I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Unlike 'Friend', the white horse girl had a stranger feel to it, but Shinji Kitahara couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Furthermore, the white horse girl seems to only appear when Eclipse is not around, to the point that Kitahara Shinji even suspected that she was Eclipse with faded color, because the two do look somewhat alike.

However, when he later mentioned this to Eclipse, he found that Eclipse, who was usually uninterested in anything, immediately became serious upon hearing about the horse girl.

He added that if he encounters that white horse girl again, he will immediately find a way to notify her.

After that, because the eclipse was always by his side, he was unable to see that strange horse girl many more times.

After arriving in Tressen, I saw no one there at all.

Is she a ghost too?

Shinji Kitahara had this suspicion, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, she's always been elusive, often disappearing without a trace...

Ok?

As he pondered, the strange sensation on his hand brought Shinji Kitahara back to reality.

Then he saw his hand being held in that 'friend's' hand, and she kept pulling it towards his face.

Seeing that he had come to his senses, she raised her head even higher, her tone filled with impatience.

"Quick, don't stop, keep touching me, harder!"

Kitahara Shinji: "...?"

------------

Chapter 104: Let's find a way to save his life first, then we'll think about everything else.

After some time, in a corner of the green shade.

The two people and the ghost sat facing each other, each with a different expression.

After their brief encounter, the three of them calmed down, introduced themselves, and had a simple conversation.

Shinji Kitahara told the Manchester City Tea House and his 'friend' about his identity as Eliseko's trainer.

Manchester City Tea House also politely gave his name and said that he had heard of him from Suko before, who said he was a very nice trainer and that he was happy to meet him.

As for 'friends'...

She said her name is Sunday Serenity, and she is the ghost that has been with her since she was a child at the teahouse.

She had no memory whatsoever of how she became a ghost, or her life story, only the lonely name of Zhou Ri Ning Jing remained in her mind.

As for how she ended up next to Manchester Tea House, she had no recollection whatsoever. She only remembered that the first thing that appeared in front of her after she regained consciousness was the then-young Manchester Tea House.

Then, the two of them became inseparable.

From kindergarten to primary school, and then to entering Tresson.

During this time, they also tried to find other places where they could see the tranquility of Sunday.

Urban legends, ghost stories, a half-immortal girl...

They tried everything, but ultimately gained nothing.

The reason Manchester City Tea House became friends with Alice was because Manchester City Tea House thought that Alice, as a famous mad scientist, might be able to create a potion that would allow others to see the tranquility of Sunday.

But to this day, despite Alice's repeated efforts, she has not been able to create such a potion. However, in the process, she gradually became friends with the Manchester Tea House.

Then, as time went by, and some time had passed, Manchester tea houses and Sunday tranquility had almost given up on this search.

After all, Alice was the most outrageous person they had ever seen, but even she couldn't create something similar after trying for so long. It was even more impossible for other weirdos who were not as good as her.

Furthermore, as time went on, the human and the ghost gradually adapted to this life that was not understood by others.

At first, the Manchester tea house would feel sad and upset because others couldn't believe or accept the existence of Sunday tranquility, and would also be distressed by the lack of friends.

But now, she's gotten used to being alone with Zhou Ri Ningjing, and she also has a real friend, Alice, who's just as eccentric as her.

As for Zhou Ningjing, although she initially felt guilty for scaring away her friends at the Manchester tea house, she even considered leaving her side.

But after Manchester City's tea house sincerely tried to persuade her to stay, she ultimately chose to stay and began to wholeheartedly nurture her, and has been trying to help her make friends, but so far she has not succeeded even once.

But just then, just when they were about to give up, Shinji Kitahara appeared.

An existence that could be seen, even touched, the tranquility of Sunday suddenly appeared before them.

Once this fact was confirmed, Manchester City's tea shop's eyes lit up, and its tail started wagging wildly.

As for Zhou Ri Ningjing herself, who was touched, she wished she could stick to Kitahara Shinji and feel the 'touch' she had never experienced since she was born.

As an existence without a physical form since gaining consciousness, before Shinji Kitahara could actually touch her, not only could no one else, but even the Manchester tea house couldn't get close to her.

And it's not just living things, but also inanimate objects.

Although it looks like Zhou Ri Ningjing is standing on the ground, her feet are actually always a tiny bit off from the ground.

It's not that she can float, but the ground seems to have a barrier effect on creatures like hers, like a membrane, preventing her from truly setting foot on the ground, let alone feeling it.

As for other inorganic substances, the situation is similar; they are basically separated by a strange thin film and cannot be touched at all.

Or it could pass through her body easily, like a leaf, without any effect.

At most, you can squeeze through a crack in the door or something like a cat crawling through a pipe, without feeling anything along the way.

But this time, the moment Shinji Kitahara touched her, she truly felt 'being touched'.

Feeling the tangible touch on my shoulder, feeling the warmth slowly seeping from the spirit's clothing.

An unprecedented feeling awakened the instincts hidden in her heart, causing her to subconsciously grab Shinji Kitahara's hand, wanting to feel more touch and warmth.

Those touches and warmth that are so commonplace for ordinary beings were something she had never experienced before; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a miracle.

Moreover, unlike the somewhat introverted and taciturn Manchester tea house, Sunday's tranquil nature cannot be described as introverted, but rather as extremely unrestrained.

The reason is simple: to the real world, she is a non-existent person, and no matter what she says or does, no one will respond.

If this continues for a long time, they will definitely not develop any normal values.

If it weren't for the existence of the Manchester tea house, and the thought of not leading her astray, Zhou Ri Ningjing might already be a wandering evil spirit.

After all, although she couldn't touch anything, she still had a somewhat eerie presence.

Moreover, although one's body cannot touch others, passing through their bodies still gives them a cold and eerie feeling, and others are completely unable to resist it.

Faced with the tranquility of Sundays that have grown up under these conditions, the concept of being thin-skinned simply doesn't exist.

If it weren't for considering the feelings of the Manchester tea house, she might have stayed by Shinji Kitahara's side the moment he touched her.

As for the Manchester tea house...

All of Alice's boasting about her guinea pig, her ability to see and even touch 'friends', and her complete lack of fear of 'friends' and acceptance of her...

She was already thinking about how to squeeze into Shinji Kitahara's team.

On the other hand, Shinji Kitahara also unusually considered inviting Manchester City's tea house to join the team.

After all, he was genuinely interested in Sunday's tranquility.

The research value is certainly one aspect, but another is that Shinji Kitahara is very interested in the topic of ghost friends.

The problem is that there are only two people you can talk to at the Manchester tea house right now: one is Alice, and the other is Sunday Serenity.

Now that the former has already settled there and won't leave, if he takes Zhou Rijing away as well, then the teahouse will really be left without anyone to interact with, which is too pitiful.

Moreover, judging from Ning Jing's behavior on Sunday, although she was practically screaming "Take me away quickly" and "Keep touching me quickly" on her face, she clearly didn't want to be separated from Manchester Tea House.

If you want to take her away, you'll have to pack up the teahouse too.

However, there's no need to rush this.

After all, this is only the first time we've met, so it's not really appropriate to invite someone to join the team right away.

Moreover, he currently has to deal with the Black Forest matter, which means he can't bring the teahouse into the group, let alone take care of it or study the issue of Sunday tranquility.

So Shinji Kitahara didn't rush to bring it up. After a brief chat, he asked if anyone from Manchester Tea House wanted to go to his place to hang out with Alice.

Manchester City Tea House, of course, did not refuse.

After all, she had only come here today because Su Zi had been away recently, so Ning Jing wanted to cheer her up on Sunday and brought her here to relax and clear her head.

Not to mention that she has now confirmed that Shinji Kitahara will meet Zhou Ri Ning and is already thinking about how to build a relationship to join the team, so she naturally won't miss this opportunity.

So the matter was quickly settled, and the three of them (?) embarked on their journey back to Shinji Kitahara's dormitory.

But just as they were about to reach his dormitory, Zhou Rijing suddenly stopped and grabbed Manchester Tea House, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"what happened?"

Shinji Kitahara noticed their unusual behavior.

On Sunday, Ning Jing frowned, then pointed to Shinji Kitahara's dormitory.

"Is that your office?"

As mentioned earlier, for some reasons that are not easy to say openly, the trainers' dormitories and offices are combined, which is also why Shinji Kitahara was able to so calmly extend an invitation to Manchester Tea House.

Shinji Kitahara looked in the direction she was pointing, and after confirming that she was pointing correctly, he nodded.

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"No wonder......"

On Sunday, Ning Jing muttered something under her breath.

Alice and Manchester City Tea House are also a pair of inseparable companions, since neither of them has many friends, and they basically spend all their time together except for classes and training.

In this situation, Shinji Kitahara should have already met the Manchester Tea House when he was taking care of Alice Soko before, so the two should have known each other long ago.

But the truth is, Manchester City Tea House was there when Aili Digital and Necha were taking care of things. Although they didn't interact much, they at least became acquainted with each other.

As soon as Kitahara Shinji leaves, the Manchester teahouse will definitely be gone, and even if it was there just now, it will leave before he arrives.

But that's not what Manchester Tea House meant; rather, Sunday tranquility exists as a special state, making it more sensitive in certain aspects.

So they sensed a terrifying aura from a great distance, and when the other party arrived, they led the tea table away.

And now, that terrifying aura remained motionless in Shinji Kitahara's dormitory.

After hearing Zhou Ri Ning's description, Kitahara Shinji thought for a long time but couldn't think of anything particularly terrifying that had been following him, especially since it had disappeared when they went into the forest before...

Huh? Wait a minute?

They used to be by my side, but now they're gone...

He rubbed his chin, uncertainly.

"You...you're not talking about a solar eclipse, are you?"

"Solar eclipse?"

Upon hearing the name, Zhou Ri Ningjing frowned slightly, feeling a sense of familiarity, but she couldn't recall where she had heard it before.

"Who is that?"

Shinji Kitahara thought for a moment.

"I'd say he's the kid I raised. He's currently my mentor, and he's a rather eccentric guy who likes to wear all black. I think he'll get along well with the tea house."

After a pause, seeing that Zhou Ri Ningjing still seemed a little uneasy, Kitahara Shinji added another sentence.

"If all else fails, I'll go and bring her out first. You two can meet outside and confirm, okay?"

"......Can."

Sunday was peaceful, and she nodded.

So Shinji Kitahara didn't waste any more time. He went straight back to his dorm, told Eclipse about the situation, and then took Eclipse out to Sunday Tranquility and Manchester Tea House.

Then, as the two sides approached each other, Manchester Tea House and Sunday Tranquility showed different expressions.

Manchester Tea House was immediately struck by the sight of Eclipse, who was also dressed in black and exuded a calm demeanor. They felt an immediate sense of kinship.

I just don't know if she likes coffee...

On the other side, Zhou Ningjing's eyes widened slightly as she saw the approaching eclipse, a look of horror flashing across them.