The situation in District 25 changed as quickly as its weather. Yesterday, the skies had been clear; today, dark clouds already covered them.
Celine informed Jonas that the fish had taken the bait, and he was quite pleased with the result.
At least for the time being, he would not have to worry about Miss Yushua of the Void Realm Church having designs on the Alt Conglomerate. This also happened to be the critical period for virtual reality's launch. Once that period passed... it would be time to haul in the net. Whatever she thought then would have nothing to do with Jonas.
Of course, from Jonas's perspective, the sooner this sort of business was finished, the better. After all, no one knew what might happen along the way. Had the Alt Conglomerate not been so busy lately, he would have preferred to resolve this "problem" as soon as possible.
As for why he had scheduled it for half a month later, first, it would lower Miss Yushua's guard. Second, it would let him finish dealing with virtual reality first. Once he became entangled with the Void Realm Church Saintess again, he would have little time left for the Alt Conglomerate's affairs.
The Alt Conglomerate, Virtual Reality Research Department.
This was a momentous day for the entire department: virtual reality's release day. Almost half of District 25 had been waiting for it.
The spread of virtual reality meant the arrival of a new era. Compared with the earlier emergence of psionic energy and the development of nanomedical robots, virtual reality would clearly have a greater impact on people's lives.
It had no shortage of applications. Psionic energy was a privilege awakened by only a select few, and nanomedical robots cost more than ordinary people could afford. Virtual reality, however,