The System In My Head
Ben the pyromancer
5 Days of competition...
Ben walks into a strategic marketing class and feels grateful to be able to start his morning with such a sight; professor Tremblay is arranging some papers at the front desk, bowing and showing a special cleavage...
Swallowing, Ben stood still in the middle of the path. He would interrupt the traffic if all the other men in the room were not also frozen in place while glaring...
Observing this, the girls in the class showed an expression of disdain ...
When the professor touched his hand to the table, dropped the pen that rolled behind him, a collective gasp ensued ...
She turned around and bowed, revealing the back that filled the black skirt.
Knowing he's acting like a silly boy, Ben scolds himself... 'I looked at it like a fool. One can never be too complacent. Now that I saw the donkey, I realized there was always a mountain behind every mountain ...'
...
*Batuk*Miyuki entered the classroom behind Ben, cleared her throat and placed her hand on Ben's shoulder. "Good morning, Benjamin-san."
Realized the shock was up...Ben greeted her back, then walked to his seat, complaining about how happiness in this world was too short...
She saw little Charlotte already there and greeted her with a friendly pat on her arm. "Hey, Charlo—"
His words got stuck in his throat as he jumped to the side in fear! His eyes bulged as his face turned pale! He looked at her with fear.
Ben blinked, not understanding what was going on. "What's the problem?"
Charlotte did not answer him as she tried to catch her breath. Only after a dozen seconds did he manage to mutter, "Nothing."
He knitted his brows but did not investigate it any further, not when they had only met two days ago. That's not the place. Instead, Ben sat down as the class began.
Moments later, the professor once again escorted all the students to the computer lab, where they would begin their third day of competition.
Entering the lab, dozens of noisy students gathered in his group at work. As Ben and Charlotte sit in front of the computer, he manipulates the mouse and keyboard to check their position in the game. The result ... is a mixed bag.
The good news is that no other team has jumped into their corporate segment as Ben expected. However, they were still 10th, only experiencing a slight increase in score.
He was not too depressed. Ben didn't expect to make a big profit on the first day. Otherwise, textbooks would not call the company a slow-growing sector. Instead, she was glad no one else was trying to share something special .. although she didn't know if she would make it in time to get enough milk to grow the company's bones ...
At that moment, the sound of a grating appeared up close. "Hey, Ben! How's your new group doing? Do you remember saying you were going to win the competition? Then why from where I sat, do you seem to die last?" Lawrence's face let out a seductive grin as he and two of his teammates chuckled softly from a nearby chair. The other two teammates also did a small verbal dig in 10th place.
Ben squinted his eyes. 'The farmer randomly insulted the nobles. Do they think this is Jojo?'
...
He grinned as Lawrence's male sidekick completed another snide comment. "The dog must have barked loudly when the master was around ..."
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Ben glanced at the "dog" and then at Lawrence.
"The "dog" frowned... "What are you talking about?!? Lawrence is not my master!"
Ben's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Oh, I'm sorry. I misread the situation." He then spoke to Lawrence. "Then is he your master?" Ben points to a former "dog ..." who was falsely accused.
Ben needs to know who the dog is so he can kick it like Dio...
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Lawrence grunting. "You must have a lot of jokes. It must be easy to be funny when all you need for inspiration is to look in the mirror and see the personified fart..."
Ben gasps. 'He almost knocked me off my feet with a blast of pure hatred!'
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Ben almost forgets that Lawrence has some abilities as a villain titled: The number one Cockroach Boss ...🪳
'I will leave them their lives, but because they seek death ...' Ben's eyes thinned as he looked at Lawrence. "Show respect, son. The only reason I'm not your father is your mother doesn't have change for 20!"
😂😂😂😂😂
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The computer room went silent, before everyone nearby exploded!
"Ohhhhhhh!"
"Shoppers!"
"Cruel!"
Lawrence's face turned as red as a tomato!
Miyuki in the corner covered her face with paper!
Even Charlotte is spinning in her seat 360!
This attack is too powerful! They expect a prolonged land and sea battle, then Ben drops the nukes!
Lawrence gritted his teeth. However, he could not speak. The fire was so hot that opening his mouth would only burn his lungs!
...
He knew he had to retreat, the first priority was to deal with his third-degree burns...
He had not expected to bathe in the fire of Mordor...
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Lawrence glares at Ben but soon returns to work at the computer, with everyone. After everything calmed down, a boy in the group next to Lawrence, who noticed the commotion, asked Lawrence's colleague what was going on. When he heard the story of the conflict from day one and how Ben declared he was going to win the competition, he could not help but widen his eyes in shock.
Soon, she returns to her group and reports everything she learned about Ben. Everyone in the group sat in silence, waiting, all staring towards the one person in the middle of them—a girl with an ice-cold face.
Even though she was sitting, from her extremely long athletic legs under her short white skirt, anyone could tell that her height was incredible for a girl. At 5"11, she is fit to be a model, and has a face of matching quality, framed under long dark brown hair. Although his curves were not as extreme as the professor, his toned athletic body accentuated him and developed so that he turned the same ...
"This Ben seems very sure." said the girl with a high-class English accent.
A man on his team snorted. "He's a fool, what he is...' He grinned and looked around at his teammates. "We have the chairman of OSIS on our side. With Olivia, we can't lose!" She smiled while flattering the British beauty, Olivia.
However, his expression remained unimpressed. "Corrections. We must not lose.and we must not fail to analyze all possible threats, no matter how small." His tone of voice carried the natural confidence of a leader. "Be as if you are first, but be prepared as if you are second. That way we'll be winners. You must not underestimate the opponent ..."
His group members nodded as their expressions became serious.
He continued. "good. Now, set all the data from the previous round. Don't miss any details."
When Olivia's team follows her orders, Ben is in front of her computer. He made slight adjustments to his strategy but followed the same tactics. “We need to take momentum tomorrow. If we can, then we might have a chance. If not...'
He sighed, but he had done all he could: plan, plan, and prepare a facelap, the three key steps of every great web novel arc... 'Now, I will leave it and see the result tomorrow. , use it to determine whether we will rise.or fall to Bolivia...'
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4 Days left...
Surrounded by a chat of dozens of students from a strategic marketing class, Ben and Charlotte return to the computer room checking their results. As the software loaded, they leaned forward, eyes staring at the screen with intensity and attention...
The night before, they checked the standings from home for the 2nd round of the day, and were still 10th. That's not a good sign...
So, today's results will determine whether their group has a chance to win the contest...
Clicking the mouse to check their position, Ben's mouth felt dry. He needs a good result here ... otherwise ...
Soon, their position was visible...
8th place...
They went up two places. Charlotte tilted her head, unsure if this was good or not, but received clarification when she glanced at Ben.
"Yes!" He smiled and clenched his fists happily. "I-I succeeded! It's activated!"
...
When he glanced at Charlotte, Ben realized that he was unaware of what was happening, so he explained. The company is a niche with a slow start, but it also means that when growth starts, it will be exponential! The two-point rise may not seem like it is now, but it is only the beginning. If they can go up these 2 days, then when the original growth increases, they can go up by 3, or more!
Like the best ninjas and villains, Ben plans to come from behind!
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This is where the real problem begins ...
Now that the company's growth is visible, some competitors in its class will see its appeal. While that doesn't guarantee a group will try to jump onto Ben's gravy train, there is a definite threat, and it would be disastrous if that risk were to come true.
He was right to worry. Currently, several teams are discussing the potential profitability of the company, only hesitating because it has been a few days. That makes it hard to tell how big their profits would be if they dipped their feet into it now.
Anticipating their moves, Ben knew he needed to do everything in his power to minimize the chances of them following along with joining the company. The good thing is, he had already thought of the perfect method.
He spread out an evil troll smile, lowering his head as he looked at Charlotte. "It's time for stage 2 of the plan ..."
He's back in his chair. 'Why is he smiling at me like Jack Nicholson?'
Lucky Ben knows the best approach to keep people away from him and his segment, which he learned from game—make the environment as toxic as possible!
