Saturday, November 23, 1991 – Morning
As usual, Zaboru went to his company despite it being the weekend. The three new gas had already been shipped to retail stores partnered with ZAGE, and long lines of eager custors had begun forming at various locations, waiting to get their hands on the latest additions to the ZEPS library.
anwhile, Zaboru was busy at work, tweaking the next set of gas scheduled for release in December: Ninja Gaiden, Gun-Nac, and troid. After that, he would need to brainstorm ideas for the January lineup. One of the slots had already been reserved for Ayumi's Karate Bunny, leaving two more titles to be decided. Beyond ga developnt, Zaboru had grander plans—he intended to host a public seminar on ga developnt, hoping to inspire and cultivate a wave of third-party developers for the ZEPS console. If ZAGE remained the sole developer, the console's future could beco stagnant. He craved variety, new ideas, and surprises—gas that wouldn't have existed in his past world.
"Hehehe, I wonder what kind of gas third-party developers will co up with... And Sonaya too. Hope they don't disappoint."
As a lifelong gar, Zaboru was just as excited about playing gas as he was about making them. Just as he imrsed himself in his thoughts, a sudden chi echoed through his office.
Ding-dong!
"Huh? Who could it be at this hour?"
Raising an eyebrow, Zaboru walked over to the door. The mont he opened it, he was t with a familiar face—Akechi.
"Good morning, Zaboru," Akechi greeted him calmly, yet there was an unmistakable intensity burning in his eyes.
Zaboru smirked. 'He can't wait to get his hands on the ga, can he?'
"Morning, Akechi-san. Co on in."
Akechi shook his head. "No need. Just give the gas, and I'll be on my way."
Amused, Zaboru chuckled before handing him a package containing the three new gas, each complete with box art and a ZAGE-branded tote bag.
"Here you go, Akechi-san. Have fun."
Akechi gave a curt nod, muttered a quick "Thanks", and imdiately left. Within seconds, his car was speeding down the road.
"Whoa, he must be really eager to play it."
Inside the car, Akechi examined the three ga boxes. One of them, tal Gear, he was already familiar with. The second was Sonic the Hedgehog, a title that intrigued him. But it was the third that truly caught his attention.
A wide, almost sinister grin spread across his face.
"Heh... Hehehe..."
His driver, Kosuke, broke into a cold sweat. He had worked for Akechi for years, and he knew that his master rarely showed excitent. Seeing that unsettling grin was enough to make his hands tremble on the steering wheel.
'Akechi-sama... is actually excited? This is terrifying...'
Akechi's eyes locked onto the box art of The Legend of Akechi. The cover featured a comic-styled illustration of a ninja resembling him, standing protectively in front of a princess while fending off evil samurai and ninja. The artwork was undeniably stylish.
"Hahaha... Zaboru really outdid himself with this cover. This is so good! So, I'm a ninja saving a princess? Not bad. Not bad at all!"
Eager to get ho and play, he leaned forward. "Kosuke, drive faster."
Kosuke shuddered but obeyed. "Y-yes, Akechi-sama!"
With that, the car accelerated towards Hamazou HQ.
Upon arriving at Hamazou HQ, Akechi wasted no ti. He stord into Ayumi's workshop, the place where his sister was diligently refining Karate Bunny. She was deep in thought, contemplating additional improvents, when—
BAM!
The door burst open!
"WHAT THE—?!"
Ayumi snapped her head up, ready to scold whoever had just rudely barged in. However, upon seeing her usually stoic brother sporting an uncharacteristic, almost childlike grin, her irritation turned to curiosity.
"Nii-sama? What's with you? Did sothing good happen?"
Without a word, Akechi held up the Legend of Akechi box. Ayumi's eyes widened in shock.
"WHAT?! Is that an official ga from Zaboru ZAGE for ZEPS?! How the hell did you get your own ga?!"
Akechi smirked. "Secret."
Ayumi clenched her fists in frustration. "That's so unfair! I want to be in a ga too!"
But then, an idea struck her. "Heh, but just because you have your own ga doesn't an it's good, right? What if it's trash?"
Akechi's grin faded slightly. "Your jealousy is showing, Ayumi. Since when has Zaboru made a bad ga?"
Ayumi smirked. "There's a first ti for everything, Nii-sama."
Akechi sighed. "Fine. Let's play it. We'll see for ourselves."
Ayumi eagerly nodded and turned on her ZEPS console. Akechi opened the ga box and took out its contents: the cartridge, a ga manual, ZEPS Volu 3, and a Z-card.
He unfolded the manual first, briefly scanning its contents. Then, he flipped through ZEPS Volu 3, noting the three additional gas added since Volu 2: tal Gear, Sonic, and Legend of Akechi.
Lastly, he examined the Z-card. The text printed on it read:
"I'm one of them. Let's see if you can beat ."
Akechi's eyebrow twitched. He didn't particularly care about Zabo-man, mostly because he was jealous—he wanted his own special character, but Zaboru refused to make one for him.
Shaking his head, he inserted The Legend of Akechi cartridge into Ayumi's ZEPS.
"Alright. Let's see if this ga is worthy of my na."
To be continue
*Author Note : Lol Akechi is one of them who shows excitent when talking things that he liked , and nonchalant about everything else!. anyway POWER STONESS!*
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