"Really?" Minamoto Tamako wasn't quite convinced.

Fushimi Roku put down his bowl and chopsticks, having already eaten his fill, and found time to bamboozle Minamoto Tamako: "Of course it's true. Think about it, how long have we known each other? I've never said I wanted to leave the detective squad, have I? I've never mentioned wanting to be the captain either, right? To be honest, am I not more suited to being the captain than you are?"

Minamoto Tamako found the first part agreeable, thinking it made sense, but when she heard the last sentence, she frowned: "What do you mean by you're more suited to be the captain than I am?"

"Wasn't it always me who deduced the key clues?" Fushimi Roku retorted.

"Uh, well..." Hearing the truth made Minamoto Tamako even more displeased.

Because she knew she didn't deserve her reputation, she wanted to exchange for a Redemption Voucher! Otherwise, why would she go to such trouble?

Fushimi Roku said it deliberately, as he wanted to first humble himself to praise her later. Seeing her emotions stirred enough, he changed his tune and continued: "However, being a competent captain isn't determined by how exceptional your reasoning skills are, how outstanding your physical abilities, or how perceptive you are at reading people..."

The more Minamoto Tamako listened, the more uncomfortable she felt. She suspected Fushimi-kun of taking this opportunity to criticize her indirectly, purposely saying the opposite to mock her reasoning abilities, weak athleticism, and lack of insight.

Just as she was about to break down, Fushimi Roku smoothly continued with the second half of the sentence: "The true decisive factor is whether the captain has a firm goal, leading their team to persist no matter the circumstances."

This didn't stroke Minamoto Tamako's ego as intended. To her, sticking to her ideals was only natural, especially since she had set many goals initially. If she couldn't achieve them, she'd regret it for the rest of her life.

"What kind of captain is that..."

Minamoto Tamako pouted, for in her mind, leaders were all exceptionally talented, perceptive, and most of them practiced Sword Dao or Judo, perfectly capable fighters even without suits.

"There is, have you watched 'Journey to the West'?" Fushimi Roku asked.

"Are you talking about 'Sarutobi Sasuke'?" Minamoto Tamako was confused.

This work is a modified version of Journey to the West, a creatively altered Japanese animation.

"No, I mean the Chinese 'Journey to the West,' you probably haven't read the original, but you've seen the animation, right?" Fushimi Roku asked.

"I've only seen the TV series, starring Natsume Yasuko as Tang Monk... Are you suggesting that even a woman can be Tang Monk?" Minamoto Tamako supported her chin with her hand.

Japanese NHK once produced a Journey to the West TV series, starring Sawaguchi Yasuko and Sakai Masazou, first aired in 1978, which was very popular in Japan and thus had a second season.

The content of this Japanese-made Journey to the West could be described as indescribable, with more ridiculous points than a hundred thousand jokes. For example, the character of Tang Monk: carrying a Zen staff in one hand and prayer beads in the other, paired with a short skirt, stockings, and long boots, not only crying to marry demons but even having the power to heal disciples with a kiss.

Fushimi Roku hadn't watched this version of Journey to the West, but he guessed that the character design was probably similar to what he'd seen, so he continued: "No... The point is, Tang Monk can't do anything, always ordering people around, nitpicking every day, what right does someone like that have to be a leader?"

"You're mocking me again."

Minamoto Tamako couldn't even eat. She had initially thought Fushimi-kun was going to say something nice, racking her brains to follow Fushimi-kun's train of thought, yet he had taken her on a convoluted journey only to end up ridiculing her.

"There's no intention to mock. I mean, being able to stick firmly to one's goal and motivate others to work together is the most important trait of a leader, the rest doesn't matter..."

Fushimi Roku patiently consoled: "See how powerful Sun Wukong is? Yet he was still trapped under Five Finger Mountain; how clever Zhu Bajie is, but he spends every day thinking about how to slack off... And Sha Wujing, without Tang Monk, how could he reach the Western Heaven? He'd be doomed to stay in Flowing Sand River his whole life!"

Minamoto Tamako didn't understand, thinking Fushimi Roku was bluffing: "Is there such a thing? Didn't Tang Monk often lament that fetching the scriptures was so tiring he'd rather give up?"

Fushimi Roku thought, what kind of chaotic stories have you been watching?

To correct Minamoto Tamako's odd impression of Journey to the West, Fushimi Roku went to great lengths, recounting three hundred chapters, telling the story of the pilgrimage from beginning to end... To help Minamoto Tamako empathize, he particularly emphasized Tang Monk's shortcomings.

Minamoto Tamako was deeply shaken after hearing it, not expecting there to be a captain in the world more annoying, more fond of bossing people around, and less skilled than her!

Yet Tang Monk had admirable traits. Even when facing the threat of being eaten by demons, he persisted in the quest to the Western Heaven... compared to Zhu Bajie, who was always thinking of slacking off, Miss Tang Monk was indeed very enterprising!

That's right, without Tang Monk, the team would just be a mess!

Minamoto Tamako regained her confidence, but it was unnecessary because when she gets hit, she probably only needs a night to bounce back, just like the stubborn hair on her head that recharges and stands upright every night... The important thing is, she felt the sincerity of Fushimi-kun.

Hmm, the captain's rank +1.

Minamoto Tamako looked down at her pink flip phone and said, "That makes sense, you spoke well, but you've seriously overstayed your dinner time. It's already been fifty-one minutes, so it'll be deducted from your evening rest time."

Fushimi Roku was silent for a moment and then said, "Being considerate to subordinates is also one of the most important traits of a leader."

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