My wife is the stand-in.

"The younger generation demands that heroes be handsome, stylish, able to sing and dance, and even single... What are they if not idol stars? In the past, stars were just tools for remaking ancient heroes, and now even we have to do things that lower our status."

Qingniang became more and more talkative, her face filled with endless resentment.

“Don’t worry about it. Qingniang was fooled by those stupid capitalists in the entertainment industry before,” Princess Amber explained.

"What happened to the capitalists in the end?" Upon hearing the word "capitalist," Amanosaki immediately perked up, his mind racing with all sorts of wild ideas, including various AV videos.

Even Rin Tohsaka was overwhelmed by those strange thoughts. She reached out to pinch Amanosaki's lower back, but almost fell over while blushing and her heart pounding.

"They hung up the streetlights, huh?" Amber said in a tone of common sense. "Those people have made too many movies, so they really think that knights-errant are like their little stars, whom they can manipulate at will... Let's get back to the main topic."

Seeing that Qingniang was still lost in her memories, Amber took over the conversation:

"You already know the ultimate goal, so let me tell you the specific requirements. I've been negotiating with the branch and headquarters for a long time, and we've finally come up with a plan. They require you to grow into a capable hero within six months."

What does it mean to 'stand on one's own'?

"That is, surpassing the level of the branch headquarters."

Amanosaki jumped up in surprise: "Wouldn't that make him a top-level leader, just like Scabies Bin?"

"You wish, kid." Amber Man laughed heartily. "Let me ask you, I and Eastern Leaf Knight are both at the branch level, what do you think of his level as mine?"

"Well, of course I can't compare to you."

“Wrong.” Amber Lord sneered, “It’s not that he’s inferior to me, it’s that I can kill him as easily as stepping on a chick.”

"The gap in skill level between branch offices is huge. What you need to do is reach the mid-level of branch offices."

Amanosaki swallowed hard: "Could you describe it in more detail?"

Amber Duke raised his hand, and ten fingers grew from his palm: "I can probably hold out for ten minutes if I go all out."

"No, no." Amanosaki shook his head vigorously.

What a joke!

Amanosaki's superpower is essentially similar to gacha; who knows who his girlfriend will be in six months?

If it were characters like Saber, Cardcaptor Sakura, or Maid of the Dragon, that would be fine. But if it were female characters from slice-of-life anime, like Chitanda or Kumiko Oumae, who are pretty but have no fighting skills...

At that time, Amanosaki will be facing Kohaku's raging sea alone.

He vividly remembered the amber-colored roc descending from the sky and sealing off the training ground.

Seeing Amanosaki back down, Rin Tohsaka crossed her arms with great interest. She wanted to see when this guy, who had forgotten that his ability had been modified, would remember his trump card.

Amanosaki had already dragged a stool to sit opposite Kohaku. Considering himself the only inheritor of ACG culture in this world, he began round after round of negotiations with an almost pious heart, despite Kohaku's angry glare.

"Setting the timeframe for six months from now is really not good. How about we schedule it for ten years from now? I guarantee it won't take ten years. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next month, I'll be able to last ten minutes against you."

"You wish! Let me tell you, you must agree to this condition, or else... or I'll spread the word about what happened today!"

"Didn't we sign a contract? Let's keep things separate!"

"Hmph!" Amber Lord sneered, "The supplementary clauses of the contract stipulate that if no agreement can be reached on the subsequent matters, this contract shall be void!"

"So what? You'd better just give in."

Upon hearing this, Amanosaki turned his head, his face full of defiance:

"Gulp, you might as well just kill me!"

"Pfft!"

When Rin Tohsaka heard the classic "Gusaku" sound, she couldn't hold back anymore. She squatted down, clutching her stomach and laughing nonstop.

It was only then that Amanosaki remembered through Rin that his superpower had changed drastically; now he could re-summon anime characters that had already appeared by consuming fame.

If Gilgamesh possessed the treasures of a king, then Alexander possessed the army of a king.

Once Amanosaki's superpower is perfected, he can claim to have a royal harem.

Having figured things out, Amanosaki pretended to argue for a while before giving in to Kohaku.

Amanosaki gritted his teeth, looking pained, and said, "Fine, for the sake of my ideals, I agree."

"What is your ideal?" Qingniang asked sweetly.

Amanosaki gazed up at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, his voice deeply moving:

"Spread ACG culture to this cultural desert, and let everyone become an anime fan!"

With exaggerated expressions, Amanosaki openly expressed his ideals while concealing his plans.

His idea was simple: in six months, by utilizing the publicity efforts of the Yushan branch, he would concentrate his resources on raising the profile of the strongest characters, including Rin Tohsaka and Hinata Hyuga, who were in their best condition and could potentially last for ten minutes or even win.

He's already drawn the card he needed; all that's left is to complete daily tasks to level up.

The grassy period is short, and it can be broken in the blink of an eye.

After about an hour, Amber finally nodded in satisfaction, then waved his hand as if shooing away flies:

"Alright, that's all for you. Go back and pack your things. The branch will assign you a tablet, and you'll be taking classes online from now on."

“Starting tomorrow, you will go to the branch headquarters and go among the people.”

"Huh?" Amanosaki exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't it a bit too fast?"

Amber snorted: "You think I wanted this? It's all the work of the other departments and guards in the branch. They wanted results, and they wanted it fast."

Amanosaki responded with "uh-huh" and "oh-oh," completely confused.

As he spoke, Amber opened the door from the reception room to the corridor and patted Amanosaki on the shoulder earnestly: "So, you're already one of my factions. Go out and make me proud."

"get out!"

After saying that, Amanosaki got kicked in the butt and fell down the corridor.

He instinctively used magic to balance himself in an instant, and swayed forward two steps.

Meanwhile, Lin Shuyu, who was focused on the room number, ran up breathlessly, muttering "the innermost side, the innermost side," completely unaware of Amanosaki, and bumped into the staggering patient's arms.

The man fell on his back and his horse fell over.

"what!!!"

The girl's screams triggered the sounds of something being rummaged through the room.

The bald, white-browed old man anxiously pushed open the door and saw Lin Shuyu clutching her chest and stomping on Amanosaki.

Amanosaki kept shouting, "Don't step on me!" and "Let me explain!" while dodging without fighting back.

Then a knowing look appeared on the old man's face.

"Grandpa! What are you doing here?"

Lin Shuyu stomped on Amanosaki and suddenly saw the old man, asking in surprise.

“Me?” The old man pointed to Amanosaki on the ground, his tone unusually lively, a stark contrast to his previous dejection. “Let me see what this little one who almost drove your grandfather to his death looks like.”

As he spoke, he blinked, giving him a knowing look.

Amanosaki, who was squatting on the ground, looked completely bewildered, wondering why Lin Shuyu had suddenly become so quiet, motionless like a porcelain doll.

Rin Tohsaka peeked half her head out of the room, looking thoughtfully at the girl's blushing cheeks and her hesitant expression.

Chapter 43: You're clearly in love!

When Nozaki looked up that day, the bald old man instantly reverted to his kind and benevolent appearance, a far cry from his previous mischievous demeanor.

Upon discovering that the old man was chatting with Lin Shuyu, Amanosaki tiptoed away from the girl's shoes, rubbing the shoe prints on his body, winking at Rin Tohsaka, and quietly slipped away with a stoop.

He felt a deep sense of gratitude towards the old man.

Although I don't know your name yet, I have already remembered your kindness.

With that thought in mind, he staggered away on his two legs, walking with a duck-like gait, his heart pounding with fear.

Seeing this, Rin Tohsaka had no choice but to abandon her plan to "friendly exchange" with her potential rival and distance herself from him. She bowed to Kohaku and the others inside the room and left at a natural pace.

The sound of her footsteps tapped lightly on Lin Shuyu's heart, causing her to glance sideways.

Amanosaki's comical gait, reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin in a silent film, caught her eye, causing the girl, whose underwear was soaked with sweat, to burst into laughter.

The bald old man observed all of this, gaining an even clearer understanding of the girl's thoughts. He waited a while, until the girl had completely turned her head to follow Amanosaki's disappearing figure, even unconsciously turning one foot to the side, before he coughed softly:

“Shuyu”.

"Um... Ah? Uncle! I, I..."

As if waking from a dream, Lin Shuyu turned her head in a panic, only to meet the old man's eyes.

Under those sharp eyes that had seen through everything after decades of social experience, the girl opened her mouth to defend herself, but the words were dissolved by an invisible force.

"You've been running all the way, haven't you?"

The old man gently held the girl's hand. Her pulse, which had not yet calmed down, and the sticky, damp feeling left on her skin from running hard in the sweltering summer of Chongqing, made the girl seem like a peeled orange to him.

It is completely transparent inside and out, offering a clear view of everything.

When Lin Shuyu heard her great-uncle's question, she hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

She followed Amanosaki out of the classroom after he pounded on the door.

But since she doesn't possess physical enhancement or speed-type abilities, how could she possibly keep up with Amanosaki's Beast-like speed?

She naturally lost track of them.

After searching around the neighborhood to no avail, the girl instinctively took the elevator down to the eighteenth floor, pressed the doorbell for a few minutes at the Amanosaki family's door, and then used her special envoy privileges to open the door and enter his home.

The girl sat blankly in Amanosaki's house, waiting.

She tried to leave several times in a huff, but as soon as she took a step, she calmed herself down by saying, "I am the special envoy assigned to him by the branch. I have an obligation to follow him for the rest of the week and help him understand and integrate into the heart of the heroes of Chongqing."

Even half an hour later, Lin Shuyu herself didn't know what she was waiting for or why she was waiting.

In modern society, people increasingly dislike the downtime without their phones or computers, because the pressures of reality, the troubles of life, and even the noble capacity for thought that makes us human beings so busy all catch up with us.

As Lin Shuyu sat there, the little things she had subconsciously ignored over the past few days slowly caught up with her in the last half hour.

She was like the Buddha sitting under the Bodhi tree, suddenly enlightened.

'Ah...am I jealous?'

The girl thought so.