The moment Lin Luo saw the Venus girl’s face, a mixture of excitement and anticipation, as if she’d just stumbled upon ten thousand tons of moral integrity, he was struck by an inexplicable dread, and couldn't help but regret his actions.

Look, naming things is a profound art, and he, a student expelled from school—does anyone even remember that detail?—was too embarrassed to even show his face, yet now he was tasked with naming this artistic girl who loved eating, fantasizing, and playing the guitar. How utterly meager!

Besides, naming conventions have always been the exclusive domain of chuunibyou boys and literary girls. Think of names like the "Jet-Black Flame Envoy" or the "Evil King True Eye"—how magnificent, how unique, how utterly ridiculous they were. As a mere ordinary youth, at best, he could conjure up something as cliché as "Lucifer, the Chicken-Steaming Bun Man."

But if such a name were given to a beautiful girl, even if she didn't object, everyone else bearing that name would probably collapse in despair.

Therefore, Lin Luo felt the pressing need to call for reinforcements!

"Wait a moment, let me consult the Literary Girl first," Lin Luo told the Venus girl, then picked up his phone again and dialed a number.

"What is it?" A moment later, Rin Tohsaka’s voice sounded from the receiver.

Lin Luo believed that when it came to naming, Rin Tohsaka was the undisputed authority, so he hid nothing. "Lady Rin, I accidentally picked up a girl today, but this girl has no name, so..."

"I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is outside the service area. Please leave a message after the beep or try again later..." Before Lin Luo could finish, a voice as cold as an electronic machine came through the line, immediately followed by a repetition in English: "Excuse me..."

Beep! Beep! Beep...

After the call was abruptly cut, Lin Luo stared dumbfounded at his cell phone.

Damn it! Playing hard to get with me, how impressive!

"Did the Literary Girl reject you?" the Venus girl asked tentatively, observing his expression.

Does she have to be so direct? Lin Luo’s eyebrow twitched. He put the phone away and said calmly, "No, it’s just that she’s out of service range. I guess the signal quality in Area 11 isn't great."

"But I clearly heard a girl's voice ask you something," the Venus girl replied, her large eyes fluttering, sharp and bright, trying to expose Lin Luo's lie.

Good grief! You’re not supposed to be smart when you should be naturally naive, and now you’re smart when you should be naive. Are you naturally dense or naturally malicious?

It’s true that the naturally innocent are often the most cunning. Lin Luo felt this saying held a kernel of truth. He patted the girl’s shoulder and said earnestly, "Girl, you must understand, what you see in this world isn't always real, and what you hear might be false. So, don't easily trust your eyes and ears."

"Then what should I believe?"

"...Just believe me, and you won't go wrong."

The Venus girl wore a doubtful expression. Though she felt something was amiss, she couldn't quite put her finger on what. Finally, she just nodded and replied with a soft "Oh."

Without the help of Rin Tohsaka, the Literary Girl, Lin Luo felt a touch of disappointment but not despair. After a moment of thought, he said, "Since you came from Venus, how about we call you Little Star?"

"Little Star? That's a cute name, I like it." The Venus girl nodded happily.

"As long as you like it... Wait!" Lin Luo suddenly realized something was wrong. If he called the Venus UO 'Little Star,' couldn't he call the Mercury UO that too? And what about Zhu Yue? What should she be called? Little Yue-Yue or Little Ball? Wouldn't that be sickening!

Lin Luo decisively tossed those two vulgar names from his mind. Indeed, for an ordinary youth like him to come up with a resounding and pleasant name was incredibly difficult.

"What's wrong? Is it not okay?" the Venus girl asked, puzzled.

"Uh, let's drop 'Little Star.' How about... we just call you Little Natural, since you're so naturally dense," Lin Luo paused, then patted the girl’s head and said so.

"Little Natural?" The Venus girl tapped her chin, her expression utterly guileless. "What is natural density?"

"Natural density is you. You are Little Natural."

With that single sentence from Lin Luo, the UO of Venus was decided. Before Little Natural could pose any more brainless questions, the door was suddenly flung open with a bang, and Sanae rushed in, panicked. "It's bad! Those two are about to fight!"

"What's the big fuss? My original intention was to make them fight. If they didn't fight, then I’d be troubled," Lin Luo said dismissively, though he didn't know which two they were referring to.

Sanae corrected him, "No, it's those two sisters who are about to fight!"

"Sisters? Which sisters?"

"The two mages..." Sanae tilted her head, thinking for two seconds, finally recalling the names, "Aoko Aozaki and Touko Aozaki or something."

"Huh? Why would those two fight?" This time, even Lin Luo was a little surprised. While it wasn't strange for the Aozaki sisters to clash violently, they had temporarily set aside their differences and formed an alliance just half a month ago. A fight now... wouldn't that destabilize the alliance?

"Let me take a look." With that thought, Lin Luo immediately walked out of the room, with Sanae following closely behind.

Little Natural, who had just received her name, didn't know what was happening, but seeing everyone leave, she quickly followed.

The room where Lin Luo had been hosting Little Natural was just an ordinary living room, not the command center capable of monitoring all of Fuyuki City. After all, such critical facilities weren't shown to just anyone. However, now that he had accepted Little Natural as his subordinate, and considering her scatterbrained nature, he didn't feel the need to guard against her, so he hadn't barred her from entering the monitoring room.

Through the screens, Lin Luo quickly spotted Aoko Aozaki and Touko Aozaki standing face-to-face in a deserted courtyard, like two fighting bulls. Both had faces flushed crimson, glaring at each other, their intense gazes colliding, battle clearly imminent.

Around them stood Shiki Ryougi, Arisu Kuonji, and others, some of whom were trying to mediate, hoping the sisters would momentarily quell their anger, but the pair ignored them completely.

"What in the world are they doing?" Looking at their fierce demeanor, as if they wanted to chop the other into eighteen pieces, Lin Luo was bewildered. Over the past two months, despite occasional verbal spats, both had been restrained due to pressing external threats. Why the sudden tension?

Lin Luo didn't understand, but this had to be stopped.

Although the ensuing conflict was part of his plan, if they started tearing each other apart internally first, how was he supposed to stage his grand scheme to topple the Demon King? Even if they needed to establish superiority, this wasn't the time or place! It ruined the atmosphere. A proper duel some other day would be true skill!

So, Lin Luo immediately walked out, but halfway there, he turned back and beckoned to the Venus girl. "Little Natural, you come with me too."

"What for?" Little Natural ran over and asked.

"Be my bodyguard," Lin Luo stated without blushing.

"Bodyguard?" Little Natural immediately looked panicked. "But... I don't know how to fight, and it hurts."

"It's fine, I have faith in you!" Lin Luo declared solemnly, then immediately reverted to his young boy appearance, realizing his current form wasn't suitable for meeting those people.

"Wow!" Seeing Lin Luo suddenly transform, Little Natural’s face was full of surprise. Then she blinked, pointed at Lin Luo, and asked curiously, "Little brother, who are you?"

Good heavens!

Lin Luo almost spat blood... You are being too dense, even for your natural state!

"It's me! I'm the one who named you Little Natural. I really didn't pick the wrong name!"

"Oh, it's you." Hearing this, Little Natural finally understood. "I was really scared when you suddenly disappeared and then an unfamiliar little boy appeared."

"..." Lin Luo truly didn't know how to respond. He could only say, "This is a secret between us, don't tell anyone, okay?"

After receiving Little Natural’s affirmative answer, Lin Luo took her and left. A moment later, they arrived at the headquarters of the allied forces... Initially, whether it was Aoko, Touko, or Akiba, they had all stayed in their respective hotels. However, after the appearance of the Fourth Demon King as a formidable enemy, for safety, they rented a large compound in a suburban area and moved all three groups in together.

Firstly, living together allowed them to support each other in case of an accident. Secondly, there were few passersby here, making their operations much more convenient. Thirdly, hotels were public spaces, crowded and noisy; building a Mage Craft Workshop there was something only an idiot would do—it could easily be destroyed in one hit. In their current location, not only could the Workshop be built stronger, but defense was also easier.

Details determine success; intelligence dictates details. That’s the difference between masters and novices!

When Lin Luo arrived in the courtyard, Aoko and Touko were still locked in their standoff, trading insults as they argued.

Aoko pointed at Touko and snarled, "You old hag who can't even get married, you're just spouting nonsense!"

Touko’s anger meter maxed out. "Brat, you’re only two years younger than me, what right do you have to call me an old hag!"

Aoko laughed with smug contempt, "At least I look like a sixteen-year-old girl. What about you? Smoking, drinking, looking completely slovenly—you’re not just an old hag, you’re an old virgin!"

Touko sneered, "So what if I'm an old virgin? It’s much better than you flaunting your body everywhere. I hear you’ve been traveling for the past ten years; you must have hooked up with plenty of men."

Aoko immediately jumped up, "Go to hell, I am not a slut!"

Touko continued her cold sneer, "Yeah, go to my sister!"

"Ow! I just cursed myself," Aoko realized and secretly regretted it, immediately cursing again, "You shameless wretch, you have no decency!"

"Go to my sister! Where am I indecent?"

"Go to my sister! You're indecent everywhere!"

"Go to my sister! You ungrateful wretch!"

"Go to my sister! You traitor who betrays your master and ancestors!"

"Damn it! Say that again if you dare! Don't think you can be arrogant in front of me just because you became a Magus. With your IQ barely breaking three digits, if I really went after you, I’d destroy you!"

"I’m proud to be a Magus, unlike you trash who can’t even become one. You call yourself a genius? Genius my foot! You make people laugh their heads off!"

The two cursed loudly as if no one else was around, while everyone else present wore expressions of utter bewilderment.

After listening to their stream of insults, Lin Luo was speechless to the extreme... One was a dignified Magus, the other a high-ranking Magician, and what were they doing? Engaging in the foul language of fishwives? And if they had to curse, couldn't they at least make the insults meaningful? This kind of back-and-forth, which made even witty commentary feel futile, what on earth was going on?

Also, they’ve been at this for over ten minutes, why aren't they fighting?

While muttering internally, Lin Luo walked over to Ryougi Shiki and the others and asked, "What are those two doing?"

Because everyone's attention was focused on the Aozaki sisters, and Lin Luo had used the back entrance, they only noticed his arrival at this moment. Although it wasn't the first time they’d seen him, Ryougi Shiki’s eyes held a hint of contemplation as she looked at Lin Luo.

At the same time, Touka Kiritsugu said with a weary expression, "Well, earlier we were discussing the operational protocol. Aoko suggested a proactive strike, then Master said they should plan thoroughly before moving. That's when those two started arguing."

Lin Luo felt a wave of embarrassment wash over him. "But how did it turn into this fishwife quarrel?"

Speaking of which, Touka Kiritsugu’s expression also grew distant, and she turned to Arisu Kuonji. "Yeah, when did they start resorting to personal attacks?"

"How should I know?" Arisu Kuonji shook her head vigorously, pretending not to know them.

"I think, perhaps, while arguing, they recalled old grievances, and the new hatred fueled the old, leading to this," Amber offered her thoughts.

Though it was just Amber's conjecture, Lin Luo felt it wasn't entirely without merit.

It wasn't Lin Luo’s first time here; thanks to his connection with Aoko, he had established some rapport with the allied forces, so his presence caused no surprise. He exchanged familiar greetings.

Akiha Tohno, being a young lady raised in luxury, had probably never witnessed such intense verbal abuse. She wore a pained expression and pointed at the Aozaki sisters, saying, "This can't go on. Shouldn't someone stop them?"

"But they aren't listening to anyone," Amber said helplessly.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Touka Kiritsugu looked at Lin Luo. In fact, before Lin Luo arrived, they had tried many methods, but the sisters, red-eyed with anger, hadn't paid them any mind.

Lin Luo glanced over there and nodded. "Yes, let me try." His purpose in coming here was to prevent the sisters' fight, although based on the current scene, they were only engaging in verbal abuse.

Then, Lin Luo stepped forward, seizing a moment when the two seemed to be composing new insults, and said, "Calm down first, stop arguing..."

"You little brat! What’s it to you!" Before Lin Luo could finish, both glared at him furiously.

"I just wanted to say..."

Touko: "Say what? You little squirt, get out of here!"

Aoko: "Little brats should know their place. This isn't for you to manage. Scram!"

"Damn it! Calling me a little brat repeatedly, will you ever stop?" Lin Luo finally got angry.

"What if we don't? What can you do to me?" Touko challenged him with a glare.

"A little brat like you, you think I’ll be afraid if you get mad?" Aoko also looked thoroughly contemptuous.

Lin Luo’s anger level shot up. "When I get mad, even I'm afraid of myself. You dare provoke me? You’re courting death!"

"How scary? Show me!" Touko continued to taunt.

"Go to hell!" Aoko added her disdain.

It was common knowledge that Lin Luo had lost his magical power; they clearly didn't care.

On the sidelines, seeing that Lin Luo failed to mediate and got sucked in himself, Akiha Tohno looked even more troubled. "This... doesn't seem very effective, does it?"

Touka Kiritsugu smiled faintly. "It is a little effective; at least their hatred has been redirected."

"Was that your goal from the start?" Ryougi Shiki looked at her suspiciously.

"Heh heh, because his inherent trait is being highly provocative."

"..." Everyone was speechless. They hadn't realized this woman was also quite the schemer.

Across the way, under Touko’s unreasonable provocation and Aoko’s malicious contempt, Lin Luo could tolerate it no longer. He roared, "Fine, you forced my hand... Little Natural, come here!" As he spoke, he beckoned to the Venus girl behind him.

Little Natural approached with a timid expression, gathering her courage. "Um, what is it?"

Lin Luo pointed forward. "Teach them a lesson!"

"Huh?" Little Natural's expression changed instantly, and she waved her hands repeatedly. "I can't! I can't do it!"

Those two sisters were terrifying; she was scared enough just being near them, let alone teaching them a lesson.

"Don't be afraid, I've got your back. They won't dare do anything to you, and you could probably take ten of them on." Lin Luo said with absolute confidence.

Tears streamed down Little Natural’s face. "I don't know how to fight..."

"I didn't say you have to fight them."

"Then what should I do?"

"It's simple. First, take out your guitar."

"Oh." Little Natural complied and instantly pulled her guitar from thin air. "And then?"

"Play," Lin Luo commanded calmly.

"But didn't you say you didn't want me to play?"

"Circumstances change. I am your boss now, and you listen to me. If I tell you to play, you play. Come on, don't hold back, let these bastards see how amazing you are!" Lin Luo said without restraint, simultaneously cutting off his own hearing.

Hearing this, Little Natural hesitated no longer. She nodded, then placed her fingers on the fretboard...