About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Orson stood there blankly, while Platinum licked the crepe while looking at his pocket watch.

Two minutes later——

"Okay, time to go. I've touched it up. See you next time, Orson."

“Uh huh!?”

Bai Jin put away his pocket watch and turned to leave.

14. The Little Devil’s Hundred Gold Throne

"It's time to get off work, and my boss never pays overtime, so this is what it is. Thanks for your understanding, Orson."

“No, no, no, so I don’t understand…?”

On a certain street under Grand Knight Casimir's leadership, Platinum sat idly on a bench by the roadside. She ate dessert and gazed into the distance, her slender legs in black boots swinging back and forth.

Of course, it only looked slender. During the few days Orson had been in Casimir, including his previous sparring with Margaret, he had deeply understood a truth:

Don't get kicked by the Kuranta, because it really hurts.

The effect is probably similar to a patriot hitting himself with his full strength with a rolled-up newspaper.

"Haha... So that's why you assigned this kind of work to me. Anyway, what do you want to talk to me about? I'll try not to answer any of your questions."

Platinum sighed. He was having a great time slacking off, but suddenly he was told that he had to monitor an "infected person with powerful strength". This naturally made Platinum have no initial good impression of Orson, the culprit.

Now Platinum deeply regretted firing the arrow to help Orson, but if he detonated the bomb in a residential area like that, he would have to write more reports later.

"Not answering anyone is too much!"

Orson complained in a low voice, and seeing the black-haired boy who was not much taller than him complaining in surprise, it actually made Platinum a little more interested.

The original intelligence Platinum received described Orson as "extremely dangerous."

The last person to receive this honor was 'Maenna Linguang' of the Linguang family, although this guy is currently just a useless office worker that can be found everywhere.

Extremely Dangerous - As the name suggests, the monitored person has the ability to shake Casimir within a certain range, and also has combat capabilities above the level of ordinary combat knights/competitive knights.

Bai Jin had just become "Platinum" not long ago. She thought that this guy named Orson was an extremely cunning, unfathomable opponent with an all-encompassing sphere of influence.

But after a day or two of surveillance, Bai Jin discovered that this guy seemed to be just a walking mascot.

He was picked up by the young lady of the Linguang family, dragged around by the Whip Knight, chased by reporters, and secretly used by the Cat-Eared Knight to sharpen his claws.

If someone told Platinum that this guy was the core figure that the two companies [Reunion Movement] and [Rhodes Island] were fighting over, which had recently obtained the approval of the Casimir Business Association, Platinum would definitely just say, "You're right if you say 1+1-5, but I don't bother to pay attention to you anyway."

"I hate working overtime, so if you have anything to say, just tell me directly, yawn..."

Platinum finished the crepe and yawned softly.

"Um……"

Orson thought about it. Although he chased after Platinum with the mentality of "if I miss it once, there may not be a next time", Orson actually didn't know what he should talk to Platinum about.

Ultimately, he just wanted to confirm whether Platinum was truly on the "good" side, just like in the game. After all, from Margaret's accounts and Old Black Snake's exaggerated stories, Orson had already roughly understood that the Helmetless Alliance was essentially a group of secret mercenaries trained by the government and loaned out to the United Chamber of Commerce.

It can be said that if the Reunion Movement and Rhodes Island's plan proceed normally, the [Commercial Federation] - also known as the [Unheeled Alliance] will definitely become the enemy in the plan.

Therefore, if possible, Orson hopes to exclude Platinum from the hostile camp.

Anyway, we are just testing the waters, so let's just chat about anything.

"Miss Platinum, do you like desserts?"

"..."

It seemed the 'chatting about family matters' tactic wasn't very effective. As soon as Orson finished speaking, Platinum immediately stared at him with a blank stare. No matter how you looked at it, it was as if he was complaining, "You made me work overtime without pay, and all you do is talk nonsense?"

“I wouldn’t say I like it, but I’m more accepting of it than other flavors.”

Despite being stared at, Bai Jin still responded. At the same time, she was also a little curious. After all, Orson called her specifically and did not ask about the No Helmet Alliance and Bai Jin, but instead asked her about these really insignificant details.

You know, the last guy who asked about my hobbies instead of asking about my task progress, I'm afraid it's hard to find a similar guy in my memory.

"In that case—as a thank you for Ms. Platinum's help just now, I'll treat you to some cake, okay?"

Orson clapped his hands, thinking he had come up with an excellent topic.

After all, based on past experience, Talulah Frost and the others all like to eat cake, so Platinum should be no exception, right?

Orson looked convinced, but of course he didn't understand that the focus for those people was not on eating the cake, but on "being with Orson."

"I'm already full. No need to take tomorrow's portion...ah, tomorrow."

Bai Jin responded indifferently, and then when he mentioned the word "tomorrow", he seemed to suddenly think of something.

"You said you'd do anything, right?"

Bai Jin thought of something, and the newly promoted young ruler finally stopped staring at the sky lazily and became a little interested.

"I don't think I've ever said anything like that...but I'll do my best to help."

Orson nodded in agreement, completely unaware that he was the type of person who would easily help others for no apparent reason.

"Then, follow me."

Bai Jin got up from the bench and took Orson to the door of a restaurant on the street without saying a word.

"Come on, look towards the traffic light over there and pretend to walk."

"so?"

Orson struck a pose according to Platinum's instructions.

"Well, hold still—okay."

Bai Jin took out his portable camera and took a picture of Orson leaving the hotel.

Afterwards, Bai Jin took Orson to Heilan Home.

"Assume a Gojo Satoru exit pose."

"...?"

"Never mind, just strike a pose."

Orson posed again with a confused look on his face, while Platinum took the same photo as before.

After that, Bai Jin dragged Orson to several places without saying a word, and the photos he took changed from only taking photos of Orson himself to taking photos of the two of them.

After struggling for a long time, Orson felt something was wrong while holding the bag of clothes bought by Bai Jin.

"Um, uh, Miss Platinum?"

Orson, who had originally intended to chat with Platinum and get acquainted with him, ended up becoming the bag carrier (Platinum paid for it himself) and looked at Platinum with a confused expression.

"Save this for tomorrow's assignment, this for the day after tomorrow to fool the boss, and this chapter... the pose is so stupid, I can't use it."

Bai Jin was sorting the photos he had taken earlier into categories, muttering to himself, which made Orson even more confused.

"Hmm? I'm preparing the report for the next week. This way I don't have to follow up every day."

Bai Jin looked up and explained.

"...Is it really okay to slack off so openly?"

The person being monitored, Orson, himself felt that Platinum's behavior was a bit too unreliable.

"We'll talk when there's a problem. By then, I can only ask you to take a selfie and send it to me, and then add me as a friend."

"Just get to work!"

Most people would have no idea of the relationship between the two people based on their conversation.

"Working hard is just working for the people above you. Only by slacking off can you really make money. Don't you understand this?"

Bai Jin retorted calmly, and at the same time, compiled all the fake surveillance images for the next week.

"I can only say that your workplace environment is quite good..."

Orson thought of the Rhodes Island assembly line. These guys were just about to keep the operators on water for 24 hours, and they still dared to slack off? Slacking off today, they'll go mon3tr tomorrow.

"What about the photo at the back? I can't take that as a report."

"I'm just taking pictures for fun. If something goes wrong later, I can use them to drag you down with me."

"Uh...what about these clothes?"

“There’s free labor.”

Is Platinum's personality such a little devil?!

Orson, who realized it later, cried out that he had been cheated.

In the end, not only did he fail to get close to Platinum (Orson thought), but he was also dragged around like a tool for half a day.

"With these photos, I should be able to play around for a while, provided you don't give me any new tasks."

Bai Jin sorted out today's photos and the clothes he had tricked Orsen into carrying, and prepared to leave.

"It's been a pretty fun overtime, Orson. You're a lot more interesting than I initially thought. Keep working hard on the Knights' Athletics."

"Yes, yes, be careful on the road..."

Orson greeted Platinum weakly. The girls around him were either straight or idiots. It was the first time Orson met a girl with a personality like Platinum.

——Never mind, this still counts as a meeting, right? At least next time it won't be the "observer and the monitored" relationship.

Orson thought so, but what he didn't know was that after Platinum left, this little devil girl who seemed "very experienced" at first glance had been staring at the "Add Friend" button on her mobile phone, hesitating and thinking.

That’s right, because of his personality and work, this was Bai Jin’s first time going out shopping with others, although whether it could be called shopping was another matter.

15. When you accidentally post something weird in your family group...

Thinking about it, I always feel that something is not right...

After being dragged by Platinum to be a model and posing for a bunch of photos that would be used to slack off later, Orson returned to Zofia's territory while thinking hard.

From the results, I was simply being played around by the top girl in the slacking world.

But if you think about it from another perspective, does this count as a "date"?

Orson pondered for a long time. It has been almost three years since he came to Terra's world... No, according to the doctor, it has actually been at least 4,5 or years. It's just that part of his memory has been sealed.

Although I have been here for such a long time, when I think about it carefully, it seems that I have never had a serious "date"?

When we were in Qicheng, Zaolu had dragged me out half-forcibly, but that experience was far from a so-called traditional date no matter how you looked at it.

Hmm...it must be an illusion, right?

Orson pondered for a long time, and then concluded with certainty that he was simply fooled by Platinum, and there was nothing suspicious other than that.

But you can definitely take some time out for a serious date to put an end to your miserable single life in the past!

Orson imagined traveling to Casimir with the girls, but then he found himself embarrassed and unable to fully imagine the "warm and harmonious date scene" in his mind.

If he was walking happily on the street holding Tallulah's hand, then no matter how he imagined it, the next plot would not be the two of them shopping and eating together, but that he would be accidentally tied up and taken away by Frost Star Alina Zaolu and the others.

The same goes for other people, so imagine the scene of everyone hanging out together happily and harmoniously?

Orson thought about it and realized that although it looked wonderful, it had nothing to do with "date".

That's called "company team building".

“Wait…wait a minute, auntie…it hurts so much, at least let me rest…ow!”

Orson, who returned to Zofia's mansion while worrying about useless trivial matters, heard a terrible noise coming from the unattended garden from a distance.

Of course, Orson also knew that this would not be a bad thing. It was most likely that Zofia was training Maria.

"Maria, you're here too—Wow!!"

Orson stuck his head out to say hello, but as soon as his head popped out, he saw an extremely exciting scene.

The "Whip Blade Knight" Zofia was riding on the young and innocent knight Maria, and at the same time, she was rubbing Maria's side breasts with her hands.

Maria let out short whimpers, endured the pain, and tearfully begged Sofia to stop bullying her.

"..." "..." "..."