Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

Interrupting Kiana's ongoing narration, Bronya pulled her back to her own booth, as it wouldn't stay empty for too long.

"We'll find out the specifics when we ask tonight."

However, this outrageous popularity instilled a deep unease in Bronya's heart, and this unease became a reality when the exhibition ended today.

In just one afternoon, "To the Moon" climbed to the top spot, even pulling away from the second-place book by a huge margin.

......

"Reisen, how is it today?"

In a rather classical Japanese-style room, a girl with a hee-cut hairstyle wearing a light pink kimono sat at the tea table.

She held a teacup in her hands, and the pale green tea rippled gently.

Beside it, a purple-haired girl in a suit, looking somewhat uneasy, was kneeling.

"Your Highness, Princess."

The girl, who was called princess, paused in her tea-drinking motion and looked at Reisen: "Don't be afraid, just tell the truth."

Hearing this, Reisen was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Your Highness, you have fallen to second place in the game."

"..."

"Really? I understand."

Her voice was completely still, as if she had only heard about something trivial. Her ruby-like eyes reflected Reisen's somewhat dazed face.

So beautiful...

Even though it wasn't the first time she'd seen her, Reisen was still captivated by her princess's beauty. Her exquisitely sculpted face and gentle, refined demeanor were like a collection of all Eastern beauty, leaving everyone in awe.

Kaguya Houraisan, this is the princess's name, and also the master she is to serve. She is always so elegant and noble, and even setbacks cannot shake her heart.

"Is there anything else? I'm feeling a bit tired."

The melodious, cool voice brought Reisen back to her senses. She quickly lowered her head, reminding herself to avoid looking directly at the princess's face in the future, and respectfully replied, "No, it's nothing."

After saying goodbye once more, Reisen quickly left the room.

The door was tightly shut, and the bedroom returned to its cold and quiet state. Kaguya's ears perked up quietly.

Only after the footsteps in the corridor outside the door disappeared did she slam the cup in her hand onto the table with a thud, splashing tea and leaving mottled spots on the expensive table.

She suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the room, her expression turning quite unpleasant. Recalling all the efforts she had made, Kaguya felt even more upset. She simply lay down on the floor and rolled around, venting her dissatisfaction.

"Aaaaaaah!! Who was that bastard?!"

After rolling around for a while, she sat up, panting a little. She crawled to a computer in the corner, knelt down, and stuck her butt out, completely ignoring her long, flowing hair that was hanging to the ground and her small, delicate feet covered in white socks peeking out from under her skirt.

She moved the mouse quickly with one hand, and soon brought up the official page of the mini-game festival. The eye-catching rankings were posted in the most prominent position on the official website.

'Rankings'

1. TO THE MOON

2. Eientei

......'

Where did this game even come from?!

Yesterday, she had studied all the top ten works and felt confident that she had it all figured out. But today, right after finishing those tedious flower arranging and tea ceremony classes, she heard the devastating news from Reisen.

This was indeed bad news for her. As the eldest daughter of the Yuedu Group, if she couldn't achieve something in a certain area, she could only be used as a tool for a marriage of convenience, a fine 'work of art'.

Even if she is indeed a princess, as Reisen claims, so what?

Her own mother was also a princess, but wasn't she also married to her father for the sake of a political alliance? In this country, the royal family has long lost its former dignity and has become a tool for capital to gain fame.

Therefore, she had to stand out and become valuable in some way so that her father wouldn't sell her as a 'commodity'. The increasingly prosperous entertainment products became her target. She herself was quite fond of playing games and knew a lot about them.

In order to gain fame by participating in this mini-game festival, she used all available resources to the absolute limit to build up her work. As long as she could win first place and then sell the game to show the actual data, she could apply for more resources and gradually expand her business.

She felt like she had it all figured out, but then a dark horse suddenly appeared and knocked her off her feet. Without the homepage recommendation that first place gets, she had no confidence that she could produce data that would satisfy her ruthless relatives.

Unconvinced, she checked the detailed information on the list. If the difference was small, it wasn't impossible...

However, after seeing the popularity scores that were almost ten times different, Kaguya fell silent, quietly shut down her computer, hugged her knees, and huddled in a corner of the room.

I can't win by even a little bit, so I'm feeling depressed.

Chapter Thirty: Overwhelmingly Positive Reviews

It was completely dark when we got back to the hotel.

Without even saying goodbye, Sugisaki Ken and the other two went back to their rooms and fell asleep almost immediately.

There was no way around it; they were just too exhausted today. In the afternoon, the three of them finally understood the meaning of Nangong Yu's words from yesterday.

For no apparent reason, the game's popularity suddenly exploded, and the crowd gathered in front of the booth almost blocked the entire venue. Because of the large number of people, their closing time was extended by more than an hour.

The tension of being watched by a large group of people and the relentless busyness completely drained the three of them. They didn't even have the strength to speak. They ate a simple dinner in silence, and then collapsed onto the bed, unable to move an inch.

Nangong Yu was naturally worried about his own... well, I mean his brothers. He secretly set their alarms for tomorrow morning to prevent them from oversleeping and being late, before finally returning to his room, satisfied. He was also quite exhausted and planned to rest early today.

On the other side, after seeing today's rankings and popularity scores, Bronya, like Kaguya, fell silent.

Then, with Seele's prompting, she saw today's trending topics.

'To the Moon + Pink Fairy + Eden Studio'

Suddenly, everything went black again. Her small, white fists clenched tightly, and a deep sense of resentment appeared on her face.

You bastard, you have no sportsmanship!!

With such resentment in her heart, she pulled together Seele, Kiana, and Mei, who had taken some time to go back to the villa to cook for everyone, and they all played the games that Nangong Yu had participated in at the exhibition.

As a result, the four girls cried their hearts out late at night, especially Kiana, whose snot and tears covered Mei, leaving Mei unsure whether to cry or be angry.

Although this was Seele's second time watching it, it was precisely because it was her second time that her feelings were even more profound. When she saw the platypus and those paper rabbits, she already felt like crying.

So, the next day, as soon as Nangong Yu brought a few cows and horses that wanted to sleep in to the venue, he saw three pairs of eyes that were still a little red.

"what happened?"

He asked with some confusion, "Why do these people look so listless, like they've been crying?"

Seele pouted. This time, instead of coming over to touch her, she hid behind Bronya and looked at Nangong Yu with dissatisfaction, saying, "It's all my brother's fault."

"That's right, that's right, it's all your fault, Yu!" Kiana angrily chimed in.

"Hmph!" Bronya snorted lightly, and without saying a word, she took the two away.

This left Nangong Yu completely bewildered and at a loss for words.

If I can't figure it out, I'll just stop thinking about it and get back to my own booth first.

However, after he found the three people and went back together, he was lost in confusion as he looked at the empty ground.

"No, where's my booth? Where did such a big booth go?"

The area that was packed with people yesterday is now suddenly empty. The other booths on both sides are packed tightly together, but this place is strangely empty.

Nangong Yu quickly dialed the person in charge's number, and only after receiving the news did he breathe a sigh of relief.

It wasn't demolished, but moved away.

The organizers did not expect that a small game could generate such a lot of buzz. If they still put Nangong Yu's booth inside the venue, it would be unsafe and unfair to the other exhibitors in the same venue.

Therefore, based on various factors, the organizers decided to clear out Stadium No. 2 overnight and use it only to set up his personal booth.

I actually called and texted him last night, but because I went to bed early, Nangong Yu didn't receive them. Looking at the missed calls and unread messages on his phone, Nangong Yu said something apologetic to the organizer, and then quickly headed to Stadium No. 2 with three oxen and horses.

The opening time is almost here, so we need to hurry.

After a day of fermentation, even more people came today. Interested gamers and fans of Ellie and Eden flocked in, almost filling Stadium No. 2. This kept Nangong Yu and his group busy all day. Even so, there were still many people who were stuck outside and couldn't get in.

This isn't actually a good thing. Even if you manage to squeeze in, you can't see what's going on inside if you're far away. And since the game is a continuous story-driven game, many people can't follow the flow, which has led to a lot of complaints online.

So, Nangong Yu approached the organizers, and together they came up with a solution.

They gathered a team and worked overnight to transform Stadium No. 2 into a movie theater-like space. A huge projection screen was surrounded by chairs, and they even decorated the walls with game-related items. The entry method was changed to a reservation system.

The game lasted for about three hours, with one session in the morning and one in the afternoon. In this way, although some players may have missed the exhibition because they were too slow, the order was maintained.

This has led to a very interesting phenomenon. Students at St. Freya, who live near Stadium No. 2, can see large numbers of people walking in laughing and then coming out crying a few hours later, and this has been happening for several days in a row.

Some curious students even made an appointment, only to come out crying as well, which surprised everyone.

It's not just the offline buzz here; the online buzz is escalating even further. There's no way around it; Eden's reputation is just too big. Even if it's just Eden Studio, it's enough for Nangong Yu to garner a huge amount of attention.

Moreover, thanks to its excellent plot, it received almost unanimous praise, except for those attention-seeking clowns, with very few negative comments, making it quite a success.

However, this trend took a completely different turn in the live streaming room.

It all started with Celine.

After losing face by crying during a live stream, she cleverly recommended "To the Moon" to several of her streamer friends, saying with a smile that it was a very good pure love game and recommended that they play it on their live streams.

Then they showed off some data from their previous live streams, and immediately, everyone was excited and couldn't wait to start their own live streams.

So, after seeing one or two people crying on live stream, Xilin felt a sense of balance. If everyone cried together, wouldn't Xilin not be ashamed?

This move made all the viewers realize the truth, and they all became his accomplices, sneaking into their favorite streamers' rooms and starting a whole bunch of hype.

Hey streamer, let's go play "To the Moon"! The storyline is so sweet!

Hey streamer, a new game called "To the Moon" just came out, everyone's playing it, you'll be left behind if you don't!

[Host, hurry up and play "Go to the Moon," or I'll unfollow!]

【...】

As a result, almost half of the streamers in the entire game streaming industry were tricked by their viewers into turning on the screen to go to the moon, and then watched their favorite streamers cry their eyes out in the excited gaze of their viewers.

This unhealthy trend was born.

Chapter Thirty-One: I'm sorry, Seele

A week passed quickly, and the final rankings of the mini-game festival were posted on the game's official website by the official staff.

Final rankings