At the sa ti.
In Bronya's residence.
Bronya rubbed her bleary eyes and groggily sat up, glancing at the clock.
"It's already this ti... I was too excited last night and didn't sleep at all..."
Bronya let out a massive yawn.
Due to the massive success of *Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy*, Bronya hadn't slept a wink. She had been staring at the sales charts, constantly refreshing, checking, refreshing, and checking again. Her behavior was exactly like an author on a web novel site, incessantly refreshing the backend data to see if their book had received any recomndation votes.
After all, the success of *Getting Over It* ant that miHoYo had officially fired the first shot of its revival. For Bronya, this was naturally sothing worth celebrating.
"I think I forgot to tell Kiana about this... but Su Mu should have told her, right?"
Perhaps Su Mu was just as excited as she was and hadn't slept all night either. It might actually be nice to tell Kiana the news in person at the office and give her a surprise.
*Ping!*
Her phone suddenly rang; a new ssage had been sent to Bronya.
Su Mu: "Bronya, urgent! Waiting online! I feel like the boss is acting a bit strange!"
Bronya: "?"
Su Mu proceeded to tell Bronya the whole story.
Su Mu: "Even though I went to university in Arc City, I'm really not that familiar with the place..."
As Bronya listened, she felt sothing was off. Kiana wanted to wander around to familiarize herself with Arc City, so she asked Su Mu to be her guide. But the problem was, that girl had never shown this kind of enthusiasm for the city before. Why did she suddenly want to go out today?
And she specifically requested Su Mu...
Su Mu: "Do you think the boss knows our ga is a huge success, so she's planning to take out for a big al as a reward?"
Bronya thought about it; that was indeed a possibility. After all, Su Mu was the hero of the hour, and it would be normal for Kiana to treat him to a big al. But if it was a big al, why wasn't she invited?
Bronya froze.
Was she being excluded?
But she quickly dismissed the thought. A person like Kiana had no hidden depth; if she really wanted to treat soone to dinner, she would have said so directly. Maybe it really was a whim to go sightseeing? Given Kiana's personality, acting on a sudden impulse wasn't surprising at all.
Still, even if that were the case, she didn't necessarily *have* to find Su Mu...
A certain possibility occurred to Bronya, and once the thought surfaced, she couldn't shake it.
"A date? It's definitely a date, isn't it?"
Once that thought took hold:
"That idiot Kiana... I thought she was dim-witted, but she really moves fast when she wants to..."
After everything that had happened, Bronya naturally had a good impression of Su Mu. Of course, it was just a "good impression" for now.
Bronya: "Maybe."
Bronya: "So, you contacted because you want to tell you where to go in Arc City?"
Thinking of this, Bronya couldn't help but feel speechless. *So? You two are going on a date, and you want to give you advice? What's the aning of this? Are you intentionally trying to show off your relationship to ?*
Despite her annoyance, Bronya still felt sowhat guilty toward Su Mu because of the initial friction over *Getting Over It*. Thus, she unhesitatingly took on the role of Su Mu's "Date Commander."
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Looking at the ssages from Bronya, Su Mu couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.
What was this feeling of secretly communicating with a "tactical advisor" while on a date? Besides, this probably wasn't even a date.
Su Mu glanced at Kiana, who was driving next to him. The Kiana in this world had a personality that wasn't much different from the one in the ga. He also felt that Kiana's desire to go sightseeing was likely a whim with no other hidden motive. On this point, Su Mu's thoughts coincided perfectly with Bronya's.
"Let's see... HOMU Ga Street? A large-scale gaming district that gathers the world's most advanced gaming equipnt to provide enthusiasts with a high-impact experience?"
"I Corp High-Tech Science Museum? Showcasing I Corp's high-tech achievents from recent years..."
"A mysterious old shop tucked away in an alley of HOMU Comrcial Street, selling various military models loved by enthusiasts, and even various model swords?"
"No. 21 Tianqiong Road, Arc International Motorcycle Exhibition, featuring new product launches from Harley, Yamaha, Ducati, and more..."
???
Looking at the places Bronya recomnded, Su Mu was completely dumbfounded.
Wait a minute.
These places look exactly like the kind of places *Bronya* wants to go!
Kiana might be interested in the arcade at the beginning, but the latter three were entirely Bronya's personal tastes!
Su Mu: "Is there anything else?"
Bronya: "..."
Bronya: "There is."
Su Mu looked at the new ssage and felt the "old man, subway, cell phone" becoming a reality.
"Arc City Couple-Thed Hotel, featuring various thed rooms including but not limited to: Classroom, Office, Ancient Style, Jedi Knight..."
"Universal Cinema: Romance, Youth, Workplace, Cody. *My Overbearing Boss Girlfriend* is currently a hit."
Thed hotels? Movie theaters?
What kind of play was this?
*Bronya, why are you recomnding these places? Are you having so strange misunderstanding...*
Su Mu sent a ssage: "Did you misunderstand sothing?"
Bronya: "?"
Bronya: "These are indeed very popular spots."
Su Mu: "So, it's really not a date..."
Su Mu had a headache. Bronya had definitely misunderstood his situation with Kiana; there was no way this was a date. But he didn't know that while Kiana was driving, she was also stealing glances at him.
Seeing Su Mu constantly checking his phone with a troubled expression, Kiana sighed internally. Even though he had been given a day of paid leave, Su Mu was still busy with work. Kiana felt certain that Su Mu was looking at news related to *Getting Over It*.
He seed quite depressed.
But it was understandable. After all, taking such a heavy blow on his very first step into the industry wasn't easy.
Thinking of this, Kiana spoke up: "Are you worrying about the ga?"
Su Mu was startled: "? No..."
There was no way he was worrying about the ga. From the mont he got in the car, he had been chatting with Bronya.
END OF CHAPTER
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