Tokyo: Simulation Begins with the Big Sister Next Door

They provided you with large quantities of frozen meat that might be older than you, as well as recycled blended oils, commonly known as "zombie meat" and "gutter oil," and even taught you some "Hextech recipes" to mask the fact that the ingredients weren't fresh enough.

[In this way, your snack business costs are greatly reduced, and customers are completely unaware of the problem with the ingredients. The strong aroma of spices masks the taste of the cheap ingredients, and some customers even praise that your food is becoming more and more like their mother's cooking.]

An Zeliang exclaimed, "He truly lives up to his reputation as a man of integrity and cunning."

And the taste of mom's cooking is simply classic.

In his previous life, when he was watching short videos, he saw many shop owners complaining that their dishes, made with high-quality ingredients and painstakingly cooked, not only did not do well, but were also criticized by customers for not being authentic enough and not tasting good.

However, by using inexpensive ingredients and adding various food additives, the business has become incredibly successful, with customers praising the authentic taste and the feeling of childhood memories.

It's absolutely outrageous that they're opening the door to something so outrageous.

Through your snack business, you've earned a considerable sum of money, and the income is quite stable. But gradually, you've become dissatisfied with the profits from the snack business, because it generates less than half the revenue you initially made selling AI face-swapping videos, and it's also extremely time-consuming and energy-intensive.

Unwilling to give up, you started eyeing other businesses.

One day, through your food supplier, you inadvertently learn about a peculiar wine merchant. They recycle empty bottles, fill them with their own inferior liquor, and sell it to various establishments, making a fortune.

You smelled the scent of money and were very tempted, wanting to follow suit. However, you had absolutely no experience in brewing wine and no connections to open up sales channels, so you had to temporarily abandon this idea. But you still couldn't forget about this business, so you came up with a compromise solution that would lead to mutual benefit.

Through the introduction of your food supplier, you've partnered with this liquor merchant. You've extended the operating hours of your food stall into the late night, making it easier to sell counterfeit liquor to people who are leaving get off work late at night.

Your income increased several times over, but you were still not satisfied. You began to think about eliminating the wine merchants who took the lion's share of the profits. So, while secretly researching winemaking methods, you also developed future channels for selling counterfeit wine through various means, and continued to explore other ways to make money.

Two weeks later, you inadvertently discover that thefts are frequently occurring at your food stall. Through patient observation, you discover a thief posing as a regular customer, stealing valuables such as phones and wallets from customers who are drunk. However, instead of reporting it to the police, you secretly find the thief and reach a cooperation agreement with him.

On the first night of the collaboration, your daily income broke all previous records, giving you a taste of success.

You discover that the revenue generated from selling snacks and counterfeit alcohol is far less than what you can earn in a single night by partnering with a thief. So, you're willing to lower alcohol prices at a loss and even offer free alcohol as a bonus, all in an effort to create more drunkards each night to make it easier for the thief to strike.

Upon seeing this, An Zeliang couldn't help but sigh.

What a shrewd businessman! They really do rip off their customers from start to finish.

Even someone with a ruthless personality would be ashamed of themselves when it comes to business!

If this continues, will customers be so foolish as to be sold out that they'll just be counting money for this simulated personality?

then.

The simulation continues.

Your plan was a great success, and your income has reached an all-time high. The thief you worked with admires you greatly and has offered to give you an extra 10% profit, hoping you will continue to work with him.

Despite your steadily increasing income, you haven't become completely blinded by greed. You are very cautious and never keep your stall in one place for too long, moving your location every now and then. There are always bargain hunters offering you their wallets.

Even so, due to the recent increase in theft cases, the fact that most of the people who reported the crimes had similar descriptions, and the fact that Tokyo is such a small place, your stall eventually attracted the attention of the police.

Two months later, you were arrested by the police who had been lying in wait, caught red-handed.

But you weren't panicked, because you had long anticipated this day would come. So, through prior preparation and underhanded maneuvering through pre-arranged channels, you successfully absolved yourself of the main responsibility, pinning the blame on the thief you were working with. This resulted in him being sentenced to five years in prison and losing his share of the earnings. In the end, you only had to pay a fine and serve two months of your sentence.

During your two months in prison, you discover that everyone there is talented and speaks so kindly; it feels like coming home.

In this environment, you suddenly grasped the "secret" to making money. At the same time, you didn't forget to learn from others, and with your silver tongue and a bit of money, you thrived.

On the day you were released from prison, you had already amassed a multitude of plans to make a fortune.

First, you contacted your former classmate, Sayaka Mina.

Chapter 34: The Tradition That No Merchant Is Honest

[When you suggested starting a business together, Sayaka agreed without hesitation because she had a good impression of you and trusted you completely.]

At the dinner table, you described in detail your grand future business plan to Sayaka. You promised her that she would no longer have to work hard to make ends meet and could spend her days counting money on the sofa. You also assured her that the business would be both easy and safe.

Sayaka was very interested after hearing this and expressed her desire to pull off a heist as soon as possible.

So that very night, you took Sayaka out into the streets to look for a target.

[Soon, you've identified a seemingly honest and simple-minded office worker who, captivated by Sayaka's sweet appearance, has been naively led to a hotel.]

Memory presentation.

Inside the hotel.

"Oh dear, sir, I need to take a little time to touch up my makeup. If I take a shower, it'll all be ruined. You don't want to see me with a face covered in smudges, do you? Don't you want to see me at my most beautiful?"

Sayaka Mina leaned against the wall, blinked her big, bright eyes, and looked completely sincere.

"That's true, then I'll go take a shower first, Mina-chan!"

The office worker was convinced. He put down his glasses and phone and walked into the bathroom alone, full of anticipation.

As soon as the sound of rushing water began, Sayaka quickly went to the door, unlocked it, and let Yasuzawa Ryo in.

“Anze, I just saw that his unlock code is this.”

Sayaka picked up the office worker's phone from the table, and after trying twice following the pattern she had squeezed out earlier, she successfully unlocked it and handed it to Anzawa Ryo.

"Well done."

An Zeliang smiled approvingly, then picked up his phone and started looking through his contacts and text messages.

A few minutes later, the sound of running water in the bathroom stopped.

An office worker with a bath towel wrapped around his waist came out.

He was about to excitedly shout "Mina-chan!" when he suddenly noticed a strange man inexplicably in the room, holding his phone and looking him up and down with a mocking gaze.

Who are you? This is my room!

The office worker's smile froze, and he questioned her in a slightly unfriendly tone.

"Who I am is not important. What's important is, why did you bring a girl to a hotel? You're not planning to do something illegal, are you?"

An Zeliang squinted, his expression a half-smile.

"Wha...what illegal thing? And when did I start taking on students? You're being so ridiculous..."

Before the office worker could finish speaking, Sayaka suddenly put on a pitiful look and grabbed Yasuzawa Ryo's sleeve: "Big brother, please help me! This strange uncle said he's my dad's friend, and then he brought me here! I'm so scared!"

Upon hearing this, the office worker's expression froze.

What the hell?

When did I ever say such a thing?

And didn't you bring me here?

"It's clear, sir. Abducting a female high school student is a serious crime."

An Zeliang said with a smile, "If you don't want me to call the police, you'd better give this girl some small compensation for her emotional distress! Oh, by the way, I just saw your wife's and colleagues' contact information on your phone. If you don't want me to tell them about this and expose it online, you'd better not be too stingy."

"you……"

At this moment, the office workers finally realized that they had fallen into a carefully designed trap.

He now only has two paths to choose from.

Either give me money.

He might be taken to the police station, where his wife finds out, leading to a broken family and potential job loss, or even cyberbullying and social death.

"asshole……"

He cursed under his breath.

After a brief internal struggle, he ultimately had no choice but to compromise for the sake of his future.

Sayaka was overjoyed with her windfall, as this single deal earned her more than her entire week's salary! And she didn't have to work as hard as before! She suddenly felt that her future was bright!

After their initial collaboration, you and Sayaka Mina became increasingly adept at working together, managing to secure at least five orders a night, and sometimes even encountering lucrative clients whose earnings were equivalent to several orders.

In just one month, you and Sayaka Mina made a fortune.

[Having learned from your previous arrest that illegal businesses can't last, or they'll inevitably attract police attention, you've decided to do one last job tonight and then quit and switch careers.]

[Coincidentally, the target we caught tonight is the samurai thug with whom you had a past conflict.]

[He was tricked into going to the hotel by you and Sayaka Mina, who not only exploited him completely but also forced him to call in some of his former thugs to help them fleece him.]

Out of a small sense of revenge, you took their clothes with you before leaving and threw them in a trash can outside the hotel. The next day, you saw on the news that these thugs had been taken to the police station and detained for running naked and violating public order.

[In the luxurious apartment, you comfortably enjoy the fruits of your labor during this time, while Sayaka Mina falls deeply in love with you and confesses her feelings to you that very evening.]

[But all you care about is money. You decisively rejected Sayaka's advances, treating her merely as a tool for making money.]

Sayaka was a little sad, but she thought that as long as you were still willing to consider her a friend, she would be willing to give everything for you.

After ending your honey trap business, you began planning your next business venture.

[You saw the potential in the booming livestreaming industry and anime culture, so you founded a company and packaged Sayaka Mina as a VTuber, or virtual YouTuber.]

Thanks to your meticulously crafted persona and effective management, Sayaka Mina, behind the scenes, became a wildly popular virtual YouTuber within just one month, adored by countless male fans and generating enormous revenue for you. Having tasted success, you began aggressively expanding your company, continuously recruiting new YouTubers.

"They've made enough money from office workers, so they're starting to plunder the money from stay-at-home guys."

"No merchant is without guile."

"Won't women and the elderly be next?"

An Zeliang pondered as he watched the simulated footage.

But at the same time, one has to admire the business acumen of someone with the integrity that "no businessman is without guile."

In this world, to think of creating livestreamers in costumes to make a profit is truly a pioneering move.

As the company grew and stabilized, you began to set your sights elsewhere. You knew that virtual streamers had limited lifespans and could never compare to real screen stars, so this was merely a stop along the way in your grand business plan.

[Your strong desire for money quickly led you to discover a new business opportunity. You remembered what your fellow inmates had said: women and the elderly are the easiest to make money from.]

So you start selling cosmetics and health products, selling cheap products that cost only a few hundred yen for tens of thousands of yen a box, and launching massive brainwashing advertisements such as "Give only the Old White Whale as a gift" and "Essence serum creates unlimited possibilities for you"...

[During this time, they also took the opportunity to promote their content using their own costumed livestreamers.]

[To gain consumers' trust, you even went so far as to create a persona for yourself, frequently appearing on screen as the boss to personally demonstrate product use and sell products via live streaming.]

Your sincerity touched countless consumers, and in less than six months, your products became a nationwide sensation, with money flowing into your account like an endless river.

Unfortunately, your good fortune didn't last. Because you consistently used your own company's inexpensive products while promoting them, and your irregular lifestyle led to serious problems with your organs, you were unfortunately hospitalized.

Two weeks later, you tragically died despite all efforts to save you.