Great, we're doomed now!

Kei said confidently, "It's going to be a huge hit! This is definitely going to be a huge hit! Congratulations, Kuze-nii!"

"Do you like it? I'll give you one," Ye Shou said casually.

Gui hesitated, then smiled and declined: "No need. Such a valuable gift would make me uneasy. It's definitely more meaningful to buy something with money I've saved up myself."

“I see, that makes sense.” Ye Shou nodded, but didn’t push it too hard. “However, the high price is only temporary, because the cost of the prototype has to be factored into this… When it’s rolled out on a larger scale later, the price will come down.”

"is it?"

"Buying one will be just like getting a new phone, very convenient."

"Then Kuse-kun, can you send me a cheap, mass-produced one?"

Gui responded nonchalantly, then waved to Ye Shou and left, still holding the unopened can of cola in his hand.

"This kid's a little nervous," Ye Shou smiled happily.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Shou took out his phone and dialed a number...

Chapter 54 Ignore her.jpg

Although it's a bit unbelievable, Ruri really enjoys going to school.

This is certainly not because she is thirsty for knowledge. In fact, she has long since skipped the "student" stage of her life and gone straight to the "corporate slave" level. The experience she has gained in practice is far more valuable than theoretical knowledge.

She simply liked the relatively closed environment of the school, because here she didn't have to worry about "where Lord Ye Shou went" or "why is there suddenly another girl?"

The only regret is that there is also Chika, which prevents Ruri from exclusively enjoying the identity of "campus heroine".

But Chika is not a threat!

If childhood friends haven't started dating by this age, they generally won't develop a romantic relationship—this is a universal theorem summarized from shoujo manga.

'I wonder what Lord Ye Shou is doing?'

Sitting in the back row by the window, Liuli appeared to be looking at her textbook, but her thoughts were actually wandering off somewhere else.

Just then, she glanced outside casually, and her gaze was instantly drawn to something. Her mood was as clear and bright as the sky that day.

It's Lord Ye Shou!

She recognized him at a glance, even though he was a little far away!

Ah~ He looks so handsome from every angle... Who is he waving to?

There aren't many people in this school that he would take the initiative to greet. Could it be one of the student council members?

Liuli peeked out slightly, and from her angle, she could only see a slender figure gradually receding into the distance.

Silver hair, junior high school uniform... Oh!

The student council president's sister~

Liuli breathed a sigh of relief, a slight smile playing on her lips, and withdrew her probing gaze.

Lord Ye Shou is a hidden older woman enthusiast. He prefers mature women with long, straight black hair who can tolerate him, and he has never been interested in people younger than him.

This is why Ruri keeps her hair long and drinks high-quality milk every day, hoping to provide sufficient support for the development of a certain part of her body.

Silver Coin?

She's just a little girl who hasn't started puberty yet; she poses no threat.

'Hehe, ignore her~'

The maid thought to herself.

……

Back home, Gui changed into indoor shoes and hurried through the living room.

"Kei-chan?" Shirogane Miyuki came home early today and was washing vegetables in the kitchen. He leaned out instinctively and asked, "Is there something you need?"

"No, bro, you just focus on cooking!"

Back in his room, Baek Eung-kyu threw down his backpack and collapsed onto the bed, exhausted as he tried to regain his strength, his mind replaying the day's events.

Slowly, her face flushed, and she turned her head away, burying her face in the pillow.

I talked to Kuze-nii... I was so nervous I didn't pay attention to what I said, what a failure!

It's quite a strange coincidence that the Baiyin family was able to indirectly connect with Ye Shou.

Kei is Moeha's classmate and best friend, which is how she got to know Chika, and they are also very close. So it's only natural that she got to know Ye Shou.

Miyuki Shirogane is the student council president and (considers himself) to be Ye Shou's academic rival, while Chika is the student council secretary, and Ye Shou occasionally visits her.

Kei and Miyuki's father had failed in business years ago and had been working to pay off debts, which had always put a strain on the Shirogane family's finances. However, a year ago, when they tried their luck by submitting a resume, they were hired by a startup company, which slightly improved their financial situation. They moved into a larger apartment, and Kei finally had his own room—it was later discovered that the company was a subsidiary of Kuzeha Mori's company.

Adding to their previous experience at the archery tournament, it's fair to say that although the two didn't interact much in person, Kei heard about Yoruichi everywhere he went...

"I need to behave more gracefully next time... You won't think I'm a weirdo, will you?"

Gui carefully reviewed the events of the day and found nothing amiss, so it shouldn't have offended Ye Shou.

She shook her head and took out her phone to distract herself, but the class group chat was flooded with messages, which startled her.

"So lively?"

Because new messages kept popping up, Gui didn't read them one by one. Instead, she swiped through them a couple of times and randomly picked a few that looked informative... The information she gleaned made her eyes widen.

'I heard this can seamlessly port ALO data, and its performance is even better than NerveGear.'

'No, it should be said that this machine was originally designed to work with ALO; the SAO crash disrupted the plans.'

'I still prefer NerveGear; this glasses style is too minimalist.'

'WW, a product that's only been around for a few months already has followers!'

'You bastard…'

Baek Eun-kyu exclaimed "Ah!" and quickly went to the official website to verify, only to find a news link to a live broadcast:

'...Won't this greatly impact the secondhand market?'

"Of course, the price was already inflated to an abnormal level, so this is just a return to the intrinsic value of the gaming headset."

Could you explain to everyone why we should release a new product at this particular time?

The NerveGear craze is still going strong, and there are no competitive products on the market yet. There's no need to rush into launching a new generation of game consoles; wouldn't that be competing with ourselves?

'Well... this must be part of the Kuze Group's strategic plan, right?'

—Has the Kuze Group released a new product?

Bai Yin Gui's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately started searching. The search engine interface was also being used with ads, and a line of large text with an image immediately jumped into her view:

【Surge is coming! The summer assassin who shocked Japan! 】

ALO's exclusive platform – AmuSphere – has arrived with a bang!

Lightweight upgrade, perfect compatibility, and extremely high cost-performance!

[Let every player experience the thrill of soaring through the sky!]

AmuSphere! Your best choice!

"..."

Gui blinked, his mind not quite processing what was happening yet.

Ding Dong!

The doorbell rang outside. Judging from the noise, it seemed to be Shirogane Miyuki who went to open the door and exchanged a few words with the person who entered. After a moment, Shirogane Miyuki called her over and asked her to come and sign for the package.

"A package?" Gui hurriedly came out, looking puzzled.

"I didn't buy anything?"

"Zhaijisong... I don't remember it either, could it be Dad?"

The siblings, without prior agreement, both thought of their unreliable middle-aged husband... that person might actually have some good news at work and then buy some expensive ingredients for the children to celebrate.

"Doesn't that guy ever think about making a living?"

Gui said that, but he was actually quite happy. However, he found the package to be unexpectedly heavy after receiving it.

If this weight is from beef or something similar... does that mean I'll have to live on instant noodles for the rest of the month?

"Excuse me, what's in the package?"

"Um, it's an electromechanical device, there's a record of it being delivered... Oh, a game console, I think it's one of those really popular ones."

"!"

Shirogane Kei held his breath, his clear, large eyes seeming to have forgotten how to blink.

Miyuki Shirogane scratched his head: "A game console? Is it NerveGear?"

"……Do not."

Gui bit her lip, a feeling that was hard to describe—whether it was joy or emotion, or something else that made her dizzy—tightened in her chest.

"This must be... something Kuze-nii promised to give me... it's the [AmuSphere]!"

Gui's fingertips turned white as he excitedly returned to his room with the package, leaving Shirogane Miyuki there bewildered.

"Kuze-nii? Huh? Nii?"

Is this the same Kuze? When did you two become so close?

Why Kuze? I've never heard of you having a new older brother!

boom!

He slammed the door shut, leaned back against it, and stared at the note on the delivery slip:

Flying in the sky feels amazing, you'll definitely love it—someone who fulfilled their promise.

"Well……"

He slowly slid down and sat on the floor, clutching the package.

She covered her mouth, as if she was about to let out a terrible scream. Even though she wasn't looking in a mirror, the expression on her face must have looked very strange.

"No, Kuse-nii, this kind of thing..."

Her little feet couldn't help but tremble, whether from shyness or something else, she showed excitement and joy befitting her age.