On the Ark.

This time, the woman did not remain silent: "I don't remember there being a floor manager on this floor."

"I'm new here." Seeing that the other party was willing to talk, Lin Ye quickly said, "I was appointed by Amiya."

"Really?" the woman said in a very soft voice. "I thought it was Kal'tsit again."

Kal'tsit?

Lin Ye was stunned, not understanding what this had to do with Kal'tsit. Then he saw the woman withdraw her sword, and broken tiles and walls fell like sand.

“That’s not my blood,” the woman said slowly. “I’m just cleaning myself.”

Why didn't you say so sooner!

Lin Ye closed his eyes: "OK, OK, I understand. I won't look at you. I'll leave now. You can take your time washing."

He was actually a little panicked and instinctively wanted to leave, but because his eyes were closed, he could only feel his way with his hands like a blind person, so he dared not wander off. If he accidentally touched something he shouldn't, he would be finished. Lin Ye now clearly realized that he wasn't the male protagonist of a harem novel, but rather a male protagonist of a comedy novel. In harem novels, the male protagonist would have a steamy development after touching a girl, but as a male protagonist in a comedy novel, if he touched things indiscriminately, he would probably be chopped into eighteen pieces.

"Um, could you go back into the cubicle first and let me out?" Lin Ye asked tentatively. "I can't see anything right now."

Clang.

Lin Ye heard the sound of the black greatsword piercing the ground. He was startled and wondered if the drones could lay bricks and flooring.

"Since you're already here, it's better to talk about a few things."

What are you trying to say?

"It's not convenient here." After a brief moment of thought, the woman said to Lin Ye, "Take off your clothes."

Lin Ye was stunned for a moment: "...Huh?"

……

Ten minutes later, the lights in Lin Ye's office came on.

He glanced at the clock and thought he'd probably have to stand Yato up today, hoping she wouldn't be angry. It wasn't that he, as a student, wanted to slack off all the time, but rather that he had encountered an unforeseen and unavoidable situation.

With a soft sigh, Lin Ye, dressed only in a single layer of clothing, turned to look at "Uncontrollable Force" sitting on the sofa: "Don't you have any other clothes?"

The other person has already introduced herself; her name is Skadi.

This was the first time Lin Ye had seen Skadi's face clearly since leaving the restroom.

Skadi was a very beautiful woman. Her most striking features were her long, grayish-white hair that almost reached her ankles and her ruby-like eyes. She was also quite tall, seemingly only slightly shorter than Shining. Her body, however, was remarkably slender, making Lin Ye wonder how she wielded the massive greatsword behind her.

What puzzled Lin Ye the most was that, so far, he had not found any "beast" characteristics on Skadi.

How could this be? Could she be a pure human? But that doesn't make sense. How could a pure human woman possess such explosive power? Lin Ye became even more curious about Skadi's identity and race.

Currently, Skadi is wearing the white coat Lin Ye left her. Although it's men's clothing, it fits Skadi fairly well. The only problem is that she doesn't have any pants. Fortunately, there are cushions on the sofa, so Skadi picked one up and covered her long legs with it, which serves as her pants.

Even so, Lin Ye, a virgin, still couldn't look directly at her and subconsciously looked away.

“I don’t have a proper dormitory on Rhodes Island,” Skadi said. “This floor is just a temporary place for me to stay; I won’t store any extra clothes here.”

"What if I don't come tonight?"

Skadi looked at Lin Ye and said calmly, "If it were just me alone, why would I need to consider those things?"

Lin Ye was speechless. He finally understood why White Owl and Zilan had warned him not to stay on the fourth floor too long at night. So that was it? This, this, this was something that sent chills down his spine just thinking about it! He felt a rush of heat to his nostrils and quickly covered them with his hands.

"Hmm? Are you feeling unwell?" Skadi asked.

"No, no, no, no," Lin Ye shook his head repeatedly, starting to make excuses. "I was just thinking about how to deal with the problem in the bathroom tomorrow."

"Really? I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."

Lin Ye was very surprised.

Is she... apologizing? But why? Why would she apologize? Isn't that contradictory?

Lin Ye had initially thought Skadi was a crazy person, probably mentally unstable, perhaps even bipolar disorder. But now, she didn't seem like it. She spoke slowly and softly, each word seeming to be carefully considered before uttering. No matter how you looked at it, she didn't seem like a lunatic.

Therefore, he felt conflicted about Skadi's behavior and thinking.

But it wasn't time to draw a conclusion, so Lin Ye decided to ask again: "Was the person I saw on this floor last week you?"

Skadi nodded.

"Then why didn't you come and say hello to me?" Lin Ye asked.

“There’s no need,” Skadi said calmly. “I don’t like socializing.”

Just as Amiya had said.

"You only stayed here for one day last week and then left?"

“Yes, I don’t often stay here,” Skadi said slowly. “I’m sorry, I’m not used to being interrogated like this.”

"Uh, I didn't mean to interrogate you." Lin Ye said somewhat awkwardly, "Since that's the case, you can speak now. You just said you had something you wanted to tell me."

“Yes,” Skadi nodded. “I’d like to confirm again, are you the floor manager for this floor?”

"Ah."

"Kal'tsit... no, Amiya has given you all the access to this floor?" Skadi asked.

"More or less." Lin Ye scratched his head. "Although that's what I say, I don't actually have any authority. I mainly work here and do some cleaning and stuff."

Skadi listened to Lin Ye's words without saying a word.

Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, Lin Ye finally asked after a while, "Um, you're the one who tore down my recruitment notice, right?"

Skadi did not deny it and nodded.

"The same one as last week?"

"Ah."

"Why is that? Do you want to apply for my assistant position?" Lin Ye felt this reasoning was a bit far-fetched.

“No,” Skadi shook her head. “I just want this floor to be quieter.”

"what?"

Skadi looked at Lin Ye and finally uttered the longest sentence she had uttered since meeting him: "I came to Rhodes Island for some special reasons. Here, I have no official status, no dormitory of my own, I am paid the lowest salary, and I do the most dangerous work. I told Kal'tsit that I was willing to accept these conditions, but I hoped that I could have a quiet place to rest, even if it was just a small hut with nothing in it, but now you have taken that away too."

Chapter 119 Join the Counseling Room! No Qualifications Matter! (3K)

Skadi's tone was calm and gentle when she said this, but it weighed heavily on Lin Ye's heart. He hadn't done anything wrong; he had only been appointed by Amiya to be a floor manager with no real power, yet it was as if he had committed some heinous crime.

"I'm sorry, I don't know much about your situation," Lin Ye said. "No one has told me about it so far."

“I know that people here are usually reluctant to talk about me.”

"...Didn't you try to contact other people?" Lin Ye asked.

"touch?"

"Well, after all, some of the rumors about you are really, uh, unrealistic?" Lin Ye originally wanted to use the word "terrifying," but then thought better of it. "But from what I see now, you're a completely normal... pretty normal person."

Lin Ye thought of the hole in the bathroom wall and felt that his words didn't seem very convincing.

"You actually think I'm a normal person?" Skadi's lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile. This was the first time Lin Ye had ever seen any expression on her face. "I advise you to retract that idea. For your safety, it's best to stay at least two meters away from me, and try not to talk to me..."

Skadi's words made Lin Ye lower his head and think about the straight-line distance between his toes and Skadi's, which seemed to be around two meters.

Lin Ye thought for a moment and asked, "Do you dislike interacting with other people?"

“Doctor,” Skadi said softly, “I’m not your patient.”

"Ah, sorry." Lin Ye scratched his head. "I'm used to it."

“No need to apologize,” Skadi shook her head and said. “Verbal apologies don’t mean much.”

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly.

So how would you like me to apologize?

“Although I don’t know what Kal’tsit is thinking,” Lin Ye thought for a moment and said to Skadi, “If you tore down my recruitment notice just so that I wouldn’t recruit too many people and that would affect you, I think you’re overthinking it. First of all, I don’t have that many recruitment slots, and we will definitely not disturb you during your rest time. After all, we will leave as soon as we get off work and will definitely not stay here at night.”

Skadi looked up at the clock.

Lin Ye said somewhat awkwardly, "Tonight is an exception."

“Maybe,” Skadi said. “Don’t worry too much about me. If Rhodes Island really needs to reactivate the fourth floor, I’m willing to move to another place.”

"Change locations? Where are you planning to move to?"

Skadi said calmly, "We can always find a place. My requirements have never been high; I just need something quiet."

Lin Ye was speechless. This was too tragic, and he felt a pang of guilt that was about to burst from his body.

“No, no, no, we don’t need to do that. We can find a compromise,” Lin Ye said. “What is your definition of quiet? To be honest, it’s really impossible for us to be here so late at night. Today is truly an exception.”

“I know,” Skadi nodded. “Although I saw you at night both times I came back, I believe it was an accident.”

Lin Ye was speechless for a moment, then patted his head in distress: "In that case, I will no longer recruit assistants."

Skadi shook her head and said softly, "There's no need to care about my feelings, otherwise you won't be able to explain yourself to Kal'tsit."

Lin Ye didn't believe it: "Why wouldn't I say something about my assistant? Besides, Dr. Kal'tsit is quite easy to talk to."

"Maybe."

Lin Ye wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that Skadi had some inexplicable... hostility towards Kal'tsit? No, it didn't seem like it.

“That’s all for tonight.” Skadi stood up, the cushion sliding off her pale thighs. “I’m sorry for the fright and trouble I caused you tonight. But you can rest assured, it won’t happen again. Actually, I didn’t want to come back today, but I was covered in blood and had nowhere else to go.”

Skadi walked towards the door.

Her words made Lin Ye feel somewhat uncomfortable. He stopped Skadi and asked, "They all say you spend very little time on Rhodes Island. So where are you usually? On missions? Or at home?"

Skadi stopped, but didn't turn around: "Home?"

"Ah."

“That kind of place…” Skadi shook her head, not finishing her sentence, and prepared to leave again.

Lin Ye felt even more uneasy. Although he didn't know what had happened to Skadi, he felt he should help her out of both compassion and reason. This was also what Amiya wanted him to do. So Lin Ye quickly racked his brains, thinking of a solution, and finally, just as Skadi was about to leave, he called her back again.

"There is another way."

Skadi stopped.

“This is a win-win solution.” Lin Ye picked up the recruitment notice and said slowly, “Miss Skadi, would you be interested in joining Rhodes Island’s psychological counseling center? There’s only one spot left.”