My wife is the stand-in.

"Well, that's enough."

Icarus seemed quite satisfied with the answer, and she let out a contented sigh.

As the hands approach the hour, the minute hand moves forward once the second hand completes a full rotation, and the hour hand returns to zero.

Midnight has officially arrived.

As Icarus spun and danced, gray-white pixels rose from beneath her feet, enveloping the delicate flower's heart like petals.

Time is up.

She stopped walking, and the information in Amanosaki's vision began to refresh.

[Identity Reserve: Icarus (Popularity: Emerging Talent 17%)]

Amanosaki remained silent for a long time.

"Hey, is this what you call gentlemanly conduct? Watching a lady catch a chill in the wind isn't what a good man should do."

The slightly familiar voice made Amanosaki look up.

Square-toed leather shoes, through which black stockings that are like flesh-colored gauze, a dark blue short skirt and a light blue school uniform, a red ribbon tied at the neckline, and two playful strands of hair hanging down with white hair clips.

The girl wrinkled her slightly red nose, hugged her arms, and gently rubbed them together.

"I'm just an ordinary person now."

That slightly arrogant expression revealed a deep longing for someone to "cherish her."

Amanosaki slapped himself, then unbuttoned his suit jacket and draped it over his shoulders.

"What should I call you? Utaha or Kasumigaoka-senpai?"

"Hmm... I'll call you Shiyu-senpai."

Kasumigaoka Utaha snuggled closer to Amanosaki, rubbing her ankles against her smooth calves. "Let's go, it's so cold here."

Chapter 106: The First Test Between the Vicious Senior and the Refined Young Lady

The news of Amanosaki's return spread like wildfire across the ship.

After all, the afternoon live stream was only a short ten minutes or so, and the recorded broadcast was quickly restricted across all platforms.

However, this does not prevent everyone from seeing the video through their respective branch's internal channels.

Amanosaki angrily killed a branch-level master. Although no branch has yet rated Amanosaki, his actual combat strength has already reached the branch level in everyone's mind.

Furthermore, given the scandalous events at the Fengdu branch, although everyone felt sorry for the downfall of a branch leader, Amanosaki's return was still a major event worth celebrating.

Moreover, the Fengdu branch, in Amanosaki's name, compensated him for the losses incurred in the fruit shop bombing and delivered a large amount of fresh fruits to all patrol boats as a gesture of goodwill.

Therefore, Nozaki was warmly welcomed when he stepped onto the deck that day.

He had to force a smile and greet everyone one by one.

Many noticed that the woman beside Amanosaki was no longer the angel, but a beautiful woman in a school uniform with a more mature demeanor.

After a while, Amanosaki used the excuse that he was particularly tired today to let everyone leave, and this time only the group of heroes on the ship remained on the Suobianyu.

Everyone sat around on the spacious floor of the foredeck, casually opening plastic boxes to share the fruit. Some even imitated a scene from a Japanese movie, hitting a watermelon with a stick, causing watermelon juice to splatter everywhere, which drew a burst of shouts and curses.

Li Junzi and Lin Shuyu also came out of the cabin. When the former saw Amanosaki, he immediately came over, looking very aggrieved.

"Big brother! How could you just abandon me?! I didn't even get to help you in the end!"

Amanosaki broke open a watermelon and handed it to him: "You almost died back then. Didn't you see the blood all over the ground? I was thinking of letting you rest for a while, and then taking you away after everything was settled."

After saying that, he pounded on Li Junzi's hard, bulging chest muscles and laughed and scolded, "You survived entirely because of me. Instead of thanking me, you started complaining right away. I should have just abandoned you and let you wait to die."

Li Junzi was easily fooled; his arrogance vanished after a few words, and he sat on the deck happily eating melon seeds.

His teacher has heard about his righteous and fearless performance in the Infernal Sewer System today, where he fought evil to the point of fainting without backing down. Amber even called to praise him afterwards.

Although he only appeared in the live broadcast as "Amanosaki's good brother" and "the unconscious knight-errant", he did a great job as a supporting character, perfectly highlighting Amanosaki's lofty image.

Therefore, the simple-minded Li Junzi was quite satisfied with his performance today.

He felt he was one step closer to his ultimate goal in life: to marry Miss Jiajia.

Therefore, the earlier incident where Icarus only took Amanosaki because he thought Icarus was too heavy was easily dismissed.

However, Lin Shuyu was not so easy to talk to.

She glanced at her watch and asked Amanosaki, "Is the time switch at midnight every day?"

He went straight to the point and revealed the switching option for Amanosaki's [Perfect Type] ability.

Amanosaki, with a mouthful of juicy watermelon, felt a sudden pang in his heart.

He had never mentioned the detailed data of the "perfect type" to anyone before.

This girl truly lives up to her reputation as someone with enhanced intelligence; she's more conscious of gathering information about her abilities than others.

Although I had considered finding a place to stay at the Fengdu branch for the night.

But as the two turned to walk back, seven or eight swordsmen dressed in underworld official robes suddenly appeared in the shallow lake. They looked like they had been force-fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing a couple's public display of affection), pleading with them to hurry up and stop wandering around Fengdu City. They even said something strange like, "The longer you stay in the city, the worse our performance will be this month."

Seeing that these knights-errant all had low-level superpowers and were clearly monitoring rather than threatening, and putting on an act of working hard to earn money, Amanosaki, a time traveler born in the new China and raised under the red flag, couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh to his class friends, so he had no choice but to return.

"With the extermination order issued, all heroes must prioritize the extermination of the Four-Clawed Scaled Fish. You should rejoin the team as soon as you leave the Fengdu branch."

Lin Shuyu was still wearing her business attire. The evening breeze over the river was unusually cold, so she draped a white coat over her shoulders, the sleeves fluttering in the wind. Her aura as a leader was unusually strong.

"Team Leader Lin, give me a chance." Amanosaki swallowed the watermelon and scratched his head awkwardly.

Since becoming a chivalrous knight, he has always used connections. Tonight's little matter was indeed something he hadn't informed in advance about. It wasn't worth using connections for such a small thing, but it would definitely affect his salary.

Yes, all registered players receive a salary, though the amount varies, and Amanosaki is no exception.

Amanosaki did indeed start spending money extravagantly after becoming wealthy, but that doesn't mean he was willing to sit idly by and have his salary deducted.

Money can be spent on food, clothes, cars, and houses, but it absolutely cannot be deducted by the company.

This is the life motto of Amanosaki, who considers himself a proletarian, from childhood to adulthood.

Although the money has disappeared, the money that has been spent is still money; what the company deducts is the surplus value that is further exploited.

There is a fundamental difference between the two.

Amanosaki could not accept the latter.

"Give me a chance, Captain Lin." Amanosaki scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"This is a one-time exception." Lin Shuyu looked at Amanosaki, who had his head down, and her heart softened.

She had no intention of holding Amanosaki accountable at all. Her purpose in making this clear was simply to restrain Amanosaki and prevent him from remaining so detached from the organization in the future.

Amanosaki's actions were all suspected of being against the rules. They might be minor matters for him personally, but they could set a bad precedent for the other heroes on the ship. As the person in charge of the Suobianyu's operations, Lin Shuyu was responsible for everyone.

Furthermore.

Lin Shuyu felt a little unhappy when she saw the girl sitting next to Amanosaki, leaning half of her body against him.

"Thank you, Captain Lin! Thank you, Captain Lin!"

Amanosaki nodded with a broad smile, nudged Li Junzi, who was stunned by Lin Shuyu and was carefully munching on a watermelon, with his elbow, and said, "Eat watermelon, eat watermelon."

The melon's flesh was gone, leaving only a snow-white rind.

Li Junzi murmured "oh oh," picked up the new watermelon, and started taking big bites.

Seeing Amanosaki being held captive by Lin Shuyu, Shiyu peeled a lychee, watched Amanosaki bite into it, and then gently shook it while pinching Amanosaki's cheeks:

"It's so easy to talk big, isn't it?"

Amanosaki saw the undisguised fighting spirit in Shiho's eyes and knew something was wrong.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, a supporting female character in "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," single-handedly takes on the role of the "fan service representative" among the three outstanding women in the drama, thanks to her sexy black stockings and perfect face and figure.

This is not only because Kasumigaoka Utaha is outstanding in appearance, but also because this girl, who has the character settings of "senior," "older sister," "tsundere," "sexy," "academic genius," and "light novel author," is not only a dignified and elegant beauty in the drama, but also a strange woman who sometimes makes bold statements and takes "intense" actions!

Compared to Eriri, the blonde loser, only she is the one who constantly threatens Kato Megumi, who is naturally in the male protagonist's heart!

She is every girl's nemesis!

This proud and confident girl has now had her fighting spirit ignited by Lin Shuyu's "bullying" of her boyfriend!

Looking at Utaha's wine-red pupils, Amanosaki couldn't help but feel a headache coming on:

'That damn competitive spirit!'

Chapter 107: A Battle of Words

"It's so easy to talk big, isn't it?"

Wearing a school uniform, the girl, whose innocent appearance couldn't hide her overflowing feminine charm, clung to Amanosaki's arm and said this in a coquettish manner.

The chivalrous figures around Amanosaki paused in their gossiping, their throats tightening.

Then, without making a sound, he quietly moved to the side.

Lin Shuyu's performance is remarkable. Perhaps she is not as high-profile as Amanosaki, but in fact, from the moment the Suobianyu set sail until now, she has handled everything perfectly, from personnel scheduling and meals to foreign negotiations, conflict mediation, and resource acquisition.

Lin Shuyu proved her indispensability through her actions.

Especially since most of these heroes are not well-educated and have only studied the textbooks of the Heroes' Mountain since childhood, they have little knowledge of management.

In other words, this is a conflict between the actual leader of the Sobi fish and the woman of Amanosaki, the most capable fighter on the ship.

They just wanted to slip away before the damage was done.

Amanosaki's mouth was full of watermelon that tasted as sweet as honey, but unfortunately, it tasted slightly bitter at the moment.

There's no escaping this wave.

Lin Shuyu glanced at Shi Yu, then swiped her finger across the tablet twice:

"Kasumigaoka Shiyu?"

"You know me?" Shi Yu raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Lin Shuyu nodded: "All of Amanosaki's works on the Jianghu Forum have been backed up by the branch. Your character illustration has detailed information recorded below it."

“身高168厘米，体重52千克，三围89/61/88……啧！”