Yuto had no idea he had inexplicably been given the title of "Wallet Protector."
At this very moment, he was reflecting on what he had done in the past few years.
"Perhaps I never dreamed of this day..."
Yuto mused, looking at the exquisite silver-white staff in his hand.
To be honest, when Yuto went to help Lyney rebuild the order of Meropide... he simply wanted more tax revenue for Fontaine.
—After all, Lyney's title of Duke was earned through taxes.
The more taxes the people of Fontaine paid, the more generous Palais Mermonia's financial allocation would become, which could accelerate the construction of infrastructure and supporting welfare facilities.
But... he really didn't expect that, even to this day, Lyney would go all out to help him, whether it was for private or public matters.
"Perhaps this is the charm of the two-dimensional world... If it were in real life, I'd probably have been backstabbed several times..."
Yuto gently shook his head, then glanced at the clock on the wall, estimated the time, and muttered softly:
"In two hours, it'll be afternoon tea time with Furina... Good thing I made all the small cakes before going to bed yesterday, otherwise..."
Yuto sighed, not continuing to speak.
Although Furina wouldn't blame him for missing a few small cakes, nor would she ignore him because of it, still...
If he were to disappoint her, Yuto himself would feel uneasy.
Thinking of this, Yuto's gaze fell upon the mountain of documents piled before him.
—Although more than half of them were done yesterday, it seemed even more documents were delivered today than yesterday...
Yuto sighed once again, then very naturally picked up his quill, as if accepting this standard ending for an office worker.
However, before he intended to review the documents, Yuto suddenly realized something.
He slowly got up, set a two-hour alarm on the clock hanging on the wall, and then returned to his desk to sit down.
—He was truly afraid he would forget the time while reviewing.
However, just as Yuto was about to continue his office life... a settlement light curtain abruptly appeared before him.
[Main Quest · "Like a Light Rain Falling Without Cause" Completed]
[Character Participation: 90%]
[Character Presence Level: S]
[Overall Character Performance Rating: S]
[Calculating Popularity Value, please wait...]
[Due to the current character being the main performer in the ending cutscene CG of the Main Quest "Like a Light Rain Falling Without Cause", the calculated popularity value receives an additional boost]
[Popularity Value Gained from Main Quest Participation: 30000]
[Current Popularity Value: 30000]
[Detected that the current character's Popularity Value has exceeded 20000, Popularity Value Shop content has been updated]
Looking at the sudden light curtain in front of him, Yuto very quickly threw his quill aside.
—With something that can directly improve strength appearing, who would still work?
Moreover, Yuto had taken a day off today; working on a day off was only because there was no second option.
Now that he had another option, continuing to work would just be purely asking for trouble.
As Yuto's thoughts stirred, the panel representing the Popularity Value Shop appeared before him once again.
However... this shop was not the one Yuto was familiar with.
The previously dense various text descriptions had disappeared, replaced by three icons.
The first icon was the mask from last time when Yuto obtained the Law Enforcement Agency.
"I didn't recognize it before... Isn't this the Black Serpent Knight's mask? What an exaggerated representation..."
The corner of Yuto's mouth twitched slightly. After a brief Make complaints, he turned his gaze to the two additional icons.
The second was something similar to a chat bubble, just like the chat software he often used in his previous life.
And the third icon was like a half-body silhouette of a person, only an outline, with no more details.
But Yuto's attention was not on these three icons, but on the entire panel.
Besides these three icons, the entire panel space could probably fit three other icons, but...
Yuto really couldn't imagine what else could be put into this thing...
After a brief thought, Yuto finally gave up on continuing to think along this line.
As time passed little by little, and the main quest progressed little by little, he would eventually know what was placed in the remaining three positions.
Yuto comforted himself as he clicked on the mask icon.
However, when he clicked it... the terms, like a dazzling array of goods, did not appear before him; there was only one option.
"Extremely Evil Skill: Law Enforcement Agency (Complete)": Purchase permission not yet unlocked.
Upon seeing this, Yuto frowned slightly.
When he saw this panel, which was uncomfortably empty compared to before... Yuto momentarily thought that the previous item was for him to change professions.
It was as if once you chose "Law Enforcement Agency," your future would be locked onto the path of "The Foul," so all other options disappeared.
But when he saw the small line of text at the very bottom of the entire interface... Yuto instantly understood everything.
["Combat" Category Notes:]
[1. When possessing an "Incomplete Item" belonging to the "Combat" category, other items will not be available for purchase.]
[2. To ensure the user's life safety, when completing an "Incomplete Item", purchase permission must first be obtained. The method for obtaining this permission needs to be explored independently.]
Yuto looked at the notes in front of him, first stunned, then gently sighed.
He knew that his process of improving his strength would not be so simple.
After all, Yuto immediately obtained the "Demon King Armed," which even for an "Executive" could be considered a trump card; it was normal for subsequent improvements to be difficult.
Thinking of this, Yuto felt a bit helpless and then closed the "Combat" category page, opening the chat bubble next to it instead.
According to the current plot rhythm... the 4.0 version's main quest has ended, and now it's time to arrange the 4.1 main quest content.
And just as Yuto was thinking about how to insert himself into the Meropide main quest... a line of text appeared on the page in front of him.
["Plot" category page not yet unlocked, prerequisite quest: "Symphony of Water and Rock"]
The moment he saw this page, Yuto was momentarily speechless, a familiar feeling rising in his heart.
"Alright, so it means characters like Lyney and Neuvillette are occupied, and it can't be started, right?"
This feeling was exactly like when he unlocked all character's Story Quests but didn't do any of them, and eventually, both event quests and main story quests became "Character Occupied."
Thinking of this, Yuto's body involuntarily shuddered.
At this moment, he recalled the fear dominated by "Character Occupied."
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