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Chapter 12 - The Landscape

In Hayao Nakayama’s office, the atmosphere was heavy.

A senior marketing manager stood before the desk, delivering the latest market data with a grave expression.

“President, this i...

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Chapter 11 - Porting

At the next day’s regular meeting, Team Leader Shimizu announced that the arcade version of Tetris had been completed.

The head of the sales department, a middle-aged man with impe...

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Chapter 10 - Acquisition Success

Everyone turned to Sasaki, surprised. Rarely did Sasaki Nozomu speak up, yet today he was the first to offer a suggestion.

“Considering the CRT technology commonly used in arcade machines, ...

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Chapter 9 - Planning Meeting

Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m., in the slightly cramped meeting room of the Third Development Department.

Team Leader Shimizu stood beside the projector, clearing his throat with a touch more ...

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Chapter 8 - Project Approval

The heavy meeting room door closed silently behind them, sealing off the lingering buzz of heated discussion and faint anticipation.

The corridor’s lighting had the soft glow typical of an ...

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Chapter 7 - Tetris

At first, the two players were tentative, their movements slightly awkward. But as the first "garbage line" appeared, the atmosphere grew tense.

The meeting room, once quiet or filled with mu...

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Chapter 6 - The Gift

The words “defeat Nintendo” struck like a bolt of electricity, jolting most of the room.

The stagnant air shattered. Skeptical, indifferent, even hostile gazes began to shift. Some eyes w...

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Chapter 5 - Joining the Company

Takuya Nakayama pressed the phone receiver tightly to his ear. On the other end, Hayao Nakayama’s steady breathing was like a metronome.

He cleared his throat, adjusted his posture, and ens...

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Chapter 4 - All Preparations Complete

The air in the Meguro-ku apartment carried the faint, bitter aroma of instant coffee.

Takuya Nakayama hunched over a low table, a notebook open before him. On it, a circle was divided into fi...

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Chapter 3 - The First Development

The café’s doorbell jingled lightly as Ryōji Itō’s figure vanished beyond the glass window.

Takuya Nakayama stood up, finishing the last sip of his now-cool Blue Mountain coffee, the c...

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Chapter 2 - The First Goal

  Hayao Nakayama picked up the teapot and filled the cup in front of him with tea. The amber liquid looked particularly clear in the white porcelain cup. “Try it. This year’s new tea,” he...

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Chapter 1 - Transmigration

  “Hiss—” My head hurts…

  Takuya Nakayama struggled to open his eyes and found himself lying on a soft tatami mat. Soft light filtered in, warm and gentle, streaming through ...

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Chapter 295: With Gratitude, Time to Crush Cornick

Winter sun poured over Seattle’s endless traffic, glinting off the dark SUV’s sleek frame.

Inside, the air was heavy.

Since Charlie Pétain, CloudWave-Vivendi’s VP, laid out his s...

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Chapter 294: With the Long Rope in Hand, When Will We Tame the Dragon?

“…That’s the deal.”

At the last second, Charlie Pétain, teetering on the edge of a meltdown, found a sliver of sense in his arrogance. This was Seattle, WindyPeak Games’ turf.

<...

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Chapter 293: Zoey! Savage!

Even Sarah Gascogne, Vivendi’s Vice Chairman, who knew zilch about gaming, couldn’t ignore the numbers.

Ten billion in two years?

That kind of profit was worth the gamble.

Acq...

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Chapter 292: Jackals! Vivendi and Cornick Are Ready to Strike!

Big trouble was brewing.

The Golden Bull Challenge’s success sent shockwaves through the gaming world.

Tencel Bull’s 507% profit spike in the Americas and 382% in ...

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Chapter 291: The World Needs More Heroes! You In?

Under the global spotlight, the pitch-black screen faded in with the WindyPeak Games logo.

Before a single frame of the trailer dropped, X was already a warzone—

“OHHHH—it’s...

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Chapter 290: Next, Let Winston Tell Us!

The gold of WindyPeak and the red of Tensil Bulls swirl together, painting a dazzling ribbon across the sky.
The crowd below gasps in awe!
“There! There! I see it!”
“Oh my god, it’...

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Chapter 289: Uproar! A Challenge Beyond Death!

The pant legs are hiked up, revealing a sleek black carbon-fiber prosthetic edged with a cool gold trim.
Casco Luna’s bright sunshine pours down, glinting off the engraved “Gus Sam” on the...

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Chapter 288: This Activity Can Be Inactive, But It Must Be Active

“Alright! Crazy Shark nailed the finish line with a final time of 1 minute 20 seconds! Solid result! Kickin’ off strong for us!”
As Colonel Joe’s pumped-up voice blasts out, the wild Sha...

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Chapter 287: The Big Goof-Off Stage! Come Embarrass Yourself!

[IndieVibe’s Mystery Rig Is Locked and Loaded! See You Jan 1!]

[Hey, we’re Horizon Studios, been grinding races for two and a half years. Time to take on the real...

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Chapter 286: This Is How It’s Done

“They shot down the mountain track idea, at least for now…”

“Ugh, lame. Why not ditch ‘em and do it solo?”

“We don’t have the bandwidth. Golden Experience and Steel Chai...

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Chapter 285: The Wildcard Among Goofballs, the MVP of Daredevils

“Zoey’s pushing to max out the budget on this collab,” Gus Harper said, spreading his hands at Walter Parker’s villa. “I’m on the fence—not sure if now’s the time to dive in. First ...

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Chapter 284: Tough Trip, Big Win—New Year’s Collab Vibes

“Interview crushed it, huh? In the papers at your age—my old pals can’t stop buzzing about you…”

“No wild stuff, just kept it chill. Gotta watch what I say, or it won’t even mak...

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Chapter 283: Live Up to Our Dreams, Charge Forward, and Sing a New Anthem for Rising Global Brands!

Global Charity! Peak Nation Hailed by Apex Entertainment as the Most Heartfelt Game in the Somatosensory Era!
The Hymn of Humanity Is the Hymn of Courage! Peak Nation’s Easter Egg...

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Chapter 282: Nirvana! The Ultimate Reward That Shook the World!

“Hype, hype…”
“It’s go time…”
“Hope of the whole village!”
“Village? Nah, this is the world’s hope!”
“Yo, Gus, you watc...

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Chapter 281: Millions of Mad Dogs Unleashed! Global Easter Egg Hunt!

Server-wide alert!

The game was lit.

Most players were shook by the Peak Eight challenges. Sure, you could respawn, but the long cooldown meant you basically had one life per r...

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Chapter 145: Space Removal

When Scarlet World activated, time froze across the inner world. No person or object could move—except Scarlet Angel, the Bankai spirit who triggered it. Yet, impossibly, Yamabu...

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Chapter 144: Time, Stop Flowing

Centuries later, a human physicist named Einstein would propose: “Time, space, and matter are inseparable.” Yamabuki Haruto had suspected his Bankai, Scarlet Angel, might involve time-...

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Chapter 143: Time vs. Space

Yamabuki Haruto collapsed, blood soaking his body.

What happened? His mind reeled. The Bankai spirit, Scarlet Angel, hadn’t visibly attacked, yet dozens of penetrating wou...

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