"Thank you."
After completing the one-year leave of absence procedures, Yǔ thanked his kind homeroom teacher.
"I didn't do anything. Being admitted early to Saint Freya University is all thanks to your own efforts. Keep up the good work, and I wish you great achievements in the future."
Adjusting his thick glasses, the kind middle-aged teacher smiled at his student.
"Okay, then I'll be leaving now."
Walking out of the office, Yǔ saw that it was still early, so he simply stood at the school gate, leaning against the wall, quietly waiting for school to end.
After it was decided that pokemon would be the escort work for AR glasses, Anti-Entropy Headquarters began to arrange the production team. The small group of people from Gensokyo could only be described as a drop in the bucket; the bulk of the work still relied on Anti-Entropy Entertainment's mature team.
As for who to arrange, such an excellent project was naturally fought over. Yǔ didn't care about the open and secret struggles between different factions, but as a natural member of Cocolia's side, he naturally helped her gain many benefits.
Taking advantage of this period of interest exchange, Yǔ and his group returned to the Far East to pack their things and deal with school matters.
He didn't wait long. With the sound of the dismissal bell, the entire school suddenly became noisy.
He breathed a sigh of relief, skillfully put on a smile, greeted some unfamiliar girls for a long time, and rejected several invitations before he finally saw his three scoundrel friends with their arms around each other's shoulders.
"You're finally back, you guy!"
Seeing him, the three Brother excitedly ran over, each giving him a punch on the shoulder.
"Where have you been? Why are you back so late?"
The four of them walked side by side familiarly, lori put his arm around his neck and asked with a smile.
"I went to North America for some business, but what about you guys?"
He suddenly moved, grabbing lori and Ken, one in each hand, and said with a sneer, "Acting so enthusiastic, do you really think I forgot about putting me in a sack at the festival?"
The smiles on their faces instantly froze. lori chuckled awkwardly, pretending to be foolish, "What sack? My memory is bad, I've forgotten."
Seeing Yǔ's obvious disbelief, Ken decided to sacrifice a friend to save himself, immediately shouted, and pointed at lori: "It was all Iori who forced us to do it!!"
Then, while lori was still confused, Ken looked at Kazuto beside him: "Kazuto, it was Iori who led the charge back then, right!!"
Kazuto was stunned for a moment, but after meeting Yǔ's unfriendly gaze, he immediately nodded like a pecking chicken: "Yes, Iori did it all!"
"You guys!!!!"
Suddenly backstabbed, lori showed an incredulous expression, his finger trembling as he pointed at the two accomplices. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a cold voice: "Any last words?"
"I'm innocent! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!!! Ah, you bastard, I'll fight you... Ah ah ah ah ah it hurts, it hurts, Brother, Brother, I was wrong, I was wrong!!!!"
After a slight stretch, Yǔ twisted his neck feeling refreshed. lori, holding his waist, was hissing and gasping in pain.
"Alright, stop pretending. I didn't use much force."
He glanced at lori, letting the clown calm down for a bit, then said, "I just applied for a one-year leave of absence."
Upon hearing this, Kazuto and Ken, who had been cheerful, and the muttering Beihara, all widened their eyes in astonishment.
"Caught doing something wrong?"
"Where are you locked up?"
"Need help bringing food?"
"..."
Good, good, good. The somewhat melancholic mood instantly turned into a surge of anger. He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to beat his three scoundrel friends to death.
"No!! Can't you three scoundrels wish me well for once?"
"Isn't it good enough to have three cute beautiful girls with you?"
"You shut up!"
"Oh."
He glared at lori, who obediently covered his mouth. After taking another deep breath, Yǔ tried to speak as calmly as possible: "I went to North America to work on a game. I reached a cooperation agreement with Anti-Entropy Entertainment, which is why I needed to take a leave of absence to work there. Understand?"
"What about university?"
Kazuto asked worriedly.
"It's fine, I've already been admitted early to Saint Freya."
"...Are you speaking human?"
Everyone else is still working hard for the independent entrance exams, but you, kid, got admitted without a sound?
And to Saint Freya, one of the top universities in the world?
Looking at the three who suddenly united against him, Yǔ raised an eyebrow, then seemingly casually took out a few documents from his handbag, holding them in his hand and lightly shaking them.
After successfully piquing the curiosity of all three, he looked at the sky and said casually, "As one of Saint Freya's funders, Anti-Entropy has a few spots each year. You only need to intern for half a year at a company under Anti-Entropy, and after passing the assessment, you can be directly recommended to Saint Freya University. Although you'll need to work at Anti-Entropy for at least five years after graduation, I don't think anyone would give up such an opportunity, do you agree?"
His gaze shifted to his three scoundrel friends. Yǔ fanned himself with the documents in his hand, then raised his hand, lowered his eyes, tapped his fingernails, and lightly blew on them.
Noticing that the three's breathing began to quicken, Yǔ's mouth curved into a smile. No longer teasing them, he tapped the three documents in his hand: "And I happen to have three spots here~"
"Dad!!!!"
"Ken has drifted for half his life, only regretting never meeting a wise lord. If Yu doesn't abandon me, Ken is willing to become your adopted son!"
The two of them shamelessly hugged his thighs directly. Kazuto was a bit thin-skinned, but he also looked at the documents in his hand with burning eyes.
"Get lost, get lost! I don't have sons as ugly as you!"
He stuffed the three documents into Kazuto's hand. lori and Ken immediately pounced like hungry tigers, scaring Kazuto into quickly giving each of them one.
Watching them treat the documents like treasures, Yǔ also smiled.
All three brothers were quite capable and had excellent character. Once they graduated from school, they could be directly brought into Gensokyo Corp to work hard under him as Pals!
No, they could be brought in for internships even before graduation, and he would feel more at ease using them.
Unaware that their future destinies had already been decided, Yǔ smiled and parted ways with them amidst their continuous thanks.
Upon returning home, Seele and Bronya had already packed their bags. Kiana, Sirin, and Mei also came over for a final gathering in the evening, a farewell dinner.
As for Eromanga Sensei, since she probably wouldn't have time to create new galgames this year, she was introduced to the animation production company under Kaguya. The future pokemon animation would also be produced there, and as an external animator, it would keep her busy for one to two years.
After dinner together, early the next morning, they once again boarded the ship bound for North America.