It's time to give out the rings, Admiral!

Looking at the short boy standing eagerly in front of her, his eyes sparkling, Su Yuchen suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and awkwardly waved her hands. "Hey, calm down! I only managed to create Radiance because of luck, it's not a big deal." Turning her head, she saw Yuan Ye, who was watching the drama unfold, and shouted indignantly, "Hey! Stop watching, Yuan Ye! Isn't he your little brother? If you don't come soon, your little brother will belong to someone else!"

"Haha! That's just his personality. Even if I try to persuade him, it's no use. If all else fails, you can just take him as your little brother. Besides, I want to be your little brother too. With such a powerful older brother, I wouldn't be afraid of anything when I go out to fight in the deep sea." But looking at Su Yuchen, who was completely helpless against Fang Wanyan, Yuan Ye, who was secretly laughing, had no intention of helping her at all. On the contrary, he thought it would be great to get rid of a little tail that was always following him.

"Wow! You truly live up to your reputation as Brother Yu Chen! Building a five-star aircraft carrier is such an earth-shattering feat for you, yet it's just a trivial matter! You are truly my idol!"

"No! No!! Don't misunderstand!! I was just talking about luck! I was just a little lucky!"

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Book 1, Chapter 34: Lexington's Diary

June 12th, cloudy turning overcast.

Today marks the 382nd day of our journey to find the Admiral, another 17 days in a year. In this long period, we have started from Tsugawa and searched through many major cities such as Unkei, Kaiten, and Kangtai. Now we have arrived at Shingetsu, an inland city that is only 500 kilometers from the coastline.

There is no seaport here, nor is there a deep-sea fleet that could appear at any time. Compared to coastal cities like Tsugawa, the people living here seem much more at ease, without that sense of urgency.

In the morning, Washington and Princeton went to the Crescent City Police Department. This was the result of our discussions all night. If possible, we hoped to get the help of the police there to place a missing person notice. In such a large and diverse city, finding someone is like finding a needle in a haystack. If we were to rely on just a few people, we probably didn't know how long it would take.

According to Washington, the bureaucratic police officers initially didn't want to help us outsiders from other places, since we didn't even have a photograph of the admiral, except for knowing his name and a portrait of him drawn from memory by Renown...

As a wife, I'm really a failure in some ways... Sigh... We're together every day, yet I never even thought of keeping a single photo of the Admiral. How can I be worthy of being called the gentle and virtuous Mrs. Lie by the Admiral...

Although after her reasoned argument, the police eventually agreed to help us post missing person notices... but given Washington's personality, she might have just pulled out an axe and caused a scene in the police station, forcing them to agree...

Forget it, none of that matters. As long as we can find the Admiral, the methods don't have to be too outrageous. However, even so, printing out enough missing person notices to cover the entire city, plus posting them, would take who knows how long. If it really takes that long, it would be faster to just deploy the ship's equipment directly in the city and use the Shiun reconnaissance aircraft I specially borrowed from Oyodo to search. Even with the risk of being discovered by the military, none of that matters compared to the Admiral.

Speaking of which, there have been more and more troubles lately. Because we've been staying in the big city for too long, the money we brought from the naval base is almost gone. Although a large sum of money earned from previous expeditions and escort missions is still being kept by Yixian, who stayed behind in Tsugawa, no one expected that this trip would take so long.

Previously, in coastal cities, we could take on some escort missions to earn some extra money, but this is inland, and the little fuel we have left is needed to power the carrier-based aircraft to find the admiral. Under these circumstances, if we can't come up with a good solution, we will have no choice but to cancel our original plan and return to Tsugawa.

Hopefully, we can come up with a good solution in the meantime...

In the evening, she received a telegram from Bismarck's group, which was heading to Jiugang. The sender was Eugen. In the telegram, she said that yesterday afternoon, the impulsive Hindenburg led the Scharn sisters into a large deep-sea support fleet, saying that he wanted to capture a few deep-sea creatures to ask if they had kidnapped the admiral.

To prevent anything from happening to them, Bismarck and Hutten rushed in as well, but they haven't returned yet, nor have they sent a single telegram. Left with no other option, Eugen sent a telegram to ask me, as the secretary ship, what to do next…

Honestly... even at a time like this, those German ship girls still cause so much trouble... But since Bismarck and the fairly capable Hutten are with us, as long as we don't encounter an aircraft carrier fleet, nothing serious should happen. They're not the kind of ships that don't know their limits.

Compared to those troublesome German ships, Jiajia has been giving me a lot of worry lately. I know your brother-in-law's disappearance makes you very sad, but you can't stop eating because of it.

She won't eat, she won't eat aluminum, and she keeps saying she wants to go find your brother-in-law all day long. How can you possibly keep going like this? Sigh... I finally managed to coax Jiajia to sleep. I hope she won't wake up from nightmares again tonight...

As the Admiral's secretary ship, in order not to make my other comrades feel lost and discouraged, I can only express my feelings by writing in my diary in the quiet of the night. But this is really tiring, so tiring... I'm afraid that one day I won't be able to hold on, afraid that my panic and anxiety will infect others, and even more afraid that even if I search the whole world, I still won't be able to find you, Admiral... But... I will not give up, I will keep searching, as long as there is even the slightest hope.

Admiral...where are you right now? Your Lexington, your beloved wife is really tired...she wants to be held in your arms like before, wants to cook delicious meals for you to praise like before, and wants to snuggle up beside you and watch you slowly fall asleep like before...

Oh, right! Didn't you say you really loved how I looked in my wedding dress? If you come back, how about I wear it every day for you to see? Although it's a bit restrictive to move around in a wedding dress, that's okay, the perfect and all-around wonderful wife will overcome any difficulties…

If that's not enough... you, you always want me and Jiajia to be together... If, I mean if... if you're willing to come back, even letting you experience the taste of a sister's bowl... isn't out of the question... but... it's both Jiajia's and my first time, so you can't be too rough... How about it? Tempted? Then hurry back, Admiral, as long as you're willing to come back, I'll do anything you ask!

Whew... I knew I shouldn't have written so much, it's made me cry again. It's 1 a.m. now, I'll make a small wish before I go to sleep, I hope that when I open my eyes in the morning I'll see your face, Admiral, that I adore.

Goodnight, my dearest husband...

Volume 1, Chapter 35: First Time at Sea

Gazing at the boundless sea, Su Yuchen and Guanghui walked down the steps together and arrived at the low dock specially built for the convenience of the ship girls. The azure waves lapped against the stone bricks, splashing up countless tiny water droplets.

In the boy's view, Guanghui lightly leaped and stood steadily on the turbulent sea. His nonchalant expression made it seem as if he were still standing on land, which made the boy feel a little surprised by the scene that violated the laws of gravity.

A refreshing sea breeze blew in, taking away some of the heat and ruffling Glorious's gorgeous, flowing silver braids and long, white skirt, making her look as beautiful and dazzling as a goddess. Feeling the slight movement of the sea beneath her feet, she gently brushed a stray strand of hair from her forehead and softly said to the young man beside her, "Admiral, please step back a little; Glorious is about to deploy her ship equipment."

As the boy took a few steps back, countless pale blue stardust lit up in front of him. Amidst the interplay of light, a flight deck, as soft as fabric yet undeniably beautiful, appeared out of thin air behind the radiance.

"Before setting sail, Glorious, check your ship's equipment. Are all the ammunition for the exercise ready?" Looking at Glorious, who seemed to have summoned her ship's equipment as if in a dream, Su Yuchen was somewhat dazzled and excited. Following what he had learned in the admiral's professional class that morning, he had Glorious check the maintenance of her ship's equipment and gear before the exercise began.

After listening to the boy's words, she carefully inspected her ship's equipment and rigs. The rigs were in good condition, the number of carrier-based aircraft was sufficient, the elevators and arresting cables had no problems, and the bombs and torpedoes used in the exercise had all been replenished. After confirming that there were no problems, Glorious nodded slightly to her admiral, "No problems at all, Admiral. Glorious is ready to depart."

"Is that so? Then let's set off! Good luck, Glorious!" With that, the boy raised his fist to cheer Glorious on his first voyage.

"Yes, Admiral! Illustrious will certainly not let you down!"

As the whistle signaling the official start of the exercise sounded, Glorious gradually left the dock and began to sail towards the distant sea. Watching her beautiful figure grow smaller and smaller, a feeling of pride welled up in the young man's heart for the first time.

Before coming here, I was just an ordinary, unknown student, without money or skills, and even had to rely on Xiaorou to take care of me, a dispensable older brother. But now everything seems to be changing. I have Glory, a legendary five-star aircraft carrier, and a starting point that others wouldn't even dare to dream of. If I really wanted to, becoming an admiral with the rank of marshal wouldn't be difficult at all...

However, I'm not some ambitious guy. Being able to take care of Xiaorou and live a peaceful life is enough for me. Perhaps... making Glorious my ship girl is really a waste of talent.

Moved by the scene, the young man gave a soft, bitter smile. He patted his chest, which was pounding with excitement, and then took out the small walkie-talkie he had received from the exercise supply station. He tuned it to the same frequency as the radio waves emitted by the Radiant Ship's equipment, and a noisy sound of waves came from the speaker.

"Hey? Glorious, can you hear me?"

"Yes, Admiral, Illustrious heard you very clearly." Soon, Illustrious's gentle voice, as soft as a gentle breeze, came clearly from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

Once he was sure that Illustrious could hear him, the boy spread out a plan view of the training ground that he had borrowed on a stone slab. He carefully checked the terrain of the training ground and then gave Illustrious his first command: "Illustrious, launch your carrier-based aircraft and search for the enemy to the east. If I'm not mistaken, Tianlong is very likely to launch at the easternmost side of the training ground. There are many sandbars there, which are convenient for concealment, and they are also the farthest from here in a straight line."

"Yes, Admiral." On the sea surface that Su Yuchen could no longer see, a small Seafire carrier-based fighter jet, resembling a remote-controlled airplane, appeared on the deck behind Glorious. Following the boy's instructions, Glorious, after conducting a final check before takeoff, moved it onto the short runway.

"Seafire, take off!" With Glorious's command, the plane slowly began to taxi on the deck. Although it was a little rusty, after a few slight wobbles, it successfully took off into the sky.

As the core equipment of aircraft carrier girls, carrier-based aircraft are like the eyes of the aircraft carrier girls, because they can share the field of vision with their carrier-based aircraft. By using their carrier-based aircraft, they can help the fleet detect enemy situations in the shortest possible time.

Carrier-based aircraft are also the hands and feet of the aircraft carrier girls to maintain their maritime hegemony. By operating carrier-based aircraft, they can complete many different combat missions such as reconnaissance, air superiority, bombing, anti-submarine warfare, and search and rescue at speeds that other ship girls can hardly imagine, beyond visual range. They are truly the output force and the fleet's caretaker.

However, for an aircraft carrier, its combat capability is not only reflected in its own parameters and the performance of its carrier-based aircraft, but also in the proficiency of the pilots in operating the carrier-based aircraft.

The Seafire skimmed across the sea, flying towards the direction indicated by Su Yuchen at an altitude suitable for visual reconnaissance. In the game, the Seafire was a purple carrier-based fighter with performance parameters of +7 anti-air and +2 evasion. Although it couldn't compare to the various golden hero planes and post-war aircraft in the game, in this world where equipment gambling was not possible and almost all ship girls could only use their own default equipment, its performance could actually be considered quite high-end.

After searching eastward for more than ten minutes on the sea, just as the boy had said, Glorious finally spotted the Sky Dragon light cruiser sailing among a group of sandbars.

Volume One, Chapter Thirty-Six: Surprise Attack

"Admiral, the reconnaissance planes sent out by Glorious have just spotted Tianlong about 7 nautical miles east of the training ground." After waiting anxiously on the dock for a long time, the boy finally heard Glorious's report on the enemy search over the walkie-talkie.

As expected, without the cover of their own air power, Yuan Ye, just as the boy had guessed, tried his best to keep Tianlong hidden from direct confrontation with Guanghui. If they could successfully evade Guanghui's detection, then they could look for a suitable opportunity to approach and launch a sneak attack. However…

Looking at the naval map in front of her, Su Yuchen frowned, resting her chin on her hand. The battle between traditional surface gunboats and aircraft carriers should not be fought like this. The farther away you are, the greater the advantage for the aircraft carrier... Is it because there are too few aircraft carrier ship girls, resulting in almost no exercise cases of gunboats facing off against aircraft carriers, that Yuan Ye made a misjudgment?

After making a slight guess at Yuan Ye's way of thinking, the young man did not intend to let this opportunity pass. Regardless of whether doing so would end the exercise too quickly, seizing the fleeting opportunities in battle while ensuring the safety of his own side was a quality that a successful commander should possess.

"Hmm... Glorious, launch the first wave of attacks according to plan. Even if the five Swordfish can't sink the Sky Dragon, they should keep her busy for a while... Oh, and also load the Seafire with 500-pound bombs. When the Swordfish are preparing to attack, launch them as the second wave of attacks."

"Yes, Admiral! Holy Light! Grant me power!... Just kidding, hehe." With that, amidst Illustrious's adorable joke, she launched the five Swordfish torpedo bombers that had been prepared on her deck in succession. With terrifying torpedoes mounted under their bellies, they awkwardly formed an arrowhead formation in the air and slowly flew towards the direction away from the sun.

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"Admiral, what are the next instructions?" Following her admiral's orders, Tianlong concealed herself among the numerous sandbars in the eastern part of the exercise area and sailed into a lush natural harbor. After carefully confirming that there were no reconnaissance aircraft following her, the cautious Tianlong began to inquire about the next course of action from Yuan Ye. Facing the most powerful aircraft carrier among the ship girls in their very first exercise was something she couldn't afford to be careless about.

"The plan... I really don't have any good ideas against aircraft carriers. With the size of a light cruiser, there's no way it can defeat an aircraft carrier. The only chance is to try to avoid the Illustrious's detection range and then find a way to get close and launch a sneak attack..."

"Is that so? I understand. Then I will take a roundabout approach and try to get as close as possible..." The voice stopped abruptly, and Tianlong suddenly narrowed her eyes. She looked carefully at the western sky, where she could vaguely see several small black dots flying in the distance. Because of the obscuring sunlight, they had flown close enough to almost reach the range where they could launch an attack.

"Huh? What's wrong, Tianlong?" The voice on the walkie-talkie suddenly stopped, and Yuan Ye asked in confusion, not knowing what had happened.

"Admiral! A squadron of torpedo bombers has been spotted at 9 o'clock! It seems our location has been discovered!" After clearly identifying the small black dots, a tense Tianlong immediately reported the unfavorable situation to Yuan Ye. She clenched her sweaty hands and pointed all her turrets in the direction from which the planes were flying.

"Ha, as expected of Yu Chen, she found us so quickly! There's no other way but to fight back. Tianlong! Sail out of the sandbar, prepare anti-aircraft weapons, and be wary of any torpedoes that might appear at any moment."

Upon receiving the admiral's order, Tianlong immediately sailed from the shallower sandbars into the unobstructed deep waters. She aimed all her anti-aircraft guns at the approaching Swordfish-type torpedo bombers, waiting expectantly for them to enter her anti-aircraft gun range. As the distance between the two sides closed, the five Swordfish began to gradually descend and disperse, preparing to launch an attack from all directions.

"Now!" The anti-aircraft guns roared, and countless shells trailing fire flew toward the Swordfish torpedo bombers flying almost skimming the sea surface, exploding in their vicinity. The pressure from the wind propelled the dense shrapnel outwards, and in an instant, the wings of the few Swordfish that hadn't yet dispersed were riddled with bullet holes.

Trailing black smoke, a badly damaged Swordfish wobbled and crashed into the sea. Before they could get into their attack positions, Tianlong's first round of air defense successfully shot down one of the five Swordfish. But this did not mean that her pressure had eased. The remaining Swordfish had all dispersed and their altitude had dropped to a level where they could launch torpedoes.

"Bang!!" Several crisp sounds of the torpedoes hitting the water rang out. Seeing the ship-borne torpedoes fall into the sea and leave several white trails on the surface, Tianlong had no choice but to quickly put away its anti-aircraft guns and begin evasive maneuvers to avoid the torpedoes.

Perhaps it was because Illustrious was just too lucky. No matter how she changed her course, there would always be a torpedo in her path. Although this might just be a coincidence, it was undoubtedly a very troublesome situation for the Sky Dragon, which was just a light cruiser.

What to do in this situation? Having evaded three torpedoes, and with the last one about to hit her, Tianlong bit her lip in frustration. If only there were a way to detonate the torpedoes beforehand… She glanced at her ship's rigging and suddenly remembered what Instructor Junquan had said during her artillery training. Without hesitation, she quickly aimed her 14cm single-mounted gun at the distant sea and fired a high-explosive shell.

Using naval guns to destroy torpedoes is problematic. Putting aside the limitations of the guns' firing arc, the projectile's kinetic energy decays too quickly in water without altering the propellant charge, resulting in poor accuracy. Furthermore, there's the issue of light refraction. Therefore, this is not a recommended practice in the academy's artillery courses.

But Tianlong was incredibly lucky. A huge column of water exploded in front of her. Although the high-explosive shell she fired did not hit the torpedo directly, the water pressure generated fortunately damaged the torpedo's propulsion system, causing the forward-moving torpedo to quickly lose power and sink into the sea.

With the danger averted, Tianlong, her face covered in cold sweat, breathed a sigh of relief. She had escaped successfully this time, but the next time was uncertain. Still shaken, she deployed her anti-aircraft guns again, preparing to shoot down all the disarmed torpedo bombers.

"Boom!" Just then, a violent explosion rang in her ears, and before she could understand what was happening, pink paint instantly obscured her vision.

Volume 1, Chapter 37: The Price of Getting Up

"Brother, Xiaorou likes you!"

"Brother, will you let Xiaorou be your bride?"

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The morning sunlight pierced through a thin layer of mist and fell upon the earth. In the shade of the trees along the roadside, drops of dew shone brightly under the sunlight, like beautiful gems, dazzling and mesmerizing.

On this bright and sunny morning, Radiant Light pushed open the door to her Admiral's bedroom and tiptoed in. Her long, flowing, shimmering silver hair swayed gently with her steps, and her smooth, alabaster skin glowed alluringly in the sunlight, making her look like a beautiful fairy straight out of a fairytale—captivating and lifelike. A few water droplets clung to her adorable forehead, as if she had just finished a bath.

A light white dress with a floral pattern hugged her soft bosom, which was almost bursting out of her chest. She walked gently to the boy's bedside and looked at her admiral, who was still fast asleep. A slight smile appeared in her clear, azure eyes, as bright as autumn water.

She was so capable and reliable when she was commanding the Glorious Exercise yesterday, but the Admiral is like a child when she's asleep~ Hehe, the Admiral is so cute when she's completely unguarded~ She quietly reached out her finger and gently poked the boy's face, and a playful smile appeared on her face.

But fate was a bit unkind. Before Guanghui could poke around a bit more, the alarm clock on the bedside table suddenly went off. The striking pin hit the metal bell, producing a deafening sound that dispelled the silence in the room.

Withdrawing his hand that wanted to continue playing a prank, Glorious regretfully reached out and turned off the alarm clock that was still ringing. Although the Admiral's sleeping face was cute, if he continued to be willful, the breakfast he had painstakingly prepared would get cold.

Perhaps startled by the alarm clock, the boy, who was still having some sweet dream, frowned and opened his still sleepy eyes. The light shining into his pupils made him squint uncomfortably.

"Good morning, Admiral." Before he could figure out what was going on, a gentle and sweet voice reached the boy's ears. After adjusting to the morning light, the boy saw the beautiful face of the radiant man with a gentle smile in front of him.

"Radiance? What are you doing here?" A beautiful face was so close, and the warm, fragrant breath gently brushed against his face, causing goosebumps to rise on the boy's skin.

"Of course I'm here to wake you up, Admiral. The weather is lovely today. Would you like a good morning kiss from Glorious?" Seeing Su Yuchen's surprised expression, Glorious smiled and winked. She gracefully lifted her silver side hair, which was tied with a ribbon, and before the boy could answer, she leaned down and lovingly placed a light kiss on his forehead.

The soft touch on his forehead was fleeting, and Su Yuchen, who had felt he hadn't slept enough, instantly became wide awake. He stared at the radiant figure in front of him, who was covering her mouth and chuckling like a noblewoman, and his face flushed crimson.

"Light... radiance..."

Stuttering, Su Yuchen found himself so flustered that he couldn't even speak properly... After all, this was the first time a mature, elegant, and beautiful woman had given him a kiss, not the kind of intimate kiss Xiao Rou had given him. Although it was just on his forehead, it was the first time since birth that he had experienced this feeling of his heart about to jump out of his chest.

"What's wrong, Admiral?" Standing up, Glorious looked at the flustered boy who didn't even know where to put his hands, and secretly smiled behind his back... Anyway, Glorious had already been seen naked by the careless Admiral last night, so even if Glorious were to collect some interest now, Admiral wouldn't blame him, right?

She slowly walked to the windowsill, pulled back the curtains that had been blocking the bright sunlight outside, and was bathed in a dazzling golden light. She turned around and faced the still bewildered boy.

"Breakfast is ready, Admiral. Please get up and prepare your meal. I've prepared bacon, fried eggs, fruit salad, and toast. However, I'm not sure if it suits your taste. If you have any preferences, please let me know, and I can prepare it for you tomorrow morning."

"Huh? Me?...I, I'm fine with anything, Guanghui, you don't need to prepare anything special for me, I'm not picky..." After being in a daze for a while, Su Yuchen finally realized that Guanghui was talking to her, and she waved her hand awkwardly and embarrassedly.

Glorious had already gotten up so early and even prepared breakfast, while I, as the admiral, was still fast asleep in bed. This didn't seem like something a responsible admiral should do at all...

Regardless of Su Yuchen's sudden change in attitude, who seemed to be blaming herself for some reason, Glorious, with her wifely nature fully activated, simply shook her head gently. "It's alright, Admiral is Glorious's most important commander! If Glorious can make Admiral happy, Glorious will be happy too. Well then, Glorious will go out first, Admiral, please get up quickly."

After saying that, Guanghui picked up the clothes that the boy had thrown on the side of the bed and needed to be changed, and then left his bedroom.

"Ah..." After letting out a long sigh, Su Yuchen listened to the radiant footsteps disappear in front of the bedroom door, and then suddenly lay down on the bed, rolling around in shame.

Although I had anticipated encountering many troubles living with a girl, I really didn't expect there to be so many troublesome things. I used to be quite diligent, but since moving in with Guanghui, in just two days, I've almost become a lazybones who expects everything to be done for him, even needing to be woken up in the morning. And… last night, I accidentally saw Guanghui showering in the bathroom, and those big,… Ah!!! No, my nose is bleeding, it's going to bleed! Forget all this, Su Yuchen! You can't let Guanghui look down on you!

Having finally calmed the itchy feeling in his nose, Su Yuchen, who was unaware of his good fortune, sighed again. Guanghui's more virtuous and considerate personality than Xiaorou's was truly captivating and endearing to him, but he always had a premonition that he would become a useless person if things continued like this, and he didn't know if it was just his imagination.

Haha, forget it, even if I really turned into that, Radiant probably wouldn't hate me... right...? As if giving up on treatment, the person picked up the clothes that had been neatly folded on the bedside table and started to put them on.

However, if he knew that he actually had a perfect and gentle Mrs. Leck waiting for him, I wonder if he would still be able to laugh?

Volume 1, Chapter 38: The Glorious Trust

"How could I have such a dream? I even dreamed that Xiaorou was wearing a wedding dress and marrying me..." After the farce that morning, Su Yuchen sat in the admiral's classroom, which she had visited once before, looking at the professor on the podium who still had a Mediterranean hairstyle, and silently started daydreaming while holding her pen.

He recalled the bizarre dream he had that morning before being woken up by Guanghui. In the dream, his sister Su Yuru had grown into a petite and beautiful woman, wearing a pure and flawless wedding dress. She walked hand in hand with him into an incredibly ornate church, where they made a sacred vow together.

Thinking about all this, Su Yuchen rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. Even though it was just a dream, he had recently promised his deceased adoptive parents in this world that he would take good care of Xiaorou, who had helped him so much, for the rest of his life. And yet, in such a short time… and… could he actually be a perverted, sadistic siscon?! Dreaming of marrying his sister… Ah! Xiaorou! Please forgive your unserious brother…

Seeing Su Yuchen suddenly clutching his head in regret, as if confessing something, Yuan Ye, who had come with him to attend the admiral's professional course, raised an eyebrow in annoyance. "Hey! I'm still talking to you! Why did you suddenly drift off again? Even if you're just a supporting character, you still have human rights! Do you know how uncomfortable this is for someone who can't stop talking once they start?!"

"Hey! Yuchen! Why are you spacing out again? You haven't answered the question I just asked you!"