I'm just an internet cafe owner

However, in the real-life version, Miyuki Shirogane has Angela. This artificial intelligence, Angela, can help record this information, and through this information, Miyuki Shirogane can ensure the survival of people by starting over countless times.

In addition, Miyuki Shirogane can choose to pause company time for more time to think. As a supervisor, he cannot personally investigate, but through observation of surveillance footage and the reactions of surrounding staff, he can roughly guess the nature of this isomer and provide the most appropriate advice.

Once, twice, one day, two days—with the help of this technology, he easily dealt with most of the heterogeneous entities, and at the same time, he successfully launched the intelligence department and the training department.

But on the sixteenth day, when he opened the welfare department and was selecting an alternate entity, he found one that looked very lovable.

O-01-45 Epidemic Doctor

The introduction was quite interesting: "I will cure all diseases, and you will be reborn." This was the first time Shirogane Miyuki had ever seen such a reliable introduction. Previous Otherworldly descriptions were all objective, but this was the first time an Otherworldly had introduced itself.

Lobotomy Corporation, even in its real-world version, is essentially a game. From a game-thinking perspective, something so unique is definitely not a good choice in the early game.

However, Shirogane Miyuki hasn't played many games, and when playing Lobotomy Corporation and Red Alert, he subconsciously treated the games as reality. How should he make choices in real life? He relies on two things: experience and intuition.

Unfortunately, Shirogane Miyuki didn't have much experience with them; he'd barely seen any A-rank Abnormalities, let alone H-rank ones. Intuitively, Shirogane Miyuki felt this thing should be very useful?

His intuition was actually correct; the Plague Doctor is incredibly useful in the later stages of the game. However, in the early game, it's a nightmare.

Shirogane Miyuki had no idea that he had chosen a nightmare. At the same time, he did not notice that he was refreshing the date in his memory bank at this moment. He could not even reset the memory bank to erase Byakuya.

The worse news is that, since it's a beta version, there's no option to wipe and start over for now. The purpose of the beta version is to test player reactions and choices, so that the game can be adjusted based on player feedback.

The Plague Doctor, on the surface, is a Class Z Abnormality. This level is the weakest in Lobotomy Corporation. In fact, all the employees who work with these Abnormalities say that these Abnormalities are very friendly and do not pose much of a threat.

However, anyone who's played the game knows that no Abnormality at this level is someone you can mess with. Whether it's the initial skull, the Plague Doctor, or even the seemingly friendly little sprites and drinks, these are all Abnormalities that are serious about killing you, no matter your level or how strong you are.

However, compared to other levels, this level of Abnormality is more humane.

See this Plague Doctor? After acquiring twelve Apostles, he directly became an A-level Abnormality. Without elite employees or special equipment, this Abnormality could wipe out the entire Lobotomy Corporation.

Indeed, the game progressed very smoothly for Shirogane Miyuki. On the sixteenth day, two civilian staff members became believers; on the seventeenth day, four civilian staff members and one combatant became believers; and on the eighteenth day, another five civilian staff members became believers.

On the nineteenth day, when the resources were almost collected and Shirogane Miyuki thought he could get through the day peacefully, he heard the sound of a bell.

As the bells rang, the white night fled.

Shirogane Miyuki sighed, "All that work for nothing, another day wasted."

One person survived? He knew it was impossible. Like these clerical staff, they recorded combat information and the changes in the anomalies daily.

These employees have no combat experience or skills whatsoever. Not to mention anomalies breaking containment, even an impact from combat personnel could kill civilian staff.

In reality, Shirogane Miyuki might consider how to protect civilian staff. But now? Civilian staff aren't important; what matters are the combat personnel recruited—those are all real money.

Then what did Shirogane Miyuki see? Angels had appeared in the company? He initially thought these Angels weren't strong and could be easily defeated. But when he actually made his move, he realized these Angels weren't just weak, they were practically invincible!

In particular, the shockwave from White Night can instantly kill all clerical staff by damaging their souls. It's fortunate that there are no other entities in the company with a clerical staff protection association, otherwise, the chain reaction would have resulted in their complete annihilation.

As the last employee died, Angela reminded Shirogane Miyuki, "Look at those corpses, there's nothing we can do."

There was only one thing he could do now: restart this day. Without hesitation, Shirogane Miyuki restarted the day. However, when he saw Byakuya appear in the control center and switch places with the skull, he felt his heart stop.

On several occasions, Byakuya managed to break through containment, each time killing all the company's employees just as Shirogane Miyuki was about to collect enough resources.

Once, twice, three times.

He didn't realize the day was over until the store closed.

Why did this happen...?

Miyuki Shirogane tried hard to recall his day's work, but no matter what method or means he used, he couldn't stop it.

His mind began to work, and he realized that hiding wouldn't solve the problem; he had to find a way to get rid of Bai Ye.

Chapter 228: Is Baiyin Yuxing Going to Establish a Gang?

With his own thoughts in mind, Shirogane Miyuki returned to his own world. He was still at school, back in the student council, still reflecting on the day's events. His inability to defeat Byakuya wasn't the main issue; the deaths of everyone Byakuya had caused had a significant impact on him. Even with the system helping him distinguish between virtual and reality, he still felt somewhat like he was in a new world.

"President?"

Ishigami Yu, who was sitting on the sofa typing on the computer keyboard, sensed that something was wrong with Shirogane Miyuki and asked with concern, "President, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing."

Miyuki Shirogane maintained this state until he got home, where he saw his 'otaku' father sitting on the sofa reading a book.

"I am back."

"You're finally back. What's wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood. Is there anything I can do to help?"

"dad…"

Miyuki Shirogane felt he needed guidance, so he recounted his experience: "When I was managing my staff, I found they died frequently. Today, they all died while I was managing them, and I even got scolded by my assistant. Dad, I don't know what to do next? I want them to die. I want both combat personnel and civilian staff to survive."

Is that so?

Bai Yin's father was somewhat surprised. His son went to school every day, so when did he start getting involved in management? It sounded like he was in charge of a gang? Had any gangs been wiped out recently? It seemed there really was one, and that gang belonged to his son?

According to his subordinates, the gang seemed to be a newly formed one, and they were wiped out overnight because they offended another local tyrant.

Thinking of this, Bai Yin's father felt a sense of relief. Although the ending was somewhat shameful, it was, after all, something his son had single-handedly built up and fought for. Even though it failed, it should be a valuable experience for him.

Shirogane's father slapped Shirogane Miyuki hard on the back with his right hand, then took out a bottle of blood-red wine, took a small sip, and said, "Do you remember how many slices of bread you've eaten?"

Upon hearing this question, Shirogane Miyuki shook his head. Although he didn't eat much bread, he genuinely couldn't remember how much bread he had eaten from childhood to adulthood.

Bai Yin's father then said unhurriedly, "So, what do you think is the difference between a person and bread?"

"People have thoughts, their words and personalities are different, they are a part of life, and I remember most of them."

Just as Shirogane Miyuki was about to say that he remembered everything, he suddenly realized that if he counted the number of times the daily restarts occurred, he could only remember how many combat personnel had died. Including civilian personnel, he couldn't recall or calculate how many times they had died.

In the game, which was on realistic difficulty in the four-dimensional space internet cafe, every NPC gave Shirogane Miyuki a very real feeling. Under the influence of this realism, he really couldn't forget those people he had interacted with.

Just as he was thinking, Shirogane Miyuki patted him on the shoulder.

"follow me!"

"Where to go?"

"Since you want to become a manager, then start from the basics."

Shirogane's father and Shirogane Yuki were about to leave home when Shirogane Jia's scolding made them stop in their tracks.

"The food is ready. Eat before you leave."

"Come here~"

The previously somber expression on Shirogane's father's face instantly brightened with joy. Shirogane Miyuki also noticed at this moment that his sister was doing...

...all of them are foods I like to eat.

After dinner, Shirogane's father left home with Shirogane Miyuki. By then it was completely dark outside. Shirogane's father led Shirogane Miyuki through a series of turns and arrived at a magnificent office building, where he brought his son inside.

As soon as he entered the gate, Shirogane Miyuki heard a voice say, "Lord Dior."

"Lord Dior?"

Before Shirogane Miyuki could react, he clapped his hands, and instantly several burly men surrounded him.

“This is my son, Shirogane Miyuki. Arrange for a few people to give him to him.”

"Yes!"

Without any questioning, the group simultaneously carried out Silver Father's orders.

Shirogane Miyuki looked around in surprise: "Who are they?"

“Since you’re interested in this, I’ll assign some men to you to manage. Don’t worry, they will be absolutely loyal to you.”

"Hey?"

Shirogane Miyuki was stunned. While he was still in a daze, twenty people gradually gathered around him. These twenty people were of different heights, but they all had one thing in common: they were all exceptionally strong.

"dad?"

"They're in your hands now. You can do whatever you want."

"Hey?"

"Do a good job, I believe in you." Shirogane's father patted Shirogane Miyuki on the shoulder again, then left with a smile.

Shirogane Miyuki felt a little numb. He knew his father was capable, but he hadn't expected him to be like a yakuza boss. What he didn't expect was that his father would assign him twenty men? What could twenty men possibly do?

Oh! It can summon White Night. White Night breaking containment means that turning twelve people into apostles doesn't count as attacking all life. The remaining eight can either fight White Night or be killed by White Night's apostles.

The problem is that the White Night Apostles deal extremely high damage, and these ordinary people can't offer any useful solutions.

wrong!

Miyuki Shirogane suddenly realized his thinking was limited. He could totally use these people to develop battery technology. Lobotomy Corporation's battery technology was extremely advanced; he could set up a Red Alert bio-power station and replicate Lobotomy Corporation's battery technology. Store bioelectricity in the batteries and then... sell the batteries?

Shirogane Miyuki felt that this approach seemed promising, so should he focus on learning about these technologies when playing the game? However, Shirogane Miyuki soon discovered a thorny issue: if he wanted to do these things, he had to master the basic knowledge of both worlds. Without understanding them, he couldn't even comprehend the messy schematics, let alone bring them out.

At this moment, he felt immense pressure. Not only did he have to learn about his own world, but he also had to learn about other worlds, command wars, and be a manager in a company. And then, back in reality, he had to be the student council president, and back home, he had to manage a gang?

Shirogane Miyuki already had an expression that looked like he'd been completely messed up.

Meanwhile, Liu Yuan, inside the internet cafe, looked at the test records with a somewhat serious expression.

"So, this game has completed its closed beta test and is ready to be released, right?"

"Yes, no serious issues were found. Regarding the influence on personality and emotions, players can differentiate between virtual and reality. However, in-game items cannot be taken out of the game."

"why?"

"These items, if used as weapons against ordinary humans, would most likely cause irreversible damage. For safety reasons, we cannot take these weapons out for the time being."

Liu Yuan said regretfully, "Is it possible to change it in the future?"

"This function can be improved after the system upgrade."

"Then let's upgrade!"

"I need money, ten million."

Upon hearing the figure, Liu Yuan immediately rejected it: "It's not that it's impossible, but if it's for an upgrade, it's worth any amount of money."

In other words, the system has no face or expression, otherwise Liu Yuan's words would have made the system go wild.

Chapter 229 Chainsaw Man and Reese

While Liu Yuan was researching and upgrading the system, Dongshan Xiaohong, who had received another bonus at the main store, felt like she was floating on air.

The swordsman's bonus came through, as did Hayakawa Aki's bonus for signing the contract. The Public Security Bureau, seeing Higashiyama Koko's good performance, gave her a raise. Half went to household expenses, half of the other half was used as compensation, and the remaining money could be used to invite Tina over.

Thinking about all this, Dongshan Xiaohong became a little agitated.