"Hey, over here."
There were many staff members coming and going at the main entrance, but no matter how crowded it was, there was always a semi-circular empty space on one side of the door that no one dared to approach. And Sin stood there.
She leaned against the wall with her arms crossed, her face still bearing that fierce expression. It was unclear what she had done, but every employee who passed her would lower their head, clearly showing a look of not daring to provoke her.
Hearing her speak, many people subtly looked in the direction Sin had spoken, and upon noticing the four strangers, their eyes filled with curiosity.
Who were these people, to be personally greeted by this troublemaker?
Sin naturally couldn't be bothered to satisfy their curiosity. Without even glancing at these people, she directly led Yǔ and the others into the Anti-Entropy Headquarters. Of course, no one dared to stop them.
They walked all the way to the elevator reserved for management and quickly reached a floor near the top.
"Out of the elevator is a lounge for communication. The meeting will begin in the conference hall on the inner side in an hour."
Seeing Sin stay in the elevator, not preparing to move, Yǔ asked in confusion, "Aren't you coming?"
"My work has nothing to do with this, and I have a lot to do, so I don't have time to waste on this."
She waved her hand, urging them to leave. However, as the elevator doors were about to close, Sin suddenly called out, "Hey."
"Hmm?"
"Well… I wish you good luck."
Fingers scratching her cheek, Sin's gaze drifted, her face slightly red as she spoke with some embarrassment.
Seeing this, Yǔ also smiled, "Then I'll take your good wishes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the closing elevator doors blocked their view.
"I feel like Sin's temper has improved a lot."
Seele was a little surprised by Sin's last words, covering her small mouth as she spoke.
"She's grown up~"
As soon as Yǔ finished speaking, Bronya retorted, "No, I think her attitude is still just as bad."
"That's only towards you."
Patting the somewhat dejected Bronya, Yǔ turned around and saw Cocolia, dressed in formal attire similar to a military uniform, walking towards them with a smile.
Many people had already arrived in the lounge, gathering in twos and threes, discussing things they were interested in.
As Anti-Entropy's second-in-command, with Welt absent, Cocolia was undoubtedly the focus of everyone present. Seeing her actively approach, everyone naturally turned their curious gaze towards the few people who had just exited the elevator.
Being watched by so many people, Yǔ's expression remained unchanged. He subtly shifted his steps to block in front of Seele, then stepped forward and actively hugged Cocolia, saying with a smile, "We're not late, are we?"
"Just in time. Follow me."
Patting Yǔ's shoulder, Cocolia led them to an empty long sofa. On the table beside the sofa, drinks and snacks were already laid out for attendees to help themselves.
"Wait for me for a few minutes; I still have some things to finish discussing."
After settling her children, Cocolia returned to where she had been, discussing topics they somewhat didn't understand with several seemingly shrewd middle-aged men.
"Phew~"
Having not experienced such a scene much, Seele, Bronya, and even Kaguya had all tensed up. If Yǔ hadn't stepped forward, they might have even stammered when speaking.
After those curious gazes politely departed one by one, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seele clung tightly to Yǔ, her small hands gripping his palm firmly, as if only this could bring her a strong sense of security.
Bronya was a little better. She sat on the other side and let out a long breath, looking at her lover with some gratitude, then curiously observing her surroundings.
"Kaguya, want some gossip?"
Picking up the fruit plate from the table and stuffing a strawberry into Seele's mouth, Yǔ then looked at Kaguya, who was sitting beside Seele.
"No, I'll just have a glass of juice."
Pointing to the orange juice in front of her, Kaguya smiled at him.
At this moment, Yǔ suddenly felt his arm being tugged. He immediately looked at Bronya behind him with some confusion.
As soon as he turned around, Bronya excitedly leaned in and whispered in his ear, "Look, over there!"
Following the direction Bronya pointed, he saw several young and middle-aged men and women gathered together, chatting and laughing. After a moment of thought, he said with some uncertainty, "The designers of the Homu Adventure series?"
"Yes, yes, those are all key designers of Homu Adventure. I didn't expect to meet them here."
Noticing Bronya's excited and thrilled expression, Yǔ suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
Although he wasn't angry, a hint of displeasure welled up in his heart: "Aren't those your idols? Do you want to go over and meet them, get an autograph?"
Although Yǔ had deliberately kept his tone as normal as possible, Bronya, who had been with him for so long, could still detect the change in it.
She withdrew her gaze, looking at Yǔ, whose expression was somewhat unnatural, with sparkling eyes. The corners of her mouth stretched into a wide grin: "Are you jealous?"
"No!"
Yǔ immediately replied, but after two seconds of meeting her gray eyes, he conceded defeat and awkwardly turned his head away.
Bronya naturally wouldn't let go of such an interesting opportunity. She squeezed over and hugged him, chuckling as she leaned into his ear: "It's okay to be jealous, don't be shy, I won't make fun of you~"
Poking her lover's reddened cheek with her finger, a strange sense of excitement welled up in Bronya's heart. Her voice took on a coaxing tone: "Don't worry, they're just like seeing characters from a cartoon you liked as a child. When it comes to true idols, only you are in my heart~"
"I'm not jealous… it's just… I'm clearly much better than them…"
He made a small excuse, Yǔ's face felt hot, and his voice was a little low, but Bronya, being so close, naturally heard everything.
"Mmm!!!!"
Yǔ suddenly felt himself being hugged tighter, and Bronya was lightly rubbing against him. He saw her face flush, and she bit his ear, her breath hot: "It's a pity we're outside right now, I really want to just tear your clothes off…"
"Ah???"
Pushing away the suddenly strange Bronya, Yǔ had just turned his head when he saw Seele sitting to the side, watching the show and secretly laughing. When their eyes met, Seele immediately tightened her lips and sat up straight, but after less than two seconds, she couldn't help but let out a giggle.
Alright, alright, Bronya is one thing, but you, little Seele, want to 'rebel' now?
For a moment, Yǔ's anger flared. He grabbed Seele's soft cheeks with both hands, hugging her and teasing her.
"Mmm mmm mmm, Seele didn't do anything!!!"
Kaguya on the other side instinctively moved a little further away, picked up her juice, and watched the three stacked together with great interest.
"Your son and daughter are truly lively."
The sounds of their playful antics reached Cocolia. She turned around and couldn't help but smile, her eyes gentle. Then, she responded to the middle-aged man who had spoken, "They're just some children who haven't grown up yet."
"You can't underestimate children's creativity. Who knows, they might bring us the biggest surprise?"
"I hope so."
Everyone instinctively complimented them, but deep down, they naturally didn't take it seriously. Compared to those seasoned designers, the achievements of a few children seemed insignificant.
However, Cocolia suddenly recalled Yǔ's confident demeanor, and a thought, surprising even herself, popped into her mind.
Perhaps, he really can?
While they were playing, Yǔ suddenly felt his shoulder being nudged. He looked up and met Kaguya's eyes, which were trying to suppress a smile. She pointed to the side of the sofa. Yǔ looked over and saw a mature-looking man in a suit looking at him. After their eyes met, the man smiled and nodded.
"Cough, cough."
He quickly broke free from Seele and Bronya, who had teamed up to hold him. He wiped the saliva marks from his face, stood up, and briefly tidied his somewhat disheveled clothes. Then, he awkwardly smiled and extended his hand.
The other person also extended his hand, and after a simple handshake, Yǔ said, "Hello, I'm sorry you had to see such an embarrassing scene."
"This is nothing embarrassing. I truly envy you and your loved ones for still having such pure and beautiful feelings. Nice to meet you, I'm Welt Yang."
"Loved ones or whatever…"
Seele shyly covered her cheeks and indicated that if he had more to say, he should say it.
However, Yǔ and Bronya's hearts were not so calm.
Welt?!!
Yǔ's eyes widened in surprise as he carefully looked at the other person.
Beneath his brown short hair was a smiling face, wearing glasses, looking mature and intellectual.
Seeing his surprised look, Welt chuckled and said, "Yǔ, right? I know you. to the moon and hollow knight are two excellent works. I'm very happy to see an outstanding young game designer like you emerge in this world."
"Um… thank you."
"No need to be reserved. After the meeting concludes shortly, would you be free to chat?"
Noticing Yǔ's nervousness, Welt softened his tone and smiled gently.
"Of course!"
"That's good. I look forward to the surprise you'll bring us today."
Patting his shoulder, Welt walked towards Cocolia and the others.
It wasn't until Welt had walked away that Yǔ finally came back to his senses and let out a long sigh.
"So that's Welt."
The creator of the current world's number one IP, the Homu series.
With downcast eyes, he stroked Bronya's head, which was also a little dazed, and then, sitting on the sofa, he casually pinched her cheek.
"How does it feel to meet your former idol?"
"It's alright."
Sighing, Bronya no longer had the excitement she had earlier. She relaxed and leaned against him, her hands tightly gripping his, saying softly but firmly, "We will surpass him, won't we?"
Hearing this, Yǔ paused for a moment, then also smiled and nodded.
"Of course."
...
After Welt arrived, everyone quickly proceeded to the conference room and took their seats. This meeting, besides some high-ranking Anti-Entropy officials, only included the main person in charge of the ar glasses and a group of competing game designers.
Yǔ's seat was somewhat towards the back. In front of him, designers who were already well-known within Entropy Entertainment were eagerly anticipating.
Soon, everyone was seated. This was a not-so-small conference hall. At the very front was a half-meter-high podium, and on the wall behind the podium hung a four to five-meter projection screen, ensuring that rows of listeners below could clearly see the images on the screen.
The first row below the stage was naturally for the judges. Welt undoubtedly sat in the center. To his left was Cocolia, and to his right was a lady with red twin-tails who looked quite impatient. The others were some high-ranking officials from Entropy Entertainment.
"Tsk, why am I here?"
Lobster… oh no, Dr. Tesla, propped her cheek, complaining somewhat impatiently to Welt beside her.
"You're responsible for the AR project after all, and the technical implementation of the games can't do without you."
"Alright, alright, it's so boring. Anyway, it's just some Homu spin-off games, I'm already tired of playing that stuff."
Waving her hand, Tesla stopped looking at Welt's somewhat helpless expression, instead leaning back in her chair, relaxing as she watched the middle-aged man on the stage.
Information surfaced in her mind; he was one of the main designers of Homu Adventure, having made indelible contributions to this globally popular game.
Tesla's interest was slightly piqued. Soon, the designer began his presentation.
"As expected, it's Homu again."
Muttering softly, Tesla's interested gaze quickly turned to disappointment. What was presented was nothing more than the same old routine from Homu Adventure, merely replicated from computers to ar glasses. Not just her, but Welt and the others also showed signs of disappointment.
Seeing this, the designer on stage immediately realized he had no chance, so he sped up, hastily concluding his presentation.
Soon, the second person took the stage, and it was Homu.
The third one was Homu.
The fourth one was still Homu.
Finally, by the seventh one, someone who wasn't Homu arrived, but they were unfortunately abandoned because their gameplay was too niche.
As one designer after another failed, the atmosphere in the entire conference room gradually became somewhat somber. Tesla, in the front row, even yawned.
"Next up… hmm, Mr. Yǔ of Gensokyo Corp."
The conference secretary's voice instantly energized the three young girls. Yǔ also stood up directly, took a deep breath, and slowly walked to the front of the stage.
Watching him calmly open his prepared materials on stage, Bronya's nervous heartbeat began to accelerate.
In her opinion, many of the previous designers' proposals were actually quite good, but even so, they were mercilessly passed over by the judges. No matter how much confidence she had in Yǔ, she couldn't help but start to worry now.
There was no need to mention Seele and Kaguya; their hands were already clasped together, watching the stage so nervously they barely dared to breathe.
On stage at this moment, Yǔ opened his prepared PPT. Looking at the eyes of the audience facing him, he slowly exhaled, then immediately put on a smiling and confident expression.
Behind him, the first page of the PPT was displayed on the large screen.
A group of uniquely shaped but quite adorable small animals were happily playing in a grassy field, and in their very center, the game's name was clearly marked.
Pokemon.
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By the way, after pokemon ends, it's estimated to be the Saint Freya arc. For Luna, do you prefer a large or small one? (T/N: LARGE)