Full-time master: I have a spirit behind me.

Li Wen walked silently down the street, unnoticed by anyone, and no one realized that this young man had just won the first Glory Invitational Tournament.

It was as if... no one noticed him arriving here on that rare snowy night in K City.

"Aren't you going to the party?" Su Muqiu's figure detached from the artificial body on his shoulder, walked beside Li Wen, and asked with a smile.

Li Wen shook his head in silence.

Su Muqiu smiled: "That's true. You never like noisy environments, so a walk is quite nice."

"Brother Muqiu, the mission is complete, right?" Li Wen asked in a low voice.

[Yes, it's done.] A light screen appeared in front of Su Muqiu, visible only to the two of them. All three main quests had been completed.

It's time to leave.

Reaching the lakeside, Li Wen looked up at the night view. This was one of the places he had planned to come to from the very beginning...

“Actually, Su Muqiu,” Li Wen said expressionlessly.

Su Muqiu was taken aback. Li Wen had always called him "brother" since they were little, and later, as they grew older, he always called him "Brother Muqiu," never addressing him by his given name. This sudden change was a little unusual for him: "Little Wen?"

"I've had enough of you, enough of having someone controlling me all the time, enough of you interfering in my life, enough of sharing a body with someone else..." Li Wen said to himself, his eyes fixed on the mountains under the moonlight in the distance.

[...] Su Muqiu listened in silence until Li Wen stopped, then he sighed and asked, "When you said those things, did you dare look me in the eye?"

“…” Li Wen didn’t turn his head: “I want to travel alone, make decisions alone, all by myself…”

"So, you mean to say, you want me to stay?" Su Muqiu asked.

"You have no value to me anymore; I'm going to find a wider world."

"This isn't my world, it's yours. I'm going to find my past, to find my memories." Li Wen said coldly, "System..."

"You think that since Mu Cheng is here, I should stay, right?" Su Muqiu asked calmly.

"Yes, your family and friends are here..."

"Don't you feel guilty saying that? I don't remember ever teaching you to lie." Su Muqiu sighed.

"Perhaps I've always been this kind of person."

[What about Chu Xue? What about Chu Xiong? What about Lao Wei? Fang Shijing, Zhang Jiale, Sun Zheping, Lin Jingyan, Fang Rui, Bai Shu, Qiu Fei… what about them?] Su Muqiu sighed: [Now, you have far more than I do. The one who should leave is me…]

"..." Li Wen lowered his head: "System, please..."

"Send me away from this world. Then, I will fulfill your purpose and let Xiao Wen stay." Su Muqiu said.

“I’m the one leaving. I’m an independent individual. I will complete all the energy exchange permissions for the current mission and leave my body to Su Muqiu.” Li Wen shook his head: “According to the user agreement, I am the one with the highest permissions…”

"Wait, Xiao Wen, you can't do this!" Su Muqiu shouted. He had already made up his mind. He would complete the next task himself and let Xiao Wen stay. He had made this plan when he confronted Ye Xiu during the competition.

After all, I've died once, while Xiao Wen's life is just beginning...

However, he had not studied the user permission agreement and was naturally unaware that this clause existed, so he became somewhat anxious.

Li Wen, however, had already prepared for this day.

This was a decision he had already made.

Are you sure you want to go to the next world?

A faint smile appeared on Li Wen's face. He would come back and do his best to complete the mission, just as Brother Mu Qiu had said. There were still people he cared about here...

The system's light screen lit up, and Su Muqiu anxiously crawled into the artificial body, grabbing Li Wen's hair: "Wait, the one who should leave is me, it's me! I was supposed to leave this world..."

What kind of drama are you guys adding to yourselves?

All the text and images on the system panel disappeared, leaving only this message.

Eh? !

Didn't you see it said "yes or no"? If you don't want to leave, fill in "no"!

Li Wen and Su Muqiu were both stunned, staring blankly at the system panel in front of them.

[...Also, please read this carefully from beginning to end. Which clause states that you will be forced to travel to the next world after completing the mission?]

Even through the screen, Li Wen and Su Muqiu could sense the system's speechlessness.

However, Su Muqiu and Li Wen exchanged a glance and simultaneously began to look through the task list.

It seems... I really didn't say that?
[You guys already say I'm invisible, that's one thing, but now you're treating me like the final villain? Do you know how much we laugh at me in our college? Everyone says Su Muqiu is the real cheat code, and I'm completely useless, not even as good as someone with a shady background. No wonder I can't graduate! What did I do to deserve this?!]

"Well, that... but in the previous world..."

[The last world was an expulsion orchestrated by the world's will. You two siblings, who already had no friends, were completely changed. The world's will, in its desperation, threw you here! You think you're really lucky? Arriving in the world you wanted in one go? In the last world, just completing the normal missions wouldn't have been enough for those two to fight for a lifetime! If it weren't for the God of Games personally funding the anchoring of this world, you'd have to complete three or four more missions to return...]

Damn, I forgot that the two of you don't even have a combined high school education. Go back and study some elementary school reading comprehension! You're crazy! I'm off! Going back to work on my thesis! I'm graduating with a top-notch system!

The light curtain disappears.

Li Wen stood silently by the lake.

The once silent world seemed to come alive instantly, and a smile returned to Li Wen's face.

So, it turns out I've been scaring myself all along?
[Ahem. 】

Li Wen's body stiffened...

"Li Wen, shouldn't we have a proper talk about how I'm no longer of any value to you?" the little lion asked with a smile. "And, you've had enough of me already? You should have said so earlier! Oh, look at my brain! After all, I still had some use before, right? Our Captain Li, Captain Li is so smart, he'd definitely squeeze every last drop of value out of me, wouldn't he...?"

Cold sweat beaded on Li Wen's forehead. The words he had said earlier to provoke Mu Qiu and get him to stay, and to leave, had now become a weapon for Mu Qiu to use against him: "Um, Mu Qiu, I just... ugh, it hurts!"

"Call me Su Muqiu, not Brother Muqiu!" the little lion said through gritted teeth, biting Su Muqiu's earlobe tightly.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, Brother Muqiu, brother..." Li Wen grabbed Yi Hai's body, trying to take him off, but Su Muqiu held on tightly and refused to let go.

"Xiao Wen!"

A familiar voice sounded.

Su Muqiu immediately reverted to being like a doll, lying blankly on Li Wen's shoulder.

Li Wen was stunned for a moment, and Chu Xue, who was panting heavily, came over.

"Sister Xue...?"

Li Wen was stunned. Before he could say anything, Chu Xue hugged him tightly. Li Wen's face turned completely red in no time.

My rapid heartbeat gradually calmed down.

The feeling that he would never see Xiao Wen again completely disappeared. Li Wen stood there blankly, not knowing where to put his hands as Chu Xue held him. After a long while, he made up his mind and reached out to hug Chu Xue back.

He used to be unable and dared not make any promises, but now...

"Sister Xue, if possible..." Li Wen said softly, "Could I... become a full-time employee?"

Chu Xue paused for a moment, released Li Wen, and looked into Li Wen's eyes.

“It’s…that…” Li Wen stammered.

Chu Xue cupped Li Wen's face in her hands and leaned closer.

Li Wen's eyes widened slowly.

……

"Cough cough cough..."

"Can't you just get the hell out of here?"

"You just had to say something?"

"Don't push me! Don't push me! Let me see what's going on..."

The two were stunned for a moment, then quickly separated, avoiding Chu Xue's body, and Li Wen looked over.

Wei Laoda was at the bottom, Fang Dage was a little above him, and Jingyan and Rui Dage were a little above that. Lü Dage was pressing down on their heads. Jiale was holding up his phone. Zheping was frowning as he looked at Jiale's phone. Chuxiong was pushed out by Baishu and Xiao Qiu.

Then there were... smiling Mu Cheng and Yun Xiu, and Ye Ge who turned his head to the side.

“That…” Li Wen’s face instantly turned bright red: “I…”

"Ahem, the moon is quite round tonight, huh?" Fang Shijing raised his head.

"Ahem, um, hey, look over there, what's that over there? Is it a boat?"

"Right, I think so..."

"where?"

"Hey, Da Sun, I think I got sand in my eyes. I didn't see anything just now. Could you blow it out for me?"

"Weren't we here to find Xiao Wen? Where is Xiao Wen again? I don't think she's around here. Come on, let's go check over there..."

"I just saw someone over there who looked like Xiao Wen?"

"Where is he? Hurry up and bring him back. We're waiting for him to eat. We're starving..." The Ember team members hiding by the wall dispersed, looking around, and left the area with serious expressions.

Chu Xiong sighed, "I'm sorry, Xiao Wen, I couldn't save you from this predicament. I'm sorry, as your older brother..." Hmm, now, should he call Xiao Wen "younger brother" or "brother-in-law"...?

"I'll deduct your bonuses..." Chu Xue said, her face flushed.

"Oops, no, sister-in-law... ah, no, boss lady, we didn't see what you and the boss were doing..."

"Yeah, yeah, it was all Lao Wei's doing, you can just deduct his own..."

"Can't you guys have a little bit of loyalty, you bastards?"

"Do you think the boss's wife meant that the bonus should be used as a gift?"

"Isn't that too little..."

Chu Xue's face turned completely red. Holding Li Wen's hand, she walked back to the venue of the party without saying a word.

The members of the Ember team stopped joking around and happily followed. Old Wei even put his arm around Li Wen's shoulder and made faces at him.

Li Wen blushed and lowered his head.

……

At the reception, members of the Chinese national team and the professional league kept glancing towards the door. They were quite worried because Yu Jin, Ye Xiu, and Mu Cheng had all suddenly run out for some reason, and Captain Li was nowhere to be seen either.

"Damn, we can't wait any longer, let's go out and look for them too," Sun Xiang said, frowning.

"Mm." Zhou Zekai nodded.

Jiang Botao and the others followed.

"Blue Rain, go and see what's going on. Maybe Xiao Wen was blocked by female fans. I heard that foreign countries are very open. If..." Huang Shaotian thought for a moment and stood up as well.

Yu Wenzhou shook his head with a wry smile, glanced at the time, and said, "Deputy Captain Zhang, you and Captain Xiao stay behind to handle the situation. We'll be back soon..."

"Are there enough people?" Zhang Xinjie glanced at the time and looked up to ask.

"They shouldn't have gone too far... Hmm? You're back." Yu Wenzhou smiled.

He looked at the group of people who walked in, laughing and joking.

He paused for a moment, then noticed the hands clasped together at the front: "Looks like they've gone to do something else important..."

The host, Feng Xianjun, relaxed his expression and nodded, indicating that the celebration party could begin.

Chu Xue released Li Wen's hand, straightened his clothes, and patted his head: "Go on, I'll wait for you here..."

"Ah... okay..." Li Wen nodded blankly, and was pulled by the others to the other side.

Once inside the party, everyone dispersed, searching for what they wanted to eat, and occasionally chatting with the friendly contestants who came over.

The American team... naturally didn't attend the Chinese team's victory celebration banquet, nor did the Korean national team, which had been humiliated by both the Chinese and American teams. The other national team members present were either players they had faced before, or players they wanted to get to know but hadn't yet played against.

"So, Xiao Wen, what's the current situation between you and Mu Qiu?" Ye Xiu asked softly while picking up some food.

Li Wen pointed to the little lion on his shoulder: "Usually, Brother Mu Qiu pretends to be a doll here..."

Ye Xiu paused for a moment, then shook his head with a smile: "I was wondering how this little thing managed to stay perched on your shoulder without falling off..."

"Can you leave Xiao Wen?" The pretty face came closer, her expression somewhat gloomy.

Li Wen shivered, subconsciously touching his face where he still felt phantom pain, and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Sister Mu Cheng, as long as it's no more than ten meters..."

"Oh, then I'll borrow this first." Mu Cheng smiled and reached out to grab the Lion's Armor.

Lion Yihai shivered, desperately grabbing Xiao Wen's shoulder, looking pitifully at Ye Xiu who was focused on picking out food and pretending not to see him. He then turned to Li Wen, who was imitating Ye Xiu, and said, "Hey, you two, say something..."

"let go."

"Oh..." Su Muqiu was taken away just like that.

It's all over, everything's completely over! (End of Chapter)