Inside a property within the city area, Twiggy looked at the business license Geno had procured with immense curiosity.
"Is this your plan? A game company?"
"Exactly."
At this moment, Geno's ten fingers were moving at lightning speed, outputting furiously on the keyboard with his masterful coding skills.
"I used the last of our money to purchase this property and simultaneously acquire a game company that was on the brink of bankruptcy. Next, we just need to use this hen to lay eggs, and after that, there will be heaps and heaps of Dennies rolling in."
As he spoke, the movements of Geno's hands never ceased; looking at that speed, it was the hand speed of a man who had been single for at least twenty years.
Twiggy, however, behaved very rationally regarding the 'illness' Geno was painting.
"So, our genius designer, when will your eggs be produced?"
Geno's hands paused. He then covered his face with one hand, the corner of his mouth curving into a delighted arc.
"Heheh, good question! Please look at the big screen!"
Geno switched the computer's display to the projector on the wall, and a giant pixelated little figure appeared before the two of them.
"This! Is the first step of my business empire! Super Bangboo!"
In reality, it was just a reskin of a certain Super Mar*o, changed into the image of a Bangboo, which was most familiar to this world.
The Little Bangboo heads into a dangerous Hollow to save a lovely princess from the hands of terrible Ethereals.
Just listening to it, it sounded classic.
"Next, this little thing is going to sweep the entire gaming market. When that time comes, all the children will fall in love with it!"
As Geno spoke of his plan, his eyes sparkled with a 'bling-bling' light. It was as if he could already see himself standing on the award podium of a gaming festival, enjoying the flowers, the applause, and the scene of being drowned in heaps of Dennies.
"Hehehehehe~ (^▽^)~"
Twiggy looked at Geno, who was daydreaming, with dark lines hanging over her head. She then seriously scrutinized the game demo on the screen.
She had to admit, the gameplay was classic, and the image of the Bangboo would indeed attract a massive gaming demographic.
However...
"Have you decided how you want to release it? Arcade? Mobile? or Console?"
"Hehehe... uh, cough cough..."
Geno's smile retracted, his imposing manner dipped somewhat, and his eyes began to dodge.
"This... to be honest, I've already tried talking to the game stores. They are also very optimistic about it and are ready to put it on the shelves, it's just..."
"Just?"
Twiggy tilted her head. Since they were already ready to shelf it, wasn't that a good thing? Why was Geno stammering about it?
"It's just that putting a game on the shelves requires a not-insignificant amount of Dennies for marketing and distribution fees. And before this game truly generates revenue... our current reserve fund is zero."
In an instant—the very instant Geno finished that sentence—he felt a thick, murderous aura surging from behind Twiggy's slender figure.
Even though she was wearing a smile, Twiggy looked as if she would press a knife against his neck and send him on his way in the next second.
"Are you saying that the only living expenses we had left to sustain us for this month have all been spent by you on the game's marketing, is that correct?"
"Y-yes, that's correct."
"Hmm?"
Twiggy's face sank.
"Ah, no, that's incorrect!"
"Hah?"
Twiggy's face became even darker.
"C-correct?"
Geno was in shambles; should he say correct or incorrect?
But seeing Twiggy look as if she were about to eat him alive, Geno could only attempt to soothe Twiggy's emotions so he could survive.
"L-look on the bright side, next month we can get a huge sum of money. We could even feed some funds back into the base..."
"Then tell me, what is the date today?"
"...The first."
Thud!
A familiar sensation. A large bump instantly swelled up on Geno's head.
Twiggy clapped her hands, looking at Geno who wore a 'I am guilty, I admit my mistake' expression, feeling as though she had punched cotton (Geno: ?).
"So, Mr. Geno, do you remember that I am a human being? For the next month, am I supposed to go into the Hollows and drink Ether energy with you?"
"Uh... how about we make do with the snacks in the shop?"
Twiggy's gaze sharpened, and Geno subconsciously shrank his head back, looking exactly like a quail.
"Sigh, there's no helping it. If there really is no other way, we'll have to go find Lucia and the others to mooch a meal."
It wasn't that Twiggy hadn't thought about relying on income from raiding Hollows to balance things out, but for the coming month, they would definitely be mainly busy with company matters and simply wouldn't have time to take on jobs.
And the Silver Base side was also hard-pressed to protect itself; the sisters there were struggling to survive on their own, so how could they have time to look after this side?
If anything, they were probably hoping Geno and Twiggy would go back early to save their lives.
"If it really doesn't work, there's only one last method left."
Geno stood up and pulled a document bag from the file cabinet. Clipped to the bag was a photo of a safe.
"Sorry, penniless rabbits. Now, we are competitors."
The Cunning Hares, their greatest rival, had appeared.
So, what are our rabbits doing at this moment?
Very simple. It is the sport they are most familiar with, and also the one they are best at—fleeing for their lives.
"Woohoo! I didn't expect to get it so easily!"
Just moments ago, they had stolen that safe from the Red Fang Gang's territory, then hopped into their car and successfully escaped the encirclement of the Red Fang Gang members.
"I told you, when the Cunning Hares strike, there are no worries. It's merely the Red Fang Gang; how could they stump me, Nicole?"
"Boss Nicole is unparalleled in the world! Boss Nicole is brilliantly smart! Boss Nicole's beauty sinks fish and drops geese!"
While driving, Billy was singing Nicole's praises, attempting to use this form of flattery to get a little more bonus this month.
"Nicole, they've caught up."
A voice came from the roof of the car. Anby, holding the safe, was standing on the roof, looking at the several fully armed vehicles behind them with a heavy expression.
"What?? They caught up so fast? Billy! Accelerate! Hurry up and accelerate!"
Nicole poked her head out of the car window to look. A group of burly men from the Red Fang Gang had stuffed themselves into several vans, sending fierce and vicious greetings to their parents.
It was a pity that all three of them were in an untargetable state.
"Step on the gas! Billy! They're almost catching up!"
"Boss Nicole, have you fastened your seatbelt?"
Hearing Billy's words, Nicole looked completely frazzled.
"Hah? Do you think a little acceleration like this can scare m—aaaaah! (≧m≦)"
Billy slammed the gas pedal to the floor, rushing toward an abandoned building on Fourteenth Street ahead.
That was their pre-planned escape site. As long as they reached it, they could use the complex terrain inside the building to completely shake off the Red Fang Gang, and then they could flee scot-free with the box.
"The plan is very smooth! As long as we execute it according to my strategy, the Red Fang Gang is nothing to worry about."
That's right, this would be another victory for the Cunning Hares.
It should have been like that...
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