Danrito, become a consultant for the Millennium Game!

"Young girls nowadays are really more difficult than the other..."

Danrito shook his head. "I still have to wait for Xiao Tao and the others to finish their work so I can help them develop new game cartridges. Don't think my plan to transform the game development department into a game company will fail just like that!"

Yuka complained loudly: "The conspiracy is out! Is it really okay to expose your conspiracy so bluntly?!"

"This is a legitimate exchange of compensation!" Tan Lidou retorted bluntly, "Since you're asking me to help develop the game, you must pay me an equivalent compensation! Having me, the God of Gaming, help them out and not having them work for me for the rest of their lives to pay off their debts is already a huge discount, isn't it?"

"What! So shameless!"

Yuuka glared at Danrito, who was standing in front of her, and he stared back at her like a child, holding his breath. The two of them remained frozen in place for several minutes. Seeing that the students around them had already begun to walk away, Yuuka finally spoke again:

"...So, you won't listen to my advice, right?"

"I stick to my judgment." Danrito crossed his arms over his chest, standing in a godly posture. In fact, he was already prepared to take out his belt and cassette at the first moment.

"Then... don't blame me for being rude."

Faced with this unreasonable adult, Yuuka finally made up her mind to use physical means to eliminate the interference option in front of her: "I'm going to use force on you——"

"——Please wait a moment, Yuuka-san."

Just as Yuka was about to load the bullet and pull the bolt, her earphones were suddenly hacked into, and then a voice that was not very familiar, but whose name she remembered when she heard it, rang out.

"Himari-san, what's the matter with you looking for me at this time?"

Yuuka obviously hadn't expected to receive a call at this time, and it was even from the usually elusive head of the Paranormal Investigation Department: "I'm dealing with an intruder in the academy right now. Let's talk later if you have anything else."

"I'm talking about the 'intruder' in front of you, Yuuka-san."

The nearby cameras served as Himari's spies. There was no corner of the school unseen by this sickly, beautiful, genius hacker. With the school-wide surveillance system, everything that happened on campus was clearly visible, including the confrontation between the two people currently taking place in the school courtyard.

"Okay, Himari-san, what are you going to say?"

Yuuka paused as she raised her gun. In the headset, Himari chuckled, "I'll vouch for Mr. Danrito. I'll let him move freely on campus. Is that okay?"

"You want to be his guarantor?" Yuka frowned in confusion. "He is the one you brought here?"

"Yes and no." Himari explained simply, "This Mr. Danreto was indeed brought here by Momoi-san and Midori-san, but you'd never guess where they brought him from."

"If you say that, then you're definitely not from outside the school." Yuuka, worthy of being an outstanding cadre of the seminar, understood the meaning of Himari's words with just a simple improvement. She tilted the muzzle of her gun to the ground and asked, "Just tell me the answer, Himari. I'm not in the mood for riddles, and I can't imagine that President Rio would secretly support a man."

silence.

There was silence for more than five seconds.

Then, earth-shaking laughter came from the other end of the communicator.

“Puhahahahahahaha cough cough cough——”

Choking on her own saliva, Himari wiped away the tears from her laughter: "Rio-chan is keeping a man... Phew~ I can laugh at this joke for a whole year - although the answer is not this, but this answer scores very high in my heart."

"I'd better reveal the correct answer—" Hinami said, no longer keeping the secret, "Sir Danrito was brought out of the 'ruins' by Momoi-san and Midori-san."

"Huh?! They even went to the ruins secretly?!" Yuka's eyes were filled with astonishment: "Where did these two sisters get the information about the 'ruins'? Did you tell them?"

"It was just a small help." Himari covered her mouth and chuckled. "Even I was curious about what was in the ruins, so to satisfy my curiosity, I leaked the news to the game development department. I didn't expect that they would bring back an 'adult'."

'Actually, there's another cute child, but let's not talk about that.' Himari thought to herself.

"Strictly speaking, the 'ruins' also belong to Millennium Academy, so this Mr. Danrito can be considered 'property' of Millennium Academy." Himari cleverly switched the subject for Yuuka: "By that calculation, this gentleman is actually a native of Millennium, right?"

"Is that so?" Yuuka was confused by this statement: "Because he came out of the ruins, and the ruins belong to the millennium, does that mean this gentleman is also a millennium old?"

"Yes! That's right~" Himari nodded repeatedly, "So how can you expel someone who is already a thousand years old?"

"It seems, is it really like this?"

Yuuka, who was a little dizzy, believed what Himari said in a daze and put away her gun. Danrito in front of her was about to take out the game cartridge and driver, thinking that this battle had to be fought, but Yuuka on the opposite side put down her gun by herself?

"Mr. Danrito, someone has vouched for you. I hope the seminar will allow you to move freely in Millennium Academy."

"Is that all?" Tan Lidou was stunned for a moment: "The relationships in your school are quite chaotic?"

Despite the explanation, Yuuka was still a little uneasy. After putting down her weapon and hanging it back on her body, Yuuka said to the unreliable adult in front of her, "Even though someone has guaranteed you, I still need to go with you to the game development department to clarify some things."

Yuka said seriously, "It's strange that you, an adult, came here without knowing where you are. Momoi and the others will also be punished for entering the ruins without permission. We also need to announce the possibility that the Millennium Grand Prix may not be held, so that they can... be mentally prepared."

"Don't worry about this." Danrito raised his head, a confident smile on his face. "With me here, nothing is impossible!"

11. Overcoming Difficulties! Game Development Department!

"Hey! Danrito! We've finished equipping Alice-chan with weapons! —Guga?! Yu-Yuka-san!?"

Momo happily pushed the door open, but before she could finish her words of good news, she was strangled. Because in the activity room, besides the sweaty Yuzu sitting there, and the nonchalant Danrito, who was also sitting there, there was also their game development club's lifelong enemy—the seminar demon Yuuka!

"Aren't you happy to see me as your visitor?" Yuka held a teacup and knelt on the cushion, looking at Xiaotao, Xiaolu and Alice who came in from the door.

"No, you're not here to urge us to disband, are you? The Millennium Awards haven't arrived yet!" Xiao Tao's eyes turned white. "We've already found new members! So we've already achieved half of your request!"

"Hoo~? A new member?"

Yuka narrowed her eyes in disbelief. "It's been ages since anyone applied to join the game development department, and now, of course, someone new is joining?"

"That's because we haven't recruited new members!" Xiao Tao said stubbornly, unconvinced. "As long as we explain it sincerely, there will still be people who recognize our club... Ahahaha..."

Yuuka narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a scrutinizing expression. "In that case, it's okay for me to check a little bit, right?"

"Confirm?" Xiao Tao trembled: "Confirm what?"

"According to the rules set by the Student Union, students who are forced to join a club are not counted towards the club's membership. You guys know this, right?"

Yuuka's eyes swept over Xiaotao and Xiaolu in front of her, making the two sisters reveal a frightened expression: "How, how is this possible! Sister Alice volunteered to join our game development team!"

"Let me make the decision on that matter." Yuka put on a smile and gently waved to Alice: "Sister Alice, come and sit over here? Don't worry, I'll be very gentle~"

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"It's like a tiger choosing its prey..." Danreto nodded. Yuuka glared at him in return: "Mr. Danreto?"

Dan Lidou decisively raised his hands in surrender: "I didn't say anything."

"It's the Great Demon King..."

Maybe it was because of some strange concept that Momo had instilled in her, but Alice seemed to be very afraid of Yuuka. She even called her the 'Big Devil', which made Yuuka very confused when they first met: "What Big Devil? -Momo, is that you?"

After scolding Momo briefly, Yuuka finally turned to Alice, who was trembling like a frightened animal. She looked her face up and down. "That's weird! I should have the contact information of every cute child from over a thousand years. Alice is so adorable, there's no way I wouldn't notice her, right?"

"Because, Alice is a serious homebody. She stays in her dorm room every day studying programming software, so she doesn't often appear in front of everyone..."

Alice recited the self-introduction that Momo and Xiaolu taught her to use during the inspection in a serious manner - Momo had already expected that Yuka would ask questions about Alice's identity!

Yuuka crossed her arms, "So, what is Alice's job in the club?"

"Light attribute tank profession..."

"Ok??"

"Oh no! It's a programmer! A programmer!"

Alice almost let the cat out of the bag, but luckily Yuzu beside her kept winking at her and quietly raised the tablet with the keywords written on it, which made Alice stop herself and change back to the correct script.

"Hmm~ Is that so? Looks like little Alice is quite capable after all." Yuuka found the registration of a student named 'Tendo Alice' in her electronic student register and, without questioning her, believed Alice's story. After all, there were a lot of eccentric students in the millennium, and there were plenty of gloomy, nerdy girls in the coding club next door.

Seeing that Yuka's interrogation was finally over, Xiaotao and Xiaolu couldn't help but high-five and cheer: "Great, the club can stay!"

“Our efforts have not been in vain!”

"As long as we keep moving forward, the road ahead for the game development department will continue to expand!"

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The two sisters cheered and hugged Alice, but Yuka was clearly confused: "Did you... forget something?"

"Of course we know about it, the Millennium Award, right?"

At this point, Xiao Tao put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "We are absolutely sure we can win the award this time!"

"Yes, speaking of this, I have finally come to the main topic I want to talk about."

Yuuka put on a dangerous smile, like the smile of a great devil: "Momoi-san, Midori-san, you two - sneaked into the 'ruins', right!"

"Being, being found out?" Xiao Tao was horrified, and Xiao Lu beside her quickly reminded her, "Sister! Isn't that just admitting it? What if it's a fraud?"

"No trickery. I already know that this Mr. Danrito is the man you brought out from the ruins."

Yuka's words made Momo and the other two stunned. They knew that Danrito was brought out from the ruins, but they didn't recognize Alice who was also brought out from the ruins?

Yuka continued, "However, since someone is willing to guarantee you for Mr. Danrito, we will put this matter aside for now and not discuss it."

"Don't scare me..."

"My heart is beating so fast..."

"But!" Yuka said sternly, "The Millennium Awards may not be held. You should be mentally prepared for the club to be disbanded."

The atmosphere froze.

Yuzi, Xiaotao and Xiaolu were horrified.

Tan Li Douqi was calm and composed.

Alice was confused.

"Why, why, why, why!" Xiao Tao almost jumped up in anxiety: "Just to abolish the game development department, is it necessary to directly cancel the entire Millennium Awards?! Demon! Demon! Inhuman!"

"That's not true. How could a game development department's problems cause the Millennium Awards to be canceled?" Yuka explained the situation. "...So, given the current situation, the Millennium Awards might not be able to take place, and the Student Council is more likely to simply lay off some of the entertainment clubs that aren't contributing much. The possibility of you being directly laid off is quite high."

Paji.

Xiao Tao lost her strength and knelt on the ground. The song of Yi Jian Mei seemed to ring out behind her: "No——!"

"But, it's just a possibility, right?" Xiaolu said anxiously, "If Gehenna and Trinity hadn't gone to war..."

"Perhaps the Millennium Awards will be held as scheduled." Yuka nodded. "However, this may not be something that our class of students can influence. The people who can truly influence such things..."

"He is still lying in the intensive care unit."

Yuuka left, leaving behind a group of girls shrouded in gloom. Momo, Lu, and Yuzu all slumped over the table, their faces dejected.

"Is it really going to end..." Xiao Tao leaned her head against the table, "Can the Millennium Awards still be held?"

Snapped.

Danrito clapped his hands vigorously, drawing everyone else's attention away from the sad atmosphere.

"Self-pity won't solve anything." Danrito snapped his fingers loudly. "Start with what you can do. For example—get on with the preparations for cassette generation right now!"

12. Create a game! Xiaotao's cassette!

"By the way, Mr. Danrito, this is the computer we got back..."

After Yuuka hurriedly left, Xiaolu took out the computer she had brought back from the engineering department from behind her. Then she saw a flash of pixel light next to Danrito, who took out a complete set of top-of-the-line computers. Xiaolu's jaw dropped immediately: "You, you can conjure a computer out of thin air? Then why did you steal Yuzu-chan's computer?"

"I can't make it right now. I got this from the Truth Society." Danrito reached out and swept across a cluttered table in the activity room, sweeping the comic books, potato chips, and toys aside. He then carried both computers onto the table and began to install the power supplies. "Xiao Tao, help me clean up the things on the floor!"

"The Truth Society?" Yuzu blinked. "So, when Mr. Danrito disappeared this afternoon, did he go to the Truth Society?"

"Didn't we say we were under a cyberattack?" Tan Lidou turned on his computer, watched the system begin to load, and then he pulled over a chair and sat down. "Let me set up the server first..."

The server Danrito was referring to was the cloud-based server used to store all game data and updates for his "Phantom Dream Game Company." Unlike him, a billionaire cheater, anyone else who needed to play a cartridge using Knight Transmitter would need to rely on Phantom Dream's servers to remotely transmit data—after all, even the player driver was developed by Phantom Dream!

In this world, Danrito has already begun building his own server to prepare for a rainy day. Although there are many cloud server studios providing services in the past, it is clear that the company's fate is better to control itself.

"—Alright, the server will just use my Collapse virus as a defense program." Danrito stretched with satisfaction. "Whenever someone attacks my server, the Collapse virus will launch a counterattack, infecting the opponent's attack program and turning it into its own computing power. If the attack continues, it can also infect the other server through the network cable. This way, it's absolutely safe!"

Hours slipped by unnoticed, and Alice over there finished a few more games. Danrito looked up from his computer screen. In the now-lit activity room, the three children were eating takeout pizzas and commenting on the movie playing.

"The appearance of a dragon at the end is indeed a clichéd plot development..."

"But the protagonists of this movie are also two sisters! They look a lot like me and Xiaolu!"

After swallowing the pizza filled with cheese and chicken, Xiaotao took a sip of the happy water and made a satisfied sound.

“Guha——!”

"Hey, you guys look happy."

Danrito stood up from his computer desk and unceremoniously took a piece of pizza. "The preparations for developing the cassette are complete. Now it's time to turn your imagination into reality!"

Seeing Danrito approaching, Xiaolu also remembered what Yuuka announced that afternoon. The lighthearted mood she had forgotten about while waiting and started watching the movie returned to a heavy mood. "Mr. Danrito, do you really have a solution for the Millennium Grand Prize?"

The Millennium Award was the only way they could do to keep the game development department. After all, whether it was Xiaotao, Xiaolu, or Yuzu, they were just ordinary students in the Millennium.

Dan Lidou put his hands on his hips and said with full energy: "I haven't thought of a solution yet!"