In the anime, Ai Li's father really doesn't want to be a yellow-haired man

Bertolt looked deeply at the direction of the outer gate of the Trost District, wondering what he was thinking.

At this time, Reiner's complaining voice was heard, "Isn't that Annie with us? Really, she is actually addicted to this kind of love game. You too, Bertolt, can't you talk about her?" Reiner complained and kicked the stone under his feet in dissatisfaction.

"Me?" Bertolt said bewilderedly.

Reiner nodded, "Yeah? Aren't you interested in that guy? Are you just going to watch him like that?" Bertolt was poked by Reiner and his body trembled slightly.

While Bertolt was thinking, a soldier from the garrison regiment in front of him shouted angrily, "What are you two doing? Hurry up and catch up!"

The soldier's voice was like thunder, which frightened Reiner and Bertolt so much that they quickly quickened their pace to catch up.

The situation on Ani and Takashi's side was much more relaxed. They were not under strict control, and patrolling was like shopping... Ani looked relaxed, walking side by side with Takashi, and the atmosphere was comfortable.

Because Xiaosan is very generous...he would treat Annie to dinner and buy her all kinds of little things.

Those trinkets and gadgets weren't much of a deal. The Marley Empire was far more advanced, its cities far more prosperous, and its goods superior. Yet... this still delighted the usually dour Annie. A brilliant smile filled her face, a brightness Bertolt had never seen before. Annie truly felt the warmth of being loved.

"After this, come with me to the Military Police." Although Ani's tone was calm, his eyes were full of anticipation.

Xiao San frowned slightly, a hesitant look on his face, "The Military Police?"

"With your ability, it will be easy for you to enter the top ten of the training corps." Ani's hands unconsciously grasped the corners of his clothes.

Xiao San said absentmindedly, "Is that so?"

Seeing Xiao San's hesitation and nonchalant expression, Ani felt a little disappointed. But she thought about it and realized that there was still a long time before the training corps would graduate, so she sighed softly and let it go.

Soon, Xiao San noticed that Ani had stopped walking. He turned around and saw Ani staring at the roadside with a strange look in her eyes.

"Ani, what's wrong with you?" Xiaosan walked over and asked.

Ani looked at Xiaosan, the corner of his mouth raised, "Come to think of it, I seem to have cost you quite a bit of money today, right?"

"Hmm?" Takashi San hummed in confusion, frowning slightly, not quite understanding why Annie suddenly brought up this.

"Then let you spend money again? But it should be a reward for you, right?" Ani suddenly took Xiaosan's arm and pulled him towards the hotel next door without saying anything.

Before entering the hotel, Ani glanced meaningfully at Christa at the intersection, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised and a hint of pride in his eyes.

Christa stood there blankly, looking at the backs of Ani and Xiaosan, his feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, motionless.

Christa's yandere transformation progress: 99%...

After entering the hotel room, Ani casually sat on the bed, crossed his legs, and said with a contented look on his face, "Now I can relax for a while."

At this moment, a new system prompt sound suddenly appeared in Xiaosan's mind, "Ding, arrived at the save point."

Xiao San was slightly startled.

However, the system did not give him time to think. The countdown began: 30, 29, 28...

You must confirm whether to pause and exit the instance during this period.

"Ani, can you close your eyes?" Xiaosan's voice was as gentle as a breeze.

Ani was stunned for a moment, then a blush appeared on her face. She then closed her eyes obediently, and her slightly trembling eyelashes revealed her inner anticipation.

Afterwards, accompanied by a dazzling white light, Xiaosan disappeared in an instant, as if he had never appeared in that room.

When Xiao San opened his eyes again, he found himself still in the familiar bed. He raised his head slightly and looked forward, seeing the back of Altria who was watching TV.

At this moment, a series of system voices suddenly rang out in Xiaosan's mind:

"The system is calculating the dungeon rewards..."

“I’ve repeatedly interacted with Historia, causing Ymir pain…”

"He repeatedly interacted with Mikasa, causing her pain and confusing Eren..."

"Interacting with Annie repeatedly caused Bertolt to feel pain..."

"I've been interacting with Historia so many times, causing pain to Annie and Mikasa..."

"I've been interacting with Annie many times, causing both Histria and Annie pain..."

(The above sentences were spoken very quickly, and the voices overlapped almost simultaneously. Takashi San could only hear the first two sentences clearly. He could no longer hear the last two sentences clearly.)

Additional rewards: Golzan Fragments x4, Ceratops Core Coin x1, Peacock Core Coin x1, Military Logistics (Advantage in my version), Flame Bow, Stealing Skill (Sato Kazuma's version).

"It has been detected that the host is in urgent need of funds, and an additional reward of 114.514 yen has been added."

At this point, the system sound stopped abruptly.

Although there weren't any time-travel abilities or items that Xiaosan desired, these were certainly unexpected surprises for him, as he had originally thought he'd leave the dungeon with nothing to show for it. "I've gotten so many rewards in three months, so it's not a bad deal... I guess I've figured out how the system works."

Xiao San understood that this system was a very bad one. The reward condition should be "only when another man witnesses the woman he likes being taken away by him and feels the pain"

Even though he felt guilty...

"Ymir, Eren, Jean, Bertolt, I'm truly sorry." (Takashi San's dedication to craftsmanship)

But while he was thinking this, he continued to operate the system interface and check the rewards. He really was a guy who spoke softly but carried a big stick.

"Golzan fragments" and "core coins" are all things that Xiaosan can understand.

Military logistics?

"It literally means military theory... Is my version superior?" Takashi chose to skip this. He could study theory later and learn it more slowly. He figured since it was a system reward, and it could be listed alongside Monster Golzaan Fragments and Knight Core Coins, it shouldn't be bad.

Flame Bow...

Xiao San clicked on the "Reward Bag" to view the item. It explained the item as follows: The Flame Bow is one of the ranged weapons in the Fire Dragon Armor. To use it, hold it in the middle with your right hand and fire arrows at the enemy. The "arrows" shot from the Flame Bow are red.

A further note: This weapon can be summoned even when not in armor fusion mode. Because the host lacks the Fire Bloodline of the Five Elements Village, using this weapon will significantly deplete the host's energy and stamina. Please use with caution.

Kozo didn't know what the Flame Dragon Armor was, but he could understand it a little, "This should be a weapon from a certain work (not necessarily a special effects work), right?"

Stealing Skill...

"What's this? Satou Kazuma...it's a character's name, right?" Kouzo wondered, doubtful. He could tentatively associate it with a skill from a traditional RPG, interpreting it literally as "stealing."

(The first season of KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! premiered in January 2016. KonoSuba's previous life had already passed away due to an accident. Although light novels had been published earlier, KonoSuba didn't have time to read them.)

Xiaosan searched the system interface for a long time and finally found these in "Learned Skills".

1. Stealing (Sato Kazuma version), Proficiency: 0%...

Xiao San opened the skill description, which read: "This skill allows you to randomly steal personal items from a target (living creature), making it a very practical "thief" skill. Once mastered, you can steal an enemy's specialized weapon, disarming them."

Maximum number of captures per time: 1

Maximum number of items stolen per time: 1

Cooling CD: 10 days (cooling CD will decrease as proficiency increases)

"It should be considered a practical skill, right? Although stealing is not a good thing," Takashi San thought.

Time passed by, and Takashi fell asleep exhausted. Altria was still watching TV.

Over the next three days, Xiao San watched helplessly as Altria spent... ate up 40. How long could the more than 100 million rewarded by the system last? This gave Xiao San an extremely headache.

On the streets of Tokyo at night, Takashi San slowly stopped, paused in front of a job advertisement on a glass wall, and stared intently at the information, his expression solemn... Takashi San hadn't worried about money in decades. No, maybe he had worried about project development funding before, right? But never to the extent of worrying about "food money" like now.

Altria stopped at the door of a snack shop, her eyes shining as she stared at the dazzling array of snacks inside, looking as if she couldn't wait to rush in.

Takashi San looked helplessly at Altria's drooling face, couldn't help but sigh, and then turned his gaze to the recruitment notice in front of him again.

Meiji University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Rikkyo University, Chuo University, and Hosei University—the combination of their initials forms "MARCH." This can be considered Japan's academic qualification filter. When seeking employment in Japan, you'll encounter this mechanism when trying to get into major companies (i.e., renowned Japanese corporations). Generally, graduates with a MARCH degree or higher are likely to pass this qualification and be accepted into interviews.

It can be said that if you get into a school in March (or above), your degree has market value. If you get into a school below March, it will be like the joke in the comment section of N Station: "You worked hard to get into a crappy school, wasting your family's money, you might as well go home and inherit your dad's ramen shop."

Waseda University and Keio University are two institutions that deservedly stand at the top of Japan's private universities.

Of course, among the national universities, Yono was able to be admitted to Chiba University, which was barely above MARCH; the University of Tokyo is still the pinnacle of academic ability in Japan, with an average annual salary of 1000 million yen, which is an income that ordinary Japanese office workers envy.

Of course, this is just theoretical. It's the average value derived from a "statistical" survey. The expected annual income for a Tokyo University graduate based on their age is: 25 million yen at 500, over 45 million at 1000, and 55 million at 1500. It should be achievable. If not, it's your own fault.

Those with below-average incomes will angrily denounce data manipulation. Those with above-average incomes will mock the former, saying, "You're not working hard enough," "Highly educated but incompetent (laughs)," and "Ultimately, you should reflect on your own problems first." Even the so-called "social elite" graduating from the University of Tokyo are like this; after all, we're all human.

The problem that Xiao San has to face now is:

1. Education is not a problem; the University of Tokyo is the pinnacle of Japanese education. The problem is age. At 14, no one would want a normal job.

2. Assuming Altria is well fed every day, at least 4000 million in food expenses are needed each year... If Altria wants to eat well, then even more will be needed;

Chapter 28: 028 Worrying about money: Still can't afford to support Heida, and was scolded by Yukinoshita's mother

3. Keeping Altria in a permanent state of psychic invisibility, restricting her movements, is another option. Wouldn't that save a lot of money? But Takashi really doesn't want to confine her like this, for two reasons: first, he's reluctant, and second, because...it wouldn't actually save much, and it might even alienate Altria, right?

4. This means that Kozo needs to find a job that pays more than million yen a year.

"Is this even possible?" Takashi San questioned his life. In Japan's ranking of high-earning professions, pilots ranked first, with an average annual income of less than 20 million yen. Doctors, ranked second, average over 10 million yen. Even in his lifetime, he had only managed to earn 10 million yen a year.

In short, it's impossible for the working class to feed this voracious eater. Unless... they rise to the bourgeoisie?

While Xiaosan was frowning in thought, Altria had already approached the snack shop's salesperson and was chatting with him enthusiastically.

"Really? The salary is so low?" Altria held her chin and murmured softly, with a look of surprise on her face.

The clerk had a sad face and kept complaining.

When Xiao San was thinking about how to make a lot of money, Altria's crisp voice suddenly came, "Master, are you short of money now?"

Kou San suddenly realized what was happening and quickly turned to look at Altria. He forced a smile on his face and said, "Ah, Saber, have you decided what to eat?"

Altria said seriously, "I seem to have spent a lot of your money these days, Master."

"Saber, you don't have to worry about these things. If I need anything, I will ask you for help." Xiaosan said gently, while reaching out and gently touching Altria's head.

Altria's face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple, and even a wisp of steam came out of her head. She lowered her head, feeling shy.

"Master." Altria pointed over there, her voice low.

Takashi San looked in the direction of Altria's finger and saw that it was a bank. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Saber, you can't do things like robbery."

Altria said solemnly, "How could I possibly do something that would disgrace a knight?"

Only then did Takashi San notice that next to the bank that Altria was pointing at, there seemed to be a sign that said "Free meal for big eaters."

Indeed, in Takashi's memories (the Fate storyline in his memories), Altria was a man of chivalry and integrity. Expecting her to do anything despicable that violated chivalry was highly unlikely. However, this was also a plus for Takashi, thinking, "At least she wouldn't do anything bad, right? I wouldn't have to worry about her."

Takashi San smiled, his eyes full of tenderness, and agreed: "Yes, yes, our Miss Saber is the most beautiful Knight King in the world."

Altria's face turned redder and she said angrily, "Master, you are really smooth-talking. But I don't like such frivolous people." She turned her head away slightly, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

"No, I'm serious." Takashi San said quickly, his expression sincere, his eyes looking straight at Artoria.

Meanwhile, at Yukinoshita's house, Haruno was sprawled on the sofa with no image at all, kicking her feet randomly and muttering, "Really, I want to live out like Yukino."

"Yukino is Yukino, different from you. As an older sister, don't always be jealous of your younger sister... I will naturally let you live out when you enter university." Mrs. Yukinoshita said as she sat aside.

"Tsk~ biased." Yang Nai snorted in dissatisfaction, then ignored it and started playing with her phone, sliding her fingers quickly across the screen.

Suddenly, Yang Nai's fingers, which were quickly sliding across the screen of her mobile phone, stopped, as if she had seen something shocking. "Oh my god, what is this?" Her eyes widened instantly.

"It's time for you to go upstairs and sleep." Mrs. Yukinoshita took a sip of tea and slowly got up from the sofa.

"Mom, come and take a look." Yang Nai quickly handed the phone to her mother with a slightly anxious expression.

Mrs. Yukinoshita took the phone and saw the video of the blonde girl with a voracious appetite. At first, she didn't think anything was unusual. "Really? A big appetite, huh? But she'll probably throw up, right?" Mrs. Yukinoshita said calmly. Based on her knowledge of food bloggers with voracious appetites, she felt that this was the case.

However, when she saw Takashita with the blonde girl, Mrs. Yukinoshita was stunned and the expression on her face froze instantly.

At a street noodle shop in Tokyo, Kozo watched as Altria quickly devoured bowl after bowl of udon noodles, then shouted to the owner, "One more bowl."

The boss looked worried and kindly advised, "Miss, please eat less. I'm glad you like my food so much, but don't overeat."

"Are you looking down on me?" Altria widened her eyes and shouted unconvincedly, her cheeks puffed up.

Xiao San nodded to the boss quickly and said with a smile: "It's okay, just give it to her."

The boss sighed helplessly, shook his head and turned to prepare new udon noodles.

Despite consuming a staggering amount of food, Altria maintained a supremely graceful demeanor throughout. Every movement was fluid and natural, her every gesture exuding a noble demeanor. Even as she devoured her food, her back remained straight, her elbows perfectly placed. Her eagerness to eat didn't betray a hint of vulgarity, but rather, she seemed captivatingly charming. But... she simply couldn't afford it.

Just when Artoria was still concentrating on eating noodles, a cell phone rang suddenly. "Sorry, I have to answer a call first." Xiaosan said to Artoria with a little apology.

Altria nodded slightly in agreement.

Takashi San immediately stood up, walked quickly to the side, and quickly answered the phone, "Yang No, what's going on?"

However, even though it was clearly Haruno's number, the voice coming from the phone was actually her mother's, "Takashi, where are you now?"

After a while...