I Thought This Was a Slice of Life

As the opening theme played, someone remarked, "Oh, this sounds pretty good."

"No kidding, you think they'd be in this line of work if they didn't sound good?"

"Fair point, hahaha."

What kind of moronic conversation was this?

"Ahem."

The editor-in-chief cleared his throat, and the conference room fell silent instantly.

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And so, a group of grown men huddled in the conference room, observing Alien Baby Hikari-chan.

The scene was incredibly bizarre.

But the editor-in-chief and Wu Ping were watching intently.

The others were generally indifferent.

It wasn't until the topic of running away from home came up that they perked up a bit, curious to see how the script would comment on such behavior.

As it turned out.

They watched until it felt like sand had been blown into their eyes.

These grown men were all married, and their jobs required them to grind away; it was hard to balance a career with family life.

Basically, none of them were very close to their children.

Now, hearing it from this cartoon, they actually felt a sense of empathy and were successfully moved by the sentimentality.

It seemed that what Wu Ping had said was likely true.

When the latest episode of Alien Baby Hikari-chan finished, the conference room fell into a hush.

Recalling his own daughter's actions, Wu Ping couldn't help but rub his eyes.

But being in a public space, he forced himself to hold back.

He glanced at the editor-in-chief; Li Xue didn't show much emotional fluctuation, though his smile had become even more benevolent.

The editor-in-chief said slowly, "This cartoon is quite good. Are there previous episodes?"

"Yes, there are!"

Old Zhao said eagerly, rushing out of the conference room immediately to fetch the materials to curry favor.

"Editor, do you want to watch them now?"

"Hehe, sorry to trouble you."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all!"

Old Zhao began playing them from the start.

The others who hadn't managed to seize the opportunity to show off could only look at him with disdain, seemingly despising his sycophancy, though in reality, they were all secretly hating themselves for not being fast enough.

The editor-in-chief stated repeatedly that no one needed to keep him company, but everyone insisted they were also very interested in Alien Baby Hikari-chan and shamelessly stayed behind.

As for their work, they would just grind through overtime; it was a daily routine anyway.

After spending several hours, they finally finished watching episodes one through ten of Alien Baby Hikari-chan.

These middle-aged men hadn't watched animation in a long time, yet they found themselves thoroughly enjoying it.

Alien Baby Hikari-chan was originally positioned as a romantic comedy for the general family audience, so even those who weren't otaku could watch it with great interest.

After finishing, the editor-in-chief rubbed his eyes and said with a smile, "Truly a wonderful cartoon, wouldn't you agree?"

"Indeed!"

"Definitely!"

"Absolutely!"

The group chimed in with a flurry of flattery.

Wu Ping also followed up with a couple of compliments.

The editor-in-chief said leisurely, "This series is excellent. Unlike other cartoons that rely on violence or pandering to lewdness, it is a cartoon truly suitable for the general public."

"What's rare is that it has its own philosophy. Whether it's addressing issues like abandoned infants, the relationship between teachers and students, students' interests and talents, or family matters, it has its own unique perspective."

"It brings a positive energy to society. Especially the latest episode; it elevates the significance of the entire series. This is good, very good. The television station should be airing cartoons like this."

The editor-in-chief had a very favorable impression of Alien Baby Hikari-chan, so his words naturally leaned in its favor.

As for him conjuring up so much subtext out of thin air, that was standard procedure for a man of letters; it was nothing out of the ordinary.

"Editor, I'd like to write an article for our newspaper. Do you think that's feasible? It deserves to be seen by more people."

Wu Ping suddenly spoke up.

"Hehe, why not?"

The editor-in-chief patted Wu Ping on the shoulder, his gaze filled with appreciation.

He didn't say much more, departing with the graceful air of a worldly master.

It seemed that Li Xue's visit to the newspaper office today was truly just to take a look at the cartoon.

Perhaps his intentions were really that simple, but the people below couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild.

The group of editors seemed to have grasped something from the approving glance he cast at Wu Ping at the end.

"Ahahaha, I suddenly remembered I have something to do."

"What a coincidence, I have to get back to work too."

"Same here, let's go."

"Busy with work, I'm off."

The crowd scattered like birds and beasts, rushing off to write their drafts.

Although their own newspaper had been personally designated by the editor-in-chief to publish Wu Ping's article.

But Great Hua was so vast, how could there only be one newspaper?

These editors, who believed they had successfully guessed the superior's intentions, all wanted to go back and write an article to submit to the various newspapers they were familiar with.

What if the editor-in-chief happened to see it? Wouldn't that be a perfect stroke of flattery?

Even if the editor-in-chief didn't see it, it didn't matter; who's to say they couldn't "accidentally" leave a copy of the paper in the editor-in-chief's office?

Therefore, this wave of articles had to be written!

And they had to praise it to the high heavens!

Many were lamenting why their own children didn't watch this cartoon, deciding they would have to give them a good scolding when they got home.

That guy surnamed Wu had picked up a massive bargain!

In the conference room, only Wu Ping and Old Zhao remained.

Old Zhao smiled and said, "Old Wu, don't forget your brother when you hit the big time."

"Stop teasing me, aren't you going to write one?"

"Going right now, you keep at it too."

"Alright."

Wu Ping nodded and walked out, returning to his seat to start writing.

The next day, articles praising Alien Baby Hikari-chan blossomed all over Great Hua.

The most heavyweight one, of course, was Wu Ping's article published in Global Daily.

As for the fact that Alien Baby Hikari-chan would soon enter the mainstream society of Great Hua and become a massive hit across the entire nation.

Inoue Shuya did not know yet.

Also, there is a survey in the work-related section; I hope everyone goes to vote, otherwise, I'm just going to do whatever I want.

Section 47 41 Shuya's Worries

When Shuya finished watching this episode at Rena's house, the Quintuplets didn't have much of a reaction due to their young age.

But he noticed Rena's eyes were moist, and she couldn't help but pull out a tissue to wipe away her tears.

Rena noticed Shuya's gaze and said to him, "This episode is good, very good."

Her voice was raspy, incredibly sexy.

Shuya didn't say anything; he knew that saying anything at this moment wouldn't be right.

She was feeling sentimental, so why would he go over and meddle with unnecessary concern?

Just as Shuya was planning to say something to liven up the atmosphere, his phone rang.

He took a look and saw it was actually Horiuchi Susumu.

"Excuse me, I need to take a call."

Shuya walked out of the living room and answered the phone.

As soon as it connected, he heard a ghostly wailing from the other side: "Shu-chan~~~"

Holy crap! Is this a haunting?

Shuya decisively hung up the phone, but it rang again immediately.

This time it wasn't Horiuchi Susumu, but Aoki Shin.

He breathed a sigh of relief and answered.

The ghostly wailing came through again: "Shu-chan~"

What the!

Shuya was shocked: "Good grief! What is going on!"

Then the phone rang again!

This time it was Hirai Ryuji.

Shuya couldn't help himself and answered the call.

"Shu-chan~"

The eerie sobbing assaulted his ears for the third time.

I'm hanging up!

Shuya was rattled; could it be that so many people had actually kicked the bucket?!

No, even if you all died together, why come looking for me!

That's crossing the line, buddy!

The phone rang frantically.

Shuya struggled internally, but gritted his teeth and answered the call.

"Wuu, Shu-chan, why did you hang up on me?"

The one speaking was Horiuchi Susumu, and this time, he was actually speaking like a normal human being.

"Eh, you're not dead?"

Shuya asked, puzzled.

"When did I die? Forget it, let me tell you, I just watched the animation from your house, it was truly excellent!"

Horiuchi Susumu went on a wild rant of praise, blowing Alien Baby Hikari-chan up to the heavens.

Only then did Shuya realize that he had just been moved to tears.

It stood to reason that the other two were the same.