My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS

"By the way, did you know there's someone on the plane who's a huge fan of yours?" Urushibara Ryuri put down the newspaper in her hand and suddenly turned to Gu Qiye.

Gu Qiye belatedly raised his head, turning his gaze towards Urushibara Ryuri sitting on the right side.

"Who are you referring to?" he asked casually. He seemed not very interested in the topic.

"Of course, it's our Iceland girl. Who else could it be? Unless it's that two-hundred-year-old grandma laying in a coffin? But her second personality, little sister Alice, might indeed like you." Urushibara Ryuri rested her chin on her hand and spoke with a teasing tone.

"Iceland girl?" Gu Qiye mumbled in confusion.

After pondering for a moment, he slightly turned his head from the back of his chair, catching a glimpse of You Ruirui sitting behind him.

Gu Qiye remembered seeing in the documents that You Ruirui's birthplace was Iceland. That's why Urushibara Ryuri referred to her as the Iceland girl; there was no other Iceland girl here.

At this moment, the Iceland girl was wearing white Apple earphones, engrossed in a game called "Life is Strange" on her tablet, which is the English title of the game.

"Are you sure it's her?" Gu Qiye asked. He couldn't imagine someone as indifferent as You Ruirui being a fan of a public idol.

During his time with the Blue Arc mission, he always maintained the standards of a public figure as per the association's request. Honestly, he himself wasn't fond of the "Blue Arc" persona, so he felt nothing when hearing that his family didn't like it either.

"Yes, she's your fan." Urushibara Ryuri said with interest, "I once performed a mission with her, and whenever she had nothing to do, she'd search your name on the browser."

She picked up a bottle of cocktail from the food cart and added, "Well, even if she didn't search, the name Blue Arc is all over the internet. You're a big celebrity."

"Why is she so interested in me?" Gu Qiye asked.

"Who knows?" Urushibara Ryuri stretched lazily and smirked, "You could ask her yourself."

At this point, You Ruirui noticed their gaze. She looked up at Urushibara Ryuri, then turned to Gu Qiye before slowly taking off her earphones.

"What's up?" she asked expressionlessly.

Gu Qiye shook his head, "Nothing."

"We were just talking about you. Aren't you his number one fan?" Urushibara Ryuri opened the bottle of cocktail and glanced at her, "Why no reaction upon meeting him? Machine girl crashed?"

Both Gu Qiye and You Ruirui fell silent.

"Is this a misunderstanding, right?" Gu Qiye looked sideways at the Iceland girl behind him.

She was slightly taken aback and lowered her eyes, not denying it.

"It's not a misunderstanding?"

Saying this, Gu Qiye looked at her in surprise, suddenly recalling You Ruirui's computer wallpaper.

He tilted his head slightly, "Isn't it odd for a Catastrophe-level to be a fan of a Quasi-Catastrophe-level? Just half a month ago I was Quasi-Catastrophe-level, and you could crush me with one hand, couldn't you?"

You Ruirui remained silent.

"Quite the conversationalist, aren't you," Urushibara Ryuri sipped some cocktail and teased, "Let me guess, never had a girlfriend?"

"No time," Gu Qiye said, "the family is busy."

"Turns out you're a family man," Urushibara Ryuri said casually, "Good. Doesn't 'The Godfather' say that a man who doesn't care for his family isn't a real man? Even though I don't watch those overly macho movies."

"It's quite complicated, want to hear it?" You Ruirui suddenly said.

"What are you referring to?" Gu Qiye asked. He really couldn't comprehend the group of weirdos in Rainbow Wings, feeling like a social outcast here. But he didn't intend to get too close to people from Rainbow Wings.

"Of course, it's about the journey of becoming your fan, wooden man." Urushibara Ryuri answered for her.

Gu Qiye hesitated for a moment, "If you don't mind, let's hear it."

He always felt that this kind of situation wasn't much different from being publicly embarrassed and suddenly thought it would be nice if people around him disliked Blue Arc like his family did, at least it wouldn't be awkward.

You Ruirui was quiet for a while before speaking, "I didn't have parents since I was a child and always sympathized with those kids like me who had no home. So, after joining Rainbow Wings, I used the money I earned to support several orphanages. One of them is in China Li Jing. Once, I saw the orphanage I funded on the news: Mutant Blue Arc saved a group of children, whom I knew, from criminals as hostages. They were all good kids, very good kids..."

Saying this, she looked up at Gu Qiye, "Ever since then, every time I visit that Welfare Institute, I see a bunch of kids gathered around the TV screaming about Blue Arc, speaking well of him. They laugh so joyously, I rarely see them that happy... So unconsciously, I started to think the person on TV is quite amazing, accomplishing what I couldn't; at least giving this group of kids an emotional pillar, the courage to face life, and light in their eyes."

You Ruirui paused, "Also... isn't the wallpaper on my tablet your photo?"

Gu Qiye nodded.

"That happened when I lent my computer to the little girls at the Welfare Institute; they changed the wallpaper," You Ruirui said. "Since then, I never changed it back, because... I don't dislike it either."

Gu Qiye was stunned. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

The girl raised her eyes, her ice-blue pupils fixed on Gu Qiye, like the pure blue sky.

She said, "Regardless of whether what the Mutant Mu Long said is true, I think you shouldn't blame yourself. Because in places you can't see, more people living in darkness are inspired by your existence and many are saved because of you, just like those children at the Welfare Institute."

Gu Qiye was silent for a long time, wanting to open his mouth to say "thank you" to her, but after hearing "Mu Long," his mood immediately sank to the bottom, as if the scene of fighting in Li Jing City with Mu Long was still vivid.

"I'm sorry... I'm not like what you think."

Gu Qiye lowered his voice, speaking slowly, and then turned back, no longer using the corner of his eye to look at the white-haired girl behind him, seemingly not wanting to see her disappointed expression.

But You Ruirui just quietly watched his back, without moving her gaze for a long time.

"What a pity, it seems neither of you are good at chatting." Urushibara Ryuri laughed and shook her head, "Do you need help from me as your older sister?"

Neither of them responded to her.

Seeing Gu Qiye not speaking, You Ruirui slowly lowered her head as well. She put on her headphones again, turned her head toward the window, and the sky above the sea of clouds was as clear as washed.

"Forget it, it's my problem, I shouldn't have tried to find a topic for you two quiet types." Urushibara Ryuri said lightly, "How about chatting about something real, so it's not easy to hit a dead end."

Saying this, she turned her head to look at Gu Qiye, "How about we introduce each other's abilities, so it's convenient to maintain a good cooperative state in the upcoming action."

Even with her headphones on, You Ruirui still understood what she said through lip reading.

She and Gu Qiye both lowered their heads to think for a while, then both raised their heads and nodded.

"Then let me start my introduction. My ability is relatively complex, and there are quite a few ways to use it." Urushibara Ryuri smiled, "But to save time, it's enough to talk about one that might come in handy in this action; you don't mind, right?"

Gu Qiye asked expressionlessly, "You're referring to?"

Urushibara Ryuri slowly introduced as she poured the cocktail into a plastic cup:

"For example, I can leave a diamond-shaped mark on you, and as long as the mark doesn't disappear, if you're within three kilometers of me, I can teleport you to my side or to the location of another mark holder at any time."

Gu Qiye raised an eyebrow and thought for a moment: "I can't understand, since you were there, why did the Mechanical Soul Bodhisattva 'Ajaya' die?" If Hong Yi's former number 8 hadn't died, he wouldn't have had the chance to enter Rainbow Wings.

"Because I didn't participate in that Sahara action, and Ajaya seemed to underestimate the enemy." Urushibara Ryuri said faintly, "The target described in Sahara was the superpower crime organization — 'Black Cross', at that time their wanted level internationally was even higher than that of the White Crow Travel Brigade; no one expected a Catastrophe Level superpower user to be hidden in 'Black Cross', Ajaya fought bitterly but to no avail, finally perishing with him."

Gu Qiye silently nodded, seemingly agreeing with her explanation, but also seemingly not.

When it was his turn to introduce his superpower, both You Ruirui and Urushibara Ryuri tacitly skipped it. After all, Blue Arc's superpower was already known by everyone.

After the second mutation of his superpower, in less than a few days, even Gu Qiye himself probably hasn't figured out the changes in abilities that occurred during this period, so asking him was useless.

Thus, the gazes of Gu Qiye and Urushibara Ryuri fell on You Ruirui.

"My ability is ice control." You Ruirui said, "Not a rule-based superpower, just like your superpower is lightning control, simple and straightforward."

"Alright, I understand." Gu Qiye said softly.

He suddenly recalled the mess at Li Jing Starlight Amusement Park; if it were a Catastrophe Level superpower user with ice control ability, indeed it could make the scene like that.

You Ruirui had promised him that she would tell him who killed Ghost Bell after the action was over, so he didn't need to overthink, at least for now, focusing on the task would be enough.

Thinking of this, Gu Qiye took out his phone from his jacket pocket, opened the album, and looked at the photo at the top.

It was a photo received from Ke Qirui before boarding the plane. In those days when Su Zimai left home without a word, he kept in touch with Ke Qirui, which was also the reason he felt at ease with his sister's departure.

He took a deep breath, moved his gaze away from the screen, and gazed at the endless ocean of clouds, daydreaming. The sky was as blue as seawater, making one feel they could swim all the way to the world's edge.

Just then, Urushibara Ryuri's voice suddenly caught his attention.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, the high-level orders this time are that if you encounter someone from the White Crow Travel Brigade, there's no need to consider capturing them alive, no need to stay and extract information, which means… kill as many as you can." Urushibara Ryuri slightly lowered her voice as she spoke the last part.