"Yes, I hope I can still be the one to lead these people...
All right... President, I understand."
After the Crystal Ball went dark, the robed figure raised a hand and rubbed his brow. He stood and walked to the window, pulling open the dark green velvet curtains that had previously been tightly drawn.
Pale sunlight streamed into the room, brightening the somewhat dim study and illuminating the face of the figure by the window.
It was an utterly unremarkable human face, with brown hair and brown eyes. If he disappeared into a crowd, he would be difficult to find even if someone deliberately looked for him.
This was Zero, who had come from the Federation to the Empire and was temporarily serving as the Chief Officer of the Door in the Pupil branch.
Ever since arriving in the Empire, his days had been exceptionally dull.
Although he had coordinated the allocation of his resources, Silver Blue Club's development in the Empire had not gone as smoothly as expected.
The first issue was the overall environment. In his judgment, if the plot was not randomly generated, this high-pressure situation would last at least several years, perhaps even more than a decade of game time.
A stable Empire without unrest might be a good thing for ordinary Players, but for large esports clubs like theirs, it made development extremely difficult.
The other problem was the obstruction from their old rivals, White Light Esports Club. The other side had joined a faction called the Mysteries Society and targeted them at every turn.
Rumor had it that one of the descendants of the Four Great Families of the Empire stood behind that faction. He had even met that Native once before.
According to the information he had obtained, Door in the Pupil had