-The sticks.
That was what the girl called the Alt District, and it said quite a bit about her arrogance and prejudice.
In reality, however, District 25 hardly qualified as the sticks. Its First Districts could rival even the most prosperous areas of the Federation... and while the Alt District, newly promoted to a Second District, couldn't match their prosperity, it still ranked quite highly within the Federation.
Her assessment was certainly biased, but on reflection, it was merely a deliberate boast meant to show off her abilities. Besides, given her skills, calling this place "the sticks" wasn't entirely unreasonable.
After all, she had won first prize in the Federation's hacking competition. She didn't believe the technical team of a mere midsized conglomerate could stop her intrusion.
To introduce her again: Anne Margaret, one of the Federation's most famous genius hackers, and also its youngest.
Unlike Miss Iris's troubled early life, full of twists and hardships, Anne's life could only be described as smooth sailing. She had never suffered any hardship, and to outsiders, her experiences seemed straight out of a wish-fulfillment novel.
She had graduated from university at twelve, entered the Federation's hacking competition under a virtual identity at fifteen and placed second, then entered again at sixteen and won the championship. After that, she had defended her title for another two or three consecutive competitions.
Countless conglomerates and families had tried to recruit her, but she had ignored their generous offers and chosen not to join any of them.
Because she had competed under a virtual identity, even now, no one knew she was "Anne Margaret." Most people only knew her alias, [Invincible Pink Rabbit].
The name might have sounded like a joke, but the Federation's top hackers had nearly been traumatized by it. Judging by the results,