The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"All players are able to use their in-game powers in the real world and engage in combat."

"Live-action game, absolutely thrilling, absolutely realistic!"

"This is Accel World!!"

"A new future!"

The camera quickly switches to two players standing opposite each other. Each player takes out a cartridge, presses a button, and transfers the equipment and combat power from the game into reality to start a battle.

"this...."

The little angel stared at the tablet in disbelief, while Jing Feicai's face turned ugly.

"They are completely disregarding human life. What do they consider human life to be?"

Jing Feicai, who slammed her fist on the armrest of the chair next to her, knew very well that she had been tricked by her opponent.

The facts revealed at the recent press conference pale in comparison to the content of CatsDog's press conference. Those hardcore gamers don't care about the dangers of gaming addiction; instead, they throw themselves into games with frenzied abandon.

Moreover, this would greatly increase the chances and probability of players getting sick.

"This isn't over yet, Dr. Jing!"

"what?"

The staff member swiped the tablet with a bitter expression, and another press conference was about to begin.

"Kamen Rider Chronicles, defining a new future for gaming!"

"what?!"

Upon seeing Old Tan in a suit speaking eloquently on the tablet, Jing Feicai's expression changed once again.

"Those damn profiteers!!!"

Chapter 56: Revealing Identity – Truth is Often More Deceptive than Lies

"Poppy Pipopapo is here to guide you through the game!"

In the video, a lively and adorable girl in a pink dress sways her hips, smiling broadly and shouting energetically.

"Let games advance into a new era!"

Poppy blinked as he clenched his fist and took small, quick steps forward.

"This is virtual!"

Poppy splits into two, one of which opens its palm and lifts it upwards, and the other does the same.

"This is reality!"

"A perfect blend of reality and virtuality!"

Two Poppy fingers touch each other and then merge into one.

"This is the ultimate real-world battle game - Kamen Rider Chronicles!"

Poppy jumped up and spun around, hands on his hips, leaning forward as he continued:

"In the game Kamen Rider Chronicle, players will transform into heroes called Rider Players and fight against Bugsters in the real world!"

A giant projection frame appeared beside Poppy, asking, "Want to save the lives that have already been lost?"

The avatars of people who disappeared because of gaming addiction flowed past the box like water.

"If you're interested, this is your new opportunity!"

"Saving lives, saving humanity, saving society—you could be the next hero!!"

"Kamen Rider Chronicles, now on sale to great acclaim!"

The screen went black, Poppy disappeared, and the Genm Games logo appeared on the screen, with the CatsDog logo in the background.

"Those damned profiteers!!"

Jing Feicai's facial muscles twitched, but thankfully she didn't throw the tablet in her hand.

"Why is Poppy in Genm Games' game release video?" Little Angel was also extremely shocked. The companion who had disappeared for many days had appeared in the video, and he looked completely different from before.

"go!"

Jing Feicai sat up from the chair and walked out with a gloomy face.

"Fei Cai, where are you going?"

"Go to CatsDog and ask them what they mean."

...........

Genm Games.

President's office.

"Poppy Pipopapo, you did a great job just now!"

Parad (A) tossed his tablet aside and praised Poppy, who was standing next to him.

"really?"

Poppy looked at Parad (A) with great anticipation and seemed very happy. Parad (A) smiled and patted her head.

"Of course! You're the perfect person to be the game's navigator!"

"Hehehehe..."

Poppy, who chuckled shyly, enjoyed Parad's (A) caresses, and the fear she had felt because of Miku seemed to have completely disappeared.

"So, how's the release of Kamen Rider Chronicles going, Father?"

Parad (A), swinging his legs, looked behind the desk. The boss's chair behind the desk turned around, revealing a gloomy face.

"Don't call me that, A!"

"What does it matter?"

Parad (A), who jumped down from the ping-pong table, came to the desk, lightly jumped up, and sat on half of his buttocks.

"I was born because you were infected with the game virus. So, am I not your son because I was born because of you?"

"Father!?"

With an extremely frivolous smile, Palad (A) provocatively approached Old Tan.

"Humph!"

Old Tan snorted coldly and didn't say anything, but instead threw out a document.

"Because of the release of Accel World, the sales of Kamen Rider Chronicles weren't too good. However, as a subsidiary of CatsDog, they will arrange our distribution and promotion channels later on. So there's no need to worry too much about sales."

"I'm not worried about the boss. Guess what I'm worried about?"

Although Palad (A) was smiling, his eyes were filled with coldness.

"I won't do anything foolish, don't worry!"

Old Tan replied curtly, "I'll behave myself!"

"That's good!"

With another smile, Parad (A) jumped off the table. "Now let's begin the game!"

Having pulled out his Knight cartridge, Parad (A) made no attempt to conceal his malice.

"Let's go, Poppy. We're going to play games!"

"it is good!"

Poppy cheered and followed Parad (A) into the air.

After Parad (A) and Poppy left, Old Tan picked up the photo frame on the table, looked at the person in it, and said painfully, "Forgive me, Sakura!"

........

The entrance to CatsDog company.

"Fei Cai, Poppy clearly appeared in Genm Games' promotional video, so why are we here?"

Standing at the entrance of CatsDog, the little angel asked a question.

"At the very end of the video, the Genm and CatsDog logos appear together, with the CatsDog logo appearing as the Genm logo. Don't you know what that means?"

"You mean Genm was acquired by CatsDog?"

"Yeah, and I don't believe there's nothing fishy going on between CatsDog and Genm, two game companies, doing this at this time."

Jing Feicai sneered twice and led the little angel inside.

Top floor office.

"President Serena, two doctors from Seito University Hospital want to see the Boss!"

Serena looked at Miku, who yawned nonchalantly, "Let them in!"

"understood!"

After ending the call, Serena said to Miku, "Why aren't you planning to be lazy today?"

"Some things need to be revealed."

Upon hearing Miku's words, Serena frowned.

Are you sure you want to reveal your identity now?

"Yes, it's good for us to reveal our identities now, since sometimes the truth is more deceptive than a lie."

"Tsk!" Serena crossed her arms and said with a look of disgust, "You're getting more and more insidious."

"Hehe, thanks for the compliment!"

Miku chuckled and lay back down. Inside the office, the big and little cats acted as horses, carrying the four little ones back and forth on the cat tree in the room.

If the cat tree hadn't been so sturdy, it probably would have collapsed long ago.

The two kittens, Little Cutie and Little Guy, finally got a chance to catch their breath and were resting on the side, except that Little Guy Miko was being licked by Minnie.