantly, and then she should have taken the initiative to ease the tension...
Eden's expression was already somewhat distorted.
"Mobius?"
"No."
"She isn't?"
Eden's expression changed from distorted to subtle.
For some reason, she felt a strong urge to send the recording of this conversation to Mobius.
"Then... where is she now?"
"Eh... not in this world?"
Although he knew it was a fallacy, Tian Shi gritted his teeth and chose to use it; after all, if he didn't, the atmosphere would be a bit awkward.
"Then... please accept my condolences?"
"Yes, mourning, mourning..."