Chapter 247 Titanfall 2 Released! Su Mu Creates Another Myth?!
Su Mu lay on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. Out of sheer boredom, he had even begun to study the model of the ceiling light—yes, he was so idle right now that he felt like he was losing his mind.
Three days had passed since the accident. Although the doctor diagnosed that there was nothing serious, the wound on his right hand still carried a risk of infection and inflammation ...
This time, Su Mu had truly experienced a brush with death. Although he wasn't hit directly, he had been grazed by the side of the vehicle, which sent him and Theresa flying.
Afterward, the police reviewed the surveillance footage. It was clear from the video that if Su Mu had been even half a second later, he and Theresa would have met a tragic end.
In the words of the doctor, it was nothing short of a miracle that under such circumstances, he had only suffered skin and flesh wounds, along with various bruises, without a single bone fracture.
It was partly thanks to his low-profile "system" that had enhanced his physical fitness, combined with Su Mu's habit of going for night runs after work ... although the original purpose was just to stay healthy enough to make games, he hadn't expected it to save both his and Theresa's lives in such a twist of fate ...
This incident also served as a reminder to Su Mu that he could not afford to be careless in this world. Without the power of Honkai, these girls were merely ordinary people. He had to pay closer attention to them from now on.
"A confession... Sigh..."
Thinking about how all of this started because of him, Su Mu couldn't help but sigh.
He had considered many factors, yet he had never entertained the possibility that Theresa liked him. After all, what's that saying? A man's greatest delusion is thinking "she likes me."
Su Mu had simply viewed Theresa as a friend he got along with well, with no other ulterior thoughts.
"Am I really that dense...?"
By now, Su Mu had begun to doubt himself. Recalling his past interactions with Theresa, he still couldn't pinpoint exactly when she had started falling for him.
Then again, it was possible that Theresa had hidden it far too well.
After all, even Otto hadn't noticed his granddaughter's abnormality and had even asked Su Mu to investigate her situation.
Even during her farewell, Theresa hadn't breathed a word about it.
Yet, at the critical moment when he saved her from the accident, she had suddenly buried her face in his chest, wailing and repeatedly telling him she liked him ...
"Phew... perhaps because she brushed with death, Theresa didn't intend to hide her feelings anymore."
As a primary witness to the event, Su Mu could understand why she would suddenly voice the things buried in her heart.
After all, when he lunged toward Theresa, his mind was filled with the thought: "I still have so many games left to finish; it would be such a pity to die here—"
Su Mu tried to close his eyes but found it impossible to sleep.
Because of his injury, he had been granted half a month of leave. Over the past three days, many people had come to visit him ... the most surreal visit was from Elysia. When she was snotty and tearful in front of his bed, crying out, "Su Mu, you can't die! Wake up, Su Mu!" Su Mu felt that if he didn't actually die, it would almost be embarrassing.
However, Mobius's arrival was quite a surprise. He knew she had been cooped up in the lab recently, so he hadn't expected her to leave her experiments and visit in person ... she had even brought her assistant, Klein, this time.
"It would be such a waste if such a precious experimental subject died."
The "Snake" remained as sharp-tongued as ever, making Su Mu marvel that she was indeed the same Mobius.
Boothill had visited on the first day. As Su Mu's good brother, he naturally knew what Su Mu liked—the development of "Resident Evil" had entered its final stage and would be on the market soon.
Guinaifen brought her own offering—a very cute Diting plushie, saying it could ward off evil spirits. Since hospitals are somewhat eerie places... seeing her serious expression, Su Mu could only smile helplessly and accept the gift.
Many employees from miHoYo also came to visit Su Mu ... as well as some business partners.
In short, after such a long rotation, Su Mu's hospital room was piled high with various gifts. There were more than a dozen fruit baskets alone, and other items like milk and nutritional supplements were too numerous to count.
This led many doctors and nurses at St. Fountain's First Hospital to whisper among themselves, wondering what kind of "big shot" had been admitted ... to the point where the curious gaze of the nurse changing his dressing made Su Mu feel incredibly uncomfortable.
The feeling of being watched by the whole world was truly unsettling for him.
At such times, Seele would tease him: "Su Mu-niichan, you're practically like a big star. You have too many fans!"
Su Mu could only give a bitter smile. However, what surprised him was that after the news of his hospitalization got out, many Honkai Impact 3rd players didn't celebrate as expected.
Instead, they were very worried and left various messages on official accounts.
[Holy crap! Old Scoundrel, don't you dare die!]
[If you die, who's going to fill the void of Honkai Impact 3rd for me?]
[No, wait, Scoundrel, you know we flame you every day because we want you to do better and be a good person, right? But we didn't mean for you to get hit by a car!]
[I'm done. Did someone actually stick pins in a voodoo doll of him? If the Scoundrel dies, I wouldn't mind destroying this world myself!]
[Whoa! A god of the ABC field!]
The players' comments were still irreverent, but it warmed Su Mu's heart.
Although Su Mu said his injuries weren't serious and didn't require full-time care, Seele and Bronya insisted that it would be a failure of duty for a girlfriend not to look after her boyfriend when he was hospitalized.
Since Bronya was the Vice President, she didn't have much free time, so Seele stayed by Su Mu's side during the day. Around the time work ended, Bronya would come to the hospital with a nutritious meal prepared by Kalpas, and they would eat dinner together in the ward.
Bronya had wanted to take leave to help, but she knew her boyfriend was an irredeemable workaholic. If he saw her skipping work because of him, he would be depressed to death. By going to work normally, she was actually easing Su Mu's psychological burden.
Of course, as Theresa's savior, Otto even offered to take care of Su Mu personally—which Su Mu firmly rejected. Why would he want Otto's care when he could have his girlfriend's company instead!
Although Theresa's injuries weren't heavy, Otto was prone to making a fuss, so she was also forced to stay in the hospital, right across the hall from Su Mu.
After Seele left, Theresa would slip into Su Mu's room to chat. Sometimes she did nothing at all, just sitting by his bed, staring at his face in a daze.
Su Mu asked her: "Uh, is there something on my face?" Theresa shook her head: "Nothing, I just wanted to look at you... yeah." After saying that, she remained silent, just watching him with eyes full of tenderness.
Su Mu had told Bronya and Seele about Theresa's confession—after all, they were the people closest to him in this world, so he kept no secrets from them.
After the previous incident with Bronya, Su Mu realized that things couldn't be solved by hiding them. Truth would always come to light, so it was better to be open.
"So that's how it is... I didn't expect Theresa-neechan to..." Seele looked at Su Mu in shock, completely stunned by the news.
"I had a feeling before, but I didn't expect to be right..." Bronya, on the other hand, didn't look surprised. Her composure actually threw Su Mu off.
When Su Mu asked why she had suspected it, Bronya replied irritably: "It's simple. You always go out of your way to show the maximum amount of kindness to everyone around you, taking care of them in every way possible. That's what 'security' is. You should have some self-awareness regarding how likely a man who provides security is to be liked by women."
Su Mu couldn't argue with her lecture.
"From the day I learned about you and Seele, I knew... you wouldn't be short on admirers. But since I came after Seele, I have no right to blame the Principal. If it weren't for Seele's acceptance, I wouldn't be by your side either." "So, if Seele is willing, I won't say anything even if you accept the Principal."
Bronya's statement stunned Seele. She looked at Bronya uncertainty, but seeing the latter's faint smile, the meaning was clear—Bronya didn't need comforting; she had already come to terms with it.
"I... I don't know." "Seele is a selfish girl. I used to think about leaving Bronya-oneechan behind to keep Su Mu-niichan all to myself." "Because Seele was worried that if there were other girls around him, he would neglect her." "But Su Mu-niichan told me firmly that no matter what happens, Seele will always hold the most important place in his heart... That's when I let it go." "I can't be completely indifferent. I will definitely feel jealous and envious if other women appear... I might even do something ridiculous out of jealousy." "But, if Su Mu-niichan truly loves the other person, please don't let go... Even though Seele is a jealous child, I'm easy to coax. When that time comes, Su Mu-niichan must coax Seele back, okay?"
Looking at Seele's smile, Su Mu felt his heart ache. What had he done to deserve such an angelic girlfriend...?
Although he had permission from Bronya and Seele, Su Mu hadn't responded to Theresa's feelings yet. He couldn't just become promiscuous because his girlfriends allowed it. As Seele said, he needed to confirm his own heart and whether he truly loved her.
Feelings are not a game. Though it sounded humorous coming from a "two-timer," Su Mu wanted to be as responsible as possible to the women around him. This was why he didn't give Theresa an immediate answer, and she tacitly didn't mention it again. However, after several days of spending time together, even Su Mu could feel her gaze becoming increasingly ambiguous, possessing a mix of aggression and longing ...
Just as Su Mu was passing the time thinking about these things, the door was pulled open. Firefly walked in, dressed in casual clothes and carrying a small bag.
"Senior, how are you feeling? I'm so sorry. I wanted to come two days ago, but a bug appeared in the game, and the whole team was working flat out to fix it..."
Hearing her apology, Su Mu smiled: "You know me well. If I found out you ran over here while there were critical bugs unfixed, my conscience would haunt me."
Firefly let out a soft laugh: "Hehe, honestly... Senior is quite spirited; you don't look like a patient at all."
Firefly's arrival brightened Su Mu's mood. Of course, it wasn't just because he was happy to see his junior. As the project lead for Glamoth Studio, if Firefly had time to be here, it meant one thing: Everything for "Titanfall 2" was ready—the marketing, the offline exhibitions—it was just waiting for the official release day!
"The official release date is June 22nd—three days from now!" "As of now, pre-orders have exceeded 700,000... The official account has over two million followers after releasing several trailers, and the latest gameplay demo has over eight million views!"
Listening to the data Firefly reported, Su Mu nodded. "Titanfall 2" had been the center of attention in the gaming world since its first trailer. As a large-scale FPS with a mecha sci-fi style, its production quality was top-tier in this world. Adding the fact that this was miHoYo's first major PC/Console game after the success of the Honkai Impact 3rd IP, the hype wasn't surprising.
Su Mu looked at the excited girl: "Three days? I probably won't be discharged by then. I'll leave things to you, Firefly." Firefly gave a playful salute: "Leave it to me! Glamoth Studio, mission accomplished!"
Afterward, Su Mu asked about her work over the past few days—PR marketing, which influencers were invited, and the livestream details for the release day.
"Mr. Welt has given us the maximum amount of traffic. The HOMU Game Platform will fully support the release, and he even insisted on being a guest for the release day stream..."
Su Mu couldn't help but chuckle. That was just like Welt. At the mention of anything related to mecha, he'd practically fly over. The fanatical love middle-aged men have for mechs... well, there's nothing wrong with that.
After listening to Firefly's report, Su Mu nodded. Over the past year, Firefly had truly grown. Leading such a large project had come with many difficulties, but she had overcome them all. Su Mu believed that the girl before him finally had the ability to stand on her own. This made him feel very proud, as Firefly was likely the most outstanding student he had mentored.
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Three days later, June 22nd. "Titanfall 2" officially launched at 10:00 AM. By 12:00 PM, sales exceeded 2 million. By 6:00 PM, sales exceeded 3 million. By midnight, sales hit 5 million.
The next day, June 23rd, total first-day sales reached 6.61 million copies. On June 25th, sales across all platforms for "Titanfall 2" surpassed 10 million!
In just three days, it had broken the ten-million mark. For a developer making their first single-player game, this achievement sent shockwaves through the entire industry! For the first time, Firefly and Glamoth Studio under the miHoYo banner appeared in the public eye! Such a terrifying result made her name famous overnight!
And... as the director of the game, Su Mu's name appeared before the public once again! Following the legend of "Honkai Impact 3rd" in the mobile market, Su Mu returned with Glamoth Studio and "Titanfall 2," stirring up a brand-new storm!
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