Gu Xue took a screenshot of the tweet saying episode 12 of Invasion would be delayed, sent it to Miss Mihara, and added a [proud] emoji.
On the other end of the call, Miss Mihara saw the reply, and two shallow dimples appeared on her face. She tucked her short hair behind her ear, pressed her lips together, thought for a moment, then pulled up Gu Xue's number and called her.
The call connected quickly.
"I'm impressive, huh?" Gu Xue's voice came through, sounding a little proud.
Just as she thought.
Miss Mihara gave a soft hum. Her lips pressed together, making her dimples stand out even more.
But her tone betrayed nothing.
Gu Xue hadn't noticed, anyway. She climbed out of bed, gathered her long hair, hugged her knees, and asked with a smile, "Miss Mihara, is it bad of me to take pleasure in their misfortune?"
Miss Mihara said softly, "Didn't you say you were going to teach them how to make animation?"
"I was joking."
"You said it several times yourself."
"I didn't. Don't make things up..."
"You did..."
"Ugh, you're so annoying."
"..."
Miss Mihara fell silent. She had no idea how to deal with Gu Xue's shameless tactics.
Noticing that she wasn't saying anything, Gu Xue burst out laughing, leaned back onto the bed, and said, "I did have that in mind, yeah. I have to admit, it's pretty satisfying to force them to delay the release..."
There was no direct evidence that the other company had delayed the episode because of episode 11, but it wasn't hard to guess. Just look at the buzz and discussion after episode 11 of Invasion aired.
If episode 12 really had the protagonist casually climb out of the ruins, the audience would tear it apart. They'd definitely have