Day of Imprisonment

In the office on the second floor of the bookstore, Akikusa sat opposite Luo Xi, her eyes languid. Her glass was empty, and she paused in her narration, squinting at Luo Xi.

She seemed to be waiting for Luo Xi to ask her what happened next.

However, while Luo Xi did ask a question, it wasn't the kind Akikusa had hoped for.

“I was just a pawn of yours, doing things according to your requests. Some time after you were promoted to supervisor level, you seemed to have found what you were looking for. Afterwards, you chose a way to leave the Company that a normal person couldn't bear. At that moment, I also realized one thing: joining the Company can obtain some conveniences and privileges that ordinary Reminiscents can't obtain, but at the same time, you are also imprisoned by the Company. If you want to leave, you can only choose amnesia.”

Speaking of this, Akikusa's tone carried a hint of admiration.

Because to her, amnesia was equivalent to the death of a normal person, a true death.

She would fear this ‘death’ and avoid it at all costs.

She had thought about leaving the Company, but she definitely wouldn't dare to try it.

But when Luo Xi chose this path to leave the ‘Company’ at that time, he appeared very calm, as if he had no fear or hesitation towards amnesia, a thing no different from true death.

Just like eating and drinking.

“What level is your current position in the Company?”

Luo Xi asked.

This was also one of the main purposes of his visit to Akikusa.

To fire Zhou Di from the Company required the power of a ‘General Manager’ level.

“Area Director.” Akikusa didn't hide anything from Luo Xi.

This level was also within Luo Xi's expectations.

Because the first time he met Akikusa, Luo Xi discovered that she wasn't an ordinary administrator. One was that the scene level of Buton Bookstore was very high, and the internal structure was extremely complex, with many ‘employees.’

Another very important reason was that Akikusa had more ‘free time’ than other administrators.

It could be seen from her dress and behavior that she didn't worry about the so-called ‘performance appraisal’ at all. If she were an ordinary administrator, she would have to consider this point and try her best to complete the quota.

Just like the bottom of a real company, they need to put all their time into work.

To put it bluntly, it's the feeling of ‘relaxation.’

Akikusa's sense of relaxation cannot be seen in any other administrator, or even a supervisor level.

Under the structure of the ‘Company,’ someone with such a sense of relaxation must be above the supervisor level. In addition, it had been determined that Akikusa was one of his ‘pawns,’ then the main purpose of the other party staying in the Company was to advance in level.

Area Director, the next level up is Deputy General Manager.

This step is very important. Only by becoming a Deputy General Manager is it possible to compete for the position of General Manager.

However, this matter will definitely not be easy.

Akikusa seemed to see Luo Xi's intention, and she said, “Actually, I haven't been slack. During those past loop days, I've been trying my best to earn performance, hoping to get promoted. Currently, I've been at the Area Director level for a long time, and I'm only one step away from being promoted to Deputy General Manager.”

“Understood!” Luo Xi nodded. “Then get promoted as soon as possible. If you need my help, just tell me directly. My latest task for you is to get promoted at the fastest speed and get the position of General Manager.”

“It's difficult!” Akikusa thought seriously for a moment and said, “At my level, I know there are several Deputy General Managers above me. To be honest, those guys are not easy to deal with. After all, they are all elites who have fought their way out of thousands of troops, otherwise they wouldn't be able to get to that position. However, if you hadn't left the Company back then, perhaps you would have been the General Manager by now.”

Akikusa was definitely not flattering or complimenting him, but telling the truth.

In terms of personal ability, control of the situation, and how to calculate others and dig pits for enemies, at least among the people Akikusa has met so far, no one can compare to Luo Xi.

And the gap is huge.

“I can't be trapped in the Company, otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen to leave in that way.” Luo Xi thought for a while and said, “I will help you with this matter because my plan has reached the final step, and the position of ‘General Manager’ is the key to victory.”

Only when someone on his side is promoted to General Manager can he, as an existence higher than the Deputy General Manager level, fire Zhou Di, who has already become a Deputy General Manager, from the Company.

And Zhou Di has the characteristic of being unable to lose his memory, so as long as Zhou Di's identity is restored from a Company employee to a ‘Reminiscent,’ he will have the qualification to use and activate the card. When the time comes, Zhou Di will activate [Teacher Yan], which is the core of the ‘Cocoon Breaking Plan.’

These are all things that Luo Xi pieced together from various clues and from the narration of others.

To be honest, he himself can't be 100% sure that this is all the plan that the former self had devised.

There are bound to be omissions, but Luo Xi knows that as long as the core steps are achieved, then the plan will be considered a success.

Akikusa is undoubtedly a very important pawn in his hand.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have let her keep the crucial item numbered 077 [Horadric Cube]. Looking at it now, besides Akikusa, Bai Cai and Teacher Han, and even the Six Dings and Six Jias, were all objects he had investigated.

But in the end, he chose Akikusa as the most important pawn.

It's also because her abilities in all aspects are stronger.

In some ways, she is very similar to him.

Reflected in that relatively stable emotion, and, keen perception.

She suddenly asked at this time: “Luo Xi, I know that due to confidentiality reasons, there are many things you won't, and can't, tell me, but there is one thing I still want to know, because—”

“You want to ask about Lü Ting's matter?” Luo Xi had already seen her thoughts. In Akikusa's previous narration, her relationship with Lü Ting was very unusual, belonging to the kind of firm friendship that was eventually established, or even fighting side by side.

So for both emotional and rational reasons, she would pay more attention to Lü Ting.

In fact, Luo Xi also didn't know the relationship between himself and Lü Ting, and what Lü Ting's positioning was in the entire plan, but from Akikusa's narration, Luo Xi had roughly deduced a relatively accurate conclusion.