They all call me an Outer God.

Chapter 25 One-Quarter Illusion
But it was very diligent, and whenever Ria started talking to itself, it would chime in with a comment.

For example, Ria was muttering, "Ink, the ink is almost gone, buy two bottles of ink."

"Ow!"

It perched on Ria's shoulder and cried out.

Young mythical creatures have little intelligence; their existence can help alleviate the host's symptoms, and mental illness is also a form of illness.

Physical illnesses are not incurable, but once the spirit dies, it can never be recovered.

Everyone needs emotional support.

Little Swarth noticed that Ria's mood was fluctuating wildly and completely unstable; if he remained in this state for too long, he would definitely run into trouble.

To put Ria at ease, little Swarth opened his mouth as wide as possible and aimed it at his neck, intending to take a bite.

But it didn't succeed, because the next second, Ria reached out and snapped its neck from the thick feathers, signaling it to be quiet.

"..."

Little Swarna whimpered twice with its head drooping, indicating that it understood. Then it raised its paw and started playing with its head like a cat playing with a mini sandbag.

Looking at it, Ria couldn't help but reach up to touch her forehead, feeling her psychological pressure increase even more.

He ignored the cat-like, bird-like creature and focused on writing his shopping list. Little Swarth, having waited for a long time without Ria playing with him, flapped his wings and flew to the window, curled up, and began to gaze intently at the scenery outside.

The sun had moved a long distance across the sky.

Little Swarth squinted, half-asleep.

Just then, the laughter of an old man and a child suddenly came from downstairs, startling it awake. With a "thud," it rolled off the windowsill and onto the ground.

Ria was also drawn by the noise and knew that Angela and Mrs. Ster had returned from their service, so she waved to little Swarth.

The little creature instantly understood, spread its wings, flew onto Ria's arm, and burrowed back into his body.

"Brother Kelcha! We bought you apples!"

As soon as Ria came downstairs, he saw Angela struggling to run towards him with a basket of apples. He quickly stepped forward and took the basket to prevent the poor girl from falling because she wasn't watching where she was going.

"Thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay! You should try some. I picked all the apples in the basket myself. I guarantee that every single one of them is big, red, and free of worms. You wouldn't believe it, but when the stall owner saw me picking only the red apples, his eyes almost turned red with envy."

“You’re quite proud of yourself.” Ria patted her head, then handed her the math problems he had written, indicating that she could give them to her younger brother to do.

To ensure the other person could understand the question, Lia thoughtfully wrote the answer and explanation on the back. If the other person is truly a diligent and studious child, they should know how to use the answer and explanation to apply the knowledge to other questions.

Remember, it's about applying what you've learned to other situations, not just copying the answers.

Sure enough, Angela's eyes lit up when she received the paper filled with numbers.

She carefully folded and put the papers away, then took two apples, preparing to go upstairs to eat while studying.

At this moment, Ria stopped her: "Do you still have that 'Illustrated Compendium of Mysterious Items'?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"I need to borrow this book from your brother. I've recently become interested in some related things."

Upon hearing this, Angela stared at him with wide eyes, not blinking, for a long time before she went upstairs.

"I need to ask my brother about that... but I think he'll definitely agree. He's a really good person!"

After saying that, she disappeared in a flash. Lia waited downstairs for a few minutes, then casually took out an apple from the basket to eat.

"Ouch!"

Little Swarth stuck out his head and opened his mouth, indicating that he wanted to eat too.

All Ria could do was throw the apple into its mouth, then press its head back down, forbidding it from showing itself in crowded places.

A tremor ran across her skin; it was the mythical creature nodding. After this commotion, Ria also temporarily lost her appetite.

Angena moved quickly, and soon she came running down with a thick book in her arms, handing it to Ria as if it were a hot potato.

It's clear that she's genuinely afraid of being perceived as someone who enjoys reading.

"I...I'm going upstairs first. Brother Kelcha, just leave the book at the door when you're done reading, and my brother will get it."

“No problem.” Lia readily agreed, took the book back to her room on the second floor, and began to read it carefully.

"A mysterious item related to illusions... I've got it."

"Crystal mushrooms".

"Inedible gold leaf."

"Dream Lamp"

"Fragmented cross".

"..."

"Gone?"

Somewhat doubtful of herself, Ria repeatedly flipped through the book and discovered that there were only four mysterious items at the bottom that could induce hallucinations when drawn with a pen.

Moreover, the descriptions of the highlighted parts are pitifully few.

The Crystal Mushroom is a crystal that grows various kinds of mushrooms where it appears. Eating the mushroom causes hallucinations.

【Inedible gold leaf】makes people see all food as gold, thus losing their appetite until they can't resist eating it and then experience hallucinations.

【Dream Lamp】, its scent induces hallucinations.

The fragments of the cross will appear in the homes of people who believe in gods, causing them to experience hallucinations.

Looking at the four mysterious items that had been recorded, Ria stroked her chin and fell into deep thought.

He didn't know which item had affected the original owner of the body; judging from the descriptions of these items, any of them seemed possible.

However, none of these items have a defined cost for use, indicating that their costs are completely unknown.

Ria guessed that the price of the mysterious item she was looking for was death, and a slow death at that.

This explains why the first investigator was able to give directions to others even after losing his skeleton.

Slow death is indeed terrifying, but when combined with the inevitable experience of dying, it becomes a short-term lifeline.

If nothing unexpected happens, the price this thing demands is merely a slow death, regardless of who dies.

The investigator was extremely audacious; he was gambling that if the organs removed were insignificant, the death sentence would go to someone else.

If a vital organ is removed, the second mysterious item can extend one's life for a short while.

In any case, they just don't want the original owner to have an easy time.

"Although we are on different sides, you are indeed a very courageous person and deserve our admiration."

Ria closed his eyes and observed three seconds of silence for the investigator. After three seconds, he opened his eyes and started flipping the coin again.

The bronze coin tumbled in the air and landed perfectly on the back of Ria's hand by gravity.

"Batantuza, is what I'm looking for contained in these four mysterious items?"

Move your palm away so that the pentagram is facing upwards.

correct.

"It's unbelievable that guy is so reliable."

(End of this chapter)