Please make money.

"That's fine..."

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Yamashita is the owner of a video game store.

His father used to be a real estate businessman, but later died in a car accident. He now lives with his mother and two other brothers and sisters.

My mother was obsessed with the church for a while and donated the family's remaining property to those scammers.

But later he came to his senses, kept the remaining money safely, supported them to complete their studies, and respected his wishes and helped him open a video game store.

I don’t have any great ambitions at the mountain bottom. If I have to say anything, it would be that I and my family can live a peaceful and stable life with ordinary happiness.

To this end, he has always maintained a healthy lifestyle. He basically plays games for a while every night and goes to bed early, and gets up early in the morning to exercise.

As he doesn't pay much attention to the news, he naturally didn't watch the live broadcast on the Japanese TV last night, let alone know that the ratings soared to 57% in the ten minutes.

In the history of television broadcasting in this genre, there are many shows like Ultraman which had explosive ratings at the time, and there are also some phenomenal Japanese dramas with ratings of dozens of points.

But the ratings of an outdoor news broadcast soared from 6% to 57% in ten minutes. This is not a ratings miracle in any way.

It's only because Yamashita-kun has graduated now, otherwise he would definitely be regarded as a loner who is really bad at reading people's minds in school.

This morning was a good day as usual. I opened the shop door on the first floor at the foot of the mountain. Before I could take away the display boards piled in front of the door, I found a group of people standing at the door.

"...?"

He stared at the boys and girls a little dully. What was going on so early in the morning?

The boys and girls also noticed that he had opened the door, and they all pointed at him: "It's open, it's open!"

“It’s this store! I know this store! They were the ones who sold it in the beginning!”

“Is this an agent?”

"He'll always be the first to get any new stuff. The store manager is a very trendy person!"

No, no, no, I'm not a trendy person - I don't want to do things like this!

Yamashita-kun took a half step back and looked at the guys blocking the door warily: "You...what's the matter? Is there a quality problem with the things you bought before? I can help you contact the manufacturer! The manufacturer will definitely be responsible!"

"We want to buy something!" A young girl stamped her feet anxiously: "Manager, please open the door!"

You guys are blocking the door and saying you want to buy things, but I’m in a video game store and I’m scared!

Fortunately, the fear did not last long. Yamashita realized that everyone had no ill intentions, so he opened the store door.

Young boys and girls rushed in and began looking for what they wanted, just like doomsday survivors looting canned food from a convenience store.

"Where is it? Didn't you say there is one?"

“There must be one—I bought it here before!”

"You bought it, do you want to buy it again?"

"Isn't it okay for me to support Alia's mother?"

"Um..." Yamashita-kun poked his head out from behind the counter: "What are you talking about? Alia - Mom?"

Oh Kasan? Is this some special new character? Why is it so popular?

"Found it! Why is it hidden in here?"

A teenager held up a large box: "All of them!"

"Ah, that's Tamagotchi. The dealer said earlier that sales are suspended..."

"That's not the case! It can be sold again!"

"Eh? Really?" Yamashita pushed up his glasses. "I haven't heard of such news. How did you know?"

"Manager-san, you don't watch the news, do you?"

"I haven't checked it recently. Are there any new regulations?"

"Maybe, juvenile delinquency or something, but that's not important - this! And this! I want it!"

"Leave two for me!"

"We agreed that each person only needs one - hey hey hey! Don't grab it, don't grab it!"

Yamashita watched them scramble for the toys in confusion, and after contacting the dealer to confirm that they could be resold, he sold out all the stock in almost the blink of an eye.

For the next half of the morning, he was asked by countless customers such questions as "Do you have Tamagotchi?" He was completely overwhelmed by the questions.

Finally, he had to write a notice stating that the Tamagotchi in the store had been sold out. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and have a lot more free time.

So the question is, what exactly happened?

Although Tamagotchi is a phenomenal electronic toy, no matter how popular its sales were before, it would never reach this level.

He remembered what he had heard on the news before, turned on the TV in the store, and randomly pressed a few channels.

Then I saw the replay of the live broadcast and the thrilling scene known as the "three minutes of destiny."

The decisive leap, the unshakable determination even when the knife stabbed his hand, and the gentle embrace at the end, wiped out almost all the unimportant news like a screen-wide screen wiper.

Yamashita finally understood why some people called her Ohka-san. This kind of expressiveness was more shocking than any character in film or television works.

But here comes the question – what is the relationship between Tamagotchi and her – oh, she gave birth to her, so that’s fine.

Wait—she gave birth? ! !

Yamashita's eyes widened as he watched the host read out Alia's assets from a script on the report.

Is this rich lady and the brave girl from before really the same person? !

He pressed a few channels, then found new content that he had never seen before, so he quickly pressed it back and found that it was another live broadcast on the Ri Mai TV station.

But this time it was an interview, and Alia was sitting quietly in the room with her hand wrapped in gauze.

The host looked distressed: "It must have hurt a lot, right? Such a fierce attack - why did you insist on not letting go?"

Alia looked at her in confusion and said, "If you let go, I will fall."

"Ah this——"

"Of course it hurts, but I want to live, so I dare not let go."

"I thought that it was because of your bravery, Miss Ai, that you were not afraid of this kind of pain."

"No, no, no, I'm just an ordinary person. If I'm killed, I'll die. Of course I'm afraid."

"Are you afraid of juvenile offender A?"

"That's not the case. I was never afraid of him from the beginning to the end. I was afraid of death and the little girl getting hurt, but I'm not afraid of that kind of criminal."

"Why? He's so fierce."

"Because I am a good person, good people should not be afraid of bad people, just like justice should not be afraid of evil. I can walk in the sunshine, but can he? He can't do it. There will be countless people who will arrest him, hate him, and spit on him."

"Juvenile offender A fell to his death. Everyone saw it with their own eyes. Maybe that was his self-abandonment... What are Miss Ai's plans for the future?"

"What do you mean next? Business?"

“Will you return home in the near future?”

"That depends on the specific work arrangements."

"Work, do you mean the operation of the Ai Group?"

"No, the group has dedicated people to manage it. I am currently focusing on some projects that I like, such as games and game consoles."

"Like Tamagotchi?"

"Yes, just like Tamagotchi, Tamagotchi is very cute, so I plan to make a game where you can collect more Tamagotchi and fight and exchange them with each other."

"Ms. Ai, some people are very curious about why juvenile offender A hates you so much and is related to Tamagotchi. Is there any inside story?"

"The Metropolitan Police Department will make the specific information public, but before that, I personally had no interaction with him."

Alia changed her posture and took out a plain Tamagotchi. "If I have to say, it's probably that he hates the so-called beauty and has to destroy it for people to see."

"Beauty, you mean electronic toys?"

"I think it should be a childhood that allows children to have fun."

"Indeed, there is information that Juvenile Offender A suffered a great deal of stress during his childhood."

"I am actually a very - I am 18 years old this year, I have just become an adult, so I am actually a child myself, and my parents left me due to an accident when I was young, so I have always been thinking about how to make myself less sad... Games are just a carrier, just like cultural creation. I hope that my products can bring users not only temporary relaxation, but also become a concrete existence of beautiful memories."

"Miss Ai, do you hope that the children can be happier?"

"Who wouldn't want that, right? Who wants their children to have a hard childhood?"

"If I were a child, I would definitely support your idea."

"Why does it have to be children? The developer of Tamagotchi is Ms. Aki Masata, who is an adult. I agree with her idea when she developed Tamagotchi. She wanted to give adults some relaxing moments in the steel jungle, just like returning to nature. Adults can also have their own fairy tales."

"It's really touching!" The host didn't dare to trip up Alia at this time, and of course he didn't want to do that.

Those so-called experts who praised Alia in the past are now silent, tacitly agreeing with her argument that "children's childhood should be kept beautiful."

The way young boys and girls express themselves is simpler and purer - I advise you not to meddle in other people's business and don't stop me from chasing my idol, my Ai Ma!

Some people even commented that Alia's performance was a real-life endorsement worthy of being recorded in the history of advertising.

But it doesn't matter what, Tamagotchi has been a huge hit and has even been given the symbol of a 'fairy tale in reality'.

Alia has jumped from an internet celebrity to a bona fide spiritual idol. Although she hasn't made her debut yet, she has already gained popularity comparable to that of an idol star.

It was revealed that the Hoshino Hotel was Alia's property, and as a result it became a pilgrimage site for fans. Fans blocked the door early in the morning to seek attention.

The clothes Alia wears, the food she likes, and her own opinions are repeatedly reprinted by media such as weekly newspapers.

Even the Metropolitan Police Department, which was under siege, was let off the hook due to her mediation that "no one wants this kind of thing to happen."

Superintendent Odagiri brought news that Alia might have won the National Honor Award.

This honor is awarded by the Prime Minister to recognize a person who is widely respected by the people, has made outstanding achievements and brings bright hope to society.

The last non-Japanese national to receive this honor was the legendary Japanese baseball player Oh Sadaharu.

He is a legendary baseball player known to everyone in Japan. He was active in the 20s and 60s and was known as the King of World Baseball.

This baseball king, who is known as one of the world's three greatest sports superstars along with boxing champion Ali and soccer king Pele, retained his Taiwan hometown throughout his life.

The same goes for his wife and three daughters. Except for him, all other recipients of the National Honor Award are Japanese nationals.

Moreover, most of the winners were awarded posthumously, and the most recent winner, who is also a living person, is Yuzuru Hanyu.

Alia had no interest in this at all and refused directly. She didn't want to have anything to do with the official website of the book.

For this reason, she even refused to invite Superintendent Odagiri to dinner, but when the news spread, the people were even more moved.

Woohoo, she is really indifferent to fame and fortune! I am crying!

“When others like you, everything you do is right. When they don’t like you, everything you do is wrong.”

"Does everyone like you now?"

"I think it might be OK - but there's no way to verify it."

"Not really." Aunt Zhou handed over a document: "The first few episodes of Ultraman Tiga have been filmed, but they would like to invite you to make a guest appearance."

"Guest appearance? Guest appearance for what?"

"In the plot, one of TPC's other regional directors, the TV station's side, meant that the ratings should be greatly boosted."

"Just a guest appearance can boost the ratings?" Alia said she didn't believe it.

Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "I didn't believe it at first, but look at this."

It was a signature petition event, and the content of the petition was to hope that Alia would debut as an idol.

"… Am I suitable to be an idol? Why haven't any scouts come to me?"

"First, the talent scouts may be working for you instead of looking for you to work. No one can afford your salary. Second, you are too popular."

How famous is she? Alia, who has no self-awareness at all, has no idea. She only knows that she is a little famous.

"Okay, then I'll go and play a cameo role - it sounds pretty cool, this is Tiga!"

Alia made the decision happily. "I think everyone will remember my cameo in the future, right? It's like an Easter egg!"

"Why don't you send a message saying you're going to make a guest appearance and see the response?"