There's a punishment for getting caught with something you've secretly hidden away, you know

Jonas's thinking was not entirely unreasonable.

With the character profiles he remembered and the Alt Conglomerate's intelligence network, finding overlooked talent would not be difficult.

But many members of the original protagonist's party had rather pronounced "quirks."

"Quirks" was not meant negatively here, though it was hardly a compliment either... their personalities simply stood out.

There were many reasons for this. District 25 was a melting pot of cultures, so it made perfect sense for people with wildly different personalities and styles to emerge.

Of course, to cater to the players' tastes, the game inevitably added certain "flaws" to flesh out the characters and serve as selling points.

The milder ones included classic archetypes like tsunderes, sharp-tongued girls, and the quiet, expressionless types.

The more extreme ones involved somewhat unusual traits like frail health, wheelchairs, or blindness.

Unfortunately, finding a normal person capable of shouldering major responsibilities among them was incredibly difficult.

Fortunately, without those shortcomings, their talents would never have gone unnoticed, and he would never have had the chance to recruit them as his employees.

Just like the employee Jonas had decided to recruit personally next.

The support character, Kyudai Li, specialized in assisting research and development.

Judging by her character illustration alone, she was not particularly appealing... baggy, old-fashioned sportswear covered most of her body, and her timid gaze seemed afraid to meet anyone's eyes. She also hugged a large toolbox in the illustration, as though trying to hide behind it.

And since she was only a four-star character, she had not attracted much attention upon release.

Her popularity only truly exploded when her skin came out.

It was an ordinary maid outfit, but the girl gave off a completely different impression after changing clothes.

Her face-obscuring bangs had been brushed back, and her sportswear replaced with