The Top Stopped Spinning. This Was Reality.

'The boss is the one who truly understands Sprout. The sense of ceremony is completely maxed out.'

'Still a little angry. They can give us more apology gifts like this.'

'I still haven't forgiven Old Thief!!'

'I bet everyone's grins are harder to suppress than an AK right now.'

'Hahaha, from the moment that trailer came out, I knew I no longer cared when the park would open.'

'Old Thief never makes mistakes. Now that something went wrong, it's hard to imagine just how much sincerity Sprout will show.'

Yinzi took a deep breath and clicked on the video.

He had expected a soothing intro, a slow-paced narrative.

Even Sprout's promotional videos had rich storytelling that drew people in.

The moment the video began, he saw someone descend from the sky. Amid billowing dust, the figure dropped to one knee and slammed a fist into the ground.

A sturdy shield stood before him. It was a character Yinzi had never seen before.

"Holy shit!" Yinzi cried out. Before he could even process it, a second character descended from the sky. Different characters, different settings, different outfits, yet the exact same movement.

One, two, three, four...

Hero after hero came plummeting from the sky. Aside from Spider-Man, he had never seen any of the others before.

In barely ninety seconds, he had witnessed more than a dozen heroes descending from above.

"Oh my god, that's so cool!" Yinzi rubbed his cheeks. It was a montage of heroes landing, each clip capturing that single instant when one of the dozen-plus heroes hit the ground.

There was no story being acted out, yet it rivaled a fully told story.

"Fuck, they're really pulling out the big guns now. This incident has genuinely pissed Old Thief off." Yinzi patted his face. "Look, he