I am the savior, but I am being asked by Alicia and the others to pay me back.

"How pitiful! He has suffered so much at such a young age, and today he was attacked by a Honkai beast again."

"At such a young age..."

Ye Ming was about to complain, but he found that his eyes just collided with Rita's plump breasts, and then he realized that he had shrunk.

"By the way, besides you, is there anyone else involved?"

"No, I'm alone here."

"Really~~ Then I only need to care about you."

Rita smiled happily after coming to this conclusion, and then hugged Ye Ming again like she did before.

"W-What are you doing? I'm not hurt!"

"Although he didn't suffer any physical injuries, he might have been frightened mentally."

"No! I'm fine!"

"Facing the attack of Honkai Beast, he was still so calm. Just now he was staring at the air in a daze. Now he has become so rebellious. This is not a normal mental state."

"..."

Ye Ming was very surprised by Rita's argument.

It turned out that every move and even every expression of his just now were seen by the other party.

Such observation ability made Ye Ming feel a little scary.

"Look, you look thoughtful again. Are you thinking about something serious?"

"I just don't think there's any need to hold me. I can walk by myself."

"Don't be so stubborn, you are exhausted, just let your sister hold you."

Rita thought that Ye Ming made himself so tired in order to avoid being hunted by the Honkai beast.

But he didn't know that he was the one who had been chasing Honkai Beast Slayer.

"Haha~~"

Walking on the deserted street at night, Rita suddenly smiled sweetly.

"what happened?"

"You reminded me of something from the past."

Rita recalled with tenderness in her eyes:

"At that time, I was a few years younger than you are now. I was attacked by Honkai beasts and was saved by an elder sister in the same way."

"After that, she held me like she does now until she got me to a safe place."

After hearing Rita's story, Ye Ming couldn't help but complain:

"Did she also pick you up by force, regardless of your request?"

"Of course not~~"

Rita smiled self-deprecatingly:

"I was so scared at the time that I kept digging into her arms and didn't want to let go until the end."

"I don't know why, but seeing you, especially when I hold you in my arms, always reminds me of that time."

"So, let me be willful for a while. Just treat it as a personal request from my sister. I will make it up to you later."

Rita's voice was a little sad, just like the coolness in the early summer night breeze.

Seeing her nostalgic look, Ye Ming asked curiously:

"Do you see your past self in me?"

"On the contrary~~"

Rita explains:

"I don't know why, but I can sense her presence on you."

"who is she?"

"Have you ever heard of a Valkyrie named Ragnar?"

"Cough cough!"

Ye Ming felt that he was suddenly choked by something and couldn't help coughing.

After a long pause, he replied:

"No, no..."

"Oh, that's weird, I thought you two would have some kind of relationship."

"That's all your illusion."

"Haha, having such an illusion is also a kind of fate."

After she finished speaking, Rita received a call from the Valkyrie Squad, and her expression immediately became cold and handsome.

Then, after hearing that the safety issues in the urban area had been dealt with, she breathed a sigh of relief and returned to her smiling face as before.

Rita could feel Ye Ming in her arms, and her tense body became soft.

"By the way, you were able to remain calm in the face of the Honkai Beast's attack. You must be a good candidate."

After putting Ye Ming down, Rita took out a flyer and persuaded him:

"Have you ever thought about joining us? Maybe you will be the future S-class Valkyrie."

"Since when did the Valkyrie profession become gender-neutral?"

"Oh! That's really rude."

Rita covered her mouth in surprise, then gave a wicked smile.

I just heard her suggest:

"Where do you live? Let Rita take you back."

“I haven’t found a place to live yet.”

"In that case, how about staying at my house first?"

Rita smiled and said:

"Actually, this period of time is my vacation. What happened today was purely accidental. I can still rest for a few more days after that."

"It just so happens that Lady Youlandel is not here either, so come and keep your sister company~~"

Perhaps thinking that persuasion alone was not enough, Rita added:

"I will also give you the compensation I promised you just now."

"No, no, I can easily find a place to stay...?"

Ye Ming turned around and wanted to leave, but as soon as he turned his head, his consciousness instantly became blurred.

167. Just out of the dragon's den and into the tiger's den

"What's going on?"

After a brief absence, the brain immediately began to check the body's condition, but found nothing unusual.

I definitely didn't suffer any injuries in the battle just now, and there won't be any problems with the body reconstructed by Shenying.

"what happened?"

Weird things happened one after another, and Ye Ming just felt his scalp tingling.

Just at this moment, he felt his mouth was wet, and he subconsciously wiped it with his hand...

Then his hands were covered in blood.

"???"

Someone once said that all human fears come from the unknown.

If this sentence is correct, then Ye Ming is now in extreme fear.

"what happened to you?"

Rita also noticed that Ye Ming was abnormal. Just as she was about to go over to comfort Ye Ming, he stretched out his hand to refuse her.

"I'm fine, I'm just a little...tired?"

Ye Ming dealt with it casually at first, and then immediately found the system.

"What's wrong with my body?"

——There is no problem, everything is normal, and it is even recovering rapidly.

"Then what's going on?"

——I don’t know.

"You don't know either?"

For Ye Ming, who was used to relying on the system for intelligence, it was the first time he heard such a weak answer.

——I can’t find out the specific reason, but...something is wrong.

The voice of the girl in his mind sounded a little impatient. After working with her for so long, this was the first time Ye Ming heard her like this.

——You have to be careful.

At this moment, the system's voice also became noisy:

—I can feel something... is... us...

It was as if the radio waves were interfered with, and the system's words could not be fully transmitted to Ye Ming.

"Wait, if it doesn't work, let's leave this dimension first, and then... woo!"

Ye Ming wanted to have a final conversation with the system, but before he could even form his thoughts, the sudden confusion of consciousness swept over him again.

"..."

This time, Ye Ming never woke up.

···········

"No wonder you are so aware of sudden unconsciousness."

Ji Zi sighed, feeling so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe.

She knew better than anyone the feeling of watching her body gradually collapse.

It has even reached the point where I can tell how much time I have left just by looking at the amount of bleeding.

"You're teaching Kiana by example, aren't you afraid that she might remember something?"

"Kiana had similar symptoms in the past. If we don't teach her well, it will be troublesome if she remembers it herself."

"So, this is the influence of that 'dirty thing'?"

As Himeko asked the question, Shin, Ying, and Bronya also looked over.

"It's hard to explain. It's rare that someone tells a story for me. You can just read it slowly."

After finishing speaking, Ye Ming wanted to leave, but before he could get off his seat, he heard Kiana ask:

"Ye Ming, have you ever experienced the symptoms of sudden confusion?"

"Yes, I have."

Ye Ming said solemnly:

"During one holiday, I stayed up all night online for a week and only ate a pancake every day. Then I developed symptoms."

"Don't learn it. It's too harmful to your health."

After dealing with Kiana, Zhen and Ying held Ye Ming down again:

"So why leave? If something like this happens on our side, it will be able to help you to some extent."

"You two have the nerve to say that."

Ye Ming's skin began to feel hot, and he complained quietly: