Rita and the Maiden Knight Roland: A Train Wreck in the Making

Bianka touched the tooth and had to admit that, in terms of appearance, it perfectly suited Bianka taste.

"I took care of it on my way back," Liu Bai said, pursing his lips.

"Thank you." Bianka didn't stand on ceremony. After thanking her, she stared intently at the gleaming white sea monster's sharp teeth in her hand.

To be honest, the texture of this tooth is really similar to that of ivory.

"Isn't it better to have ornaments with patterns?" Bianka knew her own limitations. It would be good enough if she could carve patterns on them, but to carve out a shape... that would be a bit too much for her.

By the way, that guardian spirit looked so confident, he must be a very good sculptor, right?

Bianka secretly glanced in Liu Bai's direction.

It was discovered that Liu Bai had chosen a small but very upright tooth.

The bottom had been flattened at some point, and the entire tooth was now standing quietly on the table.

(Where is the spirit of the other person...?)

Bianka seems unable to sense Liu Bai's location anymore.

Are you saying you're not going to carve it anymore?

He was going to sculpt a Rita doll, and if he dawdled, he definitely wouldn't have enough time—after all, tomorrow was Rita's birthday.

The next moment, something happened that left Bianka speechless—

Suddenly, without warning, cracks appeared on the teeth on the table that had been as white as jade.

"Huh!?"

Crack... Crack...

The Valkyrie's hearing allowed Bianka to clearly hear the crack still spreading inside her teeth.

"W-What should I do? How could this tooth suddenly crack!"

Bianka panicked. What if Liu Bai came back and assumed that she was the one who ruined it?

But can anyone tell her why a tooth would suddenly crack?

"Don't panic."

Liu Bai's voice rang out, and Bianka breathed a sigh of relief.

"How about we touch that tooth?"

"Bump...?"

Bianka looked at the tooth on the table. It was covered with cracks, and powder kept falling from it, making her worry that it would crumble into dust at the slightest touch.

But Bianka quickly realized a possibility, and her gaze towards the teeth immediately turned strange.

"... Hey, you're kidding, right?"

Bianka felt incredulous as she reached out and tentatively touched it.

Sieve--!

The moment Bianka touched it, the outer layer of the tooth instantly turned into powder and piled up on the table, revealing the inside—a lifelike miniature maid holding a scythe and wearing a calm smile.

"Heh heh~ How about that?"

"...Cool." After a brief silence, Bianka's eyes lit up. "That's so cool! How did they do that!?"

"This is the ghost's secret."

Liu Bai spoke in a mysterious tone.

It's just a novel way to play by high-level monsters.

"Ugh... this pretentious tone is really annoying." Bianka twitched the corner of her mouth.

Okay, if it's a special ability of ghosts, then there's nothing we can do.

However, after the initial novelty wore off, Bianka noticed something was amiss.

"Hey, Liu Bai, are you sure you're not mistaken? Rita doesn't have anything that big here."

Bianka pointed at Mini Rita's chest and said in a strange tone.

"... This is a beautiful blessing for Rita's future."

Looking at Rita, sculpted to resemble her mature figure, Liu Bai explained without batting an eye—it's because he spent more time with the future Rita.

However, since she still looks like Rita, it shouldn't arouse suspicion.

"A blessing...?"

Bianka looked on with a skeptical expression.

Clearly, Bianka is still quite shrewd.

If it were a future silly goose, it would probably be nodding and saying something like "I see" with a knowing look on its face.

"If you want, I can carve one for you. Anyway, the crew doesn't care about one or two teeth, and many of them were even broken in the fight."

"Hmm... I have a feeling you're up to no good... You wouldn't happen to be the kind of person who secretly stares at Rita with those lewd looks, would you?"

Snap

Liu Bai flicked Bianka on the forehead.

"Take it or leave it."

"Hmph~" Little Bianka turned her head away, clearly a little tempted, but still stubbornly insisted, "However, I'm not surprised that Rita will develop into this... I think I'll pass."

"Yes, yes, but has Bianka- chan decided where to start the incision?"

"What kind of nickname is 'chan'?" Bianka bristled like a cat, but then turned her head away in embarrassment. "But... well, I don't really have any reliable ideas in my head, after all, I'm pretty stupid."

"How about I offer some advice?"

"Um... I... I don't really care..."

Chapter Ninety-Two: Rita and the Young Knight Roland - A Car Crash Is Inevitable

"How about I carve a Rita for you too?"

"Huh? Wouldn't that be a complete repetition?"

"Just changing clothes makes it a new figurine, right?"

"No, no, this method is absolutely unacceptable. No matter what, birthday presents must be made by hand!"

"That's a great determination!"

"Damn it... So, I guess I still have no choice but to choose to carve patterns?"

"It's not shameful to know where your limits are."

"What do you mean by that lecturing tone?!"

"Just telling the truth... Have you decided what to engrave on it yet?"

"Ugh... I have absolutely no idea."

"About this, I have an idea. Shall we try listening to it?"

"Certainly!"

"That's great, Bianka- chan, your hand is very steady."

"Don't underestimate me! I'm still A-rank Valkyrie! But... are you sure Rita will like me?"

"I can probably guarantee you won't dislike it."

"Isn't that a rather irresponsible statement?"

"Indeed, that's what useless adults are like."

"Well... it's not that you're useless..."

Bianka compatibility +20%

Midnight, midnight

Knock knock

"Lady Bianka, is there something you need?"

Rita opened the door immediately after hearing the knock, looking at Bianka, who seemed a little embarrassed, with some confusion.

"The guardian spirit is here too?"

Rita keenly sensed Liu Bai's presence.

No, there's no need for too much deliberate reconnaissance. After all, Liu Bai isn't by my side, so Bianka is the only option.

"... No, nothing's wrong."

"Would you like to come in for a cup of tea, Lady Bianka, and Mr. Guardian Spirit?"

Although she was a little confused about Bianka's purpose, Rita still kindly invited the two of them in.

Rita inevitably looks at her superior with the same eyes she would give a younger sister.

After all, the two people's experiences are too similar.

"Um... thank you, but... but not this!"

"Hmm... or perhaps you could speak, Mr. Guardian Spirit?" Rita tilted her head, then looked at the air next to Bianka.

She felt that Bianka, in her current state, would probably need half a day to explain herself clearly.

"Do you really want me to come? If I come, it won't be as perfect."

"I... I understand!"

With a determined look, Bianka pulled out the carving she had prepared from behind her back.

On the spotless, jade-like teeth, a garden in full bloom was exquisitely carved.

"Here... this is for you. Happy seventeenth birthday, Miss Lieutenant."

"... Oh, oh, thank you."

"N-nothing, it's just a little trinket carved from Leviathan's teeth... My guardian spirit helped me a lot in the process, although I mostly made it myself."

Bianka turned her head away shyly.

"The carvings on it were also suggested by the Guardian Spirit... I don't know if you... well, anyway, if you don't like it or find it strange, just throw it away!"

"Huh?"

Bianka's statement surprised Rita, who then examined the pattern on her teeth more closely.

Flowers are in full bloom...

"I really like it, no, I should say I really like it." Rita smiled and took the ivory carving in her hand.

Rita's compatibility +15%, Bianka's compatibility +5%

"I have a gift too!"

Liu Bai took out the Rita figurine made of ivory from a blind corner by the wall.

"Look!"

"... Hmm, this gift of yours..."

Rita's gaze became subtle, and at the same time, her arm unconsciously lifted her chest.

—It seems that it's still a little short of the size of a statue.

"It doesn't look like them at all except for the face and the weapons."

"This is just a heartfelt blessing for Miss Rita," Liu Bai said without batting an eye, using the same excuse he had already used once before.

"... Do you really think I'm as easy to fool as Lady Bianka?"