Chapter 65 Voluntary Overtime

After consulting a pile of ancient books.

Renée excitedly finalized her new name—[Chu Li'er].

Nina didn't overthink it; she planned to take Mu An's surname.

Then, taking the 'Na' from her own name, she formed the new name [Mu Na'er].

Mu An provided this basic information to Bai Ningyu.

The latter made a phone call again, informing him that the items would be delivered as early as tomorrow morning, and reminded him to watch for the delivery.

Bai Ningyu had originally wanted to stay a little longer to continue "recharging" from Mu An.

However, she couldn't resist Bai Ningfu, who was worried about her sister being "deceived" and came in person to bring her home.

She even gave an excuse, saying something like:

"A girl shouldn't stay out overnight. It's not safe!"

Mu An shrugged, understanding that the other party was just finding an excuse to call her sister home.

If even Bai Ningyu couldn't guarantee her own safety, then ninety-nine point nine percent of the people in the world certainly couldn't either.

"Boss, are you going to take a shower now? I... I can help you scrub your back!"

Nina twisted her skirt, taking the initiative for once.

She looked at Mu An with nervous eyes, filled with both anticipation and fear of being rejected.

Forget it...

Brave kitty, strike hard!

Mom also said, only those who strive will win!

The young girl secretly cheered herself on in her heart.

This sudden remark gave Renée a fright.

Just imagining herself taking a shower with a grown man like Mu An...

The young girl's face instantly flushed a few shades redder.

As expected, this kind of thing was still too stimulating for a conservative elf like her!

What if, after entering the bathroom, she was accidentally pressed against the wall and kissed by that smelly man?

Facing such 'retaliation,' would she agree?

Or would she agree?

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Regardless, she definitely couldn't let Nina 'sneak a lead'!

"Ni... Nina, what are you saying? Girls should be reserved!!"

Renée put her hands on her hips, righteous and stern, attempting to 'correct' the misguided thoughts of a certain cat-eared girl.

Mu An patted Nina's head and said with a smile.

"This isn't part of your job description."

"But I'm doing this as voluntary overtime, the kind without overtime pay!"

Nina blinked her watery, large eyes obediently.

Mu An was stunned.

He hadn't expected the girl to learn the term 'overtime pay' so soon after arriving in this world.

This left him a bit troubled.

If he agreed, it wouldn't be very appropriate.

There was no 'custom' here of slaves or servants bathing their masters.

If he refused, it would be too discouraging for his employee's enthusiasm.

That didn't seem like a good thing either.

Moreover, looking at the girl's hopeful eyes, Mu An couldn't bear to refuse.

"Are you sure about this?"

"Mm!"

"You won't regret it?"

"Absolutely not!"

Nina's gaze was as firm as if she were joining a political party.

She had already decided that she wanted to stay by Mu An's side for the rest of her life.

Scrubbing his back was just the beginning; she would gradually capture the Boss's heart step by step and let him slowly get used to her presence.

Her ultimate goal was to become the Boss's concubine!

"Well... alright then!"

Mu An shrugged, effectively agreeing.

People in the Northeast can get a scrub; why couldn't he enjoy a scrub from his own obedient little cat-eared girl?

As long as he could hold his 'bottom line,' there shouldn't be much of a problem.

Mm, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

On the side.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Renée was so shocked she almost bit her tongue.

[Th-this... he just agreed?]

[Isn't that too rash? Hey!]

...

Inside the bathroom.

Nina was earnestly washing Mu An's hair.

Her slender fingers worked up a lather, ensuring she cleaned every inch while maintaining just the right amount of pressure.

"Boss, is this pressure okay?"

"Mm, not bad."

Mu An narrowed his eyes slightly, enjoying it immensely.

After a pause, he suddenly added.

"You don't have to hide outside the door and eavesdrop. If you want to watch, just come in openly."

"It's not like it's anything inappropriate for children!"

At this moment, Renée's slightly embarrassed and flustered voice came from outside the door.

She had originally thought she wouldn't be discovered if she was light on her feet, but she seemed to have forgotten that none of them were ordinary people.

Anyone with even slightly powerful Mental Energy could sense the movements around them.

Renée was an elf, and she had to breathe, which was unavoidable.

It was only a matter of time before such a 'flaw' was discovered.

After all.

Mu An's current Rank and overall attributes were higher than both girls.

His perception was naturally much stronger.

"Wh-who was eavesdropping?"

"Hmph! Nina and my change of clothes are still inside; I'm just monitoring you to see if you're using them for anything bad!"

"I happen to know that some humans always have some unspeakable little quirks in private!"

Renée huffed tsundere-style.

Nina was a bit puzzled.

"They're just clothes, what bad things could you do with them?"

"But if it's the Boss, he can do whatever he wants with them!"

"I have no objections; anyway, everything Nina has was given by the Boss!"

Renée: "..."

[Do you have to be such a pushover!?]

She wondered why she felt a chill down her back.

It turned out she had been viciously backstabbed by this little cat-eared girl, Nina!

What happened to teaming up to resist external enemies?

Why was she playing the 'secure internal stability before resisting external enemies' game!

Renée was so angry she felt like pulling her hair out.

"Nina, come out, I have something to tell you."

"Not right now, I'm busy washing the Boss's hair..."

[So it's only reached the hair-washing stage?]

For some reason, Renée secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course.

After finishing washing Mu An's hair, Nina was still chased out.

Although she couldn't go any further, the young girl didn't feel too disappointed.

Since she could wash the Boss's hair now, could scrubbing the Boss's back be far behind?

And if scrubbing the Boss's back wasn't far off, then becoming the Boss's concubine wasn't far off either!

"Nina, you actually snuck a lead!"

Renée pulled Nina to the side, glanced at the tightly closed bathroom door, and lowered her voice.

Nina, however, blinked innocently.

"What lead? Nina doesn't know what you mean!"

"Besides..."

The young girl paused, then added.

"The one who really snuck a lead is you, Sister Renée, right? Last time, you kissed the Boss in public! Everyone's eyes are sharp; they all saw it!"

"I... that was..."

Renée was left speechless, her pretty face gradually turning a few shades redder, though it was hard to tell if it was from anger or shyness.

Nina continued bluntly.

"Like is like, why hide it?"

"My mom said that if you like someone, you have to pursue them bravely. Hesitating to express your feelings easily turns you into a loser!"

Renée: "..."

For a moment, Renée's mind was in chaos.

She sat sulking on the side, scrolling through her phone.

After seeing a compilation video about 'Since ancient times, tsunderes have always been losers' in anime, she felt even worse.

[I... I'm not a tsundere, I'm just... slow to warm up!]

Renée silently explained to herself.

Then, she happened to scroll to another video.

It started with.

"As everyone knows, girls who are slow to warm up shouldn't be taken home as wives..."

Renée: ?

...

After the bath, Mu An didn't notice any 'games' that had occurred between the two girls.

He directly announced his plans for tomorrow.

"Tomorrow, I plan to go to the orphanage to visit a younger sister. Do you want to come along?"

"Is it the Boss's biological sister?"

Nina raised her small hand and asked.

Previously, when tidying up Mu An's room, she had discovered a photo of three people on the bedside table.

It featured the Boss himself, a pretty girl looking at him with eyes full of love, and another girl who was clearly a head shorter than the other two.

"Consider her a foster sister!"

Mu An said casually.

"If you don't want to go, that's fine too; you can stay at home. It's perfect for receiving... the package that might arrive at any time?"

"I want to go!"

Nina nodded decisively.

Subsequently, both their gazes subconsciously shifted to Renée, who hadn't spoken yet.

"Why are you looking at me? I... I'm definitely going too!"

Renée instinctively wanted to be tsundere.

But recalling what Nina had just said to her, she corrected herself in time and stated her attitude straightforwardly.

"Mm, alright then, we leave at nine tomorrow!"

Mu An finalized the plan.

That night.

Facing Nina's 'sneaking a lead' earlier, Renée was unwilling to be outdone and planned to imitate the famous 'night raid' from the internet.

[Since Nina was 'unjust' first, don't blame me for being 'unrighteous'!]

[It's just sneaking a lead, it's not like I don't know how...]

But when she tiptoed to Mu An's door, holding her breath, and prepared to carefully turn the doorknob, she found it was locked.

Renée was stunned.

What decent person locks their door when they sleep?

Was he doing something bad inside and afraid of being discovered?

This made her stomp her foot lightly in anger.

In the end, she could only slink back to her room.

The door, of course, could be opened.

But using 'abnormal' means would likely wake someone up.

The next day.

Mu An was woken up by a phone ringtone.

He glanced at the time; it was exactly seven o'clock.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Mr. Mu, please open the door to sign for some important items."

The other party's tone was very respectful.

Mu An was stunned.

He naturally knew what these 'important items' were.

But didn't things like ID cards require a long processing time?

Mu An had thought the earliest it would arrive was tonight!

He didn't expect it to be delivered first thing in the morning.

Must say, was this the feeling of 'having connections at the top and getting a green light all the way'?

It really felt great!

"Alright, just a moment!"

Mu An stretched and got up with a carp-flip (having strength means you can be willful).

Then he opened his locked bedroom door.

Passing through the living room, he found Nina was already preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

Due to the 'hard flaw' of her height, the young girl was standing on a small stool, cooking while humming a song she had learned from her phone yesterday.

"Ah? Boss, good morning!"

Nina's cat ears twitched when she heard a sound behind her.

Seeing that the person was Mu An, she immediately revealed a sweet smile.

"Mm!"

Mu An couldn't help but pet the young girl's head.

[Favorability from Nina +1!]

"Due to the increase in employee Nina's favorability, you have received a randomly dropped reward — [Skill Proficiency +2000], [Gold +10]!"

Hiss—

A pet drops this many rewards?

If he petted her a few more times, would she continuously 'explode gold coins'?

A true Lucky Cat!

Mu An couldn't help but gasp.

Resisting the urge to continue 'petting the cat,' he decided to open the door for the 'courier' waiting outside first.

The moment he opened the door, Mu An was stunned by the person in front of him.

The other party wasn't a delivery person, but a young woman in a military uniform.

Having not studied military officer Ranks much, Mu An didn't know what her Rank was, but he felt it shouldn't be too low.

"Mr. Mu, hello!"

"These are the items you need!"

The other party gave a salute.

Then, she respectfully handed over a large box with both hands.

Mu An didn't dare to be negligent; he quickly took it and didn't forget to thank her.

"Alright, thank you."

The two didn't have much further interaction.

After closing the door, Mu An immediately opened the box.

Besides the ID cards the two girls had been longing for, there were many other things inside.

Three black booklets; opening one of them, it clearly read:

Dragon Country Official Superpower Administration Bureau

Name: Mu An

Affiliated with Zero Dawn Squad — An-Yu Squad

Beside it was a headshot of Mu An himself.

"What are these?"

"Combat Detector... Time Stop Orb...?"

The former looked like a special Bluetooth headset.

The latter was a small metal ball, its surface covered with various patterns.

Mu An opened the specific instruction booklet about them and finally understood.

Simply put.

These were the standard equipment for official Transcendent.

One, when worn, could timely receive information from the Bureau or teammates; it was a communication device.

The other, when activated, could generate a canopy similar to a magic barrier.

Within this canopy, all time temporarily stopped flowing.

Except for Transcendent who possessed Spiritual Power and could act as usual, all other ordinary people would fall into a void state of being 'unselectable and unattackable.'

In times of danger, this could greatly reduce the harm suffered by ordinary people.

Transcendent didn't have to be held back by the presence of ordinary people when fighting.

This ability was indeed very powerful, but it also required consuming a massive amount of Spiritual Power.

Generally, it required the concerted effort of multiple Transcendent to deploy the canopy.

And depending on the range of the canopy, the consumed Spiritual Power would also differ.

But there was no doubt that the wider the range of the canopy, the more Spiritual Power it required.

Mu An couldn't help but recall the scene he saw at the Dragon Boat Festival last time.

If he wasn't mistaken, the special metal ball in Bai Ningyu's hand back then must have been the 'Time Stop Orb,' right?

"Since when did Dragon Country's technology become so powerful?"

Mu An muttered.

But after thinking about it, he felt relieved.

What ordinary people could see in their daily lives was often what the higher-ups wanted you to see.

Ordinary people had no qualifications to know the true 'trump cards' and 'truths' hidden behind the scenes!

Mu An was filled with emotion, standing on the balcony, looking into the distance.

He happened to see three armored vehicles driving away from his residential complex.

He subconsciously thought of the young female military officer from just a moment ago.

[To be able to have them specifically come to escort these items...]

[It seems... Bai Ningyu's status within the Superpower Administration Bureau is not ordinarily high!]