-Let's go! - Ames fell to the ground, an excited look on her face, also containing a slight irritation. It wasn't the first time Ames had received news of Aesop, but he always escape!
-No.- Ringo managed to say, then immediately began coughing violently, spitting up blood along with what appeared to be pieces of his lung.
His ribs were broken and his lung was punctured, he could barely speak. He was only alive because his evolutionary energy had adapted somewhat to Ames' force field.
Ames stopped and looked at Ringo's fallen figure, struggling to breathe. She looked away slightly, seeming a little guilty. She had almost killed him, not only that, but she had even forgotten about him and almost run away!
Well, it was her fault, but it seemed he would be able to heal. She approached him and asked. -Are you alright? Do you need a doctor?
-Don't worry, my cells are absorbing energy from the room's radiation, I can heal in time.- Ringo sighed, finally stopping coughing up pieces of his lung.
-Okay, but what do you mean by no?- She asked, sounding both confused and annoyed.
She wasn't angry, Ringo wouldn't say something like that without a reason, so she waited to hear his explanation.
-This is a game he set up for me, the moment you go after him, the game will be upgraded to a galactic level.- Ringo took a deep breath as he began to explain.
Ames frowned, still slightly confused, waiting for Ringo to continue.
-Basically, if I go, he'll play with me on a planetary level, if you go, he won't be able to stop on one planet because you could simply seal the entire planet off.- Ringo shrugged. -Nothing would escape your sight, so he'd need to flee before you arrived, leaving clues elsewhere, but in the end, searching one planet is much easier than searching the entire galaxy.
He stood up with difficulty, Ames looked at him thoughtfully, but in the end, she agreed.
Even though she desperately wanted to go after Aesop, she had already tried dozens of times and they had all ended as Ringo had said, in the end, she could only return angrily empty-handed.
-Are you confident?- She asked without changing her expression, but there was still a hint of urgency in her voice.
Ringo paused for a moment, if it was merely his vision of the future, he wasn't confident. Aesop predicted that he could foresee him and would flee as soon as he felt he was about to be caught, even to the point of fleeing to the galaxy without Ames pursuing him.
But with the Hidden Nightmare... Ringo was confident.
-Well, 99% if he doesn't flee the planet before I get there.- Ringo shrugged.
-And what about the 1%?- Ames asked.
-He can find someone like a teleportation mage faster than I could get him.- Ringo shrugged.
Ames frowned, she knew that 99% was far more than she'd ever had, but... she wasn't satisfied! She wanted certainty!
Ringo sighed and looked at Ames, frowning slightly, and said. -Ames, I actually have a way of guaranteeing success, but...
-How?- Ames asked hastily, looking at him with eyes blazing.
Ringo paused for a moment and spoke. -I have an ability called Hiden Nightmare, basically, I can hide, even from psychics, as long as they aren't much stronger than me. Aesop is only a Grade B, so...
Ames paused for a moment, excited.
-It's because of this ability that I have 99% confidence, but if you let me possess your body, I can use Hidden Nightmare on you. In that case, Aesop will never see you coming.- Ringo spoke with a strange look, avoiding the woman's gaze, which was fixed on him.
Ames paused for a moment, finally understanding why Ringo didn't want to talk about it. She frowned and asked. -Possess me?
-Yes, I wouldn't be able to influence you, because whether it's your body or your mind, I don't have the power to do that, but I would still remain within your consciousness.- Ringo explained.
Ames frowned, looking at the ground. She was in a tug-of-war for a moment, but it didn't last long, her eyes remained steady. -Do it!
Ringo was somewhat surprised, it seems he had underestimated Ames's desire to capture Aesop. He had only suggested it because it was a possibility. Technically, he could use Hidden Nightmare outside of her body, but that would require a great deal of effort, especially to affect someone with a life level like Ames's.
Staying inside it would make this task much simpler because the energy it needed to emit would be much less.
Sighing, he said. -Alright, let's not talk about the plan yet. If we decide to, he'll see, so let's wait until I recover before possessing you and using the Hidden Nightmare to plan it.
Ames nodded, but paused. -Won't he see that we used your ability and run away?
-No, because it's not directly related to him, he'd hardly be able to see it, he'd need a lot of luck...- Ringo didn't finish his sentence.
Ames nodded slightly, calmer now, but the calm soon gave way to excitement, looking at Ringo with fixed eyes, as if staring at him would make him heal faster.
Ringo could only purse his lips and speed up his healing, Ames's gaze was making him very uncomfortable.