Dragon Raja: I started out as Erii's older brother

"First, the equipment is terrible! A free-to-play player dares to challenge a high-difficulty dungeon?"

"Second, a positioning mistake! You stepped into an 'environmental trap' in the arena, which is the Hatsune Miku figure, causing you to be forcibly affected by the 'slip' debuff!"

"Third, and most importantly!" Su Mo's voice rose eight octaves, "His skill animation is too long; his DPS is simply insufficient!"

After Su Mo finished his speech, the conference room fell silent.

The elders looked at each other, their faces filled with questions like, "Who am I? Where am I? What did I hear?"

Only the bodyguard captain, eager to "make amends," was squatting in a corner frantically taking notes.

[Debuff...]

[DPS...]

At this moment, the patriarch's face had turned from black to a purplish-brown.

Su Mo was still completely immersed in the exquisite plot she had "made up."

He skillfully switched to the last slide of the PowerPoint presentation, where his final solution was written in bold red font.

"Therefore, I suggest that we don't need to increase security; that would be too passive!"

"We should take the initiative!"

"First, immediately launch a devastating crackdown on all pirated game and figurine production sites in Akihabara, cutting off the enemy's 'economic lifeline'!"

"Secondly, send people to infiltrate major otaku forums, using tactics like 'inciting conflict' and 'fishing' to disrupt their internal communication and cause them to fight amongst themselves!"

"Third, acquire their favorite game company, then announce a sequel as a mobile game with pay-to-win gacha mechanics! Completely destroy their faith!"

"Hahahaha!"

After this series of moves, I'd like to see who dares to mess with me!

I'm such a genius!

Su Mo put her hands on her hips and let out a smug laugh.

The meeting room remained completely silent!

One second...

Five seconds...

Ten seconds...

"Bang—!"

The patriarch slammed his hand on the table, causing the entire mahogany table to shake.

"That's enough!"

He pointed at Su Mo, his fingers trembling violently with anger.

"This is simply... absurd! Ridiculous! utterly nonsensical!"

He turned to Sakurai the butler and shouted angrily.

"Is this the report you submitted?"

"Is this the result of your investigation?"

Sakurai, the butler, bent over even lower, cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

"What I'm more concerned about is..."

The patriarch took a deep breath, calmed his rage, and turned to the bodyguard captain, asking...

"Eri, was she frightened?"

The bodyguard captain quickly replied, "The young lady is fine. She was choosing a game and wasn't frightened."

The patriarch finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Su Mo again, his eyes filled with disappointment and impatience.

"As for you..."

He waved.

"Your words and actions are frivolous and disgraceful to the family! You are confined to your room for three days to reflect on your actions!"

Su Mo was stunned.

[What? My earth-shattering plan to save my family from dire straits only resulted in a house arrest?]

This leadership is truly incompetent! They have absolutely no idea what data-driven analysis or the concept of "dimensional reduction attack" is!

[When I become the boss, meetings must use PowerPoint! Anyone who doesn't use PowerPoint can get out!]

Su Mo wanted to say something more, but two bodyguards came forward and "invited" him to leave, one on each side.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't touch my report! This is a priceless trade secret!"

Su Mo was half-pushed and half-carried out of the conference room, still shouting unwillingly.

In the room, only a group of elders remained, looking at each other in bewilderment and questioning the meaning of life.

. . .

Locked in his room, Su Mo lay on the tatami mat, feeling utterly hopeless and abandoned by the whole world.

He was like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.

Beside her, Erii was wearing headphones, completely engrossed in playing her newly bought fighting game.

Her small hands moved rapidly across the controller, making the muscular man on the screen jump and leap, leaving the opposing character helpless.

Su Mo turned her head to look at the screen.

Erii's character unleashed a stylish whirlwind kick, followed by a series of dazzling combos, culminating in a powerful finishing move.

Two huge gold letters popped up on the screen.

"K!O!"

A perfect victory.

Su Mo was almost in tears, a surge of immense grievance welling up inside her.

He sat up, facing Erii's retreating figure, and bitterly denounced her:

"Look! Look!"

"Even in games, you know you have to defeat your opponent! But they don't!"

Erii seemed to hear his voice, took off one of her earphones, and turned around.

She blinked her big eyes, tilted her head to look at Su Mo, and then looked at the victory screen.

Then, she silently picked up another handle next to her and handed it to Su Mo.

Su Mo stared at the handle handed to him for two seconds, stunned.

What does this mean?

Is this a provocation?

Does she think that I, as her older brother, can't even beat my younger sister in a game?

A strange competitive spirit suddenly arose within me.

[What a joke! Me, a dignified 21st-century youth and gaming prince, defeated by a kid who only knows how to play single-player games?!]

He snatched the controller and smiled confidently.

"Come on, let your older brother teach you what real skills are!"

Erii nodded silently and went back to choosing her characters.

Su Mo spent a long time choosing a character on the character selection screen before finally selecting the one who looked the coolest and most elegant silver-haired swordsman.

[Ha, this kind of agile character has a high skill ceiling, perfect for a pro like me!]

Erii, without a second thought, locked onto the muscular hunk.

"ROUND ONE! FIGHT!"

Games start.

Su Mo controlled his silver-haired swordsman, leaping and bounding across the screen, trying to confuse his opponent with skillful maneuvers.

And then... that was it.

Erii, the muscular hunk, simply dashes forward and throws.

Then... his swordsman was grabbed and slammed against the floor.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Su Mo's character's health bar disappeared in an instant.

Three seconds later.

"KO!"

Two large, gleaming golden characters popped up on the screen: PERFECT!

Su Mo was completely dumbfounded.

[What happened? I hadn't even made a move yet, how come it's gone?]

Is this controller broken? The latency is too high!

He refused to believe it and shouted, "Best two out of three! That was just a warm-up!"

The second game begins.

This time, Su Mo learned his lesson and didn't dare to show off his skills anymore, playing more steadily.

As a result, Erii's muscular man leaped down from the sky and stomped on him, followed by a combo that Su Mo couldn't understand at all.

The silver-haired swordsman on the screen was being beaten around like a punching bag, never landing on the ground the entire time.

"KO!"

Two more glaring words popped up on the screen: FLAWLESS VICTORY!

Su Mo's mouth opened into an "O" shape.

I'm cracked!

This is definitely a cheat code!!

She's cheating!!!