The backdrop can also be propped up.

Chapter 91: Busy all day

After a busy day, Lu Renkui went to the church to read, following Borui's original plan.

Evangeline, as usual, came over to chat with "Borist".

After chatting for a while, Evangeline suddenly said, "Fred, I feel like you're a little different than before."

"Oh, really?" Lu Renkui retorted, "What's different?"

“You seem to have become more outgoing. Before, I was always the one talking to you, and you would just listen quietly without ever saying a word,” Evangeline said.

Lu Renkui said without changing his expression, "People always change, don't you like me the way I am now?"

"No, no!" Evangeline hurriedly waved her hands to defend herself, "You're still my best friend."

Melissa, inside Aunt Martha's body, saw this scene and couldn't help but cover her face: This silly child!

"Are you really sure she can get the information we want out of her?" System 0733 asked.

“Do you expect me to ask?” Melissa said, her eyes still on Evangeline and “Borist”.

“Oh! Right, that… well…” Evangeline remembered what Aunt Martha had told her to ask, “Is there anyone around you who’s been particularly kind to you lately?”

"Someone who's really good to me?" Lu Renkui crossed her arms and thought for a moment before saying, "Teacher William is quite good to me."

As soon as Melissa heard "Borist" utter someone else's name, she immediately wrote down William's name and handed it to System 0733 to look it up.

"How's the system? Did it find anything?" Melissa asked.

"This teacher doesn't seem to have a very important role in the story; he's only mentioned a few times, and he's portrayed as someone who cares about his students." System 0733 once again vehemently criticized a background character who was stronger than the protagonist. "This teacher is also just a background character; he doesn't provide any useful information at all!"

Melissa said nothing and continued watching the two teenagers chat.

Melissa then asked System 0733, "Do you think this is that string of letters or that damn system you mentioned?"

“It should be a string of letters, right? This damn system wouldn’t choose someone that strong,” System 0733 said, then frowned. “But these missions have been non-stop, and I haven’t had time to check which new department that string of letters belongs to.”

"A new department? Did it used to have a string of letters?"

"As far as I know, there are some, but few. Since I joined the company, all I've seen are numbers. This is the first time I've ever seen a system with a string of letters."

“So this is a very strange point,” System 4352 said, typing on the keyboard. “According to rumors, only the first system in the newly established system category is a string of letters, and the rest are all numbers.”

"So the person who helped Borist is a completely new system category?" Hu Xiaohai, inside Haikar's body, asked as he ate the fruit brought to him by a servant.

“Indeed, this is very difficult.” System 4352 pressed the Enter key. “I really can’t imagine any other characters besides those mentioned in the original text that need to be saved.”

"Hmm... something that appears less frequently in the text? Like... cannon fodder?" Hu Xiaohai complained that the fruit wasn't very fresh while offering his thoughts to System 4352.

"Those that appear less frequently in the text, but are specifically mentioned, are managed by the Cannon Fodder Counterattack System—they already have them," System 4352 said, tugging at its scarf.

"Isn't Boruist cannon fodder?" Hu Xiaohai asked, swallowing the stale fruit in his mouth.

“Our definition of cannon fodder is—in the original plot, a character who sacrifices their own interests for the protagonist or is used to highlight the protagonist and give them a slap in the face. But clearly, Borist doesn’t fit either of these characteristics.” System 4352 suddenly felt like smashing the computer. “Borist wasn’t familiar with Heledi. To be precise, Heledi used Borist as a hypothetical enemy, and Borist didn’t even know who Heledi was! Besides, Borist didn’t die!”

"To highlight the protagonist? Have you ever seen a cannon fodder character be completely overpowered by the protagonist in every way just to highlight the protagonist?"

"So what exactly is the definition of Borist?" Hu Xiaohai pondered for a moment. "Is he considered a supporting male character?"

"The male supporting character system governs male supporting characters, and only those who help the protagonist in various aspects are called male supporting characters. In a sense, Borist is just a nuisance to the protagonist, Hailedi."

"That, that villain..." Hu Xiaohai's voice grew weaker and weaker.

"Between Heledi and Borist, which one do you think is more of a gentleman?" System 4352's voice seemed to carry a hint of disdain.

“Borist,” Hu Xiaohai answered without hesitation, “just because he’s willing to put up a protective shield for me along with him, he’s definitely better than Heledy.”

"These two people don't have any real conflict of interest!"

"Doesn't it count that he seduced all of Heledi's harem?"

"No, do you know why?" System 4352 closed the computer and tapped the case expressionlessly.

"Why?" Hu Xiaohai swallowed hard.

"Because this kid didn't even try to seduce Heledi's harem!! It's purely because everyone in Heledi's harem likes that boy Borist! They're chasing after him! Especially that Evangeline, who was using Heledi as a substitute from the very beginning." System 4352 slammed its hand on the tablet computer, and even Hu Xiaohai felt sorry for the computer just from the sound.

"No, this story was recorded in other worlds, and it really wasn't bombarded with criticism by readers?" Hu Xiaohai couldn't help but ask, "Who was the target audience?"

"Cuckoldry".

"what?"

"Achoo!" Lu Renkui couldn't help but sneeze.

Evangeline looked a little nervous: "Are you alright? Are you sick?"

"It's nothing, just an itchy nose." Lu Renkui checked that she didn't have a sore throat or any other problems.

The wind was very strong in the church. Lu Renkui felt that ever since he sat down at the foot of the goddess statue, his hair had been constantly being blown by the wind.

"Are you preparing for the goddess's birthday party lately?" Lu Renkui gently pressed down her hair to prevent it from hurting her eyes.

“Yeah, that’s right, so we’ll be very busy these next few days.” Evangeline’s head throbbed at the thought of three times the usual workload. “I haven’t been sleeping well these past few days.”

"Ah, shouldn't the adults be the ones to handle the arrangements for the goddess's birthday party?" Lu Renkui thought to himself for a moment and realized that there were actually quite a few adults in the church, so it shouldn't be Evangeline's place as a minor to manage this.

“Those lords who can hear divine pronouncements don’t have to work,” Evangeline tapped “Borist” on the back. “Have you forgotten about that?”

Wow, I've raised a bunch of lazy bums. Lu Renkui scratched his head and grinned foolishly.

When Evangeline saw the boy's face, her own face flushed instantly. Realizing something was wrong, she quickly stood up and said, "I have things to do! I'll be leaving now!"

"Alright, it's getting late, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow."

"Well, see you tomorrow."

When Melissa saw Evangeline like this, she wanted to cover her forehead even more—she simply couldn't connect the current Evangeline with the crazy, yandere woman who would directly kill the male lead and lock Borist in a dark room.

What an innocent child!

"He's not exactly a male supporting character, not exactly cannon fodder, and not exactly a villain. This Borest is just a background character in this story, used to make the protagonist struggle." Melissa's head was pounding.

"It seems this newly created system category is related to the background panel. Is their mission to help the background panel gain more visibility?" System 0733 guessed about the person who helped Borist and the system's mission.

Melissa looked at Evangeline, who had come to report on the mission's progress, and asked System 0733 in her mind, "Our mission is to help Evangeline develop a healthy mind, right?"

"Correct."

"Does helping Evangeline develop a healthy mind conflict with the mission of that new system?"

"There shouldn't be any conflict."

"Let's leave that for now and take care of this little one first." Melissa paused her conversation with System 0733 and began to check the area that Evangeline was in charge of.

After returning home, Lu Renkui coaxed his two younger sisters to sleep and then closed his eyes as well.

Upon entering the consciousness space, Lu Renkui saw Borui standing there in a daze.

Lu Renkui asked, "Have you thought it through?"

"I've made up my mind," Borest said softly. "I'd rather not die for now."

“Okay, that’s fine then. Do you need me to give you back control of your body?” Lu Renkui asked.

"Give it back to me, thank you."

"Row."

After returning control of the body to Borest, the system WQBYRZM came to Lu Renkui to complain, "That little brat, he won't talk to me no matter what I say, he only speaks when you come."

“As long as you are the eldest child in the family, you can master this skill.” Lu Renkui thought for a moment and added, “And how to hit someone without hurting them too much, but still teach them the lesson.”

Lu Renkui and the system WQBYRZM saw through Boruist's eyes that Boruist quietly got out of bed, tucked his two younger sisters in, and then sat back down at the table to read.

"Should we do something about it? Will he die suddenly if he continues with this lifestyle?" System WQBYRZM asked.

“My daily routine was quite normal during the few days I used his body. He probably hasn’t gotten used to it yet. I’ll start urging him to go to bed early tomorrow.” After a few days of reading spellbooks, Lu Renkui discovered that Borist was researching the Sleep Charm.

She does care about her friends, but she's just not good at expressing herself, hahaha. Lu Renkui thought helplessly.