Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

"You're really going all out."

Kitahara sighed as he watched Sugisaki Ken diligently mopping the floor.

"The performance evaluation includes a departmental assessment, so we can't waste the opportunity that Ayu has given us."

He replied with a smile, without saying much, but everyone understood what he meant.

After exchanging a glance, Grandpa Kiri and Kitahara also picked up tools and helped with the cleaning.

Gradually, the once quiet office with only the three of them became lively as figures dressed impeccably and carrying briefcases walked in one by one.

Good morning, senior!

Every time someone came in, the three of them, including Kitahara, would greet them. They had been saying greetings all morning and their mouths were getting thirsty.

Just as they returned to their workstations, ready to do some simple tasks assigned to them, the department head suddenly walked into the office.

The entire office fell silent instantly, with only the clatter of keyboards breaking the silence. Everyone was focused on their screens, pretending to be working diligently, especially the three of them.

Strangely enough, the supervisor, who usually had a stern face, looked all smiles today. He walked behind Kitahara and patted him on the shoulder affectionately.

"Kitahara-kun."

The gentle voice startled Kitahara, who stiffly stood up and turned around. When he saw the smiling face, he felt even more panicked.

What's going on? Old Deng, who always has a long face, is suddenly smiling so brightly. There's definitely something fishy going on!

Upon realizing a certain possibility, a look of horror appeared on Kitahara's face, and he quickly covered his buttocks with both hands.

"Don't be nervous, Kitahara-kun. Call Kiritani-kun and Sugisaki-kun. The three of you come to my office now. There are some things I want to talk to you about."

Smiling, the manager patted Kitahara on the shoulder, turned around, and walked out of the office.

For a moment, everyone in the office looked at each other in bewilderment. Sitting next to Kirito, a kind-hearted senior colleague whispered, "This is the first time I've seen this guy laugh like this. It shouldn't be a bad thing, but Kirito-kun had better be careful."

"Yes, thank you, senior."

Nodding slightly, Grandpa Tong and the other two exchanged a glance, then straightened their backs and walked out together, quickly arriving at the door of the supervisor's office.

Before they could even get into the mood, the office door suddenly opened.

"You're all here! Come on in."

The supervisor, all smiles, reached out his hand and welcomed them inside.

?

The three of them were completely bewildered; what was going on?

But since their supervisor had already spoken, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

The office was fairly spacious, and on the sofa in the side where people met, a figure that made them even more uneasy sat with a smile on his face.

"Good morning, General Manager!"

The mature, elite woman, around forty years old, smiled gently at them and said softly, "Don't be nervous, please sit down."

As she spoke, she urged them to sit on the sofa opposite her.

The supervisor didn't even come in; he simply walked out and closed the door behind him.

Could this really be an unspoken rule?!

Looking at the still-attractive general manager, Kitahara's inner resistance suddenly lessened considerably. If that's the case, then it's not entirely impossible...

Just as he was lost in thought, the general manager's first words made him more certain.

How is it working here?

The kind voice sounded like that of an elder. Sugisaki Ken, afraid that his two brothers might say the wrong thing, replied somewhat nervously, "Very good. The seniors are very kind to us and have taught us many useful things."

"That's good."

She chuckled softly and spoke again, "Do you know Mr. Nangong from Gensokyo Company?"

Kitahara, who was pondering whether to refuse first and then agree, or to agree directly, was suddenly stunned. He nodded blankly: "I know him."

As if realizing something, Sugisaki Ken quickly added, "It was him who gave us the recommendation slots."

"...Oh, I see. Here, take a look at this."

His eyes flickered for a moment, then the general manager's smile became even more amiable as he pushed the already printed documents over from the table.

Each of the three received a copy and fell silent as they looked at the notice of their transfer to Gensokyo Company.

Did their godfather come to rescue them?

When they were being assigned jobs, they had inquired about Gensokyo Company, but were told that it was already full and they couldn't be transferred there.

The three exchanged a glance, then simultaneously looked at the general manager.

......

"They're finally out."

A person was standing at the company entrance, holding a box.

Back in the office, when everyone learned that the three of them would be transferred to Gensokyo Company, it immediately caused a small sensation.

Now, which employee working at the Anti-Entropy Group doesn't know about the currently booming Gensokyo Company? Just look at the ever-increasing popularity of Pokémon to understand the company's future potential.

Moreover, this is a new company, and its development prospects are definitely much better than those of them who stagnate in the office and slowly accumulate seniority.

The seniors' usual demeanor seemed to vanish instantly, and everyone warmly surrounded them, asking about their well-being. It took them quite a while to exchange contact information before they were finally able to leave.

"Why does he give off the feeling of a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel?" Grandpa Tong said blankly as he stood outside.

"I thought he was just a nobody with no connections, but he actually knows some very powerful people. Is he playing dumb to take advantage of others?"

"Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true."

All three of them laughed. They had never intended to use Nangong Yu's name; otherwise, they wouldn't have been working quietly as low-level employees in the office.

But the feeling of being passively given a boost is actually quite satisfying.

"The report is next Monday?" Kitahara asked.

"Yes, I'll go back and take a look at the materials to study first," Grandpa Tong nodded and said slowly.

"Studying? Do you have any recommended books?"

"No need to read the book. Log in to the intranet with your employee ID. There are instructions and tutorials for using the Titan game engine there. Let's familiarize ourselves with this this week. We can't let Ayu down, can we?"

"Indeed, see you next week?"

See you next week. *2

On the other side, St. Freya Academy.

With less than three months to go before the mini-game festival, the staff has already begun intensive preparations.

Since the previous year's champion, "To the Moon," sparked a global phenomenon, more and more game studios and independent developers have chosen to join in.

It's great that the events are getting more and more lively, but this also naturally increases the pressure on the staff.

Every day, they receive applications from all over the world. They need to verify each one, eliminating those that do not meet the requirements or those that are obviously meant to be quirky, and then select the real exhibitors.

'Huifeng Games Studio, founded a year ago, currently has a small game that's not very popular, which meets the criteria.'

'Hotcard Company, established six months ago and affiliated with Tianming Entertainment, has not exceeded the permitted resource usage limits and therefore meets the requirements.'

'Watercolor Entertainment Company...provided false information. They've been established for two and a half years; they're unqualified!'

'Gensokyo Company, established a year and a half ago, is affiliated with Anti-Entropy Entertainment. That name sounds familiar, but the requirements are met.'

The staff member kept muttering to himself as he looked at the email and nodded. But when he started entering the information about Gensokyo Co., Ltd., he fell silent when he got to the section on representative works and saw the three big words "Pokémon" in the email.

Wait, is he seeing things?

He rubbed his eyes, craned his neck to get closer to the screen, and when he confirmed that it was indeed Pokémon, he gasped in shock.

no? ?

ah? ? !

What brings you here, sir?!

I thought it was a small fishpond, how did a huge shark suddenly appear??

Gensokyo Corporation, no wonder it looked familiar earlier, isn't that the company that makes Pokémon?!

Moreover, the top three entries from the previous competition were all from this company.

To the Moon, Eien-tei, Alahatau Alpha

As the staff painstakingly typed in the words, they suddenly felt a bit of a toothache.

Without clicking submit, he immediately called his superior, indicating that the matter was clearly beyond his control.

The person in charge who was called over was initially annoyed. It's just a small company, what's so hard to decide?

However, when he arrived and saw the application form filled out by his own employee, he fell silent, just like him.

Standing to the side, the staff member looked at the boss's twitching face and tentatively asked, "How about we reject him?"

"Are you an idiot?!"

His words startled the person in charge, who angrily raised his hand and slapped him on the head, shouting, "Come on, tell me, which aspect of their work is substandard?!"

"......No."

The staff member thought for a moment, then shook his head with some difficulty.

Is this company cheating? Who else can grow to this level in just a year and a half? Are they leaving no room for others to compete?!

"But wouldn't that make the competition less fair...?"

Given Gensokyo's popularity, even if they only submit one picture of Pikachu in the competition, they can easily secure the championship. It's a complete blow to the newcomers!

"There's no such thing as absolute fairness. Didn't they earn this popularity themselves? Besides..."

He slapped his underling again and said, "Who says this is necessarily a bad thing?"

"what?"

Ignoring his doubts, the person in charge quickly found the contact number in the email and called it. The call was answered very quickly.

He straightened up and said respectfully, "Hello, is this Gensokyo Company?"